Chapter 7
Midnight Stroll
Moira walked aimlessly about the corridors until she found herself in the astronomy tower. She scoffed at the irony before sitting on the floor. She conjured a cushioned chair that sat on the floor and a blanket.
After making herself comfortable, she leaned back and stared at the stars.
How did I get myself into this mess? Oh, right, I kissed a guy who ALREADY has a girlfriend. Stupid Stupid Stupid...crap what was that?
Hearing a noise that sounded suspiciously like footsteps, Moira froze. She looked around the classroom but didn't see anyone.
"Get a hold of yourself. It was probably just the wind." She muttered before returning her gaze to the stars.
**
Draco sighed as he walked up to the astronomy tower. It was his favorite place in all of Hogwarts.
It was the perfect place to just go and think, there was of course the problem of Harry and Ginny, but if he came late enough or came and left before 3:30am then he was usually all by his lonesome.
As he walked into the room he noticed Moira sitting curled up in a chair across the room and he froze. He certainly hadn't planned on anyone else being up here, least of all her.
Fortunately for him he had his invisibility cloak on, so she hadn't seen him when she looked around.
Draco briefly debated with himself whether or not he should leave.
Deciding to stay, Draco pulled the invisibility cloak off and walked over to where she was sitting.
"Mind if I join you?" Draco asked, Moira jumped about three feet in the air before settling back into her chair.
"Jeezers, you scared the crap outta me."
"Sorry." Draco said laughing.
"Oh you think that's funny do you?" Moira asked, eyebrow raised. Draco could only nod his reply.
"You know what I think is funny?" Moira asked. Draco shook his head no in reply.
"This." Moira said before she attacked him, tickling everywhere her hands could reach, well maybe not everywhere.
Draco was now laughing so hard that he had tears streaming down his face.
"I give in." Draco admitted in defeat.
Moira retreated, smiling triumphantly.
**
"Harry?" Ginny asked later that night while she and Harry sat in front of the fire on the couch of the Gryffindor Common room, Ginny in Harry's lap.
"Yeah Gin?" Harry replied softly, his arms subconsciously tightening around her waste.
"Why were you so jittery earlier this evening?"
"Nothing important love. Don't worry about it."
"Well I wouldn't except that you've been acting peculiar all week and I wanted to know why. Does it have anything to do with Moira?"
"N-no. Of course not."
"Harry, please don't insult my intelligence by lying to me."
"You're going to hate me."
"That's not possible."
"I'm sure that it is, just as I'm sure that if I tell you my reason for acting so jittery earlier we won't be together anymore."
"Out with it already Harry. What happened?"
"I-I-I... I kissed... Ikissedmoiraagain." He muttered very quickly.
"What?"
Harry sighed in defeat.
"I kissed Moira again."
Ginny went rigid before jumping out of Harry's lap.
"You don't honestly mean that do you? You didn't really...Oh Harry please tell me you didn't really kiss her again."
"If I said that I hadn't I would be lying."
"Looks like you were right." Ginny said, her voice choked with tears.
"Its over." She said barely above a whisper.
Harry's face was quickly overcome with tears as Ginny turned and walked over to the staircase that led to the girl's dormitories.
She gave one last longing glance in Harry's direction before ascending the stairs.
**
Harry didn't know how long he had been sitting curled up on the couch, tears running down his face, when Ron sat down next to him.
"Harry? What happened?"
"Its over." Harry whispered in disbelief.
"It's really over." He repeated, still not facing Ron.
"You and Ginny broke up?" Harry nodded.
"Why?"
"Because I was stupid. So very stupid. Stupid stupid stupid." Harry muttered, forever staring into the fire.
"What happened that was horrible enough for Ginny to break up with you?"
"I kissed Moira." Harry murmured darkly.
"Y-you kissed the new professor? You're bloody insane."
"Don't I know it." Harry scoffed, not bothering to wipe away his tears.
"Why?"
"The first time or the second time?"
"You kissed her twice?" Ron asked incredulously. Harry nodded in reply.
"The first time was in the astronomy tower. I was vulnerable and acted impulsively. Tonight I kissed her because she asked me to."
"How did Ginny find out?"
"I told her. I couldn't keep it form her. Besides, if I hadn't told her someone else would have and its better that she heard it from me than from oh say, Moira."
"Wow. Well, I'm sorry that you and Ginny broke up. Things will work out. She can't stay mad at you forever. She loves you too much."
"For my sake and hers, I hope you're right."
"Well, I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted so I'm going to go to bed. Night Harry."
"Night Ron."
**
"So are you and Harry a couple now or just snogging?"
"Harry and I, a couple? Oh that's a good one." Moira replied laughingly.
"Well, after what I saw earlier I naturally assumed that you and Harry were, well, something."
"More like nothing. Harry's too in love with Ginny to even give me a second thought. Sure he can kiss me but actually date me? Oh heaven forbid." Moira said with a roll of her eyes.
"Yeah, heaven forbid." Draco muttered staring straight ahead, avoiding Moira's gaze.
"How'd you know that Harry and I had kissed?"
"I saw the two of you in your office earlier. I had brought dinner for you and when I went to tell you I saw you and Harry snogging."
"Oh." Moira replied with a blush. She cleared her throat and looked away, embarrassed that Draco had caught her and Harry snogging.
"So what about you? Anyone special in your life?'
"Someone special; in my life? Now that's funny." Draco said cracking a smile.
"Why is that funny?" Moira asked, not seeing the humor.
"Who would want to be with me? My father would have disowned me had it not been for my mother. I'm a Slytherin and yet I have no earthly desire whatsoever to join a deatheater. That alone makes me an outcast amongst the Slytherins. There are absolutely no girls in any of the other houses that would ever consider dating me, not that I would want to date one of them. And the only girl that I actually would want to date, that I would consider someone special, can't see what's right in front of her face."
"Oh." Moira replied lamely, not knowing exactly what to say in reply to Draco's admission.
"I should go." He said abruptly, then stood and left before Moira had the opportunity to ask him to stay.
Well, it was a little bit longer. Hopefully the next chapter will be longer, but we'll see. Thank you to all of my faithful reviewers. Please leave a review if you've enjoyed this story so far. Thanks again!!
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