AN (yet again): I didn't mention that Li is a Chaser in the Gryffindor Quidditch team and after Angelina left, they made Li Captain.
Oh and we will get to Hogsmeade in the next chapter!
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After that, Li was floating about in a hazy daydream, the rest of the day going by in a flash. Soon enough it was eleven o'clock, and Gryffindor tower began to empty, leaving Li, Harry, Ron and Hermione alone by the dying fire.
They sat in silence for a moment, before Harry slammed his book shut and stood up, making them jump.
"I give up!" He exclaimed, picking up his things, "I'm going to bed, see you tomorrow." He walked of over to the dormitories and disappeared out of sight.
Ron yawned next to them, stretching his arms above him and standing up.
"I think i'll go up too," He muttered, picking up his things and wandering over towards the staircase. "Night." He said, before climbing the stairs.
Li bent down over her Potions essay, her pen poised in the same position it had been all night, her eyes seeing the page but never concentrating on it.
"Li? Are you alright?" She glanced to her left, seeing Hermione standing next to her, her books piled up in her arms.
"Yeah i guess so, my mind's just on something else i suppose." She said, her hand clutching the note in her pocket.
A look of confusion spread on Hermione's face, before something dawned on her and she nodded sympathetically.
"Oh i get it!" She exclaimed, as Li's head jerked up in horror, a look of utter surprise on her face. "You're worried about the Quidditch season! You shouldn't you know, McGonagall made you Quidditch Captain for a reason and we've done brilliantly so far this year!"
Li let out a small sigh of relief, and nodded at Hermione. "Yeah that's it really, i still don't understand why she didn't pick Harry..."
"Don't you think Harry's got enough to deal with?" With this, she walked off to the dormitories, leaving Li to gather her thoughts in the deserted common room.
Li waited until she heard the faint click of the dorm door shut before shoving her books into her bag and leaning back in the chair. The dying fire flickered beside her, casting shadows over her face as she sat deep in thought, mulling over the day's big event. Malfoy likes me? Half of her was unwilling to believe what she'd wanted for the past five and a half years. Impossible, she thought, shaking her head and frowning. She pulled out the note and re-read if for the fifth time, running her fingers through her hair. Well it sure seems as if he likes me, she thought, shaking her head again and returning the note to it's home in her pocket. No point in having an inner struggle over it is there? I mean i'll find out in... She glanced at her watch. Less than half an hour! She smiled, pulling a brush out of her bag and walking over to the mirror over the fire.
She stared at her reflection for a moment, her features in perfect proportions to her pale face, a few faint freckles dotted about on her cheeks. The light of the fire making her sapphire eyes shine in the faint light of the common room and her ice blonde hair look almost amber coloured. She stood transfixed for a moment before running the brush through her hair, straightening the flicked ends at the back. She pulled a bottle of clear mascara out of her pocket, applying some to her eyelashes and then replacing it silently in her pocket. She then pulled out a small tube of strawberry lip gloss and ran it over her lips, running them together before replacing that tube into her pocket as well.
She ran her hands over her uniform, smoothing any creases that had occured throughout the day. It hadn't occured to her to change into her normal clothes, and by now it was far too late to do anything anyway. She unbuttoned the top two buttons of her shirt and loosened her tie so it fell below the open buttons, showing what cleavage she had. Li then continued to roll over her skirt to her prefered length, which meant in normal terms, hardly there at all, and then finally checking her alterations in the mirror, nodding gently.
Li glanced at her watch. It was ten to twelve, and time to go she thought, smiling although feeling the nervousness watch over her in a small wave. Even at such a late time, she couldn't afford to go wandering around the corridors with no spell protection at all and as she hadn't plucked up the courage to ask Harry if she could borrow his invisiblity cloak, she'd been forced to look up an Invisibiltity Charm Professor Flitwick had mentioned a couple of lessons ago. Reaching into her pocket, she pulled out her wand and muttered "Siansentia," feeling a cold flush wash over her as a few pink sparks issued from her wand.
