"Come on!" Xenia ceased to dance around the lawn and turned to face Imogen and Lily. "Up...Now" she commanded; from the tone of Xenia's voice and the flash of her bright blue eyes, Imogen knew she'd better give in.
"Okay! I surrender!" Imogen laughed, placing her hand above her head.
Xenia twirled around, "I conquer once more!" she cried, then she noticed that Lily was still sitting against the wall. "Get up or else.." she threatened.
"Or what?" Lily asked.
"Or I tell wolfie boy the truth about YOU" Xenia smirked, pushing her think, curly, brown, hair out of her face.
"Xenia!"
"What?"
"Shhhusssssh! he might hear you!"
"Lily. he's not here. Calm down."
"but...."
"Lily likes wolfie boy! Lily likes wolfie boy!..."
Meanwhile in the Slytherin Girls Dormitory
"I am sooooooo exited that the Christmas holiday is tomorrow!" Gladiola gushed. "I can't wait till I go home"
"Neither can we" Narcissa smiled nastily, " I know I just can't wait for that happy event. Lodessa" she added suddenly, "Let's go ask Professor Le Fey about that projects she gave us"
"What pro-?" Lodessa began, "Oh that project! Of course! yes...let's"
Lodessa and Narcissa fled the dormitory and broke into laughter. "She is so dull and annoying!" Narcissa exclaimed
"Oh you ought to feel sorry for her" Lodessa said with a laugh that negated all pretense of kindness, "She is only trying to pretend she is not hurt that she was not invited to the Malfoy's for the holidays."
"Oh I wish you'd come!" Narcissa declared.
"Why? You'll spend all your time with Lucius and Romulus and I'll get stuck alone with Igor again!"
"Well from what happened last time..."
"What?"
"Well when I walked in and you were sitting on him..."
"Honestly Narcissa..."
"Well I have to admit that if I didn't know you better...."
Meanwhile in the Gryffindor Common Room
"What on earth are the girls doing?" Peter exclaimed, his pudgy face twisting in confusion.
"Dancing" James replied absentmindedly.
"James!" Sirius yelled, "Wake Up!"
"What?"
"Stop gazing at Lily and do something!!"
"I was not!"
"Oh of course not! You never do that! " Sirius replied sarcastically. "Come on... Let's go down there! Watching you is so pathetic, it's making me ill!" and without delay he bounded down the stairs and stood waiting impatiently for Remus, James and Peter to follow.
Meanwhile in the Slytherin Common Room
"So Max...How are things with Lodessa?" Lucius inquired.
in response Max made a satisfied little noise.
"Yeah. Shame you two aren't going to my house for break."
"Well mamma insists." Max spoke with a sort of accent that had nothing to do with his origins, and was prone to calling girls: "shuga"(sugar), "babe", "cutie" or "Gerrlll"(girl), especially when he couldn't remember their names.
"I don't suppose it matters really."
"Nah. There are many opportunities for us to play."
"We definitely have to go to Igor's this summer. That's one thing you can say for Igor..."
"Yeah his sister is one fine young mama"
"I meant he had a killer house."
"Yeah that too... That Xenia girl though...I'd love to.."
"Here comes Igor now, and I bet he's just as eager to hear what you want to do to his sister as I am."
The big nosed and awkward Igor joined Lucius and Max, asked if they had seen Lodessa, and turned red.
"No, why do you ask" Max replied.
"Well I just thought I'd try and convince her to come to Lucius' after all" Igor blushed and shuffled off.
"Man! he's got it for her bad!" Lucius remarked.
" Damn" Max replied, "poor boy. If it were another girl I'd let him have her."
"But not Lodessa?"
"No. She's perfect for me. So incredibly cute, and she can hold her own. Won't be clinging to me like those others. plus she's too too damn sexy "
"Speak of the devil. Here they come, looking sexy as hell."
