Chapter 5 Hogwarts, Mischievous Hogwarts
Aphelia Ron, and the others hadn't spoken since they had been caught kissing in the park. In fact, Aphelia didn't even sit in the same compartment as Ron, Harry and Hermione. Instead she sat with Pansy and some of her friends.
"So, I heard Draco dumped you, AGAIN!" Pansy pointed out. Aphelia took out the letter Draco had written her and gave it to pansy to read.
"GOD! Does EVERYBODY already know?" Aphelia said out loud. Pansy looked up at her and smirked as she handed back the letter.
"That's not the ONLY thing I've heard! Is it true that you kissed the Weasley boy?" Pansy asked. Aphelia turned a violent shade of red, "I guess so! Though I can't blame you! That boy HAS become a major hottie!" Aphelia laughed.
"Yeah, but I read his diary and he has a thing for," but she stopped herself. "I mean, have you seen Draco?" but Pansy didn't have to answer for at that moment Draco stormed into their compartment. "God! What's your problem?" Aphelia asked him.
"Is it TRUE?" he spat, looking very angry. Aphelia moved some hair out of her eyes and stared at him.
"Is WHAT true?" she asked. She didn't like the fact that he was already yelling at her before the train had even started! Draco just crossed his arms.
"Did you really kiss WEASLEY?" Draco asked. Aphelia couldn't help but smile up at him.
"Maybe I did. I'd really stop yelling, Malfoy, because it makes you seem like you are JEALOUS of Ron," she said, trying to press some buttons on Draco's anger machine, and her plan was working.
"ME? JEALOUS of WEALSEY? That boy is NOTHING compared to me, and he isn't even YOUR type!" Draco yelled at her. Aphelia looked to the ground.
"I don't think that should matter to you anymore. You've made me cry once this week, so please don't do it again," she whispered. Draco seemed to lose some of the tension he had built up.
"I'm sorry, Lea," he said, and he left the compartment. Pansy started to crack up at the argument the two had had.
"Woo! That was hot! You sure pissed him off, lea!" she managed to get out of her laughs. Aphelia smiled, and bought some chocolate off of the Snack truck to keep her from crying.
When she exited the train she noticed that everyone seemed to be pointing and talking about her, though it didn't bother her because that's all they seemed to ever do. She carried her stuff up into Slytherin tower and headed down to the Slytherin table for the Sorting feast in the Great Hall with Pansy.
"The word around is that Draco dumped you because he found out that you and Ron have been together secretly for the past three years!" Pansy told her.
"And exactly how many people believe that ABSURD rumor? I'm STILL not even dating him!" Aphelia asked.
"The WHOLE school!" Pansy said. Aphelia moved her fingers up to her head and implanted a thought to the whole room saying *If you even so much as THINK that that is the reason that Draco dumped me, you are ALL out of your minds! DON'T PASS THAT STUPID RUMOR ON OR YOU WONT KNOW WHAT HIT YOU!*, and began to eat the food placed in front of her.
"I think I took care of t hat rumor!" said Aphelia with a laugh as everyone in the room –Excluding the teachers– turned to face her. She smiled and waved at everyone and took another bite of her food.
"I love you, Aphelia! You are so FUNNY!" said Pansy, and they gave each other a high five. Between exiting the Great Hall and Heading up to the Slytherin Tower, Aphelia had received MANY invitations to become a girlfriend to many different people, but she turned them all down. The only person she wanted was smitten with Hermione, and no she wasn't talking about her brother! Though she wouldn't tell anybody, she truly believed she had a crush on Ron! And WAS there a better way to get back at Draco for the pain he had caused her? She thought not. She was also bummed that Ron hadn't been one of the guys to ask her out, but she figured that he wasn't going to exit the Great hall yet. She went to sleep that night with Ron's diary clasped in her hands.
"Aphelia! Get up, lazy butt!" she heard Pansy say, "You're almost late for Divination!" that got Aphelia up and out of bed quickly.
"NO WAY! I' can't be late to Divination! That's my FAVORITE class!" and with that she got dressed and jammed right out of her room and up to the divination classroom.
"Aphelia? I thought you weren't going to show up for this class!" said Professor Trewlany. Aphelia seated herself on one of the little poufs.
"I am TRULY sorry, Professor! It's just that..." she started, but Professor Trewlany stopped her.
"No need to explain, dear! I know EXACTLY what's wrong!" and with that she started the days class. Aphelia was having a hard time focusing, what with Ron sitting only a few tables away. She was sure she had even caught him staring at her a few times, but she couldn't be positive that it wasn't just wishful thinking, especially since Hermione's Herbology class was right outside in the greenhouse across from the window.
"Oh my! I guess you guys may be excused, since I can tell that most of you aren't paying attention!" sighed Professor Trewlany, with a stare at Aphelia. Aphelia picked up her stuff and left the room.