She glanced back towards the mirror on her way out, seeing nothing but the reflection of the portrait backing. Satisfied, she made her way out of the tower, ignoring the muffled cries of the Fat Lady about loss of sleep and making her way towards the Trophy room.
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She arrived at the Trophy room two minutes after midnight, breathing harshly after narrowingly avoiding a run in with Mrs Norris. She shut the door carefully behind her, hearing it click louder than usual and echoing in the silent room.
She glanced around the room, not seeing him until he appeared out of the shadows, his eyes glancing around furtively.
"Who's there?" Malfoy asked, his voice shaking a little and his hand deep in his pocket, obviously clutching onto his wand.
"It's me." She whispered, walking slowly to the corner where he was standing.
"Li? Is that you?" He asked, his eyes still fixed on the door. "Where are you?"
"Right here." She whispered, smiling in glee as he jumped and turned to where her voice came from, although his eyes were now fixed on a point about three inches to her left.
"Oh you're funny Li, really funny. Now will you mind reappearing because i didn't come here to talk to just your voice." He drawled, looked irritated but sexy at the same time.
"Alright." She whispered, before pulling out her wand again. "Siend." She muttered, the familiar cold wave washing over her again.
He was looking directly at her now, his pale blue eyes fixing on her bright ones, that sexy smile on his face. She looked away, sitting herself on the nearest desk and swinging her legs slightly as he stared at her, although now she thought he was staring more at her legs and her chest than at her face.
"Well?" She asked, angling her face to the right and crossing her legs, waiting for his answer.
The moon reappeared from behind the clouds, shining through the windows and lighting up the left side of his face, highlighting his pale skin and blue eyes. The classroom was in complete darkness, with only the faintest of outlines showing, barr this stream of moonlight which lit up that thin part of the room and gave out a creepy yet romantic feeling.
"Well what?" He asked, looking at her strangely and moving over towards her, standing but a few inches away from where she was sitting. He was looking straight at her, and she only realised now how tall he was as she could look straight into his eyes without even inclining her head.
"Well what did you ask me here for? I don't think it was to watch the moonlight shine in my eyes somehow." She smirked at him, tappping her fingers on the desk.
"You'd be surprised how close to the truth that is." He whispered, moving even closer to her so the tops of his legs brushed against her knees. He could now see the faint freckles on her cheeks and neither of them lost eye contact for a second, her bright eyes fixed on his pale ones.
"Really?" She asked, not expecting him to give an answer and in a way, he didn't, not verbally anyway. Physically however, he moved even closer, his right hand now on top of hers as he leant on the desk to support him, moving his face just over an inch away from hers. She could feel him breathing now, and him to her. He could see every separate eyelash and the gleam of the lip gloss on her lips.
They stared at each other for a moment and Li herself was in a state of mixed hysteria and excitement, her hands shaking slightly underneath his as she tried to contain herself.
The moonlight was still on his face as he reached up and put his left hand on her cheek, moving in until his lips were touching hers. He kissed her gently and she reciprocated, kissing him back energetically as he put his right hand on the small of her back, pulling her closer.
She pulled away, taking in a sharp breath and looking at him with a confused smile on her face, her blue eyes sparkling. He smiled back at her, before shrugging and grinning at her. Li paused for a second before wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him again, throwing caution to the winds and not caring for the consequences.
They stayed this way for at least five minutes before they heard a bang outside the door and they pulled apart.
"We'd better get going." He whispered in her ear, grabbing hold of her hand and walking her over to the door. Then he turned her round and faced her again. "Li, what are you doing on Valentine's day?" He asked, looking at her and she stared back shell shocked. "If you're not doing anything, i was wondering if you'd like to spend it with me?" He looked at her slightly impatiently as he waited for her answer.
"S-S-Sure." She stammered, sounding like a fool.
With this, he beamed at her and kissed her on the cheek before bidding her goodnight and casting the invisibility charm on himself, disappearing from view.
"Bye." He whispered again, before opening the door and stalking off into the darkness, leaving nothing but an empty space beside her.
