Overthinking
(Group 6.3)
5th year - Hogwarts
Daniel sat upright in his dormitory bed in the middle of the night. His heart was pounding in his chest and he had difficulty breathing though he was glad the room was dark because tears were threatening to fall from his eyes. He didn't want any of the other fifth years to see him like this.
It wasn't like him to be overthinking, but even he couldn't stop the intrusive thoughts of failing his exams which had plagued his mind for some time now. Daniel leaned over his bed to reach for his nightstand, opening the second drawer with a trembling hand.
He took out a small vial with a light purple-pink color inside. He uncorked the stopper and drank the Calming Draught before he placed the empty vial back in the drawer and lay back down.
He still couldn’t sleep, but at least his mind was at ease again.