Chapter 14
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, it all belongs to JK Rowling…I'm merely an obsessed fan with ideas stuck in my head.
… … … … … …
Leila woke up the next morning with Daphne sitting on her.
"Daphne geroff." Leila mumbled.
"Not until you tell me where you were last night." Daphne said.
"I'll probably die of suffocation first." Leila said.
"Are you that embarrassed?" Daphne teased.
"No, you're cutting off my air supply." Leila choked out.
"Oops." Daphne smiled.
Daphne slid off Leila and onto the mattress. Leila buried her face in her pillow.
"Where were you?" Daphne asked.
"More sleepy." Leila muttered into her pillow.
"Leila." Daphne whined.
"What time is it?" Leila asked.
"Erm…5:30." Daphne said.
"As in 5:30 a.m." Leila groaned.
"The one in the same." Daphne said.
"You evil person. Do you know how much sleep is required for me to look presentable?" Leila mumbled.
"Either you tell me now and go back to sleep or I'll keep pestering you until you tell me." Daphne said.
"I wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary." Leila groaned.
"Really? The fact that you came in late last night says otherwise." Daphne argued.
"I had prefect duties, happy?" Leila asked.
"Liar, last night wasn't your night to patrol." Daphne said.
"Malfoy and I switched with Padma Patil and Anthony Goldstein." Leila said.
"And you expect me to believe you?" Daphne asked.
"You can go and ask Malfoy if you want." Leila groaned.
"I think I just might." Daphne retorted.
"Have fun with that." Leila sighed.
Leila flopped her head back into her pillow and fell back asleep. She awoke to her alarm and found the room empty, as usual. She quickly raced into the shower and back to her room. She decided pulled her skirt, shirt, tie, and cardigan on. She left her hair down and walked to the Great Hall. She found Daphne already seated at the Slytherin table fawning over Theo. Leila took a seat across from the pair.
"Good morning, Leila." Theo said.
"Morning." Leila mumbled.
"You're definitely not a morning person." Daphne teased.
"Took you long enough to figure that out. You've only lived with me for how long now?" Leila said sarcastically.
"Oh shut up, Leila." Daphne hissed.
"And I'm not the morning person? Why are you so grumpy?" Leila asked.
"Malfoy hasn't been down here for breakfast yet and Theo said that he was already gone when he got up this morning." Daphne said.
"Looks like you're going to have to wait until Defense to catch up with him. Good, we can get my cover story straight in Ancient Runes." Leila said.
"So you admit you're hiding something." Daphne asked.
"I was being sarcastic. Merlin, all that happened was that I patrolled with Malfoy." Leila said.
"There has to be more to it than that." Daphne said.
"What? I snogged Malfoy?" Leila asked.
"As if." Daphne snorted.
The breakfast table got quiet. Leila began eating her oatmeal. She scooped two heaping spoonfuls of brown sugar to her bowl.
"How can you eat like that and still look the way you do?" Daphne complained.
"I dunno." Leila said scooping some oatmeal into her mouth.
"Leila, can I talk to you?" Theo cleared his throat.
"Um, yeah sure." Leila said finishing her bite of food.
"In private?" Theo asked.
Theo stood up and walked out of the Great Hall, and motioned for Leila to follow. Daphne eyed Leila suspiciously. Leila shrugged her shoulders in confusion and followed Theo out of the Great Hall. As she was leaving the Great Hall, Harry and Ron were walking in. Leila winked at them and Harry rolled his eyes. She found Theo leaning against wall.
"What's so private?" Leila asked.
"I was wondering if you'd go to Hogsmeade with me." Theo asked.
"Is someone paying the Slytherins to ask me to Hogsmeade?" Leila joked.
"I'm being serious. Will you accompany me to Hogsmeade." Theo said.
"Theo…" Leila groaned.
"Why not?" Theo asked.
"Why not? Because Daphne likes you, Theo. I know you know that. I'm not going to hurt her. Besides, there's someone else…" Leila began.
"Who?" Theo asked.
"It's not important." Leila said.
"I want a decent reason for you turning me down." Theo said.
"Theo, ask Daphne. She's more than interested." Leila said.
"I don't want to go with her. I want to go with you." Theo said.
"Well, I'm sorry, but that's not happening. I already have plans." Leila said.
"With whom?" Theo asked.
