A/N: Okay... Time for chapter 4!! Sorry i was a little late with this one.. My cat got run over so I got a little off track.. I miss him dearly.. Anyways.. Hope you like this chapter and keep in mind that I wasn't feeling the best when I wrote this so if it's a bit bad then sorry I couldn't help it! ;-;
In the next ten minutes, everyone was there and Dumbledore had just gotten over with his opening speech. "Now can we have the four quidditch captains and their dates and Adrianna Fey and her date come out to the center please?"
Adrianna was led by Blaise to the middle where the other four were. Draco and Pansy, Harry and Hermione, Cho Chang and some seventh year, and the two Hufflepuffs whom she didn't know. The music started and Blaise put his hands on her hips and Adrianna put her arms around his neck. They began to rock in a circle.
Draco casually smiled at her. She smiled back. When the music ended, everyone politely clapped. Draco walked up to them as Pansy went in the other direction. "She's so annoying." He said.
Blaise rolled his eyes. Adrianna smiled. "Well, c'mon! Everyone's dancing but us!"
Draco and Blaise both smiled. Adrianna started to dance, swinging her hips to the music, moving her arms and legs. Draco and Blaise joined in. After another few songs, it was another slow song. Adrianna danced with Draco this time since Pansy wasn't anywhere around. Blaise just sat down drinking punch.
Draco was whispering in her ear. "And then he's all like 'Malfoy, leave Adrianna alone' on the way in. I was like, 'Potter she can think for herself.. She said that herself. Why don't you leave her alone?'"
Adrianna shook her head. Soon the song was over and Blaise came back. Most of the dance went the same way. Adrianna slow danced with Blaise and Draco, taking turns with each one until Pansy came back. Then Adrianna only slow danced with Blaise.
It was about an hour before the end of the dance and Adrianna noticed McGonagall giving Dumbledore a letter. After he read it he looked at Adrianna, his blue eyes not twinkling for once.
She looked down and then at Blaise, whom she was slow dancing with at the moment. "Something wrong?" He asked.
"Nope. Not at all." She smiled at him, but something about the way Dumbledore looked at her had scared her.
The dance went on, Adrianna having a real good time and Draco being pestered by Pansy. Soon the dance was almost over. Adrianna looked up to see Dumbledore coming towards her.
"Professor." She greeted. His face was not happy.
"Adrianna would you come with me to my office? I would like to talk to you about something." Dumbledore said.
"What about?" Adrianna asked.
He looked at her thoughtfully. "I'll tell you when we get there."
She nodded and looked at Blaise and Draco. They both looked confused. "Okay then."
She followed Dumbledore to his office, threw the secret door (The password was licorice). She went up the golden stairs and into the doors. Inside was an interesting room with many paintings.
"I think you might want to sit down for this." He said.
She nodded and sat down across from him. "I have a very important letter from your mother." He said and handed her the parchment.
She started to read.
Dear Adrianna,
If you get this then I'm terribly sorry. I'm dead. I was probably killed by deatheaters. You see, I was an Auror. I didn't tell you though because I didn't want you worrying about me. I'm probably up in heaven with your father, looking down on you. Be good to yourself. And I'm sure your headmaster will give you the things I sent him to give you. Use them all wisely.
Love,
Your mother
Adrianna couldn't believe this was real. It couldn't be real. She looked up at the headmaster. "I'm terribly sorry Adrianna. Specially since it had to happen before the holidays. She was killed by a deatheater along with Courtney Van Fleet and Chloe Kilmer. They had been home on break and the two of them were at your house at the time. The Aurors said they were probably making something for you."
Adrianna's heart sank. Not only was her mother dead, but her two best friends back in the states too? This was too much for her to handle and she fainted.
She woke up to a bright light. Everything was slowly coming into view. There was a light above her head and she was laying in a bed with white sheets. She rolled over and someone was sitting in the chair. It was Blaise. "Where am I?" She asked.
"You're awake! You scared the crap out of Draco and I! Draco had to leave this morning for break though. And you're in the infirmary." He answered.
"How long have I been here?"
"Only since last night. I'm sure she'll let you leave and go back to the dorm. What happened?"
