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Dragon's Curse chapt. 7

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Draco woke up later around 4:00 in the afternoon.

He looked around tiredly and realized he was in Professor Snape's room, he tried to raise a hand to his head which hurt like hell, only to find his wrists shackled to the wall. He looked up at them in confusion for a few seconds then tried to remember why on earth he would be restrained to the wall.

But the only thing he could remember was that he was in a lot of pain and then he felt his body start to cramp all over the place and then a lot of screaming, but he couldn't remember anything after that.

Draco sat in silence for a while trying to get his head to stop spinning but he gave up after a while and tried to ignore the pain, he looked down at himself and found that he wasn't wearing his own robes but someone's that were much too long for him, and he could feel that he was wearing nothing underneath the black cloak, no shirt or pants, but thankfully since the robes were much longer than he was it covered everything personal.

As his vision became more clear and saw Professor Snape sitting in a chair sleeping soundly without his robe on only his black shirt and black pants.

Draco frowned for a second wondering why he was wearing his Professor's robes instead of his own. Draco looked up and moved his hands a little bit to see if he could slip his hands free, the chains made loud a clanking sound as they smacked against the wall.

Draco let out a small whimper as he pulled a little too roughly and it cut into his left wrist deeply.

He looked back up at Professor Snape when he heard a shuffling sound, he saw that the professor had woken up and was sitting up strait, looking at him, watching him.

"Professor?" Draco asked tiredly.

Severus got up and walked over to the blond haired teen and kneeled down.

"How you feeling Draco?" he asked.

"Sore, dizzy, tired...thirsty..." Draco said softly then looked back up at his left wrist.

"Professor? Why am I..." Draco started but Snape cut him off.

"It was just for precautions in case you still weren't in your right state of mind...after last night we didn't want anymore accidents." Snape said calmly as he reached over and took off the chains on Draco's left wrist followed by his right one.

Draco looked at the potions master as he rubbed his bleeding wrist, he was a little confused, but he watched as his Professor left for a second and came back with a small vile and he took Draco's wrist in his hand and dripped three drops on the cut on his left wrist and it started to go away and stop bleeding as it started to heal itself.

Then Severus handed Draco a glass of water which Draco took from him greatfully and drank it until it was gone, then he handed the glass back to the potions master.

"Why, what happened last night?" Draco asked softly.

"As you know last night was a full moon, and with your condition it effected you faster than it normally would since this was your first time transforming." Snape said.

Draco looked at him with wide horrified eyes. "Y-You mean I turned into one of those..." Draco started but once again Professor Snape cut him off.

"Draco listen to me...you did not turn into one, Draco whether you like it or not you are a werewolf now, you need to understand that. And I can't even begin to tell you how sorry I am for it. But yes you did transform last night...and you broke loose of the previous restraints and, knocked Black and myself out with a strong hit..." Snape was interrupted when Draco started to shake more violently, he felt like he was going to cry...and he didn't want to cry in front of Snape but he couldn't help himself, but he still tried to hold back.

"I-I'm sorry Professor...I didn't mean to hurt you..." he said helplessly.

Severus shook his head and shushed him. "No...Draco you didn't hurt me...I just hit my head on the wall...do not worry I'm fine...you understand?" He asked softly and smiled when Draco nodded the affirmative.

"But after you broke free and left the room...you were out and about in the castle for at least over nine or eight hours, but me and Black couldn't find you. But when we did you were on top of one of Potter's friends, miss Lovegood she had been out walking around the castle before the morning meal..." Snape said and was still talking when he suddenly saw Draco's eyes go wide in horror, and tears started to come from his eyes.

"I-I didn't...?" Draco almost shrieked as he thought the worst had happened.

Snape reached forward and wrapped his arms around Draco and rubbed his back as he tried to calm the hysterical teen down.

"Draco...Draco..." Severus whispered softly into Draco's ear while he sobbed into his shoulder. "...no, she's fine, you didn't bite or scratch her, shes perfectly fine. She's just got a broken hand and took a blow hit to the head." He said attempting to comfort the young boy, but instead hearing what damage he had caused seemed to make him worse, as he started to tremble in his god father's arms while he cried.

