Mary had just finished changing in the Slytherin tent, getting back into
her robes. The rest of the team was already heading back up to the castle.
Draco threw open the tent door in a dramatic entrance. 'We lost!" Mary
looked up at him and nodded, "yeah, they have a good team." To her it
wasn't the biggest lose, she just enjoyed flying. Draco walked over and sat
down in a chair next to the mirror she was standing before. They both
looked at each other, she sighed "Don't be mad. It's just one Game. I mean
they normally beat us, but at least we are on the house team." Draco looked
to her and nodded, for once listening. "I suppose your right." She was
surprised by his answer, even though he was still a little upset, she liked
it just the two of them, there was a weird feeling as she finished putting
up here hair. Him waiting for her to walk to the castle with him. They had
definitely become closer over the last few days.
There was comforting warmth to the great hall as all the students sat at the house tables talking. You could see the rain run down the large windows. Most of the students had cups of hot cider as they waited for the rest of the food to be served. Mary pushed through the heavy wooden doors, hoping she wasn't too late. She had been outside helping Hagrid take down the Quiddich tents and she was soaked. Malfoy looked up and walked over to her.
"What happened?" He said as he looked at her, a small puddle forming below her as he robes dripped onto the floor. "I was outside." She replied, looking over his shoulder for Marianne. Draco turned, wondering who she was searching for. "Who are you looking for?" "My friend Marianne. I think it would be best if I went to the dormitory to change before diner." Malfoy tried to think, "Marianne is a Gryffindor, she wont be allowed in! Here, I'll come with you." Mary looked at him hesitantly, "Alright, as long as you stay in the common room." They turned and began to walk up to the Slytherin house together, he looked at her oddly. "You don't trust me, do you?" His face almost puzzled as if he couldn't see one reason not to trust him. She laughed calmly, "Not completely." He looked at her, still confused. but he laughed. Enjoying her smile.
After they had reached the Common room, Mary went up to the girl's rooms while Malfoy waited in one of the large dark green chairs placed before the fire. Mary came back down to the commons and plopped into the chair next to him. For several minutes neither of them really talked, both just looking at the fire. Mary turned to him first, "Thanks for coming up with me." Draco turned, a little startled by her voice. "Its okay, it has been a lot better than watching Crabe and Goyle stuff there face with food." Mary laughed softly, "Wow, what a compliment." Draco didn't catch the hint of sarcasm in her voice and looked at her more seriously, as thought trying to explain himself. "No, I didn't mean it like that! I really like you Mary." Mary looked back at him; his green eyes were looking directly into her own. "Really." she had forgotten how they had gotten onto the topic, but she wasn't going to worry about it. she had much more important things to think about. Draco now a bit flustered he looked back to the fire, "Yeah, being who I am. I was surprised I liked you so much, but you're a lot different from all the other girls in the Slytherin house. To be flat with it, you're not evil." Mary looked away also, "Not to be mean, but coming from you I always figured not being evil would be a bad thing." Malfoy looked back to her as she did to him, he nodded. "Yes I know, but you're nice to me. Something about you makes me want to be more kind, mostly to you though." Mary didn't know how to reply, "Thanks Draco." She looked down to her chair; her left hand had been nervously playing with her ring. She put it back on, than she felt Draco's hands on hers. he guided her to stand up, she looked up at him. Their eyes locked onto one another's. They both stopped as they were standing before the fireplace. Mary didn't know what to say or do exactly, her heart fluttered as they continued to hold hands. Draco took as step closer, and leaned closer. His lips pressed against her own, his eyes were closed and she shut hers also. It wasn't a very long kiss, but during it she kept thinking about how she would of acted if he had done this only about a week or two ago, and it definitely would have been a different answer. They parted and looked at each other, Draco's eyes flickered to the floor as if he were about to apologize, when he looked at her again it was Mary who moved closer again. Kissing him softly at first, suddenly the door to the common room opened. They both parted and looked to the door. A group of Slytherin students entered, not paying attention to the two. Mary looked shocked. "Diner is over already?" Draco watched as more students came into the common room, some looking to them. Mary sat back down in on of the chairs. She was a little disappointed in the disturbance, but she knew they would be alone again later sometime. Draco looked to her, a kind of irremovable smile on his face and sat once again in the chair across from hers. "I better go downstairs and see if there is some food left, I never did get diner." Draco nodded and got up, "I'll see you later!" he smiled and walked to the boy's area and sprinted up the stairs.
Marianne was walking down the halls with Hermione; they were talking about the Griffin feathers that she and Harry found earlier. "I think they are griffin feathers. what else could they be? Especially with them on the loose in the forest and everything." Marianne said as she examined one. Hermione nodded, she stopped walking for a second and she had just read something in the book she was carrying. She was about to read the passage out loud when Mary came running down the corridor and almost hit Hermione. Mary tripped over a foot of a statue that was just around the corridor. Marianne and Hermione watched surprised as she fell to the ground, than to even more surprise she got up as soon as she fell and grabbed Marianne's robe sleeve. "Come with me, I don't want to eat alone." Marianne looked to her, "I don't know, I was going to go help them solve some stuff, it's bloody interesting!" Mary gave her one of her unique glances. "I have to talk to you." Marianne looked at her suspiciously than nodded. "Alright, but only for a little while. Hermione. I'll meet you up there in about an hour. Sorry about this." Hermione nodded and turned walking and reading again as if nothing changed.
