MEANWHILE. (I've always wanted to say that! :-D)
Erica crossed and uncrossed her legs nervously. Lucius was sitting down beside her, talking to one of the two fat kids. She could feel her face burning red. When their conversation was done, Erica told Lucius softly, "I'm really sorry about De again. She's sort of an idiot."
"It's nothing. How do you like this school?"
"It's cool."
"What about De?"
"She's upset because you don't have electricity here."
"We have candle- and fire-electricity. She can take her pick from those," Lucius said seriously.
"You mean. there really is such a thing as candle-electricity and fire-electricity?" Erica asked, her eyes wide in shock.
"Of course," Lucius laughed. "Who doesn't know about that?"
"Right, I must have forgotten for a second," Erica blushed. "So where are we going to sleep?"
"You have a room in the dungeons."
"The what?" Erica asked. "Dungeons?"
"Yes, it isn't really all that bad. If you want anything, just ask Draco or I to do it." He paused. "I mean, fix up your room."
"I'm sure Draco's got De covered at the moment," Erica muttered, smirking. "She's very happy to have moved here."
"Why did you two move here?"
"Because De got a job here."
"What's that?"
"Tom Felton's slave."
"Oh, I see, who's Tom Felton?" Lucius asked curiously.
"Well I guess it's kind of a paradox, because if Draco exists then he really shouldn't, or vice versa, because in a sense they're the same person." Erica explained in one breath. "But I suppose that there's a reasonable explanation for all of this, right?"
"What do you mean they're the same person?"
"I mean in the movies, Tom plays Draco."
"What movies?"
"The Harry Potter movies. Based on J.K Rowling's books."
"Books? Movies? Harry Potter?" He raised his eyebrows. "What are you talking about?"
"This is really just a fanfiction, a figment of a twisted teenage girl's imagination. See, none of this is really happening."
"What's a fanfiction?"
"It's a story based on another story, using the same characters."
"But- this is real life, this isn't a story."
"Yes it is, ask De."
"What would she know?"
"She's the one writing this."
"Writing this? Is she God or something?"
"In a sense, yes. That's why she's with Draco and we're together. Because in real life, I like Jason Isaacs."
"Jason Isaacs.?"
"Is the actor who plays you."
"Plays me? In what?"
"The Harry Potter movies."
"So let me get this straight. De's really God and this is all just a book?"
"The De you know isn't God, the real De is," Erica thought of a way to explain it. "She's actually the author. Like I said, this is a book. You'll understand everything at the end."
"The end? Of what?"
"De's surprise ending. It's really violent and gorey. Lots of blood and guts."
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm telling you that this is all really just a fanfiction story!"
Lucius stood up, shaking his head and walking off as he said, "Americans are weird."
Erica crossed and uncrossed her legs nervously. Lucius was sitting down beside her, talking to one of the two fat kids. She could feel her face burning red. When their conversation was done, Erica told Lucius softly, "I'm really sorry about De again. She's sort of an idiot."
"It's nothing. How do you like this school?"
"It's cool."
"What about De?"
"She's upset because you don't have electricity here."
"We have candle- and fire-electricity. She can take her pick from those," Lucius said seriously.
"You mean. there really is such a thing as candle-electricity and fire-electricity?" Erica asked, her eyes wide in shock.
"Of course," Lucius laughed. "Who doesn't know about that?"
"Right, I must have forgotten for a second," Erica blushed. "So where are we going to sleep?"
"You have a room in the dungeons."
"The what?" Erica asked. "Dungeons?"
"Yes, it isn't really all that bad. If you want anything, just ask Draco or I to do it." He paused. "I mean, fix up your room."
"I'm sure Draco's got De covered at the moment," Erica muttered, smirking. "She's very happy to have moved here."
"Why did you two move here?"
"Because De got a job here."
"What's that?"
"Tom Felton's slave."
"Oh, I see, who's Tom Felton?" Lucius asked curiously.
"Well I guess it's kind of a paradox, because if Draco exists then he really shouldn't, or vice versa, because in a sense they're the same person." Erica explained in one breath. "But I suppose that there's a reasonable explanation for all of this, right?"
"What do you mean they're the same person?"
"I mean in the movies, Tom plays Draco."
"What movies?"
"The Harry Potter movies. Based on J.K Rowling's books."
"Books? Movies? Harry Potter?" He raised his eyebrows. "What are you talking about?"
"This is really just a fanfiction, a figment of a twisted teenage girl's imagination. See, none of this is really happening."
"What's a fanfiction?"
"It's a story based on another story, using the same characters."
"But- this is real life, this isn't a story."
"Yes it is, ask De."
"What would she know?"
"She's the one writing this."
"Writing this? Is she God or something?"
"In a sense, yes. That's why she's with Draco and we're together. Because in real life, I like Jason Isaacs."
"Jason Isaacs.?"
"Is the actor who plays you."
"Plays me? In what?"
"The Harry Potter movies."
"So let me get this straight. De's really God and this is all just a book?"
"The De you know isn't God, the real De is," Erica thought of a way to explain it. "She's actually the author. Like I said, this is a book. You'll understand everything at the end."
"The end? Of what?"
"De's surprise ending. It's really violent and gorey. Lots of blood and guts."
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm telling you that this is all really just a fanfiction story!"
Lucius stood up, shaking his head and walking off as he said, "Americans are weird."