1.1 Chapter 7
1.2 Of Easter and of Excitement
It was the night of the Easter Feast. Ollie met Charlie in the common room and they linked arms.
Her long hair shone in the candlelight and she wore dress robes of lilac chiffon.
'You look amazing,' Ollie smiled as they linked arms.
'Cheers, you look great too' she replied kissing his cheek.
They walked down to the Hall.
'Did you get it?' Ollie whispered.
'Yep, it's in here' She replied patting the front of her robes.
Malfoy was skulking around the grounds scuffing up his shoes when Dumbledore appeared from behind a tree.
'Draco can I have a word?' he asked, his blue eyes losing a little of their twinkle.
'What sir?' Draco asked still feeling very sorry for himself.
'Professor Snape told me what happened today' Dumbledore said kindly.
'Oh' Draco replied, not looking him in the eye.
'I know you care for Miss Ryan, very much so, and I know you cant handle seeing her with Potter' Dumbledore went on.
'For longer than you think I have,' Draco thought as he nodded and Dumbledore was alarmed to find his face full of fresh tears.
'I also know you know she is a Telepathus' Dumbledore replied patting his shoulder affectionately, the twinkle returning.
'I know she is sir, I won't tell anyone' Draco finally said after a very long awkward silence.
'Thank you Draco, that is all I ask' Dumbledore smiled before swishing his cloak and disappearing into the Great Hall.
McGonagall noted his presence and rapped her glass to get everyone's attention.
Dumbledore shot her a grateful look.
'Welcome to the Easter Feast, tuck in everyone.' He said as the food appeared in front of them.
'You wanna dance?' Ollie asked as Charlie finished drinking from her goblet.
'Sure' she replied smiling fondly at him.
He took her hand and led her to the floor, she placed his arms round her neck and they danced to their own tune.
'You ready?' he smiled looking into her eyes.
She nodded and they pulled away from the crowd.
They slid the invisibility cloak over them and walked back to the common room.
'You sure you want to do this?' he asked, not wanting to rush her for a minute.
'I'm positive' she replied placing her finger on his lips and kissing him gently.
He took her hand and led her to the dormitory.
She kissed him sweetly and softly, he deepened the kiss picking her up and placing her on the bed.
She pulled him to her and he unzipped her robes while she pulled his off.
She kissed him hungrily and he slipped off her robes and lay on her kissing her all over.
She pulled the sheet over them and they became one a moment later.
Draco walked into the Great Hall to be shouted at by Pansy.
'Where have you been?…not picking me up…leaving me alone…making me look like an idiot.' But Draco wasn't really listening; his attention focused on Holly dancing with Harry. She was wearing robes of navy blue velvet with sparkling diamantes scattered across it. It looked like she was wearing the night sky and Draco couldn't help thinking how beautiful she was.
'It's been four years since I last saw her and I can't tell her so,' Draco thought as he watched Holly's every move. 'And however much I tell myself that what my father did was right and what I did was wrong, I know it wasn't. I cared for her the moment I laid eyes on her. The moment she had the courage to enter my head, to talk with me was the best moment of the day. And I still care for her and I still love her. And damn it Potter you have to take her.'
Meanwhile, Holly was busy dancing with Harry.
'Holly?'
'Hmmm'
'I bought you something,'
'Oh really what?' Harry smiled and led her to the Gryffindor table. She sat down.
'I hid it. Just a second,' Harry pulled out his wand, held out his hand and muttered a spell. Before Holly's eyes, she saw a little box appear. Harry gave it to her and she opened it. Inside was a snowflake necklace made of white gold. It had tiny blue jewels on the snowflake.
'It's…its beautiful Harry,' Holly was slightly speechless.
'It's to go with your bracelet,' he said pointing at the bracelet. 'Let me put it on for you,' Holly handed it to Harry and pulled her hair free of her neck. Harry put it around her neck, fastened it and kissed her on the neck. Draco was suffering a mixture of emotions. Half of him wanted to storm over to Harry and sock him one. The other half wanted to burst into tears and run out of the Hall.
'Ouch,' Holly suddenly said.
'Oh did I clip your hair to the necklace?' Harry asked.
'No, no it's ok just a slight headache. I'm ok now.' Holly's eyes flicked to Draco who immediately looked away. 'Conflicting emotions,' she muttered.
'What?' Harry asked.
'Oh nothing could you go and get me a chocolate pastry?' Holly asked him. As he walked off, Holly began to focus her skill onto Draco. She smiled to herself. 'Let's see who thinks they're clever now,' she muttered to herself.
'Are you listening to me?' Pansy's furious tone brought Draco back to earth with a bump.
