I Hate the Way You Make Me Feel
Chapter 1 – Hogwarts and the Sexy Blond Guy
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own any of this, except maybe the plot and Aless, Riley, and her parents. If I owned Draco Malfoy, I'd be doing better things with him, not writing this story. ::wink::
"Alessandra Ann! Get that rear end of yours down here right now! We're going shopping!"
At this, Aless' eyes lit up. She loves shopping. It's the next best thing to hot guys. My mum sure knows how to get my attention, she thought.
"Coming, mum! I just have to get changed!" Aless yelled at the top of her lungs while searching her large closet hurriedly for a cute outfit. She finally settled on a short denim cutoff skirt with a navy tank top under a white off the shoulder shirt. Then she pulled her long, sandy blonde hair into a low ponytail.
"ALESSANDRA! GET DOWN HERE NOW BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND ABOUT BUYING YOU SOME NEW ROBES!" her mom threatened.
She hustled downstairs, chose a pair of white flip flops, grabbed a matching denim purse, and headed over to the fire place, where her mom was patiently waiting for me. She held out a pot of floo powder to Aless who took a bit and threw it in the place, saying loud and clear, "Diagon Alley!"
She landed just outside of Flourish & Blotts, in the strong arms of a pale, white-blond haired boy who was extremely good looking. He smirked at her and said,
"Gosh, you females can't help falling for me, can you?"
Aless scowled. She pushed him away from her and brushed herself off. He was hot, but there was something about his attitude that annoyed her. A lot. But it had been nice being in his arms. She looked at him straight in the eye and retorted,
"We're falling in hopes of knocking you off that pedestal you seem to sit on."
"Do you think that highly of me? I had no idea I was that attractive," he smirked again. It was then that Aless noticed the 2 big guys standing on either side of him, cracking their knuckles every once in awhile. As if they could scare me, Aless thought to herself. She knew a lot more spells than they probably did, thanks to her dad. Besides, the hot guy's two body guards didn't look very bright either.
"Oh, you have NO IDEA what I think of you!" she exclaimed, with fake lust.
"Care to share?" Once again, he had that fabulous smirk plastered on his face. Didn't he have any other facial expressions?
"Oh, I think you're a sexy god. Maybe that explains the pedestal thing."
He looked smug and said, "Oh, you know it. Draco Malfoy," he stuck his hand out, which I shook, "And you are?"
"Alessandra Matthews," she replied, spotting her mom looking for her, "Now if you'll excuse me, I've got to do some major shopping."
Draco looked disappointed, but he made no attempt to stop Aless as he watched her leave. Aless, on the other hand, was glad to be rid of the git. Quite frankly, he annoyed her.
Draco shook his head. He muttered to himself, "I don't like her. But her attitude would be great against Pansy."
Meanwhile, Aless had caught up to her mother. They walked into Madame Malkin's Robes. A woman's voice greeted out,
"Ah, new customers, I see. What can I do for you?"
Aless supposed this woman was Madame Malkin herself. Aless' mother, Riley Matthews, answered,
"We're here to buy my daughter new robes. She'll be starting at Hogwarts this term."
"I see. Where has she been attending all these years? I'm assuming she'll be a 6th year."
"Oh, yes. Her father and I sent her to a private muggle school. We didn't think it was the right time to send her to Hogwarts. She just received her letter a few weeks ago."
"I see. Raise your arms please," Madame Malkin asked Aless. She did as she was told. Mrs. Matthews paid for the robes and we left.
We left Madame Malkin's and went to Flourish and Blotts to buy my schoolbooks for Hogwarts. She spotted the hot blond guy, who turned around, as if sensing someone watching him. He smirked at her (what a surprise!) and winked. Aless rolled her eyes and turned away, only to bump into a sort of tall guy with messy black hair and glasses, and a scar in the shape of a lightning bolt. He was kind of cute, but not as good looking as that Draco Malfoy had been. Three guesses as to who that was. Aless realized who it was and said,
"Oh! I'm so terribly sorry! I must watch where I'm going next time!"
Harry Potter smiled at her, saying, "Oh, no, its my fault! Oh yeah, I'm Harry Potter, and these two are Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger," he motioned to the bushy haired girl and red haired boy with freckles, who had come up behind him.
"Aless Matthews," she smiled back at him and gave both Hermione and Ron a brief nod.
The bushy-haired girl named Hermione asked me, "Aless...is that short for something else?"
"It's short for Alessandra," Aless replied.
"Alessandra is such a pretty name! I hate my name," she complained, wrinkling her nose in disgust.
"And we all hate you, Granger," a voice spoke up. Aless turned in time to see Draco Malfoy, once again, winking at her as he walked out of the store. She shook her head. He wasn't very nice.
Ron, in an attempt to ignore Malfoy's last comment, addressed Aless, "Anyways, are you attending Hogwarts this year? What year are you in? What house d'you think you'll be in? How come you're not at Hogwarts already?"
Aless laughed as Ron blushed, "To answer your first question, yes, I will be attending Hogwarts this year. I suppose I'll be a 6th year. And I don't know what you mean by houses. I'm not at Hogwarts because my parents didn't think it was the right time for me to be studying magic. Does that answer most of your questions?"
"Excellent! You'll be in our year too! We're in Gryffindor, one of the houses at Hogwarts. Houses are like your family at Hogwarts. You have classes with them, dorm with them, and eat with them. Ravenclaw's full of smart people, they say Hufflepuff is a joke really, and then there's Slytherin," Ron informed her, but Aless noticed he sneered when he mentioned Slytherin.