They turned around to find Lodessa and Narcissa descending the stairs, looking like gothic goddesses. Lucius nodded to Max, went towards them and whispered something to Narcissa, then Narcissa and he went off together. Lodessa was left standing halfway down the stairs facing Max. She gazed down towards him to smile.
"Hey there sugar" he nodded, beckoning her towards him and she found herself walking towards him.
Meanwhile out on the Lawn
"Xenia! Stop it! It's not funny!" Lily cried.
"Lily likes wolfie boy! lily likes w-..hy hello boys! What are you up to? We were just discussing..." Xenia grinned maliciously, " How Lily simply adores..."
"Xenia!"
"No not me, Lily adores..."
"STOP IT!"
"I was only going to say that you liked chocolate"
The boys looked at Lily and Xenia in confusion, well three of them did. Sirius just laughed, "You girls crack me up" he said, "We came down to see if you wanted to sneak into Hogsmead tonight. "
"Hell yeah!" Xenia replied.
"Any reason for tonight?"
"I don't know, we are leaving for break and most of us aren't going to get to hang out then. Plus it will be totally dark since there isn't going to be any moon tonight. Could be exiting"
"Doesn't it suck! Xenia going to her aunt's! You and James going to your house!" Imogen cried. "At least I don't have to go home, mummy and daddy are visiting Viviane in Australia and aren't inviting me and Severus. Which is a relief. Now if only Severus would leave me alone for once..."
"Don't worry Imie..." Sirius grinned, "I'm sure Peter and Remus will let you hide out in our dormitory where Severus won't get you."
Imogen giggled, twisting her straight brown hair around her index finger.
"Sure Imie you can stay the whole time" a red faced Peter offered.
"So what is the plan" Xenia asked
"okay, Imie gets James' cloak, at midnight she leaves for our tower, where she meets you, Lily and Remus. James, Peter and I transform. You may have to make two trips with the cloak. You know it's the usual."
"So are we going to the clearing or are we actually going to Hogsmead?"
"I was thinking about the cave"
"Do you think any hell spawn will be out tonight?" Remus inquired.
"I can see." Imogen offered, "Probably Lucius, Max, Lodessa and Narcissa"
"Makeout Party?"
"Max is going to ask Lodessa out" Everyone got sadistic grins on their faces, "Of course I don't know for sure but I could find out."
"Okay, new plan" Sirius announced, "Imie finds out when they are leaving and we follow them"
"Uh Sirius"
"What Remus?"
"We can't all follow them together really"
"Okay. Good point. James, Peter, Xenia, Imogen and I will follow them. Remus and Lily will meet us later."
"How about you guys leave especially early so we don't have cloak problems later" Xenia added. Lily blushed.
"What is one to say to that" Remus replied, shrugging his shoulders. "Want to go through the witch and get some candy first."
"Sure!" Lily replied.
Xenia smiled at Imogen and Imogen smiled weakly back.
Meanwhile in the Slytherin Common Room
Lodessa was about to look into Max's eyes when behind him emerged a figure from outside. It was Severus. Suddenly she forgot everything, forgot that she was about to start going with Max. Instead she thought to herself, "you know Severus' eyes are really very intense" and then she did something that she had never done before unintentionally; she blushed. Severus looked up, saw her blushing, facing Max, and he walked quickly across the room and disappeared out the other side.
"Baby?" Max called to her. She blinked and regained her senses. "You looked so far away girl" he said.
"Did I?"
"Listen, I was wondering. You want to sneak out tonight and go to the cave or something?"He indicated suggestively, lightly caressing her waist.
"Yeah that would be cool. Lucius in on it?"
"Pretty much, probably the four of us. I don't think we really need to bring the rest of the crew. Do you?" He said seductively.
"Not really" she purred. Inside she was thinking, "I can't believe this is happening. Max is the hottest guy im the school and I'm probably just imagining that this sounds like he is interested in me. What was that I just did there when Severus walked in? god I hope he doesn't think..." Her thoughts were interrupted by the arrival of Imogen to the common room. Lodessa found herself calling out to Imogen, "Imogen my darling! Where in the world have you been recently! I never see you anymore. Well I suppose we'll get plenty of time to talk with no one else about over break but Severus."
