Eliza walked silently between Ron and Hermione, as they made their
way down to the Great Hall for lunch. Harry wouldn't be joining them
that night because he was preparing for his first Quidditch match of
the season: Gryffindor v. Slytherin. This was always the most
anticipated match of the season, because Slytherin and Gryffindor
were, obviously, arch rivals. But that was the farthest thought from
the three Gryffindor's minds as they walked.
"What was up with Snape today?" Ron asked quietly.
"I was just wondering the exact same thing." Hermione said.
"Well, he seemed really strange around Luna all day. You don't
suppose that... well. I don't know, I'm probably way off but, you
don't think they're having some sort of love affair or something do
you?" Eliza suggested.
Her two companions looked at her strangely. Then as if on cue, all
three of them burst out laughing.
"Can you imagine? Snape, liking one of his students?" Ron managed to
gasp out between laughs.
They made their way over to their table and almost as soon as they
sat down Eliza bounced back up saying she had to to run off and see
one of her friends. She bent down quickly kissing Ron on the cheek
and ran off leaving a giggling Hermione and scarlet red Ron behind
her. "She's never kissed me before..." she heard Ron mutter after
she left.
"Yo Janie! What's up girlie?" Eliza asked, approaching the Slytherin
table to great her best friend. Janie happened to be a Slytherin,
very good friends with Luna Morrison as well.
"Hey! Nothing much, just getting ready for my match, we are SO going
to cream you Dishque!" Janie exclaimed, jokingly. They were always
poking fun at the rivarly between their two houses. Eliza always
thought 'How can she possibly be my rival, she's like my favorite
person in the world!'
"So what was up in Potions today? Snape was acting really weird,
don't you think?" Eliza questioned as she sat down next to Janie,
getting some nasty looks from the Slytherins around her, which she
promptly ignored.
"Yea, he was way out of it. He's been weird all year if you ask me.
I think he's hiding something." Janie said, but then quickly
changing the subject, "SO tell me all about your BOYFRIEND."
"What boyfriend, I don't have a boyfr... Oh you mean Ron?" Eliza
said, finally catching on to what Janie was talking about.
"He's a Weasley right? How long have you been together? And dont'
tell me you aren't together, I saw you kiss him like two seconds
ago." Janie continued rambling about Eliza's "boyfriend" until:
"Excuse me ladies, though Weasley may be quite interesting to talk
about, I'm afrain he doesn't make very good lunch table discussion."
A voice drawled from right next to Eliza. She glanced over to see
that Draco boy Luna had introduced her to ealier. 'Well, well, he's
not so nice without his girlfriend around now is he?' Eliza thought.
"Well excuse me, I don't believe we were talking to you. And how
terrible a thing for you to talk to me? Didn't you say it yourself,
you're father would positively die if he saw you talking to me?" was
Eliza's quick witted reply. " I liked you a lot better when Luna was
around."
The boy looked at her as though he hadn't understood a word of what
she had just said and in that moment Eliza realized she had spoken
it all in German. But Janie, also having grown up a bit in Germany
understood it all and slapped her high five before turning to Draco
and saying "Try to stay in your own conversations from now on, punk."
Draco looked appauled but said nothing more and the girls continued
their gossip until it was time for Janie to go to her Quidditch
game. She was the Slytherin Keeper, and a darn good one at that.
"I'll see you after the game ok? Good luck!" A couple people passing
by looked very surprised to see a Gryffindor wish a Slytherin good
luck, but as always, Eliza ignored it a continued on her way. As
soon as she got out of the Great Hall she was jerked into an empty
classroom by a very strong arm.
"Ok, look, I'm really sorry I haven't been nice to you in the past,
it's just, I'm not sure how to deal with my girlfriend being friends
or whatever with a Gryffindor. More or less a mudbl... I mean muggle
born Gryffindor. So... can we start over?"
The blur of green robes and blonde hair paced back and forth in
front of her, running his mouth a mile a minute and when he
finished, was standing in front of her, hand outstretched.
She slowly reached her hand out and took his and he firmly shook it.
"Draco Malfoy, it's a pleasure meeting you."
"Eliza Dishque, same to you as well." She smiled, and he smiled back.
"I'll talk to you after the Quidditch game. Maybe we could all go
out for Butterbeers. Sound good?" Draco suggested.
"Great. See you then."
Draco left the room without another word, headed for the Slytherin
locker rooms to change for his match.
