Chapter 6: The First Day (part II)
The rest of the day was rather uneventful. Ebony spent the rest of the afternoon in her dorm room doing homework. And at dinner no one seemed to be around, Ebony got up to leave when Oliver grabbed her arm and began dragging her out of the Great Hall and down the corridor, "W-where are we going?" Ebony asked.
"To Pennington Hall. I promised Michele I'd meet her there, *he looked at his watch, "and I'm 3 minutes late. So hurry."
At this Ebony completely stopping Oliver from going any further, "You really like her don't you?"
Oliver turned to her and laughed in amusement, "Well duh! I asked her out didn't I? Honestly! You can be so ditzy sometimes! Now let's get going?!" He resumed tugging her down the long corridor. And Ebony didn't fight him.
"So what is this Pennington Hall? I mean why are we going there? Besides because that's where your meeting Mich." Eb inquired.
"Oh, cause it's the best get together hangout in the castle for anyone in 5th year and above. It's like a common room for all of the houses." Oliver explained.
"Why do you have to be in 5th year or above?" Ebony asked.
"Well a lot of mature things go on in there, and well it wouldn't be right for little 11 year olds to be exposed to that, now would it?" Oliver questioned.
"Guess not." Eb agreed as Oliver stopped in front of two large doors. And opened them.
"I give you Pennington Hall!" Oliver announced as he threw up his arms dramatically.
Ebony looked around, it was a little bit smaller then the Great Hall but had the same ceiling, one that showed the sky as it was outside. There were lots of tables with nice chairs surrounding them. 6 or 8 fireplaces, and tons of couches and comfy chairs scattered around the room. Oliver had spotted Michele and was already headed towards her, Ebony followed. Oliver sat next to Mich; they snuggled close, and kissed one another. Ebony sat down to hear Jassmine and Michele enjoying a heated discussion about Rae Fox and her big mouth in Potions.
"And did you see how she just jumped at the chance to tattle on u? She'd a total suck up!" Mich asked.
"I know!! 'Oh Snape! Jassmine the evil Gryffindor did it!!! Don't yell at us Slytherin's! We are your favorites! We would never do anything to upset you! Please Love me! Please Love me!'" Jass said mocking Rae.
"You guys she's not that bad? She's just used to looking out for herself. That's all. I know she can be a bit annoying but-" Eb defended.
"Annoying? Eb she's beyond annoying! She's a brown nose bitch! Trying to kiss Snape's ass!" Jass snapped.
"Yeah, She thinks just cause she is new and a Slytherin, she can get away with whatever she wants. Well she's wrong and she's crossed the wrong pair! She will pay for this!" Michele confidently said.
"You knew her before she came here? Right? What was she like? Was she as much of a cow then as she was now?" Jassmine asked. Which caught Ebony off guard.
"Um, well as I said she has a way of looking out for herself. She's very picky when it comes to making close friends, but if you are one of them she'll watch your back till the end. But she grew up having no one there to watch her's, so she's a little selfish and if she wants something, watch out. She's always had a way off getting on a teacher's good side, and well if there is someone she thinks less of, then she's going to do anything to make sure it's their ass that goes down not her's. But as I said before you need to be patient and get to know her. I'm sure you'll find she's not that bad..." Ebony was explaining when both Jass' and Mich's gaze drifted from Ebony. Ebony followed their gaze, *Rae!*
Rae had just entered the room, and Jassmine and Michele had anger in their eyes, and as they rose so did Ebony to stand in front of them, between them and Rae. "Come on, don't do something drastic! Jass you've already gotten a whole shit load of points taken away, even if she was the cause of you losing a bunch of them, plus you've got detention. And Michele your Dumbledore's granddaughter, do you really think getting in a fight on the first day of school is going to be a good idea?! No. You guys just sit here, I'll go talk to her." Ebony reasoned and both Jass and Michele very reluctantly sat back down.
Ebony walked over to Rae, who stood just inside the doors. "Rae I think you should leave, there are people in here who are craving to see you...well lets just say if u stay, I can't promise they won't hurt you. I-"
"You what? I'm not letting some stupid Gryffindor shit decide where and where not I will go in and around the castle! Gryffindor are just pathetic do-gooders! They are not worth my time or..." Rae then remembered Eb was a Gryffindor, " Oh Eb I didn't mean you! Your cool! We've been through some tough shit! We'll always be friends. But your Gryffindor friends won't control me and I'm not afraid of them...what?" Ebony was giving her a look she had seen one too many times and she didn't like it.
"What do you mean, what?" Ebony said as if she didn't know what Rae was getting worked up over.
"I can tell by your face you're searching again, examining me. What do you want to know?" Rae questioned.
