Dark Secrets

Chapter 21:

Much to Draco displeasure we took Pierce to the Hospital Wing. He was still unconscious and I didn't expect him to wake up soon. I didn't want to help Pierce but I wasn't just going to leave him to bleed to death, as much as a big part of me wanted to. We walked into the Hospital Wing and Draco dumped Pierce on one of the hospital beds, unsympathetically. I couldn't help a smile slip onto my face. Pierce landed with a 'thud' that I guess was really loud because Madam Pomfrey came out.

"What is the meaning of this?" Madam Pomfrey looked between me and Draco then her eyes landed on Pierce. "What happened to him?"

She walked over to Pierce and said a few spells before turning back to us. She took in Draco's dark shirt that was darker with blood and raised an eyebrow.

"I'll tell you what happened, Pierce tried to fucking rape Jen and I stepped in. He's lucky he only got that hurt." Draco all but growled.

Madam Pomfrey's eyes widened and she looked at me for conformation. All I did was nod.

"Well." Madam Pomfrey said, sounding scandalized. "Dumbledore would like to hear about this."

Draco grabbed my hand and pulled me to his side.  

"He'd like to talk to both of you of course." She amended. "Come both of you, follow me."

We followed Madam Pomfrey down the corridor and towards my grandfather's office. I wondered whether or not I should tell Draco that Dumbledore was my grandfather but I decided against it. There was something inside of me that told me if I did I wouldn't like Draco's reaction. It was ridiculous but after years of not listening to my gut I learned to go with it, even if it didn't make sense.

We walked up to the grand statue of a Griffin and Madam Pomfrey said the password 'lemon drops.' The statue winded up to reveal a staircase that we followed Madam Pomfrey up. As we walked up the stairs I could feel Draco's discomfort coming off of him in waves. I looked up at him but as usually he's face gave nothing away. I guess I know Draco well enough to know what he's feeling, or I'm just imagining it.

We walked in and I saw Dumbledore talking with Snape. When Draco saw Snape he tensed and I felt him squeeze my hand tighter. Snape and my grandfather looked up at us. Dumbledore smiled and I saw Snape's eyes flicker between Draco and I and our intertwined hands. I thought I saw Snape send a glare in Draco's direction but I couldn't be sure.

"Madam Pomfrey, Jennifer, Draco. To what do I owe the pleasure?" Dumbledore asked.

"Headmaster, there has been an incident. I'll let the children explain it to you. I've got to go check on a patient." Madam Pomfrey said before swiftly leaving the room.

Dumbledore looked at us with curiosity.

"Well-" I started but Draco interrupted me.

"We'd like to talk to you in private if that's alright, Headmaster." Draco said, his voice straining to keep calm.

Snape opened his mouth to say something but Dumbledore put up a hand.

"It's alright, Severus. I'll speak with you later." My grandfather said.

Snape gave a curt nod before stalking out of the room. The door shut behind him and then there were just us three.

"Come and sit." Dumbledore invited, walking over to his desk.

Dumbledore sat behind his desk and Draco and I took the chairs to the opposite. 

"What incident has occurred?" My grandfather asked, leaning forward in his seat so his arms rested on his desk.

I didn't feel comfortable telling my grandfather that someone had tried to touch me so I squeezed Draco's hand, sending a secret message for him to explain. Draco looked stiff himself but he explained.

"It all started when..."

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Dumbledore's eyes were wide by the time Draco had finished the story. He immediately looked over at me with concern and worry.

"Have you been harmed?" Dumbledore asked, his voice filled with parental worry.

I shook my head. "I'm alright, Headmaster. Thanks to Draco."

When I called him Headmaster Dumbledore immediately knew that Draco didn't know we were related. Dumbledore knew and accepted that I mostly keep it a secret that he was my grandfather. Dumbledore eased into his chair and toned down the parental worry.

"Alright. Well this is quite an incident. I will have to speak with Mr. Johnson and we'll make...arrangements." Dumbledore said, eyes flickering between us.

"You're not going to let that asshole roam the halls are you?" Draco asked.

Dumbledore gave him a look.

"I mean, you aren't going to let Johnson roam the halls after what he did, are you Headmaster?" Draco amended.

"Of course not. Though I'm not going to make any decisions until I've talked to Mr. Johnson and gotten his side of the story. But I assure you, he will no longer be a threat."

Draco seemed to accept this answer and relaxed. "Thank you, Headmaster."

Dumbledore nodded. "You two may leave now. I expect you both are tired from the whole ordeal."

We nodded and together we stood up.

"Have a nice rest of the night." Dumbledore said as we walked out of his office.

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Word travels fast. By breakfast everyone knew that Draco and I were dating. Draco and I hadn't walked into the Great Hall together but once we were both in here the eyes of almost all of the Great Hall fell on us, mostly the Ravenclaws and Slytherins. I sat next to my friends but I didn't cower away from the eyes. I sat up straight and pretended not to notice all the stares. 

"That didn't take long." Cece noticed, her eyes sweeping over everyone that was staring at me.

"Yeah. It was my fault, I was being careless." I said, stabbing at my food but not feeling very hungry.

"How the hell is it your fault?" Reyna asked.

I had told them everything that happened, so they knew all about what Pierce was going to do to me.

"It wasn't your fault. Pierce is a slimy worm with no respect for anyone. I think he got what he deserved." Cece agreed.

I shuddered as I thought of yesterday. Though I don't have to worry anymore. As of this morning Pierce was transferred to another hospital to get taken care of there, since he had been expelled. My grandfather talked to Pierce this morning and after getting his side of the story he expelled him, I know this because Dumbledore sent me a message explaining everything right after it had happened.

"Yeah, your right." I said, there was no point in blaming myself, what's done is done.

I heard someone walking over to me and I looked up. My eyes widened when I saw Draco walking towards me. My friends sat to my left so he pushed the person that sat to my right away and sat there. His eyes were blazed with rage but I knew it wasn't towards me. He hated when people got into his business, I know first hand. I was confused, though, why he was sitting next to me because all it did was draw more attention to us.

"Draco, what are you doing over here?" I asked, feeling more eyes on the back of my head.

Draco wrapped his arms around my waist and brought me into his lap. I made a sound of surprise and Draco brought his lips so they were almost touching mine.

"Just giving the people what they want." He growled before kissing me full on the mouth.

A trail of gasps rang through the Ravenclaw table but for the moment I didn't care. I kissed him back, tangling my fingers in his hair. I pulled away only because of the audience that we had. I buried my face in Draco's chest, not wanting to look at the crowd that was most likely looking at us. God, some people will do anything for good piece of drama.

"What did that accomplish?" I mumbled into his chest.

I felt him shrug. "Nothing. But don't you feel better?"

A smile made it's way onto my face. "Immensely." I admitted, always feeling like I was on cloud nine when we kissed and for a while after.

Draco chuckled. "How about we leave? I don't prefer to be stared at by the whole bloody school. But then again I should be used to it, being Draco Malfoy and all."

I rolled my eyes and flicked his chest, making Draco laugh. "Still self-centered I see."

Draco smiled and stood up, with me still in his arms. I gave a small shriek.

"You know I can walk, right?" I giggled. tightening my hold on his neck.

"You could, but it's a lot funner carrying you." Draco said as he walked towards the Great Hall doors.

"You know, this isn't helping to get the attention away from us." I muttered, leaving I'm sure a gawking audience behind us.

"Sweetheart, dating me, you're going to have to get used to leaving a gaping crowd behind."