Eight
Av woke up the next morning quite fresh really. She slowly propped herself onto her elbows and blinked a couple of times to adjust to the light. There was a clinking noise coming from the bathroom. The bathroom door was opened and –blink-blink- Lyra was in there, cleaning? the sink? Must still be dreaming. She slapped herself awake and blinked a couple more times again. Yup, it's official. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
She swung her legs off the bed and grabbed her robe. She strode over to the bathroom, yawning. She knocked on the door and Lyra's figure jumped up in surprise. She whipped he head around and stared, before smiling up at her.
" Did I wake you up? " Ly asked worriedly.
Av shook her head no and leaned against the door.
" It's Monday morning…and you're cleaning the sinks? " Av asked her cynically.
" Yes. Why do you ask? " Ly answered, oblivious to her own obsession.
" Nothing. "
Av smiled and walked over to her trunk. She pulled out her uniform and laid them on her bed. She bent over and grabbed her boots from under the bed. She has no idea if she could wear them or not but … what the heck eh?
The room was still poorly lit as Vera, Ronnie and Ky was still asleep, and some still snoring. She opened the drawers of her bed side table and took out her daily necessities, eyeliner and mascara. She keeps them in her drawers, bag and even in her attic at home. You never know when you might need them! She turned her gaze from the eyeliner she was checking to a curtain. She could it was covering something behind it. A window perhaps? She could use the light right now. No way she's going to risk herself by wearing expired cosmetics! She pulled the curtain back and fell backwards, hard on the marble, shocked and a little frightened at the same time. A ghostly, fishy like face was staring at her with large fish like eyes. She let out a shriek and more faces crowded behind the face. They look as if they were swimming. Their skin was scally and grey, adorned with patches of blue and green. Their lips were huge and spread wide across their faces. Some were flasing their razor-sharp teeth. All those words to describe them can just be sum up into two words ; plain ugly. Wait. Are they smirking???Oh, fuck. They are.
A loud clanking noise came and rushed footsteps came from behind her.
" Are you all right? " Ly asked concerned, pulling Av to her feet in the process.
" I'm all right. " Av replied shakily.
" Sorry, I didn't warn you about the curtains. There's a good reason why we always draw the curtains. " Ly muttered, staring at the ugly faces of the Merpeople.
" The Slytherin common is below the lake and the male Merpeople are perverted. They like to peek, or rather ogle through the windows almost 24/7. Sorry.." she added, regret in her voice was clear.
Av nodded and saw from the corner of her eye, Ky and Ronnie stirring from their sleep, probably because of the noise. The faces were still staring at them. One of the pairs of their eyes, shifted from Av's face and to second base. Av slowly looked at her breasts and gasped as her pajama shirt buttons were unbuttoned. She quickly whipped around and buttoned her shirt. Ly noticed and quickly pulled the curtains. She exhaled loudly and blew a piece of her hair from her eyes.
" Are you sure you're okay? " Ly asked again.
Av nodded and sat down on her bed. Great way to wake up. Ly slowly retreated to the bathroom again. So… he didn't lied to me about the perverted Merpeople and I'm such a sucker to believe him. Damn it. She was caught up with her thoughts when someone yawned loudly from behind her.
" What happened? Horny Merpeople? " Ronnie asked, she still sounded sleepy.
" Yup. I shall say, they are a great wake up call. "
" To be honest, I was a victim like you too. I feel your pain but damn, they are seriously way, way, way worst than a population of Blaise Zabini. And I say that with a burning passion. " Ronnie said, getting off from her bed and stretching like a feline.
Av laughed slightly and Ky rolled off her bed with a loud thud. That gotta hurt.
" I'm okay… I'm okay…" Ky slurred painfully and groggily.
Ronnie laughed at Ky and yanked her to feet.
" I heard what you said about Blaise, Ronnie. Don't ever…ever, think I'll forgive myself for not agreeing with you though. " Ky said, much to Ronnie's and Av's surprise.
Ronnie let Ky go and looked at Ky skeptically, raising an eyebrow too.
" You gotta be kidding me, Ky. "
" Yes, yes I am kidding you. Why would I talk about Blaisey like that? Blaise's an angel! "
Ronnie simply stared at Ky, her brows slowly relaxing.
" Oh. " Ronnie muttered.
Ky shrieked as Ronnie grabbed a pillow and threw it at her. Ky dodged it perfectly but got hit by another pillow that Ronnie aimed at her.
" Take that!! " Ronnie yelled, throwing another pillow at Ky.
She pinned Ky onto the floor and started tickling her in the stomach. Ky was giggling and gasping like mad, her face a ghastly shade of red.