"'Night." She whispered, her hand brushing her cheek as she pulled her wand out of her pocket.
Oh and we will get to Hogsmeade in the next chapter!
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After that, Li was floating about in a hazy daydream, the rest of the day going by in a flash. Soon enough it was eleven o'clock, and Gryffindor tower began to empty, leaving Li, Harry, Ron and Hermione alone by the dying fire.
They sat in silence for a moment, before Harry slammed his book shut and stood up, making them jump.
"I give up!" He exclaimed, picking up his things, "I'm going to bed, see you tomorrow." He walked of over to the dormitories and disappeared out of sight.
Ron yawned next to them, stretching his arms above him and standing up.
"I think i'll go up too," He muttered, picking up his things and wandering over towards the staircase. "Night." He said, before climbing the stairs.
Li bent down over her Potions essay, her pen poised in the same position it had been all night, her eyes seeing the page but never concentrating on it.
"Li? Are you alright?" She glanced to her left, seeing Hermione standing next to her, her books piled up in her arms.
"Yeah i guess so, my mind's just on something else i suppose." She said, her hand clutching the note in her pocket.
A look of confusion spread on Hermione's face, before something dawned on her and she nodded sympathetically.
"Oh i get it!" She exclaimed, as Li's head jerked up in horror, a look of utter surprise on her face. "You're worried about the Quidditch season! You shouldn't you know, McGonagall made you Quidditch Captain for a reason and we've done brilliantly so far this year!"
Li let out a small sigh of relief, and nodded at Hermione. "Yeah that's it really, i still don't understand why she didn't pick Harry..."
"Don't you think Harry's got enough to deal with?" With this, she walked off to the dormitories, leaving Li to gather her thoughts in the deserted common room.
Li waited until she heard the faint click of the dorm door shut before shoving her books into her bag and leaning back in the chair. The dying fire flickered beside her, casting shadows over her face as she sat deep in thought, mulling over the day's big event. Malfoy likes me? Half of her was unwilling to believe what she'd wanted for the past five and a half years. Impossible, she thought, shaking her head and frowning. She pulled out the note and re-read if for the fifth time, running her fingers through her hair. Well it sure seems as if he likes me, she thought, shaking her head again and returning the note to it's home in her pocket. No point in having an inner struggle over it is there? I mean i'll find out in... She glanced at her watch. Less than half an hour! She smiled, pulling a brush out of her bag and walking over to the mirror over the fire.
She stared at her reflection for a moment, her features in perfect proportions to her pale face, a few faint freckles dotted about on her cheeks. The light of the fire making her sapphire eyes shine in the faint light of the common room and her ice blonde hair look almost amber coloured. She stood transfixed for a moment before running the brush through her hair, straightening the flicked ends at the back. She pulled a bottle of clear mascara out of her pocket, applying some to her eyelashes and then replacing it silently in her pocket. She then pulled out a small tube of strawberry lip gloss and ran it over her lips, running them together before replacing that tube into her pocket as well.
She ran her hands over her uniform, smoothing any creases that had occured throughout the day. It hadn't occured to her to change into her normal clothes, and by now it was far too late to do anything anyway. She unbuttoned the top two buttons of her shirt and loosened her tie so it fell below the open buttons, showing what cleavage she had. Li then continued to roll over her skirt to her prefered length, which meant in normal terms, hardly there at all, and then finally checking her alterations in the mirror, nodding gently.
Li glanced at her watch. It was ten to twelve, and time to go she thought, smiling although feeling the nervousness watch over her in a small wave. Even at such a late time, she couldn't afford to go wandering around the corridors with no spell protection at all and as she hadn't plucked up the courage to ask Harry if she could borrow his invisiblity cloak, she'd been forced to look up an Invisibiltity Charm Professor Flitwick had mentioned a couple of lessons ago. Reaching into her pocket, she pulled out her wand and muttered "Siansentia," feeling a cold flush wash over her as a few pink sparks issued from her wand.
