I turned around and found myself face to face with Lucius Malfoy.

"Oh my word, you scared me!" I proclaimed.

"Oh my word?" He mocked.

"Shut up," I muttered.

"In all seriousness though, why are you sneaking out?"

"In all seriousness, why are you acting like a creeper?" I shot back.

"Fine. If you want me to go back to my common room so you can get lost in this castle and be embarrassed in the morning, have it your way!"

Damn. He had a point. He turned around and was heading down the same hallway as before. I couldn't decide what to do. He would be a nuisance, but he would know where everything is…I could definitely use that in my advantage.

"Wait!" I called out before I could change my mind.

"If you would please be prudent enough to keep your voice down," he said in a fierce whisper, "We don't want Filch to catch us."

Filch? He works here now? Well, I guess he is old in the books so maybe he is really young…interesting, but not what I need to focus on.

"So you'll help me?"

He looked half-annoyed, and I started wondering why he even came here in the first place. "What exactly are you looking for?"

Should I ask him? No, that might be suspicious…I'll ask him later. I could just ask for a tour and then see if I find any places accidentally along the way…good plan for the first day here…and Dumbledore thought I would get distracted. "I just wanted to look around…it seemed amazing when I got here and I just wanted to explore."

It doesn't look like he's buying it "And," I continued, "Everybody in my house is already asleep." Lucius laughed at that comment. Wow, he has a really nice smile. His eyes crinkle and the corners of his mouth turn up, just slightly.

No. This is still Lucius Malfoy. Stop thinking that.

"Yeah, I can understand how you can go stir-crazy in there. Well, the castle looks extremely different in the light so nothing you see tonight will make it any clearer tomorrow, but I'll show you around. Follow me."

Again with the orders, but I couldn't help but be curious, "Why are you doing this?"

He turned to me, and his clear blue eyes locked with mine. "I like sneaking around after dark." Then he continued on. I rolled my eyes, of course, when I start to think he's somewhat decent, he makes a completely appalling sexual statement like that…a smile appeared on my lips as this thought ran through my head: at least I'm getting what I want.

Lucius took me floor by floor and casually said things like this is where my Defense Against the Dark Arts class is and such…and he was completely right. There was no way that I was going to be able to remember this. We came to the fifth floor, and he halted in front of a blank wall.

"What are we doing?" I asked slightly annoyed.

"Believe me, Miss Martin, you don't want me to pass this up. This is a very important room." He said gazing at the wall.

"But there is no –" Then it hit me…the Room of Requirement. This is exactly what I need. This is where the horocrux is located in the book.

"You were saying?" He snarled.

I shook my head. "Nothing, go ahead,"

"This room gives you what you need."

Yep, that's right. All I have to do is walk in front of the door three times, thinking desperately of what I need.

"All you need to do is pace in front of this door three times, thinking about what you need."

I'm way ahead of you Lucius. I already started walking behind them, and in no time a door appeared.

I was so excited, but I contained my excitement, and I casually opened the door. However, I was not expecting this room to be like this. Candles were light throughout the room. There was a huge bed covered in pedals. The pedals were also scattered along the floor, and in the corner of the room there was a huge Jacuzzi. This was definitely not what I wanted.

I heard a chuckle behind me, and I inwardly groaned. He is probably gonna think I was attracted to him or something crazy.

"I swear this isn't what I wanted." I said defensively.

That trademark smirk appeared on his lips again, "I know," I turned to him…interesting, I thought he wouldn't believe me, "This is what I want,"

Then I froze in my place – he was not going to – he wouldn't do that. This is Lucius Malfoy…

"You can wipe that look off of your face," He said with contempt, "When I come here, it's usually because roommates won't leave or it's in the middle of the day. The room must have just registered me with a girl, and have given me what I want."

My face turned sour. "That's horrible,"

"I assure you, they don't think so."

I could not stand that haughty demeanor anymore. I was about to leave when I saw a tiny door in the corner. "Is that usually in your room?"

Lucius saw what I was referring too and immediately answered, "No."

"That was fast."

