A/N- Hey Everyone um.this chapter is going to be rated pg-13 due to the
heavy use of curse words * hehe, ok ok! I'm sorry, I just like to curse, so
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Chapter 2.
Sitting bolt upright in bed Alex saw the green satin of her school bed hangings and let out a groan. When was she going to wake up and have something be the same for once!? Moving the curtains aside she slid out of the giant antique bed. Glancing at her alarm clock she noticed that it was only 6am. Deciding that she wouldn't be able to get back to sleep even if she tried Alex grabbed her towel and headed for the showers.
An hour later feeling clean and refreshed she ventured down to the Slytherin common room with all her school stuff. Looking around she spotted only three people in the common room, shrugging she chose the most comfortable looking couch a black plush velvet one with silver trim and took out her schedule.
It read: Alexandria Murphy: Slytherin: Sixth Year Monday: 8:00 Transfiguration: Slytherin, Ravenclaw 9:30 Charms: Slytherin, Hufflepuff 11:00 Lunch 12:00 Care of Magical Creatures: Slytherin, Gryffindor 1:30 Defense Against the Dark Arts: Slytherin, Ravenclaw Tuesday: 8:00 History of Magic: Slytherin, Hufflepuff 9:30 Arithmancy: Slytherin, Gryffindor 11:00 Lunch 12:00 Divination: Slytherin 1:30 Defense Against the Arts: Slytherin, Ravenclaw Wednesday: 8:00 Potions: Slytherin, Gryffindor 9:30 Arithmancy: Slytherin, Gryffindor 11:00 Lunch 12:00 Charms: Slytherin, Ravenclaw 1:30 Herbology: Slytherin, Hufflepuff Thursday: 8:00 Care of Magical Creatures: Slytherin, Gryffindor 9:30 History of Magic: Slytherin, Hufflepuff 11:00 Lunch 12:00 Divination: Slytherin 1:30 Herbology: Slytherin, Ravenclaw Friday: 8:00 Potions: Slytherin, Gryffindor 9:30 Transfiguration: Slytherin, Gryffindor 11:00 Lunch
Damn! She cursed to herself. Transfiguration is my worst subject and I have it my first day! Feeling annoyed she felt someone's eyes on her. Looking up she met two very cold gray eyes attached to an ever-smirking face. Glaring back she stood up and hurried out of the common room to breakfast. Hearing feet running after her she whipped around and was nearly run over by a very annoyingly handsome Draco Malfoy.
"Watch where your running you twit." Alex snapped angrily eyes blazing. Glaring at her Draco grabbed her arm and dragged her kicking and punching into the nearest empty classroom. Slamming the door he pinned her to it. "Now listen here Alex" saying her name in a mocking voice. "Since you're new to this school, I'll give you a chance to apologize to me for what you did last night. "HA!" Alex spat "Why the hell would I apologize for that, you hit me first, and deserved it you fucking jerk!" Growling he grabbed her wrist and twisted it just enough to make it sore, but not enough to break it, making Alex let out a small whimper. Leaning closer Draco spat "You better learn quick that messing with a Malfoy will get you hurt in more ways then one" with that he dropped her wrist and walked smoothly out of the room as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. Looking at her wrist she noticed a large black and purple bruise growing on it. Damn! That's the second bruise I've gotten from this git in the last 24 hours! She grumbled to herself. Brushing the dust off her robes she collected her stuff and made it slowly down to the Great Hall for breakfast. When she arrived she saw Draco sitting at the Slytherin table looking cool and collected like usual. Growling while trying to keep her temper in check she swept off to the opposite end of the table as Draco and sat down to eat. Halfway through her eggs and bacon she heard someone call her name, turning around she saw a very bushy haired Hermione by the doors motioning her to come. Sliding off her seat she tripped on her bag and sprawled ungracefully on the floor. Flushing with embarrassment she her heard Draco laughing at her, quickly got up and rushed to the Great Halls doors. When she burst through them she saw Hermione, Ron, and Harry waiting for her. Quickly surrounding her they dragged her out the front doors of the school. When they were finally safely on the grounds under a giant tree looking over the lake Hermione began "I can't believe you got put in Slytherin! How is it? Is it as terrible as it seems? Are they mean to you? Can we do anything?" At this Harry took mercy on Alex and covered Hermione's mouth. Biting his hand Hermione glared at him and said, "I was just worried about her. I mean can't we ask Dumbledore to see if there is anyway to try and re-sort her?" Alex broke in "Hey I'm still here you know, maybe I don't want to get resorted, maybe I like Slytherin." At this all three of their mouths dropped open and moved their mouths like goldfish. Grinning she said "Ha ha ha. Really guys, I don't know how I got put into Slytherin, all I remember is that the hat told me I had brains, plenty of talent, and the urge and drive to succeed. And actually I haven't really met any other Slytherins yet, so I don't know if there mean yet. Also I don't think Dumbledore will let me be re-sorted, but I suppose we could always ask right?"