She glanced back towards the mirror on her way out, seeing nothing but the reflection of the portrait backing. Satisfied, she made her way out of the tower, ignoring the muffled cries of the Fat Lady about loss of sleep and making her way towards the Trophy room.
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She arrived at the Trophy room two minutes after midnight, breathing harshly after narrowingly avoiding a run in with Mrs Norris. She shut the door carefully behind her, hearing it click louder than usual and echoing in the silent room.
She glanced around the room, not seeing him until he appeared out of the shadows, his eyes glancing around furtively.
"Who's there?" Malfoy asked, his voice shaking a little and his hand deep in his pocket, obviously clutching onto his wand.
"It's me." She whispered, walking slowly to the corner where he was standing.
"Li? Is that you?" He asked, his eyes still fixed on the door. "Where are you?"
"Right here." She whispered, smiling in glee as he jumped and turned to where her voice came from, although his eyes were now fixed on a point about three inches to her left.
"Oh you're funny Li, really funny. Now will you mind reappearing because i didn't come here to talk to just your voice." He drawled, looked irritated but sexy at the same time.
"Alright." She whispered, before pulling out her wand again. "Siend." She muttered, the familiar cold wave washing over her again.
He was looking directly at her now, his pale blue eyes fixing on her bright ones, that sexy smile on his face. She looked away, sitting herself on the nearest desk and swinging her legs slightly as he stared at her, although now she thought he was staring more at her legs and her chest than at her face.
"Well?" She asked, angling her face to the right and crossing her legs, waiting for his answer.
The moon reappeared from behind the clouds, shining through the windows and lighting up the left side of his face, highlighting his pale skin and blue eyes. The classroom was in complete darkness, with only the faintest of outlines showing, barr this stream of moonlight which lit up that thin part of the room and gave out a creepy yet romantic feeling.
"Well what?" He asked, looking at her strangely and moving over towards her, standing but a few inches away from where she was sitting. He was looking straight at her, and she only realised now how tall he was as she could look straight into his eyes without even inclining her head.
"Well what did you ask me here for? I don't think it was to watch the moonlight shine in my eyes somehow." She smirked at him, tappping her fingers on the desk.
"You'd be surprised how close to the truth that is." He whispered, moving even closer to her so the tops of his legs brushed against her knees. He could now see the faint freckles on her cheeks and neither of them lost eye contact for a second, her bright eyes fixed on his pale ones.
"Really?" She asked, not expecting him to give an answer and in a way, he didn't, not verbally anyway. Physically however, he moved even closer, his right hand now on top of hers as he leant on the desk to support him, moving his face just over an inch away from hers. She could feel him breathing now, and him to her. He could see every separate eyelash and the gleam of the lip gloss on her lips.
They stared at each other for a moment and Li herself was in a state of mixed hysteria and excitement, her hands shaking slightly underneath his as she tried to contain herself.
The moonlight was still on his face as he reached up and put his left hand on her cheek, moving in until his lips were touching hers. He kissed her gently and she reciprocated, kissing him back energetically as he put his right hand on the small of her back, pulling her closer.
She pulled away, taking in a sharp breath and looking at him with a confused smile on her face, her blue eyes sparkling. He smiled back at her, before shrugging and grinning at her. Li paused for a second before wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him again, throwing caution to the winds and not caring for the consequences.
They stayed this way for at least five minutes before they heard a bang outside the door and they pulled apart.
"We'd better get going." He whispered in her ear, grabbing hold of her hand and walking her over to the door. Then he turned her round and faced her again. "Li, what are you doing on Valentine's day?" He asked, looking at her and she stared back shell shocked. "If you're not doing anything, i was wondering if you'd like to spend it with me?" He looked at her slightly impatiently as he waited for her answer.
"S-S-Sure." She stammered, sounding like a fool.
With this, he beamed at her and kissed her on the cheek before bidding her goodnight and casting the invisibility charm on himself, disappearing from view.
"Bye." He whispered again, before opening the door and stalking off into the darkness, leaving nothing but an empty space beside her.
"'Night." She whispered, her hand brushing her cheek as she pulled her wand out of her pocket.