Binding
*By* Koi
M2320400177@hotmail.com mailto:M2320400177@hotmail.com
In case you haven't figured it out by now, I don't own anything in this fic except the plot. This is my plot. It is my ORIGINAL plot (or so I think.) so if I see someone else with this idea, I won't be happy. If I'm not happy, the copycat won't be happy. No, it's not a threat. Just a very strong warning.
To Bunny Winner: I like your webpage. You're a really great author
Thanks to everyone who reviewed and emailed me!!! If you ever have any questions, no matter how stupid, please ask.
And Finally: Thanks always to Li!
~*~
Outside, the grounds were covered in a thin sheet of frost. Everything was shining in the early morning light as Usagi looked out the window from her dorm room. Everyone else was still asleep, and they wouldn't be up for another half and hour. This was her time, just to be alone and think.
It was already the end of October, just about time for Halloween. This year, the professors had announced that there would be a Halloween dance for all students. Usagi smiled as she remembered Draco asking her to the dance. Not that he'd needed to, they both figured it would be a great time to tell everyone that they were going out.
Sighing softly, Usagi thought about how so much time had already passed in the school year. Already it felt like home, just like school in Japan had been. Of course, in Japan there had always been the occasional youma- monster, she mentally corrected herself- to fight. Voldemort's followers that had fled to Japan had left her school with no choice but to train the students to fight the monsters that showed up.
That had been how she'd first met Draco and his family. His father had been sent by Britain's Ministry of Magic to meet with Japan's ministry and talk about the problem.
But by then, his older brother had already left, so she'd never actually seen him in person. But when she'd first gone to his house, she'd seen the pictures of him. Lucius had been sixteen at that time, he'd be almost nineteen now. Even in the photos she could have told that he was trouble. He had blond hair, like Draco, but his eyes were cold and had an almost evil tint to them.
Usagi pushed all of her thoughts aside as one of her roommates began to stir. It was Hermione, stretching as she sat up in her bed. She glanced sleepily over at Usagi, who was curled up on one of the window seats, already dressed and ready to go down to breakfast. Minutes later, the other fifth year Gryffindor girls were waking up as well.
Harry, Ron, and Usagi rushed into the dungeons only a split second before class began. Hermione, who'd already been there, gave them each a look which each of them ignored.
Panting, Harry turned to the front of the class to see what Snape was going to say. To his surprise, no teacher was standing at the front of the room. The class started, yet still no teacher showed up.
Finally, after almost five minutes of waiting and impatience, a young woman swept into the room, her black robes trailing behind her. She approached Snape's podium and turned to face the class.
"Now," She began. "Professor Snape had to leave unexpectedly, so I was called in to fill in for him. He didn't leave any notes about what you're class was learning, so I guess we'll just have to improvise. I'm Professor Avalon, and I'll be here until Professor Snape returns. Now, when I call your name, please raise your hand."
"That was the greatest Potions ever!" Said Ron as he began to clean up around his cauldron. Professor Avalon had begun to teach them Love Potions, which everyone except the Slytherins had enjoyed.
Usagi glanced worriedly to her uncle's (AN: read the last chapter people!) abandoned desk. She, of course, knew where he'd gone. After Voldemort's return the previous year, Snape had risked his life to return to the Death Eater's as a double agent. So far, he'd done pretty well considering he was still alive. But know that he'd left, Usagi was starting to worry.
From across the room at his own cauldron, Draco sneaked a peak at his girlfriend, only to find her frowning and glancing down worriedly. He himself frowned. 'Something's wrong.' He thought. He made a mental note to ask her about it later. Professor Avalon assigned them their homework and dismissed the class, which was still talking eagerly over their lesson.
The lunchroom was almost totally empty, only a few Gryffindors and some other people scattered throughout the hall. At the Gryffindor table, all of the fifth years were finishing up their lunch.
Usagi took a bite out of her sandwich and stared down at her plate in thought. It had been over a month since Draco had written to tell his father about Lucius' return to Britain, but so far there had been no reply. She must have sighed, because Hermione tapped her on the shoulder, drawing Usagi's attention to her.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
Usagi shook her head. "Nothing, just thinking about what I'm going to wear to the Halloween dance. I'll have to buy something when we go to Hogsmeade this Friday." She said, smiling brightly.
Hermione bought the story and smiled back. "So, who're you going to go with?" She asked. Scowling in her mind, she thought, 'As if I don't already know.'
Blue eyes twinkling, Usagi grinned at her friend. "Secret." She said. "How bout you?"
The other girl muttered something inaudiable. "C'mon, do tell!" Usagi said. "I won't say a word, promise."
Hermione looked up. "Kay, but don't laugh." She lowered her voice. "I'm going with Ron." She said.
