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Chapter 2
The next morning when she was walking down the hall, who should she run into but Alexandar Bird. She blushed as she quickly apologized, and he smirked. "Well well well, if it isn't miss Lucie herself. How are you?" He raised his eyebrow flirtatiously. Lucie could feel an even deeper blush coming on. "Um, I'm fine, thank you. I'm sorry for bumping into you." She tried to walk past, but he held her back. "Hey, Lucie, hold up a sec." She froze, her heart racing at all the things he could say. She was terrified. "I think that you need to pay me back for running into me, don't you think?" She shrugged slowly. He smirked at her, leaning against the wall in front of her. "Well, I do. How about . . . you and me," he pointed to them as he talked, "Three Broomsticks Inn. Tonight." Lucie's eyes widened. "What? Tonight?" He nodded. "Yup." She shoved past him. "I can't."
"And why not?" He asked, following her, "because of your friend Jasper?" Lucie paused, then kept walking. "No - that's not the reason." She hugged her books to her chest as she hurried on. "Oh come on, Lucie - it's just a small date. Nothing serious."
"See? That's the thing," Lucie said, confronting him. "You're calling it a date! Did you ever think of the fact that, hm, maybe I don't want to go on a date with you?!"
"But you know you do . . . ," he whispered, twirling her hair. Lucie recoiled, pulling her hair out of his grasp. "No, I don't." She quickly started walking away. Alexandar didn't follow "But you owe me. I'll keep asking until you agree." Lucie stopped, huffing angrily. "Ugh! Fine!" She turned to him. "Fine. I'll go out with you. But I have a few things that I want in return." He grinned at her, crossing his arms. "You name it."
"No press."
"Done."
"No gossip."
"Done. Well, I can't really control the gossip, but I'll try my best."
She glared at him as she made her last one. "No. Romantic. Moves."
He smirked flirtatiously. "Miss Urquart - I can try to keep to that, but there's no guarantee that you will." Her nostrils flared, and she huffed off to class.
Alexandar smirked. He'd won that one.
Again.
Lucie couldn't believe it. The nerve! Why on earth did Alexandar - a Slytherin - think that she - a Gryffindor - would ever want to go on a date with him?!
She huffed into class and sat down next to Jasper with an irritated growl.
"Whoa feisty-pants. What's got your tail in a tizzy?" Jasper asked her, looking at her. Lucie glared ahead of her as she slammed her book on the desk, and flipped in open angrily. "I'd rather not talk about it." Jasper raised his eyebrows. "Oh-kay . . ."
"Good morning, class!" Professor McGonagall said as she entered, surveying the room. "Welcome to Transfiguration - in this class, we will-" she looked confused, interrupting herself. "Lucie - why do you look like you're going to murder your school book?"
Lucie stopped glaring, and realized she was gripping her book. She let go, letting her anger subside some. "Um . . . no reason, Professor. Sorry." McGonagall tsked in displeasure, but said nothing more about it. She continued with her first day of class speech.
"That was close," Jasper whispered in her ear. Lucie elbowed him.
After Transfiguration was Potions. Her third class of the day. If she hurried, she could get there early.
Although she wasn't sure if she wanted to get there early - Professor Snape scared her.
She entered the room. It was dimmer than most rooms, and humid. No one was there, so she walked in carefully, choosing her spot to work.
"Get a book from the stack," Professor Snape said as he entered. He looked at her. She gulped and nodded. She carefully walked to the front, took a book, and went back to her seat.
She sat there, looking anywhere but at the Professor, swinging her feet. A few minutes later, a group of students entered. Lucie didn't see Jasper among them, so she returned to her previous entertainment. Someone slipped into the seat next to her, and Lucie began to turn her heads while she talked; "Hey Jasper, I was thinking-" She stopped, seeing it was Alexandar. He grinned at her, and raised his eyebrows. "Thinking I was your wanna-be boyfriend?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Lucie answered honestly, turning to her school book. Alexandar grabbed her hand. "Oh, come on Lucie. Learn to lighten up." Lucie jerked her hand out of his grasp. He was making her uncomfortable. "Go away." She told him firmly. "Lucie, don't you think that we should try to get a little closer before we go to the Three Broomsticks Inn tonight . . . ?" He leaned in closer, whispering it against her ear. She shoved him off. "Go away before I tell a professor on you." He chuckled. "And who are you going to tell? Your mom?"