"Shh...she's okay. No one got hurt. Draco...I stopped you when you were about to bite miss Lovegood, that's the reason your in pain, I had to use a great deal of force behind a cutting spell and I over did it...I know I can't understand what you are going through...but I just want you to know that I'm going to be there for you whenever you need me...I'm here to help you, I'm trying to learn all I can about this type of situation and changes that will be happening in your life. I am sorry you miss your father Draco, but you do not need him..especially after how he has treated you...I'm hoping that you will allow me to be there to help you, and allow me to be in your life." Snape said softly as he stroked Draco's soft blond hair.

"I-I don't want anyone to get hurt by me...they don't need to end up like me...they don't deserve this sort of life. It's not fair." Draco sobbed as he buried his face in Professor Snape's shoulder.

Severus pulled away from Draco to look at him. "You're right we don't want anyone else getting hurt, that is why we are going to have Lupin help us on the nights of the full moon, in case something were to go wrong." Severus whispered.

Draco nodded he didn't even feel like arguing which in any other situation he would object to even being close to that Professor, because he despised the man.

"Alright...now I'll find you some clothes and then I'll send you down to the great hall for dinner." Snape said and walked out of the room, he came back a few minutes later with some new robes for Draco with a pair of his dress pants he had gotten from Draco's room in the Slytherin dormitories. He handed them to Draco who stood up and walked into the back room in Snape's office and quietly changed out of Snape's robe then walked back out and handed it to him.

"Thanks, Professor..." he said softly.

Severus nodded and watched as Draco walked slowly out of his office it was clear he was still sore from last night by the way he was walking.

~Down in one of the hallways near the Great Hall~

Luna was sitting on the floor against one of the walls outside the great hall she had just gotten done eating so she decided she'd study for her test in potions for a while.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, and Ginny walked out of the great hall and looked down at her.

She had her left hand bandaged and the right side of her face over her eye and cheek had a dark blackish blue color from the large bruise from the force Draco had hit her with.

"Hey Luna. How you feeling? Hows the hand?" Harry asked as he sat beside her.

Herimone sat on the other side of her while Ron sat on the window ledge with Neville while Ginny sat on the opposite side of the wall listening to them, she wanted to know what had happened she hadn't heard of the details, and maybe Luna would say something.

"Oh hello Harry. I'm feeling better, my hand is still sore but its not as bad as it had been." Luna said smiling at them.

"I still can't believe he almost bit you." Hermione said shaking her head.

"Really Hermione? Do you not remember when Lupin tried to go after us!" Ron said seriously, which earned a glare from Herimone.

"Yes Ronald! I remember that perfectly! But this is Malfoy we're talking about, Luna's just lucky to even be alive." She snapped angrily.

"Well I'll agree on that...stupid git doesn't know when to qui- OW!" Ron cried as Herimone smacked him.

"Will you stop putting him down! I may not like him that much either, but he hasn't been bothering us lately! So stop being mean!" She yelled at the redhead.

"Well that's only because he hasn't been around all that often, he's been hanging out with Snape and Lupin getting werewolf training." Ron said in defense.

Harry's eye narrowed at his best friend. "She's right Ron, Malfoy's been going through a hard time. The least we can do is be nice to him until things settle down." Harry said.

"He's still a git." Ron said and crossed his arms stubbornly.

"Ron! If mum heard you talking like this!" Ginny started but suddenly Neville interrupted her.

"Will you guys stop fighting." He said sharply.

They all quieted down, Neville never hardly ever raised his voice so they stopped obviously knowing that the fighting was bothering him.

Ginny looked at Luna who had put her book away to sit and talk to her friends and just relax a little bit. "So Luna? Was it scary? You know being attacked by a werewolf." She asked softly.

"Bloody hell Ginny! What kind of question is that? Of course it'd be terrifying!" Ron exclaimed.

"Shut up Ronald! Just shut up! You're being a jerk! Now just shut up!" Hermione yelled.