Imogen looked at Lodessa, a bit taken aback, but sighed and decided not to make an issue of it. She continued on up the stairs to the dormitory.
"Well I'll see you later Max" Lodessa murmmered, and hurried to catch up with Imogen, just stopping for a second to glance back at him. "Have you cut your hair Imogen?" she inquired, "It looks so cute".
"Thanks." Imogen said, "So how are you Lodessa?"
"Oh I'm fine. I'm supposed to sneak out tonight with Max and probably Narcissa and Lucius . Should be fun. Why don't you ever come with us Imogen?"
"Oh i don't know. I have my own plans"
"Clever girl. I suppose you are hanging out with some of the Gryffindor hotties."
"Well..."
"Oh I don't blame you. I'd go out with that Black boy myself, and Lupin isn't so bad either. If I had a brother like your's I'd probably date out of the house too. But I don't have to. After all Max is the cutest boy in the school. Oh Imogen dear, I know Gilderoy is a ditz but I do wish you'd go out with him and then you'd hang out with us more instead of always being off in the Gryffindor tower at all hours of the night"
She would perhaps have gone on but at this point they reached the dormitory and found Narcissa waiting for them. "So?" she asked, "Did he do it already or is it still going to be undecided until tonight. Let me guess, he's waiting till tonight. So what are you wearing?"
Imogen quietly crept out of the room and back downstairs. She had no idea why Lodessa was being so friendly but it didn't really matter much to her. She had better things to think about, like Remus.
Meanwhile in the Gryffindor Girl's Dormitory
"Xenia? Do you think I look okay in this?
"Lily you always look pretty. But actually I think you looked better in the purple"
Lily was trying to figure out what to wear for her evening with Remus. She wondered whether Sirius knew how she felt about Remus. After all he had set it up for her to be alone with Remus. She tried not to imagine that Remus liked her and that was why Sirius had come up with tonight's plan so that they'd be together. She didn't want to set herself up to be disappointed. But why else would Sirius leave the two of them alone.
"Hey are you guys up here?" It was Remus, standing in the door way. Lily blushed. He was even cuter than she remembered. She couldn't believe she was going to get him all to herself tonight.
"Omigod!" Xenia shrieked.
"What is it?"
"Gilderoy! He is so cute!" Xenia had been gazing out the window and had caught sight of him out on the lawn. "Isn't he hot!"
"Xenia please..."
"That's it...I am going to go talk to him...today"
"You're what?" Remus stammered.
"I'm going to go talk to him. He's really cute and I don't see why I shouldn't make him mine" Xenia replied and then walked out of the room.
Lily and Remus watched Xenia leave and then began to laugh hysterically the moment she disappeared.
"That would be the funniest thing I have ever seen"
"Pretty much...except of course the time that she had all of you out side in the middle of night in the snow..."
"That was not funny"
"Oh yes it was. Xenia, Imie and I couldn't stop laughing for weeks."
"You know Imie really ought to be in Gryffindor. I mean she spends more time here than in the Slytherin rooms".
"I guess the sorting hat must be as scared of her mother as I am"
"Yeah no one would want to piss off Bianca Snape that's for sure".
"Any body here?" Imogen called from halfway up the stairs.
Remus looked down and Lily could have sworn he blushed. "Yes!" he called, "Lily and I are".
Imogen hesitated in the doorway. She wasn't sure if she wanted to go up and find Lily and Remus alone. It would be bad enough tonight. She knew that she should be thankful that he had not had a girlfriend before this but Imogen wasn't sure she could deal with it if Remus and Lily got together. She knew he would never see her as anything but a little sister but it was somehow easier to deal with if he didn't think of anyone as more than that. When no one was getting anything more than hugs from him. "Oh I'm a selfish, selfish girl!" Imogen berated herself.
Meanwhile in the entrance hall
"Gilderoy!"Xenia called.