"She's not my mom."
"She might as well be."
"Look," Lucie said, turning to him, "I agreed to tonight - don't make me regret it more than I already do. I can't do magic at the inn, but I sure as heck can do it when we get back to school." She glared at him. He smirked, and tapped her nose. "You're so cute when you're angry." She huffed and shoved him away from her. "Don't touch me. Go away." He smirked, seeming undeterred. He winked at her right before leaving her bench. "See you tonight." Lucie growled.
This of course put her in a bad mood once more, and when Jasper sat down next to her, she didn't even say hi.
"What's up?" He asked, sliding into the seat next to her. The one Alexandar had occupied not minutes before. Lucie shrugged. "The ceiling." Her typical answer. Jasper sighed. "Lucie, what on earth is the matter?" She looked down at her hands in her lap. "Alexandar made me agree to go to the Three Broomsticks with him tonight."
Jasper was silent for a whole ten seconds. Not that Lucie was counting or anything.
"I see. Do you like him?"
"What?! No!" Lucie replied quickly. Jasper nodded and shrugged. "I thought as much. He's just trying to get on your nerves Lucie. Don't let him get too deep, okay?" Lucie nodded.
"Good morning, class." Professor Snape said in his English drawl. "This is potions class; if you're not supposed to be here, get out." He looked pointedly at one of the students who was talking to another student. They looked sheepish before hurrying off. "Now, lets get back to work. Open your books to chapter 3."
"Chapter 3?" One of the students asked. "We've only just started this class!"
"Open your books to chapter 3," Professor Snape repeated, glaring. The students hastily obeyed. Alexandar turned and winked at Lucie. "In this class we must all learn-" Snape turned Alexandar's head back towards the front, "to pay attention." Some of the students chuckled while Alex glared. Lucie giggled behind her hand. Professor Snape silenced them. "Chapter 3," he said, beginning to pace, "simple potions with ammora litilia." Lucie raised her hand. "Miss Urquart," Professor Snape drawled. "Isn't ammora litilia poisonous?" She asked. Snape raised an eyebrow. "Someone has done their homework. Yes, miss Urquart, ammora litilia is poisonous. Do you know what kinds of healing potions can be made from it though?" Lucie thought a second. "Um . . . healing balms? For . . . burns?"
"What kind of burns?"
"Oh, um, fire burns."
"Correct. Well done miss Urquart. Five points to Gryffindor for knowing your work." He paused. Lucie beamed at Jasper, who gave her a thumbs up.
Potions went by slowly in Lucie's opinion. Why must he always talk so slowly?
Lucie looked herself over in the mirror. She had on a cap-sleeved crochet top dress, with a blue background floral skirt that had large bunches of roses in the pattern, and a brown weaved belt. She had slipped on simple cream flats to match the cream fabric underneath the crocheted part, and pulled her hair back into a simple yet messy pony tail. She left any make-up she was wearing from the school day the way it was. With a sigh, she turned towards the door. There was no one else in the room for her to ask how she looked - she would just have to deal with it either way.
She met Alexandar outside the great hall. He grinned at her. "You didn't have to get all dolled up just for me, Lucie dear." She frowned at him. "I didn't."
"Sure you didn't," he replied with a wink. She huffed and crossed her arms. "How are we getting to the Three Broomsticks? We're not supposed to leave school grounds." He grinned at her. "Ah, that's all part of the fun!" He grabbed her hand and dragged her along with him, Lucie trying to get her hand free the whole time. They stopped just before the turn to the Slytherin corridor. Alexandar pushed on a panel of the wall, which yielded to his touch and opened a passageway. "This was to the Three Broomsticks," he told her with a smirk. She frowned at him, but stepped into the passage.
It was dark. Very dark.
Alexandar muttered something behind her, and his wand let out a glow, sending light in front of her. "No way but forward," he said.
She huffed.
They sat in a corner booth, somewhat hidden from everyone else. "Just the way I like it," Alexandar had told her with a wink.
Lucie barely ate anything, her nerves on edge the whole time. She made small talk with him, but mostly let him brag and talk himself up. "That's nice," Lucie commented one time when he said he and his Uncle had visited the Queen of England one time. It went on like that for most of the night. He would talk, Lucie would make a comment every now and then.
