When the Lights Are Dim.

You woke up to the sound of Blaise's light snoring beside you. You turned to your side to see what time it was on the clock - twenty minutes until 9.
" Blaise, Blaise, get up! " You said, shaking him. He jumped up and started panicking.
" What? What happened?! " He said. You just laughed at him.
" Nothing happened, now wake up Pansy. Class starts in twenty minutes! "

Blaise woke Pansy up while you got Draco up. You have never seen someone so cranky in the morning, he was muttering 'fuck off' and other curse words you would rather not repeat.
While Pansy rushed to the bathroom to fix her makeup you took out your pocket mirror. Your makeup had run down your cheeks from crying so much. You had slight dark circles and your hair was a mess. You took out your wand and did a quick refreshing charm and smiled.
" Put on a smile for your friends. They don't need to see anymore tears. Be strong. " You muttered, putting on a fake smile.
Pansy came out of the bathroom and put her tie on. Grabbing yours and stuffing it in your pocket, you both pretty much ran down the stairs.

" Draco? " You said. " Can you uh- "
" Yeah, come here. " He smiled reaching in your pocket for your tie. " We really need to teach you how to put a tie on. "
" Well, if you didn't notice Draco. At Beauxbatons, we don't wear ties. "
" As if I was looking at- "
" Shut up, I don't need to know. Now, come on, we now have 10 minutes to eat! " You said, playfully slapping his arm.

You and Draco, along with Blaise, Pansy, Crabbe and Goyle had to sprint to Transfiguration because you were late. You ran into atleast 7 people on the way, almost tripping.
As you got to class everyone took a seat, Draco and Blaise, Crabbe and Goyle, Pansy and some other Slytherin and not a seat for you - other than with some guy with black hair and glasses.
You slowly made your way over to the seat, happy that it was beside Draco, and sat down.

" Uh, I hope no one was sitting here, there were no other seats. " You said, smiling.
" No there wasn't. Nice to meet you, I'm Harry Potter. " He smiled putting his hand out for a hand shake. " And you are? "
You couldn't believe it. The Harry Potter, The-Boy-Who-Lived, is sitting beside you.
" I'm Caroline Thystral, but you can call me Lynn. "
" Wow, the first person who didn't get all stiff because they met me. " He laughed.
" Oh, well I knew who you were, don't get me wrong I am grateful to meet you. But I am not the type to scream because of a celebrity. " You said, smiling. " And you're the first Gryffindor who didn't leave because I am a Slytherin. "
" Please, I defeated Voldemort when I was a baby. No Slytherin will scare me off. "

You couldn't help but smile at Harry's comment. He could make a joke out of a terrible time of his life. And he didn't seem to mind you were a Slytherin.
For the lesson on changing a rabbit into a bucket, you were asked to get into groups of four. You really wanted to work with Blaise and Draco, but you thought that would be mean to Harry. So you ended up working with his two friends Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley.

" Never in my life would I ever think I would be working with a bloody Slytherin. " Ron said winking at you.
" Excuse me, this bloody Slytherin has a name. " You growled.
" Sorry Ly- What in merlins name is that? " He said looking up towards the ceiling. A paper snake was 'slithering' towards you. It landed on your text book and unfolded.
" I don't know. " You picked it up and read it aloud. " Meet me in the far corner of the library tonight at 12. " You stared at it and turned to Malfoy. He didn't seem to suspicious about it. " I wonder who wrote it? "
" Whatever you do, do not go! You might get detention or something! " Hermione squealed. You couldn't help but laugh at her.
" Hermione, you're not in my house. We just met, and you don't want me getting into trouble. And you're telling this to a Slytherin? Are you feeling okay? "
" Yeah, but still. " She said blushing.
" If you don't want to get caught, I will let you use my cloak on one condition. " Harry said. You motioned him to go on. " Talk to us, not just in class. You're not a normal Slytherin, and you're too cool to be with Ferrett over there. "
You smiled, " Of course! "
The rest of Transfiguration was fun. You talked to the 'trio' as people called them and you had a fun time. You looked at Draco a few times, and winked anytime he looked.
Harry snuck you his invisibility cloak and a map called the 'Marauders Map' so you could find your way. Hermione wasn't too pleased about this, but Ron said she is not into breaking the rules.
The rest of the day went by smoothly. Draco showed you places in the castle, including the library, and he talked about his Mother, Narcissa. She seemed like a nice woman. You were told she was nothing like Lucius Malfoy, she was nice and caring and wasn't into following the Dark Lord either.
You told him some things about your father, how he was very interested in some Muggle appliances, how he loved to buy you things and make you happy. And you told him about your mother whom was in St. Mungos because of the Cruciatus curse.
You were suprised on how your day went, especially with your father just recently dying. Thinking of this did get you sad, but you kept your smile on your face.

" I think I should head to bed. Especially since I have to meet a mysterious man in the library at midnight. " You yawned.
" Well, then go to bed. And don't sleep in tomorrow either. " Draco smirked.
" Yeah, yeah, get off me. " You said walking towards the dormitory stairs. " Night. "
You winked and ran up to your room.

You layed in your bed for a good 2 hours waiting until it was midnight. Looking around to see if anyone was up, you grabbed Harry's map and cloak and snuck out of the door. You opened the map with 'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good' and found your way to the library.
Filch was sleeping on a bench near the library door, so you had to rush in quickly so he wouldn't wake, or see you.
You took the cloak off and walked towards the back and sat down on the chair waiting for your mysterious guy.

" Ah, well if it isn't Miss. Thystral. " You heard a voice come from behind. It was a cold voice, and sounded almost like a hiss.
You turned to see Lucius Malfoy. " Wh-wh-what do you want? " You stammered.
He laughed as chills went through your body. " What do you think I want? I am here on the Dark Lords orders. He wants me to finish you off. "
You looked at him with rounded eyes. " Please don't. " You cried.
" Oh, but I will. " He pulled out his wand and pointed it at you. " Crucio! " He yelled.
It felt as if your bones were on fire. Every bone, limb and hair hurt as he kept screaming the curse at you.
" Expelliarmus! " Someone yelled from behind you. The burning stopped instantly, but you could feel darkness sweep over you as you heard curses being flown around the room.