Chapter 4: Afternoon Discussions
The next day was a Saturday and Anna didn't have any classes. After breakfast, she walked down the pathway from Hogwarts to the small but merry town of Hogsmeade to Draco's potion shop. She opened the door and saw Draco sitting behind the counter, reading the latest issue of the Daily Prophet. Upon hearing the small bell ring above the door, Draco looked up and smiled to see Anna again.
"Hey, it's good to see you again." he said, folding the newspaper and setting it aside.
"It's great to see you, too." Anna said, "Forgive me, but I rushed out of here so quickly the other day, I didn't even ask your name."
"It's Draco." Draco answered.
"Mm...I thought it was sweet the way you asked me for my name." Anna said.
Draco everso slightly blushed.
"Oh, before I forget, I have something to show you..." Draco said, bending down to get something out of the cabinet under the counter.
He raised back up and had a sketchpad of parchment. He opened it to a particular page and turned it around to face Anna. Anna was taken aback by the hand-drawn picture in front of her.
"Is that me?" she asked, amazed.
"It sure is." Draco answered, "Pull up a stool and sit down."
Anna pulled a stool over from the corner beside the counter and sat down, laying her brown leather bookbag on the countertop.
"Oh, this is magnificent." Anna said, taking the sketchpad and admiring the picture, "How did you draw such a perfect picture of me after we'd only met once?"
"Oh, one could not forget a face so beautiful as yours." Draco said, "You can have it if you want."
"Thank you." Anna said, carefully tearing the picture out of the sketchpad and putting it in between the pages of one of her books so it wouldn't get wrinkled or folded.
"I was kind of hoping that we could get to know one another better." Draco said.
"I'd like that." Anna said.
"I see you're in Slyhterin." Draco said, noticing the Slytherin emblem on one side of her robe.
"Oh, yes. Nearly every member of my family have been in Slyherin for centuries." Anna said.
"So have mine." Draco said, "I take it you're a pure-blood?"
"Yes, nearly every member of my family for the past 10,000 years have been a witch or wizard." Anna said.
"Wow, not even my family has been around that long." Draco said, "What year are you in at Hogwarts?"
"Seventh." Anna answered, "I'm one of the beaters on the Slytherin Quidditch Team."
"Really? I used to be their Seaker." Draco said.
"You did?" Anna asked, already amazed at how much they had in common.
They went on talking for several hours, taking a short break whenever a customer came in. Their long conversation revealed that they had a great deal in common. Anna's father and Draco's father were very well acquainted an both worked at the Ministry of Magic. Later on that afternoon, Anna left the shop to go back to Hogwarts for dinner. Just before she left, she asked Draco one last question.
"You know, there's a Quiddich game coming up next week if you want to come. It's gonna be Slytherin vs. Ravenclaw." Anna said.
"So that means you'll be playing?" Draco asked.
Anna nodded.
"I'll be there." Draco said, smiling.
"All right. I'll expect you then." Anna said, leaving.
She nearly ran all the way back to Hogwarts to make it in time for dinner. She and Draco had talked longer than she thought.