"Huh?" Gilderoy looked around trying to find the person who was calling his name.
"Over here!" Xenia gave him her most enchanting smile.
"Hi Xenia."
"Hi Gilderoy. Listen, me and some of my friends are going to sneak out of the school tonight..."
"Cool." Gilderoy looked around the hall, searching for comprehension on the ceiling.
"So I thought maybe you'd want to come with us"
"Yeah that would be pretty cool"
"So are you coming?"
"Oh! You're inviting me!"
"Yeah. Want to come?"
" Uh....Okay."
"Great. Imogen is coming so you can just sneak out of your common room with her and meet us in ours. Okay?"
"What?"
"Imogen will come get you. Okay?"
"Why?"
"Because she's in your house."
"So?"
"Well that will make it easier for her to find you than me."
"Yeah... Okay..."
"Great! then I'll see you tonight" Xenia skipped up the stairs, "Love you! Bye!" She turned around and nearly collided into a grimacing Sirius. "Why hello Sirius!" she sang, "You know you look very serious today Sirius".
"Well maybe that's because I am"
"Yeah I guess that's okay, I mean it would be weird if you started being-"
"Xenia."
"What!"
"What were you doing just now?"
"Talking to Gilderoy."
"I could see that."
"Then why did you ask?"
"Because I thought I heard you invite him to hang out with us tonight."
"That's because i did."
"Without asking anyone else. That was really inconsiderate Xenia." Sirius looked ready to punch something.
"Why Sirius! If I didn't know any better I'd say you were jealous!" Xenia laughed and skipped away.
"Oh if only she knew", Sirius thought to himself. He was jealous. But that wasn't what this was about he told himself. She had no right to tell their secrets, and to Narcissa's brother, a Slytherin in fact. Besides, even if Gilderoy was a decent guy he definitely wasn't the smartest. Even if he meant no harm he was bound to somehow let something slip to the hell spawn and ruin everything. Especially with tonight's mission. Oh who was he kidding, the guy could have been his best friend and he still would have been mad. He knew Gilderoy didn't mean anything to Xenia, but it hurt that she could be so casual.
"Okay! I surrender!" Imogen laughed, placing her hand above her head.
Xenia twirled around, "I conquer once more!" she cried, then she noticed that Lily was still sitting against the wall. "Get up or else.." she threatened.
"Or what?" Lily asked.
"Or I tell wolfie boy the truth about YOU" Xenia smirked, pushing her think, curly, brown, hair out of her face.
"Xenia!"
"What?"
"Shhhusssssh! he might hear you!"
"Lily. he's not here. Calm down."
"but...."
"Lily likes wolfie boy! Lily likes wolfie boy!..."
Meanwhile in the Slytherin Girls Dormitory
"I am sooooooo exited that the Christmas holiday is tomorrow!" Gladiola gushed. "I can't wait till I go home"
"Neither can we" Narcissa smiled nastily, " I know I just can't wait for that happy event. Lodessa" she added suddenly, "Let's go ask Professor Le Fey about that projects she gave us"
"What pro-?" Lodessa began, "Oh that project! Of course! yes...let's"
Lodessa and Narcissa fled the dormitory and broke into laughter. "She is so dull and annoying!" Narcissa exclaimed
"Oh you ought to feel sorry for her" Lodessa said with a laugh that negated all pretense of kindness, "She is only trying to pretend she is not hurt that she was not invited to the Malfoy's for the holidays."
"Oh I wish you'd come!" Narcissa declared.
"Why? You'll spend all your time with Lucius and Romulus and I'll get stuck alone with Igor again!"
"Well from what happened last time..."
"What?"
"Well when I walked in and you were sitting on him..."
"Honestly Narcissa..."
"Well I have to admit that if I didn't know you better...."
Meanwhile in the Gryffindor Common Room
"What on earth are the girls doing?" Peter exclaimed, his pudgy face twisting in confusion.
"Dancing" James replied absentmindedly.
"James!" Sirius yelled, "Wake Up!"
