The day of the dance brought much excitement and anxiety. Harry, Ron,
Hermione, and Serenity, had decided to just go as a group instead of
finding dates. The time flew by and soon they were all meeting in the
common room to go downstairs. The effort to make themselves look good was
shown on not only the girls but the boys as well. They eneterd the great
hall to find that the long tables had been replaced by many small round
ones set up around the edges of the room. Many people immediatley started
to dance to the music provided by a band set up in one corner of the room,
while others sat around and talked.
As the night went on, everyone's spirits rose, and even Devian and Serenity acted civilized toward each other, something that hadn't happened in over a month. Out of nowhere, Draco appeared at their table. Apparantly he had been working up the nerve to come over and ask Serenity to dance. She gave a nervous glance at Devian, who immediatly looked away, trying not to get angry.
As she watched the two dance, a feeling of jealousy and sadness began to grow in the pit of her stomach. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore, and got up to leave.
"What's wrong, Dev?" Fred asked, knowing all too well what was bothering her.
"Nothing, I just need some fresh air. I'll be back in a little while," she left without another word.
Meanwhile on the dance floor Draco had also noticed her departure. "Umm...Serenity, I'll be right back, theres something I have to do, Okay?"
She nodded and turned around to dance with someone else.
She sat atop the North Tower, gazing up at the stars, and seemingly lost in thought. The sound of footsteps somewhere behind her snapped her out of her reverie. She didn't have to turn around to know who it was.
"What are you doing up here, Draco?"
"I saw you leave, you looked a little upset, so I followed you."
"I don't think it really matters to you whether or not I'm upset. You should be with Serenity," Devian said, turning to look at him.
"What can I do to make you understand? I do care about you."
Without responding, she tilted her head up to look at the stars again. Finally, she spoke, "Remember the night we spent up here?"
He nodded.
"That was the night you gave me this," she indicated the pendant that still hung around her neck. "You said it was because you liked me. Was that the only reason?"
"Well," he hesitated, "I guess it's only fair that I tell you. That isn't an ordinary necklace, it's a love charm. The person wearing it will be directed to their true love. I know it sounds really selfish, but I had to know whether it was me or not," he finished quickly.
"So...that means you're my true love," she concluded, tonelessly.
"That's what I thought at first, because we were together after you put it on. But no, I'm not, Fred is."
"How do you know that?"
"Because when we shagged, it didn't feel like love, it felt like goodbye."
Devian nodded silently in agreement. She had understood at the time that it would be their last night together. Maybe that was why it was the time that stood out above all others, the time she knew she would always remember. "Well, I guess theres nothing left to do but move on. It's funny, I used to think that if we ever broke up, I would be horribly depressed. Is it wrong that I don't feel sad?"
"No, I don't feel sad either. It's not like we're cutting all contact, we'll still be friends. Hell, I'll even learn to tolerate Fred if it means we'll be able to spend more time together."
"Oh no! I completely forgot about Fred. He doesn't know where I am, I just left," she said guiltily.
"You should find him, I'm sure you two will have alot to talk about now. Come on, I'll walk you downstairs."
She entered the hall and looked around for Fred, but couldn't find him.
"Hi Serenity. Umm...have you seen Fred?"
"Yea, he went outside just a little while ago."
"Okay, thanks," Devian turned around to leave.
"Dev, wait...I'm really sorry things happened the way they did."
"Me too. So are we friends again?"
"Yea."
"Alright, well I'm going to go find Fred."
"Go, run to him!" Serenity said cheesily.
"Uhh...you do the same," she motioned to Draco, who immediatly pretended as if he hadn't been listening in.
After watching Devian leave, Serenity turned back to Draco, who looked rather smug, leaning against the wall with his legs crossed. "You know,I am officially single again," he said.
"And what exactly are you planning to do about it?" Serenity asked, sounding amused.
"This," and with that he pulled her into a tight embrace and kissed her with a passion that rivaled the first one.
People were now staring, but he didn't seem to care. Finally Serenity pulled back. "Err...lets go somewhere else, shall we?"
"Oh, but things were just getting good...actually, I think we will need more privacy soon anyway," he said misheviously, leading her out the door.
It wasn't as cold as it had been lately, and the weather was nice outside, although it had been raining earlier. Fred was walking around the lake, deep in thought. Suddenly, he heard someone calling his name. He looked up to see Devian running toward him, her shimmery white robes fluttering out behind her.
She was only a few feet away from him now, "I'm sorry I... woah!" She yelled as she slipped on the wet grass and collided into him. A moment later Fred found himself on his back, Devian looking down at him. He smiled. "So what were you saying?"
"Just that I'm sorry I deserted you tonight. Oh, yea, and Draco and I broke up. Officially, I mean, because lets face it, that relationship was over a long time ago."