"Erm…my brother and Ron." Leila answered.
"So you're really turning me down?" Theo asked.
"I'm sorry if you think that I've been leading you on. You're a good friend, Theo, but I don't think of you in that way anymore." Leila said.
"That's your final decision?" Theo asked.
"Yeah, it is. Now seriously, go ask Daphne. We'll forget this ever happened." Leila said.
Theo shrugged his shoulders and walked away from the Great Hall. Leila sighed and walked back into the Great Hall. She walked over to the Gryffindor table and took a seat next to her brother.
"Do my eyes deceive me or do we have a snake at our table?" Ron teased.
"Shut up, Ron." Leila said.
"I was only joking." Ron said.
"Yeah, me too." Leila said.
"What do you want?" Harry asked.
"You don't have a date for Hogsmeade, do you?" Leila asked.
"No, not yet. Why?" Harry asked.
"Because you're not getting a date, either of you." Leila said looking at Ron.
"Who would Ron go on a date with?" Ginny teased.
"Mind your own business, Ginevra." Ron hissed.
"Anyways, as I was saying. The both of you are going to Hogsmeade with me." Leila said.
"Fine by me." Ron said.
"Of course it's fine with you, Ronald." Ginny added.
"Why?" Harry asked.
"Because I may have told someone I couldn't go with them because I told them I was going with you two." Leila said.
"Who is he?" Harry asked.
"My money's on Nott." Ginny said.
"That's none of your concern." Leila said.
"I thought you're through with Nott?" Harry asked.
"I am. I've just been getting asked by a lot of creepy guys lately. Please, Harry?" Leila said.
"You do realize that Hermione will be there too." Harry said.
"Granger or Zabini….hmm…such a difficult decision." Leila commented.
"Over my dead body will you be going with Zabini." Harry hissed.
"That's why I'm going with you." Leila smirked.
Harry shook his head and poked at his eggs. Leila got up from the Gryffindor table and walked back to the Slytherin table.
"What was that about?" Daphne asked.
"Just confirming that I'm going to Hogsmeade with Harry and Ron." Leila said.
"What did Theo want?" Daphne asked slyly.
"You'll find out later." Leila said.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Daphne asked.
"Exactly what I said. Now, if you'll excuse me I have Ancient Runes to go die in." Leila said.
Daphne chuckled as Leila walked away. Leila was the first one in Ancient Runes. She took a random desk and pulled out her belongings. When Draco finally arrived he took the seat next to her.
"Malfoy." Leila growled.
"Potter." Draco drawled.
Draco quickly winked at her and pulled out his books.
"Where were you this morning?" Leila whispered.
"Busy." Draco whispered in return.
"How original." Leila commented.
"Never said that it was." Draco said.
"Arse." Leila whispered.
"I know you like mine." Draco said.
Leila wasn't able to respond because Professor Babbling began lecturing. Instead she chuckled under her breath.
"So you don't deny it then?" Draco leaned over.
"Shut up." Leila whispered.
"Someone's blushing." Draco whispered.
Leila instantly turned bright red.
"Only because you said something." Leila hissed.
Draco smirked and focused his attention to Professor Babbling. Leila rolled her eyes and started taking notes until she received a tap on the shoulder. She turned around to find Theo handing her a note. He nodded and Leila turned back around. Draco eyed her suspiciously as she opened the note.
Leila, please?
Leila grabbed her quill to respond but before she could Draco swiped the note away.
"What's this?" Draco asked.
"What happened to trusting me?" Leila asked.
"I do. It's him I don't." Draco said.
"I'll explain later, after Defense." Leila said.
"You'd better." Draco said.
Leila quickly snatched the note back from Draco, and a kindly declined Theo's advances. When Ancient Runes ended the class stood to leave.
"Out of my way, Potter." Draco sneered.
Draco bee lined out of the classroom, but Leila chased after him.
"Malfoy, wait up." Leila called.
Draco looked at her oddly as she caught up to him.
"I thought we were keeping this secret." Draco said in a low voice.
"We are, but if Snape sees us walking into class not arguing maybe he'll stop giving us detentions." Leila said.
"Don't you like having detention with me?" Draco asked.
"I definitely do, but this can at least be our excuse to be seen together in broad daylight." Leila said.
"Sneaky sneaky." Draco said.
"What can I say, I am a Slytherin after all." Leila smirked.