"What?"
"Stop gazing at Lily and do something!!"
"I was not!"
"Oh of course not! You never do that! " Sirius replied sarcastically. "Come on... Let's go down there! Watching you is so pathetic, it's making me ill!" and without delay he bounded down the stairs and stood waiting impatiently for Remus, James and Peter to follow.
Meanwhile in the Slytherin Common Room
"So Max...How are things with Lodessa?" Lucius inquired.
in response Max made a satisfied little noise.
"Yeah. Shame you two aren't going to my house for break."
"Well mamma insists." Max spoke with a sort of accent that had nothing to do with his origins, and was prone to calling girls: "shuga"(sugar), "babe", "cutie" or "Gerrlll"(girl), especially when he couldn't remember their names.
"I don't suppose it matters really."
"Nah. There are many opportunities for us to play."
"We definitely have to go to Igor's this summer. That's one thing you can say for Igor..."
"Yeah his sister is one fine young mama"
"I meant he had a killer house."
"Yeah that too... That Xenia girl though...I'd love to.."
"Here comes Igor now, and I bet he's just as eager to hear what you want to do to his sister as I am."
The big nosed and awkward Igor joined Lucius and Max, asked if they had seen Lodessa, and turned red.
"No, why do you ask" Max replied.
"Well I just thought I'd try and convince her to come to Lucius' after all" Igor blushed and shuffled off.
"Man! he's got it for her bad!" Lucius remarked.
" Damn" Max replied, "poor boy. If it were another girl I'd let him have her."
"But not Lodessa?"
"No. She's perfect for me. So incredibly cute, and she can hold her own. Won't be clinging to me like those others. plus she's too too damn sexy "
"Speak of the devil. Here they come, looking sexy as hell."
They turned around to find Lodessa and Narcissa descending the stairs, looking like gothic goddesses. Lucius nodded to Max, went towards them and whispered something to Narcissa, then Narcissa and he went off together. Lodessa was left standing halfway down the stairs facing Max. She gazed down towards him to smile.
"Hey there sugar" he nodded, beckoning her towards him and she found herself walking towards him.
Meanwhile out on the Lawn
"Xenia! Stop it! It's not funny!" Lily cried.
"Lily likes wolfie boy! lily likes w-..hy hello boys! What are you up to? We were just discussing..." Xenia grinned maliciously, " How Lily simply adores..."
"Xenia!"
"No not me, Lily adores..."
"STOP IT!"
"I was only going to say that you liked chocolate"
The boys looked at Lily and Xenia in confusion, well three of them did. Sirius just laughed, "You girls crack me up" he said, "We came down to see if you wanted to sneak into Hogsmead tonight. "
"Hell yeah!" Xenia replied.
"Any reason for tonight?"
"I don't know, we are leaving for break and most of us aren't going to get to hang out then. Plus it will be totally dark since there isn't going to be any moon tonight. Could be exiting"
"Doesn't it suck! Xenia going to her aunt's! You and James going to your house!" Imogen cried. "At least I don't have to go home, mummy and daddy are visiting Viviane in Australia and aren't inviting me and Severus. Which is a relief. Now if only Severus would leave me alone for once..."
"Don't worry Imie..." Sirius grinned, "I'm sure Peter and Remus will let you hide out in our dormitory where Severus won't get you."
Imogen giggled, twisting her straight brown hair around her index finger.
"Sure Imie you can stay the whole time" a red faced Peter offered.
"So what is the plan" Xenia asked
"okay, Imie gets James' cloak, at midnight she leaves for our tower, where she meets you, Lily and Remus. James, Peter and I transform. You may have to make two trips with the cloak. You know it's the usual."
"So are we going to the clearing or are we actually going to Hogsmead?"
"I was thinking about the cave"
"Do you think any hell spawn will be out tonight?" Remus inquired.
"I can see." Imogen offered, "Probably Lucius, Max, Lodessa and Narcissa"
"Makeout Party?"
