A/N: HELLO MY LOVELY READERS! I'm so sorry that I have taken so long to update this! I love you guys for sticking with this. I have been starting up school again along with marching band (any of you who are in marching band knows how busy it can be!). I will try to update as often as possible but expect some occasional delays. At least I'm done with band camp so the month of no updates should happen no more! But anyways, without further ado, continue on with Chapter 14 of The Prince's Knight!
Disclaimer: You know I don't own Harry Potter.
Draco could tell that Alex was on edge. She had been extremely tense all week, not to mention very watchful.
"Alex, chill out man. You're making me nervous," Blaise said with a frown, watching the Slytherin pace back and forth in the common room.
She glared at Blaise before resuming her pacing, muttering softly to herself.
"Alex, what's wrong?" Draco asked diplomatically, effectively stopping the smart remark Blaise was about to give.
Alex stopped her pacing and looked at the Slytherin Prince, her eyes raking over his person in a rather calculating manner.
"Nothing," she said with a frown before once more starting up the pacing that was wearing on the nerves of her two friends.
"Alex!" Draco snapped irritably, immediately gaining the young woman's attention, "Stop. Pacing."
Alex frowned but nodded and sat down next to Blaise on the couch. It was apparent to both of her friends that she was beyond tense, but at least she wasn't pacing anymore.
"Anyone up for a game of wizard chess?" Draco offered, breaking the silence.
"I'm down," Blaise said enthusiastically, "Alex can play me after our game."
"You mean the winner?" Draco asked.
"Exactly," Blaise answered his friend with a smirk, starting up the competition immediately.
"You're going to eat those words, my friend," Draco mirrored his smirk as he started setting up the chess board.
Alex watched quietly as her two friends played their game of wizard chess. Her senses were quivering with anticipation and her muscles were taut with the strain of being prepared for any sorts of defensive maneuvers she might have to execute.
"DRAAAACO!"
Alex winced in perfect unison with Blaise and Draco as Pansy's voice carried across the common room. Said girl sauntered across towards them and took a seat next to Draco on the couch, wedging herself between Alex and the prince. Blaise just gaped at the girl from his chair across the chess board.
"We're in the middle of a game Pansy. What do you want?"
"I was thinking we could go to Hogsmeade together tomorrow. What do you think?" Pansy asked, batting her eyelashes at Draco.
"No," Draco denied the date invitation immediately, "Alex, Blaise, and I already made plans to go together."
Alex and Blaise exchanged looks. There weren't necessarily plans but it was really just assumed that the three were going to go together. Pansy misinterpreted the look.
"You liar!" she screeched as she stood up abruptly, her hand subtly moving to her pocket.
Alex's sharp eyes caught the movement. She leapt from her seat and grabbed Pansy's arm, twisting it around her back and forcing the poor girl to the ground. Alex dug her knee into Pansy's back and leaned down to whisper in her ear.
"If you EVER draw your wand in an attempt to hurt Draco, I will not be so gently next time. Do we have an understanding?"
Pansy muttered something under her breath that Alex couldn't quite catch, angering the Knight even more.
Alex raised her voice, "I said, do we have AN UNDERSTANDING?"
The girl whimpered and nodded vigorously as Alex dug her knee into her back painfully. Alex yanked Pansy up by her arm and pushed her away from the group, giving her a glare when she turned around to give Draco a look.
"That was a little harsh, man," Blaise spoke up after a few moments, giving his friend an odd look.
"She was going to hex him or worse," Alex said plainly, "It wasn't harsh enough."
"Alex…" Draco started, trailing off in an attempt to gather his thoughts.
"Yes?" she turned to her prince and raised an eyebrow.
"You should just stay out of it next time," Draco snapped.
"You know I can't do that," Alex said with a shrug.
"Just drop it, man. Alex is Alex. It isn't worth getting into another argument," Blaise said, resting a hand on his friend's shoulder.
The Prince just sighed and nodded, giving Alex a look that clearly said he wasn't happy.
Alex pointedly ignored the look and sat back down, pulling some parchment and a quill from her nearby bag. She chewed the quill thoughtfully before dipping it in the ink and starting her letter.
Dear Alphonse,
We need to talk. Inform Aaron as well. Something is not right. Meet me in the Slytherin Common Room tonight at midnight. The password has not changed since the last time you came up here.
Until we meet,
Alex
Alex flexed her fingers and crumpled up the letter she just wrote in her left hand. She hummed a low pitched note, causing the parchment to burst into white flames before disappearing completely. Not even ash was left and her hand didn't look harmed at all.
"What was that?" Draco asked in disbelief, both him and Blaise staring at her, dumbfounded.
"Old family trick of passing along messages. Only works if the intended family member is in the same country," Alex answered gruffly.
"That's awesome! Can you teach us?" Blaise asked excitedly.
Alex gave her friend an amused look and shook her head. Blaise's face fell into a pout.
"It's something only the blood members of the Knight Family can do. Give me a few days and I'll see if I can construct a similar spell so we can use it if we need quick correspondence," Alex explained.
"We could just use a Patronus," Draco suggested after giving Alex a strange look.
"True, but a Patronus could draw unwanted attention," Alex countered logically.
Blaise interrupted the argument quickly, "Am I the only one whose mind is blown because Alex just said he could CREATE spells?"
"Another family skill," Alex muttered, "Let's go get ready for bed. It's getting late and we have class tomorrow."
"Ok, mom," Blaise teased, standing up and making his way up to the dormitory.
Alex glared at her friend's back but didn't say anything. She waited for Draco and followed him upstairs.
Draco stopped at the top of the stairs and crossed his arms, "We'll talk later."
"Of course," Alex said respectfully, inclining her head slightly.
Draco gave her another odd look before turning on his heel and making his way into the boys' dorm with Alex close behind him.
A/N: Chapter 15 will have a teensy bit more drama so look forward to it! Also, soon I will be posting a Missing Scene that I think you guys will enjoy :) Please review! I love reviews and I love you guys! :D