Bruised & Broken // D.M.

Fifty-five
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The boys ran into the common room after sunset, both out of breath mumbling something none of them understood. They dragged the girls up to Draco's dorm and they all sat down in a circle.

"We know where they hide," Theo announced and both Theo and Draco had a malicious smirk plastered on their faces. It was triumph that sparkled in their eyes. They found out where Potter and his friends were hiding, and after weeks of following them, they were finally a step ahead.

"We saw them disappear through a door in the wall and then the door vanished," Theo added. "But this time it was a different corridor, so there had to be a room," he explained looking at the two girls who had confused expressions on their faces.

Amara's frown slowly disappeared and her eyes widened when the realisation hit her, "OMG" she exclaimed and jumped to her feet.

She hurried over to the desk, hectically skipping through the pages of a book, "Why didn't I think of this earlier," she whispered to herself, her finger scanning the lines on a page she opened.

"Here," she shrieked and hurried back to her friends.

"What? Tell us" Daphne urged.

"I read about it while studying... I didn't think much of it but-" Amara spoke quickly.

"Stop rambling- tell us," Theo said.

"The Room of Requirement,"

"The what?" Daphne frowned.

"Room of Requirement, it's supposed to come to those in need and adapted to what you need," Amara explained and Daphne still looked at her bewildered. Draco said nothing and only stared at the dark-haired girl, holding the book between her tender fingers.

It all made sense to him now. How they were able to meet —undetected.

"You think they are in there?" Daphne asked.

"It's the only place I can think of," Amara shrugged and looked at the blonde next to her. His eyes were focused on the pages in her hands and slowly the smile arched back on his lips.

He wrapped his arm around her and pulled her closer, giving her a soft kiss on the temple before he whispered into her ear, "Oh, how much I'd love to fuck you at this very moment,"

Amara felt the heat rushing through her body, coming to halt in her head. She smiled shyly to herself and looked down, the hair that fell into her face, hiding the bright red colour on her cheeks.

"C'mon we have to tell Umbridge," Theo rushed them and all four hurried to Umbridge's office.

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A few days passed since they told Umbridge what they knew and nothing happened. Nothing until today.

"We know for certain that they are in there today- I got this information from one of their members,"

Amara and Daphne frowned and looked at each other while Umbridge continued briefing the Slytherins she ordered to meet her in front of their common room.

Montague, Higgs, Bulstrode, Bletchley, Crabbe, Goyle and even Pansy were here. Every one who would be happy being the one handing Potter over to her. However, no one was as eager as Malfoy.

"I never thought one of them would snitch," Daphne whispered.

"Me neither," Amara whispered back and her eyes landed on the grey ones already watching her. He winked with a smudged smile on his face.