Chapter Four: CAUGHT IN THE ACT
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Scotland
Saturday, November 16th
Heaven rubbed the sleep from her eyes, making to sit up. A heavy lump on her stomach stopped her from sitting up entirely, instead, leaving Heaven to only prop herself up on her elbows. She stared down at the lump holding her down; it was a ball of fur curled up in a ball. It's head was tucking into its tummy, the ears poking up, resembling a German Shepard. It's fluffy saber tail was tucked under its round head. It's body was quite round, a sort of fat oval shape. Short legs extended into soft, padded jaguar paws. Teal, grey, white and purple fur was darkened by the black skin beneath. It's eyelids opened and revealed hypnotizing, shiny pink eyes. It purred, stretching and moved so Heaven could sit up.
"Morning Cherie," Heaven smiled, stroking the beasts fur. She received a purr in return.
The door opened after a soft knock and a first year, Sasha Veleur, walked in, wearing her robes and her brown hair up in a high ponytail. The girl's eyes widened at the sight of the Cogi Vesania curled up on Heaven's bed. You see, Cogi Vesania's have power to force madness upon someone, making them very dangerous creatures.
"I'm sorry. Headmistress asked me to ask you when you were coming by," she asked.
"Thank you Sasha," Heaven rolled out of bed as Sasha left, and began getting ready.
It was a Saturday, the Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff Quidditch game was today, so Heaven put on some Muggle jeans, a black sweater and her Gryffindor scarf. She pulled on Muggle sneakers and grabbed Cherie, walking to the entrance to the Headmistress's office, saying the password..
"Good morning, Professor McGonagall," Heaven greeted when she entered the office.
"Good morning, Miss Weasley," the Headmistress returned the greeting, not moving from where she sat behind the desk.
Heaven walked in and set Cherie down, taking a seat in front of her desk.. "You wanted to see me?"
"Yes, I do not usually get involved in the personal lives of students, but I have noticed that you have hung around Fred Weasley quite a lot these last few weeks," Professor McGonagall stated, looking at Heaven.
Heaven smiled a little, shaking her head, "We've just gotten closer these last few weeks."
The old woman nodded, "Be careful. And make sure you keep your Cogi Vesania close, she is quite dangerous."
Heaven nodded and thanked the woman, picking up Cherie in the process. She bade her farewell and left to the Great Hall, where her sister sat with her cousins. Heaven was about to sit next to Rose, but Fred grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the Hall.
"I didn't get a kiss this morning, gorgeous," Fred smirked.
Cherie slipped out of Heaven's arms and left while Heaven leaned up and placed a kiss on Fred's lips. Fred's arms slid around her waist, pulling her closer and deepening their kiss. Just when Heaven's hands lifted and pulled Fred's face closer, someone walked by.
"Fred?! Heaven?!" It was a girl, more specifically, Rose Weasley. Her face was reddened with fury.
Heaven pulled away from Fred and looked down, "Rose, please, I can-"
Rose cut her off with a growl. "You filthy..." Rose snarled, "Mum and Dad are going to hear of this!"
Rose stomped off. Fred looked at her sheepishly, muttering a sorry before he walked down the hall. Tears formed in Heaven's eyes, those unstoppable kind. She began running through the empty halls, going where ever her legs took her. As she turned to run into the library, she smashed into someone. She quickly recovered and looked up at who it was; Scorpius Malfoy.
Scorpius looked down at the curly-haired girl before him. Her normally bright eyes were dull, mostly grey, and glossed over from the tears. Tear streaks red down her face, her face pale. She was shaking slightly. Instinctively, he grabbed her arms and pulled her to a corner in the library. He sat her down in a chair and sat next to her.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
She let out a shaky laugh, "Your asking me if I'm okay?"
He nodded, "Something wrong with that?"
"Of course. You hate me. You hate my sister, you hate my cousins. Your family hates mine. It's been like that forever. You certainly can't care about what's the matter with me. It's just not right."
"Well, maybe it's time to change that. Maybe I do actually care. Maybe I'm not like my dad," Scorpius replied, placing a hand on her upper arm.
Heaven let out a shaky breath, "You're right."
Suddenly, the tears renewed themselves and Heaven broke out into a sobbing mess again, and Scorpius, pulled her into him with a comforting hug. Heaven felt...safe, so she let him hold her until her weeps subsided.
Taking a deep breath, she put trust into her enemy, "Malfoy, promise me you'll be honest when I tell you."
"I promise," Scorpius rubbed his hand up and down her back.
"I'm dating Fred...and...and now Rose hates me. She's going to tell my parents and everyone will hate me!" Heaven mumbled into his chest, a few tears fell from her eyes.
"Do you love him?" Scorpius asked, his face fell a little.