" Say you'll surrender!!! " Ronnie roared, obviously pleased with herself.
" NEVER!!!!" Ky growled back in between laughs.
Ky's word was like a trigger because Ronnie began tickling even faster. Ky's faced look as if she was about to hurl right now, right there.
" OKAY!! OKAY!! STOP!!!!" screeched Ky breathlessly.
" Say you surrender first. " Ronnie said, calmly.
" I SURRENDER!!! NOW GET OFF ME!!" Ky giggled hysterically.
Ronnie got off Ky and smirked. Ky laid on the floor, her chest heaving up and down.
" That'll teach you to not mess with me. " Ronnie said.
Ky mumbled a " Shut up" and got off the floor. Her hair was sticking up in all directions and her night dress was clinging loosely to her body. She walked over to her trunk and rummaged through her trunk.
" Hey… does anyone have a spare hair brush you could lend me? I left mine at home. " Ky asked, not looking up from her trunk.
Ronnie and Av looked into their own trunks and dig deep.
" Sorry, I don't have a spare one. " Ronnie said, giving up looking.
" I do. Here. " Av held up a green hair brush.
Ky strode over to her and took it into her hands with a grateful smile.
" Thanks.." she said.
Av nodded and mumbled a " You're welcome".
" Errr..is Ly always like that? You know… the clean type? " Av asked, her voice only audible for Ronnie and Ky.
" Uhhmmm. She inherited the 'talent' of obsessive cleaning from our mother but she's just worst than mother, to be precise. Even after the servants has cleaned something, she'll clean it again. Like she said, ' to her standards.' " Ky explained without a doubt.
Av nodded while Ronnie chuckled. Ly came out of the bathroom with her wand in her hands. The girls stared at her.
" What? The tap had started to grow mosses on the side! I just have to clean it up! " she exasperated.
They all burst into laughter and continued what they were doing. After showering, Ava tied her hair loosely and pulled on her black leather boots. She couldn't bother tying up her tie properly, she has always sucked at that, so she just hand it loosely and crooked. She looked at herself in the floor-length mirror and scowled. Something is wrong. Okay..why am I suddenly so self-concious? She frowned at herself. Maybe it's because you want to look good in front of Py , a voice said in her head. She frowned even more and shrugged her disturbing thoughts off. She continued to stare at herself in the mirror when she finally found the flaw in her appearance. She rolled her grey skirt up so that they past her knees. She look at herself again and smiled, pleased with herself. She grabbed her eyeliner and mascara to line and lengthen her lashes. The other's were doing the same. Ky had her hair straight while Ronnie had her's wavy. Ly was still curling her hair with her wand, using it like a curling thong. Av was just too lazy to fix her hair in anyway so she just settled with a loose ponytail. Once every eye was lines, every lashes lengthen, every shoe lace tied everybody stood looking at the still sleeping Vera.
" Is anyone going to wake up, Miss Sunshine there? " Ky asked, pointing at rhe snoring lump. They all turned to face each other and crinkled their noses.
" Nah…" they all said at once and stalked out of the dorm. They headed off to the Great Hall for breakfast.
When they reached the Slytherin tables and took their seats, the boys were already eating through their breakfast and chatting animatedly.
" Good morning. " Ky said cheerfully to them.
" Hey.." Py said sheepishly at Av.
" Hey…" Av greeted back, blushing deep crimson when she remembered the night before.
Lyra who was sitting next to her, kicked her leg and gave her a look. Av patted Ly's lap under the table and took a toast from the rack.
" Oh! Timetables! Here you are ladies…" Brendon said, finally realizing after a stack of pancakes. Boys and food.
He passed the timetables to Ronnie who hesitantly took it.
" I hope you didn't get any syrup on it, Bren. " she told him, smirking.
" Don't worry. He's not the bit of the slob you are, dear sister. " Blaise interjected, aiming at Ronnie.
" Hey.." Ronnie shrugged, rolling her eyes. " At least I didn't pretend to mess up my room to lure the maid into it and end up losing my virginity to her. " she finished, putting all the venom she could in her words.
Av looked at them worriedly, who wouldn't? The way they look at each other is like as if they would rip each others throat out in matter of seconds.
" If you put them in the same room for less then a minute..the room won't be a room anymore. Trust me and don't worry, it happens all the time. " Ky whispered into Av's ear as they two quarreled even more.
" Can't you two just SHUT UP!! " bellowed Draco surprisingly. Av turned to look at him when Ky leaned in again.
" …and that usually happens too. " she whispered.
Av nodded and the pair did shut up, glowering at each other. They continued their breakfast in silence. Nobody dared to open their envelopes containing their timetables. They was a sudden squeak and sqawks of owls as letters and packages drop from the ceiling.
