Ahh Sunday. A day of cramming, sleeping in, and wishing it was Saturday again. Sadly I'm still a bit miffed about Valerie. We never fight. Sure we argue, she usually wins. But we never fight. I head to breakfast in a daze not saying a word to anyone. Suddenly I'm grabbed and pulled into the lavatory. By the smell of my attackers I knew it was Crabbe and Goyle again. I was going to curse the hell out of them in a minute.

"Malfoy wants a word with you, Blood Traitor." Goyle grunts as if it took his brain all the energy it had.

I'm thrown to the ground and draw my wand as if it were a pistol ready to fight.

"Issac, please. Lower your wand. I don't want a brawl again." Says Malfoy.

He sounds miserable. No malicious tone, no drawl.

"I just want a little chat"

"Personally, Draco, I've never enjoyed our chats." I spit at him.

His eyes flash with malice and I get ready to duel but he regains his composure and begins to talk.

"Look Issac. All my life I've gotten all I've asked for. Money, friends, grades, possessions, but never the one thing every man craves. Surely you know what it is? The love of a woman."

I laugh "I thought Pansy Parkinson had a thing for you? Why not date her?"

He looks at me and says "Because Pansy has nothing better to do than obsess over me. Issac , I enjoy a challenge. A chase, if you will. I need you to do something for me. I need you to put a good word about me to your friend Valerie."

I knew it. This guy was making his move and I'm the pawn.

"Look Draco there are plenty of words I'd like to say to Valerie about you but none of them are good. And I'd sooner jinx myself silly than help you."

Draco takes a deep breath and nods to Crabbe and Goyle. They advance on me and I turn. I love to duel. It is my specialty in a way.

"Rictasempra! Petrificus Totalus!"

Crabbe flys backwards and Goyle hits the floor with a satisfying thud. Malfoy looks away and turns to look out the window. I leave him unharmed.

That prat made me miss breakfast so I head down to the kitchens. Fred and George showed me the way in. I walk in and the House Elves snap to attention.

Their leader walked up to me and says with a bow "What can we do for you, sir?"

I say "I'd just like a few pieces of toast please."

He bows again and before you can say socks I have the plate in my hand. I thank the elves and head off. I must say its incredible how Dumbledore treats these elves. He's offered all of them wages and only one has gotten them and he was disowned from the elf community for it. Hermione would have a heart attack if she saw these elves.

I decide to grab my broom and fly around a bit. As a quidditch player I'm allowed to fly whenever I want to. No restrictions. I kick off and before you know it I'm higher than the astronomy tower. Flying always does clear my head. I do some laps around the castle and on lap 3 I look over and I saw a Phoenix flying next to me. Bright red and majestic looking. I follow it and it leads me to Dumbledore's office window. I peek in and Dumbledore was pacing. Deep in thought. A shining bowl with liquid in it glowed on his desk. I fly off thinking nothing of it. Dumbledore has a reason for everything.

The moment I touch down I am immediately grabbed. I swear I'm a people magnet today. But this time its Valerie. After getting my bearings I hear her mumbling something.

"I'm sorry Issac. I didn't mean to go off on you yesterday."

I pat her on the back and say that it's alright. I apologized for being a prat about it. She then takes me by the hand and we walk back to the castle for lunch. We sit down and begin to eat.

I ask "So how was your date with Seamus?"

"It was NOT a date!" she says firmly.

I laugh.

She continues, "It was nice. He was a gentleman and I laughed a lot and we had a wonderful time. Issac why don't you start dating anyone? The first Hogsmead trip is coming up. Ask someone!"

I know she wont let me live it down if I don't, so I immediately start thinking. Who in the world would go to hogsmead with me?