On Monday morning Devian went down to breakfast to find that Draco wasn't
there. She raised up enough courage to ask one of the Slytherins about him,
and soon found out she had picked the wrong one.
"Hey, Pansy, do you know where Draco is?"
"How the hell should I know, I'm not his little bitch," she snapped.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Okay, let me put it in terms you'll understand. 'Like oh my god, I've spent a whole two minutes without Draco! I'm just going to die!" Pansy mimicked as some Slytherins nearby laughed loudly.
"I am not like that!" Devian yelled indignantly. "Your just jealous because you like him! I know, he told me."
At this Pansy stood up, and was about to throw a punch at Devian when somebody stepped between them. "She's right you know, you are just jealous," Serenity said, knowing where this was going to lead.
"Who are you?"
"Uhh...her friend?" She answered questioningly, looking back at Devian.
Devian nodded silently as she wondered why this girl was sticking up for her.
"Well, it makes no difference, I can take on both of you," Pansy said, gaining back some of her confidence.
"Oh, you really think so?" And with that Serenity landed a punch right beneath the other girl's eye.
"That was just a lucky shot!" She yelled, staggering backward and rubbing her cheek.
"Well, this one won't be," Devian lept at Pansy, and before anyone realized what was happening, had given her a black eye, bloody nose, and a few scratches. She had just managed to rip out a particularly large chunk of her hair when some of Pansy's friends decided to join the fight, turning the odds against Devian and Serenity. Nonetheless, they were able to inflict a great deal of pain upon the Slytherins before the fight was finally broken up.
As Devian and Serenity sat in Professor Mcgonagall's office, waiting for her to return with their punishment, they began a conversation.
"You might want to go up to the hospital wing after this, your lip is still bleeding. I think it's cut up pretty bad," Serenity started.
"Oh wow, I didn't even notice. You should go as well, that eye is starting to swell up a bit." after a pause, "why did you help me today?"
"Dunno, I was just there and it looked like you could use some. I felt bad for you, there was no need for her to say that. Besides, you seem like a nice person, I think we should be friends."
"Or what, you'll beat me up?" Devian asked, grinning.
"Alright, I know I might act like a toughguy, but I'm not, really. I just feel that some arguments cannot be settled by talking it out."
"Yea, plus its always nice having something to take out your frustrations on," finished Devian, rubbing her knuckles proudly.
A short while later they exited the office to find both Fred and Draco waiting for them.
"Dev are you okay? What happend?" Draco asked, sounding alarmed.
Before she could reply, Fred cut in, "You mean you missed it? She kicked Pansy's ass, that's what happened!" He said, looking proud.
"I err...had some help," Devian interjected, looking back at Serenity, whom Draco and Fred hadn't noticed until now.
"Hmmm...Now what would be the proper thing to say here? I know, how about 'thanks for helping my girlfriend beat someone up'?" Draco asked, lightening up a bit.
Serenity smiled at him and looked down, hoping no one had noticed she was blushing.
"I think we should get you two to the hospital wing." Fred was now beginning to take the role of concerned one as he examined Devian's lip.
"Alright, now this will probably hurt a little, but I have to clean the cut before I can heal it, or it will get infected," Madam Pomfrey said to Devian, who was sitting on the bed between Fred and Draco.
As the liquid was dabbed onto her lip, Devian whimpered in pain and grabbed Fred's hand, squeezing it tightly. Draco was starting to sense the electricity between the two that everyone else knew so well. Feeling extremely jealous and a little out of place, he got up and walked toward the window. Neither of them had noticed, however. Madam Pomfrey had finished, and Fred was now hugging Devian and trying to comfort her, obviously the process of cleaning and healing her lip had been very painful.
"Have you and Devian broken up?" Serenity inquired casually, coming up behind him.
"No, what makes you say that?" he asked irritably.
"Don't tell me you haven't noticed? They're all over each other!"
"They're just friends...really good friends," he offered weakly.
"Where are we going?"
"Shhh...it's a surprise, and try being a little more quiet, we don't want to get caught."
It was Friday night and Draco was leading Devian through dark passages and a couple staircases she had never seen before. Finally they emerged into the breezy night air, atop the North Tower.
"I thought maybe we could spend the night up here, you know sort of like camping out. It's warm enough, and I brought some candles for us to light."
"Well, that's very romantic of you," she smiled.
