Basic Surfacing
By: April Malone
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CHAPTER 4: Obscure Encounters
The night before had been to die for, except for the fact that the locket still hadn't shown up. Areyanna tried wiping the thought from her mind wanting to continue thinking about Draco. He had been so sweet, saving her from Peeves and helping in the darkness. She could really trust him. She dressed quickly and headed out the door for breakfast.
"Hungry?" Snape called as she zoomed around him.
She wasn't so much hungry as she was glad to be able to sit beside someone she could have a conversation with. She entered the dining hall. Everyone was chattering and calling 'hello' to their friends, she wondered if it only seemed happier because she was.
"Areyanna," Draco invited her with the motion of his hand. She immediately crossed the floor and sat down, "How's it going?"
"Fine," she didn't want to seem needy. She was far from it, "How's the food?"
"Not to bad, here I brought you some," he slid a plate containing a cut apple, oatmeal, orange juice and a blueberry muffin in front of her. Draco smiled back as she thanked him.
The apple was fresh and sweet, but lost its appeal half way through. Areyanna didn't dare touch the oatmeal, chunks churtled the top which was sprinkled eith cinnamon. The muffin was good and the orange juice was the best she had ever tasted.
"Do you think Snape knows?" the words made Areyanna gulp loudly. She blushed and looked in the direction of the teachers table. Snape sat at the end beside Mr. Quirrel. He was picking at his food once again, a glass of milk empty beside the bowl of oatmeal.
"Why do you care?" she hadn't thought of Draco as a worry wart.
"Just wondering," his eyes were watching Snape as well.
A bell rang before Areyanna could say anything else. Draco rose from the table dangling a shiny object infront of her. Areyanna pulled it away from her face focusing her eyes on it.
"I was loo..."
"Familar?" Draco folded it back up into his hand. The girl stood yanking him behind her.
Surrounded by the little privacy of the hall Areyanna stopped. The look on Draco's face hadn't changed from the moment she walked in.
"Where did you find it?" she whisphered as fellow students walked by not really noticing the somewhat angry 'talk' they were having.
"I kicked it when I went looking for you," he was more calm than she ever could have been at this point.
"Why didn't you tell me you had it?" frenzy fluttered through her voice, caught by Draco who raised an eyebrow.
Draco shuttered, the colour faded from his face. His eyes turned from the deep blue to a deep hollowed gray.
"Take it...," the voice was quiet and stern. It wasn't Draco. It reached out Draco's hand with the locket pushing it towards Areyanna. She floudered at the strength the hand contained. "GO," the voice was harsh, yet quiet.
Areyanna concealed the locket in both hands and started running down the hall.
"Areyanna?" Draco blinked calling after the girl. He didn't know what was going on, he didn't know why she had left in such a rush or why she didn't let him answer.
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Areyanna locked the dorm room's door behind her and through the locket across the room to the bed. She watched, afraid it was going to sprout legs or turn redhot. What had happened back there? She shivered thinking about Draco's eyes. Draco! she had left him alone, did he realize what happened? Would he ask her about it? Should she get him involved? What if she did and he got hurt, she would have to explain it to everyone. No, he's be fine. What if she got hurt, would anyone demanded to know? Would Filch had Dumbledore kick her out? She pressed her hands against her head making the question stop. She just wouldn't tell anyone and if she didn't tell anyone they couldn't get her caught with it. What if someone caught her? She could make up a lie, it's not that hard.
She tooked a few steps heading to the bed. *It's not as bad as you think* she relaxed a little, she had never been this worked up about a necklace. She found herself laughing. What was she doing getting distressed about a piece of metal. Areyanna managed to lose the thoughts. She made the rest of the way to the bed in complete control. The locket sat contently near her.
*What if the same thing happend to me if I touch it?* Areyanna watched engrossed in the though of Draco's eyes, *No, I touched it before and nothing* Her fingers danced across the sheet beside the locket. It didn't change or turn any color or temperature when she picked it up. The metal shone and reflected a weird image of her face in it like her wand. Wand! Books! Class! She jumped off the bed heart racing. She hid the locket under her pillow and rushed out of the room without time to breathe.
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The bell rang just as she entered the door of Potions class. Her heart was beating faster, she gasped for breath. Snape shut the door behind her, the students watched intently as she took her seat. Snape started writing materials down on the board for the poiton they were going to discuss that day. Areyanna hiccuped. Snape cringed, then erased a word he messed up on when she did. She hiccuped again.
"Go get a drink," Snape blasted as he turned around red with his last nerve.
Areyanna rose from her sit. She went to open the door and hiccuped again, the room was completely silent except for her. Snape widened the door, breath fuming from his nose. She starred wide eyed at him.
"You can see Filch after you do so..." he watched her leave.
"What?" she asked just as the door shut on her nose, "Why don't you just put my desk down there!"
The door open as if Snape was waiting for her to say something like that to him. "The thought had crossed my mind," he shut the door on her again.
"Must have been a long and lonely journey!" she cry out at the brown oak door, then scurried down the hall before Snape could yell at her. This was unfair, she didn't do anything wrong. What was Snape so aggravated with?
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Areyanna heard students in the hall talking about the poitions class and how the whole course of class was like that. Snape being annoyed with everyone and everything. Gyffindor was deducted 15 points from Harry adding frog blood with the wrong measuring device. Filch had her wash the trophy room floor before lunch, which wasn't hard since he didn't specify not to use magic and Areyanna headed for her next class, she didn't make eye contact with Draco or eat with him, nor he with her. She didn't want to and guessed Draco didn't either, so she left it at that.