Instead of bursting out laughing as Hermione would have expected, Usagi just smiled warmly. "That's great." She said. "You two make the perfect couple!"
"You mean someone is actually going to go to the dance with a Mudblood?" A familiar voice drawled from behind them.
Usagi and Hermione stopped their conversation and stook to face the speaker. Harry and Ron, who'd been talking together about their Transfiguration assignment, also stood and turned to glare at the newcomer. "What do you want Malfoy?" Harry asked coldly.
Malfoy glared back at him. "That is none of your business." He spat back. "I'm not here to talk to you."
Ron scowled. "Oh, then why are you here?" He asked.
Malfoy ignored him and turned to Usagi, his eyes softening slightly as they looked at her. Completely ignoring the other Gryffindors who had stopped to see what was going on, he pulled out a red rose and handed it to her, then turned and left the room.
After he'd left, the Gryffindor table sat in silence for a few minutes. Usagi was too busy watching her boyfriend's retreating form to pay any attention to the others at the table.
Finally, Seamus spoke up from the other side of the table. "That was strange." He said bluntly.
Usagi finally snapped out of it and realized that everyone was staring at her. Blushing, she nodded goodbye to the other students and left the room.
"What just happened?" Parvati Patel asked. "That 'was' Malfoy, wasn't it?"
Harry nodded. "That was definitely Malfoy." He confirmed.
Usagi was curled up in a corner of the library, a book open in front of her. She was looking down at the pages, but she wasn't really reading it. The library was the best place to be alone, just to sit back and think.
"What's on your mind?" A voice asked from behind her. A familiar form dropped down next to her.
"Hi Harry." Usagi said, not bothering to look up. "I'm just thinking."
Harry nodded in understanding. "Me and Hermione and Ron talked about this, and we decided that we should tell you that." He trailed off for a second. "all three of us overheard you and Malfoy talking on the first night of the term." He finished.
"I know." Harry looked at her. "I already know that you three knew. Or at least, I suspected it. We were trying to keep it a secret until the dance, but after today." She laughed softly. "The entire school will know by dinner."
"Is that a bad thing?"
Usagi shook her head. "I'm not sure." She said.
I'm sooooooooooooooooooo sorry that this is short. Normally I'd make it about five pages, but I wanted to get this posted today. The next one will be longer. Please review.
Thanks
*By* Koi
M2320400177@hotmail.com mailto:M2320400177@hotmail.com
In case you haven't figured it out by now, I don't own anything in this fic except the plot. This is my plot. It is my ORIGINAL plot (or so I think.) so if I see someone else with this idea, I won't be happy. If I'm not happy, the copycat won't be happy. No, it's not a threat. Just a very strong warning.
To Bunny Winner: I like your webpage. You're a really great author
Thanks to everyone who reviewed and emailed me!!! If you ever have any questions, no matter how stupid, please ask.
And Finally: Thanks always to Li!
~*~
Outside, the grounds were covered in a thin sheet of frost. Everything was shining in the early morning light as Usagi looked out the window from her dorm room. Everyone else was still asleep, and they wouldn't be up for another half and hour. This was her time, just to be alone and think.
It was already the end of October, just about time for Halloween. This year, the professors had announced that there would be a Halloween dance for all students. Usagi smiled as she remembered Draco asking her to the dance. Not that he'd needed to, they both figured it would be a great time to tell everyone that they were going out.
Sighing softly, Usagi thought about how so much time had already passed in the school year. Already it felt like home, just like school in Japan had been. Of course, in Japan there had always been the occasional youma- monster, she mentally corrected herself- to fight. Voldemort's followers that had fled to Japan had left her school with no choice but to train the students to fight the monsters that showed up.
That had been how she'd first met Draco and his family. His father had been sent by Britain's Ministry of Magic to meet with Japan's ministry and talk about the problem.
But by then, his older brother had already left, so she'd never actually seen him in person. But when she'd first gone to his house, she'd seen the pictures of him. Lucius had been sixteen at that time, he'd be almost nineteen now. Even in the photos she could have told that he was trouble. He had blond hair, like Draco, but his eyes were cold and had an almost evil tint to them.
Usagi pushed all of her thoughts aside as one of her roommates began to stir. It was Hermione, stretching as she sat up in her bed. She glanced sleepily over at Usagi, who was curled up on one of the window seats, already dressed and ready to go down to breakfast. Minutes later, the other fifth year Gryffindor girls were waking up as well.
Harry, Ron, and Usagi rushed into the dungeons only a split second before class began. Hermione, who'd already been there, gave them each a look which each of them ignored.
Panting, Harry turned to the front of the class to see what Snape was going to say. To his surprise, no teacher was standing at the front of the room. The class started, yet still no teacher showed up.