At this Hermione nodded and seemed to relax a bit. Turning she noticed Harry looking at her oddly, but was quickly distracted by Ron's comment." Have any run ins with a particular Slytherin yet?"
Thinking back to that morning's fiasco she decided that they really didn't need to know, plus Hermione might have a heart attack if she knew. "No, not yet, but who knows." Alex lied. Damn, she thought to herself, I really am a Slytherin aren't I. Noticing that Harry was still looking at her oddly, she told them she had better get to her class before she was late.
Taking out the map Dumbledore had given her of the school she ran off to the Transfiguration classroom before she really was late. Skidding down the corridors she tried to watch the map with one eye and where she was walking with the other, but failed miserably when she ran headlong into a wall. Cursing all the winding stone wall, long velvet floor runners, giant windows one could fall out of, and Peeves who made it almost impossible to get anywhere on time and in one piece. Finally finding the Transfiguration Classroom, she crept quietly through the door and was making her way to the empty seat next to Hermione, when she tripped on a small brown cat with odd markings around its eyes. Cursing Alex stood up and was brushing herself off when a voice from the ground behind her startled her. "So I see Mrs. Murphy has finally blessed us with her presence. She was also kind enough to try and break my neck, but please do forget about that and go take a seat." Said the voice of Professor McGonagall. Turning she gasped when she saw that where the brown cat had once been, her professor sat with an angry but slightly humored expression. Groaning inward she realized that today's Transfiguration lesson was going to be much worse then she had first expected.
The next couple of weeks passed with nothing big happening and Alex finally gotten used to the school and her new schedule. During that week, she also learned that she didn't have much time to spend with her Gryffindor friends in between classes, and hanging out with her classmates. Which was probably a blessing in disguise because the Slytherins didn't seem too fond of the Gryffindors and vise versa. She laughed the first time she had heard the nickname the Slytherins had given her friends "The Dream Team," but it soon got old. Not that that she was stupid enough to defend them in the midst of the Slytherin Common room. (a.k.a The Snake Pit)
One day in the next week when she entered the common room she saw an announcement pinned to the bulletin board it read. " First trip to Hogsmead October 19th."
Cool she thought, Dumbledore had said that it was the biggest magical town in England Sighing she decided she would have to buy a new dress or dress robes for that stupid Halloween Ball when she was in Hogsmead. As the sun rose on October 19th, the day of the Hogsmead trip Alex felt oddly nervous. Must be nerves about getting lost she said to herself. Getting dressed and grabbing her money she ran out of her room and down to the Great Hall. Eating her eggs and toast quickly she spotted Harry, Ron, and Hermione and ran to catch up with them. When she reached them she was panting slightly. Grinning she asked, " So what are you guys plans for today?" But before they could answer they were the front doors and the freaky Caretaker Filtch and his ugly cat Mrs. Norris were checking them off for Hogsmead. Glaring suspiciously at them like they were trying to smuggle someone out to Hogsmead that wasn't supposed to go.