"Are my eyes deceiving me?" Blaise asked joining them.
"I have no idea what you mean?" Leila said.
"Are you two actually getting along?" Blaise asked.
"As if. I just don't want detention with this idiot anymore." Leila said.
"Watch your mouth, Potter." Draco hissed.
"Snape is going to see right through you two." Blaise commented.
"Not if you don't tell him and he stops being an arse." Leila hissed.
"Malfoy not be an ass? Not likely. Good luck with that one, love." Blaise said walking away.
Leila looked at Draco. He was watching straight ahead, with a scowl. Leila on the other hand was attempting to not burst out laughing.
"He called me an ass." Draco said.
"You kinda are." Leila said.
Draco's face turned into a scowl again causing Leila to laugh.
"By the way, Daphne's going to want to know where I was last night." Leila said.
"And what am I supposed to do about it?" Draco asked.
"Tell her I was with you." Leila said.
"Really." Draco said.
"The fact that we were patrolling, not off doing the other thing." Leila said.
"Too embarrassed to admit it?" Draco asked.
"No, just don't want you to get your ass kicked by my brother." Leila said.
Leila waved at Harry and walked over to him and Ron, leaving Draco to walk into class by himself.
"What's that about?" Ron asked.
"If Snape thinks Malfoy and I are getting along, maybe he'll stop giving us detentions. " Leila said.
"Yeah right, Snape's an evil git." Ron snorted.
Leila snorted, looking at Professor Snape.
"And he's standing right behind me, isn't he?" Ron asked.
"Oh yeah." Leila grinned.
"Mr. Weasley, I will see you this evening in detention." Professor Snape said.
"But Professor…" Harry began.
"That's one for you too, Mr. Potter." Snape growled.
Leila couldn't help but giggle.
"Don't think I've forgotten about you Miss Potter. You and Mr. Malfoy will be joining them." Snape said.
Snape billowed back into the classroom.
"Did you just get us another detention?" Draco asked.
"Maybe." Leila said sweetly.
"What the hell Potter!" Draco hissed.
"Back off, Malfoy." Harry came to his sister's defense.
"Or what?" Draco towered over Harry.
"Come on, Harry, let's get to class." Leila suggested.
"Need your sister to fight for you, Potter?" Draco taunted.
Leila ignored Draco and led her angry brother into the Defense classroom. She sat in the same desk as her brother. Harry wouldn't talk to her.
"Are you mad at me?" Leila asked.
"I don't need you fighting Malfoy for me." Harry hissed.
Leila figured it best not to argue with him any further. Instead, she focused on Snape's lecture. But when she focused on Snape, she was reminded that she had yet another detention. She groaned inwardly. Part of her wondered if Draco had actually been upset over another detention together. She turned her head to find him sitting with Goyle. He looked rather bored. He was twirling his wand in his hands. Leila quickly turned back around before anyone caught her staring at Draco.
When class was finally over, Leila's eyes met Draco's. He nodded his head toward the door and Leila nodded her head in response. Leila left the room first and leaned against the cool brick wall waiting for Draco to come out. He finally came out once everyone had left. He then headed down the corridor without saying a word to her. Leila was confused by this. Halfway down the corridor, Draco turned around.
"You coming?" Draco asked.
Leila smiled and ran to catch up to him. She cautiously looked around to make sure no one was around. She then linked her hand with his. Draco raised an eyebrow at her.
"Bold are we?" Draco asked.
Leila shrugged and removed her hand but Draco snatched it back.
"We should probably go somewhere more private, unless you want to get caught." Leila said.
"Suggestions?" Draco asked.
"Actually asking my opinion? I'm shocked, but my vote's for the kitchen. Oh wait, we have to go there anyways." Leila said.
"Why?" Draco asked.
"Kreacher, I want to know if he's doing all right." Leila said.
"Oh." Draco whispered.
"I know you think he's only a house elf and whatnot, but come one." Leila said.
Leila pulled Draco in the direction of the kitchen. Leila let go of his hand and led him to the kitchen. She tickled the pear and walked inside. Draco followed her inside. The second she got inside, Leila found Dobby.
"Dobby, how's Kreacher?" Leila asked.
"Kreacher is as miserable as ever. That was awful to say." Dobby commented.
"Dobby, its fine. Kreacher's not on my list either." Leila said.