"Aphelia?" she heard someone call. She stopped and turned to face Ron. She smiled, and paid her full attention to him.
"Uh, I was wondering, well, um, Do you want to be my girlfriend?" he asked. Every guy within five feet of them stopped to watch her answer, including Draco.
"Of course I will Ron!" she said, and she hooked her hand in his. At that moment every guy cursed Ron's name, and Draco stormed out of the room. Aphelia was pleased with the sudden power she had over Draco. Kissing Ron goodbye, she ran to tell Pansy the news.
At dinner, Aphelia had heard another rumor going around, and it wasn't a good one either. She heard that her brother and Hermione had broken up. Not sure what to do, she confronted Hermione about it.
"Hey Herm! Did you and my brother really break up?" Aphelia asked, figuring that there was no subtle way to work it into a conversation. Hermione didn't seem to happy to see her.
"Yeah, I dumped him. I decided he wasn't who I wanted," she said. Aphelia tilted her head to the side.
"Really? Then who DO you want?" Aphelia asked, thinking that there could be no one she could possibly want more than her brother.
"I want Ron," was all she said. Aphelia's head twitched a little. She couldn't BELIEVE what she had just heard Hermione say! Was she dreaming?
"Excuse me? I don't think I heard you right? Could you repeat that please?" she asked, sounding a little panicked. Hermione just smiled.
"You heard me! I WANT RON!" she said again. Aphelia glared at her and put her hands on her hips.
"Well, honey, I'm sorry, but Ron Weasley is MINE!" she said, and gave Hermione a 'back off' sort of smile.
"We'll just see about that!" said Hermione, and she stalked off. *Oh no!* she thought. *Why does all the bad stuff have to happen to me?* and with that she stalked out of the Great Hall.
The next day she had been informed that Hermione was scamming majorly on her man, and that was pissing her off. When she tried to get close to Ron, Hermione would squeeze between them and start flirting away as if Aphelia wasn't even there, and Ron wasn't doing anything about it! The worst part was that her brother had locked himself up in his room, and wouldn't talk to anybody! It was as if Hermione had been turned into a heartless bitch.
"Okay Hermione, you know what? Ron is MY boyfriend, NOT yours! Okay? So BACK OFF!" Aphelia said as she stopped Ron and Hermione in mid-flirt.
"NO! I don't FEEL like it, Aphelia!" was her response. Aphelia snapped. All the vases around them started to smash into walls, and the people in the portraits were rushing away, but Hermione just stood her ground.
"Okay, you know what? You REALLY deserve this!" she said as she slapped Hermione hard.
"Owe Bitch! That hurt!" Hermione yelled, but Aphelia just looked at her watch and smiled.
"Awe! Hermione's going to be late for her next class!" and with that Hermione Ran off. Aphelia gave her hands a little dust off. When she noticed what she had broken she snapped and everything flew back together.
"What's your problem?" Ron said, and before Aphelia could answer he rushed away. Was it just her or was everyone starting to not like her? It was too weird! First Hermione trying to steal her boyfriend, and now her boyfriend getting mad at her for defending herself! But NOTHING could prepare her for what she was about to see next. As she entered Potion's class she noticed that a certain Hermione was sitting up in her seat, and not only that, she was locking lips with DRACO! *Alright, that's it!* she thought and she marched straight up to Professor Snape.
"Professor Snape? Hermione Granger is sitting in MY seat!" she said, pointing at the grotesque couple in the front row.
"Mrs. Granger, take your regular seat before I take points away from Gryffindor!" and with that Hermione rushed to sit next to Ron and, of course, to flirt with him. Aphelia took her seat next to Draco.
"What is your problem, Aphelia? Can't you see I was having a good time with my girlfriend?" Draco taunted, but Aphelia wasn't paying attention for she was too busy looking up a potion that would murder her OLD best friend.
" I really don't give a care , Draco, and I don't' think she does either!" Aphelia said, taking a glance at her flirting with Ron, "I think she's just using you!" she added, with a smirk, "and not to mention what your MOMMY would think!" and she started to take notes, though she couldn't help but wonder if Hermione was, indeed using Draco, for the first time she met Hermione she remembered her saying that she thought Draco was cute.
"Oh, and who's using who? Ms. I'm going out with red-headed, freckled- faced WEASLEY!" whispered Draco. Aphelia began to twirl her quill around in her hand.
"I don't know what you are talking about!" said Aphelia and for the rest of the period she remand mute, except for when she was cursing Hermione under her breath. As she walked out of the room she knocked Hermione over and kept on walking.
"Hogwarts, Mischievous Hogwarts!" was what Aphelia said to herself as she laid down on her bed and fell asleep, this time without Ron's diary, for she knew not where she left it.
