Chapter 9 Snape's New Class Pet

`That Twit!' thought Aphelia, `Can't he take a hint? When I flirt with someone, he is supposed to come and flirt with me. Okay, this is what I'll do, I'll straight up tell him that I like him! Good plan Aphelia!' she thought as she pulled away from Marcus Flint, waved to Hermione, Harry, and Ron, and headed towards Slytherin Tower. She went up to her room and grabbed her books for Potions and went back down stairs towards the fire, where she sat in the chair and started to cry. Minutes later she felt someone's hands on her, they were Draco's.

" Draco! I-I didn't want you to see me like this," she said, choking on her words. It was true, she didn't want him to see her like this.

"Oh? And why not? Just because I'm Draco Malfoy, doesn't mean that I can't be soft when I am around girls. So tell me, what's wrong?" he asked her. She didn't know if she should tell him.

"Okay, you promise you won't laugh at me?" she asked, he crossed his heart, " I have been acting like a total jerk to get your attention, flirting with everyone, being rude to everyone --including you--to get your attention, but whatever I do, you don't seem to notice or care, and I really like you..." she started, but she was cut off by Draco kissing her. The kiss lasted a long time, but Draco finally cut off. Aphelia smiled brightly. He wiped off her black lipstick.

" Aphelia, Why didn't you just tell me? I thought you were just toying around with my emotions! Many a girl does that to me. Come on! Let's go to potions before we're late!" he said, holding her hand. She smiled up at him.

" One sec!" she said as she pulled out her wand and pointed at her eyes, " I've been crying and now I can't see out of my contacts...Contaclearus!" she said and she put her wand away. The tear streaks on her face were gone and she could see. Grabbing Draco's hand, he lead her out of Slytherin tower and down towards the dungeons.

" You better enter before me, I must keep my brother thinking I don't like you! I'll be in there in a little while!" said Aphelia, she pecked his lips gently, and pushed him inside. Straightening her tight robes, she casually walked into the class room.

" Hello Ms... what's your name? I don't believe we've met before?" asked Professor Snape. Aphelia smiled.

"Aphelia, Aphelia Potter is my name." she said, winking at Draco and then smiling at her brother.

" So, we have ourselves a new celebrity? In Gryffindor house, I suppose?" asked Snape.
"Obviously you weren't at the Sorting Ceremony. I broke the Sorting Hat, it couldn't decide between Slytherin and Gryffindor, so for right now I am in Slytherin. Do you have a problem with that?" snapped Aphelia, coolly. Snape looked at her.

" Ooh, ouch! Feisty little one. So, a Potter eh? And you're in Slytherin? Has the world come to an end?" he asked.

" No, I think that's just your brain. Maybe you should get a check up, I hear they have potions for that," she said, smiling. Snape looked taken back. Never before had a student insulted him. Someone finally had guts.

" Welcome to my dungeon, Aphelia Potter," said Snape, Aphelia started to take a seat next to Harry because there wasn't any room left next to Draco, " Oh, wait! Aphelia, my favorite students always sit up here, I am sure Draco can make room," he said, sending Crabbe to the back. Aphelia mouthed `sorry' to her brother, and took her seat next to Draco, smiling at him. Snape had decided to make everyone learn a memory potion because of Aphelia's little joke. Aphelia wasn't paying attention though, she was too busy looking at Draco, and playfully flirting with him. A couple times she even nibbled on his nose. Every time Snape came by, she would complain of something dumb, and he would make Crabbe or Goyle do her work for her. She was living the life.

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It was nearing the end of her week as a Slytherin, and she knew that the second she left, Draco would have to ignore her because she was a Gryffindor, oh how she loathed that day. She often found herself crying downstairs in the Common Room late at night, when she was sure that nobody was there. She had even started a journal on how she loved Draco Malfoy, and she even signed her name as Aphelia Malfoy a couple of times on school work! She loved her brother and all, but this was the guy of her dreams, and now that she had had the taste of his lips on hers, she didn't know if she wanted to lose it. The last night of her being a Slytherin, she cried herself to sleep on a couch in the Common room.