"List?" Dobby asked.
"Erm…never mind. Do they know what happened to him?" Leila asked.
"Kreacher was cursed, but the curse was not powerful enough for a house elf." Dobby said.
"What do you mean, not powerful enough?" Draco asked suddenly interested.
"House elves are different from wizards, sir." Dobby commented.
"Are you insinuating…" Draco began.
"Draco, knock it off." Leila said.
Draco stood there with his lips pursed.
"Thank you, Dobby. If you find out anything else, please let me know." Leila said.
"Yes, Miss Leila." Dobby said.
Leila patted Dobby on the head and took a seat at a table. Draco sat down beside her.
"What was with the note from Nott?" Draco asked.
"You don't forget anything, do you?" Leila teased.
"Leila…" Draco groaned.
"You got to promise not to tell anyone." Leila said.
"Seriously?" Draco said.
"This is totally breaking girl code, so yes I'm serious." Leila said.
"Fine." Draco muttered.
"What?" Leila asked.
"I promise to keep secret whatever you're about to divulge to me." Draco said.
"We'll have to keep practicing, but this will do for now. Anyways, Daphne likes Theo." Leila said.
"Anyone with brains can figure that out." Draco said.
"Well, Daphne asked me to put in a good word for her with him. Hence, why I was always talking to him." Leila said.
"I'm sensing a but somewhere." Draco said.
"Yes, there is a but. You see, Theo asked me to Hogsmeade today." Leila said.
"And you told him?" Draco asked somewhat hotly.
"No of course. I said I had plans. That's also what I told Zabini when he asked me." Leila said.
"Zabini asked you too?" Draco asked.
"It's nothing to get worked up over." Leila said.
"And why's that?" Draco asked.
"Because I'm going to Hogsmeade with my brother, since there's kinda this guy I'm kinda dating, but not really dating. Which kind sucks because that means we can't go to Hogsmeade together." Leila said.
Draco didn't say anymore. Leila leaned in and kissed him. Draco kissed her back. Draco wrapped his arms around her, but she broke away.
"But speaking of my brother…" Leila said.
"You would ruin this moment, wouldn't you?" Draco said.
"Well, you could be a little nicer to him you know." Leila said.
"Actually, I can't." Draco said.
"And why's that?" Leila asked.
"Because that would totally blow our cover of acting normal and keeping this a secret." Draco argued.
"I see your point, but I don't like having to chose between the two of you." Leila said.
Draco simply shrugged.
"What was that for?" Leila asked.
"I don't know." Draco said.
"Yes you do. You obviously have an opinion." Leila said.
Draco shrugged again. Leila sighed. She looked at her watch.
"And I have to go to Arithmancy." Leila said.
Draco stood up and offered her a hand up.
"Who knew that Draco Malfoy knew what chivalry is?" Leila teased.
"My mother didn't raise a goul. Just don't go telling anyone." Draco said.
"It's tempting, but I'll try to restrain myself." Leila said.
Draco leaned in an kissed her.
"There's more of that if you restrain yourself." Draco smirked.
"Bribery doesn't normally work on me, but I just might make an exception." Leila said.
"Good." Draco said.
"So I'll see you at lunch then?" Leila asked.
"No, I have something I need to do." Draco said.
"Like what?" Leila asked.
"Just some homework." Draco said.
"All righty, then…So History of Magic?" Leila asked.
"Yeah." Draco said.
Leila placed her hands on his shoulders for leverage and stood on her tippy toes to kiss him. She quickly kissed him and grabbed her bag and headed to Arithmancy. Then to lunch and then to History of Magic. Draco was a little late to the class, but Leila didn't mind. He took his seat right next to her. Leila slipped her hand in his. There was no one to tell on them here. She never knew she could enjoy History of Magic so much.
The rest of the day passed in a timely fashion and soon it was time for her detention with Snape. Leila walked with Draco to the Defense classroom. Draco complained about detention.
"You know you enjoy detention with me." Leila said.
"I have other things I'd rather be doing that sitting in detention with Scarhead and Weasel." Draco said.
"But you like detention with me?" Leila asked.
"I suppose I have to, don't I. Otherwise I might get hit." Draco said.
"Wow, it's only been like a day and you already know me so well." Leila commented.
"I know you better than you think I do." Draco said.
"Like what?" Leila asked.
