Alex woke up to a gentle light shining into the window, playing on her face. She jumped up, realizing she was late for class, panicking. When she glanced over at the four posters and saw that there were still bodies in them, she immediately fell back onto the bed. Today was Saturday.

Alex let her thoughts linger to the new friend she had made last night. Eliza was really nice and she could understand Alex. She had told her about the fight she'd had with Malfoy, leaving out the part that she wasn't really Alexa of course. Eliza had listened and then gave her advice. Then she asked Alex a question. Not just any question. A question that she had longed to hear her whole life but had never heard. Until that moment. Eliza looked into her eyes and asked her; "What do you want?"

Alex had to think about before she was able to reply. When she did, the truth came out. Alex had feelings for Draco, but there was no way anything could work between the two of them. He had already shown her his disdain for "mudbloods" as he called them and obviously, she was one. Plus, they could never get along. By the time the night came to a close, Alex had completely admitted all her feelings for Draco to Eliza. Eliza hadn't said anything but merely nodded and then had admonished her to get some rest.

Sighing, Alex pushed herself up, getting ready to face the day.

******

Harry was seated on one of the plush crimson couches when Alex walked down. He smiled and motioned for her to come and sit next to him.

"Good Morning. How did you sleep?"

Alex closed her eyes and shook her head.

"Not good. But I'm alright now. You?"

Harry leaned back to study her face and then chuckled.

"Actually, I didn't sleep too well either. I kept dreaming that you were coming to kill me."

Alex couldn't help but laugh at Harry's comment.

"That's too funny. Kill you huh? I couldn't kill a spider much less a person."

Harry joined in the laughter and looked at her.

"I didn't think that you liked me much at first."

Alex stopped laughing and nodded slightly in understanding.

"Well, I didn't really at first but then I realized that you haven't done anything for me not to like you."

Harry was about to answer when Ron came down the stairs and joined them by the fire. Ten minutes into a lively conversation about quidditch, Eliza and Hermione came down from the dorms and the group decided to head to the Great Hall for some breakfast.

******

"Alexa, may I have a word?"

Alex looked up from her toast to see Draco looming over her. She threw a glance at Eliza who shrugged and began chewing on her bottom lip. Alex closed her eyes and drew in a deep breath, exhaling slowly.

"Sure."

As Alex got up from the table she locked eyes with Dean. He didn't look angry, just betrayed. She mouthed sorry and when he winked in return, she hurriedly followed Draco out of the hall. She followed Draco down various corridors silently, until they reached a vacant classroom. Alex didn't say anything, she was waiting for Draco to start yelling at her for hitting him but his reaction was quite a bit different then she had expected.

He cupped her face in his hands, staring into her eyes. Still nervous, Alex broke the eerie silence.

"Draco, what is it you wanted to talk to me about?"

Draco said nothing, just kissed her. His lips were soft and warm to the touch. Bewildered yet ecstatic, Alex kissed back. His hands were now around her waist and hers around his neck. To Alex it seemed like as soon as their lips had met, they had parted and Draco was gone, leaving her confused and standing in the middle of an empty classroom. Their kiss was one of passion, yet only brought pain.

******

"He did what?"

As Alex and Eliza sat in the quidditch stands watching an exciting Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw match, Alex had related the day's earlier events to Eliza.

"He just kissed me and then left."

Eliza smiled and nodded.

"We were wondering why you didn't come back to the Great Hall."

Alex started to laugh at Eliza comment but stopped when the full realization of what Eliza had just said caught up to her.

"Wait! What did you think I was doing?"

Eliza smiled and rolled her eyes.

"Don't worry I covered for you. Ron figured you and Malfoy had gone off to have a nice little snogging session but I told him that you two were supposed to see McGonagall. They all bought it and that was that.

Alex breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright thanks. Can we go? I know that we're going to win and honestly I feel like doing something fun."

Eliza looked at her quizzically.

"Well what do you suggest?"

Alex shrugged.

"I don't know, anything is better than sitting here, letting my ass get numb."

Eliza laughed and nodded her head vigorously.

"I know! These benches are so uncomfortable! Let's go."

******

'Why did I let her get to me?'

Draco Malfoy was pacing in front of the entrance hall to the castle, thinking about Alex and his earlier actions. He had wanted to watch the quidditch match and check out Ravenclaw's new seeker but he didn't want to see Alex, he knew she would be mad.

'What was I thinking? She doesn't like me like that! She practically hates me! I can't be weak for her!'

While Draco was fighting with himself, he failed to notice Alex and a girl he didn't know enter through the huge wood doors. He was still pacing when Alex tapped him lightly on the shoulder.

"Draco, are you alright?"

Surprised that Alex was even talking to him, Draco was lost for words so he didn't say anything but merely walked off.

******

As Alex watched Draco walk off she became angry. Why was he ignoring her? After all, it was him who had kissed her. She should be the one avoiding him! Alex looked over to Eliza who was looking at her warily.

"Liza I'll meet you back in the common room in about fifteen minutes, okay?"

Eliza nodded in agreement. Alex flashed her a quick smile and then took off, running to catch up with Draco. When she caught up to him, she grabbed the sleeve of his sweater and turned him around.

"What the hell was that all about Draco? Why are you avoiding me? I haven't done anything wrong."

Draco didn't say anything, just looked at her, an unidentifiable expression decorating his face. Alex couldn't take the silence. She shoved Draco hard, breaking him out of his daze.

"I said, what the hell is up?! Why are you ignoring me?"

Draco blinked a couple of times.

"I don't know alright? I just don't feel like talking to anyone so just lay off! I'll talk to you later."

Alex smirked and shook her head.

"Alright. You can talk to me later. But there's no guarantee that I'll talk back. You will not treat me like your little groupie."

With that, Alex turned on her heel and with tears in her eyes, headed to the Gryffindor common room.