Unwanted

The Dove

Setting: unknown amount of time later; possibly few weeks, maybe month, Jemima's p.o.v.

I head from the study of ancient ruins class and hurry to care of magical creatures, poor Hagrid hasn't been the same since Mr. Malfoy got the ministry to sentence Buckbeak to death. I bound down the steps towards his hut and almost get knocked over by a very sour Hermione. What happened to her? I just saw turn back the turner to go to division class...what gives? I almost get knocked down again not too long after when Ron passes by me...what the bloody hell, am I invisible here?! Rolling my eye, I hurry to class and pull Draco away from his idiot friends...

"Hello Lily-Dove," he says with a smile as I come over and grab his hand, "where are we going?" He asks with a sort of half laugh as I pull him away, "Jemima what is it?"

"Sh!" I snap, "I w-wanna sh-show y-you something; only y-you."

"What is it?" He asks laughing at me

After talking to Sigrid, she and Romula both said that who I tell about being an animungus is up to me and how much I trust them; though they both opinionated that I shouldn't tell anyone. I wanna tell Draco and Harry, but I can tell Harry later, and I'm gonna show Draco right now. I drag an impatient Draco a little ways into the forbidden forest, just out of eye sight of the other before letting go of his hand and turn to him. He looks at me curiously as I give him a big mischievous smile; I take a deep breath, close my eye and morph into my dove form. The moment I'm a dove, I flap my wings, fly over to his gawking face and land on his shoulder...

"J-Jemima," he whispers incredulously, "is that really you?"

I coo in his ear and rub my head against his cheek to show it's me, then proceed to climb down his arm and onto his one hand; I continue to coo as he gently strokes my head and feathers with two fingers...

"You feathers are so soft," he murmurs, "I guess you really are my Lily-Dove then aren't you?"

I happily nuzzle my tiny white head into his hand as he pets and continues to praise my form with a giant stupid smile on his face. I hear the snapping of a twig or something, and start flapping my wings in a panic before flying out of his hand and away to the ground. I morph back into my human form just as the sound of Crabbe and Goyle calling Draco comes ringing through the trees. Draco grabs my hand not even a second after I changed back, and we start running back towards class; I pull Draco to a stop, just as the entrance line of trees come into view. He gives me a look of confusion as I refuse to go any further...

"What's wrong Lily- Dove?" He asks me

"Promise me you won't tell anyone?" I ask quickly, "th-that I-I'm an an-animungus I-I mean..."

"...but why?" He asks, "it's amazing."

"I...I'm n-not r-r-registered," I tell him, "I-I c-could b-be s-sent t-to az-Azkaban..."

"..." he stares at me a moment, "and you trust me enough to show me?"

"..." I nod quietly

"Does your brother know?" He asks

"..." I shake my head no, "n-not y-yet."

"In that case..." he starts, a smile pulling on either side of his mouth, "I swear to you my sweet Lily-Dove, that I won't tell a soul: living or dead, of this secret you entrusted me to keep."

I feel myself blush at they way he said that as I nod in response; we then continue to hurry back out of the forbidden forest and towards the rest of the class. When we arrive, everyone is staring at us, Harry is livid at the sight of our disheveled forms. A state that's a result from our running back, but is probably suggesting that we were doing something else in the forest. Harry getting fumed as he heads towards Draco. Not really feeling like seeing anyone get detention or points taken away from their houses, I internally groan as I step between my brother and Draco. My back to Draco, and a glare towards Harry...