Blaise, Ronnie, Draco and the triplets received sealed letters with their family crest imprinted on them while Brendon got a small package. Av looked up at the ceiling cautiously and saw the family's owl swooping down, landing lightly on the table in front of her. She smiled and gave it the remaining piece of her toast. She untied the letter from its leg and tore it open, recognizing her mother's writing instantly. It was in full French but she understood it perfectly. The popped the letter back in it's envelope and shoved it into her bag. She drained her goblet and looked at the timetable.
" You ready to open this little devil? " Py said, fanning his envelope at Av.
" Little Devil? Nah, I don't think it means any harm. I think you're the devil. No worries though, you'll make a sexy one. " she blurted out, not really knowing what she said and what will she do to ever forgive herself.
She gulped as he chuckled. She turned crimson again and so did he. He tore his gaze from her and look down at his plate, red and smiling.
" Well,..ready or not, we just have to open it. " Ava said, breaking the awkwardness.
She realized the others were listening into their conversation and instantly look away when she caught their eye. The others picked up their envelopes and started opening it.
" Ahhh…look at all the free periods. I'm starting to like being a 6th year.." Blaise said, overjoyed. He hasn't read the whole thing yet.
" What?! Potions with Gryffindors? This is madness! And- and-…" Lyra trailed off, lost for words.
"…and it's the first lesson of the year...and.."Ky said, finishing off Ly's sentence, clearly not helping the situation.
" ..and for two periods, meaning an hour. Oh, joy. " Py added, finishing off Ky's sentence like she did with Ly.
" They're doing it again….." Brendon groaned.
Ava chuckled slightly at the triple talking.
" Hey, is anyone taking Care of Magical Creatures with that oaf this year? " Blaise asked.
Py snorted and laughed.
" There's one thing for sure, I know Draco isn't. " Py said cynically and patting Draco on the back.
Draco turned crimson and rolled his eyes sheepishly. They erupted in laughter, except Av. They seemed to be enjoying some private joke she didn't know. Draco looked up from his feet and punched, hard, into Py's arms. Py winced and continued laughing.
" The reason he's not taking it becau- bec- ause…" Blaise choked, clutching his stomach as he laughed. He was talking to Ava.
" What's the reason, Blaise? " Av urged, glancing at Draco who was punching Py.
Blaise calmed himself down for a second to blurt out a few words.
" A Hippogriff kicked his ass!! He broke his arms and Vera gave him the baby treatment all for two weeks, much to his dismay. For Merlin's sake, she even gave him a milk bottle to drink from!! " he blurted out, loud enough for at least half the table to hear.
Av looked at Draco and she couldn't but laugh again.
" Sorry to hear about that. I really do, Draco. Wait…talking about Vera,.. Where is she? "Av asked, no one in particular. She leaned back to look at the hall entrance.
Brendon was drinking his juice when he almost spit it all out at Ronnie. Fortunately, he choked his juice down and burst out laughing hysterically, as if he remembered something.
" Remember the time Potty messed with him and Moody turned him into a FERRET!!" Brendon choked breathlessly in between laughs.
Everybody joined Brendon except for Draco who now turned a nasty shade of green.
"…a- and when he got dropped in some poor guys pants??" Blaise added, making Draco turn purple now.
Their laughs were so loud now that even the first years were staring. They probably heard what Brendon said too. Draco saw this and threw daggers at them. They jumped up in shock and turned away from his gaze.
" Man! That was a classic!! Brings tears to me eyes all the time…" Blaise chuckled, patting Brendon of the back after wiping a tear from the corner of his eyes.
" Awww…cheer up, Draco. At least you made a very handsome ferret! " Ky tried.
" Okay! Okay! Knock it off!! Like I don't have enough "hands-on" experience and memories of those situations." Draco bellowed.
Everyone stifled back their laughter and regained their composure.
" We better get to class. Slughorn wouldn't be too happy if we were late. " Ly said, gathering her things and getting on her feet.
A mumbled of agreement and scrapping of benches were heard. They all grabbed their things and made their way to the dungeons.
" Hey Ava.." Py puffed as he jogged up beside her.
" Yeah? "
" What do you have after Charms? "
" Errrmm,…Free period. You? "
" Me too. Look, there's this place I want to show you. You'll love it for sure. The other can come too but you don't have…to go if you don't want to. I was j- "
" Sure, Py. I'll be delighted. "
" Great. "
Av could feel his smirk on his face as they walk to Potions.
" Carry your books? " he asked, pointing at her books in her hands.
" You're so sweet, Thanks. " she said, giving him the books to add to his pile.