"Err...correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't you be upset about that?"
"No, we're still good friends, so it's not like we'll never see each other again. We decided it was for the best, after all, we both like someone else. Oh sorry, I guess I should get off you," she said, suddenly very aware that she was sitting on him.
She made a movement to get up, but he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her back down. "No, your not going anywhere."
He gave her a seductive smile, followed by a long, gentle kiss.
Devian finally made it up the stairs to her dormitory room, sometime in the early hours of the morning, too tired to think. Upon opening the door she discovered that Serenity had only just come up to the room as well, and was still wide awake.
"My, my, somebody looks as though they've been rolling around on the ground all night," Serenity commented.
Devian looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her robes were covered in grass and dirt stains, and her hair was completely out of the elegant bun it had once been. She grinned up at her friend. "Well if I know Draco, then my little bit of fun was nothing compared to your evening."
Serenity giggled before responding, "Yea, your probably right."
"So are you going to elaborate on that?"
"Well, right after you left, we went for a little walk. Eventually we came across a hallway that looked deserted, so we ducked into one of the rooms. So it turns out there was another door on the other side of the room, and that led to a balcony. The view out there was really pretty, so we decided to stay, and then he kissed me, and that led to...yea this is where I stop talking and your imagination kicks in. So how was your night?"
"Lets see, how will I explain this? Oh I know. Remember how you told me to run to him?"
"Not one of my finer moments, but yes."
"I ran to him...and then I ran into him, and we both went down. Then he kissed me, and we kinda stayed on the ground after that, hence the rolling around and the grass stains. And I'm pretty sure I should leave out the rest for the sake of your sanity. Unless you want me to go into excruciating detail?"
"Uhh...thats quite alright, I was planning on having good dreams tonight, not nightmares."
The next morning Everyone in the Gryffindor common room stared strangely at Fred as he jumped off the last three steps that came down from the dormitories, and landed with a huge smile. "Good morning, everyone!"
"Gee Fred, you seem unnaturally cheery this morning," Ron commented from where he and Harry sat, looking slightly confused.
"That's because somebody got shagged last night," Serenity interrupted in a singsong voice.
"What about shagging?" Came a groggy voice from the stairway to the girls dormitory.
"Finally Dev, we thought you'd never wake up," Serenity said instead of answering the question.
"Yea, we were about to send someone up to make sure you were still breathing," Harry added.
"Okay, just because I'm out of bed," Devian paused to stifle a yawn, "doesn't mean I'm awake. I was really tired last night, I didn't get to bed until late," she finished, smiling at Fred.
"Like I said," Serenity turned back to Harry and Ron, "somebody got shagged last night."
Devian blushed bright red as they all turned to stare at her. "Actually, alot of people got shagged last night," and with this she gave a meaningful look at Serenity.
"Okay, fine, I'll shut up now," Serenity said, taking the hint.
"So why were you all so anxious for me to get up? Let me guess, you couldn't stand to be away from my breathtaking beauty and witty personality?" Devian asked sarcastically.
"You didn't forget, did you? There's going to be a trip to Hogsmeade today."
"Oh yea...in that case, I'll be right back, I need to go change."
"What's wrong with what your wearing?" Fred asked.
"Just the fact that I rolled out of bed and grabbed the first thing I came across."
And with that she ran back up the stairs.
They eventually made it outside the castle and on there way to Hogsmeade, only coming across a slight bit of tension when Draco joined the group. Harry, Ron, and Hermione tried once again to tolerate him, George ignored him, and Fred glared at him, obviously still angry about the black eye he had aquired from their fight, although the bruise had been gone for over two weeks. Draco looked as if he were about to make a rather nasty comment when Devian cut him off. "Don't Draco, you promised."
"Don't what?" he asked innocently. " I was just going to point out what lovely weather we're having today."
Devian rolled her eyes. "Oh right, because everyone is absolutely loving freezing their asses off on this beautifully cloudy day. Did I mention it also looks like it's about to rain?"
She made a face at him and walked over to Fred, who had smartly placed himself as far away from Draco as possible. "So what is Hogsmeade like?"
"It's great from what I've seen of it, but I haven't even been in half the shops there."
"Really? Well than we'll have to go to those first, won't we? It's funner if we're both surprised."
They stopped off in the Three Broomsticks first to warm up with a couple of butterbeers, then they made their way to look around. Everyone else wanted to go to Honeyduke's and stock up on thier candy supply, so Fred and Devian walked a little ahead, eventually coming to a funny little novelty shop which had apparantly just opened.
"Movie in a can?" Devian asked incredulously. She turned to the man behind the counter, "How do these work?"
"You just set it down in front of a large wall or screen and tap it with your wand. It's exactly the same as a real movie, only without the t.v. and vcr."
"Hey, that sounds kind of fun, I've been going through tv withdrawl since I got here. We should get one, Fred."