Aphelia Ron, and the others hadn't spoken since they had been caught kissing in the park. In fact, Aphelia didn't even sit in the same compartment as Ron, Harry and Hermione. Instead she sat with Pansy and some of her friends.
"So, I heard Draco dumped you, AGAIN!" Pansy pointed out. Aphelia took out the letter Draco had written her and gave it to pansy to read.
"GOD! Does EVERYBODY already know?" Aphelia said out loud. Pansy looked up at her and smirked as she handed back the letter.
"That's not the ONLY thing I've heard! Is it true that you kissed the Weasley boy?" Pansy asked. Aphelia turned a violent shade of red, "I guess so! Though I can't blame you! That boy HAS become a major hottie!" Aphelia laughed.
"Yeah, but I read his diary and he has a thing for," but she stopped herself. "I mean, have you seen Draco?" but Pansy didn't have to answer for at that moment Draco stormed into their compartment. "God! What's your problem?" Aphelia asked him.
"Is it TRUE?" he spat, looking very angry. Aphelia moved some hair out of her eyes and stared at him.
"Is WHAT true?" she asked. She didn't like the fact that he was already yelling at her before the train had even started! Draco just crossed his arms.
"Did you really kiss WEASLEY?" Draco asked. Aphelia couldn't help but smile up at him.
"Maybe I did. I'd really stop yelling, Malfoy, because it makes you seem like you are JEALOUS of Ron," she said, trying to press some buttons on Draco's anger machine, and her plan was working.
"ME? JEALOUS of WEALSEY? That boy is NOTHING compared to me, and he isn't even YOUR type!" Draco yelled at her. Aphelia looked to the ground.
"I don't think that should matter to you anymore. You've made me cry once this week, so please don't do it again," she whispered. Draco seemed to lose some of the tension he had built up.
"I'm sorry, Lea," he said, and he left the compartment. Pansy started to crack up at the argument the two had had.
"Woo! That was hot! You sure pissed him off, lea!" she managed to get out of her laughs. Aphelia smiled, and bought some chocolate off of the Snack truck to keep her from crying.
When she exited the train she noticed that everyone seemed to be pointing and talking about her, though it didn't bother her because that's all they seemed to ever do. She carried her stuff up into Slytherin tower and headed down to the Slytherin table for the Sorting feast in the Great Hall with Pansy.
"The word around is that Draco dumped you because he found out that you and Ron have been together secretly for the past three years!" Pansy told her.
"And exactly how many people believe that ABSURD rumor? I'm STILL not even dating him!" Aphelia asked.
"The WHOLE school!" Pansy said. Aphelia moved her fingers up to her head and implanted a thought to the whole room saying *If you even so much as THINK that that is the reason that Draco dumped me, you are ALL out of your minds! DON'T PASS THAT STUPID RUMOR ON OR YOU WONT KNOW WHAT HIT YOU!*, and began to eat the food placed in front of her.
"I think I took care of t hat rumor!" said Aphelia with a laugh as everyone in the room –Excluding the teachers– turned to face her. She smiled and waved at everyone and took another bite of her food.
"I love you, Aphelia! You are so FUNNY!" said Pansy, and they gave each other a high five. Between exiting the Great Hall and Heading up to the Slytherin Tower, Aphelia had received MANY invitations to become a girlfriend to many different people, but she turned them all down. The only person she wanted was smitten with Hermione, and no she wasn't talking about her brother! Though she wouldn't tell anybody, she truly believed she had a crush on Ron! And WAS there a better way to get back at Draco for the pain he had caused her? She thought not. She was also bummed that Ron hadn't been one of the guys to ask her out, but she figured that he wasn't going to exit the Great hall yet. She went to sleep that night with Ron's diary clasped in her hands.
"Aphelia! Get up, lazy butt!" she heard Pansy say, "You're almost late for Divination!" that got Aphelia up and out of bed quickly.
"NO WAY! I' can't be late to Divination! That's my FAVORITE class!" and with that she got dressed and jammed right out of her room and up to the divination classroom.
"Aphelia? I thought you weren't going to show up for this class!" said Professor Trewlany. Aphelia seated herself on one of the little poufs.
"I am TRULY sorry, Professor! It's just that..." she started, but Professor Trewlany stopped her.
"No need to explain, dear! I know EXACTLY what's wrong!" and with that she started the days class. Aphelia was having a hard time focusing, what with Ron sitting only a few tables away. She was sure she had even caught him staring at her a few times, but she couldn't be positive that it wasn't just wishful thinking, especially since Hermione's Herbology class was right outside in the greenhouse across from the window.
"Oh my! I guess you guys may be excused, since I can tell that most of you aren't paying attention!" sighed Professor Trewlany, with a stare at Aphelia. Aphelia picked up her stuff and left the room.
