By Dreamer di Musica
Chapter 10
Alex stepped under the steaming hot water of the showerhead, and let the water run over her body with a grateful sigh. Her body ached from spending so much time bent in an awkward position while she was studying for her History of Magic test. She wouldn't recommend spending four and a half hours bent over a low table. It tended to hurt both your neck, and your lower back.
After letting the water beat rapidly on her back for five minutes, Alex finished her shower, got out and immediately shivered. One of these days, She'd learn that if you take a hot shower as soon as you step out in the air of the bathroom, you'd end up being cold. Especially if you were in Scotland in the fall.
Directly across from the shower lay a long counter with two sinks situated directly in the middle of the marble counter. And resting on top of the counter was a long mirror that ran to each side of the room, as did the counter.
Alex made her way over and wrapped her towel tightly around her body to keep whatever warmth she could. She reluctantly begun to get dressed in a pair of light blue low rise jeans with a black double holed belt, and a light blue turtleneck after a quick dry off, getting goosebumps due to the cool air. Alex looked at herself in the mirror as she did her hair, imagining a certain someone standing behind to her, remembering how warm his body was made her shiver, thinking of the ways that he could warm her up just by standing next to her.
Alex jumped slightly as she heard a knock at the door. She was a little jumpy for some odd reason, and just put it to the fact that there had been a storm the other night.
"Harry, is that you?" she called out as she finished scrunching her hair so that it'd stay up in curls instead of a frizz ball.
No answer...
"Harry...this isn't funny."
She walked over to the door, struggling to put on her robes, and walk at the same time.
Alex opened the door slightly and looked out, seeing no one.
"Hello?" she called out, "AHH!"
"He, sorry Alex I..." Harry tried to explain.
"Don't do that! You scared the crap out of me!"
"Sorry, I dropped...well, one of these." He said as he held up a big bouquet of different types of flowers. Alex smiled as she stepped the rest of the way out of the bathroom.
"Thought these might cheer ya up…after last night I mean." Harry quickly amended when he saw the confused look on her face.
"How sweet, although not the best way to present them, but a good thought none the less." Alex smiled as she took the bouquet of flowers out of his hands.
Harry grinned and brought her over to the table they had in the middle of the room, leading her by the hand that wasn't holding onto the flowers. "You shouldn't have," Alex whispered, looking up at Harry with a grin on her face as she stood on her tippytoes and gave him a soft kiss on the lips.
"I got you this vase too, I needed the walk to think over things. It was no big deal."
"Thank you Harry," she said.
"To breakfast then?" she asked a few minutes later, after placing the flowers in the vase.
"Sure." Harry replied with a shrug of his shoulders, and draped an arm around her small shoulders as he always did.
As they walked out of the room, a mysterious figure placed another note for Harry on the table, underneath the vase. But this time, it was in Alex's room.
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They were all chattering and mingling at the Gryffindor table. Ron, reaching for more bacon, Hermione pointing out his bad manors as usual, while Harry and Alex sat next to each other. It was just another day, as always. Alex ate her food slowly, as she was a little distracted in her thoughts.
'I wonder if he did this with all his other girls. No, I'm positive. He likes me. I mean, i don't want me ego to over-explode but...' she wondered, thinking about how Harry acted so . . . caring with her. Especially this morning and last night. He acted as if she was the one thing that he treasured on this planet.
Just then, Harry stopped laughing at whatever joke Seamus was telling him and he smiled at her; one of those knee weakening, body melting smiles, and she knew, she knew that he didn't act like this with other girls. For some reason, she was sure of it
Hermione snapped her back to reality, and out of her thoughts. "Hey, you want some help with that studying? We could go to the library. What do you say?"
"Sure 'Mione. Oh, wait! I left my book with all my notes in it. I'll have to go back and get it before we go. Bye guys, meet up with you here later. By Harry." Alex gave a wink and walked off with Hermione.
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The two girls had been talking all the way to the portrait about nothing and everything, just like a normal girl could, and stepped inside the lavish common room after saying the password.
"Hey, mind if I use the bathroom real quick?" Hermione asked as she glanced at Alex.
"Sure no problem." Was the reply as Hermione, who was wearing one of her new outfits that they had bought, a pair of sparkly black low rise jeans, and a tan scoop neck sweater, walked towards the bathroom door. And her hair was no longer bushy, carelessly left to fall around her shoulders. She had taken to wearing her hair up in a ponytail lately, with soft curls falling down her neck and shoulders. And she had a hint of makeup which made her look like she was born looking as she did.
Hermione ran to the door and shut it.
Alex walked over to the couch and spotted an envelope laying on the table across her room under her flower vase.
'Harry must have left me a note to go with the flowers, but I hadn't seen it here before.'
She looked it over one more time, glancing at the old looking handwriting style on the envelope, and decided there was no harm in opening it now. I mean, it was under the vase that Harry had given her, right? So it had to be for her.
Alex carefully tore through the paper, and read the first line:
Dear Mr. Potter.
'Dear Mr. Potter? Who could have gotten in the room? I wonder who its from. I know wits an invasion of privacy but, I've already opened it.' She thought as she contemplated reading the letter that was obviously for Harry, and not her as she had first expected.
She continued to read:
Dear Mr. Potter,
Time is ticking, and every second you spend not thinking about what I've said, you've wasted time. I'm not a person of great patience.
I also see you have another gift for me. One beautiful raven. Too bad I never really liked them smart and powerful.
Beware Potter, beware.
Ll vostro assassino
Alex gasped and dropped the letter, just as Hermione came out of the bathroom.
" You got your book? Is something wrong Alex?"
"No, no I'm fine." Alex stuttered, trying to sound calm. It was a little hard considering that she had just read a letter that was addressed to her boyfriend that was a threat and was signed 'Your Killer'.
Alex quickly stuffed the letter underneath the couch out of Hermione's sight, pretending to pick up her book.
"Got it."
"OK, lets go."
Alex looked back at the letter, recalling the words like a broken record in her mind.
' One beautiful raven. Too bad i never really liked them smart and powerful. Beware Potter, beware. Ll vostro assassino "
"Coming?"
"Yes. Sorry." Alex said as she scrambled to meet Hermione, who was standing in front of the entrance way, waiting for her.
The portrait closed as she turned away.
'What's he gotten himself into? And why does that person know my name? Harry, if there ever was a Time i needed you, its now..." She thought as she made her way to the library.
She had a feeling that that note was from the one person that she was most scared of. The one person who destroyed her whole life one stormy evening. The only person who knew the extent of her powers.
She had a feeling that it was going to all start over again.
Authors Note:
We both worked on this one, so it should be up to regular standards.
Hope you like!
And we're going to try to finish this in the next month, so look out for the updates!
Mistress del Mare
Just a word from me, I'M BACK! YAY! And i would just like to say, as 1/2 of the Dreamer crew, my partner rules for doing so much while i was away. She completely rules. Thank all of you for reading.
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