"Max is going to ask Lodessa out" Everyone got sadistic grins on their faces, "Of course I don't know for sure but I could find out."
"Okay, new plan" Sirius announced, "Imie finds out when they are leaving and we follow them"
"Uh Sirius"
"What Remus?"
"We can't all follow them together really"
"Okay. Good point. James, Peter, Xenia, Imogen and I will follow them. Remus and Lily will meet us later."
"How about you guys leave especially early so we don't have cloak problems later" Xenia added. Lily blushed.
"What is one to say to that" Remus replied, shrugging his shoulders. "Want to go through the witch and get some candy first."
"Sure!" Lily replied.
Xenia smiled at Imogen and Imogen smiled weakly back.
Meanwhile in the Slytherin Common Room
Lodessa was about to look into Max's eyes when behind him emerged a figure from outside. It was Severus. Suddenly she forgot everything, forgot that she was about to start going with Max. Instead she thought to herself, "you know Severus' eyes are really very intense" and then she did something that she had never done before unintentionally; she blushed. Severus looked up, saw her blushing, facing Max, and he walked quickly across the room and disappeared out the other side.
"Baby?" Max called to her. She blinked and regained her senses. "You looked so far away girl" he said.
"Did I?"
"Listen, I was wondering. You want to sneak out tonight and go to the cave or something?"He indicated suggestively, lightly caressing her waist.
"Yeah that would be cool. Lucius in on it?"
"Pretty much, probably the four of us. I don't think we really need to bring the rest of the crew. Do you?" He said seductively.
"Not really" she purred. Inside she was thinking, "I can't believe this is happening. Max is the hottest guy im the school and I'm probably just imagining that this sounds like he is interested in me. What was that I just did there when Severus walked in? god I hope he doesn't think..." Her thoughts were interrupted by the arrival of Imogen to the common room. Lodessa found herself calling out to Imogen, "Imogen my darling! Where in the world have you been recently! I never see you anymore. Well I suppose we'll get plenty of time to talk with no one else about over break but Severus."
Imogen looked at Lodessa, a bit taken aback, but sighed and decided not to make an issue of it. She continued on up the stairs to the dormitory.
"Well I'll see you later Max" Lodessa murmmered, and hurried to catch up with Imogen, just stopping for a second to glance back at him. "Have you cut your hair Imogen?" she inquired, "It looks so cute".
"Thanks." Imogen said, "So how are you Lodessa?"
"Oh I'm fine. I'm supposed to sneak out tonight with Max and probably Narcissa and Lucius . Should be fun. Why don't you ever come with us Imogen?"
"Oh i don't know. I have my own plans"
"Clever girl. I suppose you are hanging out with some of the Gryffindor hotties."
"Well..."
"Oh I don't blame you. I'd go out with that Black boy myself, and Lupin isn't so bad either. If I had a brother like your's I'd probably date out of the house too. But I don't have to. After all Max is the cutest boy in the school. Oh Imogen dear, I know Gilderoy is a ditz but I do wish you'd go out with him and then you'd hang out with us more instead of always being off in the Gryffindor tower at all hours of the night"
She would perhaps have gone on but at this point they reached the dormitory and found Narcissa waiting for them. "So?" she asked, "Did he do it already or is it still going to be undecided until tonight. Let me guess, he's waiting till tonight. So what are you wearing?"
Imogen quietly crept out of the room and back downstairs. She had no idea why Lodessa was being so friendly but it didn't really matter much to her. She had better things to think about, like Remus.
Meanwhile in the Gryffindor Girl's Dormitory
"Xenia? Do you think I look okay in this?
"Lily you always look pretty. But actually I think you looked better in the purple"
Lily was trying to figure out what to wear for her evening with Remus. She wondered whether Sirius knew how she felt about Remus. After all he had set it up for her to be alone with Remus. She tried not to imagine that Remus liked her and that was why Sirius had come up with tonight's plan so that they'd be together. She didn't want to set herself up to be disappointed. But why else would Sirius leave the two of them alone.