When they finally made it out Hermione was the first to answer Alex's question. "Well, I was planning on shopping for a dress for the Halloween Ball, want to come with me?" Nodding enthusiastically at Hermione, Alex was glad to have someone else's opinion. Both of the boys gave each other a look that said, Shop for dresses are you crazy?! And decided that they would rather go shop at "Quality Quidditch Supplies, and Zonko's joke shop. But before they could leave Harry grabbed Alex's elbow and asked "Mind if I have a word alone with you?" "Sure" Alex agreed curious about what he had to say to her. Agreeing to meet Hermione at the dress shop, she let Harry pull her into a deserted alley nearby. He immediately became serious and started to talk. " You confuse me Alex. When I got sorted the hat told me almost exactly what it told you, and it told me I'd do well in Slytherin. But I had been told what kind of wizards Slytherins produced so I begged the hat not to put me in Slytherin, and it didn't. Now I'm not sure if you understood what we told you about Slytherin. There's never been a single decent one, and most go on to become Death Eaters (Voldemort's evil minions) and kill and torture innocent people for the fun of it. But you don't seem to mind being put in Slytherin. Also there's something you're not telling us, I can see it when I look into your eyes. It lies hidden behind your clam exterior, waiting for something. I know there's something's that people like and need to keep private. But I swear, if its something that hurts one of my friends, then you'll have to deal with me, got it?"
Giving Harry a cold stare Alex began in an even colder voice." Bravo Harry, you're a lot smarter then you look. But I suppose that is what is requested of The-Boy-Who-Lived. Yes, us Americans know who you are, but no I don't really care what happened, or what's on your forehead. I just thought that maybe you would just let me fit in no matter who I am, or what house I'm in. But I guess The-Boy-Who-Lived isn't the noble forgiving person everyone makes him out to be."
With that Alex gave him one last look that conveyed betrayal, hurt, and an iciness that told him he had defiantly crossed the line. Then stormed past a very stunned Harry to find the dress shop.
After ten minutes of looking, Alex finally found the dress shop, and had calmed down a sufficient amount to be able to hide her anger and hurt from Hermione.
Stepping into the shop she found Hermione in the corner comparing two dresses. One was a short spaghetti strap red dress made of velvet, and the other was a shimmering gold long ball dress made of some sort of silky fabric. Walking up to her she said in an even voice as possible "Sorry it took so long, I got lost." Nodding Hermione accepted her excuse and went back to comparing the dresses.
Shrugging Alex walked around the store and chose an armful of dresses to try on.
After a couple of hours of trying on dresses, Alex found the absolute perfect one. It was an actual ball dress in muggle style, since it was a ball Dumbledore said that they didn't have to wear robes.
The dress was made of forest green silk, and it was an off the shoulder dress with a corset like bodice. From there it spread out in a small slightly puffy bell shaped bottom. Then on the bodice, silver trim crisscrossed over each other and tied at the top. Underneath the green silk dress it had a couple puffy silver petty coats.
Smiling Alex paid for it, and then put it in a box wanting surprise everyone with it.
Stepping out on the street, she noticed Hermione waiting for her. "Do you want to go get a butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks with me?" she asked.
" Um. sure." Alex replied not knowing exactly what a butterbeer was, but liking the sound of it.
Stepping through the doors of a small pub called The Three Broomsticks she spotted Harry and Ron, and was about to run when Hermione grabbed her arm and dragged her to there table.
Meeting Harry's green eyes she glared coldly, and he was the first to look away. Neither Ron nor Hermione seemed to notice though, and continued to chatter.
In a few minutes a medium sized woman in a red cocktail dress and a white apron came to their table. "Hi Rosie" the three friends chorused, and then ordered four butterbeers.
When the butterbeers arrived, the three friends began to chatter, while Alex concentrated on her drink. It tasted like muggle root beer but warm, and she decided it she liked it a lot.
Looking up, she noticed the three had stopped talking and were glaring at someone behind her. Turning, she came face to face with Draco Malfoy.
The four of them were now glaring at him, and Harry snapped, "What the hell do want Malfoy?" Smirking he said to Harry " I'm not interested in talking to the Dream Team, I'm here because I need to talk to Alex for a moment." Then grabbing Alex's arm he dragged her to a small corner booth. Glaring Alex said in an icy voice " I think we already covered everything I wanted to talk to you about last time we chatted." Giving Alex his patented smirk he leaned closer whispered in her ear "I want you to go to the Halloween Dance with me."
Alex gawked at him, now that wasn't what she was expecting. When her voice returned she managed to sputter "W-Why? Or better yet WHAT?!"
