Chapter 13 Arriving Back
"Well, well, well? Look at what the pussycat brought home!" was Dumbledore's weird 'welcome back!' response. Aphelia smiled and let her now shoulder-length hair cover her scar, "Aphelia! You cut your hair? How absurd!" he said. Aphelia frowned at that, and, as if by magic, her hair grew instantly to her waste. Dumbledore smiled.
"Hello Professor Dumbledore! Draco, James and I have come here seeking your help! Voldemort is still alive! And he is looking for revenge on us!" Aphelia mentioned. Dumbledore's eyes widened.
"Draco? Isn't he dead?" aphelia shook her head 'no', " say no more! I give you all leave to go to the Slytherin Common Room! You will become regulars in school again, though you will be watched more closely than all of the other students! DO not alert any of the other students about your arrival, let them be amazed tomorrow!" Dumbledore announced, and the three obeyed. Being back in school was the best feeling to Aphelia, and she was glad. She even fell asleep with a smile on her face, which hadn't happened since the night she met Draco.
Aphelia woke up instantly as she heard a scream. It was Pansy, she should have guessed.
"WHAT'S wrong this time, Pans?" she asked, trying to sound as if she had been there for the whole year.
"You, you're, when? Where? Huh?" she mumbled. She couldn't find the real words.
"I came back last night! Don't be afraid! I'm sane, and I wont hurt you, but you'll be even more surprised later!" she added as she put her clothes on and headed down towards the Common Room. Draco was not down yet, though she should have guessed because she would have been woken up earlier if Draco was found.
"Morning Aphelia! Aphelia?!?" screamed one of the Slytherin Boys. Aphelia smiled deep and put her arms up in a 'Vanna White' demonstration way.
"In the flesh!" she said, smiling to everyone. The whole room cheered for Aphelia, and the few goofballs Slytherin had all did a 'mock bow' to the 'queen' of Slytherin. Then Draco came down, and Pansy screamed again' "He's alive! I went insane for nothing guys, I figured that out, that's why I am heeled," she added, to keep the attention from him and to her. She heard someone ask 'and you didn't kill him?' which made her laugh a little.
"So, the King and Queen, Slytherin's CUTEST couple, are back?" people were asking. Aphelia looked to the ground and let the hair cover her face,
"How could I EVER want to date that ugly bitch?" Draco snarled and he rushed out of the Common Room. Aphelia sat down on a couch (not the usual) and laid her head down. To her surprise pansy came and sat down next to her.
"Aphelia, are you okay?" Pansy asked her as she laid a hand on her back. Aphelia looked up at her, a tear streaking her cheek, yet she still had her noble look to her.
"I… Don't you hate me Pansy?" Aphelia asked, before answering Pansy's question.
"Well, I decided that you and Draco were meant for each other…. Or so I thought," she added silently. Aphelia glared at that.
"We ARE meant for each other!" she said, sounding rather determined, though in her eyes you could see she was doubting it a little.
"Well, obviously he doesn't think so," Pansy said, trying to sound supportive but failing.
"I didn't about three days ago either! We were both put under a spell, but I over heard the person who put it on us talking and that's how I escaped it. Draco doesn't believe me though,' she said. She then wiped her face and got up, "I've got to go! I have to get to breakfast!" she said and rushed to the great hall, Pansy following behind. When she sat down, Pansy sat next to her, and Draco sat at the other FAR end of the table. People seemed to be ignoring him a little; they didn't like the fact that everything he said was something rude to Aphelia. Dumbledore made no announcement about Aphelia and Draco being back, nor did he mention that they had a new student, and it didn't seem like anyone noticed that they were back except for the Slytherin table. After breakfast Aphelia headed down to the dungeon and sat in the front row like she used to, books set out in front of her. She noticed that Draco sat two seats away from her, though he only sat that close because he was expected to sit in front. Not long after did everyone else arrive, still not noticing that Draco and Aphelia were back.