His smirk was even wider now.
" Anything for you, My Lady. " he said over dramatically and he even bowed a little.
Ava laughed slightly and faced him with a serious face, Ly was walking next to Ava, meaning, she's listening to every word they were saying. She nudged Av in the rib but Av ignored it. She was looking his eyes, those eyes,…Focus!
" Anything? "
" Anything. "
She nodded and smirked.
" Right then, Will you sit next to me in Potions? " she asked, pouting a little.
" Just Potions?"
" …in every single class we have together. "
" Just classes? "
" Shut up! " she said playfully and pushed his arm lightly.
" Owww…It hurts." He whimpered like a child.
They were about to enter the classroom when Blaise accidently pushed Py, making him drop the books and bump into Av. Av and Py both quickly knelt down to pick up the fallen books.
" Sorry.." he mumbled.
" It's k. " she slurred.
They both gathered their own books and was about to recover into their standing position when their heads knocked together at the same time.
" Arggh! My head…" Av groaned, holding her head with her free hand.
" Sorry…"
" It's not your fault. Forget it ever happening and …" she dragged, looking around the empty space.
" ..as long as nobody saw it. " he finished off, his tone as serious as hers.
They nodded and gazed at each other before bursting into laughter again, oblivious that a certain someone was watching them from behind pillar.
" I'm starting to think you're bad luck, Av. " he jested and moved in closer to her.
" Interesting. That's what I usually hear before someone kisses me. " she whispered, inches away from him.
Oh crap. Shouldn't have said that!
He chuckled under his breath and leaned in even closer. She could feel his warm breath on her face now. Her eyes drowning in his pools of chocolate. Those eyes…Focus! They both were clearly in love with each other, even thought they just met each other in less than 42 hours.She leaned in closer and lifted herself up on her toes a little when someone cleared his throat. Great. They instantly pulled away from each other and spun around to face who it was. Slughorn.
An old tubby man stood there, a grin on his face. He had a walrus like moustache. Ironic. They both flushed crimson and Py was about to open his mouth when Slughorn held up a hand. He strode over to Py and patted his on the back with too much force that Py was rocking back and forth on his feet,
" No worries, my boy. There's nothing wrong with young love. Just quickly get into class and you too, Miss Garnier. "
They both nodded curtly and rushed into class. They took their seats at the back of the class and Slughorn walked in from behind them. He glanced at her and walked pass her. Did he just winked at me? She was alarmed that he would ever do that. Maybe it's just my imagination. He couldn't. She shook the thought off and turned to face Py.
" Did he just winked at you? " he asked, as astonished as she was.
" I- ah..-I" she stumbled in search for words in her mind.
" Hush now class. " Slughorn said cheerfully at the class.
He smiled, looking around the class with adoring eyes. He smiled even wider when he laid eyes on Blaise.
" Ahh! Mr Zabini. It's to see you in my class..and oh! I have the Lestrange triplet I my class too. Splendid! Splendid! ..Mr Potter! Glad to see you two..Miss - …" Slughorn started greetin almost the whole class, constantly asking about people related to the student. Typical.
Ky and Blaise were sitting in front of them while Draco – still no Vera.. – sat with Ly beside them. Ronnie and Brendon were seated in front of Ky and Blaise.
" …and I'm also excited that we have a transfer from Beauxbatons this year, Miss Garnier. How's Jacques? I haven't seen him since my last trip to France." Slughorn continued, turning towards Ava.
" Oh, he's fine. " she said re-assuringly, surprised that he even know her father.
Slughorn smiled and looked at Pyro, Kyra and Lyra.
" How's your Aunt Andromeda? She was one of my best students and from what I've heard from Professor Snape..Ms Lyra Lestrange is at top of the class, like Andromeda once was. " Slughorn piped up.
At the mention of " Aunt Andromeda ", all of the Slytherins, except Ava, went rigid in their seats. After a while, they sat back into their seats and Slughorn stopped his little name dropping thing. He waved his hand at the board and instantly writings were scribbled onto the board. Av sighed and looked at Py who seemed to be scribbling on a piece of parchment.
" You don't like Potions, do you? " she asked him.
" Yes. "
Good because she loathes Potion. She look back at the board and sighed. This is going to be a long day.
I'm gonna stop right there. That's the first part of this chapter Eight. I wrote 8 pages. Hehe. I thought I would just cut it short and stop here but that'll pretty much ruin the story. So, this is the first, and very long part. There's gonna be part 2 which I will continue from where I left off in this chapter. I hope you like this chapter! And once again, thanks to hellishlygood for reviewing! I would definitely send cookies to you!! MUAXX!
