Serpents.

four

I like to analyze people. Watch how they are portrayed around others versus how they are around me. Maybe I'll determine which personality is the real one.

I've gotten just about everyone from the group besides one...could you guess?

He has a solid mask on at all times.

***

The party had begun.

People scattered all through the common room. The smell of weed and fire-whiskey burnt my nostrils.

Pansy seems to be having a good time with Blaise..I would probably be asked to keep an eye on Milo and Emerson while they "stepped out".

Emerson seemed to be getting along with Cedric, I think I seen them slow dance a time or two.

It was almost as if River and Milo had something going on, I seen them laughing over a bottle of fire-whiskey.

And Draco...doing what he does best, having girls fall to his feet without doing a thing. He would just stand there and at least 15 girls would try to hook up with him during the first half an hour.

Then you have me...I'm not even sure what I'm doing half the time.

"Are you having fun?" Pansy came over and spun me around

"I always do" I chuckled, watching Draco..analyzing to see how many blunts he's had.

"Have you talked to him?" She asked

I shook my head

"Why?" She teased

"I'm not drunk enough yet" I laughed

"It looks like he is, he'll probably tell you everything and won't even remember it in the morning" Pansy shoved me towards the other side of the common room, in the crowd of people.

Draco was sitting on the couch; legs spread, elbows propping his upper half up, and a single blunt; twirling in-between his index and middle finger.

"I was wondering when you were gonna walk over, you've been staring at me for awhile" he scoffed, looking into the crowd as if he was talking to someone else.

"I wasn't staring"

"Come sit" he patted the cushion next to him.

I plopped down on the dark leathered couch.

"Quite a party isn't it?" I chuckled, trying to ease the conversation into the questions.

"You didn't come over here to talk about the party...what do you want?" He sighed

I drew in a deep breath.

"who came to the supply closet while we were hiding?"

He shifted in his seat, lifting the blunt to my mouth gently.

"No thank you" I moved my head away

"Cmon Star...have some fun" his hand gripped my chin, turning my face towards him

I took a deep breath and parted my lips slightly. He grabbed the back of my neck, pulling my head back slowly. I closed my lips around the blunt and inhaled. The smoke blew from my lips and Draco's mouth curved into a smile

"I could watch you do that all day"

"Answer my question" I coughed

He rolled his eyes and let out a sigh.

"Why do you want to know? it doesn't concern you" he stuck the blunt in his own mouth this time.

"Just forget it" I stood up from the couch, knowing he was too stubborn and secretive to talk about it.

"Severus"

"Professor Snape?" I turned and looked down to him

He nodded slowly

"He said someone was coming for us...who?" I sat back down

"You know exactly who" Draco sneered, looking into the fireplace.

Voldemort.

We both went silent...we knew it was coming.

"We need to tell the others...the rest of them deserve to know"

"I know" he agreed

My eyes began to sting.

"Are you okay?" He finally looked at me, extending his arm for me to lie down...which I accepted.

I grabbed the blunt from his fingers and hit it a few more times...numbing the nerves...it didn't help.

"I'm scared, Draco" I gripped his wrist that was wrapped around my shoulder.

"Me too, Star.." he sighed

***

"What? I thought we had time" Pansy sat down on the couch

"We all did" Milo sighed

"I can't believe it..I hoped we could all at least graduate" River spoke

"It's okay guys, we can get through this. We have each other" I smiled weakly

"Enough with the sappy bullshit...we can't save each other, we all knew this was coming...suck it up" Draco spat

"Don't have to be so happy about it, mate" Blaise scoffed

"You honestly believe we have a choice?" Draco scoffed

"Yes...we do" I stared him in the eyes

"Please" he rolled his eyes, a small chuckle followed

"You can act as if none of us matter, as if you don't want to change this, but I know you want to rewrite the stars as much we do."

"And if I do...there's no possible way we can defeat Voldemort. Many before us have tried and they all failed" he bucked

"But none of them were us" I breathed

He shook his head and smirked.

"You are one crazy bitch" he laughed

"So that's it then? We're taking down Voldemort and the death eaters? Even our parents?" Emerson stood up

"Some of our parents are trustworthy...maybe they'll help us" River added

"Only talk to the people you trust...Voldemort has allies everywhere" Draco continued

"We'll have to run away won't we?" Milo sighed

"Just for a little while, until they quit searching for us" Pansy grabbed his hand

"Merlin only knows how long that will take" Draco scoffed

"Chill out Draco, it'll be fine" I chuckled

"You honestly think they'll just quit looking?" He stormed towards me.

My back hit the wall.

"I was joking, calm down"

"They won't stop until we all have a mark!" Draco shouted

My breath hitched and my eyes began to sting with fear and anger.

"Woah! Mate calm down, you're completely cross faded." Blaise grabbed his arm

Draco pulled his arm from Blaise, looked at us all, and left.

"Are you okay?" Pansy rubbed my arm

I nodded

"He gets like that when he's cross faded, El...it doesn't help he's afraid as well. I'm sorry" River smiled weakly and pulled me into a hug

"I'll go talk to him, yeah?" Blaise asked Her

"It might help, be careful. Come get me if he doesn't calm down" she accepted his request.

"Let's go to bed" Pansy wrapped her arm around me and led me up stairs.