"Ah, welcome to another antagonizing class of Potions!" Snape sneered at them as he said that. Not even he had noticed the two being back. That really ticked Aphelia off, him being her favorite teacher and all, but she didn't utter a word. She had her plans, and she knew exactly what she was going to do to get everyone to notice, "Alright students, we are going to continue making the Pepperup Potion, take out your beetles and start crushing!" Aphelia took out her beetles, but instead of crushing them she raised her hand, "yes miss?" he asked her. *Do I REALLY look that different?* she thought to herself.
"Professor Snape? My arm TURLY hurts! Can you please get someone else to do it for me?" she asked, putting her beetles in front of her and holding her wrist, but Snape declined.
"No, sorry! I don't make that exception for NEW students!" Snape answered. Aphelia frowned and she heard Draco laugh from the two seats away.
"Yeah, well I'm not new! I think you really OUGHTA try that memory potion that I told you to do, I think it would be of great help!" Aphelia said, with a smile of satisfaction on her face. Snape looked outraged.
"Listen missy! I have never seen you before in my life! I don't even know who you ARE! So don't talk to me that way!" Snape yelled, but Aphelia smiled.
"You sure about that?" she asked him as she got up out of her seat, seductively walked over to her brother (he didn't even know it was her), put his glasses on and revealed her scar. Everyone in the class-except the Slytherin's- gasped when Aphelia walked to the front of the class. She signaled Draco to come up too, but he just stood at his seat and snarled to everyone.
"Miss Potter, Mr. Malfoy! You're back?" Professor Snape stated the obvious. Then he did something nobody ever thought he would do, "Class dismissed!" and the students hustled out of the room.
"APHELIA!" she heard someone scream, so she turned around. IT was Hermione and her brother.
"Yeah?" she asked acting as if she hadn't been gone at all this school year. The tone she used made Hermione laugh as she hugged her. Aphelia hugged her brother also.
"How come you didn't tell us that you were back last night?" asked Harry. Aphelia shrugged.
"I guess it never crossed my mind," she joked. Hermione playfully hit her, "Just kidding! Dumbledore told me not to alert anyone of our arrival, and to let you notice it on your own!" she answered. Harry beamed.
"But, aren't you…?" he started to ask, but Aphelia, who knew what he was going to ask, shook her head in delight.
"Then, how come you are sane? We were told that if you were to become sane that Harry would become insane, but that hasn't happened?" Hermione pointed out. Aphelia's eyes had betrayed her grief and she was forced to kick at a wobbly brick on the ground to keep her from showing the great pain that came with the answer.
"I guess you haven't heard?" she asked, still eluding their eyes, "Draco is alive. When I found that out I became sane-sort of-, and he told me Voldemort is alive too!" she said in a very melodramatic tone.
"Besides the whole Voldemort thing, you sound so sad? Shouldn't you be happy?" asked Hermione. Aphelia looked up at them with her pitiful green eyes glistening.
"Okay, when Draco and I met again for the next few times, I found out he had a girlfriend. Then we started fighting, REAL bad too! We both even sunk as low as to say that we cant even believe we went out with eachother! But then a few nights agao when Draco and I were on the train trying to get here and away from Voldemort, I sensed someone coming. Then While brain surfing I noticed that there was a man right out the door, so I did the only thing I could, and I kissed Draco until the guy left. Right at that moment I stopped, and brain surfed, and I can remember EXACTLY what I read in the man's thoughts…. *No, My Lord, they aren't on this train. How do I know the young two aren't them? Because we put a spell on them to make them hate each other, remember? And they wouldn't be able to stand the touch of each others skin, let alone lips!*. After reading that I realized that I didn't hate Draco, and that I loved him dearly!" she said as she hugged onto Hermione.
"Oh dear! I am SO sorry! It seemed as if you and Draco were meant for each other! I NEVER would have thought that something like this would happen! I mean, if this were a muggle high school you would have been voted cutest couple and most likely to be together forever!" Hermione pointed out. Harry Hermione and Aphelia all got it, but Ron looked entirely confused. So the three of them decided to explain it to him, walking towards lunch together. They all seemed Happy to have Aphelia back. All except one newer person.
