Chapter 14: I'm Just A Kid
I'm just a kid and life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid, I know that its not fair
Nobody cares, cause I'm alone and the world is
having more fun than me
-Simple Plan
The next morning, when Jessica awoke, Snape was no where to be found. "Snape?" she called out, hoping for a response; she was greeted with silence. Cursing to herself, she stood up and walked to the room she had loaned him. In was in perfect order, not a piece of paper out of order. The closet that he held his clothing in was empty. On his bed, neatly made, was a white rose with a note attached. Jessica slowly opened the note and inside it read: See you soon. It was Snape's handwriting, alright, sighing Jessica dropped onto the bed and fell back to sleep. The scent of Snape: a mix of cologne, spices and some other smell that comes from being a Potion's master, filled her nose as she drifted off to sleep.
Jane and Jessica walked down Diagon Alley's main street as the little girl skipped in wonderment. Every time she came here, she was always amazed by it. The four year old was staring over at a big white owl when someone caught her eye. It was a boy that looked about her age with long pale hair that shagged into his grey eyes, he was wearing all black and didn't look too much like a kid. He was leaning against a store, a miserable look on his face.
Jane watched as her mom walk into the crowd before running over to the boy. She didn't get many chances to play with friends. "Hi, I'm Jane!" she smiled brightly as the boy looked up at her.
"Draco," he answered curtly.
"Do you like to play?"
"No," he answered again.
"Why not?"
"I never have played," he shrugged.
"Come on! It's fun!"
Jane took his hand and dragged him down a street towards a wizard playground. It was near the ice cream place her mom sometimes took her to. "Stop!" the boy yelled.
"What?" Jane asked, wondering why Draco didn't want to play.
"My mother told me to wait outside," he said.
"Come on, I don't think she'll get mad," Jane exclaimed cheerfully skipping down to the playground.
A small smile lit up the boy's face as the two kids climbed on the complex, sliding down slides and swinging on swings. "Isn't playing fun?" Jane exclaimed, after she had taught Draco how to pump his legs for the swing.
"Yes," he answered, concentrating on the motion of the legs to make the swing go higher.
"How old are you?"
"I'm four," Jane said proudly.
"Oh…" Draco trailed off.
"How old are you?"
"I'm five," Draco said, puffing out his chest as Jane looked on in amazement. She had never met a five year old before.
"Do you have any friends?" Jane asked Draco.
"What's a friend?"
Jane said there thoughtfully for a minute before saying, "Someone you share your pudding with, when their mommy forgot to give them snack!"
"I don't have one," Draco said sadly.
"I'll be your friend Draco! My mommy always buys pudding, you should come over and we can have apple juice and pudding and crackers!" Jane rattled on.
"My friend, Janie," Draco flashed her a bright smile.
"JANE!" Jessica called, walking into the gated-off playground area. Just as Jessica reached the two kids, another woman appeared. She had fair skin and her black robes made her seem like a ghost. Long pools of hair the same shade as Draco rolled down her back.
"Finally Narcissa, you're getting some sun!" Jessica exclaimed coolly.
"Get your filthy child away from my precious Draco!"
"Well, damn, he looks just like his son of a bitch father," Jessica retorted, her right hand behind her back, fingering her wand which was in her pocket.
"I would spent less time insulting others and more time working for some money," the young women fired back, a red flush rising in her cheeks. Suddenly Jessica wished she had taken more time to get dressed this morning. In her purple sweater, jeans with patches and run down sneakers, she looked a mess. At least she had remembered to put in a pair of earrings.
"Go eat shit, girl!" Jessica rolled her eyes and grabbed her daughter's hand.
"I bet Shawn would be proud to hear his ex-girlfriend stood up to a Slytherin for the third time," Narcissa hissed
"Are you always this bitter, or did it come from letting your husband's buddies rape you every night when You-Know-Who was in power?" Jessica asked as anger pumped through her veins, with that sheturned on her heel, dragging her daughter with her. Jane waved a pathetic good-bye to Draco as his mother dragged him off too. The next time the two would meet again, they would be at Hogwarts, Jane in her first year and Draco in his second, separated by families, houses and bitterness towards each other, forgetting the memory of that cold December day when Draco declared her his only friend, Janie.
Disclaimer: Jane, Jessica and the plot belong to me, everything else belongs to J.K.Rowling and the song is sung by Simple Plan, I didn't write it.
Sorry for the long wait, I've been busy with HSA's (stupid tests) but anyway, I hope this chapter was good and I hope to get another chapter posted soon. If you look at my profile, I usually say what chapter I'm working on and what I'm doing with it (editing...working...planning, etc) So happy Memorial Day to everyone and have a good week!
Sam