Disclaimer: Once again I don't won anything!
~Chapter 4~
I woke up very early the next day. I lay in bed for a bit looking out the window and thinking. Then realised I had to be over Krista's soon. I got out of my bed at the same time an owl flew in through the window. The owl was a tawny, barn owl I recognised it as Luicius. It dropped his letter on my bed and flew back through the window. I opened the letter.
Dear Claire,
I said I would send an owl and I did! I need to see you straight away. We need to talk about some stuff. Don't worry I'm not breaking up with you anything, just need to talk. Apparate to my house as soon as you are ready.
Luicius.
I had a quick shower and pulled on some robes. I then quickly brushed my hair and apparated at Luicius' mansion. He lived here with his Mother and Father, but the house was so big he rarely saw them. I knocked the door, and Luicius answered.
"Hello. What did you need to see me for?" I asked smiling. Luicius told me to follow him. I followed him into a little drawing room.
"I need to talk to you Claire," Luicius said looking out the window over his massive grounds.
"I got that from the letter. What do you need to talk about?" I asked sitting in a big swirl leather chair. I must admit I wasn't really concentrating, the chair was too amusing, and so I sat there swirling round.
"Excuse me. We need to talk about where we are going to meet from now on," Luicius told me. I stopped swirling and looked at him and smiled.
"There are loads of places! Plus, the girls and me might be getting a flat soon so you could apparate there. Or there's my house now," I said shrugging my shoulders.
"Yes, alright. Now, have you had any breakfast?" He asked looking at me as I swirled once more.
"Nope. I was under the impression it was something deadly serious you needed to talk about so I didn't eat anything," I said now moving onto another chair.
"Another thing is. My Father is attending a Ministry Ball and I was wondering if you would want to come?" he asked looking me straight in the eye. This was a bit upfront; when I was asked to attend balls the boys were usually very shy about it.
"I don't know. Because James' dad works for the Ministry and he might go. When is it?" I asked, we were now walking down to the Kitchen.
"It is three weeks, on a Saturday," he said. We walked into the Kitchen and a little house elf came running up to us.
"What would master and miss like?" he squeaked, his great big tennis ball eyes looking up at us.
"We want some breakfast elf," Luicius said coldly. I was use to him treating people like this. I had told him about it but he never listened. It was rather hurtful to see.
"Thank you," I added. The house elf bowed and went to make food.
"So, when are you looking for a flat?" he asked taking my hand. His hands were always freezing cold, much like his eyes. They only ever seemed to warm when he was around me.
"I have to go round to Krista's house at eleven. Also, I can't go to that ball because I promised Remus I would help him with Kristine's birthday party," I added.
"Well can't you go to the Ball for a hour then onto Lupin's little party?" Luicius asked.
"No, I promised I would help. Plus it's not as if your dying for my attention," I said.
"Well it feels like I am against your friends," Luicius said, rolling his eyes.
"Like me with yours," I shouted.
"I'm sorry Claire. We both need to spend some time together," Luicius said still looking angry.
"We do. But what's the time?" I asked looking round for a clock.
"It's half past eleven, miss," the house elf squeaked.
"I have to go. Luicius I'll try and come by later, if not I'll owl you and we'll go out tomorrow," I said then aparated to Krista's. There we all decided on looking for a flat.
"So where were you?" Katie asked when we were walking towards a possible flat.
"With Luicius," I said coolly.
"And on the train?" Lily asked.
"Same. But listen I don't complain about James or Sirius or Remus," I said.
"But, you hang round with them and actually like them. I mean you are spending a lot of time with them, thinking up pranks and stuff," Krista reminded me.
"We'll just drop it now," I said.
"What do you think?" Lily squealed once we were in the flat. It was nice. It had four bedrooms, but we could magically change it for Kristine to move in. It was very nice; we all looked at each other and screamed. It was the flat.
~Chapter 4~
I woke up very early the next day. I lay in bed for a bit looking out the window and thinking. Then realised I had to be over Krista's soon. I got out of my bed at the same time an owl flew in through the window. The owl was a tawny, barn owl I recognised it as Luicius. It dropped his letter on my bed and flew back through the window. I opened the letter.
Dear Claire,
I said I would send an owl and I did! I need to see you straight away. We need to talk about some stuff. Don't worry I'm not breaking up with you anything, just need to talk. Apparate to my house as soon as you are ready.
Luicius.
I had a quick shower and pulled on some robes. I then quickly brushed my hair and apparated at Luicius' mansion. He lived here with his Mother and Father, but the house was so big he rarely saw them. I knocked the door, and Luicius answered.
"Hello. What did you need to see me for?" I asked smiling. Luicius told me to follow him. I followed him into a little drawing room.
"I need to talk to you Claire," Luicius said looking out the window over his massive grounds.
"I got that from the letter. What do you need to talk about?" I asked sitting in a big swirl leather chair. I must admit I wasn't really concentrating, the chair was too amusing, and so I sat there swirling round.
"Excuse me. We need to talk about where we are going to meet from now on," Luicius told me. I stopped swirling and looked at him and smiled.
"There are loads of places! Plus, the girls and me might be getting a flat soon so you could apparate there. Or there's my house now," I said shrugging my shoulders.
"Yes, alright. Now, have you had any breakfast?" He asked looking at me as I swirled once more.
"Nope. I was under the impression it was something deadly serious you needed to talk about so I didn't eat anything," I said now moving onto another chair.
"Another thing is. My Father is attending a Ministry Ball and I was wondering if you would want to come?" he asked looking me straight in the eye. This was a bit upfront; when I was asked to attend balls the boys were usually very shy about it.
"I don't know. Because James' dad works for the Ministry and he might go. When is it?" I asked, we were now walking down to the Kitchen.
"It is three weeks, on a Saturday," he said. We walked into the Kitchen and a little house elf came running up to us.
"What would master and miss like?" he squeaked, his great big tennis ball eyes looking up at us.
"We want some breakfast elf," Luicius said coldly. I was use to him treating people like this. I had told him about it but he never listened. It was rather hurtful to see.
"Thank you," I added. The house elf bowed and went to make food.
"So, when are you looking for a flat?" he asked taking my hand. His hands were always freezing cold, much like his eyes. They only ever seemed to warm when he was around me.
"I have to go round to Krista's house at eleven. Also, I can't go to that ball because I promised Remus I would help him with Kristine's birthday party," I added.
"Well can't you go to the Ball for a hour then onto Lupin's little party?" Luicius asked.
"No, I promised I would help. Plus it's not as if your dying for my attention," I said.
"Well it feels like I am against your friends," Luicius said, rolling his eyes.
"Like me with yours," I shouted.
"I'm sorry Claire. We both need to spend some time together," Luicius said still looking angry.
"We do. But what's the time?" I asked looking round for a clock.
"It's half past eleven, miss," the house elf squeaked.
"I have to go. Luicius I'll try and come by later, if not I'll owl you and we'll go out tomorrow," I said then aparated to Krista's. There we all decided on looking for a flat.
"So where were you?" Katie asked when we were walking towards a possible flat.
"With Luicius," I said coolly.
"And on the train?" Lily asked.
"Same. But listen I don't complain about James or Sirius or Remus," I said.
"But, you hang round with them and actually like them. I mean you are spending a lot of time with them, thinking up pranks and stuff," Krista reminded me.
"We'll just drop it now," I said.
"What do you think?" Lily squealed once we were in the flat. It was nice. It had four bedrooms, but we could magically change it for Kristine to move in. It was very nice; we all looked at each other and screamed. It was the flat.