Nerissa sat in the Leaky Cauldron lazily sipping a butterbeer.
She thought of how funny Draco looked standing in the middle
of Diagon Alley in his hissing underpants. She chuckled softly
and took another swig from the bottle.
Fully dressed once more, Draco walked into the same pub and
sat at the bar. He ordered a butterbeer and slowly looked
around the tables from his seat.
Nerissa looked up and spotted the white-blonde head of Malfoy
right away. "Following me now are you?"
Draco sighed into his mug and decided to ignore her. He drank
deeply, set his mug down then wiped his lips free of lingering
butterbeer. Nerissa hurrumphed quietly and went back to her own business, loking over one of her new books.
Draco ordered another drink and fingered his wand with one
hand, "Just you wait, Honey..." his voice low enough so no one
could hear him, but directed at the green eyed girl anyway,
"you'll get what you deserve."
*****
Another raven haired girl swept into the pub, her curly hair
bouncing everywhere. She surveyed the room with her gold eyes,
cheeks tinged pink as she walked up to the bar. She ordered
her drink and turned around. Spotting a girl about the same
age as herself, she grabbed her drink and headed over towards
her.
Nerissa flicked her gaze up from the book as the curly haired
girl approached her. "Hello."
"Hi," she said breezily, then glanced at Draco who sat nearby.
"How are yeh Draco?" she gestured at Draco before taking a
seat.
Draco smiled at the girl, "I'm fine, Nehelainya. I was
thinking of leaving though. But a few more minutes couldn't
hurt."
"So!" Nerissa exclaimed directing the other girls attention
back to herself, "Your name is Nehelainya?"
"Aye it tis." She replied, "Nehelainya Lune. You?"
"I am Nerissa. New to Hogwarts this year."
"With an accent like that, I'd surely think so! I would have
remembered if there were an American at Hogwarts!"
"Canadian actually..." Nerissa smiled, she didn't like being
mistaken for being American.
"Sorry 'bout that then." Nehelainya turned to Draco, "I have
been practicing for the Quidditch team all Summer since there
are so many positions open now." she said randomly hoping to strike up some sort of non-introductory conversation.
Draco nodded, "There are a few positions open... but... I
don't know about letting a girl onto the team. You know that
a girl has never made the team. It has always been made up
of boys. But... maybe if you are good enough we'll make an
exception." he said smoothly with a proud look as if he knew
everything.
Nerissa leaned across the table, "Think boys are better than
girls Draco?"
His eyebrows raised, "Well, of course not... but at some
things boys simply outksill girls. I would never say that boys
outskill girls in every aspect." he said with a slight leer.
"If I thought that boys were better in every aspect, I
wouldn't be so nice to the ladies, right 'Lainya?"
he smiled at her.
Nerissa snorted softly, "Anyway, I hope that whatever House
I get into has open spaces. I know I am a good flier and I
would like to try out. I haven't played Quidditch though. It
couldn't be *that* hard."
Nehelainya nodded at Draco, "I'll have yeh know that I would
have already made the team but I was too swamp'd with 'omework
before to give it a go."
Draco waved his arm, dismissing Nehelainya's excuse and looked
to Nerissa. "Maybe you will be sorted to Hufflepuff. They
*really* need help on their pathetic excuse of a team."
"Hufflepuff," she said rolling the word around in her mouth.
"What house were you in again Draco, and you Nehelainya?"
"Slytherin." Nehelainya replied, "both of us."
"It is the best House in Hogwarts." Draco said proudly.
"Well, if it is the best House as you claim, then I hope to
get in!"
Draco hopped up, "Well girls... I have got to go. I really do.
See you later." He got up and walked from the pub.
Both girls watched him leave before turning back to talk. "I
hope yeh get into Slytherin. Then I may not be forced to talk
with Pansy and Millicent all the time." she shuddered and
Nerissa took that to mean that those girls were not very much
fun to be around.
"So what kind of broom do you own?" Nerissa asked curiously.
"A Firebolt." the girl replied happily, "and I am lucky to
have it too. So... where are you staying until school starts?
I am headed up to Hogsmeade in a bit. The school is only about
an hours walk from there."
"I wasn't sure where I was going to stay... but since this
Hogsmeade place is so close, I may as well stay there then."
"Alright, let's get out of here then!" she stood next to
Nerissa. She was quite shorter than the other girl.