"Oh yea, I almost forgot, I got you something," he said, reaching into his pocket.
"How did you get this?" she gasped,examining the beautiful heart shaped pendant. It was silver with a ruby in the middle and little symbols carved around the edges that Devian didn't recognize.
"I snuck out to Hogsmeade the other day to get it. Do you like it?" he asked.
"I love it! But why..."
"Did I get it for you? Because I really like you."
She noticed he had refrained from using the word 'love'. But then again, she thought, I've never told him I loved either.
"Here, let me help you put it on," he said as he walked around behind her and fastened the chain.
"It's beautiful," she sighed, admiring the way the ruby sparkled in the moonlight.
"No, your beautiful, you just make it look good," he corrcted, wrapping his arms around her waist and kissing her neck.
They moved onto the sleeping bag, which was surprisingly comfortable considering it was on top of a hard stone floor. They lie on their backs for some time, both lost in thought and staring up at the starry night sky. Finally, Draco turned to her and kissed her with a certain urgency that had never been there before. He held her close,and thought,at that moment, that he never wanted to let go. She was holding on with just as much desperation. Up until that moment she had been thinking about what Fred was doing. But now, it seemed nothing else mattered except staying in Draco's arms. She would worry about everything she normally worried about tomorrow,tonight she felt a passion burning in Draco that she knew she wouldn't be able to escape from...
The next morning Devian awoke with a start,forgetting where she was.
"Huh? What happened?" a sleepy voice mumbled from beside her.
As she turned to gaze at Draco, the memories of last night came flooding back.
"Nothing," she smiled, pulling on her clothes. "But I suggest you get dressed soon, somebody could come up here at any moment. Look, you're sexy to me, but contrary to popular belief,not everybody wants to see you naked."
Later that morning at breakfast, Draco and Devian each decided to spend some quality time with their friends. Draco went to sit with Crabbe and Goyle,and Devian joined Serenity at the Gryffindor table.
"Good morning! Did you have fun last night?"
"What do you mean?" Devian asked innocently.
"I noticed you weren't in the common room, and you didn't come up to bed, either."
Devian mumbled something that Serenity didn't quite catch.
"You guys shagged, didn't you?"
"Alright fine! I shagged him!" Devian was now getting funny stares from the people around them. She put her head down so they wouldn't see her blush.
"Well speak of the devil...here comes your loverman now."
"Hey love," Draco said, looking sad.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't think we'll be able to spend much time together today, Marcus is starting quidditch practice."
"Already? But I thought quidditch season didn't start 'til October!"
"It doesn't. He's just really determined to win this year. Actually, he's getting rather anal about it. It's scary."
"Oh, well then I guess I'll spend some time with Serenity instead, then. What time does your practice end?"
"4:30, so why don't you meet me out at the gardens around 5, okay?"
"Alright, but won't you want to shower, first?"
"Well I thought we could tackle that issue together," he said slyly.
She gave a little giggle before responding. "And then maybe I'll give you a nice massage, to help soothe those poor, aching muscles..."
"Hey, I'm still sitting here!" Serenity yelled, "And no matter what people say, this doesn't work," she indicated the fingers she had stuffed in her ears.
"Oh sorry, I forgot," Devian apologized, looking a little embarassed.
Draco just looked on nonchalantly, "Well, I'm not,I have no shame. Anyway, I gotta go, I'll see you later," he gave Devian a light kiss on the lips and left.
"So, what do you want to do today?" Serenity asked, after he had gone.
"I dunno, let's go back up to the common room and play chess or something."
But when they got up to the common room,they decided to just watch Harry and Ron play chess instead. It appeared that Harry wasn't very good at the game, so Devian helped by whispering instructions in his ear when she thought Ron wasn't looking.Finally, he looked up, grinning at her. "I don't mind if you give him some help,I could really use the competition."
"Come off it Ron, I'm not that bad!"
Everyone laughed at Harry's frustration. Suddenly Devian jumped up and whispered excitedly into his ear. Harry grinned evily at Ron, then spoke. "Knight to E-5...and, uhh...check mate."
Ron Stared disbelievingly at the board as Harry's knight moved forward and struck his king down with it's sword. "But...you never win!"
"I guess there's a first time for everything, isn't there? Thanks, Dev." he added.
"Don't mention it." Devian thought for a moment, then turned to Serenity. "Alright, I know you're gonna be kinda peeved about this, but do you mind if we go watch a little bit of the quidditch practice?"