Ron gave her a nasty glare. "Well I don't want to keep talking about Malfoy!" he growled.

"We're talking about Luna you idiot!" She argued back at him.

"Just go do something else then!" Harry yelled at the red head.

Ron let out a huff and then stormed off into the great hall in hope to get some more food, he had made himself hungry arguing with Hermione.

"Sorry about him Luna, you were saying?" Harry said politely.

"Yes, It was quite frightening...but I think I was more worried then scared. I was concerned as to why my stunning spells weren't working on him." Luna said even though she looked lost in thought.

Hermione looked at her in surprise. "Didn't you know? Stunning spells have to have an incredible amount of force put into it for it to stun a transformed werewolf. Otherwise they can just bat it away." She said.

"Oh...so that's why my Stupefy didn't work on him. I thought it had something to do with the Nargles..." She said quietly.

Harry smiled weakly at Hermione.

'Still the same old Luna...' he laughed inwardly to himself.

"I was a bit surprised though when Professor Snape cursed him with a very powerful cutting curse. Though, then he Stupefied him. He looked so sad when he did it too..." Luna said quietly, then she smiled brightly and looked up at Harry.

"It was your god father who took me up to the hospital wing Harry. He was with Professor Snape when he cursed mr. Malfoy." She said smiling up at him innocently.

Harry and Hermione looked at each other uncertainly.

"Sirius with Snape...I wonder how that worked out?" Harry said sarcastically as he rolled his eyes.

Suddenly they heard footsteps coming around the corner and they all watched as Draco walked around the corner, but once he saw who was in front of them he froze.

He looked from Potter, to Granger, to Weasley, to Longbottom, then to Lovegood. He studied Luna's condition and he looked down shamefully at his feet.

"Harry, would the rest of you guys go into the Great Hall for a while?" Luna asked kindly.

Harry hesitated and Hermione leaned towards his ear. "Harry, I don't think that's such a good idea..."

Harry nodded in agreement. "I know...but he doesn't look like he's angry or like he wants to kill someone, let's just go with it we'll go into the Great Hall and talk to Ron while Luna stays out here, I have a feeling that Malfoy is going to say something to her. He looks awful." Harry said quietly so Draco wouldn't hear.

Hermione sighed but then looked at Luna and smiled as she waved. "See you later Luna." She chimed.

"Bye." Luna called and waved with her uninjured hand after Harry, Hermione and the others.

Draco remained standing there just frozen in place he felt so ashamed and angry with himself.

"Hello Draco Malfoy." Luna said cocking her head to the side looking at him.

She slowly got up to her feet and sat in the sun on the window ledge leaning gently against thick glass.

Draco didn't answer he was so nervous that he was shaking, Luna saw this and gave a sad smile.

"Will you come and sit by me? I would enjoy the company for a while." She said softly.

Draco's eyes snapped open in surprise, but he looked at her uncertainly, he had hurt her badly yet she was treating him as if nothing had happened. Why?

Draco remained standing in place but Luna patted the spot next to her and smiled at him, so he slowly took a step forward and kept walking slowly until he reached the window ledge where he turned around and sat down beside her.

Draco felt the lump rising in his throat as he looked at her bruised face, then at her bandaged hand. "A-Are you okay Lovegood?" He asked softly even though his voice was shaky.

"Yes I'm fine, but please call me Luna." She said with a smile. "What about you? Are you okay mr. Malfoy? Professor Snape had to hex you in order to get you to stop. You took a good hit to the stomach...there was a lot of blood too, are you okay?"

Draco nodded softly and she could see some tears in his eyes.

She turned towards Draco and reached down at to the bottom of his shirt making him freeze in surprise by her simple thoughts that she could just touch him if she felt like it, normally this would anger him, he hated being touched by someone without permission but he didn't swat her hand away, he just watched as she lifted up the white shirt up to his chest and looked at the bandages that were wrapped around his middle securely, there were dark red stains each one in strait lines from where the gashes had bled randomly.

She gave him a sad smile as she looked up at his stunned face, then she lowered his shirt again and fixed the wrinkles in it.