Finally, after almost five minutes of waiting and impatience, a young woman swept into the room, her black robes trailing behind her. She approached Snape's podium and turned to face the class.
"Now," She began. "Professor Snape had to leave unexpectedly, so I was called in to fill in for him. He didn't leave any notes about what you're class was learning, so I guess we'll just have to improvise. I'm Professor Avalon, and I'll be here until Professor Snape returns. Now, when I call your name, please raise your hand."
"That was the greatest Potions ever!" Said Ron as he began to clean up around his cauldron. Professor Avalon had begun to teach them Love Potions, which everyone except the Slytherins had enjoyed.
Usagi glanced worriedly to her uncle's (AN: read the last chapter people!) abandoned desk. She, of course, knew where he'd gone. After Voldemort's return the previous year, Snape had risked his life to return to the Death Eater's as a double agent. So far, he'd done pretty well considering he was still alive. But know that he'd left, Usagi was starting to worry.
From across the room at his own cauldron, Draco sneaked a peak at his girlfriend, only to find her frowning and glancing down worriedly. He himself frowned. 'Something's wrong.' He thought. He made a mental note to ask her about it later. Professor Avalon assigned them their homework and dismissed the class, which was still talking eagerly over their lesson.
The lunchroom was almost totally empty, only a few Gryffindors and some other people scattered throughout the hall. At the Gryffindor table, all of the fifth years were finishing up their lunch.
Usagi took a bite out of her sandwich and stared down at her plate in thought. It had been over a month since Draco had written to tell his father about Lucius' return to Britain, but so far there had been no reply. She must have sighed, because Hermione tapped her on the shoulder, drawing Usagi's attention to her.
"What's wrong?" She asked.
Usagi shook her head. "Nothing, just thinking about what I'm going to wear to the Halloween dance. I'll have to buy something when we go to Hogsmeade this Friday." She said, smiling brightly.
Hermione bought the story and smiled back. "So, who're you going to go with?" She asked. Scowling in her mind, she thought, 'As if I don't already know.'
Blue eyes twinkling, Usagi grinned at her friend. "Secret." She said. "How bout you?"
The other girl muttered something inaudiable. "C'mon, do tell!" Usagi said. "I won't say a word, promise."
Hermione looked up. "Kay, but don't laugh." She lowered her voice. "I'm going with Ron." She said.
Instead of bursting out laughing as Hermione would have expected, Usagi just smiled warmly. "That's great." She said. "You two make the perfect couple!"
"You mean someone is actually going to go to the dance with a Mudblood?" A familiar voice drawled from behind them.
Usagi and Hermione stopped their conversation and stook to face the speaker. Harry and Ron, who'd been talking together about their Transfiguration assignment, also stood and turned to glare at the newcomer. "What do you want Malfoy?" Harry asked coldly.
Malfoy glared back at him. "That is none of your business." He spat back. "I'm not here to talk to you."
Ron scowled. "Oh, then why are you here?" He asked.
Malfoy ignored him and turned to Usagi, his eyes softening slightly as they looked at her. Completely ignoring the other Gryffindors who had stopped to see what was going on, he pulled out a red rose and handed it to her, then turned and left the room.
After he'd left, the Gryffindor table sat in silence for a few minutes. Usagi was too busy watching her boyfriend's retreating form to pay any attention to the others at the table.
Finally, Seamus spoke up from the other side of the table. "That was strange." He said bluntly.
Usagi finally snapped out of it and realized that everyone was staring at her. Blushing, she nodded goodbye to the other students and left the room.
"What just happened?" Parvati Patel asked. "That 'was' Malfoy, wasn't it?"
Harry nodded. "That was definitely Malfoy." He confirmed.
Usagi was curled up in a corner of the library, a book open in front of her. She was looking down at the pages, but she wasn't really reading it. The library was the best place to be alone, just to sit back and think.
"What's on your mind?" A voice asked from behind her. A familiar form dropped down next to her.
"Hi Harry." Usagi said, not bothering to look up. "I'm just thinking."
Harry nodded in understanding. "Me and Hermione and Ron talked about this, and we decided that we should tell you that." He trailed off for a second. "all three of us overheard you and Malfoy talking on the first night of the term." He finished.
"I know." Harry looked at her. "I already know that you three knew. Or at least, I suspected it. We were trying to keep it a secret until the dance, but after today." She laughed softly. "The entire school will know by dinner."
"Is that a bad thing?"
Usagi shook her head. "I'm not sure." She said.
I'm sooooooooooooooooooo sorry that this is short. Normally I'd make it about five pages, but I wanted to get this posted today. The next one will be longer. Please review.
Thanks