Author's Note: I had sports day today (I think I did reasonably well in my race) so I was writing pretty much all day listening to Simple Plan. LIKEABOSS :P Chapter 11 tomorrow.

Chapter Ten~ Heart like stone

'Léon! Léon!' Alex ran round the corner skidding and calling for him. 'Léon come back! Please!' she could see him going further and further away from her.

He didn't stop or turn round. 'What do you want?'

'It wasn't what it looked like!'

'Oh really?' He span round. 'Well it looked like you and Stoneman were getting quite friendly.'

'Let me explain...' she pleaded, that lump in her throat rising once again.

'Go on.'

'He was the one who kissed me! I don't even like the dude and he wouldn't let go of me! You honestly thought I'd be able to move on from you that quickly?'

'I don't even know what I think.' Léon sighed. 'That boy is a jerk and you deserve so much better than him.'

'What? You mean like you?'

'No. You've seen what I become.'

'Well then what the hell am I supposed to do, Léon?' Alex's voice cracked again and she held back the tears. 'What am I meant to do?'

'I don't know! I'm just so confused! I hate this! I hate what I am! I hate being in love with you but I can't be with you because I'm some monster!' Léon raised his voice.

'I've been over this before. I don't care what you are. You'll always be perfect to me.'

'Alex I…'

'And you've said this before yourself. You have control because you stopped anything happening to your sister…'

Léon was torn. 'I… I've got to go.' He turned on his heel quickly and rushed off before Alex could say another word. She sat down on the cold stone floor and buried her head in her hands. Why was he being like this? She trusted him so why couldn't he trust himself?

'Alex…' Jo came and perched down next to her, placing a friendly hand on her shoulder. 'You okay?'

'No.' Alex couldn't be bothered to lie when she knew how obviously not okay she appeared.

'I heard about you and Léon. Also about what Blair did.'

'I'm pretty sure that the whole school knows by now.'

'Well, I'll be telling our mum what happened.'

Alex raised a confused eyebrow. 'Our mum?'

'Oh um… did I not tell you?' Jo looked down.

'Tell me what?'

'Blair's my bother?' Jo laughed a forced laugh.

'He's what now?' Alex exclaimed perhaps a bit too loudly.

'Yeah. How weird is that?' Jo stood up quickly. 'Well I've gotta run, see ya.'

What was it with people being all mysterious and then hurrying away? It was growing dark as Alex headed out to the grounds for a walk and to clear her mind. The sky was purple and beautiful and she tried to think about her OWLs or anything but him but there was no such success. Drops of warm spring rain began to fall ever so lightly.

She wasn't paying attention. Why would she need to when Hogwarts is supposed to be the safest place? She only looked up and a dark shadow fell over her and she looked up into the face of unstable Blair and out of the corner of her eye she caught the glimpse of his wand. It was aimed at the side of her neck.

'Hello Taylor. Come back for more?' he sneered.

'You wish.' she snorted. 'What in merlin's name is wrong with you?'

'Nothing. I don't know what you're talking about.'

'Don't bullshit me! You have some serious issues! What was all that about earlier?'

Blair shrugged, the smirk as annoying as ever on his stupid face. 'I was bored and I thought it would be funny as I knew Léon was coming.'

Alex sighed and shook her head. 'How is that in any way funny? And what have you got against Connor?'

'He's an easy target. He knows things.'

'So you pick on eleven year olds for a laugh?' she could feel her blood begin to boil with anger.

'Pretty much.' he chuckled slightly.

'Are you fucking mental?'

'No. I'm regular mental.'

'That doesn't even make sense.' she said, irritated.

'And?' Blair raised an eyebrow. 'Your cousin needs to learn to keep out of other people's business and do as he's told. Much like you.'

'Leave him out of this.' Alex had her hand on her wand in her back pocket, ready to hex him.

'Fine. Let's bring wolf boy into it.' he sneered. 'Tell me the story of your break up. It must have been so devastating.' he begged sarcastically. 'He realise that he didn't want to date a pathetic girl like you? He find someone prettier? Cleverer? Better?'

'Oh just shut up already you sad, sarcastic little arse.' Alex said exasperatedly, drawing her wand ready to throw every hex she knew at him.

'I wouldn't go there Taylor.' He jabbed his wand into her cheek, with that smirk that seemed to be permanently tattooed onto his face.

'And why would that be?'

'I was raised by death eaters. I should really teach my sister how to pick better friends but I guess by the time she knew we were related it was too late.'

'Well it's quite clear you and her are very different indeed.' she said, matter-of-factly.

'But she's a Slytherin. Given the choice she'd chose me over you any day. Blood is thicker than whatever is in your veins, filthy halfblood. Not surprising you're like you are with a mudblood for a mother.'

'Don't insult my family or friends. Just leave me alone!' Alex raised her wand.

'Make me.' he drew his wand back holding it level with hers about half a metre away and laughed.

Alex opened her mouth to cast every spell, hex, jinx and curse she knew at him; but not before she saw a beam of green light heading towards her.