"Well that was strange..."
way down to the Great Hall for lunch. Harry wouldn't be joining them
that night because he was preparing for his first Quidditch match of
the season: Gryffindor v. Slytherin. This was always the most
anticipated match of the season, because Slytherin and Gryffindor
were, obviously, arch rivals. But that was the farthest thought from
the three Gryffindor's minds as they walked.
"What was up with Snape today?" Ron asked quietly.
"I was just wondering the exact same thing." Hermione said.
"Well, he seemed really strange around Luna all day. You don't
suppose that... well. I don't know, I'm probably way off but, you
don't think they're having some sort of love affair or something do
you?" Eliza suggested.
Her two companions looked at her strangely. Then as if on cue, all
three of them burst out laughing.
"Can you imagine? Snape, liking one of his students?" Ron managed to
gasp out between laughs.
They made their way over to their table and almost as soon as they
sat down Eliza bounced back up saying she had to to run off and see
one of her friends. She bent down quickly kissing Ron on the cheek
and ran off leaving a giggling Hermione and scarlet red Ron behind
her. "She's never kissed me before..." she heard Ron mutter after
she left.
"Yo Janie! What's up girlie?" Eliza asked, approaching the Slytherin
table to great her best friend. Janie happened to be a Slytherin,
very good friends with Luna Morrison as well.
"Hey! Nothing much, just getting ready for my match, we are SO going
to cream you Dishque!" Janie exclaimed, jokingly. They were always
poking fun at the rivarly between their two houses. Eliza always
thought 'How can she possibly be my rival, she's like my favorite
person in the world!'
"So what was up in Potions today? Snape was acting really weird,
don't you think?" Eliza questioned as she sat down next to Janie,
getting some nasty looks from the Slytherins around her, which she
promptly ignored.
"Yea, he was way out of it. He's been weird all year if you ask me.
I think he's hiding something." Janie said, but then quickly
changing the subject, "SO tell me all about your BOYFRIEND."
"What boyfriend, I don't have a boyfr... Oh you mean Ron?" Eliza
said, finally catching on to what Janie was talking about.
"He's a Weasley right? How long have you been together? And dont'
tell me you aren't together, I saw you kiss him like two seconds
ago." Janie continued rambling about Eliza's "boyfriend" until:
"Excuse me ladies, though Weasley may be quite interesting to talk
about, I'm afrain he doesn't make very good lunch table discussion."
A voice drawled from right next to Eliza. She glanced over to see
that Draco boy Luna had introduced her to ealier. 'Well, well, he's
not so nice without his girlfriend around now is he?' Eliza thought.
"Well excuse me, I don't believe we were talking to you. And how
terrible a thing for you to talk to me? Didn't you say it yourself,
you're father would positively die if he saw you talking to me?" was
Eliza's quick witted reply. " I liked you a lot better when Luna was
around."
The boy looked at her as though he hadn't understood a word of what
she had just said and in that moment Eliza realized she had spoken
it all in German. But Janie, also having grown up a bit in Germany
understood it all and slapped her high five before turning to Draco
and saying "Try to stay in your own conversations from now on, punk."
Draco looked appauled but said nothing more and the girls continued
their gossip until it was time for Janie to go to her Quidditch
game. She was the Slytherin Keeper, and a darn good one at that.
"I'll see you after the game ok? Good luck!" A couple people passing
by looked very surprised to see a Gryffindor wish a Slytherin good
luck, but as always, Eliza ignored it a continued on her way. As
soon as she got out of the Great Hall she was jerked into an empty
classroom by a very strong arm.
"Ok, look, I'm really sorry I haven't been nice to you in the past,
it's just, I'm not sure how to deal with my girlfriend being friends
or whatever with a Gryffindor. More or less a mudbl... I mean muggle
born Gryffindor. So... can we start over?"
The blur of green robes and blonde hair paced back and forth in
front of her, running his mouth a mile a minute and when he
finished, was standing in front of her, hand outstretched.
She slowly reached her hand out and took his and he firmly shook it.
"Draco Malfoy, it's a pleasure meeting you."
"Eliza Dishque, same to you as well." She smiled, and he smiled back.
"I'll talk to you after the Quidditch game. Maybe we could all go
out for Butterbeers. Sound good?" Draco suggested.
"Great. See you then."
Draco left the room without another word, headed for the Slytherin
locker rooms to change for his match.
"Well that was strange..."