December 31, 1997
11:00 P.M.
It was the first new year after the war. People were really hoping to officially get a new start to their year. And Leah wasn't any different. After the war she enrolled in healer school and was currently living in an apartment above Flourish and Blotts and her life was for some part normal.
But she was sick of normal.
She ventured out into the crowded streets if Diagon Alley grabbing a firewhiskey on her way out. It was New Years Eve. A holiday she always loved. But not two seconds after walking out of her flat, she ran into the last person she wanted to see the whole night. Draco Malfoy. A boy she never really got to know because she was a Gryffindor, and he was a Syltherin. It was unheard of.
"Malfoy? What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Am I not allowed to be in the most common wizard place in the country?"
She took a swig of her firewhiskey and shrugged her shoulders at him. She nodded her head and turned to leave.
"Sternin." He grabbed her hand and looked her in the eyes. "I'm sorry to hear about your father. He's one of the main reasons I'm not in Azkaban right now."
She never looked into his eyes before but she did notice that his eyes held sincerity. But she didn't want to think about her father. Not tonight.
Changing the subject she asked, "Are you meeting up with anyone tonight?"
"Nope. Just wanted to get out of my flat for a while."
The liquor was getting to her and she thought, 'What the hell' and linked arms with him and they walked over towered the center of the crowd.
She whispered in his ear, "well at least we can be stuck together."
He thought about the shiver that went down his spine at the close contact of her body and her lips. He had always found her attractive. But he was in Syltherin, and she was a Gryffindor. They weren't supposed to like each other. But he had changed after the war. He really changed mid war, but he had to protect his mother. Maybe now he would have a chance to have something with someone he chose for once.
11:59 P.M.
"What do you want to change this year?" he asked her during a lull in their conversation.
"I don't want to be normal anymore." She paused for a second. "Everything I've ever done is because I have been told to. My father wanted me to be a healer, I was on Harry's side because I was in Gryffindor. I just want to start over." He looked into her eyes and was overtaken by the emotion in her eyes.
"You have no clue how good that idea sounds to me." he chuckled. He noticed how close they were, close enough for him to count the freckles on her cheeks. He brushed a strand of hair off of her face.
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"Kiss me." she whispered.
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"What?"
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"Kiss me." She said louder.
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"What?"
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She kissed him with all the emotion she could muster. They were two lost souls who could hopefully start over. Again.
Happy New Year to all of you! Just a short little idea i had about ten minutes ago. So here it is. There will be a second chapter to this... probably tomorrow!
Happy New Year!
Be safe!
Love Buggy