*Watch me fall* she thought.
Aaliyah was on the top of the Malfoy manor. The wind was howling like a wolf and it was just about to rain. She loved being high up, above everybody, where no one could see you. For just a moment she was free. Nothing to hold her back. Nothing but the darkness. It was what kept her going.
"Aaliyah, get away from there" She was rudely snapped out of her peace by a sharp, dangerous and arrogant voice.
"Why? It's not like I'm going to jump or anything". She replied not turning her head around to look at him.
"In your state I'm surprised you already haven't" he said in a bored tone. But Aaliyah knew better.
"Oh?" was her only reply. It was driving him crazy and she knew it.
"You've been blocking me out all day ever since the book shop."
"So?"
"What happened?" he said in a flat voice the meant for no avoiding.
"Something's coming Draco. Something bad". She told him.
"Stop telling me what I already know" he was getting agitated.
"What do you want me to tell you Draco? The truth? The truth is that I don't know anymore. I always know what's happening but I don't anymore. Something is coming and it's more than just Voldermort. Something is going to happen and it's going to change the whole stupid world. And every time I look at someone, all I feel is guilt. The guilt of knowing that they might die for nothing. The guilt of knowing that I am the reason that they are going to die." She was crying now.
"I'm sorry" She was the only person he apologized to throughout his life and meant it. It was raining now.
"Go away Draco" she almost yelled.
Draco left. He knew it was useless to get through to her when she was like this.
"Platform 9 ¾ leaving in 5 minutes." Some man called out.
Aaliyah was in the Head boy/girls compartment. Aaliyah was reading some muggle book while Draco was trying to find someone with gel.
*flashback* "Roland" Draco yelled out. He was only in pants and he looked hot. You got see his muscles flex and his hair was gathered around his face. There was no gel because it had disappeared. "What?" Aaliyah walked through the door. "Where is my gel?" he said dangerously. "I dunno." "Like hell you don't. Give it back" "Well I don't, anyway you look better like that" she said as she left. Draco was pissed now. *End flashback*
"uhh hi?" it was Hermione. "Am I in the wrong place?"
"No, don't think so." Aaliyah replied not even looking at her.
"Draco placed me in here so he didn't have to look for me later"
"Right. I'm Hermione"
"I know"
"Huh?"
"We met at the bookshop"
"You're Aaliyah?" it was almost a question.
"Yup" she replied turning the page. *she looks different.* thought Hermione. Aaliyah had her school robes on and her hair flowed gently down her back. But what made her different was that she had a power surrounding her, more like a grey dim, almost impossible to see. Just then the door opened. It was Draco. He had changed to now that Hermione looked closer. He had that same light surrounding him but he had grown about 6' feet. His hair wasn't gelled back but hung loose around his face. He also had muscles but his eyes weren't arrogant anymore. They were empty like Aaliyah's. Hermione was snapped out of her thoughts.
"What are you staring at?" Draco snapped rudely. He was not in a good mood, with no gel, a mudblood as head girl. Life could be worse and it was.
"Somebody got dipped in shit" Aaliyah snapped.
"You're as funny as a broom" he retorted. He ran his hand through his hair *It seems empty.*
Aaliyah rolled her eyes. Hermione just watch them argue. She was surprised that he let this girl talk to him like that and that he hadn't called her mudblood.
"Professor Snape..." he was talking to both of them.
"Who?" Aaliyah asked
"Severus says that you are to stay with me and Granger in the head girl and boys room. With your own room of course."
"Why do you can her Granger"
"Because that's her name"
"No it's not. It's Hermione"
"Granger"
"I hope I'm not in your house if you guys can't say Hermione. And I thought you were smart"
Hermione laughed quietly,
Draco saw and he just stared at both of them. One was trying to hide her laughter and the other smirking at him. He did the unexpected, to Hermione that is, He smiled, poked his head out the door and grabbed something. Aaliyah raised her eyebrow. It happened in a flash. The next thing Hermione and Aaliyah knew was that they had a pie in there faces. Hermione was in shock. Had Malfoy just played a joke? She and Aaliyah looked at each other. Hermione decided to play along.
"Mmm Apple." Was all she said.
"Dragon boy is gonna pay" Aaliyah managed to say.
Draco just smirked with a look that said how? "You'll see" they got off the train with Hagrid saying. "Welcome to Hogwarts"
Hermione now had Harry and Ron at her side but was looking the backs of Aaliyah and Draco. *What weird people* she thought.
"Lenmark, Cameo" called out Professor Mc Gonagall.
He was the last 1st year to be sorted. There were still 3 people left in the middle of the hall but they did not look like 1st years. Two of them were girls. Aaliyah, obviously, and a guy. The new girl had blonde hair that went down to her waist. She was pale and average height. Her eyes were dark and mysterious almost black. Her eyes and mouth held a sense of dangerous 'fun'. The guy on the other hand, had short dark black hair, looked like everyone else was beneath him and the only thing that he had in common with his sister was the eyes and pale skin. While she had a sense of a cat, sneaky and smart he looked like a bulldozer waiting to crush you, like Draco.