"Well, well, well? Look at what the pussycat brought home!" was Dumbledore's weird 'welcome back!' response. Aphelia smiled and let her now shoulder-length hair cover her scar, "Aphelia! You cut your hair? How absurd!" he said. Aphelia frowned at that, and, as if by magic, her hair grew instantly to her waste. Dumbledore smiled.
"Hello Professor Dumbledore! Draco, James and I have come here seeking your help! Voldemort is still alive! And he is looking for revenge on us!" Aphelia mentioned. Dumbledore's eyes widened.
"Draco? Isn't he dead?" aphelia shook her head 'no', " say no more! I give you all leave to go to the Slytherin Common Room! You will become regulars in school again, though you will be watched more closely than all of the other students! DO not alert any of the other students about your arrival, let them be amazed tomorrow!" Dumbledore announced, and the three obeyed. Being back in school was the best feeling to Aphelia, and she was glad. She even fell asleep with a smile on her face, which hadn't happened since the night she met Draco.
Aphelia woke up instantly as she heard a scream. It was Pansy, she should have guessed.
"WHAT'S wrong this time, Pans?" she asked, trying to sound as if she had been there for the whole year.
"You, you're, when? Where? Huh?" she mumbled. She couldn't find the real words.
"I came back last night! Don't be afraid! I'm sane, and I wont hurt you, but you'll be even more surprised later!" she added as she put her clothes on and headed down towards the Common Room. Draco was not down yet, though she should have guessed because she would have been woken up earlier if Draco was found.
"Morning Aphelia! Aphelia?!?" screamed one of the Slytherin Boys. Aphelia smiled deep and put her arms up in a 'Vanna White' demonstration way.
"In the flesh!" she said, smiling to everyone. The whole room cheered for Aphelia, and the few goofballs Slytherin had all did a 'mock bow' to the 'queen' of Slytherin. Then Draco came down, and Pansy screamed again' "He's alive! I went insane for nothing guys, I figured that out, that's why I am heeled," she added, to keep the attention from him and to her. She heard someone ask 'and you didn't kill him?' which made her laugh a little.
"So, the King and Queen, Slytherin's CUTEST couple, are back?" people were asking. Aphelia looked to the ground and let the hair cover her face,
"How could I EVER want to date that ugly bitch?" Draco snarled and he rushed out of the Common Room. Aphelia sat down on a couch (not the usual) and laid her head down. To her surprise pansy came and sat down next to her.
"Aphelia, are you okay?" Pansy asked her as she laid a hand on her back. Aphelia looked up at her, a tear streaking her cheek, yet she still had her noble look to her.
"I… Don't you hate me Pansy?" Aphelia asked, before answering Pansy's question.
"Well, I decided that you and Draco were meant for each other…. Or so I thought," she added silently. Aphelia glared at that.
"We ARE meant for each other!" she said, sounding rather determined, though in her eyes you could see she was doubting it a little.
"Well, obviously he doesn't think so," Pansy said, trying to sound supportive but failing.
"I didn't about three days ago either! We were both put under a spell, but I over heard the person who put it on us talking and that's how I escaped it. Draco doesn't believe me though,' she said. She then wiped her face and got up, "I've got to go! I have to get to breakfast!" she said and rushed to the great hall, Pansy following behind. When she sat down, Pansy sat next to her, and Draco sat at the other FAR end of the table. People seemed to be ignoring him a little; they didn't like the fact that everything he said was something rude to Aphelia. Dumbledore made no announcement about Aphelia and Draco being back, nor did he mention that they had a new student, and it didn't seem like anyone noticed that they were back except for the Slytherin table. After breakfast Aphelia headed down to the dungeon and sat in the front row like she used to, books set out in front of her. She noticed that Draco sat two seats away from her, though he only sat that close because he was expected to sit in front. Not long after did everyone else arrive, still not noticing that Draco and Aphelia were back.