Suddenly she was flooded with memories from the night before. The dance, the letter, her mom and her two best friends. She bit her lip. She didn't want to cry here.
Suddenly a lady that looked sorta familiar came in. "Oh I see your awake. You can go now if you'd like. You just need to take this potion."
Adrianna nodded and the lady gave her a vial. Adrianna took all of it down. "You know, if you need to talk to someone you can always come to me or Professor McGonagall. Just come and find one of us. My name is Madam Pomfrey by the way."
"Thanks... I'll remember that, but now I just wanna get back to my dorm room." Adrianna said.
Madam Pomfrey nodded and Adrianna followed Blaise out. As soon as they shut the door, Blaise put his arm around her middle as if she was going to fall. "Are you okay?" He asked.
She shook her head. "I don't want to talk about it here." She said quietly, afraid if she was any louder she would start crying hysterically.
Blaise nodded and they walked down to the Slytherin common rooms in silence. When they got into the common room, it was empty because all the other Slytherins had gone away for the break. Blaise lead her up to his room, just incase a professor came in.
They both sat on his bed. "Are you going to tell me what happened now?" Blaise asked, his voice kind and patient, a voice Adrianna hardly ever heard come from Blaise.
"Their dead."
"Who's dead?"
"My mom. My two best friends. Dead. Gone forever." Adrianna was trying to hold back the tears the best she could.
Blaise closed his eyes. "By deatheaters?"
She nodded and started crying. Blaise wrapped his arms around her and put her head against his chest. She started crying even worse and started cursing. "And now I have no one to go back to. My mom and dad are dead. My two best friends are dead. I can't deal with this."
"You could stay with my family for summer break." Blaise suggested.
This made her sob harder. "You're dad is a deatheater!" She yelled at him. She hugged him tighter.
"I'm sorry." Blaise said. "It'll be alright. I'm here for you. Draco will be here for you. I'm sure Potter and his friends will be there for you too."
She looked up at him. "Thanks." She sniffled and closed her eyes.
"You're welcome." He said. He waited for a response but found that she was sleeping.
He ran his fingers threw her hair before gently putting her down on his bed and covering her up.
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She was flying on her broom. The clouds were all around her and the wind was blowing in her face. She didn't know where she was going but she knew she had to go straight. Suddenly Draco and Blaise came up from behind her. "Hey Adrianna!" They shouted.
"Where are we going?" She asked.
"To visit some people in Heaven." Blaise answered. Suddenly there was a huge goal post and Draco, Adrianna, and Blaise flew threw it. Then there were angels. They were all so beautiful. She landed on the soft grass. Flowers were scattered everywhere of every color. Draco and Blaise yelled over to her from their spot quite a ways away. She walked over to them and they were talking to two girls. Two girls that looked really familiar.
"Chloe! Courtney! Oh my god!" She said and over and hugged them both.
"Take care of yourself.. We don't want to see you anytime soon." Chloe said.
Adrianna nodded. "I will.." She looked up and two figures were walking this way. One was a man and the other was a woman. "Mom! Dad!" She yelled and ran to them. Right before she got to them, she dropped from the clouds.
She woke up with a start. The first thing she noticed was it wasn't her room. And that it smelled like Blaise. She looked up and Blaise was sitting by her head. "Finally awake, eh? Feel better?"
She nodded. "Much... Thanks."
The next night she slept in Draco's bed. She didn't want to sleep in an empty dorm. She had a dream similar to the last. She never got to see her parents there either.
When she woke up Blaise was sleeping in the bed across from her. She got up and laid by him on his bed. He didn't wake up, only rolled over. She then remembered it was Christmas eve today. Tomorrow would be Christmas.
Blaise eventually woke up. "Morning beautiful." He said.
She half smiled. "Thanks again. You're a great friend." She said.
"No problem." He said and grinned.
"Well I'm gonna go take a shower and then we can go to breakfast. I'm really hungry."
"You should be. You didn't eat at all yesterday."
Adrianna rolled her eyes and got up. She got out of the room, collected her clothes, and took her shower. She walked downstairs dressed in black dress pants and a black T-shirt that said Evanescence on it in white. Blaise was down there, dressed in jeans and a green t-shirt.
"Shall we go to breakfast then?" Blaise asked, holding out his elbow.
