When there is more to Love and Hate
Intro - Halloween
The night grey sky was cloudy, though not rainy. The last days of October had been windy and cold, but that night only a gentle breeze rustled the leaves on the Forbidden Forest in the distance.
An owl, here and there, a howl, far far away, and muffled giggles from the direction of the rosebushes was all one could hear. Nothing else disturbed the peaceful silence.
But under that same cloudy sky, inside Hogwarts Castle, a big noisy party took place. Although the enchanted ceiling of the Great Hall reflected the grey night outside, nothing else looked remotely alike the silent and cold breeze.
For one, the Great Hall was filled with noisy students and even noisier skeletons who played some merry melodies in a stage in front of the four house tables. Secondly, it was warm and the air smelled like pumpkin juice and warm muffins. And finally, there was this cheer happiness in the air that was difficult to wipe out of the grins and smiles across the faces of the students. And of the teachers.
Professor Dippet was particularly happy that night. He had planned for a memorable Halloween party that year. He had decided that it would be his last year as Hogwarts Headmaster. He felt his body asking for retirement but he had promised himself he would give these students a year to remember. And the Halloween party was just as beautiful, colourful and delicious as he had wished. And he could see his students were enjoying it as much as he was.
All students. except for one. She was the picture of sadness and grief. A tall blond 16 year old girl, holding a butterbeer in her hand, gazing at the entrance door as if expecting something to happen. Her blue eyes scanned the door and even beyond it and her pointy pale face looked even paler. She was the saddest girl to ever hold a butterbeer.
"Narcissa" said a younger girl next to her.
"Huh?" said the blonde witch, without taking her eyes off the door.
"Narcissa, look at me." insisted the girl.
"What, Bellatrix?!" asked Narcissa suddenly enraged, looking at her younger sister.
"Do you want another butterbeer?" asked Bellatrix. She had blue eyes just like her sister, and straight waist long black hair. Although two years younger, she was already as tall as Narcissa.
"No." answered Nascissa, looking at the door again. "Yes."
"Yes," said Bellatrix, taking the glass from her hand. "I thought you might."
"I wish you would stop with that annoying 'look at me' habit." mumbled Narcissa just as Bellatrix turned to leave.
"You know I hate it when people don't look me in the eye." she answered with a rather piercing look and left.
***
Lucius Malfoy entered the Great Hall smiling like only he knew how to smile. He spotted Narcissa's eyes right away but chose to ignore them and moved to the other side of the party to help himself of some butterbeer. He knew her eyes were following him closely, but he didn't care. He always loved it when a female couldn't take her eyes off him.
"Lucius" said Bellatrix when she saw him coming in her direction "Narcissa is looking for you."
"I know." he said smiling and taking a glass of butterbeer from the table.
"Where were you?"
"Will you tell your sister?" he asked with a wink.
"Of course not." said Bellatrix, narrowing her eyes. "Even if she is a spoiled brat I would never tell her something that could hurt her."
"Would you not?" he smiled, drinking slowly. And noticing she was still looking at him, he asked "How do you know it would hurt her anyway?"
"Oh, Lucius, when will you see that I'm not a child anymore? I can see it in your eyes. I don't even need to ask you. I have a pretty good idea." She noticed he was smiling wickedly in the direction of the Great Hall entrance. She shot a quick look and laughed. "I knew I didn't even have to ask."
There was a red haired girl looking slightly pink in her cheeks who was just coming in. She looked directly at Lucius' eyes and grinned. Lucius looked at Bellatrix, who was turning to leave.
"Near the rose bushes." he said casually "Where you would want to be with Rodolphus right now."
"Go to hell." she said acidly and left.
"Yes, and I'll see you there." he smiled back, drinking his butterbeer and ignoring both girls who were eyeing him now.
He walked slowly towards the Ravenclaw table, where he had spotted Andromeda and Alexandra deeply absorbed in conversation. He approached them casually, but they stopped talking as soon as they spotted him.
"Oh, please, Andromeda, go on." he said, stopping only when he reached them. "I'd hate to spoil your chatting."
"Go to hell, Malfoy." she answered.
"Everybody seems to want me there today."
"Maybe that's because you look good together."
"Andromeda, you're getting soft." he said seating next to the girls. " You actually said I look good. Don't let that mudblood lover of yours find it out. He might get jealous."
Alexandra chuckled.
"What is it, Alexis? Did I say something funny?"
"My brother? Jealous of you? Could there ever be anyone who could be jealous of a peacock like you, Malfoy?"
"I dunno. I'll ask your boyfriend in a couple of months." and he winked. Alexis shot him a venomous look. "I know." said Lucius, getting up "Go to hell, right?"
"No, as it's most likely I'll be going to hell one day, I wouldn't want your company." said Alexis. "So I won't send you to hell. I'd rather tell you where you could stick your wand." and she smiled laconically.
Lucius laughed and winked, walking in Narcissa's direction at last.
"Shame you're a mudblood, Alexis." he thought "I do like your sense of humour."