"What's wrong with Slytherin?" Aless was curious to know.
The three friends all got a dark look on their faces, and it was Hermione who told Aless that, "All the witches and wizards in that house have gone bad. And you-know-who was in that house too! So what house do you think you'll be in?"
Aless knew exactly which house she would probably end up in, but decided not to tell the three. She didn't realize that while she had been chatting with Harry, Ron, and Hermione, her mother had left the store and done the rest of the shopping. Now, Aless spotted her mum and said good-bye to the trio. The trio waved after her, saying, "See you on September 1st!"
Riley Matthews looked curiously at the three before turning her attention to her daughter. "I see you've made some new friends. Hogwarts?"
"Yes mum. I'll be in 6th year with them. They're in Gryffindor," Aless told her mom.
"I see. And did you tell them which house you know you'll be in?"
"Well, no. I just told them I still wasn't sure."
"I see. Oh yes, dear. I ran into an old friend of mine, Narcissa. She's invited our family to visit and stay at her house for one week! Isn't that lovely of her?"
"Simply smashing, mum! When are we visiting?" (Notice Aless' sarcasm here)
"We're leaving tomorrow, dear."
"TOMORROW?!?" Aless shrieked.
"Yes, tomorrow. Is there something wrong with that?"
"Well, no. I just felt like yelling. Tell me, does Narcissa have any children?"
Aless decided if she had to go "visiting", she might as well know if there were any people her age.
"Oh, yes. She has one son your age, although I forget his name. It's been so long. I think it starts with a D-. And I bought you an entire new wardrobe, so not to worry. I finished all the shopping too. I suppose we better get home now."
The Matthews were one of the richest wizarding families. Money was never a problem for them, so Riley and Aless got whatever they wanted. Sounds like a certain Malfoy family, doesn't it?
Aless and her mother walked around quite a bit before deciding to leave. Aless noticed an ugly, pug-faced girl hanging around Draco outside a quidditch supply store. Draco was clearly unhappy about this girl's presence, and Aless couldn't resist laughing out loud. Draco and the pug- faced girl turned around to look at Aless. Draco glared at Aless, and Pansy sneered.
"What are you laughing at? Drakie, she's probably just some filthy mudblood thinking she can have a laugh at us purebloods!" Pansy whined.
"Actually, I'm just as pureblooded as you are, assuming that you are a pureblood. And I was laughing at an (pause) inside joke," Aless hastily replied.
Pansy looked at a loss for words. Finally, she stuck out her hand, which Aless neglected to shake, and said, "Pansy Parkinson. I'm Drakie's girl!"
I tried my best to keep my laughter inside. Draco, once again, didn't look very pleased. "Parkinson? As in the disease? Why would a hot guy like Draco go out with a pug like you?"
By the time Aless had finished, Pansy fuming. On the contrary, Draco was shaking with laughter.
"Drakie!" she complained, "are you going to let her talk to me this way?"
Draco winked at Aless and said, "Why Parkinson, I find it very amusing. Besides, I can't stop her from saying what she wants to."
With that, Pansy Parkinson stormed off in a fuming rage. Aless laughed to herself, and Draco winked at her again before muttering a silent "Thanks" to Aless.
I went to find my mom and we began our trip home. Aless and her mother returned home, laden with shopping bags. Aless' father, Michael Matthews, was sitting at the table in their large kitchen.
"How are my two favorite women in this world? How was your trip to Diagon Alley?" Mr. Matthews asked.
"Oh, it was wonderful, Daddy. I met a bunch of people who will be in my year at Hogwarts!" Aless gave her dad a peck on the cheek.
"Yes, it was!" piped Mrs. Matthews, "remember Narcissa, dear? She invited us to visit and stay with them for a week! We're leaving tomorrow, so you better start packing!"
------Meanwhile at Malfoy Manor------
Draco Malfoy had just gotten home after an afternoon in Diagon Alley with his mother, Narcissa. Narcissa dropped her bags in their large entrance hall and told her son and husband, who came out to greet them, "Oh, boys, I should tell you before I forget. Do you remember Riley Matthews from Hogwarts? I ran into her today, and I invited her to stay a week with us. They'll be coming to the parties we're hosting too!"
Draco hadn't been paying attention to anything his mother said until he heard "Matthews." Going with his hunch, he asked his mom, "Does this Riley Matthews have a daughter?"
"Why, yes, I believe she does. I don't remember her name. I know she's about your age though, give or take a few months. Why?"
"Oh, just wondering," Draco answered casually.
"She'll be staying in the room next door to yours. You'll have to share the adjoining bathroom with her," Narcissa said, matter-of-factly.
If Draco had any feelings regarding this, he certainly didn't show them, especially since Malfoys don't show much feeling. Besides, the last thing he needed his mother knowing was that he had already met Aless. Sure she was pretty-wait, did he just think that? Ok, so he found that long, sandy blonde hair of hers pretty, not to mention the lightest brown eyes and fullest lips. Plus she had a body with all the right curves. That girl needed someone to put her in her place; that attitude would get her nowhere. And no way was Draco Malfoy going to let some girl insult him like that. He was determined not to see her as more than just a pretty face, but little did he know that he would be seeing a lot more than just her pretty face.
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