"I'm getting kind of tired," Lucie confessed, her energy slipping. Alexandar glanced at her to see if she was just making an excuse or not. "Alright then," he said, slipping out of the booth and offering her a hand, "we should make our way back to Hogwarts then." Lucie nodded, surprising herself by taking his offered hand of help. A flutter ran through her heart. Her eyes widen slightly as she realized this, but she told herself it was just because she was so tired. They made their way back to the passage, and Lucie realized that he hadn't let go of her hand yet. She was too tired to care at the moment, so made no attempt to take her hand away. Anyway, she was pretty sure that if she let go, she would fall over from tiredness. This day had just worn her out.
They exited the passage roughly twenty minutes later. Lucie was exhausted. Alexandar walked with her to the hall that led to the Gryffindor common room. She slipped her hand out of his, and turned to him. "Goodnight." He smirked at her. "Goodnight Lucie." She frowned, and lightly stomped down the hallway. "Now it's not a good night," she muttered as she walked through the common room, and up to her bedroom. After changing into her pajamas and brushing her teeth, she slipped under her covers and fell asleep.
The next morning Lucie woke and changed into her uniform, pulling her hair into a messy bun. She slipped her shoes on, and trudged down to the common room. "Someone was out late last night," one of the girls said with a smirk. Lucie frowned at her. She didn't miss the fact that Jasper raised his head, looking alarmed when the girl said something. Lucie yawned, walking over to him. He lowered his head to his book. "Hey," Lucie said at the end of her yawn. Jasper smiled slightly. "Hey." She sat down next to him, sleepily leaning over to look at his book. "Whatsha readin'?" She asked, yawning again. "Just a book for class," Jasper said. Lucie nodded, covering her mouth as she yawn again. "That's nice."
"How late were you out?" Jasper asked suddenly. Lucie blinked in surprise. "Not very late at all. Why?" Jasper shook his head, looking at his book again. "No reason." Lucie frowned. "I swear I didn't let anything happen. He was actually not that much of a jerk last night."
"Uh-huh," Jasper said, still reading. Lucie huffed and grabbed his book, pulling it away from him. He tried to grab it, but she kept it out of his reach. "You have nothing to be concerned about, okay?" He looked her straight in the eye for a long time. Lucie looked away, feeling her cheeks heat up. "I mean it."
"I believe you," he said, taking his book from her. "I just don't trust him."
"I don't either," Lucie said, a knot forming in her stomach. Jasper nodded quietly, returning to reading his book. Lucie sat there, thinking horrible, despairing thoughts. "Do you hate me? Are you mad at me for something?" She finally blurted. Jasper started slightly at her small outburst, but when he turned to look at her, his face was devoid of emotion. "No." He stated flatly. Lucie felt her eyes watering. "You do hate me now." She set her forehead on her arms resting on the table. "I knew this day would come."
"Lucie," Jasper said gently, placing a hand on her back. "I don't hate you."
"Yes you do," was her muffled replied. Jasper tried to comfort her, but Lucie wouldn't listen. "You hate me. I know it, Jasper. There's no use pretending."
"Lucie, I'm not pretending," he insisted. He could see the tears welling up in her eyes, but she walked off without another word. With a sigh he gathered up his stuff and headed to class.
Maybe he should talk to McGonagall about her.
That afternoon at lunch, Lucie didn't see Jasper anywhere. But she did see Alexandar. She groaned inwardly as he walked over to her. "Alexandar, I'm not in the mood right now," she told him firmly. He smirked, seeming to catch onto her mood. "Oh please, Lucie. After last night, I figured you would tell me anything." He took her hands in his, bringing them up between them. Lucie jerked hers back, glaring at him. "Stop it. I told you I'm not the mood. And right now, I'm angry at you."
"Why? Because I made your best friend jealous? Oh please Lucie - if he liked you that badly, he should have made a move already."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Lucie told him angrily. "Oh really? Well then, if he hasn't told you already, then I'll keep my mouth shut. But for a price." He raised his eyebrows flirtatiously. Lucie glared at him, furious. "I never want to see your pigheaded face again." She seethed. Alexandar recoiled some, but managed to recover some of his dignity. "I'll just leave you to cool down," he said, walking past her. "You better," she muttered, continuing to her table.
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P.S. I made up that potion and herb XD I couldn't think of a cool sounding one. So yeah. I made it up lol.
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-Angel Princess 31