~ * ~ Broken Hearts and Shattered Souls ~ * ~
TONY.WHO?
Cindy sat through Potions class impatiently and very uncomfortably, although she tried as hard as she could to pay attention, but as much as she tried, she just couldn't focus. Thomas-Tony, or whatever, was still on her mind and had been ever since she had accidentally bumped into him. Why she couldn't get the Slytherin out of her thoughts, she didn't know.
"Miss Hewitt!" a poisoning voice suddenly interrupted her thoughts.
"Oh, um, sorry, Professor," Cindy said quietly.
"Five points from Ravenclaw!" Snape hissed and then continued on with his class. Oh, great. First the encounter with Marcus Flint, and then bumping to that Tony guy, and on top of that, she had lost ten points from Ravenclaw and the day was barely half-way over yet! How could it get any worse?
Cindy was extremely relieved as she sat down for dinner. Just what she needed; a Christmas break! Even though the teachers had given them quite a number of assignments to do during the break, she still felt very grateful.
She was very exhausted, for some reason, so she didn't say much as her friends chatted away. Leah, as being her most understanding and best friend, noticed.
"Are you alright, Cindy? You don't look so good."
"Nah, just tired. All I need is a good night's sleep."
"Well, at least you and the rest of us don't have to worry about classes for awhile!" Maggie said cheerfully, "And we get to go to Hogsmeade on Monday, and all we have to do is shop, shop, shop!"
At this, Kara squealed with delight. They all loved shopping, but Kara and Maggie were shopping FANATICS. If they had their eyes on these really gorgeous shoes on sale, a nearby fire wouldn't distract them.
"Ooo, I wonder if that totally lovely necklace is on sale?"
"What, you mean the eighteen-karat gold one?" Maggie recalled eagerly.
Kara nodded with excitement. "I doubt it."
"How do YOU know, Mags?"
"Don't start that again, Kara."
"Oh, sorry, MAGPIE."
"Kara." said Maggie warningly. Kara giggled.
Leah whispered something to Cindy and laughed quietly, and then she turned to Maggie.
"Oh, I can't eat bread without butter! Could you kindly pass the butter over, Magpie?"
Maggie then glowered at Leah, moreover there was a smile on her face. "See, Kara, now you got HER saying it!"
"And don't forget about me," Cindy said innocently.
"You didn't say it, Cindy."
"Now I did, Magpie."
All four of the girls laughed heartily.
"How come every time I see you guys, you're always laughing?" Terry Boot walked over to them. Cindy noticed a faint blush in Maggie's cheeks.
Kara shrugged and smiled up at Terry. "I dunno.girl thing?"
"Y'know, sometimes I wonder if you guys are laughing about me?"
"Oh, yea, like all we think about is you?"
Terry just grinned.
"Boot, do you think us, girls, are attracted to you or something?" Maggie joined in, her blush still showing.
The Ravenclaw boy turned to her, his grin widening.
"No, Maggie, but I have a feeling you're attracted to me."
Cindy, Leah, and Kara laughed, especially since Maggie's face reddened more.
"Wha-what? I am not! You're the one who's attracted to ME! Remember when you had your eyes on me back in-"
"Childish crush!" Terry snapped, his temperament changing in an instant.
"Oh, come on, Ter," Kara interrupted, "She's just kidding, right Mags?"
"Er-oh, of course! Of course I am, Terry, sorry."
"Argh, it's okay, Mags."
"Hey, I never gave you permission to call me by that!" Maggie scolded, but then laughed. Terry and Kara did the same. Cindy and Leah rolled their eyes. Maggie and Kara were slightly more popular than they were, so they were used to being kind of ignored. But, Leah joined into the conversation anyway.
"Yea, for some unknown reason, Maggie hates that name."
"And I have a right to."
"Why?" Terry wanted to know, "Mags. Mags. What's so bad about it?"
Maggie simply shrugged.
"So, Terry, how are your studies going?" Cindy decided she didn't want to be the only one not saying anything.
"Not bad. A few hard subjects every now and then, but what could you expect?"
"Don't I know."
"Well, I should get goin'. See ya tomorrow maybe?"
"Of course," the girls chorused.
Terry smiled. "Wow, I guess I am pretty popular around you lovely young ladies." They gave their best attempts to put on a scowl. "'Night!"
They stayed silent a moment before turning to Maggie. Maggie reddened once again.
"C'mon, Maggie, spit it out," Kara whispered abruptly. "Spit what out?" Maggie repeated, her dark blue eyes widening innocently.
"Do you like Terry?"
"Pardon?" Maggie debated, "That was like, when I was a kid! I'm fifteen years old now, I could get better guys!"
"Yea, you can." Leah agreed, "But, I think you DO like Terry."
"Fine!" Maggie snapped, "If you guys wanna continue pestering me like this, then do so! But, as for me, I'm going to bed!" And she stormed off to her dorm.