"Fine, fine, I know you can't stand being away from your boyfriend for more than 5 minutes."
"Why does everybody think that?" Devian whined. "I just happen to like quidditch, okay? Well anyway, do you guys wanna go with us?" She turned to Harry and Ron.
"Right, because what we want to do more than anything else on a Saturday is watch Malfoy fly around on his broom," Ron started sarcastically. "Besides, Harry and I have to play another game of chess, so I can beat him."
"But you always beat me! It was my turn to win," Harry said indignantly.
They left the two to argue as they made their way down to the quidditch field. Devian spotted Draco immediatly,his silvery blonde hair causing him to stand out among everyone else. As his gaze fell upon her, he smiled and waved, nearly getting nocked out by an oncoming bludger for his lack of concentration.
"Draco!" Marcus yelled, sounding just a tinge outraged, "Get your girlfriend out of here, she's disrupting the practice!"
"Gee Marcus, you should really calm down. That whole angry screaming thing you just did there, that was really unattractive," Devian said as they both flew down to meet her and Serenity.
"Well, thats because I wasn't aiming for attractive, you see. Actually, I was going for 'thoroughly pissed off quidditch captain who doesn't want his seeker to be killed by a bludger over some silly tart'," he shot back.
"Umm...Marcus, I'm really flattered that you don't want me killed, but could you possibly refrain from calling my girlfriend a 'silly tart' in the future?" Draco interrupted.
" And while your at it, you might want to remove that giant stick from your ass, I'm sure we could all benefit from it a little," Devian finished.
"Hey, Dev, lets go back to the castle, I forgot something," Serenity intervened.
Draco smiled at her gratefully as Devian walked over and gave him a rather seductive goodbye kiss. He could tell she was doing it to piss off Marcus, because she was never this 'grabby' around other people. As she strolled lazily past Marcus, she gave him an insolent smile and blew him a kiss, which only helped to infuriate him. As they left, Devian and Serenity heard laughing from Draco which he quickly tried to cover up with a cough.
As soon as Devian and Serenity stepped through the portrait hole, they were approached by Hermione. "Hey guys, want to go to the library with me?"
Serenity looked abashed by this, but Devian looked at her watch, considering the time, and went upstairs to retrieve her schoolbag.
"Thanks for asking Hermione, I really need to get some work done."
"But...but...it's Saturday!" Serenity said, still looking dumbfounded.
"Well you have to do the work eventually, so why not just get it overwith? Besides, we've been getting loaded down with work lately."
She tried once again to protest as Devian and Hermione dragged her off to the library.
*3 hours later*
"Honestly Serenity, isn't there anything you could be doing?" Devian said exasperatedly.
"Okay look, schoolwork stresses me out enough during the week, so usually when the weekend comes I'll want to relax," Serenity explained.
"Well when I want to relax, I read," Hermione nodded her agreement.
"Umm...see that really doesn't work for me, I'd much rather do something else, like go for a swim, maybe."
"Bit hard to do around here, isn't it?"
"What doyou mean?"
"The only place around here to swim is the lake, and you'd have to share it with merpeople, a giant squid, and God only knows what else."
"I don't think I'd really mind all that," Serenity looked thoughtful. "I'll see you guys later."
"Do you even have a bathing suit?" Devian called after her, but she was already gone. Hermione and Devian looked at each other, shrugged, and turned back to their work.
"Hey, Dev, what are you doing here?"
She looked up from the bench where she sat to find Fred walking toward her. "I'm waiting for Draco, hes supposed to meet me here at 5."
A slight frown flashed across his face at the mention of Draco, but he quickly covered it up, hoping Devian hadn't seen. "Want some company?"
"Sure," she smiled as he sat down next to her.
"So what did you do today?"
"Well, first Serenity and I watched Harry beat Ron at chess, then we went down to the quidditch field where I pissed off Marcus for awhile, and after that i did some work in the library with Hermione."
"Harry beat Ron at chess?" he asked incredulously.
"He might have had some help," she finished innocently.
Draco made his way down to he gardens, still a little sweaty and extremely tired from the grueling quidditch practice. As he rounded another corner, he was pleased to see that Devian was already there. He was not as pleased, however, to find that Fred was with her. They were talking animatedly about something. Anger giving way to curiosity, he hid between a large clump of rosebushes where he could see and hear everything perfectly. He felt a little guilty about spying on them, but he had to know what they talked about when they were alone together.
