-Busted-

"Morning darling, you're up early." Draco leans over the sofa kissing my head.

"Things to do." I mumble focusing on my notes.

"Like what?" He sits down next to me looking at what I was doing.

"Stuff." I say, scrawling something down.

"Stuff?... Well can you take a break from said stuff so I can give you your Christmas gift?"

"Oh yes and I can give yours." I stand up and quickly run into my dorm to grab it. "Voilà."  I hold up two wrapped gifts before shoving them in his lap. "Open this one first." I point to the big one.

"Books?" He looks at the five in his lap. "I've never heard of these."

"Well they're muggle books, those two." I point to Breakfast at Tiffany's  and Emma. "are a couple of my fave. You know about Emma.  And those two I think will be some what educational." I point to I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and How to Be Your Own Best Friend. "And that one is a horror one." I say about The Shining. "You don't have to read them all but I thought it would be fun to introduce you to muggle books, and I mean you like to read." I explain as he skims the blurbs.

"Is Emma a love story?" He pulls a face.

"Yes and you'll love it.  But right now, your other gift."

"Can't I give you yours first?"

"No."

He smiles at my excitement, but his face drops when he see it. "Really? You think this is funny." He asks holding up a toy ferret as I lean on his shoulder laughing.

"Really funny... Look it's you .... and it's so cute." I get out between laughs.

"I hate you." He smirks as I wipe tears away.

"What are you going to name it? Hmm Ferret boy?" 

He scowls, "Im not naming it"

"Booo!"

"Not yet at least. I want you to open yours now." He hands me the present and as im opening it, I spot him inspecting the toy ferret. 

"Oh my god, I need to stop telling you about things I've spotted and liked." I shake my head holding up a bracelet.

"There's a matching collar for Leta too." He casually points out.

"Aww. Where is she?" I look around. "Hmm, I'll probably find her napping somewhere later."

"Do you like it?" He asks.

"I love it." I lean over kissing his cheek. "I always love your gifts."

"My mother didn't help me this time."

"No way." My mouth drops in shock. "Look at you go. Independent boy."

He shakes his head, looking at me confused, "You're so odd sometimes."

"Rude." I murmur trying to get the bracelet on, his arm snakes around my waist, pulling me towards him. He starts to kiss down my neck, I tilt my chin up slightly, still trying to get it on.  His hand roams down my leg and when I finally get the bracelet on, I move it to the back of my neck.

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

"Make it a powerful memory, the happiest you can remember. Allow it to fill you up.. Keep trying ,Seamus." Harry explains walking down the room. "Jade, you have a go... don't you want to try get an animal this time?"

"Yes, when I did it with Remus it was just light." I huff. 

"You need a really happy memory then. Go on."

"Expecto Patronum." I state, thinking back to the Yule Ball. A ball of light shoots out, turning into a dragon that flies across the room.

"Let's go Jade!" I hear someone cheer.

"Amazing." I gasp watching it until I hear a banging noise, everyone stops. "Oh shit." I whisper and slowly start creeping backwards as everyone else moves towards the noise. I stand next to a wall, please can a door appear right now .

The wall everyone was looking at explodes, I quickly look back to see a door had finally appeared and I sneak out whilst the rubbles blinds everyones vision. I walk out and head around the corner to see Umbridge, Filch and the rest of the Inquisitorial squad standing at the entrance. Draco was holding Cho.

"Get them." She states, and I run back to the dungeons.

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

I stand with the golden trio as we watch Filch put up another rule, "Don't you really just want to knock that ladder over?" I ask as thunder rumbles outside.

"This is ridiculous." Hermione states, "Why would Dumbledore just leave?"

"Well would you do if you were threatened to be sent to Azkaban?"

"Jade, why did you run off just before Umbridge broke in?" Harry asks.

"I don't want to be questioned, I don't want to be anywhere near that pink toad and Im not using those quills."

"Nothing to do with Malfoy and the other Slytherins catching you?" Ron asks.

"No, besides Draco totally knew." I shrug.

"What?!" The three of them exclaim.

"Well there were only so many times I could disappear during the week, and they had their theories anyway. So he asked and I denied but I think he could tell I was lying."

"But I thought you were an excellent liar?" Ron asks.

"I am. Most of the time." I states before heading off. "Have fun in detention."

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

"Feeling sentimental?"

"That's private." Harry pants.

"Not to me. And not to the Dark Lord, if you don't improve. Every memory he has access to is a weapon he can use against you. Neither of you will last two seconds if he invades your mind." Snape looks at me and I realise what he is on about. He turns back to Harry "You're just like your father: lazy, arrogant."

"Don't say a word against my father!"

"Weak."

"Im not weak!"

"The prove it. Control your emotions. Discipline your mind." He points his wand at Harry again. "Legilimens!"

Harry starts panting again as Snape states, "I may vomit."

"Stop it!" Harry gasps.

"Is this what you call control? Jade, your turn... let's see if you do any better....Legilimens!"

