CHAPTER 14: The Start of it All
May had passed very quickly and at the end of it the Professor's had decided to be kind once again and not give them any homework, let alone lessons. Draco was reading the Muggle book, Speak, he had borrowed from Aislinn, and he had to admit, he really liked it. It was, as Aislinn had said, "Interesting." Muggles weren't as bad as he thought they were. Hermione Granger, as Draco had assured Aislinn, had gotten better. Madame Pomfrey had treated her and when Draco went up with Aislinn to the Hospital wing, just to make sure she was, Aislinn was relieved to see that, in fact, she was. She had apologized to her (Draco thought it was absurd, but Aislinn had insisted upon it) and Granger reluctantly forgave her. When Draco was packing that sunny June morning, Aislinn came into the dormitory looking extremely overwhelmed about something.
"What's up?" said Draco, folding his pants.
"I just talked to McGonagall and she told me my exam scores." She said brightly.
"So, what'd you get?" said Draco, throwing his books in the trunk and hopping on top of it so it would shut. "Well.she didn't exactly tell me what score, but she said I got a very good grade, which means I passed!" she squeaked and Draco didn't even bother looking at her in amusement, because he was so used to her strange ways, instead he just smiled.
"That's great! Congratulations!" said Draco, giving her a high-five, "Hey, err.I never got a chance to thank you for helping me find out what Piper was.thanks."
Aislinn nodded. All of a sudden she ran up to him and clutched him in a tight hug, "I'm gonna miss you!" she cried.
Draco followed suit and hugged her back, "I'm going to miss you too, but we'll be able to see each other again next year. Or the summer even.we are, aren't we?" said Draco.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." She pulled away from him, her face red with embarrassment.
Draco stared at her and noticed something he hadn't thought of before; he loved her. This was the same feeling he had when he saw Piper, but it felt different somehow. Maybe it was because the first time it was love at first sight, but now it wasn't. Here he was, standing with a girl, full of emotional feelings and he didn't know how to express them. So the only other way was his way. He turned her around, leaned in and kissed her. Draco felt like she knew exactly what he was feeling and didn't back away this time. It wasn't a power-hungry kiss, but a soft, gentle one, like when you sincerely, and truly love someone..
When they finally pulled apart, it was when Crabbe came in and told them both to get to the Great Hall immediately because Dumbledore was about to give his end-of-the-year speech.
* * *
"The end of yet another year," said Dumbledore, "We lost a student.but gained a ghost."
He gestured toward the ceiling and Draco saw that Piper was floating up in the air and waving down at him. She blew him a kiss and disappeared through the massive brick wall. Draco smiled to himself and looked back up at the old and feeble Dumbledore.
"I will truly miss all of you. Some of you, unfortunately, had heard that I was.indeed, retiring," Dumbledore continued. He waited for the excited whisperings to die down, "I cannot sat who will be taking over for me, though I guarantee you will all find out eventually from, The Daily Prophet, I believe? Now, as this is my last year, lets all sing the Hogwarts song one last time and enjoy it while se still can, shall we?"
Every one sang the song and when they were all finished singing it to their very own tempos, Dumbledore gave them the command that they could begin their feast.
When the feast was over several short hours later, everyone went off to Hogsmeade Station in the horse-less carriages. Draco and Aislinn found a compartment to themselves and played with Aislinn's deck of Exploding Snap.
Before that, Aislinn went and got dressed out of her school uniform in an empty compartment. She came back and Draco thought that clothes looked really good on her figure. She was wearing a black tank top that was covered with fishnet sleeves and dark pants with zippers, pinstripes and suspenders hanging down.
"I like your clothes." He said, smiling.
She smiled back, "Thanks."
Several hours later, the train came to a halt and everyone climbed out of it. Draco waved a goodbye to Aislinn and went to meet his father.
"Well Draco, do you care to tell your father who that was?" said Lucius.
"Oh.. Aislinn Njass is just a friend." Said Draco.
"What House?" said Lucius, looking stern.
"Slytherin." Draco answered quickly before his father could get any ideas.
"Ah.good," said Lucius, "Come."
Draco followed his father out of the platform and headed home, once again, on a bus. This time none of the Muggles on it scared him, instead they pleased him. The whole bus ride home, he was thinking about his next year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the future after it..