"I think I do. But, I don't know. I've never been in love before, or so much as liked someone. How am I supposed to know?" she asked, pulled away from him enough to look up at him.
Scopius squeezed her slightly. "If you love someone, you'll see them and it'll feel like your heart's going to burst. When your with them, everything around will freeze, time will stop when you kiss. You won't be able to stop thinking about them when they're not around. You'll feel like they're the only person in the world that matters and you won't care what anyone else thinks."
She gave him a half-smile, that dimple appearing, "That's so sweet. I guess you've been in love." Scorpius nodded. "I wish I was."
"You aren't?" he asked, taken aback. As much as he didn't want to believe it, he was sure she loved Fred.
"No. Because, my heart doesn't speed up when I see him. I care more about how mad Rose was then how upset Fred was. I thought I loved him for two months. I wanted to love him because he loved me, so I guess I told myself I was. What do I do?"
Scorpius' steel grey eyes softened, "Tell him. He'll understand, I'm sure he will."
Heaven nodded, and pulled him in for a hug, "Thanks you so much, Scorpius!"
Chapter Four: DREAMS ARE WISHES YOUR HEART MAKES
Forbidden Forest, Scotland
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Scotland
Sunday, November 17th
"Heaven, what are you talking about?!" Fred yelled.
The two were standing in the Forbidden Forest. It was late at night; the air heavy and the sky dark. She stared at him, her face was unforgiving and unfazed. her eyes mostly red now. Fred's face, however, was torn between sadness and anger, his brilliant blue eyes flaring.
"You stupid little bitch! How could you! You told me you loved me! You lied! Why would you do that?!" his voice was loud and echoing.
Heaven stayed calm, not even her voice faltered, "Fred, I'm sorry, I truly am. I thought I loved you, but I don't. It's not the end of the world."
"Not yours apparently, but the end of mine. God, I risked being disowned and you don't even care at all. You're a psychopath. You don't care about anyone! How could you care? Hmm? You truly are a Slytherin!" Fred turned and began pacing.
Heaven let out a laugh that closely resembled that of Bellatrix Lestrange, "Psychopath, eh? Slytherin...Fred that's quite clear. After all, the sorting hat never lies, it's always right. You're right, Mr. Big Shot, I'm not who you thought. I never loved you, how could I? Your my cousin, I couldn't love you any more than that. So, looks like we're over."
A tear fell down Fred's face. "If that's what you want."
A smile filled Heaven's face, matching her crazy eyes, "Good. Good-bye, Fred Weasley."
"Just tell me one thing, who is it you love?" Fred asked when Heaven turned to leave.
"I love Scorpius Mafloy, dear cousin."
Fred's face was now a painting of shock. "You liar! You can't love him! You're a Weasley! Weasleys don't like Malfoys, much less love them!"
Heaven let out that loud, echoing cackle again, and began grinning (or more, bearing her teeth). "Oh, but I do. I could never love anyone other than him."
Fred stared at her, shaking his head in disbelief. Heaven kissed him on the cheek in good-bye and turned...
Heaven sat up in bed and slipped on her robes. She grabbed her bag and walked out of the room, on her way to the Great Hall. Titiana and Nebula fell into step with her somewhere on the way to breakfast. The three greeted each other with good mornings.
"What was going on in your room last night, Hev?" Titiana asked almost instantly after greeting her friends.
"Hm?" Nebula's way of asking for more details with out saying much.
"Last night I heard a bunch of noise, so, naturally, I put my ear to her door. I heard her mumbling a bunch and I heard Fred's name come up a few times, along with Malfoy, his first name," Titiana explained to the blonde.
"Malfoy's name? And Fred? You've gotta be kiddin'! What were you dreaming of, Hev?" Nebula stopped right in front of her red-haired friend.
Heaven shrugged, "Got no idea. I don't remember, I never do."
Titiana smirked a little, her eyes brightening, "Who says she was even asleep?" Oh, how Titiana and Nebula loved to tease Heaven; how her good, honest nature made it so easy!
Heaven's eyes fell to stare at Nebula's shoes-a tell-tale sign she was hiding something.
"Aw, come on, hun, you know you can trust us! Were you with Fred or Malfoy last night?" Nebula teased, playing with a ringlet of Heaven's hair. Still, she did not look up.
"Maybe she was with both..." Titiana suggested, putting her arm around Heaven's shoulders.
"I wasn't with either, it must've been a weird dream," Heaven finally piped up, "Would you guys please just drop it?"
Nebula stepped aside and walked next to her friend, discussing other topics and dropping the topic of what happened in Heaven's room last night.
Nebula pulled Heaven into an empty classroom after their last class was over. Heaven gave her a what-do-you-want look, and Nebula told her, "What really happened last night, Hev? Promise no teasing or anything! And I'm a Gryffindor, you can trust me more then anyone else!"