There was comforting warmth to the great hall as all the students sat at the house tables talking. You could see the rain run down the large windows. Most of the students had cups of hot cider as they waited for the rest of the food to be served. Mary pushed through the heavy wooden doors, hoping she wasn't too late. She had been outside helping Hagrid take down the Quiddich tents and she was soaked. Malfoy looked up and walked over to her.
"What happened?" He said as he looked at her, a small puddle forming below her as he robes dripped onto the floor. "I was outside." She replied, looking over his shoulder for Marianne. Draco turned, wondering who she was searching for. "Who are you looking for?" "My friend Marianne. I think it would be best if I went to the dormitory to change before diner." Malfoy tried to think, "Marianne is a Gryffindor, she wont be allowed in! Here, I'll come with you." Mary looked at him hesitantly, "Alright, as long as you stay in the common room." They turned and began to walk up to the Slytherin house together, he looked at her oddly. "You don't trust me, do you?" His face almost puzzled as if he couldn't see one reason not to trust him. She laughed calmly, "Not completely." He looked at her, still confused. but he laughed. Enjoying her smile.
After they had reached the Common room, Mary went up to the girl's rooms while Malfoy waited in one of the large dark green chairs placed before the fire. Mary came back down to the commons and plopped into the chair next to him. For several minutes neither of them really talked, both just looking at the fire. Mary turned to him first, "Thanks for coming up with me." Draco turned, a little startled by her voice. "Its okay, it has been a lot better than watching Crabe and Goyle stuff there face with food." Mary laughed softly, "Wow, what a compliment." Draco didn't catch the hint of sarcasm in her voice and looked at her more seriously, as thought trying to explain himself. "No, I didn't mean it like that! I really like you Mary." Mary looked back at him; his green eyes were looking directly into her own. "Really." she had forgotten how they had gotten onto the topic, but she wasn't going to worry about it. she had much more important things to think about. Draco now a bit flustered he looked back to the fire, "Yeah, being who I am. I was surprised I liked you so much, but you're a lot different from all the other girls in the Slytherin house. To be flat with it, you're not evil." Mary looked away also, "Not to be mean, but coming from you I always figured not being evil would be a bad thing." Malfoy looked back to her as she did to him, he nodded. "Yes I know, but you're nice to me. Something about you makes me want to be more kind, mostly to you though." Mary didn't know how to reply, "Thanks Draco." She looked down to her chair; her left hand had been nervously playing with her ring. She put it back on, than she felt Draco's hands on hers. he guided her to stand up, she looked up at him. Their eyes locked onto one another's. They both stopped as they were standing before the fireplace. Mary didn't know what to say or do exactly, her heart fluttered as they continued to hold hands. Draco took as step closer, and leaned closer. His lips pressed against her own, his eyes were closed and she shut hers also. It wasn't a very long kiss, but during it she kept thinking about how she would of acted if he had done this only about a week or two ago, and it definitely would have been a different answer. They parted and looked at each other, Draco's eyes flickered to the floor as if he were about to apologize, when he looked at her again it was Mary who moved closer again. Kissing him softly at first, suddenly the door to the common room opened. They both parted and looked to the door. A group of Slytherin students entered, not paying attention to the two. Mary looked shocked. "Diner is over already?" Draco watched as more students came into the common room, some looking to them. Mary sat back down in on of the chairs. She was a little disappointed in the disturbance, but she knew they would be alone again later sometime. Draco looked to her, a kind of irremovable smile on his face and sat once again in the chair across from hers. "I better go downstairs and see if there is some food left, I never did get diner." Draco nodded and got up, "I'll see you later!" he smiled and walked to the boy's area and sprinted up the stairs.
Marianne was walking down the halls with Hermione; they were talking about the Griffin feathers that she and Harry found earlier. "I think they are griffin feathers. what else could they be? Especially with them on the loose in the forest and everything." Marianne said as she examined one. Hermione nodded, she stopped walking for a second and she had just read something in the book she was carrying. She was about to read the passage out loud when Mary came running down the corridor and almost hit Hermione. Mary tripped over a foot of a statue that was just around the corridor. Marianne and Hermione watched surprised as she fell to the ground, than to even more surprise she got up as soon as she fell and grabbed Marianne's robe sleeve. "Come with me, I don't want to eat alone." Marianne looked to her, "I don't know, I was going to go help them solve some stuff, it's bloody interesting!" Mary gave her one of her unique glances. "I have to talk to you." Marianne looked at her suspiciously than nodded. "Alright, but only for a little while. Hermione. I'll meet you up there in about an hour. Sorry about this." Hermione nodded and turned walking and reading again as if nothing changed.