"I-I'm sorry...I didn't mean to hurt you...i-if I could control it then, I would never have attacked you...no one deserves to end up like me...like a vile creature disowned by his father...because of his...illness." Draco said he was on the verge of tears now, and Luna could tell too.

"It's quite alright Draco...I'm sorry about your father...but you've still got Professor Snape? Why don't you let him in, he seems to really care about you." Luna suggested kindly.

"I just wish I wasn't like this...I can't take much more of it...my body is stiff, cramped, and sore...I'm tired...I hurt people...I-I'm a monster." Draco sobbed.

Luna shook her head and twisted her upper body so she was facing him as she wrapped her arms around his shaking form which made him freeze for a second from shock of her kindness towards him. "I don't think that's true mr. Malfoy, you're not a monster...you're like me. Only a little different. Not everybody is perfect." She said as he rested his head on her shoulder while he cried.

'He needs a friend...I could be his friend...it might help him if he has someone else to talk to...' She thought happily.

~Gryffindor Table~

Harry sat down next to Ron and Hermione sat across from him. "Ron! I'm tired of your talk about Malfoy." Hermione snapped.

"What! After all he's done he deserves it." Ron snapped defensively.

Ginny glared at him coldly and slapped him in the back of the head. "Shut up Ron! None of us know what he is going through! But if he has been missing classes lately like he has been doesn't that give you a clue that he's hurting badly? Shame on you for treating him like that Ronald!" She cried, feeling both disgusted with her brother and sad about Malfoy, even though she never liked him, she still felt he didn't deserve that sort of life, she could tell that it was hard enough for Professor Lupin and he was an adult and had been a werewolf for a much longer time, yet he still struggled with it.

And now to think Malfoy was going to have his life changed drastically due to this event.

"Harry...do you really think it was wise to leave Luna out there alone with Malfoy?" Neville asked looking towards the door to that led outside of the great hall which made Ron's eyes widened in shock.

"YOU WHAT!" he nearly shouted and stood up but Hermione yanked him back down by the wrist.

"No Ronald! You stay here! You need to calm down, me and Harry will go check on her." She said firmly and got up pulling Harry away from the table so he would follow her.

~Great Hall Corridor~

Harry and Hermione slowly walked out the door and stopped to look around the corner see if Luna was okay with the Slytherin alone.

But what they saw made Harry's eyes widen and Hermione put a hand over her mouth to stifle a surprised gasp as she and Harry saw Luna sitting upright with Draco Malfoy's arms wrapped around her tightly onto her side his shoulders trembling up and down as small hiccups and sobs came from him.

They stared for a few seconds, then went around the corner to stare at each other. "Was that Malfoy...crying...on Luna?" Harry asked in shock.

Hermione poked her head around the corner again and was shocked when Malfoy started to speak between his sobs, Luna caught sight of her and Harry and gave them a sad look.

Harry came around the corner to look again too as Draco started to speak louder.

"I'm...I'm so, sorry..." he cried heavily. Hermione and Harry jumped when they heard a voice behind them.

"I swear if that little git hurt her I will kill him! How dare he hurt Luna! Harry she's our friend why would you leave her alone with hi-" Ron said but was interrupted when Ginny covered his mouth firmly and pointed to Draco and Luna.

Ron's eyes widened in surprise and Ginny let go of her hard-headed brother and stared as well.

"I'm sorry...I didn't mean to..." Draco sobbed and continued to apologize over and over until finely Luna with her arm that wasn't in a sling wrapped around him and she hugged him the best she could with one arm, she looked at Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny over Draco's shoulder and inclined her head towards the great hall telling them to go back inside.

Hermione got the clue and grabbed Ron and Harry's hands and pulled them inside while Ginny followed.

Luna let out a sad sigh as she rubbed Draco's back slowly and gently to try and calm him.

Suddenly Professor Snape, Professor Lupin, Professor Dumbledore and Sirius came around the corner and they all stopped when they Draco latched onto Luna tightly crying.