'Oh…erm…sorry Pansy, my love,' Draco said using the same flirting tone he used with all the Slytherin girls. 'May I have this dance?' He held his hand out to her. She took it and they danced. After they had danced, Draco slyly walked by the Gryffindor table where Holly was sitting with Hermione giggling as they watched Harry and Ron bending over to pick up a pile of pastries they had knocked over when Harry and Ron had grabbed for the last chocolate pastry, determined to bring it back to their loved one. Draco stood a fair distance away and muttered a spell, pointing his wand at Holly's goblet.
'Let's see how she feels now I've charmed her wine. She'll be kissing me in no time,' Draco was back to his evil ways. He had cast a charm that made the bearer want to kiss the caster. He watched her lift the goblet to her mouth and sip from it. He then smirked and walked out of the Hall and outside to the birch tree. Sure enough, Holly came a moment later.
'I was expecting you,' Draco said smirking. But Holly didn't reply. She just stepped forward, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately. Draco melted into the kiss, his hands running through her silky hair then roaming her body. Holly pushed her fingers through his hair then pushed him away.
'You're a good kisser but I think I'll stick with Harry,' Holly said, putting her hands on her hips.
'What?' Draco was dumbfounded.
'Oh, come on did you really think that spell would work?' Holly laughed and Draco couldn't help his heart melting at the sound of it. 'I'm a Telepathus Malfoy you know that. I knew you were going to do that spell the moment you stopped dancing.' Luckily for Draco, Holly hadn't focused on his thoughts and emotions prior to the dance. ' So as soon as you charmed the wine I drank from Dean's goblet, which was right behind mine. And you were stupid enough to think I'd drank from mine.'
'But why did you…'
'Come out here to kiss you? Just to make you think it worked. Also to check out if all the rumours flying around are true. And they are. You're a good kisser but you have awful breath!' With that, Holly turned around, the diamantes on her robes and the blue jewels on her necklace and bracelet glittering in the moonlight, picked up the hem of her robes and walked towards the Great Hall, leaving Draco with his conflicting emotions. Again half of him wanted to walk after her, grab her and kiss her and the other half wanted to burst into tears and run off into The Forbidden Forest.
'I'd go with the cry-baby approach Malfoy or I might just sock you one if you try to kiss me again.' Holly shouted, not turning to look at him. She put her hand to her head. The emotions were giving her a headache.
Tears ran down Draco's face as he watched her leave. The little girl he once knew, the little girl that had shown him true happiness had grown up. And her life now had no room for him.
'Michael misses you,' he muttered as he turned to walk in the opposite direction.
1.2 Of Easter and of Excitement
It was the night of the Easter Feast. Ollie met Charlie in the common room and they linked arms.
Her long hair shone in the candlelight and she wore dress robes of lilac chiffon.
'You look amazing,' Ollie smiled as they linked arms.
'Cheers, you look great too' she replied kissing his cheek.
They walked down to the Hall.
'Did you get it?' Ollie whispered.
'Yep, it's in here' She replied patting the front of her robes.
Malfoy was skulking around the grounds scuffing up his shoes when Dumbledore appeared from behind a tree.
'Draco can I have a word?' he asked, his blue eyes losing a little of their twinkle.
'What sir?' Draco asked still feeling very sorry for himself.
'Professor Snape told me what happened today' Dumbledore said kindly.
'Oh' Draco replied, not looking him in the eye.
'I know you care for Miss Ryan, very much so, and I know you cant handle seeing her with Potter' Dumbledore went on.
'For longer than you think I have,' Draco thought as he nodded and Dumbledore was alarmed to find his face full of fresh tears.
'I also know you know she is a Telepathus' Dumbledore replied patting his shoulder affectionately, the twinkle returning.
'I know she is sir, I won't tell anyone' Draco finally said after a very long awkward silence.
'Thank you Draco, that is all I ask' Dumbledore smiled before swishing his cloak and disappearing into the Great Hall.
McGonagall noted his presence and rapped her glass to get everyone's attention.
Dumbledore shot her a grateful look.
'Welcome to the Easter Feast, tuck in everyone.' He said as the food appeared in front of them.
'You wanna dance?' Ollie asked as Charlie finished drinking from her goblet.
'Sure' she replied smiling fondly at him.
He took her hand and led her to the floor, she placed his arms round her neck and they danced to their own tune.
'You ready?' he smiled looking into her eyes.
She nodded and they pulled away from the crowd.
They slid the invisibility cloak over them and walked back to the common room.
'You sure you want to do this?' he asked, not wanting to rush her for a minute.
'I'm positive' she replied placing her finger on his lips and kissing him gently.
He took her hand and led her to the dormitory.
She kissed him sweetly and softly, he deepened the kiss picking her up and placing her on the bed.
She pulled him to her and he unzipped her robes while she pulled his off.
She kissed him hungrily and he slipped off her robes and lay on her kissing her all over.
She pulled the sheet over them and they became one a moment later.
