"Do it again!" Goyle said excitedly as Verina levitated Crabbe's cupcake well out of his reach, and dangling it over his head.
"Verina! Cut that out." Crabbe said reaching for his cupcake.
"Want me to drop it?" she said innocently and Crabbe nodded his head as if she were the stupidest person in the world.
Verina chuckled and handed him back the cup cake and with a whish took it away again.
The group erupted in laughter, and Verina handed him the cup cake officially.
Crabbe bit into his cupcake with a complaint about Verina's freaky skills.
Goyle looked at her in amazement. " Can you only do it with small things?"
"No, I can move larger things."
"yes, she can. She rearranged our whole room last week because there was no ebb and flow."
"Okay, what did I tell you that Japanese minister told me last spring? It's all about Fung shui! If you have a negative set up you will have a negative atmosphere."
"Verina, this is what happens to people who become world travelers they become insane." Briony said with a small smile.
"At least I am well rounded." Verina said and began to levitate herself on a pillow next to the chair Draco was sitting in.
"Verina, I have told you a thousand times to not do that. One of these days you're going to lose concentration, and fall and bust that pretty little head of yours open."
"Impossible to do." she said brightly " the impact would have to-"
He gave her "the look" and she laughed and kissed him on the cheek. He grabbed her waist and pulled her next to him in the chair, and continued reading his book. Verina glanced over to see what he was reading and he shut it quickly. "It's time for supper let's go everyone."
Suspicious behavior she thought and watched as he put the book in his bag.
She hesitated and he turned to look at her. " I will catch up with you in a minute." she said with a smile. " I am going to run up to my room."
He shrugged and walked forward. Verina looked around and couldn't see any way to distract him to get the book. She spotted a pile of books on a near by table and with a turn of her head scattered them all over the place.
"What the bloody hell?" Draco said as the books scattered in the books path.
Verina rushed to his side and began picking them up. Draco bent down next to her, and handed her the books. When he wasn't looking she reached a hand into his bag and disguised the book with the others.
"You go on." she said " I will get these you're hungry I can tell."
He sighed and nodded. " Yeah okay, but don't be long I really don't like you to be alone."
She kissed his lips softly and he walked away. She picked the books up and pocketed the one she wanted.
She heard someone clear their throat and turned.
Blaise was standing in the corner watching the whole thing.
"Verina, would you like to tell me what just happened?"
Verina shook her head. " What do you mean?"
"You just stole Draco's book."
"Did I?" she said shrugging. " I was just cleaning up this mess."
"Verina, whatever Draco has gotten himself into you don't need to be apart of it. And it's better if you don't know what it is. Curiousity killed the cat, you know. Besides it was never a woman's place to know the going ons of her husband or future husband. It's just not how it is."
Verina glared at him. " When you are the daughter of the dark lord, and when you have lost everything you have ever loved, and when you have already buried one fiancé die to this war, then you can tell me my place, but until the I suggest you learn yours."
She had never spoken to Blaise, of all people, like that. And he looked shocked and hurt.
"Convincing speech, Verina" he said " You almost made me believe you actual meant what you said. We all know what side your routing for. Don't act like a princess now, My Lady."
She looked at the floor. " I am trying, Blaise to be what I need to be. I know the cards I have been dealt. Don't tell me how I play them or even how to play them. Excuse me, Draco will wonder where I am."
She walked away and into a corridor. She opened the pages of the stolen book, and began to read her native language. " The art of Darkness: curses, poisons, and black magic." she whispered " Oh Draco..."
She placed the book in her bag and began to walk to the Great Hall.
An angry blonde figure was walking towards her.
"Verina, give me my book right now!"
"What are doing, Draco? Why do you need this book?" she said grabbing it and holding it out.
"Maybe I wanted to brush up on my Bulgairan either way it's none of your business." he snarled and Verina practically threw the book at him.
"None of my business? Wow since when is that a thing?" she said angrily her cheeks reddening her violet eyes filling with anger. " I am not your mother I will not sit by while the man I love practically walks himself into Azkaban! I will not be the lonely wife sitting at home trying to find loop holes to get you out, Draco or worse will I be the widow. Because that's where your headed. I don't know what you have gotten into, Draco, but it needs to stop. How did you get the necklace into the school?"
He covered her mouth and pinned her against the wall. " Shut up!" he said angrily. " You just shut your mouth right now."
She was shaking and trying her hardest to hold back the tears that were threatening to spill out over his hand.
He soon realized what he had done, and let her go.
" I am so sorry." he said in a whisper.
Verina shook her head. " I won't do this, Draco. I won't marry a murderer. You have to choose me or my father until then we're done. I hate the man you're becoming. You don't eat, you don't sleep, you're pale, you're edgy, look at what just happened! Who are you, Draco?"
" You knew who I was when you got into this, Verina! You accepted it, remember? It was all fine and dandy while we were snogging in the study and when everything was sunshine, and rainbows, but it get's tough and you run. You said you wouldn't leave me, and now here you are."
She wiped her tears away and shook her head. " I am sorry." she said and walked away. " I am so sorry."
