Aquarius Chapter 4
It was Thursday, and Ri was in her room stressing over what to wear. She wanted to appear sophisticated, yet she wanted to appear less cold and superior than the typical Malfoy. She decided upon a gray pleated skirt that hit right above her knee, black ballet flats, and a deep purple wine colored top that made her violet eyes pop. She added her silver Aquarius symbol bracelet and her silver heart necklace. She then took one look in the mirror and started to quietly have a panic attack.
She ran to her favorite place to think and get fresh air, the Astronomy Tower. After she calmed down, she felt ready to go wait for Albus.
She walked down to the grand staircase when she saw Albus already waiting for her at the bottom. He was dressed in a red wine colored dress shirt and charcoal slacks, with black shoes. He was fiddling with the cuffs of his shirt, and running a hand through his unkempt ink colored hair. She shook her head at how messy it always seemed. She realized it felt rather endearing, while her brother's slicked back hair felt cold and indifferent.
She shook her head to clear her thoughts and spoke to the handsome boy waiting for her.
"You look great, Albus," Aquarius said.
"Wow. Uh…you look pretty great yourself, Aquarius," Albus hastily replied.
Aquarius smiled her thanks and started to walk down the staircase. Albus met her a few steps from the bottom and held out his arm to guide her, like a gentleman would.
After practicing the patronus charm for three hours, it was 10:00pm and they both had to hurry back to their dorms before they got caught by Filch or one of the Prefects for being out after curfew.
Ri headed back, thinking how great it was to be able to practice something she was struggling at with someone who wasn't secretly judging her. She had asked for help from Scor and them before, but she always felt they talked about how she couldn't do those things behind her back and she hated it.
Al headed back, thinking about how great it was to be able to help someone while getting away from the stress and drama that came with being Harry Potter's son.
They both fell asleep that night looking forward to Sunday night at 7 o'clock at the Grand Staircase.
A/N: Did anyone catch the subtle Titanic moment there when Aquarius came down the Grand Staircase to meet Albus, just like Jack and Rose?