"This year" Dumbledore began. He looked over to Draco. Draco glared back as if to challenge him to say something.
"This year we have three 6th years transferring to Hogwarts. I hoped that they will be welcomed warmly" his gaze passing over the Slytherins who were smirking at him.
"Blodwen, Selena" Mc Gonagall called out.
"Slytherin" The hat replied. The Slytherins applauded.
"Blodwen, Sebastian" It took a bit of time for Sebastian to be sorted and most people thought he would be placed with his sister. But instead "Gryffindor"
"Roland, Aaliyah " "Hey isn't she that chick"
"Yes, Ron" Hermione interrupted.
"Ssh, I want to see what house she's in" Harry called out.
Sorting Hat: "Well this is one place I never thought I see you here." The hat said amused Aaliyah: "Shit happens" she sounded bored Sorting Hat: "That it does. Where shall I place you?" Aaliyah: "Hufflepuff" she answered immediately Sorting Hat: "You do make up your mind quickly don't you. Why Hufflepuff." Aaliyah: "I like the name." she replied lamely. Sorting Hat: "Hufflepuff won't do you justice. How about Gryffindor?" Aaliyah: "How about Ravenclaw." She was getting annoyed. Sorting Hat "No. I have made my decision"
"Gryffindor" he replied loudly. The Gryffindors applauded. As she got down you could hear her muttering some profane things. "Stupid Hat, doesn't f**king know anything." "This year" Dumbledore starts again. "Professor Blodwen will be joining us. She will be your new defense of the dark arts teacher." He allowed time for people to clap. "Now we have a few rules. The Forbidden Forest is still forbidden. There will be no walking around after hours or entering restricted areas in the school unless you have permission. Now let us eat"
After a night fill of questions like 'So where did you transfer from?"
And stupid little boys trying to hit on her. It was finally time to go to bed.
"Will the head boy and girl stay behind please?" Dumbledore said.
People filed out of the hall and Draco, Hermione and Aaliyah were left behind.
"I'm sure you three know the situation. Miss Roland's will be staying with you" They nodded.
"Alright then the password is 'adaperio'"
"Open?" Aaliyah asked.
"Well done Miss Roland's" Dumbledore congratulated her. "Off you go"
Password please: Adaperio.
The common room was magnificent according to Hermione. "It's better than the Gryffindor common room."
Aaliyah shrugged. "Looks like Draco's bedroom"
"Get real my rooms better than this"
"I'm going to bed."
She went to the room that was the far away from Draco's.
"That was weird" Hermione said to herself but she was too tired to do anything now so she went to sleep.
Draco and Hermione were up and ready for the first day of school. *Now the hard part* Draco thought
"Aaliyah, time to get up" he yelled at her pulling her blankets off.
"Go away" she moaned chucking her pillow at him. He dodged it.
"Up now breakfast is in ten minutes"
"Who wants breakfast?" she whined grabbing her blankets from him.
"You do, so get dressed" She muttered something incomprehensible and stalked off.
Hermione who had been watching Draco and Aaliyah 'interact' was baffled. *Who would've thought Draco could be nice, at least in his terms.* Ever since Aaliyah had arrived at Hogwarts Malfoy had not once called anyone names. All he had done was glared and that was not Malfoy 'like' at all. He acted different around Aaliyah. He acted.............. 'careful'. As if he actually cared about Aaliyah. And THAT was weird. Malfoy was 'careful' around everyone when Aaliyah was near, he didn't call people names, curse them or even tease them.
"Liyah, hurry up" Draco called out.
"I'm coming, I'm coming. Don't tie your knickers in a knot" she yelled back.
"Why do you insist on saying that?"
"Never mind" Aaliyah came out wearing her Walkman.
"And what in Merlin's name is that?" he said gesturing to her walkman.
"It's a Walkman."
"A what?"
"A walkman. Can you say WALKMAN" she stressed out loud.
"And what exactly does a walkman do?" he said irritated.
"Plays music" she said it in a way that would make people think that he was retarded be not knowing what it did. That just irritated him some more.
"Well I'm sorry that I don't understand your muggle ways" he muttered viciously.
"We are a superior breed aren't we" she said imperiously. "Coming Hermione?"
"Where to?" asked Hermione confused. *These people are weird*
"Breakfast of course. I must say I am rather parched." She turned and looked at Draco, her chin up in the air. "Well come along dear boy. We don't have all day" she joined arms with Hermione and walked away, Draco following behind while rolling his eyes heavenward muttering unpleasant things.
A/N Thanx to EVERYONE who reviewed.
