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Y-N'S POV

My attention was focused on my  lab paper as I jotted down my observations, "It's a nice day out. Don't you think?" I'm interrupted by Jacks low voice. I look up meeting his alluring hazel eyes,

"I suppose." I offer him a small smile.

"Would you prefer it to be sunnier outside?" I place my quill on the table as I now focus completely on Jack.

"No, I like cloudy days." he smiles at my answer, "That's one thing we have in common." I quickly look away getting flustered by his intense eye contact.

"Are you nervous?" I feel my cheeks get hot. I quickly get embarrassed by his accusation.

"You ask a lot of questions." Curiosity sparks within his features, "I'm just curious is all. I apologize if my questions made you feel uncomfortable."

"They didn't." I smile at him.

"You're a nice girl aren't you Y-N. I like nice girls." I widen my eyes, stunned by his comment. He smirks at my reaction. I clear my throat, "What did you get for number two?" he looks down at his paper and begins to read his answer. I try and focus but I could feel a pair of green eyes burning into the back of my head. I subtly look over my shoulder catching a glimpse of Harry.

He looked like he was about to attack Jack.

"Is that what you got?" I flicker my eyes back to Jack, "I'm sorry?", he chuckles at my lack of focus. His eyes flutter behind me. He amusingly rose an eyebrow as he made eye contact with Harry.

"Is that your boyfriend?"

"Yes..."

"I didn't know the chosen one liked girls like you."

"What is that suppose to mean?" I feel myself get offended by his comment, "I've met Potter. He's snobby. You're sweet. So it just doesn't make sense for you to be dating a guy like him."

"Harry is not snobby. You don't even know him." I quickly defend Harry, "You don't know me either." he awkwardly looks away focusing on his lab paper.

Who the hell does he think he is?

Jack catches on to my annoyed state and doesn't say another word to me. We continue finishing our work quietly.

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.LATER THAT DAY

After classes ended I had decided to take a detour to the library to finish some homework. Loud footsteps echoed through the corridor. I look back meeting Hermiones frightened face.

"Y-N! R-ron h-he—-" she rambled on not making any sense, "What? Hermione calm down. What happened to Ron?" She grasps onto my arm and continues to speed walk. I question her but she just ignores me.

Finally we make it to the infirmary where I saw Ron's body unconsciously laying on one of the empty beds. The room filled with Dumbledore, Slughorn, Snape, Mcgonagall, Ginny, and Harry. I stayed behind as Hermione quickly made her way besides Ron. Harrys too distracted by what Professors Slughorn is saying to notice me. "Where is he?Lavender obnoxiously entered the room. I watched as she also made her way towards Ron, "Has he been asking for me—— what are you doing here??" she dangerously bore her eyes into Hermione, "I might ask you the same question." Hermione quickly fires back.

"I happened to be his girlfriend!"

"I happened to be his.... Friend."

"Don't make me laugh! You haven't spoken in weeks!" they continued their bickering until finally, Ron softly whispered, "Hermione..." Hermiones cheeks burned red. Lavender let out a muffled sob as she realized who's name Ron whispered. She rushed out of the room bumping into my shoulder.

I felt bad for Lavender. She at least deserved a conscious Ron to break up with her.

Harrys eyes finally find mine. I smile as he walks towards me, "I'm so glad you're here." he lays a kiss on my temple, "What happened Harry?" he takes a deep breath in, "Come with me." our hands intertwined as we walked out into the hall.

"Ron was poisoned."

"What?!"

"Not on purpose. That drink was intended for someone else."

"Who was it intended for?"

"Dumbledore."

"Oh my god. Will Ron be ok??"

"Yes, he will. Don't worry." he gently caresses my cheek.

"Someone is definitely trying to get rid of Dumbledore though. And I know who."

"Who?"

"Draco Malfoy."

"You can't just make an assumption like that Harry." his face twitched with anger, "Are you protecting him?"

"No!"

"You are! Y-N we heard him and Snape talking about him being chosen and given a task. The task has to be Dumbledore."

"Just because he was marked as a death eater doesn't mean he'll go through with——" I stop mid sentence as I realize I never told Harry about Draco being a death eater.

"What did you say?" Betrayal spread across his face,

"Harry——"

"Are you fucking serious Y-N. You knew?? This whole time you knew??"

"No, Harry I didn't know at first."

"Then when did you find out!?" I jump, startled by his sudden raised voice

"At the beginning of winter break." he was in complete disbelief. "Harry, I'm sorry. I was going to tell you. I-I—-" my eyes welled with tears as he began to walk away from me. I grab ahold of his arm, "Harry!" I choke out, he harshly pulls away from me, "You promised you wouldn't leave again!" he stops walking, "We also said we wouldn't keep secrets from each other anymore." hot tears run down my cheeks as I watch him leave.

What have I done?.

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A FEW DAYS LATER

Harry hadn't uttered a single word to me since our whole fight. He was giving me the silent treatment. I guess I understood... he felt betrayed. I should've just told him.

Why didn't I?

I think deep down inside I didn't want Harry to hurt Draco. This wasn't a path Draco chose for himself. There was no way he'd willingly be a part of such a horrid group.

Or maybe he would. Maybe this is exactly what he wanted. He did seem to be honored to be chosen. I snap out of my thoughts when I see Draco himself racing down the hall.

"Draco?" he doesn't turn back.

Without thinking I chase after him. He takes a sharp turn into the boys bathroom. "We need to talk." His body leaned against the sink. He tightly held onto it, "You shouldn't be here Y-N." His voice was shaky.

"Is your task to kill Dumbledore?"

"Y-N—-" I charge towards him grabbing onto his arm forcing him to look at me. Droplets of sweat covered his forehead. He looked almost ill.

"Answer the question."

"Malfoy!" I snap my head towards the door at the sound of Harrys voice. Draco immediately shoved me into an empty stall. "Don't come out." he quickly slammed the door shut. My heart violently thumped against my chest. I stood on the toilet quietly hearing Harry enter the bathroom.

"I know what you did Malfoy." Rage filled Harrys voice, "You hexed her, didn't you?" my heart drops at the sound of someone casting a spell.

A fight breaks out between them. I cover my ears at the sound of glass shattering. Spells were being fired all over the bathroom.

Suddenly, there's total silence as they both take coverage. I carefully place my feet down. My shaky hands reach onto the stall latch, quietly I open it. My feet get soaked in water as I walk across the bathroom. I stand still as I see Draco standing in front of me. His eyes meet mine. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Harry raising his wand at Draco. I rush to stand in front of Draco.

"Harry stop—-"

"Sectumsempra!" My body gets struck my Harrys spell making me to fall onto the ground.

An insufferable amount of pain coursed through my veins. I couldn't understand what was happening. I just kept feeling blood spilling out of me turning the water beneath me red, "Y-N!! No no no no no!" Harry frantically kneeled beside me. I closed my eyes feeling his palm press against my warm cheek, "Open your eyes Y-N. Come on." my eyes flutter open. I watched as tears streamed down his face.

I felt my vision begin to blur, "Do something!" Harrys screams were becoming faint.

Slowly, I felt myself completely close my eyes..

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