She nodded and locked his elbow with her own. They walked into the Great Hall, talking about the dance, avoiding the subject of the letter and other things similar to it. Everyone looked up as they entered. Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny were all sitting together. Across from them was a third year Hufflepuff and a fourth year Ravenclaw.
"Glad to have you join us." Dumbledore said. The teachers were sitting there as well.
"Sorry." Adrianna said.
"No apology is necessary, now please sit." Dumbledore said.
Adrianna sat by Ginny and Blaise sat on her other side. Right as Adrianna started eating her toast, the owls came in. Adrianna was surprised at how many letters she had. She counted 13.
She put them all in a neat pile and continued eating her toast like it was nothing. Blaise was staring at her. The Gryffindors were staring at the front page of the Daily Prophet. The headlines were 'Death Eater Murder in America'. The story went on to tell about Adrianna's mom's and her friend's death. Adrianna was mentioned quite a few times.
The teachers were looking at her with pity. She ignored them all and went on eating her breakfast. She decided to be strong when she was around people. With the exception of Draco and Blaise of course.
Ginny jabbed her in the ribs. "Why didn't you tell us?" She whispered.
"When did I have time?" She asked quietly.
"I'm really sorry." She said.
"It's fine." Adrianna answered.
She finished her breakfast and picked up her stack of letters. She got up from the table and left. No one followed her.
She went to the Slytherin common room and sat in one of the chairs. She opened the first letter. It was from her other friend Shelley.
Dear Adrianna,
Happy Holidays.. I am so sorry! All of us are crying our eyes out and we miss you so much. We miss them too. You're coming to the funeral, right? It's on January 3rd. We all hope to see you there and be strong.
Love from your friends,
Shelley
Most of them were like that. Some were from parents, telling her that she could stay with them or how sorry they were for her. She didn't realize it, but she was crying.
The last letter was from Draco.
Dear Adrianna,
I can't really express how I am feeling. I just read the Daily Prophet and I just can't believe it. I'm coming back early so expect me back on the 27th. I just want you to know that I'm here for you. I can be your shoulder to cry on if you'd like. Tell Blaise that I said 'Take care of Adrianna until I get back.'
Lots of love,
Draco
Adrianna half smiled.
Suddenly the door opened and Blaise came in. "You okay?" He asked, looking at her worriedly.
She nodded, wiping away her tears.
He sat by her. "So... What were the letters about?" Blaise asked.
She handed them the pile. He read Draco's first. He read them aloud to her, mocking each voice. This made Adrianna laugh a bit.
"So... Are you going to stay with any of these people?" He asked after he was done reading them all.
"Nope... I'm staying with Greg for the funeral though." She said.
"Greg? Who's that?" He asked.
"Don't worry.. He's just a friend." Adrianna said.
"Speaking of friendship.. I know this is a bit forward and I know that this is a really hard time for you.. But would you consider going out with me?" Blaise asked nervously.
"How do you think Draco would act?"
"If he's a good friend then he'll be just like always. If he's a bad one then he'll probably try to get us to break up."
"Well.. I dunno.. I don't really wanna ruin our friendship." She said, shyly.
"Okay.." He said. "That's fine with me." He smiled.
They spent the rest of the day talking about everything that was on their minds. They went to lunch and dinner late. They locked elbows in the hallway.
When it was late, Adrianna went up to the boy's dorm again. "Can I sleep with you?" She asked.
He raised an eyebrow. "I guess. Just let me change."
Adrianna nodded and went out and changed in the boy's bathroom. She came back and the door was open again so she went in. Blaise was sitting on his bed, staring at the wall in only his pajama pants. She went over and sat by him.
"My mom was real pretty." Adrianna said.
"If she looks anything like you, I bet she does."
"She looks nothing like me.. But thats because I'm a metamorphous. She had blonde hair, was really skinny, and looked like an angel. And that's what she really is now. An angel. No wonder my step dad married her."
"If he's your step dad, why aren't you staying with him?" Blaise asked.
"He wanted to adopt me when they got married but I said I didn't want a second dad. I told him that he could never replace my dad and if I signed those papers it would be like trying to replace my dad."
"What about your friends? What were they like?"
