Cassandra awoke the next morning with a terrible pain in her neck, and the
strangest feeling about her. She felt almost, well, rested! She stayed as
she was for a moment before opening her eyes, enjoying the wonderful,
relaxing sensation of gently floating up through the waves of
unconsciousness into reality. She wanted to hold the feeling a bit longer,
revel in it, savor it, but something was tickling her nerves, and her face,
actually. Reaching up to push the cat out of her face ( at least that's
what she thought it was) her hand spread out to fell something decidedly
not feline….Opening her eyes in surprise, she was amazed to find that she
had spent the night with….. Draco Malfoy.
He was watching her with those exquisite eyes, the color of ice on the lake in mid-winter. He had a slightly amused look about him, and something else... what was that strange expression about him that she didn't recognize? His features were so relaxed, so… peaceful. She looked at him curiously, as images of the night before come back to her. He was looking at her with a puzzled expression on his face to.
"Expecting Potter?" He drawled quietly, and then sent her a rare, genuine smile. Wrinkling his nose at her, he continued "I hope that you're not disappointed."
She touched his hair again, pushing a little of the platinum strands out of her face.
"A Gryffindor? What would make you think I would stoop so low? "She teased.
"Yeah," he replied, "that would be like me hooking up with a Mudblood, wouldn't it?" Draco rolled over snickering under his breath, missing the look of horror on Cassandra's face.
He'd kill me if he knew the truth. I only found out myself, and I have to go into Muggle London today with Snape, who had to miss classes for it, and the whole damn place is going to know. I might as well not come back from that Appointment today; my life is over any way I look at it. "I have to get ready for classes, Draco... We'll get expelled if anyone finds out we've been together all night…. They just wouldn't understand it. I don't think anyone else will be up this early, maybe we could just go down to the dining hall early?" She rose from the bed, still dressed in her robes from the day before.
"Yeah, I'll go up to my room and get dressed in something less crumpled. Meet you down there in 15." He got up and looked at her, eyes piercing directly into her. "It will all work out, you know." With that, he opened the door, checked both ways and darted out.
Snape stepped out from behind the statue of Salazar's conquest, black eyes glinting as he watched Malfoy dash down the hall and around the corner to his quarters. Turning to go back through the secret door, he jumped back behind the imposing statue as Cassandra went dashing by him, looking slightly disheveled and red-eyed.
"More problems, I'm sure" he sighed under his breath as the segment of wall twirled around and deposited him neatly back into his quarters.
"Draco, I've got to… "Cassandra bolted after Malfoy, trying to explain to him why they couldn't be together. "Draco!" she called out as urgently as she could without waking the castle.
He was just opening the door to his quarters which he shared with Blaise, Crabbe and Goyle, when turned to face her, the door ajar.
"What? "He hissed at her under his breath "So much for being discreet!"
"I have to tell you this; you need to know, before…."
He reached over and placed a hand on her shoulder. "What is it? You can tell me anything!"
"It's just about; I have to let you know that..."
"Hello Malfoy." A husky voice interrupted Cassandra, making both of the Slytherin's jump.
"Up early as well, I see." Blaise Zabini was currently assessing the scene in front of him. Malfoy, looking rumpled and Caliga looking entirely a mess. He raised an appraising eyebrow. "Behavior unbecoming, I can assume?"
Cassandra scowled hard at him," and why are you up so early, Blaise…. Out for a swim with the Squid, keeping company with the grindylows?"
"Go to hell, Caliga. I was out jogging and working out to keep fit for the Slytherin Quidditch team, as you SHOULD have been doing, Malfoy." Without another word, Blaise pushed past Malfoy in the dark room beyond.
"Hey, Blaise… "Cassandra called quietly after him. "10 points for being a complete prick to a Prefect. Think twice next time." She turned on her heel and left, leaving both boys entirely stunned, mouths agape.
"Wow, empowered Bitch!"
"Say it again and I'll kill you with my bare hands, no wand required, Zabini."
He was watching her with those exquisite eyes, the color of ice on the lake in mid-winter. He had a slightly amused look about him, and something else... what was that strange expression about him that she didn't recognize? His features were so relaxed, so… peaceful. She looked at him curiously, as images of the night before come back to her. He was looking at her with a puzzled expression on his face to.
"Expecting Potter?" He drawled quietly, and then sent her a rare, genuine smile. Wrinkling his nose at her, he continued "I hope that you're not disappointed."
She touched his hair again, pushing a little of the platinum strands out of her face.
"A Gryffindor? What would make you think I would stoop so low? "She teased.
"Yeah," he replied, "that would be like me hooking up with a Mudblood, wouldn't it?" Draco rolled over snickering under his breath, missing the look of horror on Cassandra's face.
He'd kill me if he knew the truth. I only found out myself, and I have to go into Muggle London today with Snape, who had to miss classes for it, and the whole damn place is going to know. I might as well not come back from that Appointment today; my life is over any way I look at it. "I have to get ready for classes, Draco... We'll get expelled if anyone finds out we've been together all night…. They just wouldn't understand it. I don't think anyone else will be up this early, maybe we could just go down to the dining hall early?" She rose from the bed, still dressed in her robes from the day before.
"Yeah, I'll go up to my room and get dressed in something less crumpled. Meet you down there in 15." He got up and looked at her, eyes piercing directly into her. "It will all work out, you know." With that, he opened the door, checked both ways and darted out.
Snape stepped out from behind the statue of Salazar's conquest, black eyes glinting as he watched Malfoy dash down the hall and around the corner to his quarters. Turning to go back through the secret door, he jumped back behind the imposing statue as Cassandra went dashing by him, looking slightly disheveled and red-eyed.
"More problems, I'm sure" he sighed under his breath as the segment of wall twirled around and deposited him neatly back into his quarters.
"Draco, I've got to… "Cassandra bolted after Malfoy, trying to explain to him why they couldn't be together. "Draco!" she called out as urgently as she could without waking the castle.
He was just opening the door to his quarters which he shared with Blaise, Crabbe and Goyle, when turned to face her, the door ajar.
"What? "He hissed at her under his breath "So much for being discreet!"
"I have to tell you this; you need to know, before…."
He reached over and placed a hand on her shoulder. "What is it? You can tell me anything!"
"It's just about; I have to let you know that..."
"Hello Malfoy." A husky voice interrupted Cassandra, making both of the Slytherin's jump.
"Up early as well, I see." Blaise Zabini was currently assessing the scene in front of him. Malfoy, looking rumpled and Caliga looking entirely a mess. He raised an appraising eyebrow. "Behavior unbecoming, I can assume?"
Cassandra scowled hard at him," and why are you up so early, Blaise…. Out for a swim with the Squid, keeping company with the grindylows?"
"Go to hell, Caliga. I was out jogging and working out to keep fit for the Slytherin Quidditch team, as you SHOULD have been doing, Malfoy." Without another word, Blaise pushed past Malfoy in the dark room beyond.
"Hey, Blaise… "Cassandra called quietly after him. "10 points for being a complete prick to a Prefect. Think twice next time." She turned on her heel and left, leaving both boys entirely stunned, mouths agape.
"Wow, empowered Bitch!"
"Say it again and I'll kill you with my bare hands, no wand required, Zabini."