"Alright, which one?"
"Well, lets see. There's Star Wars, Star Wars...a learn to read video...and err Star Wars. Not much of a selection, is there? I guess that settles it, we're getting Star Wars."
As the night went on, everyone's spirits rose, and even Devian and Serenity acted civilized toward each other, something that hadn't happened in over a month. Out of nowhere, Draco appeared at their table. Apparantly he had been working up the nerve to come over and ask Serenity to dance. She gave a nervous glance at Devian, who immediatly looked away, trying not to get angry.
As she watched the two dance, a feeling of jealousy and sadness began to grow in the pit of her stomach. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore, and got up to leave.
"What's wrong, Dev?" Fred asked, knowing all too well what was bothering her.
"Nothing, I just need some fresh air. I'll be back in a little while," she left without another word.
Meanwhile on the dance floor Draco had also noticed her departure. "Umm...Serenity, I'll be right back, theres something I have to do, Okay?"
She nodded and turned around to dance with someone else.
She sat atop the North Tower, gazing up at the stars, and seemingly lost in thought. The sound of footsteps somewhere behind her snapped her out of her reverie. She didn't have to turn around to know who it was.
"What are you doing up here, Draco?"
"I saw you leave, you looked a little upset, so I followed you."
"I don't think it really matters to you whether or not I'm upset. You should be with Serenity," Devian said, turning to look at him.
"What can I do to make you understand? I do care about you."
Without responding, she tilted her head up to look at the stars again. Finally, she spoke, "Remember the night we spent up here?"
He nodded.
"That was the night you gave me this," she indicated the pendant that still hung around her neck. "You said it was because you liked me. Was that the only reason?"
"Well," he hesitated, "I guess it's only fair that I tell you. That isn't an ordinary necklace, it's a love charm. The person wearing it will be directed to their true love. I know it sounds really selfish, but I had to know whether it was me or not," he finished quickly.
"So...that means you're my true love," she concluded, tonelessly.
"That's what I thought at first, because we were together after you put it on. But no, I'm not, Fred is."
"How do you know that?"
"Because when we shagged, it didn't feel like love, it felt like goodbye."
Devian nodded silently in agreement. She had understood at the time that it would be their last night together. Maybe that was why it was the time that stood out above all others, the time she knew she would always remember. "Well, I guess theres nothing left to do but move on. It's funny, I used to think that if we ever broke up, I would be horribly depressed. Is it wrong that I don't feel sad?"
"No, I don't feel sad either. It's not like we're cutting all contact, we'll still be friends. Hell, I'll even learn to tolerate Fred if it means we'll be able to spend more time together."
"Oh no! I completely forgot about Fred. He doesn't know where I am, I just left," she said guiltily.
"You should find him, I'm sure you two will have alot to talk about now. Come on, I'll walk you downstairs."
She entered the hall and looked around for Fred, but couldn't find him.
"Hi Serenity. Umm...have you seen Fred?"
"Yea, he went outside just a little while ago."
"Okay, thanks," Devian turned around to leave.
"Dev, wait...I'm really sorry things happened the way they did."
"Me too. So are we friends again?"
"Yea."
"Alright, well I'm going to go find Fred."
"Go, run to him!" Serenity said cheesily.
"Uhh...you do the same," she motioned to Draco, who immediatly pretended as if he hadn't been listening in.
After watching Devian leave, Serenity turned back to Draco, who looked rather smug, leaning against the wall with his legs crossed. "You know,I am officially single again," he said.
"And what exactly are you planning to do about it?" Serenity asked, sounding amused.
"This," and with that he pulled her into a tight embrace and kissed her with a passion that rivaled the first one.
People were now staring, but he didn't seem to care. Finally Serenity pulled back. "Err...lets go somewhere else, shall we?"
"Oh, but things were just getting good...actually, I think we will need more privacy soon anyway," he said misheviously, leading her out the door.
It wasn't as cold as it had been lately, and the weather was nice outside, although it had been raining earlier. Fred was walking around the lake, deep in thought. Suddenly, he heard someone calling his name. He looked up to see Devian running toward him, her shimmery white robes fluttering out behind her.
She was only a few feet away from him now, "I'm sorry I... woah!" She yelled as she slipped on the wet grass and collided into him. A moment later Fred found himself on his back, Devian looking down at him. He smiled. "So what were you saying?"
"Just that I'm sorry I deserted you tonight. Oh, yea, and Draco and I broke up. Officially, I mean, because lets face it, that relationship was over a long time ago."
"Err...correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't you be upset about that?"
"No, we're still good friends, so it's not like we'll never see each other again. We decided it was for the best, after all, we both like someone else. Oh sorry, I guess I should get off you," she said, suddenly very aware that she was sitting on him.