"They were the best friends anyone could ever have. They both had a very good sence of humor and we were really close. Courtney had a boyfriend when she died. I bet they were going to get married too. And Chloe was just going to go out with this one guy."
He sat behind her and wrapped his arms around her middle, pulling her closer to him. She closed her eyes and leaned back into him. He held her like she was fragile. "It's not fair. They were too young. My mom was too young." She fought the tears. She had cried enough and crying wasn't going to bring them back. So why did the tears keep coming?
Blaise rested his head foward so his chin was on her shoulder. She leaned back, just wanting to be held forever. Blaise moved his head so it was upright and Adrianna leaned her head against his shoulder, sobbing softly.
Soon the sobbing ceased and Adrianna fell asleep. Not wanting to wake her, Blaise gently moved so they were laying down, still not removing his arms. He breathed in her smell and wished this could last forever. Soon he nodded off to sleep too.
Adrianna was sitting in a movie theater. The screen was playing all her old memories of her mom, dad, Chloe, and Courtney. "Stop it!" She screamed at the screen. "Stop! I can't take this anymore."
She watched as Chloe, Courtney, and herself exchanged Christmas presents. They were all so happy back then. She watched as she ran towards her mom and gave her flowers. She smiled and picked little Adrianna up and spun her around.
After a lot more memories, Adrianna woke up. Blaise was moving to get up and had woken her up in the process. "Sorry." He muttered.
"It's okay." She said sleepily. "Merry Christmas."
"Happy Christmas. Wanna go open presents now?" Blaise asked.
"It'll be cold." Adrianna answered.
"No it won't. The fire is always going Christmas morning." Blaise said.
"Fine." Adrianna said, getting up. Blaise followed her down to the common room, which was warm, as Blaise said it would be.
Underneath was a pile of presents. Adrianna blinked a few times, confused at how big the pile was. It was huge.
She walked over to it cautiously while Blaise picked up a present and sat in the chair, unwrapping it. She looked at the tag of one and picked it up since it had her name on it.
She sat in the chair by Blaise and started opening the present. Inside was a book entitled '101 reasons why girls like guys'. Adrianna rolled her eyes, looking at the tag she saw it was from Danielle. She looked over at Blaise who had opened his gift and was looking for another one.
She got up and looked for another one. She didn't have to look hard since a lot of them had her name on it. She picked up one that looked like the last one and read the tag. This one was from Shelley. She opened the present and inside was '101 reasons why guys like girls'. Adrianna smiled and put it by the other book.
By the time she was done unwrapping them, Blaise was looking through the '101 reasons why girls like guys'. Adrianna looked at all the things she had gotten. Makeup, photos, a scrapbook, more books, a few silk nightgowns (from Draco), a necklace that made it possible to communicate with Blaise anyway (from Blaise), and a box with weird things in them (from her mom).
Blaise picked up his gift from Adrianna and smirked. It was boxers and matching pajama pants. They were silver and silk, but they changed to green every few minutes. "Thanks." Blaise said.
"Thanks for your gift too." Adrianna replied. She picked up the necklace and put it on. It was on a silver chain and had a black smooth stone that she didn't recognize.
"I have one too. All you have to do is tap it with your wand and say Blaise and then start talking and I'll talk back. I have a feeling that it might come in handy."
Adrianna looked around and found the box from her mom. She had only briefly glanced through it till now. She opened it and looked inside. Inside was a jewelry box, a book, and a weird looking cloak. The book was all black on the outside and the jewelry box was silver with black swirly designs over it. The cloak looked sorta like an invisibility cloak, yet different.
Blaise was chewing on a chocolate frog and watching her. She took out the book first. She opened it to the table of contents. The chapters were about all different types of spells that were very complicated. She flipped to the next page and there was a note tucked there. She took it out and read it.
Dear Adrianna,
I know you're one of the smartest ones in your year. These should challenge you and maybe help you with some things too. I love you always and forever and will miss you.
Love,
Your mother
Adrianna bit her lip, nodding at the note and putting the book back in the box. Next she took out the cloak. She put it on. "Can you see me?" She asked Blaise.
"No... Must be an invisibility cloak." Blaise said.
Adrianna took it off and set that back in the box also. She decided she would leave the jewelry box for later.
