I sang to myself as I made my way down to the threebroomsticks…
"I get to drink Firewhiskey…and there's no daddy to stop me!"
My friends giggled thinking I was crazy.
But I felt free and independent; this was the first time my dad had allowed me out; as being Principle Dumbledore's daughter meant that I had to stay at home all the time, as there are 'enemies' everywhere.
As if…not like everyone's out to get me…right?
Just as I turned the corner to enter the pub I fell into someone with broad shoulders, and as I looked up, staring back at me where the biggest ever green eyes imaginable. I felt as if with one glance my whole body was being strip-searched. And then he smirked, a smirk that would make the devil shake in cowardice. He held me up right with his huge man hands and asked if I was all right; and me being stupid I said
"Urm yea, sorry urm yea thanks"…
Gosh! I am lame!
"Merlope, are you coming or not?"
O damn, nearly forgot about them. As I looked back to bid my farewells to the stranger he had disappeared, leaving me no chance to see his face again.
But yea, he really wasn't the first guy on my mind…because I was about to get drunk! Moreover, unlike last time I didn't let dad trick me into going to Uncle Aberforth's pub the hog's head, where he could keep a constant eye on me! Hugh!
God, come on good thoughts good thoughts…can't let my epic failure for a family ruin my night out.
DAMN…Potions starts in 5 minutes, and I'm dying in my room from a hangover...Argh!!
As I make my way back to class I try to recollect the previous nights memories, and have flashbacks of me with a pint, and another and another and so on they go and then I puke…and then I'm being carried…something big and cuddly…but a bit hairy…O right Hagrid!
A message came in class for me…. at lunch dad wants to see me…God I wonder what's this about? As I'm making my way at lunch from the seventh floor to the sixth (where dads office is) I bump into familiar shoulders again. But this time they're not so welcoming, and seemed in a rush to find something that's not visible, due to the fact that we were surrounded by plain walls.
"O it's you", is all he says?!
"Urm yea, what are urm like you doing here?"
"Thought I'd pay my old school a visit, that's all young lady"
I blush at young lady I don't know why I can't help it.
"May I ask what's your name?"
"Yea, it's Merlope." At the mention of my name his eyes nearly go blank and I see a moment of shock and then he seems to regain himself.
"Ahh what a lovely and very dear to me name you have"
"O urm thanks, what's yours?" He hesitated almost for a moment, as if considering whether to tell me or not,
"You can call me Tom, Tom Gaunt, and I have a feeling we'll see each again other very soon"
Doubting that, I walked away. As I walked past all the staircases, saying hello to the homely portraits and ghosts I couldn't imagine my life other than as the principals daughter; and Hogwarts as my home.