"Maggie!" Kara desperately called after her.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have said that," Leah whispered, looking down at her plate.
"Nah, it's not your fault. She just can get so sensitive sometimes. Here, you two stay here. I'll go talk to her-" As Kara rushed out of the Hall, Cindy and Leah began to chat. They had to admit, they enjoyed the times they got to gossip along together, since they had so much in common. The same between Kara and Maggie.
"So, girl, why have you been acting so in the clouds today?" Leah questioned her best friend.
Cindy looked up at Leah, hesitating to answer. "Well-"
"Well, what? If it's personal, I promise not to tell anyone, not even Kara or Maggie, if you want. So, what is it?"
"Oh, okay. Remember that weird Slytherin boy we saw in the hall earlier this morning?"
"Flint?"
"No, stupid." Cindy smiled. "The one with the black hair and weird eyes."
"Oh, yeah. So?"
"Well, when I dropped my bags and told you to go off without me during first period, I kinda bumped into him."
"You did?" Leah asked eagerly, "What was he like? Did you find out his name?"
"Yea. His name's Thomas, but he likes to be called Tony. And his voice was kinda deep, but it was also kinda nice."
"Ooo, someone has just been struck with cupid's arrow, I see," Leah teased.
Cindy blushed, not meaning to. "Yeah, right! I was just trying to notice him more since I was curious about him! I mean, he is kind of, what you call, mysterious, isn't he?"
"Well, yea, I have to agree with you there. But, why is he the reason that you've been in a daze throughout the day?"
"'Cause, I don't know exactly.I mean, when I looked into his eyes, they looked oddly familiar, it was very weird, like I've seen him before."
Leah shrugged, and then smiled. "Well, we don't have time to worry about him. Enjoy yourself, girlfriend! It's Christmas-well-almost."
Cindy thought for a moment, then returned her smile. "Well, alright. I'll forget about that Tony kid. But, it's strange, though. He's a Slytherin, but he seems so nice and polite."
Leah shrugged again. "You never know what you expect from their kind these days. But, I'm sure there was a reason why he was put there. Anyway, it doesn't matter, Cindy. Please enjoy yourself, damn it! For you're sake- and mine."
"Okay, Leah. Right from now, I'll forget about that boy and my mind will be only on one thing-fun. Happy?"
"Yes," Leah smiled, and the two walked up to their dorms together, the Slytherin boy erased completely from Cindy's mind-at least for right now.
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TONY.WHO?
Cindy sat through Potions class impatiently and very uncomfortably, although she tried as hard as she could to pay attention, but as much as she tried, she just couldn't focus. Thomas-Tony, or whatever, was still on her mind and had been ever since she had accidentally bumped into him. Why she couldn't get the Slytherin out of her thoughts, she didn't know.
"Miss Hewitt!" a poisoning voice suddenly interrupted her thoughts.
"Oh, um, sorry, Professor," Cindy said quietly.
"Five points from Ravenclaw!" Snape hissed and then continued on with his class. Oh, great. First the encounter with Marcus Flint, and then bumping to that Tony guy, and on top of that, she had lost ten points from Ravenclaw and the day was barely half-way over yet! How could it get any worse?
Cindy was extremely relieved as she sat down for dinner. Just what she needed; a Christmas break! Even though the teachers had given them quite a number of assignments to do during the break, she still felt very grateful.
She was very exhausted, for some reason, so she didn't say much as her friends chatted away. Leah, as being her most understanding and best friend, noticed.
"Are you alright, Cindy? You don't look so good."
"Nah, just tired. All I need is a good night's sleep."
"Well, at least you and the rest of us don't have to worry about classes for awhile!" Maggie said cheerfully, "And we get to go to Hogsmeade on Monday, and all we have to do is shop, shop, shop!"
At this, Kara squealed with delight. They all loved shopping, but Kara and Maggie were shopping FANATICS. If they had their eyes on these really gorgeous shoes on sale, a nearby fire wouldn't distract them.
"Ooo, I wonder if that totally lovely necklace is on sale?"
"What, you mean the eighteen-karat gold one?" Maggie recalled eagerly.
Kara nodded with excitement. "I doubt it."
"How do YOU know, Mags?"
"Don't start that again, Kara."
"Oh, sorry, MAGPIE."
"Kara." said Maggie warningly. Kara giggled.
Leah whispered something to Cindy and laughed quietly, and then she turned to Maggie.
"Oh, I can't eat bread without butter! Could you kindly pass the butter over, Magpie?"
Maggie then glowered at Leah, moreover there was a smile on her face. "See, Kara, now you got HER saying it!"
"And don't forget about me," Cindy said innocently.
"You didn't say it, Cindy."
"Now I did, Magpie."
All four of the girls laughed heartily.
"How come every time I see you guys, you're always laughing?" Terry Boot walked over to them. Cindy noticed a faint blush in Maggie's cheeks.
