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Chapter 9: Quaking In My Shoes
The week seemed the fly by for Alexis. She had managed to finish all the homework, that she had been assigned. Quidditch tryouts had been on Thursday, and Alexis had easily made the team. There was a 2nd year, Ally Nott, who was the keeper, and a 3rd year, Andrew Keller, who was the other chaser. Both of them had played on a quidditch team when they were younger, like Alexis, so they had some experience. Ally could stop almost anything, you threw at her. Draco said that they had a pretty good chance of Winning the house cup this year, beings Gryffindor, had had to replace most of their players, and the ones they got were, in the words of Malfoy, "Bloody terrible."
Alexis hadn't spent too much time with Draco or Blaise sense Monday. She had sat with them at lunch, and at classes, but she hadn't talked to them much.
She went on with her life, she had always kind of never been too big of a group person.
She was now sitting in a chair in the common room, writing a reply to the letter she has received from Becki this morning at breakfast.
Hey Becki,
What happening with you? There isn't much going on around her. It is the weekend, WOO-HOO. I made the quidditch team, it was a cinch. Only ten people tried out for the 3 open spots. Who took my place on the quidditch team? And please don't tell me it was Mary Cormwell, because if it was, I will go run grab my broom, fly back to Durmstrang, and strangle Joey for picking her. And when I am done with him, I'll go get Mary.
I know isn't that so cool Fisher is back, well at least for me. Ha, you don't get to have him for a teacher.
Guess what, I forgot to tell you last time. They are having a welcoming ball for me, just for me. Isn't that ridiculous. It is a waste of time to have a ball for just one student. Besides, I think I have to dance with members from other houses, because it is a 'welcoming ball'. I do not want to dance with Harry Potters or the red-headed fool who follows him around. Draco calls Harry 'Scarehead' and the red-headed kid, 'Weasel', I think his name is Ron Weasley. So just beware I might refer them by those names.
Well it is 5:30, classes got over about a half-hour ago. By the time I get back from the Owlrey it will be about a quarter after 6, or even later. You have to climb about a million stars to get up there, it is clear up there, in one of the towers, but the view is amazing!
Lotsa love,
Alexis
She reread over the letter to make sure she had spelled everything right and said what she wanted the say. Then she sealed it and got up from the chair and headed for the trap door.
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Alexis swung the door to the Owlrey open and walked in. The sun shone brightly through the open window frames. The owls turned and looked at her. She walked around and found Macy.
"Hey, girl," Alexis said holding out her hand, Macy flew onto it and gave her a peck, "here talk this to Becki please. You can come back right away, she's got her own owl to send a letter back with." She handed the letter to Macy and walked toward the window. Macy took off, off her arm.
Alexis then turned and walked to the other side of the room, and sat down on the window seal.
The sunset was orange and pick, and it was setting over the lake. She sat there and starred at it. It was beautiful. There were ripple on the lake, she figured they were probably from the Giant Squid, sense the wasn't even a breeze, it was a still night. The whole week had been warm and still.
This was the second time she had come up here this week, not including the time she had come up with Blaise. The other time she had sent to return to Jamie and her parents letters. She had sat on the same seal, watching the sun set. It was an amazing view from the spot. She could see everything the quidditch pitch with the sixteen towers, the lake, the mountains beyond the lake, and the Forbidden Forest.
As she sat there she lost all track of time, this was a spot where she could just sit and think. When she was up her by herself for the first time, the only reason she had got up and left was because someone had come in. It turned out she had sat there for an hour.
She sat there for about 15 minutes before her stomach started to growl, and she remembered she had only had a sandwich for lunch, because she hadn't been all that hungry.
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She entered the Great Hall, the majority of the school was already there. She took a seat next to Draco, who was sitting across from Blaise.
"Hey long time no smell," Blaise said as she sat down.
"Are you implying something?" she asked, pouring herself a glass of pumpkin juice.
"Maybe? What is it to you?" he asked her.
"What is it to me?" she said looking confused, "What is it to me?" she asked again this time slowly, "Don't tell me you just said that. I hope I care."
