Pleasure & Pain [d.m]

𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒚

Within only a couple of hours training Cora, Draco knew every weakness and strength when it came to defending herself.

One of her weaknesses being that she was too afraid of harming the other person and it was too obvious she cared, making it easier for the opponent to manipulate and harm her.

One of her strengths being that she was quick in choosing the correct spells to use and flawlessly casted them.

Cora placed her quill on the calligraphy ink tin and placed her elbow on the table, placing her chin on the palm of her hand. She slightly tilted her head towards Draco's direction and placed her eyes on Draco, finding him already looking at her.

He slowly turned his attention away from her and placed it on the brunette beside him.

The brunette being one of the people Cora and Draco had talked about a few weeks ago in the woods, Pansy.

Cora watched a Draco discussed about something with Pansy and she dropped her eyes to the floor before tilting her head back to the front.

She was finally having a nice day and she didn't want jealousy to get in the way of it.

Jealousy.

Cora was certain that she didn't have any feelings for the blonde other than jealousy for the girls who interacted with him.

He was only a good distraction from her father and a massive help in helping her defend herself.

Ever since Draco had offered to help her, Cora felt safer being alone and wasn't on edge most of the time.

She lost trust in herself when she was in the woods with her father, but gained back a small part of it with Draco training her.

Before it would have never crossed her mind that Draco was the one who helped her slightly gain confidence in herself up until the past couple of weeks.

"Ms. Boswell," Snape interrupted her thoughts and her eyes snapped to his, feeling her heartbeat quicken. "Do you mind standing in the middle of the class and show us a non-verbal spell?"

It wasn't much of a question, it was more of a command, so she nod her head before rising from her seat and walked to the front of the room.

She glued her eyes on the empty table placed a few feet away from her and slightly furrowed her eyebrows, trying her hardest to concentrate.

But it was hard to concentrate when she had more than twenty pair of eyes placed on her.

After some time, Cora let out a hefty breath as she tore her eyes from the table and placed them on the professor, who looked at her with a hint of disappointment.

"Go back to your seat, Ms. Boswell." He ordered and stood in Cora's place once she had walked over to her seat.

As the brunette walked to her seat, her eyes came in tact with Draco's and he slightly lowered his head, giving her a look.

A look that meant that he was going to show her how to do it until she was skilled at it.

Cora turned her eyes away from Draco and placed them on her seat, the corner of her eye catching Finn look at her as she took a seat.

"It's difficult to use non-verbal spells. I know you'll eventually master it." He whispered and she turned to look at him, a small smile on her lips.

"How are you so sure I'll eventually master it? There's some witches and wizards that can't perform non-verbal spells. I'll probably be one of them." She truthfully said to which he shook his head, not agreeing with what left her mouth.