Tasha.
Aaliyah was on the top of the Malfoy manor. The wind was howling like a wolf and it was just about to rain. She loved being high up, above everybody, where no one could see you. For just a moment she was free. Nothing to hold her back. Nothing but the darkness. It was what kept her going.
"Aaliyah, get away from there" She was rudely snapped out of her peace by a sharp, dangerous and arrogant voice.
"Why? It's not like I'm going to jump or anything". She replied not turning her head around to look at him.
"In your state I'm surprised you already haven't" he said in a bored tone. But Aaliyah knew better.
"Oh?" was her only reply. It was driving him crazy and she knew it.
"You've been blocking me out all day ever since the book shop."
"So?"
"What happened?" he said in a flat voice the meant for no avoiding.
"Something's coming Draco. Something bad". She told him.
"Stop telling me what I already know" he was getting agitated.
"What do you want me to tell you Draco? The truth? The truth is that I don't know anymore. I always know what's happening but I don't anymore. Something is coming and it's more than just Voldermort. Something is going to happen and it's going to change the whole stupid world. And every time I look at someone, all I feel is guilt. The guilt of knowing that they might die for nothing. The guilt of knowing that I am the reason that they are going to die." She was crying now.
"I'm sorry" She was the only person he apologized to throughout his life and meant it. It was raining now.
"Go away Draco" she almost yelled.
Draco left. He knew it was useless to get through to her when she was like this.
"Platform 9 ¾ leaving in 5 minutes." Some man called out.
Aaliyah was in the Head boy/girls compartment. Aaliyah was reading some muggle book while Draco was trying to find someone with gel.
*flashback* "Roland" Draco yelled out. He was only in pants and he looked hot. You got see his muscles flex and his hair was gathered around his face. There was no gel because it had disappeared. "What?" Aaliyah walked through the door. "Where is my gel?" he said dangerously. "I dunno." "Like hell you don't. Give it back" "Well I don't, anyway you look better like that" she said as she left. Draco was pissed now. *End flashback*
"uhh hi?" it was Hermione. "Am I in the wrong place?"
"No, don't think so." Aaliyah replied not even looking at her.
"Draco placed me in here so he didn't have to look for me later"
"Right. I'm Hermione"
"I know"
"Huh?"
"We met at the bookshop"
"You're Aaliyah?" it was almost a question.
"Yup" she replied turning the page. *she looks different.* thought Hermione. Aaliyah had her school robes on and her hair flowed gently down her back. But what made her different was that she had a power surrounding her, more like a grey dim, almost impossible to see. Just then the door opened. It was Draco. He had changed to now that Hermione looked closer. He had that same light surrounding him but he had grown about 6' feet. His hair wasn't gelled back but hung loose around his face. He also had muscles but his eyes weren't arrogant anymore. They were empty like Aaliyah's. Hermione was snapped out of her thoughts.
"What are you staring at?" Draco snapped rudely. He was not in a good mood, with no gel, a mudblood as head girl. Life could be worse and it was.
"Somebody got dipped in shit" Aaliyah snapped.
"You're as funny as a broom" he retorted. He ran his hand through his hair *It seems empty.*
Aaliyah rolled her eyes. Hermione just watch them argue. She was surprised that he let this girl talk to him like that and that he hadn't called her mudblood.
"Professor Snape..." he was talking to both of them.
"Who?" Aaliyah asked
"Severus says that you are to stay with me and Granger in the head girl and boys room. With your own room of course."
"Why do you can her Granger"
"Because that's her name"
"No it's not. It's Hermione"
"Granger"
"I hope I'm not in your house if you guys can't say Hermione. And I thought you were smart"
Hermione laughed quietly,
Draco saw and he just stared at both of them. One was trying to hide her laughter and the other smirking at him. He did the unexpected, to Hermione that is, He smiled, poked his head out the door and grabbed something. Aaliyah raised her eyebrow. It happened in a flash. The next thing Hermione and Aaliyah knew was that they had a pie in there faces. Hermione was in shock. Had Malfoy just played a joke? She and Aaliyah looked at each other. Hermione decided to play along.
"Mmm Apple." Was all she said.
"Dragon boy is gonna pay" Aaliyah managed to say.
Draco just smirked with a look that said how? "You'll see" they got off the train with Hagrid saying. "Welcome to Hogwarts"
Hermione now had Harry and Ron at her side but was looking the backs of Aaliyah and Draco. *What weird people* she thought.
"Lenmark, Cameo" called out Professor Mc Gonagall.
He was the last 1st year to be sorted. There were still 3 people left in the middle of the hall but they did not look like 1st years. Two of them were girls. Aaliyah, obviously, and a guy. The new girl had blonde hair that went down to her waist. She was pale and average height. Her eyes were dark and mysterious almost black. Her eyes and mouth held a sense of dangerous 'fun'. The guy on the other hand, had short dark black hair, looked like everyone else was beneath him and the only thing that he had in common with his sister was the eyes and pale skin. While she had a sense of a cat, sneaky and smart he looked like a bulldozer waiting to crush you, like Draco.