By: April Malone
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CHAPTER 4: Obscure Encounters
The night before had been to die for, except for the fact that the locket still hadn't shown up. Areyanna tried wiping the thought from her mind wanting to continue thinking about Draco. He had been so sweet, saving her from Peeves and helping in the darkness. She could really trust him. She dressed quickly and headed out the door for breakfast.
"Hungry?" Snape called as she zoomed around him.
She wasn't so much hungry as she was glad to be able to sit beside someone she could have a conversation with. She entered the dining hall. Everyone was chattering and calling 'hello' to their friends, she wondered if it only seemed happier because she was.
"Areyanna," Draco invited her with the motion of his hand. She immediately crossed the floor and sat down, "How's it going?"
"Fine," she didn't want to seem needy. She was far from it, "How's the food?"
"Not to bad, here I brought you some," he slid a plate containing a cut apple, oatmeal, orange juice and a blueberry muffin in front of her. Draco smiled back as she thanked him.
The apple was fresh and sweet, but lost its appeal half way through. Areyanna didn't dare touch the oatmeal, chunks churtled the top which was sprinkled eith cinnamon. The muffin was good and the orange juice was the best she had ever tasted.
"Do you think Snape knows?" the words made Areyanna gulp loudly. She blushed and looked in the direction of the teachers table. Snape sat at the end beside Mr. Quirrel. He was picking at his food once again, a glass of milk empty beside the bowl of oatmeal.
"Why do you care?" she hadn't thought of Draco as a worry wart.
"Just wondering," his eyes were watching Snape as well.
A bell rang before Areyanna could say anything else. Draco rose from the table dangling a shiny object infront of her. Areyanna pulled it away from her face focusing her eyes on it.
"I was loo..."
"Familar?" Draco folded it back up into his hand. The girl stood yanking him behind her.
Surrounded by the little privacy of the hall Areyanna stopped. The look on Draco's face hadn't changed from the moment she walked in.
"Where did you find it?" she whisphered as fellow students walked by not really noticing the somewhat angry 'talk' they were having.
"I kicked it when I went looking for you," he was more calm than she ever could have been at this point.
"Why didn't you tell me you had it?" frenzy fluttered through her voice, caught by Draco who raised an eyebrow.
Draco shuttered, the colour faded from his face. His eyes turned from the deep blue to a deep hollowed gray.
"Take it...," the voice was quiet and stern. It wasn't Draco. It reached out Draco's hand with the locket pushing it towards Areyanna. She floudered at the strength the hand contained. "GO," the voice was harsh, yet quiet.
Areyanna concealed the locket in both hands and started running down the hall.
"Areyanna?" Draco blinked calling after the girl. He didn't know what was going on, he didn't know why she had left in such a rush or why she didn't let him answer.
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Areyanna locked the dorm room's door behind her and through the locket across the room to the bed. She watched, afraid it was going to sprout legs or turn redhot. What had happened back there? She shivered thinking about Draco's eyes. Draco! she had left him alone, did he realize what happened? Would he ask her about it? Should she get him involved? What if she did and he got hurt, she would have to explain it to everyone. No, he's be fine. What if she got hurt, would anyone demanded to know? Would Filch had Dumbledore kick her out? She pressed her hands against her head making the question stop. She just wouldn't tell anyone and if she didn't tell anyone they couldn't get her caught with it. What if someone caught her? She could make up a lie, it's not that hard.
She tooked a few steps heading to the bed. *It's not as bad as you think* she relaxed a little, she had never been this worked up about a necklace. She found herself laughing. What was she doing getting distressed about a piece of metal. Areyanna managed to lose the thoughts. She made the rest of the way to the bed in complete control. The locket sat contently near her.
*What if the same thing happend to me if I touch it?* Areyanna watched engrossed in the though of Draco's eyes, *No, I touched it before and nothing* Her fingers danced across the sheet beside the locket. It didn't change or turn any color or temperature when she picked it up. The metal shone and reflected a weird image of her face in it like her wand. Wand! Books! Class! She jumped off the bed heart racing. She hid the locket under her pillow and rushed out of the room without time to breathe.
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The bell rang just as she entered the door of Potions class. Her heart was beating faster, she gasped for breath. Snape shut the door behind her, the students watched intently as she took her seat. Snape started writing materials down on the board for the poiton they were going to discuss that day. Areyanna hiccuped. Snape cringed, then erased a word he messed up on when she did. She hiccuped again.
"Go get a drink," Snape blasted as he turned around red with his last nerve.
Areyanna rose from her sit. She went to open the door and hiccuped again, the room was completely silent except for her. Snape widened the door, breath fuming from his nose. She starred wide eyed at him.
"You can see Filch after you do so..." he watched her leave.
"What?" she asked just as the door shut on her nose, "Why don't you just put my desk down there!"
The door open as if Snape was waiting for her to say something like that to him. "The thought had crossed my mind," he shut the door on her again.
"Must have been a long and lonely journey!" she cry out at the brown oak door, then scurried down the hall before Snape could yell at her. This was unfair, she didn't do anything wrong. What was Snape so aggravated with?
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Areyanna heard students in the hall talking about the poitions class and how the whole course of class was like that. Snape being annoyed with everyone and everything. Gyffindor was deducted 15 points from Harry adding frog blood with the wrong measuring device. Filch had her wash the trophy room floor before lunch, which wasn't hard since he didn't specify not to use magic and Areyanna headed for her next class, she didn't make eye contact with Draco or eat with him, nor he with her. She didn't want to and guessed Draco didn't either, so she left it at that.