A/N: Okay.. I couldn't wrap it up too well but oh well.. Next chapter: Draco comes back and more crying! *sigh* Can't help it.. I love drama!
In the next ten minutes, everyone was there and Dumbledore had just gotten over with his opening speech. "Now can we have the four quidditch captains and their dates and Adrianna Fey and her date come out to the center please?"
Adrianna was led by Blaise to the middle where the other four were. Draco and Pansy, Harry and Hermione, Cho Chang and some seventh year, and the two Hufflepuffs whom she didn't know. The music started and Blaise put his hands on her hips and Adrianna put her arms around his neck. They began to rock in a circle.
Draco casually smiled at her. She smiled back. When the music ended, everyone politely clapped. Draco walked up to them as Pansy went in the other direction. "She's so annoying." He said.
Blaise rolled his eyes. Adrianna smiled. "Well, c'mon! Everyone's dancing but us!"
Draco and Blaise both smiled. Adrianna started to dance, swinging her hips to the music, moving her arms and legs. Draco and Blaise joined in. After another few songs, it was another slow song. Adrianna danced with Draco this time since Pansy wasn't anywhere around. Blaise just sat down drinking punch.
Draco was whispering in her ear. "And then he's all like 'Malfoy, leave Adrianna alone' on the way in. I was like, 'Potter she can think for herself.. She said that herself. Why don't you leave her alone?'"
Adrianna shook her head. Soon the song was over and Blaise came back. Most of the dance went the same way. Adrianna slow danced with Blaise and Draco, taking turns with each one until Pansy came back. Then Adrianna only slow danced with Blaise.
It was about an hour before the end of the dance and Adrianna noticed McGonagall giving Dumbledore a letter. After he read it he looked at Adrianna, his blue eyes not twinkling for once.
She looked down and then at Blaise, whom she was slow dancing with at the moment. "Something wrong?" He asked.
"Nope. Not at all." She smiled at him, but something about the way Dumbledore looked at her had scared her.
The dance went on, Adrianna having a real good time and Draco being pestered by Pansy. Soon the dance was almost over. Adrianna looked up to see Dumbledore coming towards her.
"Professor." She greeted. His face was not happy.
"Adrianna would you come with me to my office? I would like to talk to you about something." Dumbledore said.
"What about?" Adrianna asked.
He looked at her thoughtfully. "I'll tell you when we get there."
She nodded and looked at Blaise and Draco. They both looked confused. "Okay then."
She followed Dumbledore to his office, threw the secret door (The password was licorice). She went up the golden stairs and into the doors. Inside was an interesting room with many paintings.
"I think you might want to sit down for this." He said.
She nodded and sat down across from him. "I have a very important letter from your mother." He said and handed her the parchment.
She started to read.
Dear Adrianna,
If you get this then I'm terribly sorry. I'm dead. I was probably killed by deatheaters. You see, I was an Auror. I didn't tell you though because I didn't want you worrying about me. I'm probably up in heaven with your father, looking down on you. Be good to yourself. And I'm sure your headmaster will give you the things I sent him to give you. Use them all wisely.
Love,
Your mother
Adrianna couldn't believe this was real. It couldn't be real. She looked up at the headmaster. "I'm terribly sorry Adrianna. Specially since it had to happen before the holidays. She was killed by a deatheater along with Courtney Van Fleet and Chloe Kilmer. They had been home on break and the two of them were at your house at the time. The Aurors said they were probably making something for you."
Adrianna's heart sank. Not only was her mother dead, but her two best friends back in the states too? This was too much for her to handle and she fainted.
She woke up to a bright light. Everything was slowly coming into view. There was a light above her head and she was laying in a bed with white sheets. She rolled over and someone was sitting in the chair. It was Blaise. "Where am I?" She asked.
"You're awake! You scared the crap out of Draco and I! Draco had to leave this morning for break though. And you're in the infirmary." He answered.
"How long have I been here?"
"Only since last night. I'm sure she'll let you leave and go back to the dorm. What happened?"
Suddenly she was flooded with memories from the night before. The dance, the letter, her mom and her two best friends. She bit her lip. She didn't want to cry here.
Suddenly a lady that looked sorta familiar came in. "Oh I see your awake. You can go now if you'd like. You just need to take this potion."