"Look, it was just some dream, no big deal." The young girl hesitated, "It's real life that matters."
"Hm?"
"I had a dream last night that I was fighting with Fred, about...about Malfoy. In the dream I told Fred that I loved Malfoy. And now I can't get Malfoy out of my head," Heaven explained, leaving out the significant detail of her and Fred's relationship.
"Sheesh! I think that says you're in love with the boy. And I believe it!" Nebula smiled brightly.
She stared at her friend, a slow smile appearing, "I don't know...are you sure?"
"Go for him, girl!"
Heaven left for the Great Hall to study with Albus, knowing James and Rose would avoid her. When she sat, Albus was the only one to greet her. She had him helping her with memorizing some spells when Scorpius pulled her aside, receiving many curious looks.
"Did you tell him yet?" he asked.
Heaven shook her head, "I haven't seen him today. I'm worried about it, though."
"Don't be. Someone like him could never hate anyone like you," Scorpius set a hand on her shoulder and gave her a reassuring smile.
"I hope your right," she said, leaning into him with a warm, quick hug. This caught Rose's attention. She pointed it out to Albus and James and Albus said something to Rose. "Thanks."
Heaven left and sat back where she was before. Rose shot her an accusing look, Albus stared at her and James simply shook his head.
"I can't believe you! Malfoy?! You've got to be kidding! You sure have low standards, sister!" Rose stormed, grabbed her things and stomped out of the Hall.
James gathered her things and muttered some excuse before following Rose out to calm her down. So, Heaven was left alone with Albus.
"Please tell me that wasn't what I thought it was."
Heaven shrugged, "I hugged him."
Albus stared at her. "Albus," she muttered, "I think I'm in love with him. I know I shouldn't, but I do. Please, tell me you won't hate me for it."
"Of course not. But be careful, you know what his family is like. Love does what love pleases, so follow your heart and don't regret anything you do, for at one time it's exactly as you wished."
Heaven leaned over the table and kissed her cousin's cheek, "Thank you so much!"
She gathered her things and left to look for Fred, knowing what she had to do now. She searched the Gryffindor common room, his dorm, the library, finally finding him in the Forbidden Forest.
"Hi," she greeted.
"Hey," he replied.
"We need to talk..." Heaven paused and Fred gave her a look telling her to go on. "I've been thinking about what people tell me about love and my feelings. I know that you see them and it feels like your heart's going to burst. I know when your with them, everything around is supposed freeze, time is to stop when you kiss. You shouldn't be able to stop thinking about them when they're not around. You feel like they're the only person in the world that matters and you shouldn't care what anyone else thinks. And that's how I could tell. For I cared more about Rose being mad, who she'd tell, how they'd react than I did about how upset you were. And so, I realized, I didn't love you," Heaven finished.
"Heaven, what are you talking about?!" Fred yelled.
That was when she realized that she was living the dream she'd had; the dream she hoped would never come to life. She stared at him, her face was unforgiving and unfazed. her eyes mostly red now. Fred's face, however, was torn between sadness and anger, his brilliant blue eyes flaring.
"You stupid little bitch! How could you! You told me you loved me! You lied! Why would you do that?!" his voice was loud and echoing.
Heaven stayed calm, not even her voice faltered, "Fred, I'm sorry, I truly am. I thought I loved you, but I don't. It's not the end of the world."
"Not yours apparently, but the end of mine. God, I risked being disowned and you don't even care at all. You're a psychopath. You don't care about anyone! How could you care? Hmm? You truly are a Slytherin!" Fred turned and began pacing.
Heaven let out a laugh that closely resembled that of Bellatrix Lestrange, "Psychopath, eh? Slytherin...Fred that's quite clear. After all, the sorting hat never lies, it's always right. You're right, Mr. Big Shot, I'm not who you thought. I never loved you, how could I? Your my cousin, I couldn't love you any more than that. So, looks like we're over."
A tear fell down Fred's face. "If that's what you want."
A smile filled Heaven's face, matching her crazy eyes, "Good. Good-bye, Fred Weasley."
"Just tell me one thing, who is it you love?" Fred asked when Heaven turned to leave.
"I love Scorpius Mafloy, dear cousin."
Fred's face was now a painting of shock. "You liar! You can't love him! You're a Weasley! Weasleys don't like Malfoys, much less love them!"
Heaven let out that loud, echoing cackle again, and began grinning (or more, bearing her teeth). "Oh, but I do. I could never love anyone other than him."
Fred stared at her, shaking his head in disbelief. Heaven kissed him on the cheek in good-bye and walked away from him.
A/N: Hi there! Thanks to anyone who's favourited! I'm thinking of starting up at V.C. Andrews type story this summer, as I have enough time for that this summer. I'd love some reviews, too! :) 3
