Author's note: Takes Place in Draco's 6th / Astoria's 5th year at Hogwarts.

References to „Tell Me How I'm Supposed To Breathe With No Air", my other story. But this one takes place at Hogwarts and you don't need to know „Tell Me How I'm Supposed To Breathe With No Air" to understand this one ;)

I need a break from „Tell Me How I'm Supposed To Breathe With No Air", but I'll continue the story.

In my story, Snape still teaches Potions and Slughorn teaches Defense Against The Dark Arts. I know that in the films/books it's the other way round, but...this is my fanfiction :D just saying, in case you think I don't know :P

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Chapter 1

Astoria and her best friend Amelia entered the Hogwarts train very late. When they made their way towards the unofficial Slytherin compartments, Astoria whsipered „crap" when she saw Draco Malfoys light blond hair. He seemed to be sitting with Pany Parkinson and Blaise Zabini; at least, he sat in the different direction, so he wouldn't see Astoria until she

had already passed him.

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„What're you looking at?", hissed Pansy.

Draco didn't look at her. „Nothing." He looked after Astoria who had just walked past them.

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„What's wrong with you?", asked Amelia when they finally sat down in an edge where they were alone.

„Okay, I...I lost my panties last summer."

Amelia laughed. „You did what?"

„I had sex. With...Draco Malfoy. At Marcus Flint's engagement party."

„Seriously? You screwed the Slytherin Prince? Wow."

„Don't be jealous", said Astoria. „I wish I had never done it. I'm pretty sure it's gonna be awkward this year...well, at least I think it's awkward. It's hard to tell what he thinks..."

„Isn't he with that Parkinson girl?"

„Yeah", sighted Astoria.

„Dirty", laughed Amelia. „So? How was it?"

Astoria looked around to make sure that nobody was listening; then she grinned and whispered: „Mind-blowing."

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Astoria looked up from her meal when Draco entered the dining hall way too late. Weird. He sat down next to his friends and although they asked questions, he didn't talk to them. What the hell had happened...? Astoria could've sworn that he looked kinda...satisfied. Like he had punched someone who deserved it.

Amelia pushed her with her elbow. „Daydreaming again, huh?"

„What? No."

Her best friend raised an eyebrow. „Stop staring at him. He might think you're a crazy stalker."

Astoria laughed. „I'm not. Shut up, seems like Dumbledore is going to say something."

While the headmaster talked, she looked at Draco again. He seemed to be very bored and...absent. His head rested on his hand and he didn't look at Dumbledore once...weird.

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Astoria and Amelia had been hanging out on the grounds of the castle; they hadn't seen each other during the whole summer break. So they smoked too many cigarettes and talked and laughed for hours.

It was after midnight when they entered the common room.

„Just accept it and shut up", groaned Malfoy annoyed.

„You're an emotionless jerk!", screamed Pansy.

Both of them looked up when the two girls entered the room.

„Umm, we...didn't mean to interrupt you", said Astoria and they hurried upstairs to their dorm room.

„And what the fuck are you looking at now?", they heard Pansy screaming.

„Crap", laughed Amelia after she had closed the door behind them. „That didn't sound good."

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The next day, Astoria watched Pansy during breakfast. She had got the same arrogant facial expression she always had, but this time Astoria could see that Pansy had been crying a lot recently.

When Draco Malfoy entered the Great Hall and sat down at the Slytherin table, Pany got up instantly and left the room.

Astoria felt exposed when Draco's eyes met hers. Crap. She smiled and looked away. Awkward.

„Hey, you know, you're not going to pass your O.W.L.'s if you keep staring at Malfoy", said Amelia and offered her some cereals.

„I'm just curious, I just wanna know wether they broke up yesterday. Don't you wanna know?"

„Actually, I don't."

Astoria rolled her eyes instead of saying something.

When they recieved their schedules, Astoria sighted. „Oh crap."

„What? Transfiguration is okay I guess."
„What the fuck? I've got Potions in the first two periods..?"
„Seriously? I've got Transfiguration..."

Astoria rolled her eyes. „Great. How am I supposed to stand Potions on my own?"

„Let's meet in the common room after the first periods, okay?", said Amelia. „Gotta go."

„Yeah, no prob, go..."

Astoria went outside to smoke a cigarette before she headed towards the dungeons. Snape didn't like her that much, anyway.

On her way downstairs, she heard a familiar voice calling her name. „Hey, Greengrass!"

She stopped, turned around and saw Malfoy. „What?"

He smirked. „You're not being polite. Mummy would be mad."

Astoria rolled her eyes. „I'm already late for Potions."

„So am I."

„What? We can't be in the same class, you're one year ahead!"

Draco shrugged. „Guess you're in the Advanced Potions class, then."

She looked at him in disbelief before they entered the classroom.

„Miss Greengrass, late as always?", hissed Snape.

„So is Malfoy", said Astoria.

„Come late again and you'll get detention for three months."

When Astoria turned around to find herself a seat, she recognized that the only empty seat was in the last row – next to Malfoy.

She rolled her eyes and sat down next to him.

„You've heard it", grinned Draco. „You'll get detention if you'll ever be late again."

„Shut up", hissed Astoria. „Why didn't he threaten you?"

„Because I'm Draco Malfoy."

„Oh, sure. Forgot that you're privileged."

After they had remained silent for a while, Astoria asked: „What...what happened between you and Pansy last night?"
„I broke things up."

„Seriously? You -"

She was interrupted by Snape. „Miss Greengrass!"

„Yeah?"

„Come over here and tell us what the solution to task number three is."

She got up and went in front of the class. When she turned around, she could see Malfoy smirking. Ass.

„So?"
„I don't know the answer. I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention."
„Because your conversation with Mr Malfoy was more interesting?"

„Actually -" She could feel Pansy Parkinsons eyes piercing her. Crap. She didn't recognize that she was in this class, too. „No, Sir. I'm sorry, it won't happen again."

„You're hot", murmured Malfoy when she came back. „Like I said...I like bad."

Astoria blushed. „Shut up."

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When Astoria headed to the Slytherin common room after Potions, she heard footsteps behind her before she was slammed hard against the stone wall.

„Ouch", she said and looked at Pansy Parkinson.

„You little whore, what do you think you're doing?", yelled Pansy. „Take your hands off my boyfriend!"
„What are you talking about?", yelled Astoria and pushed her away.

„Draco, you ugly slut! You're fucking him, aren't you! I saw you at the engagement party and now, here, I'm not blind!"

Astoria rolled her eyes. „Okay, first: there's nothing going on between us. And second, I thought he broke up with you last night, didn't he?"

„He told YOU?", yelled Pansy and pushed Astoria against the wall.

„Back the hell off!", yelled Astoria, pushed Pansy away and headed towards the common room.

„Bloody hell, what happened to you?", asked Amelia and got up from her seat when she saw her best friend.
„Pansy", groaned Astoria. „I feel like she broke my back by slamming me against a freaking wall while she yelled at me. She's a crazy bitch!"

„Why would she do that?"
„She thinks that something's going on between me and Malfoy."
„Yeah well, you have to admit that she's got a reason to be jealous."
„She doesn't!"

„Come on. I've heard about your Potions class, hun."

Astoria rolled her eyes. „Shut up."

„You have to stop telling people to shut up when you don't know what to say."

„Seriously? This, now?"

Amelia laughed. „Let's go to our next class."