Adrianna nodded and the lady gave her a vial. Adrianna took all of it down. "You know, if you need to talk to someone you can always come to me or Professor McGonagall. Just come and find one of us. My name is Madam Pomfrey by the way."
"Thanks... I'll remember that, but now I just wanna get back to my dorm room." Adrianna said.
Madam Pomfrey nodded and Adrianna followed Blaise out. As soon as they shut the door, Blaise put his arm around her middle as if she was going to fall. "Are you okay?" He asked.
She shook her head. "I don't want to talk about it here." She said quietly, afraid if she was any louder she would start crying hysterically.
Blaise nodded and they walked down to the Slytherin common rooms in silence. When they got into the common room, it was empty because all the other Slytherins had gone away for the break. Blaise lead her up to his room, just incase a professor came in.
They both sat on his bed. "Are you going to tell me what happened now?" Blaise asked, his voice kind and patient, a voice Adrianna hardly ever heard come from Blaise.
"Their dead."
"Who's dead?"
"My mom. My two best friends. Dead. Gone forever." Adrianna was trying to hold back the tears the best she could.
Blaise closed his eyes. "By deatheaters?"
She nodded and started crying. Blaise wrapped his arms around her and put her head against his chest. She started crying even worse and started cursing. "And now I have no one to go back to. My mom and dad are dead. My two best friends are dead. I can't deal with this."
"You could stay with my family for summer break." Blaise suggested.
This made her sob harder. "You're dad is a deatheater!" She yelled at him. She hugged him tighter.
"I'm sorry." Blaise said. "It'll be alright. I'm here for you. Draco will be here for you. I'm sure Potter and his friends will be there for you too."
She looked up at him. "Thanks." She sniffled and closed her eyes.
"You're welcome." He said. He waited for a response but found that she was sleeping.
He ran his fingers threw her hair before gently putting her down on his bed and covering her up.
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She was flying on her broom. The clouds were all around her and the wind was blowing in her face. She didn't know where she was going but she knew she had to go straight. Suddenly Draco and Blaise came up from behind her. "Hey Adrianna!" They shouted.
"Where are we going?" She asked.
"To visit some people in Heaven." Blaise answered. Suddenly there was a huge goal post and Draco, Adrianna, and Blaise flew threw it. Then there were angels. They were all so beautiful. She landed on the soft grass. Flowers were scattered everywhere of every color. Draco and Blaise yelled over to her from their spot quite a ways away. She walked over to them and they were talking to two girls. Two girls that looked really familiar.
"Chloe! Courtney! Oh my god!" She said and over and hugged them both.
"Take care of yourself.. We don't want to see you anytime soon." Chloe said.
Adrianna nodded. "I will.." She looked up and two figures were walking this way. One was a man and the other was a woman. "Mom! Dad!" She yelled and ran to them. Right before she got to them, she dropped from the clouds.
She woke up with a start. The first thing she noticed was it wasn't her room. And that it smelled like Blaise. She looked up and Blaise was sitting by her head. "Finally awake, eh? Feel better?"
She nodded. "Much... Thanks."
The next night she slept in Draco's bed. She didn't want to sleep in an empty dorm. She had a dream similar to the last. She never got to see her parents there either.
When she woke up Blaise was sleeping in the bed across from her. She got up and laid by him on his bed. He didn't wake up, only rolled over. She then remembered it was Christmas eve today. Tomorrow would be Christmas.
Blaise eventually woke up. "Morning beautiful." He said.
She half smiled. "Thanks again. You're a great friend." She said.
"No problem." He said and grinned.
"Well I'm gonna go take a shower and then we can go to breakfast. I'm really hungry."
"You should be. You didn't eat at all yesterday."
Adrianna rolled her eyes and got up. She got out of the room, collected her clothes, and took her shower. She walked downstairs dressed in black dress pants and a black T-shirt that said Evanescence on it in white. Blaise was down there, dressed in jeans and a green t-shirt.
"Shall we go to breakfast then?" Blaise asked, holding out his elbow.
She nodded and locked his elbow with her own. They walked into the Great Hall, talking about the dance, avoiding the subject of the letter and other things similar to it. Everyone looked up as they entered. Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny were all sitting together. Across from them was a third year Hufflepuff and a fourth year Ravenclaw.
