Summary: Angel Potter, daughter of Harry and Ginevra Potter. Cole Zabini, son of Blaise and Daphne Zabini. An unlikely pair, but as fate would have it, they are closer than close. Things between the two change for the better, much to the displeasure of Cole's family. Will their relationship be strong enough to withhold their families hatred for one another? Please R&R.
The day outside the castle was dark and rainy, as Cole Zabini sauntered into one of the many empty classrooms at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His mind spinning as he slid down to the floor, leaning against the back wall of the room. 'I can't believe my father is doing this to me…' Cole thought, shaking his head. 'He can't force me to do this.'
Out in the hallway, Angel Potter walked slowly, lost in her own thoughts. She stopped and turned to her right, her hand resting on the doorknob of the empty classroom. 'I hate being the daughter of the Great Harry Potter. I just wanna be left alone to live my own life.' Angel thought as she opened the door slowly.
Upon hearing the door open, Cole looked up. 'Great… just what I need someone to see me like this.' he thought, a sigh escaping his lips as his eyes met the hazel eyes of Angel Potter. A smirk crossed the boy's lips as he said, "Hey, Angel…"
"Hey, Cole." Angel whispered in reply, as a smile crossed her lips. She walked further into the room, closing the door softly behind her. "You don't mind if I join you, do you? I just need to get away from everyone else…" Angel asked as she leaned back against the door, her eyes slowly closing, a soft sigh escaping her lips.
Against all the odds, Cole and Angel were friends, had been for quite a while now. Cole smiled, looking up at her and listened to her silently. He liked her, as a friend, maybe even more… but he'd never admit that. Cole shook his head and said, "No, go ahead…" He looked at Angel as he heard her sigh and asked, "What's wrong?"
Angel sighed heavily, opening her eyes as she heard Cole's question. "Oh, nothing. Just the fact that I am the daughter of the Great Harry Potter. And, as everyone knows because of that I am not entitled to a life of my own." she replied, her voice filled with slight resentment. Angel loved her father, she truly did… but why does he have to be the Wizarding World's hero?
As Cole listened to her, he nodded slightly. He knew what she was going through, he also knew the kind of attention she got and that she was always living her life differently than she wanted. Cole nodded again and said, "I'm sure everything will work out."
"Yeah, just not soon enough for my taste." Angel replied, with a slight smile as she walked over to him. "So, tell me… what are you doing in here all by your lonesome, Cole? What happened?" She asked, sliding down to sit next to Cole, her eyebrows raised.
Cole looked at her and smirked slightly, knowing exactly how she felt. As he felt her body slide down next to him and heard her question, he shrugged and said softly, "Just some shit with my dad… that's all."
Biting her bottom lip lightly, Angel nodded. "Alright." she whispered, not pressing the subject, for she knew that the harder she pushed Cole, the farther he would pull away from her. Especially if the subject was his father.
Cole shook his head and sighed. God damn it, why was his father always ruining his life? He heard Angel's voice and cringed slightly. He hated the fact he couldn't tell her this stuff. Cole sighed heavily and said softly, "HE wants me to be a Death Eater."
Angel barely stopped herself from gasping as her eyes widened. She glanced at her best friend, feeling tears start to sting her hazel eyes. "Are you serious, Cole?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.
He cringed again. Of course she didn't believe him. Cole never talked about his father, but everyone knew for a fact that his father, Blaise Zabini, had been a Death Eater. Cole sighed and shook his head. "No, I'm just fucking with your head, Angel." he said sarcastically.
Angel once again bit her bottom lip, this time tasting her own coppery blood. "Cole…" she whispered, her tears now rolling down her cheeks. Angel looked away from him, squeezing her eye tightly shut. "I- I don't know what to say…" she said, her voice shaking.
Cole sighed heavily as he listened to Angel. He had known she would react like this. He shook his head and said, "Don't bother saying anything. I'm going to run away or something, anyway. There is no way in hell I'm going to become a fucking Death Eater." Cole replied, his voice rough and slightly frigid.
She turned towards Cole again, wiping her tears. "Whatever you do, I'm coming with you." Angel said firmly. "There's no way I'm going to lose you. Remember, I told you that I would be there for you no matter what? Well, this is exactly what I meant." she continued, her voice softening slightly as she raised her eyes to meet Cole's.