"Well answer me this, why did you feel the need to make enemies on the first day? I'm sure Snape would have cancelled all the Slytherin's detention's, so I don't get it!" Eb replied
"Oh, well I wasn't going to let that freak get away with screwing up Draco's potion! That explosion sent him flying through the air; he could have been badly hurt! And I'd hate to see that ever happen to such an awsome guy! He's so..." Rae went on.
"So you still like him hu?" Eb said as more of a statement than a question.
"Well ya, I know with the whole summer and all that I should be over him, but I'm not! I'm still head over heels for him, as much, if not more than I was the first day I met him!" Rae exclaimed
Just then Draco walked threw the doors, "I never knew you liked me? Why didn't you tell me?" Draco said.
What Ebony and Rae hadn't been aware of was that Draco had been on his way to Pennington, for he had left at the end of his forth year and hadn't had the chance to see Pennington, and was curious to see why it was so popular. He had reached the doors when he had heard two female voices talking just inside. He had stopped to hear them to find that it was Rae and Ebony; he was going to jump in and scare them when he had heard Eb ask if Rae still like someone, and he wanted to know who. Now he knew, what was he to do?
"Um, I-"Rae was in shock. *Why did I have to say anything to Ebony in a place where SO many people could hear?! AHHH!* She was kinda embarrassed so she quickly left Pennington and ran down the stairs towards the dungeons without answering Draco's question.
"How long were you standing there Draco?" Ebony asked.
"Long enough to hear that Rae has liked me for as long as she's known me. Why didn't she tell me? Why didn't you tell me?" Draco demanded.
"Me? It wasn't my place to tell, and Rae, well, you two were friends for so long and you never seriously hit on her, and you always had lots of girls hanging on to you, I guess she just didn't want to be one of your toys. So what are you going to do now?" Eb said
"Toy?! Toy!! She wouldn't have been a toy!!! Not her! How could she think- ?!"Draco began rambling.
"Draco! Chill! Why are you so worked up?! You've never acted this way about any other girl who has liked you and thought, well, that you might not be devoted to her. Why now? Maybe her feelings are mutual? Do you like her?" Eb replied.
"Well it's Rae. And-and I...well...I guess I do." He stammered.
"Then why are you standing here telling me? Get going after her!!! Go!" Eb commended.
"Right! Thanx Eb!" Draco thanked.
"Me? Why are you thanking me? What did I do?" Eb said confused
"Well if you hadn't been talking to Rae and making her talk about her feelings for me then I never would have overheard and realized it. Your the best!" Draco said excitedly, kissed her hard on the cheek and rushed off to find Rae.
Ebony walked back to Jass and Mich laughing softly, "What was that all about?" They both asked.
"I think Rae and Draco are FINALLY gonna get together. It's about time. They'll be so cute together!" Eb told them.
"EWWW!!! Jass said. "Don't make me gag!"
"I gotta agree with Jass, That's gross, but I guess they deserve each other. They're both are little conniving worms!" Mich added.
"Whoa! I didn't picture Malfoy the sit down and play nice type. I thought he only knew how to disrespect and cheat women." Oliver remarked.
"Well, whatever." Eb finished. "Um, ya, so Mich what's it like having your father and granddad so close, ALL the time?" Eb inquired.
"Well it's nice, I guess. No one else has family in the castle. But it gets frustrating! They are constantly watching me and they are always budding in, where it doesn't concern them. Plus, being 'Dumbledore's only granddaughter' is the label I was given the day I arrived...which isn't really as fun as you'd think. He expects me to be perfect both academically and outside of the classroom. He's stricter with me than with anybody!" She sighed. "Does that answer your question?"
"Yep"
***
Draco Rushed down the stairs, sometimes jumping 2 or 3 steps at a time. Once he miscalculated and jumped one too many, tripped and landed on his ass. "OUCH!!" But he got back up and entered the Slytherin common room, she wasn't in there, *She must have gone to her dorm* He made his way to her room: knocked, then entered without waiting for a reply. Sure enough she was lying on her bed, with a pillow over her face. Draco sat on the bed, "Hey sexy!" But he got no response, "Hey why are you hiding from me?" He said and removed the pillow from Rae's face. He bent down and kissed her softly on the lips. When he pulled away Rae had a look of surprise on her face. "What didn't like it? Well I sure like you. What do you say, I've been looking for someone to be MY girl, what do ya say?" He cheesily asked.
Rae sat up, "Um, Well sure! But Draco, I've liked you for a VERY long time, my feeling are sincere, I'm not signing on if this is just a-" Rae started.
"A game? Rae I never asked you out cause I didn't want our relationship to be a game. Plus I thought you'd laugh in my face, but ya know." He comforted.
"I wouldn't have. Well maybe, but I don't think so. Well if your serious- "She again started.
"I am!" He stated.
"Alright then. Come here!" She said as she used one finger to beckon him to her. And he went to her, leaning in and they kissed. That kiss led to another, which led to more kisses, until they fell asleep in Rae's bed.