"Glad to have you join us." Dumbledore said. The teachers were sitting there as well.
"Sorry." Adrianna said.
"No apology is necessary, now please sit." Dumbledore said.
Adrianna sat by Ginny and Blaise sat on her other side. Right as Adrianna started eating her toast, the owls came in. Adrianna was surprised at how many letters she had. She counted 13.
She put them all in a neat pile and continued eating her toast like it was nothing. Blaise was staring at her. The Gryffindors were staring at the front page of the Daily Prophet. The headlines were 'Death Eater Murder in America'. The story went on to tell about Adrianna's mom's and her friend's death. Adrianna was mentioned quite a few times.
The teachers were looking at her with pity. She ignored them all and went on eating her breakfast. She decided to be strong when she was around people. With the exception of Draco and Blaise of course.
Ginny jabbed her in the ribs. "Why didn't you tell us?" She whispered.
"When did I have time?" She asked quietly.
"I'm really sorry." She said.
"It's fine." Adrianna answered.
She finished her breakfast and picked up her stack of letters. She got up from the table and left. No one followed her.
She went to the Slytherin common room and sat in one of the chairs. She opened the first letter. It was from her other friend Shelley.
Dear Adrianna,
Happy Holidays.. I am so sorry! All of us are crying our eyes out and we miss you so much. We miss them too. You're coming to the funeral, right? It's on January 3rd. We all hope to see you there and be strong.
Love from your friends,
Shelley
Most of them were like that. Some were from parents, telling her that she could stay with them or how sorry they were for her. She didn't realize it, but she was crying.
The last letter was from Draco.
Dear Adrianna,
I can't really express how I am feeling. I just read the Daily Prophet and I just can't believe it. I'm coming back early so expect me back on the 27th. I just want you to know that I'm here for you. I can be your shoulder to cry on if you'd like. Tell Blaise that I said 'Take care of Adrianna until I get back.'
Lots of love,
Draco
Adrianna half smiled.
Suddenly the door opened and Blaise came in. "You okay?" He asked, looking at her worriedly.
She nodded, wiping away her tears.
He sat by her. "So... What were the letters about?" Blaise asked.
She handed them the pile. He read Draco's first. He read them aloud to her, mocking each voice. This made Adrianna laugh a bit.
"So... Are you going to stay with any of these people?" He asked after he was done reading them all.
"Nope... I'm staying with Greg for the funeral though." She said.
"Greg? Who's that?" He asked.
"Don't worry.. He's just a friend." Adrianna said.
"Speaking of friendship.. I know this is a bit forward and I know that this is a really hard time for you.. But would you consider going out with me?" Blaise asked nervously.
"How do you think Draco would act?"
"If he's a good friend then he'll be just like always. If he's a bad one then he'll probably try to get us to break up."
"Well.. I dunno.. I don't really wanna ruin our friendship." She said, shyly.
"Okay.." He said. "That's fine with me." He smiled.
They spent the rest of the day talking about everything that was on their minds. They went to lunch and dinner late. They locked elbows in the hallway.
When it was late, Adrianna went up to the boy's dorm again. "Can I sleep with you?" She asked.
He raised an eyebrow. "I guess. Just let me change."
Adrianna nodded and went out and changed in the boy's bathroom. She came back and the door was open again so she went in. Blaise was sitting on his bed, staring at the wall in only his pajama pants. She went over and sat by him.
"My mom was real pretty." Adrianna said.
"If she looks anything like you, I bet she does."
"She looks nothing like me.. But thats because I'm a metamorphous. She had blonde hair, was really skinny, and looked like an angel. And that's what she really is now. An angel. No wonder my step dad married her."
"If he's your step dad, why aren't you staying with him?" Blaise asked.
"He wanted to adopt me when they got married but I said I didn't want a second dad. I told him that he could never replace my dad and if I signed those papers it would be like trying to replace my dad."
"What about your friends? What were they like?"
"They were the best friends anyone could ever have. They both had a very good sence of humor and we were really close. Courtney had a boyfriend when she died. I bet they were going to get married too. And Chloe was just going to go out with this one guy."