Grinning wickedly he explained "Well, my father sent me an owl this morning saying that I had to take a Slytherin to the Halloween Ball." "What about Pansy Parkinson?" Alex asked. "Ah, yes well see the problem is, that she was annoying me so much that I had to get rid of her for the sake of my sanity. So last week I slipped a little potion into her food that made her ears shrivel up and for her face to break out into nasty boils for a month. So her parent came and picked her up from school to stay at home until, the potion works out." He said looking happy, probably reliving the memory she thought to herself and it was all she could do not to laugh. Though she didn't feel sorry for Pansy at all, sharing a room with the brat was a nightmare, and she was constantly being yelled at for stupid reasons, and being accused of stealing her things.
Finally composing herself Alex said in a conversational tone "So with Pansy gone I'm the only Slytherin girl left that doesn't look like a moss covered boulder. I'm flattered really, but what the hell makes you think I'll go with a jerk like you?"
Giving her a fake little pout he said "Why wouldn't you want to go with me, I'm rich, powerful, and devilishly handsome."
Rolling her eyes Alex replied, "Wow and your modesty amazes me, but no I don't think I want to go with a heartless asshole thank you very much." Then started to get up from the table. When Alex was only a few steps away from the table, he called to her " I wouldn't walk away, for the sake of your parents." Turning Alex glared at him "What is /that/ supposed to mean Draco?" she snarled. Grinning evilly he replied " Well wouldn't it just be terrible if one day you got an owl from the ministry saying you parents had a /tragic/ accident."
Alex stared at him in disbelief "Are you threatening to kill my family if I don't go to a school ball with you!?" " Who me? Of course I wouldn't ever do such a thing, I was just stating that I would just hate for your parents to have an /accident/ just because there daughter is selfish." Draco said smirking.
Alex was speechless, so she just glared with malice.
Standing up Draco leaned over and whispered in her ear "I'll stop by and pick you up at 7" then glided gracefully out the door.
Staring after him in a shocked daze her sub-conscious screamed 'God Damned Bastard, FUCK, Fuck HIM, CRAP I have to go to the dance with THAT, and DAMN I actually think he's HOT!
Thinking about what the Gryffindors would say if they caught up to her she silently groaned and tiptoed in the shadows past their table to safety. Outside she ran without stopping to the gates of Hogwarts.
Sitting bolt upright in bed Alex saw the green satin of her school bed hangings and let out a groan. When was she going to wake up and have something be the same for once!? Moving the curtains aside she slid out of the giant antique bed. Glancing at her alarm clock she noticed that it was only 6am. Deciding that she wouldn't be able to get back to sleep even if she tried Alex grabbed her towel and headed for the showers.
An hour later feeling clean and refreshed she ventured down to the Slytherin common room with all her school stuff. Looking around she spotted only three people in the common room, shrugging she chose the most comfortable looking couch a black plush velvet one with silver trim and took out her schedule.
It read: Alexandria Murphy: Slytherin: Sixth Year Monday: 8:00 Transfiguration: Slytherin, Ravenclaw 9:30 Charms: Slytherin, Hufflepuff 11:00 Lunch 12:00 Care of Magical Creatures: Slytherin, Gryffindor 1:30 Defense Against the Dark Arts: Slytherin, Ravenclaw Tuesday: 8:00 History of Magic: Slytherin, Hufflepuff 9:30 Arithmancy: Slytherin, Gryffindor 11:00 Lunch 12:00 Divination: Slytherin 1:30 Defense Against the Arts: Slytherin, Ravenclaw Wednesday: 8:00 Potions: Slytherin, Gryffindor 9:30 Arithmancy: Slytherin, Gryffindor 11:00 Lunch 12:00 Charms: Slytherin, Ravenclaw 1:30 Herbology: Slytherin, Hufflepuff Thursday: 8:00 Care of Magical Creatures: Slytherin, Gryffindor 9:30 History of Magic: Slytherin, Hufflepuff 11:00 Lunch 12:00 Divination: Slytherin 1:30 Herbology: Slytherin, Ravenclaw Friday: 8:00 Potions: Slytherin, Gryffindor 9:30 Transfiguration: Slytherin, Gryffindor 11:00 Lunch
Damn! She cursed to herself. Transfiguration is my worst subject and I have it my first day! Feeling annoyed she felt someone's eyes on her. Looking up she met two very cold gray eyes attached to an ever-smirking face. Glaring back she stood up and hurried out of the common room to breakfast. Hearing feet running after her she whipped around and was nearly run over by a very annoyingly handsome Draco Malfoy.
