𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐱

As Y/N was sat in potions class, a folded note landed in front of her.

'𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙮/𝙣. 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨, 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙞𝙩 𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩.

- 𝙃 𝙭'

She looked up to see Potter staring, to make sure she read the note.

"Who's that from?" Draco asked sticking his nose in as usual.

"Oh just Potter, wanted help on the homework" She lies. He snarled, shot Harry a look of warning with his icy eyes.

When class ended and everyone was collecting their bags, Draco lingered for a bit waiting for Y/N. As they all walked out the class, Y/N was half out the door she noticed Draco stood, watching her from his desk. He looked, different.

worried.

"Y/N. I- i just- erm i kind of-

"Come on!" Hermione grabbed Y/N's arm and dragged her down the corridor with Ron and Harry scurrying behind. On the walk there she can't help but wonder what the hell Draco was about to say.

"Hermione where the fuck are we going?" Y/N asked in protest as they jog down the hills going towards the forest still being dragged by her arm, which now ached. Hermione ignores all of her questions and leads them all to Hagrid's hut.

Lots of others were sat in the hut as well with confused looks on their faces.

Y/N folds her arms over her chest and stands beside Fred who looks just as confused as she does.

Hermione awkwardly cleared her throat.

"Um, hi. So you're all here because we need a teacher, a proper teacher who knows what they're actually doing" Hermione quivers.

"Why?" Somebody asks in the back.

"Why? 'Cause you know who's back you tosspot" Ron spits.

"He's not even back, this is all bullshit" Somebody else announces from the back.

"Is it true you can produce a patronas Harry?" Luna asks in her usual calm sweet tone.

"Well, yes but that's not the point. None of you beleive me I get it, but 'you know who' really is back. And by forming a team we can do this together. Fight back together" Harry exclaims.

"Y/N, we need you in this as much as Harry. Umbridge will catch on to suspicious behaviour, and who's she gonna get to patrol the corridors? Malfoy" Ron says. Y/N looks down and thinks about it. If she does this, she's betraying Draco. Something she doesn't think she could do.

"She's a Slytherin how can you lot trust her?" Seamus projected from the front row. Y/N glared at him before speaking.

"Seamus if you speak again i'll shove that wand of yours somewhere where your Lumos charm won't find it" She spits back. Fred growls a laugh and looks up at her.

"Think about it. Who's side are you on? Umbridge or your own?" Hermione added.

Y/N's head shot up to meet Hermione's eyes. She nibbles her lip.

"Where do I sign?" She says with a nervous laugh. Everyone signed the sheet saying 'Dumbledore's Army'. At first she was hesitant because after all she is a Slytherin, but this was Umbridge they were talking about.

"Right, first we need to find a place to practice where Umbridge won't find out" Harry announces as they all walk back to the castle.

"The forest?" Hermione suggests.

"If we wanna get blown over" Ron jokes.

"Harry what happens if Umbridge does find out?" Ginny asks.

"Who cares? I mean, it's sort of exciting isn't it? Breaking the rules" Hermione beams.

"Who are you and what have you done with Hermione?" Y/N laughs.

When they reach Hogwarts, they all depart to their common rooms. Dracos face lit up when Y/N walked in.

"Where have you been?" Draco asks.

"Why? Concerned were we?" Y/N jokes. He breathes a little laugh and looks away.

They sit on the couch in front of the fire and talk for a while. It was important to them both they keep this friendship of theirs.

Even though she's lying to him a great deal.

After it was lights out, the group snuck down to meet each other outside the Gyrfindor common room for the first DA meeting. Y/N was nervous but excited. Neville led the group to a back hall, and stood infront of what looked like a wall. Slowly, the patterns on the wall started to turn black and it formed a door shape. The door flew open.

"Neville you did it! You found the room of requirement!" Hermione praised. Neville sheepishly smiled as they approached the room. It was dark but looked tinted with blue from the stained glass windows. The blazing fire at the back gave the room a blanket of warmth.

"It's brilliant. It's like Hogwarts wants us to fight back" Harry says. They all nod and come in the room. For a few hours they all practice the spells Harry asked them too. It was tricky at first but y/n was getting the hang of it.

"So Y/N, what would your precious boyfriend think to all this?" Neville asked. Very brave of him to speak up she thought.

"He doesn't know. He isn't going to know. And he is not my boyfriend" She replies gritting her teeth.

"Just remember why you're doing this" Ron reassures as he walks past, shooting a cheeky grin at her. She smiles back, but can't help feel guilty.

They all finish and sneak back into their dorms. Y/N has to keep telling herself why she is doing this, even though Draco would hate her.

The next morning at breakfast, Draco Goyle and Crabbe walk in about 15 minutes after Y/N and the rest of Slytherin house.

"Where've you been?" Y/N approaches as they sit down.

"Umbridge's office. She's got a bunch of us to patrol the halls at night 'cause she thinks there's some sort of suspicious activity going on" He says as Y/N's heart sunk.

"What sort of activity?" She bites her tongue until she can taste iron.

"She thinks a group of students are planning stuff against her I dunno. But when I find out who it is there will be hell to pay for, especially is Saint Potter is involved" He says with a smirk.

Shit.