My mind flicks through memories, but it lands on the one with Draco and I in the room of requirement. Shit. I try focusing... I try to control it, the memory progresses, coming to the part I'd rather Snape not see. "No." I gasp and it changes to a scene of Draco and I studying. 

"Not bad... but you need to be quicker. See Potter." He turns to my brother. "Not so hard?"

"We've been at it for hours. if i could just rest!" He strops.

"The Dark Lord isn't resting." Snape warns and I feel my mouth going dry. "You and Black, you're two of a kind, sentimental children forever whining about how bitterly unfair your lives have been. Well, it may have escaped your notice, but life isn't fair. Your blessed father knew that. In fact, he frequently saw to it."

"My father was a great man!"

"Your father was a swine....Legilimens!"

"Protego!" Harry fires back and Snape freezes.

"Enough!" Snape yells, Harry stumbles back." Enough... Your lessons are at an end. Get... out." Harry walks out the room and Snape turns to me as I stand their awkwardly. "Miss Potter, I'll see you next week for your powers."

"Okay." I nod before leaving the room and following after Harry, I watch him run out to the courtyard and hide behind a pillar.

"Harry, you okay?" I ask, catching up to him but we're both distracted my a boy sobbing.

"What's your name?" I hear Fred ask.

"Micheal."

"Your hand's gonna be fine, Micheal."

"Yeah, It's- it's not as bad as it seems." Harry and I turn around to see the Weasley twins comforting a young boy. "See? it's fading already."

The boy keeps sobbing as Harry and I walk over. "The pain stops after a while." George  whispers but that doesn't stop the boys tears.

My heart ache, the poor boy looks like a first year. The moment is interrupts by Umbridge's annoying little cough.

"As I told you once before, Mr Potter, naughty children deserve to be punished."

"Im gonna kill her." I whisper and I feel Fred grabs my wrist.

"You know , George, I've always felt our futures lay outside the world of academic achievement." Fred states as Umbridge walks away.

"Fred, I've been thinking exactly the same thing."

I look up and the two boys, mischievous smiles plastered on their faces.  "Well Potters, we better head off."

"Got some planning to do."

"Micheal, we will walk you back." Fred tells the boy as they walk off and I turn back to Harry.

"What happened with Snape?"

"I got into his mind... it now makes so much sense why he hates me, hates our father. He was bullied by them, our dad was a bully."

"Oh." Is all i manage to get out before Harry storms off to who knows where.

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

These session with Snape were so draining, but I have to admit, I was getting good. On the way back, I quickly make a detour to the library, when I recognise a bunch of voices, they must be coming back from the club.

"Lording it over all the other teachers, the stupid puffed-up, power-crazy old –"

"Now, do you really want to finish that sentence, Granger?" Draco threatens. Oh he's there too. "Afraid I'm going to have to dock a few point from Gryffindor and Hufflepuff"

"You can't take points from fellow prefects, Malfoy" A voice I don't know points out.

"I know prefects can't dock points from each other," sneered Draco and I hear Crabbe and Goyle snigger. "But members of the Inquisitional Squad- "

"The what?"

'The Inquisitional Squad. A select group of students who are supportive of the Ministry of Magic, hand-picked by Professor Umbridge. Jade's part of it you know. Anyway, members of the Inquisitional Squad do have the power to dock points... so, Granger, I'll have five from you for being rude about our new Headmistress. Macmillan, five for contradicting me. Five because I don't like you, Potter. Wallasey, your shirt's untucked, so I'll have another five for that. Oh yeah, I forgot, you're a Mudblood, Granger, so ten off for that."

I walk round the corner as he says the last line our eyes meet and he immediately looks guilty.

Ron pulls out his wand, but Hermione pushes it away, whispering, "Don't!"

"Wise move, Granger...New Head, new times... be good now, Potty... Weasel King..." He waves at them walking off to join me but I carry on towards the library. I sense him catching up.

"I don't want to hear your fake apology Draco"

"Who says I was going to apologies?"

"Then I don't want to hear anything from you."

"Where are you going?... Jade?! Hello?!.... Jade!"

I halt to a stop and he appears by my side.

"Library."

"Your alway in there now... Has Granger brainwashed you or something?"

"Draco." My bottom lip quivers. "You know what... it doesn't matter, piss off."

"No." He states as I walk away. "Don't walk away from me! I want to talk to you."

My body is pushed against the wall. "Let go of me... I have to go to the library." I mumble, struggling as Draco's arm is pushing against my shoulders.

"Let me apologies."

"For what Draco? You're not sorry about it and it's not me you should be apologising too anyway."

"I-I just don't like it when you get upset at me." He removes his arm from my shoulders and his hands trail down to my hips.

"Then stop thinking you're better than everyone else."

"But I am better than everyone else." He tilts his head, looking smug.

"Better than everyone else at being a dick."

"You're right my dick-" He starts as his hands get lower.

I push his face away, "Nuh-uh...not right now, let me go to the library."

"Im coming with you."

"Great. Fine. Whatever."