"Aphelia?" she heard someone call. She stopped and turned to face Ron. She smiled, and paid her full attention to him.
"Uh, I was wondering, well, um, Do you want to be my girlfriend?" he asked. Every guy within five feet of them stopped to watch her answer, including Draco.
"Of course I will Ron!" she said, and she hooked her hand in his. At that moment every guy cursed Ron's name, and Draco stormed out of the room. Aphelia was pleased with the sudden power she had over Draco. Kissing Ron goodbye, she ran to tell Pansy the news.
At dinner, Aphelia had heard another rumor going around, and it wasn't a good one either. She heard that her brother and Hermione had broken up. Not sure what to do, she confronted Hermione about it.
"Hey Herm! Did you and my brother really break up?" Aphelia asked, figuring that there was no subtle way to work it into a conversation. Hermione didn't seem to happy to see her.
"Yeah, I dumped him. I decided he wasn't who I wanted," she said. Aphelia tilted her head to the side.
"Really? Then who DO you want?" Aphelia asked, thinking that there could be no one she could possibly want more than her brother.
"I want Ron," was all she said. Aphelia's head twitched a little. She couldn't BELIEVE what she had just heard Hermione say! Was she dreaming?
"Excuse me? I don't think I heard you right? Could you repeat that please?" she asked, sounding a little panicked. Hermione just smiled.
"You heard me! I WANT RON!" she said again. Aphelia glared at her and put her hands on her hips.
"Well, honey, I'm sorry, but Ron Weasley is MINE!" she said, and gave Hermione a 'back off' sort of smile.
"We'll just see about that!" said Hermione, and she stalked off. *Oh no!* she thought. *Why does all the bad stuff have to happen to me?* and with that she stalked out of the Great Hall.
The next day she had been informed that Hermione was scamming majorly on her man, and that was pissing her off. When she tried to get close to Ron, Hermione would squeeze between them and start flirting away as if Aphelia wasn't even there, and Ron wasn't doing anything about it! The worst part was that her brother had locked himself up in his room, and wouldn't talk to anybody! It was as if Hermione had been turned into a heartless bitch.
"Okay Hermione, you know what? Ron is MY boyfriend, NOT yours! Okay? So BACK OFF!" Aphelia said as she stopped Ron and Hermione in mid-flirt.
"NO! I don't FEEL like it, Aphelia!" was her response. Aphelia snapped. All the vases around them started to smash into walls, and the people in the portraits were rushing away, but Hermione just stood her ground.
"Okay, you know what? You REALLY deserve this!" she said as she slapped Hermione hard.
"Owe Bitch! That hurt!" Hermione yelled, but Aphelia just looked at her watch and smiled.
"Awe! Hermione's going to be late for her next class!" and with that Hermione Ran off. Aphelia gave her hands a little dust off. When she noticed what she had broken she snapped and everything flew back together.
"What's your problem?" Ron said, and before Aphelia could answer he rushed away. Was it just her or was everyone starting to not like her? It was too weird! First Hermione trying to steal her boyfriend, and now her boyfriend getting mad at her for defending herself! But NOTHING could prepare her for what she was about to see next. As she entered Potion's class she noticed that a certain Hermione was sitting up in her seat, and not only that, she was locking lips with DRACO! *Alright, that's it!* she thought and she marched straight up to Professor Snape.
"Professor Snape? Hermione Granger is sitting in MY seat!" she said, pointing at the grotesque couple in the front row.
"Mrs. Granger, take your regular seat before I take points away from Gryffindor!" and with that Hermione rushed to sit next to Ron and, of course, to flirt with him. Aphelia took her seat next to Draco.
"What is your problem, Aphelia? Can't you see I was having a good time with my girlfriend?" Draco taunted, but Aphelia wasn't paying attention for she was too busy looking up a potion that would murder her OLD best friend.
" I really don't give a care , Draco, and I don't' think she does either!" Aphelia said, taking a glance at her flirting with Ron, "I think she's just using you!" she added, with a smirk, "and not to mention what your MOMMY would think!" and she started to take notes, though she couldn't help but wonder if Hermione was, indeed using Draco, for the first time she met Hermione she remembered her saying that she thought Draco was cute.
"Oh, and who's using who? Ms. I'm going out with red-headed, freckled- faced WEASLEY!" whispered Draco. Aphelia began to twirl her quill around in her hand.
"I don't know what you are talking about!" said Aphelia and for the rest of the period she remand mute, except for when she was cursing Hermione under her breath. As she walked out of the room she knocked Hermione over and kept on walking.
"Hogwarts, Mischievous Hogwarts!" was what Aphelia said to herself as she laid down on her bed and fell asleep, this time without Ron's diary, for she knew not where she left it.