THE END
May had passed very quickly and at the end of it the Professor's had decided to be kind once again and not give them any homework, let alone lessons. Draco was reading the Muggle book, Speak, he had borrowed from Aislinn, and he had to admit, he really liked it. It was, as Aislinn had said, "Interesting." Muggles weren't as bad as he thought they were. Hermione Granger, as Draco had assured Aislinn, had gotten better. Madame Pomfrey had treated her and when Draco went up with Aislinn to the Hospital wing, just to make sure she was, Aislinn was relieved to see that, in fact, she was. She had apologized to her (Draco thought it was absurd, but Aislinn had insisted upon it) and Granger reluctantly forgave her. When Draco was packing that sunny June morning, Aislinn came into the dormitory looking extremely overwhelmed about something.
"What's up?" said Draco, folding his pants.
"I just talked to McGonagall and she told me my exam scores." She said brightly.
"So, what'd you get?" said Draco, throwing his books in the trunk and hopping on top of it so it would shut. "Well.she didn't exactly tell me what score, but she said I got a very good grade, which means I passed!" she squeaked and Draco didn't even bother looking at her in amusement, because he was so used to her strange ways, instead he just smiled.
"That's great! Congratulations!" said Draco, giving her a high-five, "Hey, err.I never got a chance to thank you for helping me find out what Piper was.thanks."
Aislinn nodded. All of a sudden she ran up to him and clutched him in a tight hug, "I'm gonna miss you!" she cried.
Draco followed suit and hugged her back, "I'm going to miss you too, but we'll be able to see each other again next year. Or the summer even.we are, aren't we?" said Draco.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." She pulled away from him, her face red with embarrassment.
Draco stared at her and noticed something he hadn't thought of before; he loved her. This was the same feeling he had when he saw Piper, but it felt different somehow. Maybe it was because the first time it was love at first sight, but now it wasn't. Here he was, standing with a girl, full of emotional feelings and he didn't know how to express them. So the only other way was his way. He turned her around, leaned in and kissed her. Draco felt like she knew exactly what he was feeling and didn't back away this time. It wasn't a power-hungry kiss, but a soft, gentle one, like when you sincerely, and truly love someone..
When they finally pulled apart, it was when Crabbe came in and told them both to get to the Great Hall immediately because Dumbledore was about to give his end-of-the-year speech.
* * *
"The end of yet another year," said Dumbledore, "We lost a student.but gained a ghost."
He gestured toward the ceiling and Draco saw that Piper was floating up in the air and waving down at him. She blew him a kiss and disappeared through the massive brick wall. Draco smiled to himself and looked back up at the old and feeble Dumbledore.
"I will truly miss all of you. Some of you, unfortunately, had heard that I was.indeed, retiring," Dumbledore continued. He waited for the excited whisperings to die down, "I cannot sat who will be taking over for me, though I guarantee you will all find out eventually from, The Daily Prophet, I believe? Now, as this is my last year, lets all sing the Hogwarts song one last time and enjoy it while se still can, shall we?"
Every one sang the song and when they were all finished singing it to their very own tempos, Dumbledore gave them the command that they could begin their feast.
When the feast was over several short hours later, everyone went off to Hogsmeade Station in the horse-less carriages. Draco and Aislinn found a compartment to themselves and played with Aislinn's deck of Exploding Snap.
Before that, Aislinn went and got dressed out of her school uniform in an empty compartment. She came back and Draco thought that clothes looked really good on her figure. She was wearing a black tank top that was covered with fishnet sleeves and dark pants with zippers, pinstripes and suspenders hanging down.
"I like your clothes." He said, smiling.
She smiled back, "Thanks."
Several hours later, the train came to a halt and everyone climbed out of it. Draco waved a goodbye to Aislinn and went to meet his father.
"Well Draco, do you care to tell your father who that was?" said Lucius.
"Oh.. Aislinn Njass is just a friend." Said Draco.
"What House?" said Lucius, looking stern.
"Slytherin." Draco answered quickly before his father could get any ideas.
"Ah.good," said Lucius, "Come."
Draco followed his father out of the platform and headed home, once again, on a bus. This time none of the Muggles on it scared him, instead they pleased him. The whole bus ride home, he was thinking about his next year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the future after it..
THE END