Disclaimer: Same old same old
Gracie and I chatted along quietly as Dumbledore went through his usual schpeel. I found out that Gracie was going to be in my room, because her roommates, who were twin sisters, transfered this year.
We laughed the whole way back to the common room; maybe I was going to be ok after all. As we entered the portrait someone bumped into me.
"Blimey, I'm sorry."
I turned around and looked up at who bumped into me. "It's fine."
"Rodger Wickham. You were in my Transfiguration class last year weren't you?"
"Uh..yeah, now that you mention it I was." He was in my year, but I don't think I ever spoke to him.
"Tonks, right?"
I nodded, and Gracie looked at him funny.
"Again, I'm sorry," He said as he smiled at me.
"Again, It's fine."
"See ya around," He touched my shoulder before he walked away.
"What?," I asked, looking at Gracie who was still looking at him funny.
"He was staring at your chest," She replied.
"Oh." I looked down.
"A lot to stare at but still, it's rude," She said laughing.
"You can barely see 'em under all these clothes and my robes," I replied laughing.
"He's a guy, they don't care," She grabbed my arm and yanked me upstairs.
Gracie woke me up early the next morning.
"Tonks, come on! Potions!"
"Who would be excited about Potions?" Lily. Lily would be, she loved Potions.
We trudged into the classroom, and Professor Slughorn was as chipper as ever.
I tuned Slughorn out as usual. I wonder what Remus is doing? Probably working.
I said goodbye to Gracie and I went to Transfiguration while she went to Arithmancy.
"Hey, Tonks."
I looked over to where the voice came from.
Rodger was waving at me.
I waved back, and he gestured for me to sit with him, so I did.
"Morning," I said as I sat down.
"Morning," He said, smiling at me.
Professor McGonagall gave a project straight away as usual, and Rodger and I agreed to be partners on it.
"So I'll see you in the library later?," He asked.
"Yeah, 'bout an hour or so before dinner?"
"Sounds good to me," He said, smiling, as he tucked a stray lock of hair behind my ear.
"Uh....see you then," I said as I walked away...quickly. Well that was...not cool, I thought as I walked upstairs.
I met up with Gracie at lunch.
"Warning. A project for Transfiguration," I said, and she sighed.
"Merlin, is she trying to kill us?"
"It's possible."
"Partners?"
"Yeah."
"Who'd you get stuck with?"
"Rodger and I decided to do it together."
"The bloke that bumped into you?"
I nodded. "He got a bit....close earlier."
"What?"
"Well he just tucked my hair behind my ear, but it was the way he looked at me."
"Like he wanted to snog you?"
"I don't know. Forget I said anything."
"Have it your way," She shrugged.
Gracie and I survived Astronomy and Defense Against the Dark Arts.
"I'm going to meet Rodger in the library. I'll see you at dinner."
She nodded.
I walked into the library, and spotted Rodger at a back table.
"Hey."
"Hey, there," He said, his green eyes meeting my blue ones.
I sat down next to him and dropped my bag on the table.
"So Nymphadora, where-"
"Don't call me that!"
His eyes went wide. "Sorry"
"I hate my name."
"I see. Well I think it's beautiful," He said as he pushed my hair off my shoulder.
"Thanks, I guess," I replied as I leaned away from him.
"Not a problem," He said, sweeping his dark brown hair out of his eyes.
"So the project."
"Oh, yeah. Found some useful stuff."
We gathered tons of information before it was time to go to dinner.
"We still need some stuff," He said as he closed a book.
"Yeah. One more library trip should do it."
"Same time tomorrow?"
"Sure," I replied hesitantly. There's something off about this guy.
"Sounds great, Dora." No he didn't just call me that.
"It's Tonks."
"Right, I forget."
"You'll learn."
He laughed and put his arm around my shoulders. "You're funny."
"So I've been told," I said as I bent over to brush "something" off my leg so I could get out from under his arm.
"It's a rare find to find a girl who's funny and gorgeous," He whispered as he my cupped my cheek with one hand.
"Rodger, I have a boyfriend," I said as I backed away from him.
"You do?"
"Yes."
He looked around, "I don't see any boyfriend." He walked back towards me.
"He graduated last year."
"Out of sight, out of mind." He placed a hand on my shoulder, then dropped it to my waist, and rubbed my side.
"I think not."
"Really?"
"Yes, really," I said getting angry.
"You'll come around, Tonks," He said as he quickly kissed my cheek and left the library.
What a git. He wasn't going to give up. I wiped my cheek with my sleeve.
Gracie eyed me curiously when I finally came to dinner.
"What took you so long?"
"I got cornered in the library," I grumbled.
"What?! What did that prat do?!"
"Came onto me...really hard. That git isn't going to give up either."
"Did you tell him you had a boyfriend?"
"Yeah, but he doesn't care, especially since Remus isn't even here."
"No, but he can get here."
"I'm not a baby, Gracie. I can deal with a stupid guy."
"Kick him in the balls," She said simply.
I laughed.
A/N: Hmm yeah that chapter was kinda blah perhaps, but we did get to meet Rodger, hmm what's goin' on with him? :/ R&R Much love. 3