The next day ended as soon as it started. I spent most of my time skipping class in the library's Restricted Section looking for ways to stop what was going to happen in a day. I looked for protection, combat, and hex spells and even looked for recipes for potions that could manipulate someone into doing what you wanted or kill someone with just one drop. However, using this information in a plan would be impossible. I needed a plan which I couldn't have due to the fact that one of the teachers is a Death Eater and in case of telling anyone about what would happen would be plain suicide. I thought of multiple ways of running away from the Dark Lord but the same problem of the latter finding the blonde through the mark couldn't be solved. I also thought about fighting against them in the astronomy tower all by myself against Draco, but it would be pointless. Snape would kill me if I tried to hurt Draco. But then it hit me; who would help me in defeating Snape? Who would be perfect for turning Voldemort's plan upside down? It would be none other than Potter.

I'd explain the whole situation to Potter and his two other friends and ask for help. I'd tell them when it hit 12 o'clock we would be in Astronomy tower awaiting Draco's and Snape's arrival. The four of us would be unbeatable against Snape and Draco alone.

I was going insane.

I quickly closed the books I took off the shelves and ran to the Great Hall. It must have been lunchtime because almost every student was there, including the ginger friend of Potter. I ran toward the Gryffindor table and stopped next to where I noticed Ron. I looked to the right seeing Hermione but Potter wasn't there.

I got extremely worried.

"Where's Potter?" I asked Hermione panting looking all around the hall trying to search for her four-eyed friend, "WHERE IS HE?"

"Merlin, calm down," Ron chimed in throwing his hands in the air, "Harry isn't here if you can't see."

"But I need to talk to him right now, Weasley!" I yelled which attracted the whole attention of the hall onto me, "You don't understand, I need to talk to him, like, right now."

"Y/N, calm down," Hermione said sternly, "We don't know where he is."

Something bad was happening to me.

"Granger, tell me where Potter is!" I screamed at the top of my lungs and drew out my wand and put it against her throat, "WHERE IS HE?"

I saw Luna rush over to us with her wand out and pointing at me. This was not going to end well.

"Y/N put your wand down," Luna said with a serious tone.

"Serpensortio!" I shouted without thinking and out of my wand popped out a snake that immediately went for Luna.

Luna froze it in place with a swift gesture of her wand.

"Expelliarmus," she cast a spell back at me which sent me flying to the other part of the hall.

"Expulso!" I shouted back but Luna dodged it instead, it hit the wall behind her blowing up.

"Y/N, calm down, you are not thinking straight," Hermione shouted pointing her wand at her to which I responded with a confringo. The floor under Hermione's feet exploded throwing her onto the table next to which she used to stand.

My mind was spinning with endless thoughts of trying to find Harry. It didn't occur to me that I simply just exploded a wall, threw someone across the room and onto the table, called out a snake, and almost set fire. I was looking left and right trying to find where Potter was but I couldn't calm down, my adrenaline was through the roof, and my body temperature raised drastically.

"Crucio!" I shouted casting the unforgivable curse on Ron who was standing by, "Tell me where Potter is or your friend dies."

Ron dropped onto the floor screaming for help. He was rolling over the floor in pain.

"Petrificus Totalus!" I heard a monotonous voice shout and my mind went blank.

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I woke up with a gasp and looked around to see Snape, Dumbledore, Luna, Leila, and Madam Pomfrey standing around me looking at me astonished.

"What happened?" I asked confused trying to get up to sit, "Why am I here."

"I'm afraid, Miss L/N, you were under the spell of Imperio," Dumbledore spoke out coming forward to me, "Are you feeling alright?"

"Who did it? Was anyone hurt? Is Ron okay? Is Hermione okay?" I asked quickly but was cut off by a shush made by the principal.

"We couldn't find who was behind all this, but we assume this has something to do with Katie Bell's and Ron's accidents," Snape spoke up with his monotonous voice.

