New Beginnings

Chapter 17: Clearing the air

Draco woke up very early in the morning the day after Sarah was admitted in to the infirmary. He hadn’t seen her before because Ron was always around her. Draco had also been thinking about what Ron had said to him after the match.

“You can’t stop hurting people. You’ll never stop”.

Draco knew that Ron had some point. But he never hurt Sarah. He didn’t even cheat on her. Never, he knew it. It was all Pansy’s fault. After the night that he had first talked to her he bribed her in to telling the truth about what she had done. He hated her for what she had done.
Draco left his room and headed through the hallways, trying not to get caught by Filtch or his cat. He walked it to the infirmary and over to Sarah’s bed. She was dressed in a white night gown. Draco pulled up a chair and sat down next to the bed.
“Sarah I don’t know if you can hear me but I know that you wouldn’t want to listen to me but please just hear me out. It has been months since we have spoken to each other and I guess that now this is the only way I’ll ever be able to talk to you.” Draco looked down and sighed as he received no sign from Sarah. “I wasn’t cheating on you with Pansy. I hate her and you know I hate her. I told you. I’ve been dreaming about you too. All the time, when ever I close my eyes I see you end up dieing in all different kinds of ways. I thought that this accident was one of them but you are not gone, and you’ll never go. That is why I’ve been looking so I’ll. I have not slept much at all.” Draco looked back up at Sarah. “I miss you and I want us to be together. I love you.” Sarah shot up with a gasp. “Sarah?!” Draco stood up. Sarah gasped and gasped for air. She couldn’t breath. Draco ran over to Madam Pomfrey’s office. “Um Madam Pomfrey?” Draco called. Madam Pomfrey turned around. Draco saw an older man sitting at a desk.
“Mr. Malfoy what are you doing up so late?” Madam Pomfrey snapped.
“I’m sorry but it’s Sarah.” Draco left the office and walked back to Sarah’s bed.
“Oh, come Mr. Barton.” Madam Pomfrey followed Draco. The older man followed her. “Oh dear” Madam Pomfrey ran over to Sarah’s side and poured her a glass of a clear yellowish potion. “Take this.” Madam Pomfrey poured the potion into Sarah’s mouth. Draco watched the older man scribble down on a note pad. Sarah stopped gasping and began to breath normally.
“Thank you so much.” Sarah croaked.
“It is ok dear.” Madam Pomfrey put down the glass. “Mr. Malfoy I will leave you for a little while longer, when I come back you must leave.”
“Ok.” Draco nodded.
“Good.” Madam Pomfrey walked back in to her office pulling Mr. Barton along with her.
“Are you alright?” Draco asked.
“Yeah.” Sarah stared at Draco. “Tell me about Pansy and your dreams.”
“You heard?”
“Yes.” Sarah nodded. “What dreams?”
“I’ve been drng ang about you dieing.”
“Why didn’t you tell me Draco?” Sarah frowned.
“Because I thought they were nothing. I didn’t want to scare you.”
“Draco I don’t care that it might have scared me.” Sarah said, sounding irritated. “You have to learn to open up a little. I want to know what goes on with you.”
“I’m sorry. I’m just not used to talking about myself.” Draco whispered softly.
“Maybe if you told me I wouldn’t have believed Pansy so easily.”
“Pansy is nothing. I can’t believe thou wou would even consider believing her. I can’t believe you had let her be your friend.”
“I didn’t!” Sarah sated. “But I know your past and you cheating on me wasn’t a far off reach.”
“But I promised you I wouldn’t.”
“I’m glad you remembered.”
“How could I forget?” Draco sighed. Sarah smiled.
“I missed you.” Sarah bent over and gave Draco a hug.
“I missed you too.” Draco held her tight, remembering how good she felt as he held her.
“But what about Ron?” Sarah knew that she had broken up with she just wanted to know if Draco knew. Draco sat back. He thought that they had broken up.
“Leave him.”
“I don’t want to hurt him.” Sarah played on.
“Well just be nice or something. Weasley will do what ever you want.”
“We broke up a while ago.” Sarah confessed.
“Why did you go on as though you two were still together?” Draco asked.
“Because I wanted to see your reactions.” Sarah replied.
“Why did you break up?”
“Because.” Sarah took in a breath. “I did something and I just could have him be my boynd and anymore. Don’t get me wrong I love him but in a friendly, brotherly way.”
“What did you do?” Draco pondered curiously.
“I slept with someone.” Draco’s eyes widened.
“You cheated on Weasley?” Draco said in disbelief.
“Yes. And don’t forget I thought you had been cheating on me, till now.”
“But you’ve been with me and we never did anything and you go off and bang someone that you haven’t been in a relationship with.” Draco was a little angry.
“Draco, please. You did things like this before. Don’t go and get all angry at me.” Sarah spat.
“Alright. Who was it with?”
“Snape.”
“WHAT?!” Draco felt as though he had just been blown away. “How could you do it with him? He’s 40 years old.”
“I don’t know. I just wanted to.”
“You could have fucked Longbottom. He would be better then Snape.”
“Neville is not my type.” Sarah laughed.
“Sarah that’s not the point.” Draco snapped.
“I know it isn’t.”
“Why Snape?”
“I don’t know.” Sarah shrugged. “Because I fancy him.”
“Do you still fancy him?”
“Yes.” Sarah nodded. Draco looked away, not really expecting that answer.
“I knew e wae was something going on between you two.” Draco said through gritted teeth.
“Well there wont be anymore and there wasn’t anything on when we were together.” Sarah assured.
“So what are we going to do now?” Draco r han hand through his hair. Sarah leaned over and gave him a kiss.
“That’s what we are going to do.” Sarah smiled.
“That’s fine with me.” Draco grinned. Madam Pomfrey came back over towards the bed.
“Mr. Malfoy you best be off now.”
“Yes ma’am.” Draco stood up. “I’ll see you later Sarah.”
“Sure.” Sarah watched as Draco walked out of the infirmary.
“You still sound very hoarse my dear.”
“I know.”
“Keep drinking the pumpkin juice. I shall see how you are in the morning.” Madam Pomfrey pushed the bottle of pumpkin juice and cup closer to Sarah.
“Ok.” Sarah took one drink and then laid down in the bed. “Madam Pomfrey?”
“Yes dear.” Madam Pomfrey looked at Sarah.
“What happened to me?” Sarah asked.
“That is a question I do no know the answer to.” Madam Pomfrey sighed.
“Oh.”
“Sleep well dear.” Madam Pomfrey walked away. Sarah closed her eyes and fell asleep.