"Excuse me, Weasley," he could hear Devian saying in mock anger, "but my boyfriend is not at all girly, he's dead sexy, your just jealous."
Draco smiled at this.
"What, you mean jealous that I don't have a girly boyfriend? No, actually I'm quite happy with where I stand relationship wise."
She made a move to hit him, just as he leaned toward her. What happened next could have almost gone unnoticed, for the simple fact that it was over so quickly. Fred had kissed Devian. It had only been a quick peck on the lips, nevertheless, the damage had been done.
Draco turned around and strode away without a single glance back. The rage he was harboring was quickly making room for regret that he hadn't interrupted them sooner. He had a feeling it wouldn't have mattered though, that kiss would have just happened somewhere else.
Devian sat in shock. She brought her fingers up to her lips, which were still tingling from the kiss she had just recieved. She glanced over at Fred, who leaned back with his hands behind his head, obviously pleased with himself. A smug smile spread across his face as he noticed her amazement. "Oh come off it Dev, we both knew this was going to happen. It's only a matter of time before it turns into something more."
She put her head down in silence, neither encouraging the fact or denying it. Fred interpreted her silence as a need to be alone with her thoughts. "I'd better go, Malfoy will be here any minute."
Devian looked at her watch as he left, noting that Draco was already 15 minutes late. Finally she gave up waiting for him and went back to the castle.
She burst through the protrait hole, nearly knocking someone over in the process. "Sorry Hermione. Do you know where Serenity is?"
"No, I haven't seen her since the library. What's wrong?"
"Umm..." Devian looked around the room nervously at the dozen or so people that were now staring at them.
Hermione dragged her over to a corner of the room and repeated her question.
"Fred kissed me," Devian was now trying ot hide the smile on her face.
"What? When? Where?"
"Earlier, in the garden. It was just a small kiss but..."
"It meant something to you," Hermione finished wisely.
Devian nodded.
"Weren't you supposed to meet Malfoy?"
"Yea, I waited, but he never came."
"You don't think he saw anything, do you?"
"Oh my, that never ocurred to me. What if he did see?" Devian asked with a worried tone.
"Hey, Pansy, do you know where Draco is?"
"How the hell should I know, I'm not his little bitch," she snapped.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Okay, let me put it in terms you'll understand. 'Like oh my god, I've spent a whole two minutes without Draco! I'm just going to die!" Pansy mimicked as some Slytherins nearby laughed loudly.
"I am not like that!" Devian yelled indignantly. "Your just jealous because you like him! I know, he told me."
At this Pansy stood up, and was about to throw a punch at Devian when somebody stepped between them. "She's right you know, you are just jealous," Serenity said, knowing where this was going to lead.
"Who are you?"
"Uhh...her friend?" She answered questioningly, looking back at Devian.
Devian nodded silently as she wondered why this girl was sticking up for her.
"Well, it makes no difference, I can take on both of you," Pansy said, gaining back some of her confidence.
"Oh, you really think so?" And with that Serenity landed a punch right beneath the other girl's eye.
"That was just a lucky shot!" She yelled, staggering backward and rubbing her cheek.
"Well, this one won't be," Devian lept at Pansy, and before anyone realized what was happening, had given her a black eye, bloody nose, and a few scratches. She had just managed to rip out a particularly large chunk of her hair when some of Pansy's friends decided to join the fight, turning the odds against Devian and Serenity. Nonetheless, they were able to inflict a great deal of pain upon the Slytherins before the fight was finally broken up.
As Devian and Serenity sat in Professor Mcgonagall's office, waiting for her to return with their punishment, they began a conversation.
"You might want to go up to the hospital wing after this, your lip is still bleeding. I think it's cut up pretty bad," Serenity started.
"Oh wow, I didn't even notice. You should go as well, that eye is starting to swell up a bit." after a pause, "why did you help me today?"
"Dunno, I was just there and it looked like you could use some. I felt bad for you, there was no need for her to say that. Besides, you seem like a nice person, I think we should be friends."
"Or what, you'll beat me up?" Devian asked, grinning.
"Alright, I know I might act like a toughguy, but I'm not, really. I just feel that some arguments cannot be settled by talking it out."
