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The infirmary was quiet, save for the snoring of sick children and Madam Pomfrey's clicking heels against the marble floors.

When Pansy and I burst into the large doors, we cause a bit of a rustle. If any kids didn't wake up to the doors being slammed open, they awoke to the sound of Pansy squawking about.

Unfortunately, I had to stay the night.

I wasn't sure what time it was. I know it's late, considering it was pitch black outside. I felt like I'd been laying there for hours. With nothing to do and nobody to talk to, save for Madam Pomfrey, it was quite boring.

Pansy attempted to persuade the healer to stay through the night, but she was ushered out the doors the moment the lights were turned off.

Pansy really made a big deal out of nothing. I thought, annoyed. Well, nothing new, at least.

I decided to finally close my eyes and attempt to sleep instead of purposely boring myself to death, which actually sounds kind of good right about now.

While I closed my eyes and slowly drifted to sleep, I thought about my mother and the song she used to sing me. There were no words, just humming. It was relaxing, and I've never forgotten the melody, even after all these years.

The soft lullaby repeated in my head while I imagined my mother beside me, helping me through these dark times.

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I was eight years old.

My mother and father gave me a cat for Christmas this year.

It was a beautiful shade of black, and it had striking green eyes.

I loved that cat. I decided to name him Philip.

He kept me company when my friends and family weren't around.

He was my best friend.

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I was 12 years old.

I was on my way home, as it was Christmas break.

I was very excited to see Philip again.

Mother and father were there to bring me home.

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"Where's Philip?"

"Oh, sweetie. We meant to tell you earlier, but we didn't have the heart."

"Where is he?"

"Draco, I'm afraid Philip has passed away. He ended up getting sick while you were gone. I'm sorry, baby."

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I was in my room crying for a considerable time after that.

My father walked into the door.

"Draco, stand up."

I obeyed.

"Stop crying." He sounded menacing.

I stood up straighter and wiped the tears from my cheeks.

"You're not a girl are you?"

"No."

"Boys don't cry. Philip was only a pet."

At the mention of Philip, another tear rolled down my round face.

My father's angry face was the last thing I saw before he slapped me across my cheek.

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My mother was holding me on my bed, slowly rocking me and wiping my tears away.

My cheek still stung, but my mother kissed it enough times for me to forget.

She was humming her lullaby.

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I was awoken by Pansy, who was holding my hand and pushing the hair from my forehead. I quickly sat up.

I noticed that my face was wet. Oh, I was crying. I wiped my face dry with the thin sheet on top of me.

"Good morning, Draco! I brought you breakfast. You really slept in today!"

"Good morning," I mumbled. I squinted at the clock, but I wasn't fully awake yet. "What time is it?"

"Nine-thirty."

"What?"

I straightened my back out. "Pansy! We have classes!" I exclaimed. She rolled her eyes and grinned.

"I was let out to bring you breakfast," she said. "Besides, if you're not going to class, I'm not either. I've made it a new rule."

"What?"

Her eyes sparkled. "Wouldn't want me to go down with you, right? I want a good future, so if you skip, you'll ruin my chances."

"No! You can't-"

"I can do whatever I want, thanks."

I sighed very dramatically, just to show her my clear annoyance. "I hate you," I grumbled.

"Aw, Draco! I love you more!" She smirks. I punched her arm. "Ow! Uncalled for!" She yelled while rubbing her arm.

"Oh yeah! I brought you breakfast." She said excitedly before reaching beside her to grab a plate of food and set it in my lap.

But, like always, I couldn't really work up an appetite. The plate was full of all the breakfast foods I usually eat. She knows exactly what I like. Eggs, sausages and toast. It's basic, but good. I just picked at it with the fork and took a few small bites before putting the utensils down. I noticed Pansy frowning. "Can't you eat more?" Her voice was laced with concern.

"I'm fine, I'm just not hungry at the moment." I picked up the fork and moved the eggs around again. Pansy spoke again.

"Draco, dear, I don't want you passing out at some point. You already lost a lot of blood. You need energy." She picked up a sausage from my plate and took a bite out of it.  I cringed at the mention of last night.

"I'll be fine."

She sighed. "Looks like we're doing this the hard way."

"Pansy if you try to force feed me, I will dump this food down your shirt."

"I'll take the risk."

She fought to grab the fork from my hands. Eventually, she gave up and picked up the same sausage she took a bite out of.

"Pansy if you put that anywhere near me I will kill you. You've already contaminated it."

"Oh, you're so dramatic! I won't make you eat this if you'd give me that fork." She had a devilish glint in her eyes.

"This is ridiculous! I said I'm not hungry." I pulled the fork further away from her reaching hands. She all of a sudden stopped.

She then umbled something along the lines of, "Oh you fucking idiot. You're a witch for gods' sake."

She pulled her want out of her cloak pocket. "Accio fork."

The fork flew towards her. She caught it quickly, and immediately stabbed a piece of egg with it.
She pushed it right below my nose. "Just letting you know I have my 'contaminated' sausage in my other hand right now. I can easily switch them out at any given moment. So open up."

"No! You arse-"

She quickly shoved the egg into my mouth. I ate it quickly. "Okay fine, Pansy. You're not going to sit here and feed me like I'm an infant. Fuck off, I'll eat my own food." I grumbled and looked back down at the plate on my lap.

She smiled triumphantly and gave me my fork back. She popped the other half of her sausage in her mouth.

We sat there in silence while I slowly ate the food. Pansy was picking at it while I was eating. It was fine, though. I probably wouldn't be able to eat the entire thing.

A small bit later, Madam Pomfrey interrupted our conversation about muggles to tell me that I could head to class after I got dressed. I heard a whispered "yes!" From Pansy.

I quickly got my freshly cleaned robed on and headed out with Pansy.

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Sorry for the shitty ending, but I really like writing Pansy dialogue lol

Anyway, the next chapter will be more exciting, I promise!