"Ah, welcome to another antagonizing class of Potions!" Snape sneered at them as he said that. Not even he had noticed the two being back. That really ticked Aphelia off, him being her favorite teacher and all, but she didn't utter a word. She had her plans, and she knew exactly what she was going to do to get everyone to notice, "Alright students, we are going to continue making the Pepperup Potion, take out your beetles and start crushing!" Aphelia took out her beetles, but instead of crushing them she raised her hand, "yes miss?" he asked her. *Do I REALLY look that different?* she thought to herself.
"Professor Snape? My arm TURLY hurts! Can you please get someone else to do it for me?" she asked, putting her beetles in front of her and holding her wrist, but Snape declined.
"No, sorry! I don't make that exception for NEW students!" Snape answered. Aphelia frowned and she heard Draco laugh from the two seats away.
"Yeah, well I'm not new! I think you really OUGHTA try that memory potion that I told you to do, I think it would be of great help!" Aphelia said, with a smile of satisfaction on her face. Snape looked outraged.
"Listen missy! I have never seen you before in my life! I don't even know who you ARE! So don't talk to me that way!" Snape yelled, but Aphelia smiled.
"You sure about that?" she asked him as she got up out of her seat, seductively walked over to her brother (he didn't even know it was her), put his glasses on and revealed her scar. Everyone in the class-except the Slytherin's- gasped when Aphelia walked to the front of the class. She signaled Draco to come up too, but he just stood at his seat and snarled to everyone.
"Miss Potter, Mr. Malfoy! You're back?" Professor Snape stated the obvious. Then he did something nobody ever thought he would do, "Class dismissed!" and the students hustled out of the room.
"APHELIA!" she heard someone scream, so she turned around. IT was Hermione and her brother.
"Yeah?" she asked acting as if she hadn't been gone at all this school year. The tone she used made Hermione laugh as she hugged her. Aphelia hugged her brother also.
"How come you didn't tell us that you were back last night?" asked Harry. Aphelia shrugged.
"I guess it never crossed my mind," she joked. Hermione playfully hit her, "Just kidding! Dumbledore told me not to alert anyone of our arrival, and to let you notice it on your own!" she answered. Harry beamed.
"But, aren't you…?" he started to ask, but Aphelia, who knew what he was going to ask, shook her head in delight.
"Then, how come you are sane? We were told that if you were to become sane that Harry would become insane, but that hasn't happened?" Hermione pointed out. Aphelia's eyes had betrayed her grief and she was forced to kick at a wobbly brick on the ground to keep her from showing the great pain that came with the answer.
"I guess you haven't heard?" she asked, still eluding their eyes, "Draco is alive. When I found that out I became sane-sort of-, and he told me Voldemort is alive too!" she said in a very melodramatic tone.
"Besides the whole Voldemort thing, you sound so sad? Shouldn't you be happy?" asked Hermione. Aphelia looked up at them with her pitiful green eyes glistening.
"Okay, when Draco and I met again for the next few times, I found out he had a girlfriend. Then we started fighting, REAL bad too! We both even sunk as low as to say that we cant even believe we went out with eachother! But then a few nights agao when Draco and I were on the train trying to get here and away from Voldemort, I sensed someone coming. Then While brain surfing I noticed that there was a man right out the door, so I did the only thing I could, and I kissed Draco until the guy left. Right at that moment I stopped, and brain surfed, and I can remember EXACTLY what I read in the man's thoughts…. *No, My Lord, they aren't on this train. How do I know the young two aren't them? Because we put a spell on them to make them hate each other, remember? And they wouldn't be able to stand the touch of each others skin, let alone lips!*. After reading that I realized that I didn't hate Draco, and that I loved him dearly!" she said as she hugged onto Hermione.
"Oh dear! I am SO sorry! It seemed as if you and Draco were meant for each other! I NEVER would have thought that something like this would happen! I mean, if this were a muggle high school you would have been voted cutest couple and most likely to be together forever!" Hermione pointed out. Harry Hermione and Aphelia all got it, but Ron looked entirely confused. So the three of them decided to explain it to him, walking towards lunch together. They all seemed Happy to have Aphelia back. All except one newer person.