He sat behind her and wrapped his arms around her middle, pulling her closer to him. She closed her eyes and leaned back into him. He held her like she was fragile. "It's not fair. They were too young. My mom was too young." She fought the tears. She had cried enough and crying wasn't going to bring them back. So why did the tears keep coming?
Blaise rested his head foward so his chin was on her shoulder. She leaned back, just wanting to be held forever. Blaise moved his head so it was upright and Adrianna leaned her head against his shoulder, sobbing softly.
Soon the sobbing ceased and Adrianna fell asleep. Not wanting to wake her, Blaise gently moved so they were laying down, still not removing his arms. He breathed in her smell and wished this could last forever. Soon he nodded off to sleep too.
Adrianna was sitting in a movie theater. The screen was playing all her old memories of her mom, dad, Chloe, and Courtney. "Stop it!" She screamed at the screen. "Stop! I can't take this anymore."
She watched as Chloe, Courtney, and herself exchanged Christmas presents. They were all so happy back then. She watched as she ran towards her mom and gave her flowers. She smiled and picked little Adrianna up and spun her around.
After a lot more memories, Adrianna woke up. Blaise was moving to get up and had woken her up in the process. "Sorry." He muttered.
"It's okay." She said sleepily. "Merry Christmas."
"Happy Christmas. Wanna go open presents now?" Blaise asked.
"It'll be cold." Adrianna answered.
"No it won't. The fire is always going Christmas morning." Blaise said.
"Fine." Adrianna said, getting up. Blaise followed her down to the common room, which was warm, as Blaise said it would be.
Underneath was a pile of presents. Adrianna blinked a few times, confused at how big the pile was. It was huge.
She walked over to it cautiously while Blaise picked up a present and sat in the chair, unwrapping it. She looked at the tag of one and picked it up since it had her name on it.
She sat in the chair by Blaise and started opening the present. Inside was a book entitled '101 reasons why girls like guys'. Adrianna rolled her eyes, looking at the tag she saw it was from Danielle. She looked over at Blaise who had opened his gift and was looking for another one.
She got up and looked for another one. She didn't have to look hard since a lot of them had her name on it. She picked up one that looked like the last one and read the tag. This one was from Shelley. She opened the present and inside was '101 reasons why guys like girls'. Adrianna smiled and put it by the other book.
By the time she was done unwrapping them, Blaise was looking through the '101 reasons why girls like guys'. Adrianna looked at all the things she had gotten. Makeup, photos, a scrapbook, more books, a few silk nightgowns (from Draco), a necklace that made it possible to communicate with Blaise anyway (from Blaise), and a box with weird things in them (from her mom).
Blaise picked up his gift from Adrianna and smirked. It was boxers and matching pajama pants. They were silver and silk, but they changed to green every few minutes. "Thanks." Blaise said.
"Thanks for your gift too." Adrianna replied. She picked up the necklace and put it on. It was on a silver chain and had a black smooth stone that she didn't recognize.
"I have one too. All you have to do is tap it with your wand and say Blaise and then start talking and I'll talk back. I have a feeling that it might come in handy."
Adrianna looked around and found the box from her mom. She had only briefly glanced through it till now. She opened it and looked inside. Inside was a jewelry box, a book, and a weird looking cloak. The book was all black on the outside and the jewelry box was silver with black swirly designs over it. The cloak looked sorta like an invisibility cloak, yet different.
Blaise was chewing on a chocolate frog and watching her. She took out the book first. She opened it to the table of contents. The chapters were about all different types of spells that were very complicated. She flipped to the next page and there was a note tucked there. She took it out and read it.
Dear Adrianna,
I know you're one of the smartest ones in your year. These should challenge you and maybe help you with some things too. I love you always and forever and will miss you.
Love,
Your mother
Adrianna bit her lip, nodding at the note and putting the book back in the box. Next she took out the cloak. She put it on. "Can you see me?" She asked Blaise.
"No... Must be an invisibility cloak." Blaise said.
Adrianna took it off and set that back in the box also. She decided she would leave the jewelry box for later.
A/N: Okay.. I couldn't wrap it up too well but oh well.. Next chapter: Draco comes back and more crying! *sigh* Can't help it.. I love drama!