"Watch where your running you twit." Alex snapped angrily eyes blazing. Glaring at her Draco grabbed her arm and dragged her kicking and punching into the nearest empty classroom. Slamming the door he pinned her to it. "Now listen here Alex" saying her name in a mocking voice. "Since you're new to this school, I'll give you a chance to apologize to me for what you did last night. "HA!" Alex spat "Why the hell would I apologize for that, you hit me first, and deserved it you fucking jerk!" Growling he grabbed her wrist and twisted it just enough to make it sore, but not enough to break it, making Alex let out a small whimper. Leaning closer Draco spat "You better learn quick that messing with a Malfoy will get you hurt in more ways then one" with that he dropped her wrist and walked smoothly out of the room as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. Looking at her wrist she noticed a large black and purple bruise growing on it. Damn! That's the second bruise I've gotten from this git in the last 24 hours! She grumbled to herself. Brushing the dust off her robes she collected her stuff and made it slowly down to the Great Hall for breakfast. When she arrived she saw Draco sitting at the Slytherin table looking cool and collected like usual. Growling while trying to keep her temper in check she swept off to the opposite end of the table as Draco and sat down to eat. Halfway through her eggs and bacon she heard someone call her name, turning around she saw a very bushy haired Hermione by the doors motioning her to come. Sliding off her seat she tripped on her bag and sprawled ungracefully on the floor. Flushing with embarrassment she her heard Draco laughing at her, quickly got up and rushed to the Great Halls doors. When she burst through them she saw Hermione, Ron, and Harry waiting for her. Quickly surrounding her they dragged her out the front doors of the school. When they were finally safely on the grounds under a giant tree looking over the lake Hermione began "I can't believe you got put in Slytherin! How is it? Is it as terrible as it seems? Are they mean to you? Can we do anything?" At this Harry took mercy on Alex and covered Hermione's mouth. Biting his hand Hermione glared at him and said, "I was just worried about her. I mean can't we ask Dumbledore to see if there is anyway to try and re-sort her?" Alex broke in "Hey I'm still here you know, maybe I don't want to get resorted, maybe I like Slytherin." At this all three of their mouths dropped open and moved their mouths like goldfish. Grinning she said "Ha ha ha. Really guys, I don't know how I got put into Slytherin, all I remember is that the hat told me I had brains, plenty of talent, and the urge and drive to succeed. And actually I haven't really met any other Slytherins yet, so I don't know if there mean yet. Also I don't think Dumbledore will let me be re-sorted, but I suppose we could always ask right?"
At this Hermione nodded and seemed to relax a bit. Turning she noticed Harry looking at her oddly, but was quickly distracted by Ron's comment." Have any run ins with a particular Slytherin yet?"
Thinking back to that morning's fiasco she decided that they really didn't need to know, plus Hermione might have a heart attack if she knew. "No, not yet, but who knows." Alex lied. Damn, she thought to herself, I really am a Slytherin aren't I. Noticing that Harry was still looking at her oddly, she told them she had better get to her class before she was late.
Taking out the map Dumbledore had given her of the school she ran off to the Transfiguration classroom before she really was late. Skidding down the corridors she tried to watch the map with one eye and where she was walking with the other, but failed miserably when she ran headlong into a wall. Cursing all the winding stone wall, long velvet floor runners, giant windows one could fall out of, and Peeves who made it almost impossible to get anywhere on time and in one piece. Finally finding the Transfiguration Classroom, she crept quietly through the door and was making her way to the empty seat next to Hermione, when she tripped on a small brown cat with odd markings around its eyes. Cursing Alex stood up and was brushing herself off when a voice from the ground behind her startled her. "So I see Mrs. Murphy has finally blessed us with her presence. She was also kind enough to try and break my neck, but please do forget about that and go take a seat." Said the voice of Professor McGonagall. Turning she gasped when she saw that where the brown cat had once been, her professor sat with an angry but slightly humored expression. Groaning inward she realized that today's Transfiguration lesson was going to be much worse then she had first expected.
