"Wales and Diggory"

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I opened the door and raced down the steps as fast as I could and into the living room where Snape sat, his head in his hands.

"Why were Draco and his father here?" I quizzed.

"I think you already know the answer to that, Olivia" He sighed again.

"Am I in danger?" I asked, my eyes getting wider by the minute.

"No...I made another agreement" I plonked myself in a chair opposite him with a big sigh.

"Another? What was the other one? What's this one? Why won't you tell me anything!?" I yelled, finally losing my temper.

"You don't need to know yet. You will be staying with me from now on. No one and I mean no one can know that I am your godfather, understand?" He declared, ending my small outburst of rage.

Nodding my head, I answered with a sigh, knowing he wasn't letting up on the information just yet. "Yes...But, one more question, if I may?"

He let out another tired sigh. "What is it, now?" he grumbled.

"Why was my name on the door of the spare bedroom? Were you expecting me?" I looked at him.

He sighed again. "That is none of your business"

I nodded. "Alright then..My rooms upstairs to the left, next to the bathroom" My head hung low as I thought about the house Snape was about to visit.

"Okay." Was all he said before he left, slamming the door behind him.

With a final sigh, I decide to head up to bed. There was one week left of the holidays and it felt like it was going to be a long one.

The door clicked behind me as I slipped my boots off and crawled between the chilly sheets. I wrapped it around myself and closed my eyes...

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As I stood on the platform alone, I noticed Harry and Ron. "Harry! Ron!" I shouted in delight, after not seeing anyone for the whole week and barely seeing Snape, it was nice to see some familiar faces.

Ron's ginger hair was sticking out everywhere, making it appear as if he had just dragged himself out of bed. Harry's hair was a lot more kept and looked as if he had taken the time to brush it.

The  both grinned at me and waved until I wandered over to them, giving them both a brief hug.

"Wow, it feels like forever since we last saw you!" Ron laughed.

"I know!" I smiled as we all laughed.

"What's happened over the holidays then? Any fighting?" Ron asked, amusement in his voice. 

"Eh, just the usual, same old holiday" I chuckled until someone shouted my name.

"Hey! Oli! Get over here"

We all directed our eyes to Cedric who stuck out like a sore thumb, waving and smiling.

Chuckling, I turned to face them both, each of them wearing a smirk, Ron winking. "I think lover-boy wants you"

Rolling my eyes I muttered, "He's not my 'lover-boy'"

This caused both Ron and Harry to laugh. "But you want him to be" Ron smirked.

Blushing slightly, I shook my head. "No I don't"

Ron and Harry shared a glance before Harry shrugged. "Alright then, you should go talk to him"

"I will, catch you guys on the train" I waved as I jogged away.

Upon reaching him, he wrapped his arms around me, letting go to talk to me. "You alright? How was your last week? My dad says he didn't hear from Silus all week." His tone became more concerned as he spoke about Silus. Mentioning his name made my heart drop. I hadn't had time to grieve, I was just thrown into Snape's care with no true explanation. I'd had no time to process anything.

"Oh right. Yeah I'm fine, Silus has been busy with the ministry and such" I shrugged.

He smiled, "Good. My dad was just a little worried was all" I smiled and tried to play it off as nothing.

"Look who it is" Someone cackled from behind. "Wales and Diggory"

Rolling my eyes and sighing, I turned to the side to see Crabbe, Goyle, Draco and Pansy -clinging onto Draco-

I rolled my eyes again.

"Come on Oli, no point wasting our time" Cedric mumbled to which I nodded.

Pansy scoffed. "Running away to mummy are you?" She snapped. Immediately, I turned around. Looking at her.

She chuckled and looked at Crabbe and Goyle, who were both laughing. "Oooh. That got your attention"

Draco looked at the three. "Guys, drop it, they're not worth it" He muttered so we could barely hear.

Pansy smirked. "No, you're right. They're not worth it. They're not worth a thing. She's a disgrace to Silus" She snapped before she led Crabbe and Goyle away. Draco stayed put for a second, looking me in the eye briefly before he followed suit.

Draco's POV

Pansy screeched and cackled.

"Was that necessary?" I sneered, causing them all to turn and look at me with a disgusted look on their face.

"Yes! She's a disgrace to Silus!" Crabbe yelled back at me. Growling, I stormed off, my hands in my pockets with my head down.

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"What's happening?" I asked as we got into the car, the leather of the seats squelching as we got comfortable.

"Nothing that you are to know of, as of yet, all you have to do is keep her on the right track. I'm sure you are aware of what that means" My father explained. Nodding slowly, I gazed out of the window, wishing to know more.

"You know how much is riding on this Draco, don't mess it up" He snapped allowing me to nod one more time.

Olivia's POV

Laughter filled the train carriage that I was in, joined by Cedric and some of his Hufflepuff friends. I often mingled with Hufflepuffs, most of them knew me because of my mum. Apparently she was quite the socialite when I was young. The ride was pleasant, although I decided to look for Ron, Harry and Hermione or Seamus and Dean.

"I'm gonna go and see if I can find anyone else" I stated, beginning to rise from my seat. Cedric nodded as a few people said 'Bye'.

Whilst I wandered down the train corridor, glancing in each compartment for any sign of my friends, a pale figure caught my eye. It was Draco, he was stood alone, leaning against the wall with his hands safely tucked away in his pockets.

I ambled over to him. "Are you okay?" I asked.

He glanced up at me before his head floated back down. "I'm fine" He spat.

My jaw dropped as his tongue spat venom at me. I heard him sigh as I began walking away. "Hey Wales.."

"Hm?" I muttered, looking at him again.

"Ignore them..." He said.

"Why did you stop them?" I wondered.

"Because there are things you don't know about me. Things I have to do. Letting them bully you seemed...pointless, I suppose." He confessed, considering his words carefully.

Nodding slowly, I spoke again. "Well, apparently there are things about myself, that you appear to know..." It was a petty comment but I said it anyway. I saw Draco sigh out of the corner of my eye. but he said nothing, instead he let me continue walking away.

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