"Hey are you guys up here?" It was Remus, standing in the door way. Lily blushed. He was even cuter than she remembered. She couldn't believe she was going to get him all to herself tonight.
"Omigod!" Xenia shrieked.
"What is it?"
"Gilderoy! He is so cute!" Xenia had been gazing out the window and had caught sight of him out on the lawn. "Isn't he hot!"
"Xenia please..."
"That's it...I am going to go talk to him...today"
"You're what?" Remus stammered.
"I'm going to go talk to him. He's really cute and I don't see why I shouldn't make him mine" Xenia replied and then walked out of the room.
Lily and Remus watched Xenia leave and then began to laugh hysterically the moment she disappeared.
"That would be the funniest thing I have ever seen"
"Pretty much...except of course the time that she had all of you out side in the middle of night in the snow..."
"That was not funny"
"Oh yes it was. Xenia, Imie and I couldn't stop laughing for weeks."
"You know Imie really ought to be in Gryffindor. I mean she spends more time here than in the Slytherin rooms".
"I guess the sorting hat must be as scared of her mother as I am"
"Yeah no one would want to piss off Bianca Snape that's for sure".
"Any body here?" Imogen called from halfway up the stairs.
Remus looked down and Lily could have sworn he blushed. "Yes!" he called, "Lily and I are".
Imogen hesitated in the doorway. She wasn't sure if she wanted to go up and find Lily and Remus alone. It would be bad enough tonight. She knew that she should be thankful that he had not had a girlfriend before this but Imogen wasn't sure she could deal with it if Remus and Lily got together. She knew he would never see her as anything but a little sister but it was somehow easier to deal with if he didn't think of anyone as more than that. When no one was getting anything more than hugs from him. "Oh I'm a selfish, selfish girl!" Imogen berated herself.
Meanwhile in the entrance hall
"Gilderoy!"Xenia called.
"Huh?" Gilderoy looked around trying to find the person who was calling his name.
"Over here!" Xenia gave him her most enchanting smile.
"Hi Xenia."
"Hi Gilderoy. Listen, me and some of my friends are going to sneak out of the school tonight..."
"Cool." Gilderoy looked around the hall, searching for comprehension on the ceiling.
"So I thought maybe you'd want to come with us"
"Yeah that would be pretty cool"
"So are you coming?"
"Oh! You're inviting me!"
"Yeah. Want to come?"
" Uh....Okay."
"Great. Imogen is coming so you can just sneak out of your common room with her and meet us in ours. Okay?"
"What?"
"Imogen will come get you. Okay?"
"Why?"
"Because she's in your house."
"So?"
"Well that will make it easier for her to find you than me."
"Yeah... Okay..."
"Great! then I'll see you tonight" Xenia skipped up the stairs, "Love you! Bye!" She turned around and nearly collided into a grimacing Sirius. "Why hello Sirius!" she sang, "You know you look very serious today Sirius".
"Well maybe that's because I am"
"Yeah I guess that's okay, I mean it would be weird if you started being-"
"Xenia."
"What!"
"What were you doing just now?"
"Talking to Gilderoy."
"I could see that."
"Then why did you ask?"
"Because I thought I heard you invite him to hang out with us tonight."
"That's because i did."
"Without asking anyone else. That was really inconsiderate Xenia." Sirius looked ready to punch something.
"Why Sirius! If I didn't know any better I'd say you were jealous!" Xenia laughed and skipped away.
"Oh if only she knew", Sirius thought to himself. He was jealous. But that wasn't what this was about he told himself. She had no right to tell their secrets, and to Narcissa's brother, a Slytherin in fact. Besides, even if Gilderoy was a decent guy he definitely wasn't the smartest. Even if he meant no harm he was bound to somehow let something slip to the hell spawn and ruin everything. Especially with tonight's mission. Oh who was he kidding, the guy could have been his best friend and he still would have been mad. He knew Gilderoy didn't mean anything to Xenia, but it hurt that she could be so casual.