"This year" Dumbledore began. He looked over to Draco. Draco glared back as if to challenge him to say something.
"This year we have three 6th years transferring to Hogwarts. I hoped that they will be welcomed warmly" his gaze passing over the Slytherins who were smirking at him.
"Blodwen, Selena" Mc Gonagall called out.
"Slytherin" The hat replied. The Slytherins applauded.
"Blodwen, Sebastian" It took a bit of time for Sebastian to be sorted and most people thought he would be placed with his sister. But instead "Gryffindor"
"Roland, Aaliyah " "Hey isn't she that chick"
"Yes, Ron" Hermione interrupted.
"Ssh, I want to see what house she's in" Harry called out.
Sorting Hat: "Well this is one place I never thought I see you here." The hat said amused Aaliyah: "Shit happens" she sounded bored Sorting Hat: "That it does. Where shall I place you?" Aaliyah: "Hufflepuff" she answered immediately Sorting Hat: "You do make up your mind quickly don't you. Why Hufflepuff." Aaliyah: "I like the name." she replied lamely. Sorting Hat: "Hufflepuff won't do you justice. How about Gryffindor?" Aaliyah: "How about Ravenclaw." She was getting annoyed. Sorting Hat "No. I have made my decision"
"Gryffindor" he replied loudly. The Gryffindors applauded. As she got down you could hear her muttering some profane things. "Stupid Hat, doesn't f**king know anything." "This year" Dumbledore starts again. "Professor Blodwen will be joining us. She will be your new defense of the dark arts teacher." He allowed time for people to clap. "Now we have a few rules. The Forbidden Forest is still forbidden. There will be no walking around after hours or entering restricted areas in the school unless you have permission. Now let us eat"
After a night fill of questions like 'So where did you transfer from?"
And stupid little boys trying to hit on her. It was finally time to go to bed.
"Will the head boy and girl stay behind please?" Dumbledore said.
People filed out of the hall and Draco, Hermione and Aaliyah were left behind.
"I'm sure you three know the situation. Miss Roland's will be staying with you" They nodded.
"Alright then the password is 'adaperio'"
"Open?" Aaliyah asked.
"Well done Miss Roland's" Dumbledore congratulated her. "Off you go"
Password please: Adaperio.
The common room was magnificent according to Hermione. "It's better than the Gryffindor common room."
Aaliyah shrugged. "Looks like Draco's bedroom"
"Get real my rooms better than this"
"I'm going to bed."
She went to the room that was the far away from Draco's.
"That was weird" Hermione said to herself but she was too tired to do anything now so she went to sleep.
Draco and Hermione were up and ready for the first day of school. *Now the hard part* Draco thought
"Aaliyah, time to get up" he yelled at her pulling her blankets off.
"Go away" she moaned chucking her pillow at him. He dodged it.
"Up now breakfast is in ten minutes"
"Who wants breakfast?" she whined grabbing her blankets from him.
"You do, so get dressed" She muttered something incomprehensible and stalked off.
Hermione who had been watching Draco and Aaliyah 'interact' was baffled. *Who would've thought Draco could be nice, at least in his terms.* Ever since Aaliyah had arrived at Hogwarts Malfoy had not once called anyone names. All he had done was glared and that was not Malfoy 'like' at all. He acted different around Aaliyah. He acted.............. 'careful'. As if he actually cared about Aaliyah. And THAT was weird. Malfoy was 'careful' around everyone when Aaliyah was near, he didn't call people names, curse them or even tease them.
"Liyah, hurry up" Draco called out.
"I'm coming, I'm coming. Don't tie your knickers in a knot" she yelled back.
"Why do you insist on saying that?"
"Never mind" Aaliyah came out wearing her Walkman.
"And what in Merlin's name is that?" he said gesturing to her walkman.
"It's a Walkman."
"A what?"
"A walkman. Can you say WALKMAN" she stressed out loud.
"And what exactly does a walkman do?" he said irritated.
"Plays music" she said it in a way that would make people think that he was retarded be not knowing what it did. That just irritated him some more.
"Well I'm sorry that I don't understand your muggle ways" he muttered viciously.
"We are a superior breed aren't we" she said imperiously. "Coming Hermione?"
"Where to?" asked Hermione confused. *These people are weird*
"Breakfast of course. I must say I am rather parched." She turned and looked at Draco, her chin up in the air. "Well come along dear boy. We don't have all day" she joined arms with Hermione and walked away, Draco following behind while rolling his eyes heavenward muttering unpleasant things.
A/N Thanx to EVERYONE who reviewed.
Tasha.