Chosen

Chapter 26

The next morning, we had to pack our bag for Christmas break and head home. It didn't even feel like I had been on the train at all when we finally reached King's Cross. I stepped off the train, hoping to find the family that I was going home with, the Weasley's. I looked around and spotted Draco taking his trunk off the train. I walked over to him before he left.

"Hey." He smiled at me.

"I just came to say have a great break and Happy Christmas." I said awkwardly.

"Nyx!" I heard someone yell. I turned around the see Fred and George waiting for me from far away.

"Well, see you after break." I told him and started to walk away.

"Wait." He grabbed my wrist and engulfed me in a warm hug, which I hugged back to. "Happy Christmas." He whispered in my hair. I broke the hug and looked in his eyes. I took my trunk and walked over to the Weasley's.

"What was that all about?" George asked.

"Nothing, I'll explain later." I told them. Thankfully they dropped it, for now.

It was finally time for Christmas and I guess Mr. Weasley went to the Ministry to find something for the Order and got attacked my Voldemort's snake Nagini. He made it back home okay though, if it hadn't been for Harry.

"There we go, Daddy's back!" Mrs. Weasley sang as she stood her husband. We all clapped happy that he was home.

"Sit down everyone, sit down. That's it, now presents!" We all sat down. She handed everyone their presents, forgetting which one were Fred and George's. I opened my gift to find a knitted scarf and gloves. I absolutely loved it! Just then, Harry walked in with Sirius behind him.

"A toast, to Mr. Harry Potter, without whom, I would not be here....Harry." Mr. Weasley raised his glass. We all raised our glasses for Harry. Sirius then took him away from the kitchen.

"So..." Fred looked at me.

"So..." I said sounding a bit confused.

"You never got a round to tell us what you were doing hugging Malfoy." George continued.

"Oh right, that, well umm..." I looked down at my hands.

"Please, go on, we'd love to know." Fred pressed.

"Alright, well, a while ago Draco and I had a truce. He told me he was sorry for choking me and making rude comments about Cedric all the time and rude comments about everything really. He told me he was sorry about being a git to all of you too." I told them. I could tell they were surprised.

"He choked you?" George exclaimed.

"That doesn't matter. I tell you all this and all you get is that he choked me?" I spat at them.

"Look, the other part just doesn't sound like Draco. That's why we jumped ahead." Fred explained. I let out a big breath.

"So, you two are just friends?" Fred asked.

"I guess." I shrugged at his question.

"What are you guys talking about?" Ginny asked. I looked at her and the others who were now listening and told them the whole story.

"So that's why you've been so cheerful lately? I thought something was different." Hermione said.

"Yeah, I suppose so. I really didn't know he had that side to him, unless he's playing me."

After the break was over a lot of shit went down. There was a mass breakout from Azkaban and everybody now thinks that Sirius is behind all of it. Hagrid finally came back, apparently he was trying to persuade Giants to come and join our side.

I sat down by Draco and Blaise reading the Daily Prophet. Now that my friends new I was friends with both of them, I could sit and talk with them in public. I noticed Seamus walking over to where I was.

"What do you want?" Draco spat at Seamus.

"Draco, calm down. Yes Seamus?" I turned to him.

"Can I talk to you?" He asked.

"Yeah, be back in a few minute guys." I got up and stood next to Seamus by the doors to the Great Hall.

"Do you think you could talk to Neville? He's been down lately and I don't know why, so I thought maybe you could try?"

"Yes, of course. See ya later." I turned around.

"Oh, and." I turned back to Seamus. "Do you think Harry would accept my apology, you know, for calling him a liar?"

"Of course he would. Harry is one of the most understanding people I know. Go tell him now." I said pointing at Harry who had just walked in with Ron and Hermione. He smiled and thanked me and I sat back down next to Draco and Blaise.

"What did he want?" Draco spat.

"Ahh, nothing important." I replied going back to the Prophet.

I followed Neville to the Room of Requirement, because I still needed to talk to him and he came a bit early for our meeting. He was standing in front of the inspiration mirror looking at the original members of the Order of the Phoenix.

"Neville?" I said walking to his side. I waited for him to respond.

"Fourteen years ago, a death eater named Bellatrix Lestrange used the Cruciatus Curse on my parents. She tortured them for information, but they never gave in. I'm quite proud to be their son, but I'm not sure I'm ready for everyone to know just yet." I looked at him and nodded.

"We're going to make them proud, Neville. They will be avenged, I promise you that." He smiled down at me.

Today for our meeting, we were learning how to produce potronus charms. I was quite excited to see what my potronus would be.

We all went our ways while Harry instructed us on what to do.

"Think about the happiest moment that you can and hold onto it." He told us. I thought back to when Cedric had first told me that he loved me.

"Expecto Patronum." I said and out came a fox. Foxes were very angelic, but sneaky. I smiled at it and people congratulated me. Then all of the sudden, the walls and floors started shaking. Everybody stopped laughing and giggling and looked around. A specific wall started to crack so Nigel and Harry took the lead in walking up to it. The glass mirrors on the wall shattered and there was a hole in the wall. Nigel went up to it and looked through.

"I'll make short work of this." Umbridge's voice broke through. Harry pushed Nigel out of the way. The whole wall exploded and there she was, with Mr. Filch and the Inquisitorial Squad. Draco came into view with Cho in his grasp. Cho had ratted us out, what a bitch! Draco smiled at the group but his smile faded once he saw me. My eyes widened. He said he would do what he had to do if it came to this.

"Get them!" Umbridge yelled. We all got a severe punishment (the special quills she has) and even worse, Dumbledore left, so Umbridge was appointed Headmistress.