Storms Ahead

|Chapter 147 : Shut Up|

"That was the first time I've ever seen you let someone braid your hair"

"Fuck off" I muttered to Draco as I threw my clothes into the basket to get washed as I filled it with water and fabric softener as I tapped it with my wand, watching as it became bubbly and the clothes were spun around in it as they started to get washed

"Amelia-"

"Fuck off"

"Can I just-?"

"Can you just fuck off?" I asked as I turned my head around and stared at him, trying not to scowl as a bag of robes tumbled over in the corner of the room and I turned my eyes towards it suspiciously before turning away

"I'm not going until you hear me out-"

"What else are you wanting to say, Malfoy? Take free reign! Call me a murderer, call me a disgrace, tell me that I'm a danger to everyone here, call me a skank, tell me that I'm a piece of shit that doesn't deserve to be here, tell me that I should be put in Azkaban so I can spend quality time with my family. Just bloody spit it out and get out of my sight" I shot at him as I kept my wand in my hand as the room fell silent, the only noise was that of the water swirling around

"No"

"What?"

"I said no" he said again as I turned around and faced him with a suspicious and wary feeling as I narrowed my eyes at him

"Why?"

"Because... I..." he started to say but trailed off with a confused look as I raised my eyebrows and he turned his head away as I done the same, flicking my wand as my clothes started to turn over themselves

"What happened to your arms?"

"Why do you care?" I asked as I pulled my sleeves down over the scratches on my arms and carried on. Feeling his hand on my shoulder I was turned around as he stared at me before taking ahold my my wrists in his bandaged arm as he rolled my sleeves up with the other

"What're you doing?"

"What happened?"

"Nothing, let go of me" I mumbled as he turned my arms over as his eyes scanned the cuts on my skin as I tried to pull my arms back

"Who done it, Amelia?"

"It doesn't matter, now just-"

"It does matter Amelia, just over two weeks into the school year and already someone has physically attacked-"

"No one has-"

"Stop denying it" He told me forcefully as I stared at him wide eyed as I closed my mouth and he glanced back down at my arms, staring wide eyed at a cut that had opened as blood started to bubble around it

"I didn't mean to-"

"It's fine" I murmured as I slipped my arms from him and reached for my wand as I flicked it, a pack of tissues appearing as I fumbled to get one out, my hands shaking as he took it from me after a moment before handing one to me as I nodded in thanks and pressed it against the cut forcefully, wincing slightly as he looked at me, away to talk when I cut across him

"I know why you're doing this, acting all nice... pretending to care. It's only because Blaise is outside the door"

"He isn't"

"Don't lie. It's always Blaise that's tries to sort things out between people-" I mumbled as another bag tumbled over in the corner and I looked over to it while my hand gripped the handle of my wand as my eyes narrowed, my lip curling ever so slightly

"He isn't out-"

"Didn't anyone ever tell you it was rude to eavesdrop, Weasley? Petrificus Totalus!" I seethed as I raised my wand, the spell shooting past Draco and right into the corner of the room where a bang could be heard and they fell forward onto the floor

"Revelio" I muttered with my wand pointed at them as I made my way over and watched as Ron appeared and I scoffed and flicked my wand, my clothes floating out of the basket and over to another as they started to wring themselves free of water as I walked back and picked up the bucket of water, a slight strain on my arms as I walked back over

"I should've fucking known- well, enjoy your shower" I said to him before emptying it over his still figure as Draco started laughing and I walked back over, my clothes drying with a flick of my wand as they folded themselves and I picked them up and left the washing room as he followed, a grin still on his face as I turned around and pointed my wand at him as he fell quiet, glancing at the tips of my fingers that were growing white

"One more fucking snarky comment or ill spoken word in my direction and I won't fucking hesitate in cursing you. Is that clear?"

"Very" he mumbled quietly as he kept his eyes on my wand as I held it there for a moment longer before lowering and turning around and walking back to the common room as he jogged to my side

"How did you know he was there?"

"I was paying attention. That's how"

"Point made. And I told you that Zabini wasn't outside"

"Shut up"

"Are you only saying that because I was right?"

"Yes. And I hate the fact that you were right, that bothers me"

"I bother myself too"

"Oh wow, I couldn't relate more"

"That's how you react when Parkinson or Greengrass say something like that"

"Yes but that's because I've been best friends with them since first year- it's the way we talk to each other"

"So how come you said it like that when I said it?" He asked curiously as I fell silent, a confused look taking over my face as I glanced at him after a few moments and looked at the amused smirk he had on his face

"I don't know, so shut up"

"Is that your answer to everything? Telling someone to shut up?"

"Yes, so stop laughing at me-"

"And shut up?"

"And shut up" I agreed with him as we stayed quiet for a few moments before we both let out a laugh