Draco was sitting beside her laughing, "Really Blaise, I'm glad she cares."
"Never mind," Blaise said looking down at his food.
"Yes, we will, forget that stupid um… well… comment."
"What's been up with you the past few days, you haven't said more than 10 words to me, not including quidditch tryouts, but you said a whole 3 sentences, and a 'told you so'," Draco asked.
"Just not a social person."
"But the first day you talked your head off," Draco said taking a drink.
"Well, I just like to keep quiet most of the time," she said shrugging her shoulders, "unless that is you catch me in a talkative mood."
"And you must get those once a week," Blaise commented.
Draco and Alexis starred at him.
"What, I was making an assumption, you were talkative on Monday, and it has been about a week sense then," Blaise added.
"Okay, Blaise, enough with the genius comments, just be quiet," Alexis said, Draco snickered at this.
Blaise lowered his eyes and pushed his food around with his fork.
"Oh, come on, what a bloody wusy," Draco said.
Blaise looked up and smirked, "Just kidding."
"Yeah, a huh. How about a big-ole, NO?" said Alexis exaggerating the no.
Draco laughed, "I agree."
"Well if you will excuse me, I have a lot of homework," Blaise getting up, he grabbed a chunk of roast beef and walked off.
"Coward!" Draco yelled at him.
"Wusy!" Blaise yelled back to him, with his mouth full.
Alexis turned towards Draco, "Where did he get wusy?"
Draco shrugged his shoulder, because his mouth was full of mashed potatoes.
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They sat at the table after they finished dinner.
"So what do you think so far, of Hogwarts?" Draco asked.
"Well, it is ok, having Fisher, here. The weather is warm, the castle is pretty cool, even though I haven't got to see any more than the classroom I have class in and the Library, and the people, well they suck," as she said the last part she smirked at Draco.
"Well I always knew the professors sucked, except for Snape, he is okay, and the students from Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Gryffindor suck. But the Slytherins, well most, there pretty cool. Wait I take that back, there really cool."
"Yeah, you said most, you are in the most category, I, however, am."
Draco rolled his eyes, "About that not seeing much of the castle, I can fix that." He got up and walked towards the doors, "Come on," he said waving his hand for her to follow.
She got up and followed him.
They met a first year boy at the doors, he ran into them, "Watch were you are going little kid," Draco said with a sneer, the boy quivered, "Scram!"
He laughed as the boy ran off towards his house table.
"Do you find please in being mean to kids ¾ your age?" a voice from behind Draco said.
He turned around from watching the boy run away in terror, to the voice.
There stood a girl with bushy frizzy, brown, hair, and an armful of books. She was from the Gryffindor house.
"Did I ask for a comment from a frizzy haired, annoying, Gryffindor Mudblood? No," he said answering his own question.
"Oh, Malfoy, don't you think after five years you can come up with a more original, insult. Mudblood, woo, I'm quaking in my shoes," the girl said pretending to 'quake'.
"Oh just stop with the stupid little pathetic come-backs, Granger, and get out of my sight, I don't need my eyes to be scarred anymore than they already are from that, that, THING, you call hair."
She stormed off into the Great Hall.
"Really now Malfoy do you enjoy being mean to kids "3/4" your age?" Alexis said in a mocking tone.
"I got enough from her, I don't need it from you now," he said as he continued to walk.
Alexis laughed, "So who was the … what did you say? 'Frissy haired, annoying, Gryffindor, Mudblood'."
"Hermione Granger," he said with an air of annoyance in his voice, "A mudblood, miss-know-it-all-git."
"Yeah I guessed that, I remember her from one of our classes, and you left her 'quaking in her shoes'."
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thanx for reading. and just a quick note: mr. fisher, the real one, is coming back to my school to be principal, that is why he left in the first place, and he hated the school he was principal at this year, so he interviewed, and got it. I'M REALLY EXCITED, i really liked him. but like you care about that. soooo . . . review and see you in the next chapter, it is already written, so as soon as you review, i update. get it, got it, GOOD!
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