The new room

Breathe Taylor. Breath.

What's that noise?

Scorpious, he is the noise.

Now snap out of it Tay!

"Taylor, it will be ok. You can do this. He is an alright chap." Scorpious whispered in my ear.

"Thanks baby bro" I say with a fake smile plastered in my face "I will be fine."

He doesn't buy it, he knows I'm lying. Guess that is the down side of having a brother that knows you like the back of his hand. But he doesn't say. He just looks into my eyes for a moment and knows that I need to do this but don't want to. Scorp will make me make this good but that doesn't mean I'm not going down without a fight but he will leave the argument for now.

I look up at my friends and none of them have noticed our little conversation because they are all in their own little trace states worrying about how their future other halves will act.

Em is the first to snap back into the real world and I get Rich back whilst Em gets Kay. And slowly we start conversing again until the hall is completely empty except the seventh years.

Flitwick calls us all around him as he stands on the Ravenclaw table. We start to walk over and I take a quick glance at James and he is looking at me but quickly averts his eyes once he realise I saw him.

Good I don't want him to feel comfortable around me, the ministry might not make us get married if we can't even look at each other. But maybe they won't because James is after all the son of the saviour of the wizarding race and if he is shown to have a good relationship and can work with the law then the ministry will keep it.

But I can't carry on my inner struggle because Flitwick has started talking "As you know, this year the ministry have enforced a new law saying you all are betrothed to someone of another "blood type" as the muggles say." I can tell he is trying to lighten the mood with some jokes but they aren't working, everyone is very tense. "And so, instead of sharing your dormitories with people of the same people as always, for your last term of Hogwarts, each couple shall have their own room. Each shall have a small common room, separate rooms for each person with a double bed and a shared en suite bathroom."

Some people are looking quite excited at the prospect of having their own dorm to themselves with a double bed. I look at Em and Kay and they give me looks of despair as we will not be able to gossip in our dorm anymore.

"There will also be some unique techniques in your common room that are there to get you to communicate and get to know each other. When you leave for your dorms tonight, you are not permitted to do the technique already set up in your common room. Especially you Mr Potter and Mr Weasley" Flitwick looks obviously at James and Fred (One of James' many cousins) and then continues "A teacher will now escort you and your betrothed to your room. First pair, Kirsty Abbot and Rupert Finnigan, you will be escorted by Professor Hopper here to your dorm."

Flitwick carries on naming pairs and then "Richard Flint and Jessica Holmes" My head shoots up.

I'm such a rubbish friend. I didn't even ask who he was betrothed to. Jessica Holmes...Hufflepuff, I guess it could be worse. She is a very plain looking girl, hasn't got any prominent features, but that isn't always a bad thing. Hufflepuff's are supposed to be kind and loyal so she won't be unfaithful. No one will ever be good enough for my Rich but I guess she will do.

Flitwick interrupts my thoughts on the girl by saying "Taylor Malfoy and James Potter, you will be escorted by Professor Longbottom" Great, head of Griffindor. The one teacher that does not like me because I have absolutely no skill in herbology.

I walk up to the professor and we set off. James is animatedly talking to Longbottom about quidditch so I train behind them ,feeling uncanily like a third wheel, until we stop as a large portrait of a German shepherd.

I think I prefer the snake outside the Slytherin common room.

"The password is chocolate frogs but you can change it any time you want, just write it on the black board" Longbottom explains. We then enter the room.

I immediately see it is a large room, about as big as my old dormitory, that is painted with light purple. The furniture is all cream except one green armchair and one red armchair. It seems a very neutral room but as I look around to see where our dorms are, I see a large ball pit filled with bright multi coloured balls. Why would we need a ballpit? how will this get us to communicate?

James makes a break for it, running to jump straight into it but Longbottom thankfully stops him by saying "I wouldn't do that if I were you James... Flitwick put the protection charms on it himself." James turns around looking thoroughly disheartened but before he can complain, Longbottom stops him again by saying "You will be able to go in it tomorrow, don't worry, but for tonight, just unpack your things have a look around and get to know each other a little"

"Ok" is all James says, he obviously doesn't think getting to know me is a very good alternative. So I walk past them and head for the room that says 'Taylor'.

As I open the door, the light is so bright, it almost blinds me. I step in and see that my room has floor to ceiling windows that have an amazing view of the black lake, a large double bed with green hangings and covers, a mahogany desk and wardrobe. And in the middle sits my trunk.

As I put my robes in the wardrobe, I think I hear a fait knock at my door.

I ignore I thinking I imagined it. But seconds later comes another and I hear James say "Taylor?" I walk and open the door. He is stood there looking very nervous.

I just stare at him, not knowing what to say. "Do you want to uhh, come uh, chat?"

He is really trying. He actually wants to make this work. What should I do? I've still got to unpack. Can it wait? As I'm having another inner dilemma, I just stare at him blankly. He waves his hand in front of my face and I come back to my senses.

"No. I have to unpack" and with that I slam the door in his face and run to my bed and cry.

Why are you crying? He was the one who had a door slammed in his face!

Because he was being so nice to me!

*sigh* so why are you crying?

Because I ruined it by slamming the door in his face!

Just go out now and apologize.

I can't. It will look so weird.

You are having a conversation with yourself... you are weird.

I am not! Just leave me alone!

Trust me love, I would if I could. But I can't so I um, shall not.

Urgh! I'm going to bed! Maybe when I wake up this will all have been a bad dream.

Keep thinking that darling...

And with that lovely conversation, I got ready to bed and immediately passed out on it.


A/N Sooooooo what do you think? I'm not sure whether I protrayed Taylor like I wanted to. I didnt want her to be too mean like the Malfoys are supposed to be so I tried to show some inner struggle :) bet you wanna know what the ball pit is about ;) so if you really cant wait so to soulpancake on Youtube because I kinda got my inspiration from them :) please give me some feedback good or bad! I get so excited when you do :D taaaaa xxxx