"Yea, plus its always nice having something to take out your frustrations on," finished Devian, rubbing her knuckles proudly.
A short while later they exited the office to find both Fred and Draco waiting for them.
"Dev are you okay? What happend?" Draco asked, sounding alarmed.
Before she could reply, Fred cut in, "You mean you missed it? She kicked Pansy's ass, that's what happened!" He said, looking proud.
"I err...had some help," Devian interjected, looking back at Serenity, whom Draco and Fred hadn't noticed until now.
"Hmmm...Now what would be the proper thing to say here? I know, how about 'thanks for helping my girlfriend beat someone up'?" Draco asked, lightening up a bit.
Serenity smiled at him and looked down, hoping no one had noticed she was blushing.
"I think we should get you two to the hospital wing." Fred was now beginning to take the role of concerned one as he examined Devian's lip.
"Alright, now this will probably hurt a little, but I have to clean the cut before I can heal it, or it will get infected," Madam Pomfrey said to Devian, who was sitting on the bed between Fred and Draco.
As the liquid was dabbed onto her lip, Devian whimpered in pain and grabbed Fred's hand, squeezing it tightly. Draco was starting to sense the electricity between the two that everyone else knew so well. Feeling extremely jealous and a little out of place, he got up and walked toward the window. Neither of them had noticed, however. Madam Pomfrey had finished, and Fred was now hugging Devian and trying to comfort her, obviously the process of cleaning and healing her lip had been very painful.
"Have you and Devian broken up?" Serenity inquired casually, coming up behind him.
"No, what makes you say that?" he asked irritably.
"Don't tell me you haven't noticed? They're all over each other!"
"They're just friends...really good friends," he offered weakly.
"Where are we going?"
"Shhh...it's a surprise, and try being a little more quiet, we don't want to get caught."
It was Friday night and Draco was leading Devian through dark passages and a couple staircases she had never seen before. Finally they emerged into the breezy night air, atop the North Tower.
"I thought maybe we could spend the night up here, you know sort of like camping out. It's warm enough, and I brought some candles for us to light."
"Well, that's very romantic of you," she smiled.
"Oh yea, I almost forgot, I got you something," he said, reaching into his pocket.
"How did you get this?" she gasped,examining the beautiful heart shaped pendant. It was silver with a ruby in the middle and little symbols carved around the edges that Devian didn't recognize.
"I snuck out to Hogsmeade the other day to get it. Do you like it?" he asked.
"I love it! But why..."
"Did I get it for you? Because I really like you."
She noticed he had refrained from using the word 'love'. But then again, she thought, I've never told him I loved either.
"Here, let me help you put it on," he said as he walked around behind her and fastened the chain.
"It's beautiful," she sighed, admiring the way the ruby sparkled in the moonlight.
"No, your beautiful, you just make it look good," he corrcted, wrapping his arms around her waist and kissing her neck.
They moved onto the sleeping bag, which was surprisingly comfortable considering it was on top of a hard stone floor. They lie on their backs for some time, both lost in thought and staring up at the starry night sky. Finally, Draco turned to her and kissed her with a certain urgency that had never been there before. He held her close,and thought,at that moment, that he never wanted to let go. She was holding on with just as much desperation. Up until that moment she had been thinking about what Fred was doing. But now, it seemed nothing else mattered except staying in Draco's arms. She would worry about everything she normally worried about tomorrow,tonight she felt a passion burning in Draco that she knew she wouldn't be able to escape from...
The next morning Devian awoke with a start,forgetting where she was.
"Huh? What happened?" a sleepy voice mumbled from beside her.
As she turned to gaze at Draco, the memories of last night came flooding back.
"Nothing," she smiled, pulling on her clothes. "But I suggest you get dressed soon, somebody could come up here at any moment. Look, you're sexy to me, but contrary to popular belief,not everybody wants to see you naked."
Later that morning at breakfast, Draco and Devian each decided to spend some quality time with their friends. Draco went to sit with Crabbe and Goyle,and Devian joined Serenity at the Gryffindor table.
"Good morning! Did you have fun last night?"
"What do you mean?" Devian asked innocently.
"I noticed you weren't in the common room, and you didn't come up to bed, either."
Devian mumbled something that Serenity didn't quite catch.
"You guys shagged, didn't you?"
"Alright fine! I shagged him!" Devian was now getting funny stares from the people around them. She put her head down so they wouldn't see her blush.