"Just stuff." Draco said.
"Are you going to tell me?" Leila asked.
"Not now, because we're at our destination." Draco smirked.
Leila rolled her eyes and walked into the empty classroom. Neither Ron nor Harry were there yet. Leila took a seat at the back, while Draco took one in the front. Harry and Ron walked in the room. Ron sat down next to Leila and Harry took the desk in front of them. Snape came into the room and motioned for them to follow him. They all walked behind Snape until he came to the trophy room.
"Tonight, you'll be polishing the trophies. They haven't been done for quite some time." Professor Snape said.
"But Professor…" Leila began.
"Do you want another detention Miss Potter?" Professor Snape asked.
"No." Leila muttered.
"Now hand over your wands, each of you. You have an hour." Professor Snape said.
They all groaned in unison and handed their wands over to Professor Snape. Professor Snape nodded toward the bucket on the floor and left. Draco went for the door as well.
"Where do you think you're going, Malfoy?" Ron hissed.
"This is servants work, I won't do it. I'll be back five minutes before Snape." Draco drawled.
Draco left the room, leaving the other three standing there.
"This is going to take forever." Ron complained.
"Honestly, have you learned nothing from your brothers?" Leila asked.
"What?" Ron asked.
Leila rolled her eyes and pulled her wand out of her bag.
"How's you get that?" Ron asked.
"I gave Snape the one I got from Fred and George. Are you sure you're related to them?" Leila said.
"Shut up, Leila. Now hand over the wand." Ron said.
"My wand, I do the spell." Leila said.
Ron groaned. Harry remained quiet during the exchange, and neither of Leila nor Ron noticed Harry sneak out of the trophy room.
"I'll tell you what, I'll start and give you a try." Leila said.
"Yeah, that works." Ron said.
Leila cleaned several trophies and went to point her wand at a trophy, but instantly recognized the award as the one awarded to Tom Riddle.
"Why's this still here?' Leila asked.
"Dunno. Reckon most people don't know You-Know-Who's real name." Ron said.
"But Dumbledore does and it is Dumbledore's school." Leila said.
"Like I said, I dunno. Now hand your wand over." Ron said.
Leila rolled her eyes and handed over her wand.
"Promise me you'll take good care of him." Leila said.
"Whatever." Ron said.
Ron cleaned several trophies, and Leila noticed Harry was gone.
"Where's Harry?" Leila asked.
"Dunno." Ron said.
"Some help you are." Leila said.
"Yup." Ron said.
"We should probably leave some dirty." Leila said.
"Then we'll get detention for not cleaning them all." Ron whined.
"But if we don't he'll know we cheated and we'll get another detention anyways." Leila said.
"But you'd think between what was supposed to be four of us we'd get them all cleaned." Ron said.
"Snape knows Malfoy wouldn't do anything with you and Harry. So we're already down to three. And then Harry and Malfoy would probably get into some argument or another so then it's down to us." Leila said.
"Why do you have to be right all the damn time." Ron said.
"Because I'm awesome." Leila said.
Leila took a seat on the floor next to the bucket. She pushed it over in Ron's direction. Ron jumped around the water rather comically.
"Bloody hell, what was that for?" Ron asked.
"Getting rid of the evidence. The water's too clean." Leila said.
"I never would have thought of that." Ron said.
"But Snape would, so hand the wand back over." Leila said.
Rather reluctantly, Ron handed the wand back into Leila's possession. Now to wait for Draco, Harry, and Snape. Draco was the first one to come back. Leila could tell that he was a bit jealous that she was alone with Ron, but that was his own fault. Besides, her relationship with Ron was strictly platonic. Harry came back next. Snape came last, but still two minutes early.
He was not pleased with the job and gave them another detention for the next evening to finish. Leila said goodnight to Ron and Harry and walked back to the Slytherin common room with Draco.
"Why'd you leave?" Leila asked.
"I had other things to do." Draco said.
"You didn't want to get to spend quality time with me?" Leila asked.
"Not with Scarhead and Weasel there." Draco commented.
"So now what?" Leila asked.
Draco smirked and pushed her up against the wall in the abandoned corridor.
"I have an idea." Draco said.
"Care to share?" Leila smirked.
Draco didn't voice his response. Instead he forced his lips on hers. Leila snaked her arms around his neck. She never knew something wrong could feel so right.