The rest of the day was rather uneventful. Ebony spent the rest of the afternoon in her dorm room doing homework. And at dinner no one seemed to be around, Ebony got up to leave when Oliver grabbed her arm and began dragging her out of the Great Hall and down the corridor, "W-where are we going?" Ebony asked.
"To Pennington Hall. I promised Michele I'd meet her there, *he looked at his watch, "and I'm 3 minutes late. So hurry."
At this Ebony completely stopping Oliver from going any further, "You really like her don't you?"
Oliver turned to her and laughed in amusement, "Well duh! I asked her out didn't I? Honestly! You can be so ditzy sometimes! Now let's get going?!" He resumed tugging her down the long corridor. And Ebony didn't fight him.
"So what is this Pennington Hall? I mean why are we going there? Besides because that's where your meeting Mich." Eb inquired.
"Oh, cause it's the best get together hangout in the castle for anyone in 5th year and above. It's like a common room for all of the houses." Oliver explained.
"Why do you have to be in 5th year or above?" Ebony asked.
"Well a lot of mature things go on in there, and well it wouldn't be right for little 11 year olds to be exposed to that, now would it?" Oliver questioned.
"Guess not." Eb agreed as Oliver stopped in front of two large doors. And opened them.
"I give you Pennington Hall!" Oliver announced as he threw up his arms dramatically.
Ebony looked around, it was a little bit smaller then the Great Hall but had the same ceiling, one that showed the sky as it was outside. There were lots of tables with nice chairs surrounding them. 6 or 8 fireplaces, and tons of couches and comfy chairs scattered around the room. Oliver had spotted Michele and was already headed towards her, Ebony followed. Oliver sat next to Mich; they snuggled close, and kissed one another. Ebony sat down to hear Jassmine and Michele enjoying a heated discussion about Rae Fox and her big mouth in Potions.
"And did you see how she just jumped at the chance to tattle on u? She'd a total suck up!" Mich asked.
"I know!! 'Oh Snape! Jassmine the evil Gryffindor did it!!! Don't yell at us Slytherin's! We are your favorites! We would never do anything to upset you! Please Love me! Please Love me!'" Jass said mocking Rae.
"You guys she's not that bad? She's just used to looking out for herself. That's all. I know she can be a bit annoying but-" Eb defended.
"Annoying? Eb she's beyond annoying! She's a brown nose bitch! Trying to kiss Snape's ass!" Jass snapped.
"Yeah, She thinks just cause she is new and a Slytherin, she can get away with whatever she wants. Well she's wrong and she's crossed the wrong pair! She will pay for this!" Michele confidently said.
"You knew her before she came here? Right? What was she like? Was she as much of a cow then as she was now?" Jassmine asked. Which caught Ebony off guard.
"Um, well as I said she has a way of looking out for herself. She's very picky when it comes to making close friends, but if you are one of them she'll watch your back till the end. But she grew up having no one there to watch her's, so she's a little selfish and if she wants something, watch out. She's always had a way off getting on a teacher's good side, and well if there is someone she thinks less of, then she's going to do anything to make sure it's their ass that goes down not her's. But as I said before you need to be patient and get to know her. I'm sure you'll find she's not that bad..." Ebony was explaining when both Jass' and Mich's gaze drifted from Ebony. Ebony followed their gaze, *Rae!*
Rae had just entered the room, and Jassmine and Michele had anger in their eyes, and as they rose so did Ebony to stand in front of them, between them and Rae. "Come on, don't do something drastic! Jass you've already gotten a whole shit load of points taken away, even if she was the cause of you losing a bunch of them, plus you've got detention. And Michele your Dumbledore's granddaughter, do you really think getting in a fight on the first day of school is going to be a good idea?! No. You guys just sit here, I'll go talk to her." Ebony reasoned and both Jass and Michele very reluctantly sat back down.
Ebony walked over to Rae, who stood just inside the doors. "Rae I think you should leave, there are people in here who are craving to see you...well lets just say if u stay, I can't promise they won't hurt you. I-"
"You what? I'm not letting some stupid Gryffindor shit decide where and where not I will go in and around the castle! Gryffindor are just pathetic do-gooders! They are not worth my time or..." Rae then remembered Eb was a Gryffindor, " Oh Eb I didn't mean you! Your cool! We've been through some tough shit! We'll always be friends. But your Gryffindor friends won't control me and I'm not afraid of them...what?" Ebony was giving her a look she had seen one too many times and she didn't like it.
"What do you mean, what?" Ebony said as if she didn't know what Rae was getting worked up over.
"I can tell by your face you're searching again, examining me. What do you want to know?" Rae questioned.
