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Living with a Quidditch Star

Chapter Nine: The new celebrity

The next morning I woke up and it was still hard for me to believe what had happened yesterday.

It felt as if I had only dreamt the whole thing. But I knew instantly that it hadn't been a dream at all when I took a glance at my engagement ring.

It was true then. It was true – Draco had asked me to marry him!

Unfortunately I didn't have the time to daydream any longer. I had lost sight of my paperwork for the last days – that much was true – and my finals would come up soon enough to get nervous.

So I helped myself to a cup of coffee and went to my desk – stifling a yawn.

Bored I thumbed through one of my textbooks and finally found the passage I had stopped reading the last time. I tried hard for concentration for over an hour but finally gave in.

'Damn it, it's Sunday!' I thought and wondered what Ginny and Hermione were doing today.

Quickly I scribbled down a note on a piece of parchment and sent off my owl for the two of them.

While waiting for their answer I wondered what Draco was doing right now. I recalled that he wanted to talk to my parents today. I felt my heart sink a little – hopefully everything would work out fine.

My owl returned through the open door of the balcony. I took off the parchment attached to its leg and gave it some Owl Treats. It nibbled my finger affectionately and flew to its cage.

Quickly I opened the parchment and read the note. I smiled. Ginny and Mione would meet me at Diagon Alley in one hour. I hurried to get ready and left.

When I apparated at the meeting point they weren't there yet. So I decided to get me some ice-cream. Returning to the meeting point I took a seat at a nearby bench waiting for them to show up.

I savoured every bit of my ice-cream and enjoyed the sun on my skin. I opened my eyes when I finally heard a loud crack and Ginny and Hermione were standing next to me, both smiling.

„Hi, how's it going?" both asked me.

„Fine, how are you?" I replied while I hugged them.

When we loosened our hug, Hermione took my hand and saw my engagement ring.

„You must be so much better then fine!" she exclaimed, showing my hand to Ginny. I blushed a little.

„Why haven't you told us immediately?" she went on.

„Well, uhm, I wanted to, but first of all I wanted to say 'hello' to you!" I answered, grinning.

Ginny turned my hand in the sunlight, the diamond sparkled in all colours of the rainbow.

„Hm, it seems to me that someone must love you very much! This diamond is a rock!!" she said buzzing with excitement.

„So who is it?" Mione went on. „Don't tell us it's..."

„Yeah, well, it actually is Draco! You're right!" I answered shyly.

„This is great news. So we're friends with a celeb finally! Mrs Draco Malfoy! Now if that isn't something to look forward to!" Mione said, grinning.

„It's all so new to me too." I replied. „I still can't believe it myself."

„What do your parents and Marc think about this?" Ginny asked.

„Well, I don't know exactly right now. Draco pays a visit to them at the moment." I said.

„Uh, let's hope the best!" Mione said.

Of course, both Ginny and Hermione knew about the fight Marc and Draco had had at the club. I told them about the party after the Quidditch match and what had happened at my flat afterwards.

Ginny gawped at me.

„Gosh, so you beat the 'Slytherin sex god' black and blue! Hats off to you!" Hermione said, winking.

„Well, actually, I was a bit out of sorts." I said, grinning. We started laughing.

„Well then, congratulations!" Ginny said hugging me once more.

„And, of course, we hope for you he lives up to his name!" Hermione said, winking again.

Then we strode off for a coffeehouse at Diagon Alley.

We found a nice small table outside and placed our order.

We talked about all the world and his wife for more then one hour.

Suddenly I heard a babble of voices, several people were screaming my name.

„ALESSIA! ALESSIA! HOW ARE YOU?"

„ALESSIA! ALESSIA! OVER HERE!"

I turned around in bewilderment and couldn't believe my eyes. There were at least ten men with cameras running towards our table. It was flashing the whole time as they were taking pictures of me.

I grimaced with rage, turning my head quickly, trying to shield my face with the Daily Prophet Hermione had brought.

„Shove off!" Ginny screamed. The flashlights were blinding us. People stopped, staring at the scene.

„ALESSIA! Would you show us your engagement ring?"

„How is DRACO doing? Where is he?"

„When did he pop the question?"

I didn't answer at all, desperately looking for an escape route.

„Would you mind leaving us alone?" Hermione asked them furiously. But the paparazzi didn't even take notice of her and took even more pictures.

„Damn it! We have to get away from here!" I hissed through gritted teeth.

Suddenly someone touched my shoulder from behind. „Come on, I'll help you! This way, please." a waitress said to me, pushing me into the coffeehouse, quickly locking the door behind her. I could see the flashlights through the front door.

„Come over here. Quick!" the waitress went on, pointing at a small fireplace in the corner.

„From here you can floo to your place." she said.

„Thank you!" I replied.

Ginny, Hermione and me stood in the fireplace and took some floopowder. With one loud bang we were gone.


„So this seems to be the other side of the coin when you're engaged to the captain of the National Quidditch Team!" Hermione said, when we reached my place.

„Gosh, hasn't he prepared you for this? Man, they acted like beasts..." Ginny said, bewildered.

I only sat on the sofa. I wasn't able to say anything. This had been a real nightmare. 'So much for living a public life', I thought. How was I supposed to prepare for my finals with this going on around me and how did they already know all about our engagement? I was puzzled. I decided to owl Draco about this incident immediately. Who knows what the tabloids would say tomorrow. I felt somewhat scared. So I sent off my owl again with a short note for Draco, hoping he would answer soon.

„Ally, dear, are you alright?" I heard Hermione ask, touching my shoulder.

„Do you mind us leaving you alone now?" she went on.

„No, I'm fine, thank you." I replied weakly, turning to them to kiss them goodbye. Both smiled at me encouragingly and left within a split second with a loud crack.

I returned to the sofa, taking a few deep breaths to calm down a little. I tucked up my legs, waiting desperately for Draco's answer.

For what seemed hours later I heard another loud crack and turned around immediately. Draco hurried over to the sofa looking concerned.

„Ally, darling, how are you?" he whispered, hugging me softly and kissing my cheeks.

I nodded weakly, getting a little frightened when I heard another crack in my living room.

„It's alright!" Draco said soothingly. „It's only Tom and Joe."

I turned around and instantly recognised the two men who had escorted Draco in the club. He nodded curtly and they went over to the balcony, looking down at the street.

„Seems you will need some bodyguards too after what happened at Diagon Alley. I wonder if that Skeeter woman is behind that." Draco said.

„I don't know, and I don't care. All I know is that I don't want to be hunted by that vermin the whole time." I said looking into his eyes.

„Well, that's the reason why I prefer joining the Muggle world from time to time. They don't know me at all. I'll deal with that problem, I give you my word. But I advice you to brace yourself for many lies on the tabloids every day. That's just the way I is. I'm living like this for years now." he said dryly, kissing my forehead again, stroking my back.

„How was the meeting with my family?" I finally changed the subject.

„I'll tell you later." Draco answered quickly.

I felt my heart sink again. I wondered what had happened, shaking my head in despair.


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