A Slytherin Secret; Draco Malfoy

T H I R T Y - F I V E

A BEAUTIFULLY ENDED HOLIDAY;

(Just a little heads up, there will be violence and mentions of blood.)

Elle's pov

  "What!" I yelled as I shoved past Blaise. I began to speed walk towards the great hall. What the hell was happening? Why was Hermione involved? I had a guess, but I was hoping I was mistaking. I heard the group follow behind me, their footsteps loud in the empty corridors, but I couldn't wait up for them. "Elle, slow down," said Blaise huffily. I quickly shook my head and walked faster. I stormed into the great hall, it was an absolute hell-zone. Students were yelling, students were fighting. Hermione had her hands over her mouth, her eyes watery as she looked down.

I averted my eyes down, there, laid Theo and Ron, fighting. And when I say fighting, I meant, fist fighting. Punches were thrown, sounds of bones cracking rang through the air. Theo was on top of Ron, punching him over and over again in the face. He looked unconscious, his face and hands covered in blood, both his, and most likely, Theo's. Ron now laid limp, Theo moved himself where he had a knee on either side of Ron's hip.

Theo looked angry, very, very angry. Before I could act, Draco rushed past me and into the ruckus. Draco went behind Theo and wrapped his arms around his torso, pulling him off of Ron with great force.

Theo flung his arms back and forth, elbowing Draco in the nose. Draco threw Theo onto the hard ground, standing over him, blood gushing from Draco's nose. "Prick, " spat Draco. He leaned down and grabbed Theo by the collar, thrusting him against a nearby wall. Students scurried out of the way, not wanting to get caught up in the mess. I brought my gaze off of Draco, darting it to Hermione. She was sitting next to Ron, tears streaming down her face. Her breathing was uneven, and she started to hyperventilate. I ran over to her and rested my hand on her lower back.

She slightly jumped, but once she saw it was me, she threw her arms around my neck. I rubbed her lower back, as well as rubbing the back of her head. She cried into my neck, tears dripping onto my robe. "Shh, what happened?" I asked her in a soft whisper. I felt Hermione shake, and she shook her head against me. "Theo he- then Ron tried to-and then this h-happened," she pulled away from me, looking down at Ron next to us. She looked terrified, her eyes widening once she saw how bad Ron's condition was.

I started to cry too, seeing Ron like this, was scary. I looked around for Harry, but he wasn't here? I gulped, "Hermione?... where is Harry?" I asked slowly. Hermione stared at Ron, her hands shaking. I placed my hand over hers, and she finally looked at me. "Hermione, where is Harry?" I asked her again, looking deep into her glassy eyes. She licked her lips, "He went to go get Dumbledore..." I nodded in response. I looked to the side once I heart grunting.

Draco had Theo against the wall, he was yelling at him, throwing a few punches along the way, Theo trying to fight back. I rubbed Hermione's shoulder and stood up urgently. I rushed over to Draco, seeing the resentment engulfed in his eyes as he glared at Theo.

"Draco!" I yelled, trying to be heard over all the sounds around me. Draco brought a hand up to Theo's neck, squeezing tightly on it. Theo clawed at his hand... just as Crabbe had... I shook my head and concentrated. "Draco!" I yelled again, bring my hand up to his forearm. Draco jumped, dropping Theo as he turned his head to look at me. His hard expression suddenly softened, and he looked at me with worried eyes.

"Elle I-" I cut Draco off, bringing up my hand to his cheek. "Draco, Draco, it's alright. I get it." Draco closed his eyes and put his hand over mine, rubbing his thumb over it gently. I smiled softly, removing my hand from his touch as I turned back around, crouching down next to Ron. "Let's hope they notified Madam Pomfrey," I whispered, scanning Ron's face. He had large gashes across his face, his nose looked broken,  several bruises were scattered around the visible parts of his body, and there most likely were a lot of internal issues.