Lisa had to cancel study session due Umbridge giving her detention for missing class by 5 seconds. It wasn't fair but theres no way of stopping this woman. So, Blaise and Daphne went to the library and studied. They read, took notes quietly.

"But that isn't right!" Blaise swore as he tried to do a problem. "I got this and they only have that answer!"

"Close enough?" I shrugged. "I cant take this anymore."

"Hello Darling." Draco said as he came in and placed a kiss on her cheek.

"Draco." She smiles. He takes a seat next to her, taking a bite of his apple.

"Shouldn't you be studying for your OWLs? You know the one that you have to pass this year? Or your father will have a tantrum if you dont." Blaise tells him.

"I got time." The two sighed. Of course. He always leaves his testing last minute and comes crying to Daphne to help him the night before. "Are you joining Umbridges squad?"

"No." Blaise and Daphne said at the same time.

"Why? She's giving out extra credit if we do."

"Why would I? The old hag hates me and I don't want her to boss me around. I got other things to worry about rather than catching Potter and his dumb trio." Blaise agreed.

"What other things?" I turned to him, crossing my arms.

"Things such as OWLs, choir, my other classes, my moth-" I stopped myself. "Are going on." I tried to play it off. I almost said mother. Dracos brows frowned. But he lets it go.

"But you are going when they give me my pin?"

"Fine." Daphne gives up. "Dont show up late, I hate waiting for you."

"Good. I love you." He kisses her cheek before running off. Blaise and I were shocked. Did he just? He said i love you.

"Wow." Blaise chuckles. "Never heard that one before."

"Yeah...me either." I looked as he walked away. Did he mean it?

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I waited for Draco to come. I didn't want to be in the same room as Umbridge. I saw Pansy, Goyle, Crabbe, Travis. Of course they would join.

"Miss. Snape, are you here to join?" Umbridge spoke to me.

"I have better things to do than this." I smiled at her. She kept her cool. Draco came in late. Umbridge went one by one, pinning the lame pins on their robes. As Umbridge got to Draco, he smirked and gave me a wink. Im still shocked from earlier. Once it was over, Draco and I stood by the door. Pansy eyeing us. "Keep walking Parkinson, this isn't a show." She rolls her eyes and stomps away. "Congratulations. You look adorable with your little pin." I flicked at it.

"Laugh all you want. This pin will get us anything."

"Meaning exposing Potter." There was a cough. Umbridge. Draco and I took a few feet back. She smiles and went off to her day. "Can I ask you something?"

"Go ahead."

"Did you mean what you said?" I told him.

"What did I say?" He forgot. The boy forgot.

"That you-"

"Draco!" Goyle and Travis came in. "Filch needs our help."

"Yeah one second." He turns to me. "That I what?"

"Nothing. Go. Your squad needs you." I punched his arm. He looks at me weird but smiled as he left. I stood there, watching him leave. I slowly walked away. I went to the tree by the black lake. I laid down, thinking about nothing.

"Looks like you need company." I heard Lisas voice. She laid down next to Daphne. Lisa was carrying a plant with her, fixing the leafs.

"Where'd you find that?"

"I found it on the way here, I wanted to save it." Daphne chuckled to herself. They turned to each other.

"He told me he loves me." I sighed. Lisas eyes grew. Surprised to hear the news.

"What did you say to him?" She touched my hand.

"Nothing." I said as i closed my eyes. "He just said it and he forgot."

"Do you love him?"

"Of course i do." I looked at her. "Its just, I've never heard those words in my life. My father never said those words to me. Never. Its just a shock."

"Whats holding you back?"

"He'll leave me."

"Draco won't leave you." She makes Daphne sit up, made her look at her. Her eyes were dark, like she hasn't slept in days. Her hair was down, not really put together but still presentable, which wasn't like her. "The thing is, are you ready to say it back."

"Im scared Lisa." Daphne whispers to her. "Im scared that he wont love me when he knows the real me."

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Daphne sat with Draco, as he chatted with his friends. Daphne did join in the conversation time to time. She barely ate. She kept thinking to herself. Mind wandering around. Piecing together about her mother, the Draco thing.

"Daphne?" She heard.

"Hm?" She picked up her head, looking at Travis.

"What do you think?" Everyone in the group looked at her.

"Think of what?"

"Merlins woman." My jaw clenched as Pansy sighs. "You think hes back?" I gulped. Everyone in the group looked at me. "Voldemort." I took a shaky breath.

"Dont ever say his name." I was scared. Too scared to say his name or even think about him.

"It was just a question." Pansy tells her. Draco looks at her with confusion. Ever since she spent the summer, he's been noticing how different she was, she cried herself to sleep, cried Cedrics name, covered her arm when shes in pain, the secret talks with his parents.

"I wouldn't know. Probably its all a lie anyways." I pushed aside. "They just want to pin it on someone." I gave Potter a glare.

"Vo-" they tried to tease her.

"Dont." I slammed my hands on the table, making Potter look at me. "Say his name. Are you insane?!" I gathered my things, swinging my robe and ran off, Potter watching my every move. 

I stayed at my fathers office. My father sat there, trying to make conversation with me, but I just said nothing.

"I can't do this anymore." I looked at him. "I can't pretend to be fine anymore." Just as my father was going to say something, Umbridge and Flich walked in. We both stood up.

"Starting now, all students that have family facility will be forbidden to talk to them." She waves the letter. I snatched the letter and began to read it. My father leans over and reads it to.

"Im sorry? You just forbid me to see my own father? My blood?" I was getting to my limit.

"Daphne..." my father tried to relax me.

"Its takes out too much of you and your fathers time. So yes, i do forbid it."

"Why you little-" my father grabs me before I can jump her. She did a little laugh and walked away. He lets her go. Daphnes eyes were filled with rage. We wanted to do anything to make her leave Hogwarts.

"Come back here." My father stops me as I walked to the door.

"I need to be alone."