BREATH-TAKEN[A Fred Weasley Fanfiction]

Chapter 40: Poisoned

"Thanks Ginny!" I said.

"What happened to Ron!?" I asked.

"Love potion first...but then poisoned!" Harry said.

"Poisoned!? Poisoned by whom!?" I asked.

"Draco!" Harry said.

"Oh come on Harry! Don't start off again!" Ginny said.
I wanted to speak to Draco. So I stood up. Draco has gone too far.

"Where are you going!?" Ginny asked.

"I'll be back!" I said. I was searching for Draco. I knew he would a lot of time in the Room of Requirement. So I went to the seventh floor. As expected I found him there.

"Draco Malfoy!!" I said.

"Jeez Ann! Were you trying to give me a heart attack! How are you!?" he asked.

"Oh I am fine! What did Ron ever do to you!?" I asked him.

"About that.. Ann.."he was saying.

"Draco I don't know what you are upto! You don't tell me...you don't let me help you! but I will tell you this! Something happens to any of the Weasleys...I will not keep quiet Draco!! They are the only people taking care of me now...I don't have anyone but them!" I said.

"Are you done!?" he asked.

"Yes!" I said.

"It wasn't meant for Weasley! It was for someone else! I didn't know the Weasley would drink it!" he said.

"Then for whom was it!?" I asked.

"None of your business!" he said.

"Draco! I will really help you! I promise! Just tell me!" I said.

"No Ann! I am sorry!" he said and walked away.

I sat on a bench there for sometime and then went into the room or requirement. I knew he would be there. I searched for Draco. Then I heard a sobbing sound.
I followed the sound of the sobs and saw it was Draco. He was holding something in his hand. I knelt down before him.

"What happened!?" I asked.
He showed me a bird which he was holding. It was dead.
"Draco!" I said pulling him into a hug.

"I want only two things from you Ann!" he said as he continued to sob.

"Anything Draco!" I said.

"Please don't tell anyone that I am one of them." he said.

"I would never Draco! What's the other one!?" I asked.

"Don't hate me for what I am now!" he said as tears rolled down his cheek.

"Draco! I would never hate you! You didn't choose this! Draco...you are crying over a death of a bird! You don't have the heart to kill anyone Draco!!" I said.

"I don't want to do this Ann! But I have no choice!" he said.
I sat with him till he calmed down. All these years he was a different person and now he is a completely different person.

"Give it here! I'll bury it!" I said.

"Bury it?" he asked.

"Pay some respect for the soul! Instead of letting it decay here!" I said.

"I'll come with you!" he said.

"But you'll have to be very quiet!" I said. He nodded.
We went to the middle courtyard and buried it in one of the corners. I was shocked to see this side of Draco.

"I like the old Draco...I mean don't get me wrong...this is side is good, you actually care for people...but I like the Draco who would always be smiling or scolding!" I said we went back.

"I just want everything to get over! Live a peaceful life either here or the other side!" he said.

"Everything will be fine Draco!" I said. He didn't say anything. We parted ways. I went to the hospital wing to see Ron. I saw Hermione was dozing, still holding Ron's hand.

"Hermione!" I whispered.

"Huh what!? I am awake" she said.

"Get some sleep!" I said.

"But Ron!" she said.

"I'll stay up!" I said reassuring her.

"Sorry I couldn't speak to you that time!" she said.

"It's okay!" I said.

"And you sister...the house.. I am really sorry!" she said.

"It's okay Hermione! Now get some sleep!" I said.

She eventually fell asleep and I was awake looking at the ring and thinking about Freddie