"Hello Daphne" Those were the words that I woke up to in the hospital wing after my nap. I knew who it belonged to, I have been spending a lot of time with him since school started after all. Yet I didn't want to open my eyes and confirm that he was there waiting for me. I may have cooled down from the afternoon but I am still angry at him. I really don't want to have an argument in the hospital wing.
"I know you are awake Daphne." Obviously he does, why won't he. He seems to know everything. Why can't he just go mind his own business. I guess there is no running away from fate.
"What do you want Potter?" I asked with a little more venom than I initially wanted to.
"Ah! I see you still have a hostile attitude. When Tracy told the class that you are in the hospital wing I was concerned for you so I came to check in. Seeing as you don't want my company I will take my leave. Though I didn't expect you to make such a big issue with what happened today in the quidditch pitch." He said as he stood up to leave.
I really don't get him. One he acts all Lord Potter-Black a few hours ago and then he is back to his normal cheerful self. Why cant he be angry too so I don't feel guilty about being angry with him. Stupid noble git, why cant he act like a kid of his age. Why does he have to act so mature and think everything is fine. Stupid git.
"Harry wait." I called out. "Why are you here?" I asked. Might as well get this over it and take the chance that I have been given.
He turned back and smiled at me. He does have a charming smile. Even when I want to smack it right off his face. Don't be happy just because I told you to wait. You are suppose to be angry with me and I with you. Don't make me feel like I am the villain you git.
"Well Daphne I am here because I care about you. I thought we were friends and what's a deal that's gone south between friends. There will always be opportunities in the future that hold more fruitful results. Plus it also teaches you that you can not always have whatever you want." The last part he added was just to take the mickey out of me. I can see the amusement in his eyes.
"I do not have whatever I want." I know he is right about the fact that I am a spoilt princess but that doesn't mean that I am going to agree with him. look at the other spoilt kids in Hogwarts, they walk all over Hogwarts as if they own the place. At least I act like a noble aristocrat rather than a spoilt princess.
"Oh, then name me one thing that you were denied ever in your life."
'How about getting the opportunity to marry someone you love' but I am not going to tell him that. So I just ignore his comment. Its better to ignore some provocation than to say something you do not want to and regret it.
"So are we friends again?" He asked seeing as I didn't answer his question.
"I have not forgiven you for what you did." He may be acting all charming and what not but that doesn't mean I will let him go scratch free. I'm going to freeze him naked in the great hall for what he did to me today so he better watch out. I'll show him who has the last laugh at the end of the day.
"As you say my lady. We can keep business and pleasure separate if you want." He said as he bowed. He can be a real charmer when he wants to. It also helps that he has the good looks too. The way he treats me sometimes does make me feel real special sometimes. I wonder if he treats the others the way he treats me.
"Why do you do this Harry? Why do you care about me and don't give me that bull shit about me being Astoria's sister. Some of the stuff you have told me might be considered to be a persons deepest darkest secrets yet you have confided in me a lot of times. Your past, Your Animagus, Your relations with your family and don't forget the whole movie thing. So I ask you Harry why me. Why are you getting so close to me."
"I don't know the exact answers to your question Daphne. I guess its because I see you as a very intelligent and mature person who can understand me. You listen to me when I want you to and you give me my space when I need it. You don't stick your nose where it doesn't belong and I have a lot of respect for you. I have met Cyprus Greengrass and being under his tutelage meant that you were Heiress Greengrass first and not Daphne. Plus you are as enigmatic to me as I am a mystery to you."
"What do you mean Harry?"
"Come on Daphne, You and I both know that the two of us hide ourselves in our masks to the world. I hide my childhood horrors and insecurities in a cheerful mask while you portray the Slytherin Ice Queen for your reasons. While you have your reasons to try an understand why I wear my mask, I also have a reason to shed that mask of yours and see the real Daphne."
"I hope you realize that I don't wear the Ice Queen mask much when I am with you right."
"Yes I do but I still don't know the whole you. That's why I tell you so much about me so that when the time comes you will open up to me too. You intrigue me Daphne and I want to know the real you."
"So is that it. You want to know me because you are curious about me."
"Yup and the fact that the cat inside me is very possessive of you."
"What do you mean possessive."
