The Malfoy's Secret [Draco Malfoy fanfic]

Chapter 16

"Don't treat me like I'm stupid, I know your twin is here," she sounded bitter as soon as she started talking about me. I have to admit (again) the feeling is mutual.

"I'm not treating you like you're stupid, but I don't have a twin. You're referring to Melanie Lestrange who is my cousin," Draco spoke slowly and clearly as if he was addressing a 4 year old. I had to bite my lip and hold onto my ribs to stop my laughter coming out. It was quite a good show I was listening to.

"Well, if you're not gonna tell me where she is, I guess I'm just going to have to find her myself."

It was the last thing I heard before a lot of shuffling and loud noises moving in my direction. My brain shut off and in that split second my body started moving on its own accord.

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"Where did you find her again Miss Lestrange?" Madam Pomfrey asked me. It was clear she hadn't believed my story when I'd told her the first time, but she was gonna make me say it again anyway. In fairness, I had to give her a bit of credit, not all of it was true.

"In the girl's bathroom on the seventh floor," I told her, trying not to let my face or voice give me away.

"And what had happened exactly?" she questioned.

"I don't know what happened, I just walked in to see her lying on the ground with shards of mirror around her," I told her as solemnly as I could.

After I had thrown the mirror I was hiding behind at Pansy, Draco realised we needed to come up with an excuse for what happened. She had been in a lot of pain and I kinda felt bad for what I did, but she needed to be brought to the hospital.

After putting the immobilising spell over her so it would be easier to carry her, I ran into the girl's bathroom next to the Room of Requirement, and smashed one of the mirrors. Not a good day for luck, if you ask me. The only reason we decided to go to that measure was in case someone decided to go and check. Which is how we ended up here...

"Did you see anyone in the area who could have seen what happened?" Professor McGonagall asked. Oh yeah I forgot to mention. When I brought Pansy in here, Madam Pomfrey decided to call all of the Head of Houses to join us.

"No, I was just walking past, when I heard someone calling out and it sounded like they were in pain, so I went to see what had happened and saw her lying on the floor. I don't know how long she'd been laid there for."

The professors all looked at each other, before Professor Flitwick turned to look at me with a small smile. "Well, thank you for bringing her here. She could have been in a worse stat if you hadn't found her sooner. You may go now Miss Lestrange."

I nodded before quickly walking out of the hospital wing, where I was met by a very worried looking Draco.

"Did it all go ok?" he asked me, shaking my shoulders slightly in his urgency. Once he stopped, it took me a few seconds to sort my head out before I started to explain.

"I don't know if they believed the full story but they didn't question too much into who actually did it. They just asked me if I saw anyone around there." he nodded along to everything I was saying, but I could see he wanted to ask something else.

After he opened and closed his mouth a few times, I started to get impatient. I stopped in the middle of the corridor and dragged on his arm so that he did as well. I cocked my eyebrow, silently asking him to explain what was wrong. He sighed before turning to look me in my eyes.

"How does she know who you are?" he asked before dropping my gaze. It took me a few moments to realise what he meant. When my brain finally processed his words, all I could do was stand and stare at him. He waved his hand I front of my face a couple of times to try and get my attention, but I couldn't focus on anything but the memory from the Room of Requirement.