Draco walked into the Great Hall to be shouted at by Pansy.
'Where have you been?…not picking me up…leaving me alone…making me look like an idiot.' But Draco wasn't really listening; his attention focused on Holly dancing with Harry. She was wearing robes of navy blue velvet with sparkling diamantes scattered across it. It looked like she was wearing the night sky and Draco couldn't help thinking how beautiful she was.
'It's been four years since I last saw her and I can't tell her so,' Draco thought as he watched Holly's every move. 'And however much I tell myself that what my father did was right and what I did was wrong, I know it wasn't. I cared for her the moment I laid eyes on her. The moment she had the courage to enter my head, to talk with me was the best moment of the day. And I still care for her and I still love her. And damn it Potter you have to take her.'
Meanwhile, Holly was busy dancing with Harry.
'Holly?'
'Hmmm'
'I bought you something,'
'Oh really what?' Harry smiled and led her to the Gryffindor table. She sat down.
'I hid it. Just a second,' Harry pulled out his wand, held out his hand and muttered a spell. Before Holly's eyes, she saw a little box appear. Harry gave it to her and she opened it. Inside was a snowflake necklace made of white gold. It had tiny blue jewels on the snowflake.
'It's…its beautiful Harry,' Holly was slightly speechless.
'It's to go with your bracelet,' he said pointing at the bracelet. 'Let me put it on for you,' Holly handed it to Harry and pulled her hair free of her neck. Harry put it around her neck, fastened it and kissed her on the neck. Draco was suffering a mixture of emotions. Half of him wanted to storm over to Harry and sock him one. The other half wanted to burst into tears and run out of the Hall.
'Ouch,' Holly suddenly said.
'Oh did I clip your hair to the necklace?' Harry asked.
'No, no it's ok just a slight headache. I'm ok now.' Holly's eyes flicked to Draco who immediately looked away. 'Conflicting emotions,' she muttered.
'What?' Harry asked.
'Oh nothing could you go and get me a chocolate pastry?' Holly asked him. As he walked off, Holly began to focus her skill onto Draco. She smiled to herself. 'Let's see who thinks they're clever now,' she muttered to herself.
'Are you listening to me?' Pansy's furious tone brought Draco back to earth with a bump.
'Oh…erm…sorry Pansy, my love,' Draco said using the same flirting tone he used with all the Slytherin girls. 'May I have this dance?' He held his hand out to her. She took it and they danced. After they had danced, Draco slyly walked by the Gryffindor table where Holly was sitting with Hermione giggling as they watched Harry and Ron bending over to pick up a pile of pastries they had knocked over when Harry and Ron had grabbed for the last chocolate pastry, determined to bring it back to their loved one. Draco stood a fair distance away and muttered a spell, pointing his wand at Holly's goblet.
'Let's see how she feels now I've charmed her wine. She'll be kissing me in no time,' Draco was back to his evil ways. He had cast a charm that made the bearer want to kiss the caster. He watched her lift the goblet to her mouth and sip from it. He then smirked and walked out of the Hall and outside to the birch tree. Sure enough, Holly came a moment later.
'I was expecting you,' Draco said smirking. But Holly didn't reply. She just stepped forward, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately. Draco melted into the kiss, his hands running through her silky hair then roaming her body. Holly pushed her fingers through his hair then pushed him away.
'You're a good kisser but I think I'll stick with Harry,' Holly said, putting her hands on her hips.
'What?' Draco was dumbfounded.
'Oh, come on did you really think that spell would work?' Holly laughed and Draco couldn't help his heart melting at the sound of it. 'I'm a Telepathus Malfoy you know that. I knew you were going to do that spell the moment you stopped dancing.' Luckily for Draco, Holly hadn't focused on his thoughts and emotions prior to the dance. ' So as soon as you charmed the wine I drank from Dean's goblet, which was right behind mine. And you were stupid enough to think I'd drank from mine.'
'But why did you…'
'Come out here to kiss you? Just to make you think it worked. Also to check out if all the rumours flying around are true. And they are. You're a good kisser but you have awful breath!' With that, Holly turned around, the diamantes on her robes and the blue jewels on her necklace and bracelet glittering in the moonlight, picked up the hem of her robes and walked towards the Great Hall, leaving Draco with his conflicting emotions. Again half of him wanted to walk after her, grab her and kiss her and the other half wanted to burst into tears and run off into The Forbidden Forest.
'I'd go with the cry-baby approach Malfoy or I might just sock you one if you try to kiss me again.' Holly shouted, not turning to look at him. She put her hand to her head. The emotions were giving her a headache.
Tears ran down Draco's face as he watched her leave. The little girl he once knew, the little girl that had shown him true happiness had grown up. And her life now had no room for him.
'Michael misses you,' he muttered as he turned to walk in the opposite direction.