The next couple of weeks passed with nothing big happening and Alex finally gotten used to the school and her new schedule. During that week, she also learned that she didn't have much time to spend with her Gryffindor friends in between classes, and hanging out with her classmates. Which was probably a blessing in disguise because the Slytherins didn't seem too fond of the Gryffindors and vise versa. She laughed the first time she had heard the nickname the Slytherins had given her friends "The Dream Team," but it soon got old. Not that that she was stupid enough to defend them in the midst of the Slytherin Common room. (a.k.a The Snake Pit)
One day in the next week when she entered the common room she saw an announcement pinned to the bulletin board it read. " First trip to Hogsmead October 19th."
Cool she thought, Dumbledore had said that it was the biggest magical town in England Sighing she decided she would have to buy a new dress or dress robes for that stupid Halloween Ball when she was in Hogsmead. As the sun rose on October 19th, the day of the Hogsmead trip Alex felt oddly nervous. Must be nerves about getting lost she said to herself. Getting dressed and grabbing her money she ran out of her room and down to the Great Hall. Eating her eggs and toast quickly she spotted Harry, Ron, and Hermione and ran to catch up with them. When she reached them she was panting slightly. Grinning she asked, " So what are you guys plans for today?" But before they could answer they were the front doors and the freaky Caretaker Filtch and his ugly cat Mrs. Norris were checking them off for Hogsmead. Glaring suspiciously at them like they were trying to smuggle someone out to Hogsmead that wasn't supposed to go.
When they finally made it out Hermione was the first to answer Alex's question. "Well, I was planning on shopping for a dress for the Halloween Ball, want to come with me?" Nodding enthusiastically at Hermione, Alex was glad to have someone else's opinion. Both of the boys gave each other a look that said, Shop for dresses are you crazy?! And decided that they would rather go shop at "Quality Quidditch Supplies, and Zonko's joke shop. But before they could leave Harry grabbed Alex's elbow and asked "Mind if I have a word alone with you?" "Sure" Alex agreed curious about what he had to say to her. Agreeing to meet Hermione at the dress shop, she let Harry pull her into a deserted alley nearby. He immediately became serious and started to talk. " You confuse me Alex. When I got sorted the hat told me almost exactly what it told you, and it told me I'd do well in Slytherin. But I had been told what kind of wizards Slytherins produced so I begged the hat not to put me in Slytherin, and it didn't. Now I'm not sure if you understood what we told you about Slytherin. There's never been a single decent one, and most go on to become Death Eaters (Voldemort's evil minions) and kill and torture innocent people for the fun of it. But you don't seem to mind being put in Slytherin. Also there's something you're not telling us, I can see it when I look into your eyes. It lies hidden behind your clam exterior, waiting for something. I know there's something's that people like and need to keep private. But I swear, if its something that hurts one of my friends, then you'll have to deal with me, got it?"
Giving Harry a cold stare Alex began in an even colder voice." Bravo Harry, you're a lot smarter then you look. But I suppose that is what is requested of The-Boy-Who-Lived. Yes, us Americans know who you are, but no I don't really care what happened, or what's on your forehead. I just thought that maybe you would just let me fit in no matter who I am, or what house I'm in. But I guess The-Boy-Who-Lived isn't the noble forgiving person everyone makes him out to be."
With that Alex gave him one last look that conveyed betrayal, hurt, and an iciness that told him he had defiantly crossed the line. Then stormed past a very stunned Harry to find the dress shop.
After ten minutes of looking, Alex finally found the dress shop, and had calmed down a sufficient amount to be able to hide her anger and hurt from Hermione.
Stepping into the shop she found Hermione in the corner comparing two dresses. One was a short spaghetti strap red dress made of velvet, and the other was a shimmering gold long ball dress made of some sort of silky fabric. Walking up to her she said in an even voice as possible "Sorry it took so long, I got lost." Nodding Hermione accepted her excuse and went back to comparing the dresses.
Shrugging Alex walked around the store and chose an armful of dresses to try on.
After a couple of hours of trying on dresses, Alex found the absolute perfect one. It was an actual ball dress in muggle style, since it was a ball Dumbledore said that they didn't have to wear robes.