He cringed as he heard what Angel said. Fuck it, he had forgotten about that part. Cole sighed, shaking his head. "No, Angel. This is between me and my old man… I don't want to drag you and your family into it." he said softly.
Angel felt a new wave of tears crash over her. "Fuck my family, Cole Zabini! I am not going to lose you. You mean too much to me for that to happen!" she yelled, feeling the tears slip from her eyes and down her cheeks. As much as she loved her mother and father, she wouldn't let them keep her from Cole… and she wasn't about to let his father tear them apart either.
Slightly taken aback by her wave of anger, Cole sighed and shook his head. He didn't want her to get hurt and he knew that if she was to get involved… she would be. He sighed again and said, "I-I can't risk losing you…"
Angel sighed heavily as she saw Cole shaking his head. "Quite the interesting situation, we're in. Both of us… not willing to lose the other." she said softly, a small smile on her lips. "But, you do realize… that with or without your consent, I'm coming with you, right?" Angel asked, raising her eyebrows.
Cole was silent as he thought about what she had said and couldn't help but smile slightly. Angel had always had a way of making him smile. He shook his head again and sighed. Why wasn't she getting the point? Cole ran a hand through his hair and said, "I can't. I NEED to do this by myself, Angel. I need to show my dad that I'm not some worthless punk and I have to show him that he can't run my life…"
She felt tears in her eyes as she finally nodded. "Okay, Cole." Angel said, sighing dejectedly. "I'm sorry… I'm just so scared that I'm gonna lose you." she continued in a whispered, biting her lip as she fought back tears.
Cole looked at her, his eyes searching her hazel ones. He nodded slightly and said, "Yeah, I know." In fact, he did know, but there wasn't a thing he could do about it. As he continued to look at Angel, a small smile crossed his lips. "Don't worry though, I promise that I won't get hurt." he whispered softly.
Angel threw her arms around Cole's neck, tears rolling down her cheeks. "You better keep that promise. I don't know what I would do without you, Cole." she whispered softly, tears continuing to flow from her eyes.
Cole smirked as he felt Angel's arms around his neck. He nodded slightly and said, "Hey, don't you worry. I'll keep that promise, no matter what."
Angel pulled back, her arms falling back to her sides as she whispered, "So, when are you taking off?" She looked back up into Cole's eyes and felt her breath catch in her throat.
A frown marred Cole's otherwise handsome features as Angel's arms left their place around his neck. He looked at her and shrugged slightly, shaking his head. "Well, I'm not taking off yet. I want to try and talk to my dad first." he said, his voice soft.
Angel nodded. "Yeah." she whispered softly as her heart started to race against her chest and her breath still caught in her throat. "My mum and dad came up to see me." Angel said, wiping her eyes. "Say that their going to have another kid…"
Cole turned towards the girl as she started talking about her parents. He knew she loved them, but hated having to live in their shadows. He smirked slightly and asked, "What do you think about that?"
Angel smiled slightly. "Well, I'm not sure about that yet. I mean, having another kid to take some of the weight off of me would be great, but I've gotten used to being an only child." she replied, a small smile taking its place on her lips. "And, thinking about this act in which this child was conceived… being my parents and all…" Angel said jokingly as she shuddered slightly.
Cole listened to her quietly, nodding to show he understood. He himself had a younger sister, Michelle, who had been born when Cole was about seven or eight and he had never liked her, but they had become close friends.
He smiled slightly then feigned disgust. "Aw, come on, Angel! I don't need to be thinking about that right now!" Cole said, smirking slightly.
Angel winked at him and stuck her tongue out. "I'm sorry, love… but I don't want to be the only one disturbed by this!" she replied teasingly as she leaned back against the wall.
Cole glared at her mockingly and smiled slightly, she could always keep him laughing. He turned to her again, and said, "Well, Angel… I'd better get going. I need to talk to my father today, before I lose my nerve."
She nodded slowly, biting her lip and once again tasting blood. "Alright. I'll see you later then?" Angel asked as she looked down at the floor, feeling her eyes stinging again.
Cole nodded a smile on his lips as he said, "Yeah, of course you will, Angel." With that, he stood up and apparated from the room, to his house, ready to deal with his father.
Angel sat there quietly, staring at the door of the classroom, tears rolling down her cheeks. She sighed heavily and slowly pushed herself from the floor, glancing around the room before walking out of the door.