"Well speak of the devil...here comes your loverman now."
"Hey love," Draco said, looking sad.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't think we'll be able to spend much time together today, Marcus is starting quidditch practice."
"Already? But I thought quidditch season didn't start 'til October!"
"It doesn't. He's just really determined to win this year. Actually, he's getting rather anal about it. It's scary."
"Oh, well then I guess I'll spend some time with Serenity instead, then. What time does your practice end?"
"4:30, so why don't you meet me out at the gardens around 5, okay?"
"Alright, but won't you want to shower, first?"
"Well I thought we could tackle that issue together," he said slyly.
She gave a little giggle before responding. "And then maybe I'll give you a nice massage, to help soothe those poor, aching muscles..."
"Hey, I'm still sitting here!" Serenity yelled, "And no matter what people say, this doesn't work," she indicated the fingers she had stuffed in her ears.
"Oh sorry, I forgot," Devian apologized, looking a little embarassed.
Draco just looked on nonchalantly, "Well, I'm not,I have no shame. Anyway, I gotta go, I'll see you later," he gave Devian a light kiss on the lips and left.
"So, what do you want to do today?" Serenity asked, after he had gone.
"I dunno, let's go back up to the common room and play chess or something."
But when they got up to the common room,they decided to just watch Harry and Ron play chess instead. It appeared that Harry wasn't very good at the game, so Devian helped by whispering instructions in his ear when she thought Ron wasn't looking.Finally, he looked up, grinning at her. "I don't mind if you give him some help,I could really use the competition."
"Come off it Ron, I'm not that bad!"
Everyone laughed at Harry's frustration. Suddenly Devian jumped up and whispered excitedly into his ear. Harry grinned evily at Ron, then spoke. "Knight to E-5...and, uhh...check mate."
Ron Stared disbelievingly at the board as Harry's knight moved forward and struck his king down with it's sword. "But...you never win!"
"I guess there's a first time for everything, isn't there? Thanks, Dev." he added.
"Don't mention it." Devian thought for a moment, then turned to Serenity. "Alright, I know you're gonna be kinda peeved about this, but do you mind if we go watch a little bit of the quidditch practice?"
"Fine, fine, I know you can't stand being away from your boyfriend for more than 5 minutes."
"Why does everybody think that?" Devian whined. "I just happen to like quidditch, okay? Well anyway, do you guys wanna go with us?" She turned to Harry and Ron.
"Right, because what we want to do more than anything else on a Saturday is watch Malfoy fly around on his broom," Ron started sarcastically. "Besides, Harry and I have to play another game of chess, so I can beat him."
"But you always beat me! It was my turn to win," Harry said indignantly.
They left the two to argue as they made their way down to the quidditch field. Devian spotted Draco immediatly,his silvery blonde hair causing him to stand out among everyone else. As his gaze fell upon her, he smiled and waved, nearly getting nocked out by an oncoming bludger for his lack of concentration.
"Draco!" Marcus yelled, sounding just a tinge outraged, "Get your girlfriend out of here, she's disrupting the practice!"
"Gee Marcus, you should really calm down. That whole angry screaming thing you just did there, that was really unattractive," Devian said as they both flew down to meet her and Serenity.
"Well, thats because I wasn't aiming for attractive, you see. Actually, I was going for 'thoroughly pissed off quidditch captain who doesn't want his seeker to be killed by a bludger over some silly tart'," he shot back.
"Umm...Marcus, I'm really flattered that you don't want me killed, but could you possibly refrain from calling my girlfriend a 'silly tart' in the future?" Draco interrupted.
" And while your at it, you might want to remove that giant stick from your ass, I'm sure we could all benefit from it a little," Devian finished.
"Hey, Dev, lets go back to the castle, I forgot something," Serenity intervened.
Draco smiled at her gratefully as Devian walked over and gave him a rather seductive goodbye kiss. He could tell she was doing it to piss off Marcus, because she was never this 'grabby' around other people. As she strolled lazily past Marcus, she gave him an insolent smile and blew him a kiss, which only helped to infuriate him. As they left, Devian and Serenity heard laughing from Draco which he quickly tried to cover up with a cough.
As soon as Devian and Serenity stepped through the portrait hole, they were approached by Hermione. "Hey guys, want to go to the library with me?"