"Well answer me this, why did you feel the need to make enemies on the first day? I'm sure Snape would have cancelled all the Slytherin's detention's, so I don't get it!" Eb replied
"Oh, well I wasn't going to let that freak get away with screwing up Draco's potion! That explosion sent him flying through the air; he could have been badly hurt! And I'd hate to see that ever happen to such an awsome guy! He's so..." Rae went on.
"So you still like him hu?" Eb said as more of a statement than a question.
"Well ya, I know with the whole summer and all that I should be over him, but I'm not! I'm still head over heels for him, as much, if not more than I was the first day I met him!" Rae exclaimed
Just then Draco walked threw the doors, "I never knew you liked me? Why didn't you tell me?" Draco said.
What Ebony and Rae hadn't been aware of was that Draco had been on his way to Pennington, for he had left at the end of his forth year and hadn't had the chance to see Pennington, and was curious to see why it was so popular. He had reached the doors when he had heard two female voices talking just inside. He had stopped to hear them to find that it was Rae and Ebony; he was going to jump in and scare them when he had heard Eb ask if Rae still like someone, and he wanted to know who. Now he knew, what was he to do?
"Um, I-"Rae was in shock. *Why did I have to say anything to Ebony in a place where SO many people could hear?! AHHH!* She was kinda embarrassed so she quickly left Pennington and ran down the stairs towards the dungeons without answering Draco's question.
"How long were you standing there Draco?" Ebony asked.
"Long enough to hear that Rae has liked me for as long as she's known me. Why didn't she tell me? Why didn't you tell me?" Draco demanded.
"Me? It wasn't my place to tell, and Rae, well, you two were friends for so long and you never seriously hit on her, and you always had lots of girls hanging on to you, I guess she just didn't want to be one of your toys. So what are you going to do now?" Eb said
"Toy?! Toy!! She wouldn't have been a toy!!! Not her! How could she think- ?!"Draco began rambling.
"Draco! Chill! Why are you so worked up?! You've never acted this way about any other girl who has liked you and thought, well, that you might not be devoted to her. Why now? Maybe her feelings are mutual? Do you like her?" Eb replied.
"Well it's Rae. And-and I...well...I guess I do." He stammered.
"Then why are you standing here telling me? Get going after her!!! Go!" Eb commended.
"Right! Thanx Eb!" Draco thanked.
"Me? Why are you thanking me? What did I do?" Eb said confused
"Well if you hadn't been talking to Rae and making her talk about her feelings for me then I never would have overheard and realized it. Your the best!" Draco said excitedly, kissed her hard on the cheek and rushed off to find Rae.
Ebony walked back to Jass and Mich laughing softly, "What was that all about?" They both asked.
"I think Rae and Draco are FINALLY gonna get together. It's about time. They'll be so cute together!" Eb told them.
"EWWW!!! Jass said. "Don't make me gag!"
"I gotta agree with Jass, That's gross, but I guess they deserve each other. They're both are little conniving worms!" Mich added.
"Whoa! I didn't picture Malfoy the sit down and play nice type. I thought he only knew how to disrespect and cheat women." Oliver remarked.
"Well, whatever." Eb finished. "Um, ya, so Mich what's it like having your father and granddad so close, ALL the time?" Eb inquired.
"Well it's nice, I guess. No one else has family in the castle. But it gets frustrating! They are constantly watching me and they are always budding in, where it doesn't concern them. Plus, being 'Dumbledore's only granddaughter' is the label I was given the day I arrived...which isn't really as fun as you'd think. He expects me to be perfect both academically and outside of the classroom. He's stricter with me than with anybody!" She sighed. "Does that answer your question?"
"Yep"
***
Draco Rushed down the stairs, sometimes jumping 2 or 3 steps at a time. Once he miscalculated and jumped one too many, tripped and landed on his ass. "OUCH!!" But he got back up and entered the Slytherin common room, she wasn't in there, *She must have gone to her dorm* He made his way to her room: knocked, then entered without waiting for a reply. Sure enough she was lying on her bed, with a pillow over her face. Draco sat on the bed, "Hey sexy!" But he got no response, "Hey why are you hiding from me?" He said and removed the pillow from Rae's face. He bent down and kissed her softly on the lips. When he pulled away Rae had a look of surprise on her face. "What didn't like it? Well I sure like you. What do you say, I've been looking for someone to be MY girl, what do ya say?" He cheesily asked.
Rae sat up, "Um, Well sure! But Draco, I've liked you for a VERY long time, my feeling are sincere, I'm not signing on if this is just a-" Rae started.
"A game? Rae I never asked you out cause I didn't want our relationship to be a game. Plus I thought you'd laugh in my face, but ya know." He comforted.
"I wouldn't have. Well maybe, but I don't think so. Well if your serious- "She again started.
"I am!" He stated.
"Alright then. Come here!" She said as she used one finger to beckon him to her. And he went to her, leaning in and they kissed. That kiss led to another, which led to more kisses, until they fell asleep in Rae's bed.