Chapter Ten
Unexpected Meeting
The Christmas break ended smoothly and before Alexia and Lorelei could clean up their wrapping paper, the Hufflepuff common room was full of people shouting and playing once again. Alexia often found herself escaping to the owlery for some peace and quiet. She loved the common room, but sometimes it was just too noisy.
One night, around midnight, she crept out of the door of the common room and escaped to the owlery. She closed the door and looked around. She wasn't alone; there was someone else here.
She ducked behind a large pile of straw and froze there. The person turned their head quickly and looked around.
"Hello?" asked the voice.
She didn't move. If she stayed quiet enough, she could sneak out when the person was gone. The person seemed to be looking around room and suddenly Alexia felt something tapping the inside of her head.
"Lex?" it asked.
Alexia jumped to her feet. That voice had come from within the room, it had come from within her own head.
Suddenly the other person raced from the owlery, and Alexia couldn't even see where they went. By the time she could poke her head out of the door she heard something mewing at her feet. She looked down to see an owl cat looking up at her. It was Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris.
"Oh no," muttered Alexia.
The cat shot out of the doorway and down the hall. Alexia froze. She'd never make it to the common room in time, but she'd have to try.
She bolted down the stairs, trying to ran as fast as she could to the common room, but she tripped on a stair and landed right on her right arm, which gave way with a sickening crack. Pain shot through her arm and tears flooded her eyes. The pain was so intense that she was able to move for several seconds. Finally she felt a pair of arms wrap around her and on her upper body.
"Filch is coming," Alexia muttered.
The voice swore under its breath. Alexia could feel the ground beneath her moving as she was being dragged on the ground.
"Gum drops," the voice said.
She was pulled over something and then the room was dark. Alexia blinked several times and the room started to clear.
"Where are we? Whispered Alexia.
She turned and saw a boy sitting near her. He raised his finger to his lips and she nodded. They could hear Filch's voice outside, cursing loudly that the student had disappeared. The voice faded and Alexia looked over at the boy sitting next to her. She had never seen him before.
He looked about 5' 9" with long black hair that fell down onto his shoulders. His skin was very tan and he had gray eyes with flecks of brown in them. His eyes were narrowed at the door, watching for a moment. He was very slim and Alexia noticed a Ravenclaw patch on her robes. Questions flooded her brain, wondering who this kid was, and why he had helped her for no reason.
After several minutes the boy looked over at her.
"You okay?" he asked.
She went to move her right arm and cried softly in pain.
"Waddya do?" he asked, pushing back the sleeve of her robe.
"Fell," said Alexia.
She felt rather embarrassed having fallen down the stairs under her own free will.
"Cuz you were runnin' from Filch?" asked the boy.
She nodded and he pulled out his wand. He muttered a spell and a splint appeared around her arm. She looked up at him.
"You're just going to leave it?" she asked.
"For now," he said, grinning, "But Madame Pomfrey knows how to mend bones better than I do."
The boy led Alexia to the Hospital Wing, where luckily Madame Pomfrey was attending to another student. She smiled as the boy entered into the room.
"What are you doing here so late, Scott?" she asked, not seem mad at all, but rather curious.
"Found Filch chasing down another student," he said, pushing Alexia forward.
She had never met Madame Pomfrey before, but she smiled kindly at Alexia and touched her arm.
"Broken?" she asked, eyeing Scott.
"She fell, snapped it right in two," he explained, looking around the Hospital wing at a student who looked like they had taken a bad curse.
Madame Pomfrey nodded and took out her wand. She muttered something and suddenly Alexia's arm felt much better. Pomfrey removed the splint and asked her to flex her fingers and stretch her hand.
"Everything seems to be in order," said Pomfrey, smiling, "Does it hurt at all?"
Alexia shook her head.
"What's your name, dear?" Pomfrey asked.
"Alexia Malfoy," she muttered.
Pomfrey nodded and handed her a chocolate frog and a pink slip of paper.
"Well, make sure Scott here takes your straight to be, you hear me?" Pomfrey shot a glance at Scott with these words. "I've saved your skin too many times to do it again. Next time I'll just let you fry."
Scott rolled his eyes and Alexia thanked Pomfrey as they left.
"Batty old woman," muttered Scott.
"Why did you help me?" asked Alexia.
Scott looked at her and smiled.
"That's what I do, mate," said Scott, "I help people who need it, and believe me, you needed it."
Alexia grinned a little and ate some of the chocolate frog. Scott checked his watch.
"Damn it," he muttered, "It's nearly 2 AM. C'mon, ya gotta get back."
They started to run down the hall and when they reached the door to the common room Scott smiled.
"By the way, I'm Scott, Scott Lencher," he extended his hand, "I'm in Ravenclaw, 3rd year."
"Alexia.well.Lex Malfoy," she said, smiling, "Hufflepuff," she chuckled, "Obviously, first year."
Scott laughed and yawned.
"You're not too bad, kid," said Scott, turning around, "See ya around."
He walked out of sight and Alexia stood there smiling. She couldn't believe all this, it had come so unexpectedly and she had met another person. As she climbed through the portal she reminded herself to asked Hari and Breena about him the next day in class.