The smirk would kill me, "Once again, I come here quite often."

I rolled my eyes. I took a step towards the door, but if it's what I want, do I want Lucius to know? I observed him as he lay on the bed. No, he probably wouldn't even care to ask because it's not worth his time. Besides, I don't have to search tonight, I'll just make sure that it's here.

I pushed the door open, and I was shocked to see this messy, crowded room. I glanced back at Lucius who had his eyes closed. "I'm gonna check this out real quick. Is that ok?"

"Whatever you want," he said in a bored voice.

Figures he would answer that way. Too bored for anyone but himself…and the girls he sleeps with. I chuckled to myself, hopefully he doesn't fall asleep on them…no, he wouldn't. He would probably be amazing in bed…

I stopped in my tracks. Why the hell am I thinking about that? Never again, never again. I have a mission to do, and I need to succeed. No distractions. Especially Malfoy. Ugh.

Focus on what's in front of you. Yep. All this junk. I tried looking for a diadem, but I didn't see any crown-like things. There were random objects broken, flipped over and proper everywhere. There hardly was a path that I could follow. I searched for what felt to me like an hour. I'm surprised that Lucius didn't come in here and drag me out. I made it to the small door and went back into Lucius' pad.

I waited for a scolding, but surprisingly it never came. I turned around and saw Lucius still on the bed, but he was obviously sleeping. I tiptoed over to the bed, and he looked so cute. His mouth was hanging slightly open, and he looked harmless. He fooled so many people with that, I'm sure. Lucius Malfoy, harmless…yeah, let sentence should never be thought of again. I should just leave him here…but I don't know if I would be able to make it back to the common room in one piece. Might as well wake him up.

"Malfoy," I said. No answer. I gently tapped him on the shoulder, and called his name out once again. Still nothing. I pushed him a little harder. "Malfoy," I said a little louder. This is not worth my time. "Malfoy!" I shouted. That finally got him. He opened his eyes very slowly.

"Where am I?" He mumbled as he turned over to his stomach.

"The Room of Requirement. Come on, we need to go."

"No. We can stay here."

"Malfoy. Come on."

"Call me Lucius, and I'll go"

"Don't be childish."

"I'm not moving."

Really? This is what my first night in the castle is consisting of. We are fighting over his name! "Fine. Lucius, let's go"

The smirk reappeared on his lips, and he slowly pushed himself off of the bed. "Let's go then."

We walked to main door, and he leaned over me, about to whisper something in my ear, and I stopped. I couldn't move. My heart was thumping inside of me, and for some odd reason, I did not want to leave this spot.

"Test 1. Can you get back to your common room?" And that's what he says! I got so angry, at myself and at him. He probably knew what he was doing. Making me feel like a fool! And why am I giving in! Fight it Amelia, fight it.

"You know I won't be able to."

"Just try," he said as he pushed me in the wrong direction.

I gave him a pointed look, making it clear to him that I knew he was trying to mess me up. He looked amused and just muttered the words, "after you," I successfully made it about 3 turns before I was completely confused.

"Please just take me back!"

Lucius just acted like he couldn't hear me.

"Please! I'm tired!"

"Fine, but only because I'm sick of your whining." And yet, I noticed, he didn't seem annoyed when he said that. He grabbed my hand and after about seven minutes we were back at my common room door.

"Amazing," I muttered.

"I know, I'm the best,"

I gazed at him and suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable. It was like we were on the end of our date. Oh no, I hope he's not thinking the same thing. For as much as I looked uncomfortable, he looked positively amused.

"So I'll be here tomorrow to show you to your classes, is that all right?"

I nodded; I needed to get out of here. He chuckled. Damn, he must know exactly what I'm thinking.

"Enjoy your night, Amelia." He said as he left. Hmm…I liked the way he said my name. It was very soft and…no, no, no. Get it out of your head – future death eater – evil, evil man. Do not trust him! Use him for information and then leave him alone.

"Helga," I whispered. The common room was empty as ever. For some reason, I couldn't get my mind off of Lucius. Well, there was one thing that I was sure of: this is going to be one hell of a year.

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