She made a movement to get up, but he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her back down. "No, your not going anywhere."
He gave her a seductive smile, followed by a long, gentle kiss.
Devian finally made it up the stairs to her dormitory room, sometime in the early hours of the morning, too tired to think. Upon opening the door she discovered that Serenity had only just come up to the room as well, and was still wide awake.
"My, my, somebody looks as though they've been rolling around on the ground all night," Serenity commented.
Devian looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her robes were covered in grass and dirt stains, and her hair was completely out of the elegant bun it had once been. She grinned up at her friend. "Well if I know Draco, then my little bit of fun was nothing compared to your evening."
Serenity giggled before responding, "Yea, your probably right."
"So are you going to elaborate on that?"
"Well, right after you left, we went for a little walk. Eventually we came across a hallway that looked deserted, so we ducked into one of the rooms. So it turns out there was another door on the other side of the room, and that led to a balcony. The view out there was really pretty, so we decided to stay, and then he kissed me, and that led to...yea this is where I stop talking and your imagination kicks in. So how was your night?"
"Lets see, how will I explain this? Oh I know. Remember how you told me to run to him?"
"Not one of my finer moments, but yes."
"I ran to him...and then I ran into him, and we both went down. Then he kissed me, and we kinda stayed on the ground after that, hence the rolling around and the grass stains. And I'm pretty sure I should leave out the rest for the sake of your sanity. Unless you want me to go into excruciating detail?"
"Uhh...thats quite alright, I was planning on having good dreams tonight, not nightmares."
The next morning Everyone in the Gryffindor common room stared strangely at Fred as he jumped off the last three steps that came down from the dormitories, and landed with a huge smile. "Good morning, everyone!"
"Gee Fred, you seem unnaturally cheery this morning," Ron commented from where he and Harry sat, looking slightly confused.
"That's because somebody got shagged last night," Serenity interrupted in a singsong voice.
"What about shagging?" Came a groggy voice from the stairway to the girls dormitory.
"Finally Dev, we thought you'd never wake up," Serenity said instead of answering the question.
"Yea, we were about to send someone up to make sure you were still breathing," Harry added.
"Okay, just because I'm out of bed," Devian paused to stifle a yawn, "doesn't mean I'm awake. I was really tired last night, I didn't get to bed until late," she finished, smiling at Fred.
"Like I said," Serenity turned back to Harry and Ron, "somebody got shagged last night."
Devian blushed bright red as they all turned to stare at her. "Actually, alot of people got shagged last night," and with this she gave a meaningful look at Serenity.
"Okay, fine, I'll shut up now," Serenity said, taking the hint.
"So why were you all so anxious for me to get up? Let me guess, you couldn't stand to be away from my breathtaking beauty and witty personality?" Devian asked sarcastically.
"You didn't forget, did you? There's going to be a trip to Hogsmeade today."
"Oh yea...in that case, I'll be right back, I need to go change."
"What's wrong with what your wearing?" Fred asked.
"Just the fact that I rolled out of bed and grabbed the first thing I came across."
And with that she ran back up the stairs.
They eventually made it outside the castle and on there way to Hogsmeade, only coming across a slight bit of tension when Draco joined the group. Harry, Ron, and Hermione tried once again to tolerate him, George ignored him, and Fred glared at him, obviously still angry about the black eye he had aquired from their fight, although the bruise had been gone for over two weeks. Draco looked as if he were about to make a rather nasty comment when Devian cut him off. "Don't Draco, you promised."
"Don't what?" he asked innocently. " I was just going to point out what lovely weather we're having today."
Devian rolled her eyes. "Oh right, because everyone is absolutely loving freezing their asses off on this beautifully cloudy day. Did I mention it also looks like it's about to rain?"
She made a face at him and walked over to Fred, who had smartly placed himself as far away from Draco as possible. "So what is Hogsmeade like?"
"It's great from what I've seen of it, but I haven't even been in half the shops there."
"Really? Well than we'll have to go to those first, won't we? It's funner if we're both surprised."
They stopped off in the Three Broomsticks first to warm up with a couple of butterbeers, then they made their way to look around. Everyone else wanted to go to Honeyduke's and stock up on thier candy supply, so Fred and Devian walked a little ahead, eventually coming to a funny little novelty shop which had apparantly just opened.
"Movie in a can?" Devian asked incredulously. She turned to the man behind the counter, "How do these work?"
"You just set it down in front of a large wall or screen and tap it with your wand. It's exactly the same as a real movie, only without the t.v. and vcr."
"Hey, that sounds kind of fun, I've been going through tv withdrawl since I got here. We should get one, Fred."
"Alright, which one?"
"Well, lets see. There's Star Wars, Star Wars...a learn to read video...and err Star Wars. Not much of a selection, is there? I guess that settles it, we're getting Star Wars."