Serenity looked abashed by this, but Devian looked at her watch, considering the time, and went upstairs to retrieve her schoolbag.
"Thanks for asking Hermione, I really need to get some work done."
"But...but...it's Saturday!" Serenity said, still looking dumbfounded.
"Well you have to do the work eventually, so why not just get it overwith? Besides, we've been getting loaded down with work lately."
She tried once again to protest as Devian and Hermione dragged her off to the library.
*3 hours later*
"Honestly Serenity, isn't there anything you could be doing?" Devian said exasperatedly.
"Okay look, schoolwork stresses me out enough during the week, so usually when the weekend comes I'll want to relax," Serenity explained.
"Well when I want to relax, I read," Hermione nodded her agreement.
"Umm...see that really doesn't work for me, I'd much rather do something else, like go for a swim, maybe."
"Bit hard to do around here, isn't it?"
"What doyou mean?"
"The only place around here to swim is the lake, and you'd have to share it with merpeople, a giant squid, and God only knows what else."
"I don't think I'd really mind all that," Serenity looked thoughtful. "I'll see you guys later."
"Do you even have a bathing suit?" Devian called after her, but she was already gone. Hermione and Devian looked at each other, shrugged, and turned back to their work.
"Hey, Dev, what are you doing here?"
She looked up from the bench where she sat to find Fred walking toward her. "I'm waiting for Draco, hes supposed to meet me here at 5."
A slight frown flashed across his face at the mention of Draco, but he quickly covered it up, hoping Devian hadn't seen. "Want some company?"
"Sure," she smiled as he sat down next to her.
"So what did you do today?"
"Well, first Serenity and I watched Harry beat Ron at chess, then we went down to the quidditch field where I pissed off Marcus for awhile, and after that i did some work in the library with Hermione."
"Harry beat Ron at chess?" he asked incredulously.
"He might have had some help," she finished innocently.
Draco made his way down to he gardens, still a little sweaty and extremely tired from the grueling quidditch practice. As he rounded another corner, he was pleased to see that Devian was already there. He was not as pleased, however, to find that Fred was with her. They were talking animatedly about something. Anger giving way to curiosity, he hid between a large clump of rosebushes where he could see and hear everything perfectly. He felt a little guilty about spying on them, but he had to know what they talked about when they were alone together.
"Excuse me, Weasley," he could hear Devian saying in mock anger, "but my boyfriend is not at all girly, he's dead sexy, your just jealous."
Draco smiled at this.
"What, you mean jealous that I don't have a girly boyfriend? No, actually I'm quite happy with where I stand relationship wise."
She made a move to hit him, just as he leaned toward her. What happened next could have almost gone unnoticed, for the simple fact that it was over so quickly. Fred had kissed Devian. It had only been a quick peck on the lips, nevertheless, the damage had been done.
Draco turned around and strode away without a single glance back. The rage he was harboring was quickly making room for regret that he hadn't interrupted them sooner. He had a feeling it wouldn't have mattered though, that kiss would have just happened somewhere else.
Devian sat in shock. She brought her fingers up to her lips, which were still tingling from the kiss she had just recieved. She glanced over at Fred, who leaned back with his hands behind his head, obviously pleased with himself. A smug smile spread across his face as he noticed her amazement. "Oh come off it Dev, we both knew this was going to happen. It's only a matter of time before it turns into something more."
She put her head down in silence, neither encouraging the fact or denying it. Fred interpreted her silence as a need to be alone with her thoughts. "I'd better go, Malfoy will be here any minute."
Devian looked at her watch as he left, noting that Draco was already 15 minutes late. Finally she gave up waiting for him and went back to the castle.
She burst through the protrait hole, nearly knocking someone over in the process. "Sorry Hermione. Do you know where Serenity is?"
"No, I haven't seen her since the library. What's wrong?"
"Umm..." Devian looked around the room nervously at the dozen or so people that were now staring at them.
Hermione dragged her over to a corner of the room and repeated her question.
"Fred kissed me," Devian was now trying ot hide the smile on her face.
"What? When? Where?"
"Earlier, in the garden. It was just a small kiss but..."
"It meant something to you," Hermione finished wisely.
Devian nodded.
"Weren't you supposed to meet Malfoy?"
"Yea, I waited, but he never came."
"You don't think he saw anything, do you?"
"Oh my, that never ocurred to me. What if he did see?" Devian asked with a worried tone.