"It's nice to make a friend here. Draco is being rather reluctant." she giggled. "Then again, so would I if he had pulled that stunt on me!"
Nehelainya paused on her wau to the door, "Oh? An' what'd yeh
do teh 'im"
Catching up to Nehelainya and walking through the door with
her she giggles, "He was being a jerk so I banished his
clothes. Left him standing in the middle of the Alley in his
underpants."
The other girl began laughing so har she had to clutch the
doorframe to keep from falling. She sobered and stood
straight, "If it twere me, I'da left im starkers."
"Well, I am not *that* cruel. And... I don't think I want to
see him naked." Nerissa laughed. "He deserved it though.
At least I get the satisfaction of being able to mock his
choice of underpants."
*****
The two girls laughed at Nerissa's story as they walked down
the street.
"This is your first year in Hogwarts' aye?" Nehelainya asked.
"Yes, but not my first year overall. I just arrived in London
from Canada. You are in seventh, 'eh?" The Canadianism
slipping out.
"I am. Proud to say too, that I know just about everyone in
the school as well."
"Most everyone at Hogwarts? That is a lot of people. It wasn't
very hard to get to know the students at my old school. It's
so tiny." she had pulled a small golden pin from her pocket
and was fiddling with it.
Nehelainya looked closer, "A snitch pin hmm, been in the
Quidditch shop have you?"
"Yup, had to get myself a few things. So... who is the Seeker
on your House team?" Nerissa asked.
"Draco Malfoy is... at the moment. But, anyone can try to get
the spot from 'im."
"How does he play?" Nerissa asked curiously.
"He wasn't too good when he first started. He's gotten much
better now. He has beaten Potter a few times, but not nearly
as much as my House would like."
"Maybe this year will be better for you guys then."
"I hope so. So, let's get us off to 'Ogsmeade then, hmm?!"
"Yes. I need to run into my room at the inn and collect my
things though. It won't take a minute." she twirled her wand
like a muggle baton and dashed into the inn to shrink her
belongings.
A few minutes later she re-emerged, slipped her shrunken trunk into her pocket, grasped her broomstick firmly and
Disapperated to Hogsmeade. She was followed a second later by
the other girl.
*****
She thought of how funny Draco looked standing in the middle
of Diagon Alley in his hissing underpants. She chuckled softly
and took another swig from the bottle.
Fully dressed once more, Draco walked into the same pub and
sat at the bar. He ordered a butterbeer and slowly looked
around the tables from his seat.
Nerissa looked up and spotted the white-blonde head of Malfoy
right away. "Following me now are you?"
Draco sighed into his mug and decided to ignore her. He drank
deeply, set his mug down then wiped his lips free of lingering
butterbeer. Nerissa hurrumphed quietly and went back to her own business, loking over one of her new books.
Draco ordered another drink and fingered his wand with one
hand, "Just you wait, Honey..." his voice low enough so no one
could hear him, but directed at the green eyed girl anyway,
"you'll get what you deserve."
*****
Another raven haired girl swept into the pub, her curly hair
bouncing everywhere. She surveyed the room with her gold eyes,
cheeks tinged pink as she walked up to the bar. She ordered
her drink and turned around. Spotting a girl about the same
age as herself, she grabbed her drink and headed over towards
her.
Nerissa flicked her gaze up from the book as the curly haired
girl approached her. "Hello."
"Hi," she said breezily, then glanced at Draco who sat nearby.
"How are yeh Draco?" she gestured at Draco before taking a
seat.
Draco smiled at the girl, "I'm fine, Nehelainya. I was
thinking of leaving though. But a few more minutes couldn't
hurt."
"So!" Nerissa exclaimed directing the other girls attention
back to herself, "Your name is Nehelainya?"
"Aye it tis." She replied, "Nehelainya Lune. You?"
"I am Nerissa. New to Hogwarts this year."
"With an accent like that, I'd surely think so! I would have
remembered if there were an American at Hogwarts!"
"Canadian actually..." Nerissa smiled, she didn't like being
mistaken for being American.
"Sorry 'bout that then." Nehelainya turned to Draco, "I have
been practicing for the Quidditch team all Summer since there
are so many positions open now." she said randomly hoping to strike up some sort of non-introductory conversation.
