61 (Harry Potter love story)

Chapter nine

Harry's POV
     WHY THE HECK DID LAYLA START IGNORING US?

This is how the day started out:

I said, "Morning Lay,"

That was the nickname we called her.

She didn't reply and carried on eating.

Ron nudged her and whispered, "Lay, Harry's talking to you,"

She replied, "Harry? Who's Harry?"

Oh, she was pretending I wasn't in the world.

Ron narrowed his eyes and said, "He's right over there,"

She looked at me but shrugged.

Ginny grinned at her and said, "Good morning, Lay,"

Lay didn't reply. She just let out a hiss and kept eating.

WHY IS SHE ACTING SO WEIRD?!?!

I honestly don't know.

She walked with 'Mione to class.

She was with Seamus in class.

She ignored me in classes we were together.

The teachers thought we were just about being civil to each other.

She got good marks, but I didn't.

I got bad marks from Snape because I was talking to Lay in class but she wasn't talking.

Later, she was alone. I smirked and put my plan into action.

She was alone, sneaking around in the corridors.

Why was she sneaking, you ask?

Well, it was past curfew.

She heard a meow and froze.

She glanced around and shook. She darted to the side right after Mrs. Norris walked by.

She was frozen solid until I pulled her into a broom closet.

I shoved myself in after her.

She was pretending I still wasn't there.

Later, I said to her, "Layla, how come you haven't been talking to me?"

She flinched and stiffened.

Maybe, just maybe, she was not ignoring us without a purpose. Maybe something happened about us that she wasn't telling anybody.

Time skip dinner

Ginny said, "Lay, whats wrong?"

Lay flinched again. She whispered to no one in particular, "Nothing,"

Everybody at the table heard her.

SHE WAS REPLYING TO GINNY BUT NOT TO ME?!?!

I said, "Lay,"

She glanced at me and than stood up.

She walked out into the hall, and I said, "I am not hungry anymore,"

Ron nodded, knowing exactly where I was going.

I snuck into the girls dorms, and she was flinching every time she touched her cheek.

I looked at her and was alarmed.

A tear slipped down her cheek and touched her bruise. There was a large bruise on her cheek.

I came in and whispered, "what's wrong Lay?"

She whispered, "I got caught in an empty classroom with Malfoy and he punched my cheek,"

I clenched my fists.

I didn't care that she had been avoiding me.

Malfoy is a- (a/n he did not swear, I promise)

Draco's POV
Crystal had been avoiding potter. I don't know what he did, but I was glad.

I pulled her into an empty classroom and was about to swing my arm around her waste, but she ducked.

I HAD HIT HER FACE!!

A bruise had begun to shine over.

A tear touched her cheek and she winced.

She did one last glare in my derection and whispered, "Malfoy why,"

"I'm-,"

"No. I am not going to listen to this."

She checked her watch and than whispered, "Shoot, I am going to be late," before adding, "Your Fault Malfoy, be sorry you did that,"

I was sorry. I had taken a liking for the girl, but it hadn't really touched her yet.

It will though.