Chapter Forty-Three: The Half-Blood Prince

"This whole 'Won Won' thing is annoying me." I utter.

"Trust me Maddie," Hermione adds. "you're not the only one." I sat down in the chair and watch as Ron stares bewildered into the fire.

"Bloody hell, Ron!"

"Harry, look at him!" he does and has the same expression as me.

"She doesn't annoy me! I love her!" Ron smiles.

"Harry, love potion?" he nods.

"He doesn't even know the girl!"

"I'm taking him to Slughorn's." I nod and they both walk out, leaving me to fall asleep in the chair.

"Madeline, Madeline wake up!" Hermione shouts and I jump up.

"Blimey Hermione!" I said, covering my ears.

"Ron's been poisoned!"

"What?" I shout and throw the blanket off me.

"Oh my god, is he okay?" she sets a look a worry on her face and we sprint down. I sprint down by his side, next to Harry.

"What happened?" I asked, gripping his hand as Ginny holds the other.

"It smells like licorice and cherry, when not polluted with poison."

"I actually intended to give it as a gift myself."

"To whom might I ask?"

"To you, Headmaster." I gasped and covered my mouth. That's 2 now.

"Where is he," I heard someone shriek and I groan. "where is my Won Won? Has he been asking for me?"

"What's she doing here?" she pants.

"I should ask you the same question!" Hermione stands.

"I happen to be his girlfriend."

"I happen to be his- friend."

"Don't make me laugh, you haven't spoken in weeks. I suppose you want to make up with him now when he's suddenly he's all interesting."

Hermione laughed, "He's been poisoned you daft dimbo! And for the record, I've always found him interesting.."

Ron mumbles something, "Hermione, Hermione..." 

Lavender sprints out out of the room crying and Hermione grabs his hand that I had.

Harry and I just smiled.

"'Bout time, don't you think?" Ginny smiled at Harry and he nodded.

"Oh shut up." she smiled.

"Mr. Weasley's well attended to."

"Harry, I'll see you tomorrow. You too Hermione." I smile lightly and she nodded.

"Is your brother good?" I turn around and see Malfoy standing face to face with me.

"Why do you care, Malfoy?"

"Last name basis again?" he sits down on the stairs of the 3rd floor. I don't say anything.

"We haven't talked all year." he mutters again and I scoff.

"Wonder why?"

"Yeah."

"You don't remember when I basically got tortured to death right in front of your eyes? And-"

"Maddie, I apologized for that. You don't know how sorry I am." his voice cracks. We both lock eye contact and mute. My eyes start to water and I look at him, falling into his arms.

"Why do you look so tired?" his eyes were sunk in and it looks like he's lost a few pounds."

"I've been busy." 

"You can't even tell me." I mutter and break away from his grasp.

"I can't." at least he admits that there's something.

"Why not?" I cry.

"Because, Madeline. I-I just can't." his voice shakes and he walks away.

"Madeline, you ready?" I hear Harry ask and I nod, wiping the unnoticeable tears away.

He stops in the middle of the stairs and looks across.

"Harry, what are you looking at?" I look over and there's nothing there.

"N-nothing, let's go." he gestures me up to the common room.

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"Tell me how I broke up with Lavender again?" Ron asks and Hermione looks at me.

"Uh, when you were in the hospital. You- talked. I don't believe it was a long conversation." he nodded

"She is looking at you like a piece of meat."

"Don't get me wrong, I am bloody thankful but she just looks a little aroused." we all turn to look at her and she stiffens.

"Yeah she does, doesn't she?"

"You don't remember anything from that night?" Hermione asks.

"There was something but it can't be. I was completely boggered." he laughed and Hermione's face drooped.

"Harry, that's Katie! Katie Bell." Harry got up and ran over to her. She looked at something down the aisle and I turned around.

Draco.

He turned around quickly and stormed out of the hall. Harry soon followed him. After Harry left, I got up.

"I need to use the bathroom." they nodded and I ran after them. Once I got to Myrtle's bathroom, I heard shouting.

"Expelliarmus!" I heard Draco shout.

"Stop! Both of you!" they either didn't hear me or didn't listen.

"I know what you are, Malfoy! Give it up!"

"Sectumsempra!" the unknown curse was shot at Harry but it was blocked. I didn't know what that did but I know it must not have been good.

I heard Harry throw the curse back and I saw Draco fall. I screamed and ran at them.

"Harry! What did you do?" I shouted as I saw the blood seep out of his body. He cried and I grabbed his hand.

"I didn't kno-"

"You used it even though you didn't know what it did?" I cried as tears started falling. I tried to stop the blood but it was no use.

"Draco, don't sleep." I cried.

"Potter," Snape rushed into the bathroom and glared at Harry, pushing me out of the way.

"Take Weasley out." Harry pulled me and I struggled. 

"It's not worth it, Madeline!" 

"No! He needs me!" I cried and Harry pulled me along.

"Thomas, take Maddie." he gave me over to Dean and I cried.

"Maddie, he'll be okay." I cried as I looked at the blood on my hands.

Draco's blood.

All these characters belong to J.K. Rowling. All credit goes to her for some of the plot and all of setting (characters, etc.) I made Maddie Weasley, that is it. I am just a girl who wants to write fanfictions.

I WAS WAITING TO UPDATE THIS CHAPTER. Don't hate me for this scene, I wanted and had to put it in.

I love this ^^^^^^^^