"Oh look at the time its almost 5:30. Shall we head to the front of the castle. Its time for the classes to be over and start assembling." With that I straitened up my clothes and the two of us headed to the assembled spot. He seemed to want to drop the topic and neither did I want to pry. I really wanted to know what he meant at the end but for now its time to see the delegations arrive.
"How do you think they will be arriving," I asked now a little excited for the tournament to begin. There seemed to be a mystery about the other schools arrival. The rumor mill had a lot of speculations and some were even putting bets. The teachers seemed to be rather tight lipped about the whole ordeal too.
"I know Beauxbaton is coming by carriages but I don't know about Drumstrang."
"So you have a friend studying in Beauxbaton that you correspond with?"
"Not exactly, she is more like the elder sister that Nymphadora can't be. You know the older loving sister who wants to protect his younger brother"
"Is she related to Andromeda?"
"No, she isn't related to Andromeda. Its more like her grandparents were friends with my grandparents and we got introduced by a mutual friend when I went to France after my first year. They have quite a lovely family. I do talk to them regularly but I haven't met them in 2 years now."
"So is she coming? You know your so called sister?"
"Yah, she is and she said she would be competing in the tournament too. Her parents are not really happy with that decision they think its too dangerous."
"Obviously it is. I mean the tournament were cancelled because of the rising death rates in the competition. I don't think its worth risking your life for just a small moment of fame and a handful of coins."
"It may be a handful of coins for you Daphne but for a few families 10,000 Galleons is a lot."
"I don't deny that Harry but how do you think the students will spend the 10,000 Galleons that they will get. Only a few people here are smart enough to invest that gold while the majority will spend it by the weeks end."
"I guess you are right too but lets decide the champions first before we make a decision about how spoilt they might be. Who do you think will compete for Hogwarts?"
"I don't know, with the teachers being so tight lipped about the whole selection process I can't tell. There are quite a few candidates but Cedric from Hupplepuff seems to be a fan favourite followed by Angelina Johnson from Gryffindor."
"I guessed as much too. You don't think any Slytherins will make it?"
"Nah there aren't many talented Slytherins left in the senior years. I mean I was able to get the title of Ice Queen last year with hardly any contention. I think I am the youngest Ice Queen in the history of Slytherin. That just shows how bad the quality of Slytherin have fallen over the years. Then there is Malfoy who claims to be the Prince of Slytherin and well you know Malfoy. It's a real shame. I wish you would have been sorted to Slytherin at least I would have got to rule it with a worthy king. Especially with you being the heir of Slytherin," I teased but internally I wished he had been sorted in Slytherin. I know he would have made a great Slytherin and having him as King would be really interesting too. He would be a lot better than Malfoy if he goes uncontended.
"Why would you want me to be the King of Slytherin? You can do a good enough job to lead Slytherin. You just need to start acting your position seeing as you have no competition. Malfoy is just a brat who talks a lot. All he is going to be is a figure head. So Slytherin can be all yours and you can become the next Head of Slytherin."
"Well I want you to be the King because it is your rightful place. You are the heir of Slytherin and it is your birthright. That in itself has a very special meaning in the wizarding world. Plus it gets really boring on the top alone. With you at the top we can lead Slytherin to a new age and have fun in the process too."
"Well if you can provide me with a good offer I might just become your king of Slytherin."
"Sure a Gryffindor become the King of Slytherin. It would be talked about for ages. Just a small problem though, how would you do that if you cant even enter the common room"
"Oh but I can. You see there is a reason why your entrance is guarded by a snake. All I have to do is command it and the snake would let me in no questions asked. Any snake in the school actually."
"What! Do you mean that you can command every snake in this school and it will do your biding, be it real, statue or paining?"
"Pretty much, why else would Salazar add snakes into the decoration of the school. They were like his spy network when he was in the castle."
"You're joking right" I asked. If he can then there is no place that is out of reach from a Parselmouth. He doesn't reply though and just walks off to where his house was assembled as we exited the castle.
A/N: Hello my fellow readers. It seems that my break is going to take longer than I anticipated. I wanted to post at least one chapter a week so you guys have something to read and keep you hooked on to my story.
My Personal life seems to be really busy right now as I am moving houses so I have a lot of formalities to finish. I should be back to posting regularly after the 21st of august. if not early.
I hope you enjoyed the update.