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Chapter 5

My brain was reeling the last thing I had wanted was for everyone to know about my parents. I wanted to tell people as I got to know them but that choice had been taken from me. And I couldn't help but hate the gryffindors for what they had done.

I reached the lake. Looking over the water helped calm me and I sat on some rocks just above where the tide was lapping.
Tears were still coming from my eyes as much as I tried to wipe them away. I felt alone the only person who I considered telling all my secrets to was Blaise. If he even wanted to still be my friend after what happened.

After half an hour I was still sitting in the same spot my gaze mesmerised by the ocean.
Suddenly rocks were being thrown into the depths disrupting the cool ripple.
I turned looking for the culprit.

"Mysti?"

It was Scabior

"You're upset" he said surveying the tear marks down my face

I shook my head smiling away my tears

"Just hay fever"

He narrowed his eyes

"Hay fever?"

I nodded slowly

"In winter?" He said raising an eyebrow

I looked down and burst into tears

"Hey, hey I was only joking" Scabior said crouching beside me

"But that's not what's wrong is it?"
He said answering his own question

I shook my head as more tears fell from my eyes

"What happened?" He asked gently

I took a deep breath and looked up for the first time my eyes meeting his

"The gryffindors..they..are talking about me, spreading things" I said quietly

Scabior frowned
"What sort of things would they be spreading?"

"That my parents were horrible murderers and they killed Neville's parents. Also everyone should stay away from me because I'm probably the exact same" I said looking into his eyes

He shook his head

"No one can blame you for you're parents wrong doings Mysti. The gryffindors are obsessed with making death eaters children as accountable as possible for their parents mistakes. Trust me you're not the first victim" He said wiping my tears

I looked across the water again. The wind had gotten up and I began to shiver.

"Come on it's almost dark" he said extending a hand to me, which I took

"Mysti you're freezing" Scabior exclaimed as he held my hand

"Here" he had taken off his staple 'bad boy' leather jacket and draped it over my shoulders

"Thank you" I said giving him a small smile

We walked back to the castle mostly in silence. As we walked past hagrids hut the terrain became rocky which wasn't a good combination with my slightly heeled boots and the vastly disappearing light.

I stumbled on a rock grabbing Scabiors arm to help my but he quickly grabbed my torso pulling me into him.
I gasped quietly looking into him eyes, his face was centre metres from mine, we simply looked at each other for few seconds forgetting how close we were.

"Sorry" Scabior said stepping away and blinking as if he'd been in a trance

I rolled my eyes

"What" he laughed

I raised my eyebrows

"So proper for the bad boy of the school"

"Ahh is that what they're calling me these days" he said sarcastically

"As if you don't know" I laughed

"Hmmm" he murmured putting an arm aroun my waist

"So does that make you the bad girl of the school" he asked

"You'd be lucky" I whispered in his ear

"Would I?" He muttered leaning into my lips-

"Mysti! There you are!" It was Draco

"I've been looking for you everywhere, let's go we need to talk" I sighed loudly in annoyance

"I'll see you later" I said to Scabior

He nodded silently mocking Draco as I walked away causing me to stifle a laugh

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