Draco nodded, "There are a few positions open... but... I
don't know about letting a girl onto the team. You know that
a girl has never made the team. It has always been made up
of boys. But... maybe if you are good enough we'll make an
exception." he said smoothly with a proud look as if he knew
everything.
Nerissa leaned across the table, "Think boys are better than
girls Draco?"
His eyebrows raised, "Well, of course not... but at some
things boys simply outksill girls. I would never say that boys
outskill girls in every aspect." he said with a slight leer.
"If I thought that boys were better in every aspect, I
wouldn't be so nice to the ladies, right 'Lainya?"
he smiled at her.
Nerissa snorted softly, "Anyway, I hope that whatever House
I get into has open spaces. I know I am a good flier and I
would like to try out. I haven't played Quidditch though. It
couldn't be *that* hard."
Nehelainya nodded at Draco, "I'll have yeh know that I would
have already made the team but I was too swamp'd with 'omework
before to give it a go."
Draco waved his arm, dismissing Nehelainya's excuse and looked
to Nerissa. "Maybe you will be sorted to Hufflepuff. They
*really* need help on their pathetic excuse of a team."
"Hufflepuff," she said rolling the word around in her mouth.
"What house were you in again Draco, and you Nehelainya?"
"Slytherin." Nehelainya replied, "both of us."
"It is the best House in Hogwarts." Draco said proudly.
"Well, if it is the best House as you claim, then I hope to
get in!"
Draco hopped up, "Well girls... I have got to go. I really do.
See you later." He got up and walked from the pub.
Both girls watched him leave before turning back to talk. "I
hope yeh get into Slytherin. Then I may not be forced to talk
with Pansy and Millicent all the time." she shuddered and
Nerissa took that to mean that those girls were not very much
fun to be around.
"So what kind of broom do you own?" Nerissa asked curiously.
"A Firebolt." the girl replied happily, "and I am lucky to
have it too. So... where are you staying until school starts?
I am headed up to Hogsmeade in a bit. The school is only about
an hours walk from there."
"I wasn't sure where I was going to stay... but since this
Hogsmeade place is so close, I may as well stay there then."
"Alright, let's get out of here then!" she stood next to
Nerissa. She was quite shorter than the other girl.
"It's nice to make a friend here. Draco is being rather reluctant." she giggled. "Then again, so would I if he had pulled that stunt on me!"
Nehelainya paused on her wau to the door, "Oh? An' what'd yeh
do teh 'im"
Catching up to Nehelainya and walking through the door with
her she giggles, "He was being a jerk so I banished his
clothes. Left him standing in the middle of the Alley in his
underpants."
The other girl began laughing so har she had to clutch the
doorframe to keep from falling. She sobered and stood
straight, "If it twere me, I'da left im starkers."
"Well, I am not *that* cruel. And... I don't think I want to
see him naked." Nerissa laughed. "He deserved it though.
At least I get the satisfaction of being able to mock his
choice of underpants."
*****
The two girls laughed at Nerissa's story as they walked down
the street.
"This is your first year in Hogwarts' aye?" Nehelainya asked.
"Yes, but not my first year overall. I just arrived in London
from Canada. You are in seventh, 'eh?" The Canadianism
slipping out.
"I am. Proud to say too, that I know just about everyone in
the school as well."
"Most everyone at Hogwarts? That is a lot of people. It wasn't
very hard to get to know the students at my old school. It's
so tiny." she had pulled a small golden pin from her pocket
and was fiddling with it.
Nehelainya looked closer, "A snitch pin hmm, been in the
Quidditch shop have you?"
"Yup, had to get myself a few things. So... who is the Seeker
on your House team?" Nerissa asked.
"Draco Malfoy is... at the moment. But, anyone can try to get
the spot from 'im."
"How does he play?" Nerissa asked curiously.
"He wasn't too good when he first started. He's gotten much
better now. He has beaten Potter a few times, but not nearly
as much as my House would like."
"Maybe this year will be better for you guys then."
"I hope so. So, let's get us off to 'Ogsmeade then, hmm?!"
"Yes. I need to run into my room at the inn and collect my
things though. It won't take a minute." she twirled her wand
like a muggle baton and dashed into the inn to shrink her
belongings.
A few minutes later she re-emerged, slipped her shrunken trunk into her pocket, grasped her broomstick firmly and
Disapperated to Hogsmeade. She was followed a second later by
the other girl.
*****