As Harry and Alexa walked across the grounds of Hogwarts they talked about a lot of things. Childhood, likes, dislikes, and even crushes. Harry told Alexa that he had had a crush on a girl who was a year ahead of him. Her name was Cho and she was in Ravenclaw. Alexa decided that she was going to hook them up. As the pair sat down on a bench by the fountain, Alexa knew that what Harry was thinking.

"So I'm guessing you want to know where things are between Draco and I?"

Harry blushed but didn't say anything and Alexa took this as a cue to continue. She wanted to tell him the whole truth but she knew it wasn't time yet so she kept most of her past to herself.

"First off Draco and I are just friends, nothing more, nothing less. We grew up next door to each other and we had the same nanny. When we were eleven my dad had just died and my mother decided that we were going to move in with her sister, who's a muggle. I didn't really mind not being able to practice magic until I started to get these bizarre powers. I realized that I could do wand less magic so my mother decided to send me here. The week before I was to leave for Hogwarts, she died. I wasn't going to come but I felt like she would have wanted me to. So here I am and that's the end to my little story."

Harry sat in silence for a few seconds before speaking.

"Wow Alexa I had no idea. I'm so sorry about your mother."

Alexa shook her head.

"No need to apologize. You and I both know what it feels like to loose someone and the apologies just make the pain worse."

Harry stared hard at the water dribbling down the fountain.

"So you can do wand less magic?"

Alexa nodded proudly.

"Yeah, I don't know how it happened just one day I was fooling around and the next thing I know my mom's favorite vase was out the window and in pieces on the lawn."

The two laughed heartily at her last comment. As the wind started to blow Alexa began to get chills. Harry noticed this and also what she was wearing, and offered her his robe which she gratefully accepted."

"Thanks."

Harry smiled.

"No problem. We had probably get back to the common room. Ron will kill me if we don't have time for his tour."

As the two started up the stairs to the castle Alexa realized that she was just a little closer to reaching her goal…

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The week went by quickly for Alexa. With a little help from Professor McGonagall she had gotten robes and supplies and after dinner on Thursdays Snape was helping her practice her wand less magic. Everything was going great for Alexa. Everything until it came to her social life. Alexa was frustrated with having to budget the time she spent with Draco just so she could spend time with Ron, Harry, and Hermione. She knew Draco didn't have many if any friends and though she knew he would never admit it, he felt very much alone. She and Draco were helping each other with Arithmancy homework when she decided to ask him about it.

"Draco, I have a question."

They were in the library and were sitting next to each other so Draco had to scoot his chair out so he could look her in the face.

"What is it?"

Alexa bit her lip nervously.

"I'm tired of having to budget my time when it comes to my friends. We should all be able to hang out together. I feel like I'm in the middle of a tug-of-war. Everytime we get a good conversation going Ron or Harry will walk up and ask me to help them with something and everytime one of them is in need of my help you suddenly need to talk to me. I can't do this anymore."

Draco looked down at the book he'd been studying from and carefully considered Alexa's words. When he spoke Alexa could see a glint of anger in his eyes but she also thought she saw a little bit of hurt.

"I can't hang out with them. My father would kill me if he knew I associated with them. It's not like you care. I know you probably have stuff you have to do with Potter so why don't you just go ahead. You and him seem awfully close anyways."

Alexa sighed. It was true. She and Harry had been spending an awful lot of time together lately. If only she could tell Draco about her plan. If only…

"No Draco, I don't have anywhere to be. I also don't appreciate you telling me I don't care because I do. I just wanted to let you know how I feel about this. But, your mind seems to be made up, so I won't bring it up anymore."

Draco shrugged as if to say he didn't care but Alexa knew he did. She remembered how much he had needed her as child. When his father hit him he used to run over to her house and they would hide out under the covers on her bed. Of course, Lucius always knew where to find him and would drag him kicking and screaming, sometimes crying, back down the street to their house. Even as a child Alexa knew that when they got home, Lucius would beat on him even more. She remembered all the cuts and bruises, and all the excuses and lies to make up for them. He needed her now. How could she let him down? Alexa shuddered at the painful memories and pushed them out of her mind. She looked over at Draco and studied him. When he felt her eyes on him he looked up and grinned.

"What?"

Alexa grinned back.

"Nothing."

Draco just looked at her for a while and they way he was looking at her sent her stomach into spasms. Before she knew it, their lips had met and Draco was filling her with his warm embrace. When she pulled away she immediately looked at the floor, embarrassed. They sat for a while in awkward silence.

"Look Alexa I'm sorry I don't know what came over me."

Alexa shook her head and forced herself to meet his icy blue eyes.

"Don't be sorry…I'm not."

She stood up and Draco stood up with her. He closed the open book on the table.

"We should probably go. It's after hours and I don't want you to get in any trouble."

Alexa grabbed his hand.

"I don't care. I haven't gotten in any trouble yet anyway."

She flashed him a bright smile and the two walked out of the Library headed towards Alexa's common room. When they were a few yards away from the portrait of the Fat Lady who guarded the common room, Alexa turned to face Draco and grabbed his other hand. She placed his hands on her waist and wrapped hers around his neck. Their lips met yet again and for the few moments (which was actually about half an hour) they were standing there all time seem to stop. When they finally pulled away, Alexa smiled and said goodbye to a rejuvenated Draco.

"Um…I don't know what to say after that so I guess I'll see you tomorrow?"

Draco shoved his hands in his pockets and smirked.

"I uh…guess so."

Both were unsure of what to say considering what they were doing a few minutes ago didn't require much talking.

"Goodnight Alexa."

 With one last smile to Draco, Alexa walked over to the Fat Lady, said the password (Flourish and Botts) and walked into the common room to meet three pairs of very worried eyes. She decided that she was going to lighten the mood.

"Hi Harry, Ron, Hermione, how are you all?"

Hermione looked at her as though she were crazy

"Where have you been? Do you realize that it's 2:30 A.M.! We thought you were lost of hurt or something! We were just saying how we should go to Dumbledore when you showed up!"

Alexa looked from Harry, to Ron, to Hermione. She should just tell the truth. Not that she had been doing it in the first place but she should.

"Look you guys, I'm really sorry I had you worried. I was studying with Draco and we lost track of the time…I can't say anything besides I'm sorry."

Ron looked at Alexa skeptically. Alexa glanced at Harry who sat silently looking at her with a questioning look oh his face.

"You were with MALFOY the whole time?"

Alexa was starting to get frustrated. Her perfect night was slowly falling apart.

"Yes Ron I was with Draco and you know what? I am so tired of the four of you fighting! I can't spend time with you guys as a whole and it's killing me! Why can't you just grow up?"

With that, she marched up the stairs and to her bed where she fell into a dreamless sleep.