Kara shrugged and smiled up at Terry. "I dunno.girl thing?"
"Y'know, sometimes I wonder if you guys are laughing about me?"
"Oh, yea, like all we think about is you?"
Terry just grinned.
"Boot, do you think us, girls, are attracted to you or something?" Maggie joined in, her blush still showing.
The Ravenclaw boy turned to her, his grin widening.
"No, Maggie, but I have a feeling you're attracted to me."
Cindy, Leah, and Kara laughed, especially since Maggie's face reddened more.
"Wha-what? I am not! You're the one who's attracted to ME! Remember when you had your eyes on me back in-"
"Childish crush!" Terry snapped, his temperament changing in an instant.
"Oh, come on, Ter," Kara interrupted, "She's just kidding, right Mags?"
"Er-oh, of course! Of course I am, Terry, sorry."
"Argh, it's okay, Mags."
"Hey, I never gave you permission to call me by that!" Maggie scolded, but then laughed. Terry and Kara did the same. Cindy and Leah rolled their eyes. Maggie and Kara were slightly more popular than they were, so they were used to being kind of ignored. But, Leah joined into the conversation anyway.
"Yea, for some unknown reason, Maggie hates that name."
"And I have a right to."
"Why?" Terry wanted to know, "Mags. Mags. What's so bad about it?"
Maggie simply shrugged.
"So, Terry, how are your studies going?" Cindy decided she didn't want to be the only one not saying anything.
"Not bad. A few hard subjects every now and then, but what could you expect?"
"Don't I know."
"Well, I should get goin'. See ya tomorrow maybe?"
"Of course," the girls chorused.
Terry smiled. "Wow, I guess I am pretty popular around you lovely young ladies." They gave their best attempts to put on a scowl. "'Night!"
They stayed silent a moment before turning to Maggie. Maggie reddened once again.
"C'mon, Maggie, spit it out," Kara whispered abruptly. "Spit what out?" Maggie repeated, her dark blue eyes widening innocently.
"Do you like Terry?"
"Pardon?" Maggie debated, "That was like, when I was a kid! I'm fifteen years old now, I could get better guys!"
"Yea, you can." Leah agreed, "But, I think you DO like Terry."
"Fine!" Maggie snapped, "If you guys wanna continue pestering me like this, then do so! But, as for me, I'm going to bed!" And she stormed off to her dorm.
"Maggie!" Kara desperately called after her.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have said that," Leah whispered, looking down at her plate.
"Nah, it's not your fault. She just can get so sensitive sometimes. Here, you two stay here. I'll go talk to her-" As Kara rushed out of the Hall, Cindy and Leah began to chat. They had to admit, they enjoyed the times they got to gossip along together, since they had so much in common. The same between Kara and Maggie.
"So, girl, why have you been acting so in the clouds today?" Leah questioned her best friend.
Cindy looked up at Leah, hesitating to answer. "Well-"
"Well, what? If it's personal, I promise not to tell anyone, not even Kara or Maggie, if you want. So, what is it?"
"Oh, okay. Remember that weird Slytherin boy we saw in the hall earlier this morning?"
"Flint?"
"No, stupid." Cindy smiled. "The one with the black hair and weird eyes."
"Oh, yeah. So?"
"Well, when I dropped my bags and told you to go off without me during first period, I kinda bumped into him."
"You did?" Leah asked eagerly, "What was he like? Did you find out his name?"
"Yea. His name's Thomas, but he likes to be called Tony. And his voice was kinda deep, but it was also kinda nice."
"Ooo, someone has just been struck with cupid's arrow, I see," Leah teased.
Cindy blushed, not meaning to. "Yeah, right! I was just trying to notice him more since I was curious about him! I mean, he is kind of, what you call, mysterious, isn't he?"
"Well, yea, I have to agree with you there. But, why is he the reason that you've been in a daze throughout the day?"
"'Cause, I don't know exactly.I mean, when I looked into his eyes, they looked oddly familiar, it was very weird, like I've seen him before."
Leah shrugged, and then smiled. "Well, we don't have time to worry about him. Enjoy yourself, girlfriend! It's Christmas-well-almost."
Cindy thought for a moment, then returned her smile. "Well, alright. I'll forget about that Tony kid. But, it's strange, though. He's a Slytherin, but he seems so nice and polite."
Leah shrugged again. "You never know what you expect from their kind these days. But, I'm sure there was a reason why he was put there. Anyway, it doesn't matter, Cindy. Please enjoy yourself, damn it! For you're sake- and mine."
"Okay, Leah. Right from now, I'll forget about that boy and my mind will be only on one thing-fun. Happy?"
"Yes," Leah smiled, and the two walked up to their dorms together, the Slytherin boy erased completely from Cindy's mind-at least for right now.
*** Horrah, my third chapter!! JUST PLEASE R/R!! And gave me an email while you're at it. ***