1 Chapter 9
Jordan stared at Adara, waiting patiently for her to begin to speak, but he was met with a long silence. At long last, Adara's voice rang forth.
"Jordan- I thought it was important that I spoke with Dumbledore about this- because- well because I wanted you to know that you're not alone in the fact that you aren't human- and that you don't know what you are. There are others like you, mon chere. But Dumbledore informed me that he was aware that you're not human, and thought it would be good of me to let you know that others share this with you. Not many- in fact only a couple, your siblings included."
Jordan stared at her intently, as if he was trying to see right through her, somewhat at a loss for words, he finally found them again. "- are you telling me, that YOU aren't human-?"
After a bit of hesitation, she replied to him, "yes, that is what I am telling you, mon chere."
Jordan sat in silence, even more speechless then he had been before. He noticed how uncomfortable Adara had become. "I- Adara-" he wanted to change the subject, "I have something on my mind that I'd like someone's opinion on, if you would humor me-"
Adara smiled politely in return, nodding slightly, "Of course mon chere, what is it?"
"Well," he began, "it's a bit of a girl problem. I like this girl- a LOT- but I've heard her herself say that she is in love with someone else. I don't want to just give up on her, in fact I CAN'T just give up on her. I really just don't know what to do, she's a great person, someone I even enjoy assisting from time to time, I love listening to her talk, I just love being around her-"
She smirked, having a feeling she could make a good guess at who this person was, "well, have you ever bothered to maybe tell her what your feelings are? I'd bet any girl that was aware of what feelings you had for her, would be quite flattered. How do you know she doesn't reciprocate these feelings mon chere?"
"Well-" he spoke hesitantly, studying her actions, "I don't know, I just know that she's said she was in love with someone else-" he finished, wondering why she smirked, and then found himself with a grin on his face, suspecting that she was on to him.
"Perhaps she only said that to lead someone else on, because she needed certain information from a certain person," she continued, her smirk widening.
"And I do believe I've been caught-" he chuckled, but then suddenly stopped, looking at her. "Wait- so- you're not in love with Snape?"
"No, mon chere," she replied, "I just needed to find out some things from Karen, that is all. And I am quite flattered that you are so taken with me." Her cheeks burned as she said this to him, trying to hide the smirk on her face. Before he could reply, she hastily added in, "I am sorry though, I'm afraid I cannot stay and continue this conversation. Even though I am not in love with Professor Snape, I am still his aid."
"Ah, yes, of courseā¦" Jordan said with a bit of relish in his tone, for even though he received top marks in Professor Snape's class, Jordan never did like him much, if at all. "The good professor needs your assistance."
Adara just offered a good-hearted smile, shaking her head slightly, "Yes well, mon chere, it is my job." As she said that she rose gracefully from her seat, a smile adorned her face.
"I will catch you later on then," Jordan added quickly, standing up as well.
"Of course, mon chere. Until then." She smirked as she made her way to the door, and slipped out of the common room briskly.
Jordan stared at Adara, waiting patiently for her to begin to speak, but he was met with a long silence. At long last, Adara's voice rang forth.
"Jordan- I thought it was important that I spoke with Dumbledore about this- because- well because I wanted you to know that you're not alone in the fact that you aren't human- and that you don't know what you are. There are others like you, mon chere. But Dumbledore informed me that he was aware that you're not human, and thought it would be good of me to let you know that others share this with you. Not many- in fact only a couple, your siblings included."
Jordan stared at her intently, as if he was trying to see right through her, somewhat at a loss for words, he finally found them again. "- are you telling me, that YOU aren't human-?"
After a bit of hesitation, she replied to him, "yes, that is what I am telling you, mon chere."
Jordan sat in silence, even more speechless then he had been before. He noticed how uncomfortable Adara had become. "I- Adara-" he wanted to change the subject, "I have something on my mind that I'd like someone's opinion on, if you would humor me-"
Adara smiled politely in return, nodding slightly, "Of course mon chere, what is it?"
"Well," he began, "it's a bit of a girl problem. I like this girl- a LOT- but I've heard her herself say that she is in love with someone else. I don't want to just give up on her, in fact I CAN'T just give up on her. I really just don't know what to do, she's a great person, someone I even enjoy assisting from time to time, I love listening to her talk, I just love being around her-"
She smirked, having a feeling she could make a good guess at who this person was, "well, have you ever bothered to maybe tell her what your feelings are? I'd bet any girl that was aware of what feelings you had for her, would be quite flattered. How do you know she doesn't reciprocate these feelings mon chere?"
"Well-" he spoke hesitantly, studying her actions, "I don't know, I just know that she's said she was in love with someone else-" he finished, wondering why she smirked, and then found himself with a grin on his face, suspecting that she was on to him.
"Perhaps she only said that to lead someone else on, because she needed certain information from a certain person," she continued, her smirk widening.
"And I do believe I've been caught-" he chuckled, but then suddenly stopped, looking at her. "Wait- so- you're not in love with Snape?"
"No, mon chere," she replied, "I just needed to find out some things from Karen, that is all. And I am quite flattered that you are so taken with me." Her cheeks burned as she said this to him, trying to hide the smirk on her face. Before he could reply, she hastily added in, "I am sorry though, I'm afraid I cannot stay and continue this conversation. Even though I am not in love with Professor Snape, I am still his aid."
"Ah, yes, of courseā¦" Jordan said with a bit of relish in his tone, for even though he received top marks in Professor Snape's class, Jordan never did like him much, if at all. "The good professor needs your assistance."
Adara just offered a good-hearted smile, shaking her head slightly, "Yes well, mon chere, it is my job." As she said that she rose gracefully from her seat, a smile adorned her face.
"I will catch you later on then," Jordan added quickly, standing up as well.
"Of course, mon chere. Until then." She smirked as she made her way to the door, and slipped out of the common room briskly.