The room fell silent. To me, this came as a shock. Did Draco do this? What the hell is wrong with him? What in Merlin's beard was that ferret thinking?

"Let's leave Miss L/N alone, shall we?" Dumbledore said storming out of the room along with Snape. That betraying piece of shit was Dumbledore's closest acquaintance, wasn't he?

"Y/N," Leila started, "Could you te-"

"No, get out," I interrupted her, "Please."

Luna and Leila got out of the room and Madam Pomfrey went back to her office.

There was a long and melancholic silence within me. I couldn't think anymore. Draco must have done this if Dumbledore says that my accident was the same as his previous victims. However, that couldn't be true. I wouldn't accept it until Draco said it himself. He trusted me and I trusted him, he had a heartfelt conversation with Snape about this whole ordeal, he would never try and kill someone through me, would he? This didn't make sense at all.

I looked down at my necklace and took it to play with it to calm myself down, but this time it didn't help with anything. I saw tears roll down my shaking hands which were now cold. I dropped the necklace and hugged myself placing my head on my knees.

I didn't know what was happening around me. Was I under the influence of amorentia? Was this obsession with Draco simply based on poison? Was he really a cold-blooded Death Eater he vowed himself to be in front of Snape? I didn't know. I was lost. But worst of all,

I was terrified of myself.

There was a day left.

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Today was the day Draco had to have the job done. I was getting more and more anxious about what was going to happen today at night. I knew that Draco had to go to the astronomy tower to finish what he started but it didn't quite hit me that the information I possessed as of now, could save a life. To be precise, I couldn't comprehend how much Dumbledore's death could affect the wizarding world.

Today was horrid. The weather was horrid. My mood was horrid. It was raining heavily and I was stuck in the hospital for the whole day. I couldn't eat all day and didn't talk to any of my friends, although they did show up to ask me how I was. I simply didn't answer them with anything; I thought if I spoke a word everything would turn against me. All day I was thinking about how I could talk to Draco, figure out what was going on, and then convince him not to do it. But then again, I was met with a dead end over and over again. I questioned myself, I wanted to seek help from adults: from those who could do something. I didn't know whether Draco cursed me or not, I also didn't know if I could tell anyone. It was a gamble.

If I told anyone about what was going to happen that night, no one would believe me. Everyone would turn their backs on me and the Death Eaters would know that I knew. I could place myself in danger, moreover, get Draco killed. I couldn't get Draco killed. He was the only person in the whole school that I loved and cared for so much. I couldn't help but think about him being gone forever, I cried every time I did so. I couldn't help him and couldn't betray him. But h could have cursed me, who knows? The point is, if I told anyone, there is a chance that I would mess the whole situation up for both me and Draco.

My thoughts were interrupted when I heard three knocks on the door.

"Come in," I said and tucked myself into the blanket wishing whoever it was to go away.

"Hey, Y/N," I heard a familiar blonde's soft voice say, "Are you okay?"

Oh, how I wish I could vanish from the room for once and for all. I wasn't ready for a conversation at the moment; besides, I didn't know whether I should hate or love him.

"Leave me alone, Draco," I said calmly closing my eyes, "Please, get out."

An uncomfortable silence fell between us. I hoped that he would turn around and go away. Right now, I was ready to say my final goodbye to him and never see him again. Uncertainty would haunt me for life, but who cares? He was leaving anyway.

"You know, I thought about the conversation we had a while back," Draco spoke up sitting on a chair next to me, "You know, about the right person waiting and stuff. Well, I said that I'd wait for you forever. At the time, I didn't think it through, but I think I really might wait for you for an eternity and beyond."

"Y/N," Draco whispered softly, "I know that you know."

I froze up.

"So, please meet me in the evening at 9," He spoke tenderly, "Meet me where it all began. I'll be waiting for you."

Then I heard him get up and go to the door. He opened it and got out closing it carefully. I finally turned back to face the other side of the room and looked at the clock. It was 3.

I decided I wanted to see Draco Malfoy one last time.

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a/n: next chapter when