Sirius and Lupin looked at each other shocked, Dumbledore watched knowingly as always, and Professor Snape looked at Draco concerned, it wasn't like his favorite student to show so much emotion in front of someone, except him as he did the other day, he knew he had somewhat gained his god son's trust, but not completely, he still seemed intimidating to the young Malfoy.

Draco still hadn't noticed them yet so he sharply spun around to face Lupin and Black and opened his mouth to speak when he heard Malfoy's soft broken voice speak in a voice that almost sounded as if he were begging for something.

"I'm sorry Luna...I-I'm so sorry...please forgive me..." He sobbed.

Snape glanced over his shoulder at Draco with wide shocked eyes, then he turned back to Lupin and Black. "You two leave, now I want to be alone with him at the moment." The black haired Professor said coldly, then looked at Dumbledore.

Remus looked at Sirius and rolled his eyes, before turning to leave while his old friend followed him.

Severus watched the two leave with a scowl and then continued. "Headmaster...could you leave as well?" Snape asked politely.

The old wizard gave an understanding nod and walked down the hall towards his office.

Severus walked silently over to Luna and Draco, he, Black, Lupin and the headmaster had all come down the corridor that was behind where the two sat.

Once the potions master had gotten to close to the two students he reached out and with a gentle hand touched miss Lovegood's shoulder resting his hand on top of it carefully.

Luna hadn't heard or seen the professor coming, and she jumped slightly but she didn't make a sound but she looked up over her shoulder and was a little surprised to see Professor Snape standing there looking at her with his black eyes filled with ice at first but when he saw the large dark bruise that covered her whole right eye and half of her cheek underneath it was all a dark blackish blue, his eyes changed into something young Luna had never seen before, they now held a deep concern, and a warm caring touch to them...and a little bit of happiness.

"Hello Professor Snape." Luna said, happily smiling at him.

The corner of the Professor's mouth lifted slightly but it dropped again.

"Miss Lovegood...how are yo-" Snape started but stopped when Draco suddenly jerked back away from Luna letting go and his head turned towards his direction his eyes red from crying in wide with...terror?

Draco looked at his favorite professor with horrified eyes and started to speak but all came out as gibberish and stutters as he tried to find the right words to explain.

"I-I was...I...didn't mean to...I wasn't being..." Draco stuttered as he started to back away from the black haired wizard while Luna watched with curious, yet innocent silver gray eyes.

Professor Snape realized that Draco was afraid he thought that he was trying to hurt miss Lovegood so he shook his head. "I'm not angry mister Malfoy." he said calmly as he reached out and grabbed Draco's arm even though Draco tried to pull away a little bit.

"I just wanted to talk to you and see if you and miss Lovegood were okay...everything is fine, you were worried you hurt her badly...but as I can see shes fine." Professor Snape said and put a hand on Draco's shoulder.

"How are you feeling yourself?" Severus asked softly.

Draco looked at Luna once again taking in her bruised face then looked at the ground.

"Okay...my body is sore though." Draco said truthfully.

Snape nodded and reached into his robes and pulled out a vile of a light blue potion he held it out to Draco.

"That was another reason I came...to give you this. It should help a little, you'll probably still be in a bit of pain but it should help a little." the potions master said as he watched Draco slowly reach out and take it, he opened it and stared at it for a little while before finely drinking it down.

Professor Snape nodded and looked at miss Lovegood once again when he saw Draco glance towards her again.

"I'm sorry Luna..." he said quietly.

Luna smiled kindly at the young blond. "It's alright mister Malfoy." she said happily smiling at him before continuing. "It doesn't hurt hat much and Madame Pomfrey said I should be healed in no time. I understand it wasn't your fault you couldn't help it but its quite alright. I'm just glad you're yourself again. Or well as much as yourself you can be." Luna said with another innocent happy smile.

Severus' mouth curved upwards slightly and he put a reassuring hand on Draco's shoulder giving it a gentle squeeze.

"Follow me mister Malfoy I need to speak to you in my office." Draco heard Professor Snape say to him.

Draco nodded and slowly followed his head of the house after taking another glance at Luna.
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