Unexpected Meeting
The Christmas break ended smoothly and before Alexia and Lorelei could clean up their wrapping paper, the Hufflepuff common room was full of people shouting and playing once again. Alexia often found herself escaping to the owlery for some peace and quiet. She loved the common room, but sometimes it was just too noisy.
One night, around midnight, she crept out of the door of the common room and escaped to the owlery. She closed the door and looked around. She wasn't alone; there was someone else here.
She ducked behind a large pile of straw and froze there. The person turned their head quickly and looked around.
"Hello?" asked the voice.
She didn't move. If she stayed quiet enough, she could sneak out when the person was gone. The person seemed to be looking around room and suddenly Alexia felt something tapping the inside of her head.
"Lex?" it asked.
Alexia jumped to her feet. That voice had come from within the room, it had come from within her own head.
Suddenly the other person raced from the owlery, and Alexia couldn't even see where they went. By the time she could poke her head out of the door she heard something mewing at her feet. She looked down to see an owl cat looking up at her. It was Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris.
"Oh no," muttered Alexia.
The cat shot out of the doorway and down the hall. Alexia froze. She'd never make it to the common room in time, but she'd have to try.
She bolted down the stairs, trying to ran as fast as she could to the common room, but she tripped on a stair and landed right on her right arm, which gave way with a sickening crack. Pain shot through her arm and tears flooded her eyes. The pain was so intense that she was able to move for several seconds. Finally she felt a pair of arms wrap around her and on her upper body.
"Filch is coming," Alexia muttered.
The voice swore under its breath. Alexia could feel the ground beneath her moving as she was being dragged on the ground.
"Gum drops," the voice said.
She was pulled over something and then the room was dark. Alexia blinked several times and the room started to clear.
"Where are we? Whispered Alexia.
She turned and saw a boy sitting near her. He raised his finger to his lips and she nodded. They could hear Filch's voice outside, cursing loudly that the student had disappeared. The voice faded and Alexia looked over at the boy sitting next to her. She had never seen him before.
He looked about 5' 9" with long black hair that fell down onto his shoulders. His skin was very tan and he had gray eyes with flecks of brown in them. His eyes were narrowed at the door, watching for a moment. He was very slim and Alexia noticed a Ravenclaw patch on her robes. Questions flooded her brain, wondering who this kid was, and why he had helped her for no reason.
After several minutes the boy looked over at her.
"You okay?" he asked.
She went to move her right arm and cried softly in pain.
"Waddya do?" he asked, pushing back the sleeve of her robe.
"Fell," said Alexia.
She felt rather embarrassed having fallen down the stairs under her own free will.
"Cuz you were runnin' from Filch?" asked the boy.
She nodded and he pulled out his wand. He muttered a spell and a splint appeared around her arm. She looked up at him.
"You're just going to leave it?" she asked.
"For now," he said, grinning, "But Madame Pomfrey knows how to mend bones better than I do."
The boy led Alexia to the Hospital Wing, where luckily Madame Pomfrey was attending to another student. She smiled as the boy entered into the room.
"What are you doing here so late, Scott?" she asked, not seem mad at all, but rather curious.
"Found Filch chasing down another student," he said, pushing Alexia forward.
She had never met Madame Pomfrey before, but she smiled kindly at Alexia and touched her arm.
"Broken?" she asked, eyeing Scott.
"She fell, snapped it right in two," he explained, looking around the Hospital wing at a student who looked like they had taken a bad curse.
Madame Pomfrey nodded and took out her wand. She muttered something and suddenly Alexia's arm felt much better. Pomfrey removed the splint and asked her to flex her fingers and stretch her hand.
"Everything seems to be in order," said Pomfrey, smiling, "Does it hurt at all?"
Alexia shook her head.
"What's your name, dear?" Pomfrey asked.
"Alexia Malfoy," she muttered.
Pomfrey nodded and handed her a chocolate frog and a pink slip of paper.
"Well, make sure Scott here takes your straight to be, you hear me?" Pomfrey shot a glance at Scott with these words. "I've saved your skin too many times to do it again. Next time I'll just let you fry."
Scott rolled his eyes and Alexia thanked Pomfrey as they left.
"Batty old woman," muttered Scott.
"Why did you help me?" asked Alexia.
Scott looked at her and smiled.
"That's what I do, mate," said Scott, "I help people who need it, and believe me, you needed it."
Alexia grinned a little and ate some of the chocolate frog. Scott checked his watch.
"Damn it," he muttered, "It's nearly 2 AM. C'mon, ya gotta get back."
They started to run down the hall and when they reached the door to the common room Scott smiled.
"By the way, I'm Scott, Scott Lencher," he extended his hand, "I'm in Ravenclaw, 3rd year."
"Alexia.well.Lex Malfoy," she said, smiling, "Hufflepuff," she chuckled, "Obviously, first year."
Scott laughed and yawned.
"You're not too bad, kid," said Scott, turning around, "See ya around."
He walked out of sight and Alexia stood there smiling. She couldn't believe all this, it had come so unexpectedly and she had met another person. As she climbed through the portal she reminded herself to asked Hari and Breena about him the next day in class.