The dress was made of forest green silk, and it was an off the shoulder dress with a corset like bodice. From there it spread out in a small slightly puffy bell shaped bottom. Then on the bodice, silver trim crisscrossed over each other and tied at the top. Underneath the green silk dress it had a couple puffy silver petty coats.
Smiling Alex paid for it, and then put it in a box wanting surprise everyone with it.
Stepping out on the street, she noticed Hermione waiting for her. "Do you want to go get a butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks with me?" she asked.
" Um. sure." Alex replied not knowing exactly what a butterbeer was, but liking the sound of it.
Stepping through the doors of a small pub called The Three Broomsticks she spotted Harry and Ron, and was about to run when Hermione grabbed her arm and dragged her to there table.
Meeting Harry's green eyes she glared coldly, and he was the first to look away. Neither Ron nor Hermione seemed to notice though, and continued to chatter.
In a few minutes a medium sized woman in a red cocktail dress and a white apron came to their table. "Hi Rosie" the three friends chorused, and then ordered four butterbeers.
When the butterbeers arrived, the three friends began to chatter, while Alex concentrated on her drink. It tasted like muggle root beer but warm, and she decided it she liked it a lot.
Looking up, she noticed the three had stopped talking and were glaring at someone behind her. Turning, she came face to face with Draco Malfoy.
The four of them were now glaring at him, and Harry snapped, "What the hell do want Malfoy?" Smirking he said to Harry " I'm not interested in talking to the Dream Team, I'm here because I need to talk to Alex for a moment." Then grabbing Alex's arm he dragged her to a small corner booth. Glaring Alex said in an icy voice " I think we already covered everything I wanted to talk to you about last time we chatted." Giving Alex his patented smirk he leaned closer whispered in her ear "I want you to go to the Halloween Dance with me."
Alex gawked at him, now that wasn't what she was expecting. When her voice returned she managed to sputter "W-Why? Or better yet WHAT?!"
Grinning wickedly he explained "Well, my father sent me an owl this morning saying that I had to take a Slytherin to the Halloween Ball." "What about Pansy Parkinson?" Alex asked. "Ah, yes well see the problem is, that she was annoying me so much that I had to get rid of her for the sake of my sanity. So last week I slipped a little potion into her food that made her ears shrivel up and for her face to break out into nasty boils for a month. So her parent came and picked her up from school to stay at home until, the potion works out." He said looking happy, probably reliving the memory she thought to herself and it was all she could do not to laugh. Though she didn't feel sorry for Pansy at all, sharing a room with the brat was a nightmare, and she was constantly being yelled at for stupid reasons, and being accused of stealing her things.
Finally composing herself Alex said in a conversational tone "So with Pansy gone I'm the only Slytherin girl left that doesn't look like a moss covered boulder. I'm flattered really, but what the hell makes you think I'll go with a jerk like you?"
Giving her a fake little pout he said "Why wouldn't you want to go with me, I'm rich, powerful, and devilishly handsome."
Rolling her eyes Alex replied, "Wow and your modesty amazes me, but no I don't think I want to go with a heartless asshole thank you very much." Then started to get up from the table. When Alex was only a few steps away from the table, he called to her " I wouldn't walk away, for the sake of your parents." Turning Alex glared at him "What is /that/ supposed to mean Draco?" she snarled. Grinning evilly he replied " Well wouldn't it just be terrible if one day you got an owl from the ministry saying you parents had a /tragic/ accident."
Alex stared at him in disbelief "Are you threatening to kill my family if I don't go to a school ball with you!?" " Who me? Of course I wouldn't ever do such a thing, I was just stating that I would just hate for your parents to have an /accident/ just because there daughter is selfish." Draco said smirking.
Alex was speechless, so she just glared with malice.
Standing up Draco leaned over and whispered in her ear "I'll stop by and pick you up at 7" then glided gracefully out the door.
Staring after him in a shocked daze her sub-conscious screamed 'God Damned Bastard, FUCK, Fuck HIM, CRAP I have to go to the dance with THAT, and DAMN I actually think he's HOT!
Thinking about what the Gryffindors would say if they caught up to her she silently groaned and tiptoed in the shadows past their table to safety. Outside she ran without stopping to the gates of Hogwarts.