Intro - Halloween
The night grey sky was cloudy, though not rainy. The last days of October had been windy and cold, but that night only a gentle breeze rustled the leaves on the Forbidden Forest in the distance.
An owl, here and there, a howl, far far away, and muffled giggles from the direction of the rosebushes was all one could hear. Nothing else disturbed the peaceful silence.
But under that same cloudy sky, inside Hogwarts Castle, a big noisy party took place. Although the enchanted ceiling of the Great Hall reflected the grey night outside, nothing else looked remotely alike the silent and cold breeze.
For one, the Great Hall was filled with noisy students and even noisier skeletons who played some merry melodies in a stage in front of the four house tables. Secondly, it was warm and the air smelled like pumpkin juice and warm muffins. And finally, there was this cheer happiness in the air that was difficult to wipe out of the grins and smiles across the faces of the students. And of the teachers.
Professor Dippet was particularly happy that night. He had planned for a memorable Halloween party that year. He had decided that it would be his last year as Hogwarts Headmaster. He felt his body asking for retirement but he had promised himself he would give these students a year to remember. And the Halloween party was just as beautiful, colourful and delicious as he had wished. And he could see his students were enjoying it as much as he was.
All students. except for one. She was the picture of sadness and grief. A tall blond 16 year old girl, holding a butterbeer in her hand, gazing at the entrance door as if expecting something to happen. Her blue eyes scanned the door and even beyond it and her pointy pale face looked even paler. She was the saddest girl to ever hold a butterbeer.
"Narcissa" said a younger girl next to her.
"Huh?" said the blonde witch, without taking her eyes off the door.
"Narcissa, look at me." insisted the girl.
"What, Bellatrix?!" asked Narcissa suddenly enraged, looking at her younger sister.
"Do you want another butterbeer?" asked Bellatrix. She had blue eyes just like her sister, and straight waist long black hair. Although two years younger, she was already as tall as Narcissa.
"No." answered Nascissa, looking at the door again. "Yes."
"Yes," said Bellatrix, taking the glass from her hand. "I thought you might."
"I wish you would stop with that annoying 'look at me' habit." mumbled Narcissa just as Bellatrix turned to leave.
"You know I hate it when people don't look me in the eye." she answered with a rather piercing look and left.
***
Lucius Malfoy entered the Great Hall smiling like only he knew how to smile. He spotted Narcissa's eyes right away but chose to ignore them and moved to the other side of the party to help himself of some butterbeer. He knew her eyes were following him closely, but he didn't care. He always loved it when a female couldn't take her eyes off him.
"Lucius" said Bellatrix when she saw him coming in her direction "Narcissa is looking for you."
"I know." he said smiling and taking a glass of butterbeer from the table.
"Where were you?"
"Will you tell your sister?" he asked with a wink.
"Of course not." said Bellatrix, narrowing her eyes. "Even if she is a spoiled brat I would never tell her something that could hurt her."
"Would you not?" he smiled, drinking slowly. And noticing she was still looking at him, he asked "How do you know it would hurt her anyway?"
"Oh, Lucius, when will you see that I'm not a child anymore? I can see it in your eyes. I don't even need to ask you. I have a pretty good idea." She noticed he was smiling wickedly in the direction of the Great Hall entrance. She shot a quick look and laughed. "I knew I didn't even have to ask."
There was a red haired girl looking slightly pink in her cheeks who was just coming in. She looked directly at Lucius' eyes and grinned. Lucius looked at Bellatrix, who was turning to leave.
"Near the rose bushes." he said casually "Where you would want to be with Rodolphus right now."
"Go to hell." she said acidly and left.
"Yes, and I'll see you there." he smiled back, drinking his butterbeer and ignoring both girls who were eyeing him now.
He walked slowly towards the Ravenclaw table, where he had spotted Andromeda and Alexandra deeply absorbed in conversation. He approached them casually, but they stopped talking as soon as they spotted him.
"Oh, please, Andromeda, go on." he said, stopping only when he reached them. "I'd hate to spoil your chatting."
"Go to hell, Malfoy." she answered.
"Everybody seems to want me there today."
"Maybe that's because you look good together."
"Andromeda, you're getting soft." he said seating next to the girls. " You actually said I look good. Don't let that mudblood lover of yours find it out. He might get jealous."
Alexandra chuckled.
"What is it, Alexis? Did I say something funny?"
"My brother? Jealous of you? Could there ever be anyone who could be jealous of a peacock like you, Malfoy?"
"I dunno. I'll ask your boyfriend in a couple of months." and he winked. Alexis shot him a venomous look. "I know." said Lucius, getting up "Go to hell, right?"
"No, as it's most likely I'll be going to hell one day, I wouldn't want your company." said Alexis. "So I won't send you to hell. I'd rather tell you where you could stick your wand." and she smiled laconically.
Lucius laughed and winked, walking in Narcissa's direction at last.
"Shame you're a mudblood, Alexis." he thought "I do like your sense of humour."
