Malfoy Doesn't Get Far
Cora woke early, completely forgetting about the note. The sun was hardly up as she looked at her clock that read 5:55. She pulled open her bed curtains and decided to go shower and such. She took a long time and came out some what refreshed.
Down in the common room, Harry was sitting on a chair writing something. Cora went and sat next to him at the table.
"What you writing?" she asked.
"Oh, you scared me," he jumped.
"Sorry."
"Don't worry about it. I'm writing to Professor Lupin," he explained.
"Oh, okay," she said slowly.
"He was a professor here, and now just a good friend," he told her not looking up.
She sat back and looked at him. He did a double take before finally looking at her.
"What?"
"Nothing, um yeah, when do we need to go down for breakfast?" she asked.
"Not until 8:30-ish," he told her.
"Oh."
There was a long awkward pause of silence. Cora was looking around the room amused, while the only sound you sort of heard was Harry's quill scribbling on the paper. He finished and rolled up the parchment and sealed it.
"I need to go send an owl, want to come?" he asked.
"Um sure," you say getting up.
Together you two walk up to send out Harry's letter. They walked up the stair case to where a whole bunch of owls were sitting. Harry walked over to his white owl and tied the letter to her foot.
"This is Hedwig," he tells her.
"Oh, um mines over here," she said leading him over to her owl.
Her owl was also white. It hooted happily and Cora reached out to stroke her feathers.
"Yeah, her name is, well I don't know," she said confused like.
"So name her," Harry said.
"Um, Dantrios," she said off the top of her head.
"Interesting, why?"
"I made it up."
He looked at her quizzing.
"What were you going to tell me about your father?" he asked out of no where.
"Um, well, maybe I should tell you when we get down to somewhere more comfortable, you know, like the common room," she told him with a smile.
"Sure."
----
More people were awake when they returned. Ron was sitting now in an arm chair with his head in his hand and Hermione was reading next to him. A few other kids were around. Harry and Cora sat down next to Ron and Hermione.
"Morning Ron," Harry said.
"Eh, yeah," he told him sleepily.
He turned back to Cora.
"So tell me, what you found out about your father?" he asked.
"Okay, well we found out that my father is well you know a d..." she started but then Ron interrupted.
"Oi we need to get downstairs! It's nearly time for breakfast," he said.
"Ugh! I'll meet you guys in there, I need to get something," Cora said.
The three of them left and Cora went up to grab the note off her night table. 8:30 huh? Better go then she told herself. She walked out of Gryffindor common room and down the grand staircase. Outside of the great hall was Malfoy standing against the wall. He saw her and his face lit up.
"Glad you didn't ditch me," he told her.
"Like I would."
"You never know," he said.
"Whatever, what do you want?" she asked him.
"Well um, I just wanted to talk, you know."
"Now? Before breakfast?"
"Well yeah, why not?"
"Because well it's early and I'm kinda hungry."
"Well it'll only take a moment."
"Get on with it then," she said starting to get annoyed.
"Okay, when I met you yesterday, something happened," he began.
"Malfoy, look..."
"No, wait, really, I don't know what's going on and I really wish I didn't feel this way. I just met you," he stammered out.
"Exactly, you just met me, you don't know me, or any idea who I am, besides my name is Cora and my father left. My mother knows your family... big deal, it doesn't mean you know me," she said.
"I never said I knew you. Cora, why are you acting like that?" he asked obviously feeling hurt.
"Never mind, you would never understand," she said starting to go into the hall.
"Cora, I like you, if you didn't figure that out," he told her grabbing her arm.
"I'm not so thick that I couldn't tell."
"No, I think I'm in love with you. Your smile and your personality, I love it," he told her.
"Don't you get the hint? I am not interested," she snapped taking her arm out of his grasp. "Now if you don't mind, I'm going in to have something to eat and then I'm going to my classes."
"Cora..." Draco started but stopped.
She gave him one last look and went inside, her dark hair flying behind her in a fury. He wishes she thought sitting down. She took some toast and flung it hard onto her plate. She didn't look at anyone but her face could tell it all.
"What now?" Harry asked.
Cora glared at him hard and then looked at Ron and Hermione who were also staring at her. They quickly put their heads down, interested in their food. She looked around and then suddenly got up.
"See you in Divination," she said and walked out.
----
She had two hours until her classes started. As she walked back up to Gryffindor common room, she suddenly felt like shit. She had no idea what came over her to be such a nasty bitch to Draco. He was just expressing his feelings, nothing wrong. Tears filled her eyes and she ran up to her bed. She cried about how cruel she was and how she probably lost Draco as a "some what" friend.
"I'm effing turning into my cruel father," she whined to her pillow.
She lay there for the longest time before she decided to get up. Someone was coming up the steps to the room and she did not want them to see her upset. She wiped her eyes and walked past some girl who came into the room. Down in the common room, Ron, Hermione, and Harry were laughing at something that Ron had obviously said. He was all red and two other boys came to join them.
"Hey guys," she said.
"Cora! Hey um do you want to go for a walk?" Harry asked.
"Sure, um I guess we could walk to Divination," she said clutching her school bag.
"Yeah, hold on," he said going to get his.
He came back and waved 'good bye' to Ron and Hermione.
"What's up?" he asked.
"Nothing," she lied.
"Yeah okay, why were you crying?" he asked.
"I was not."
"It's sort of noticeable, since your eyes are red."
She looked at him and sighed. He put his hand on her chin and pushed it up a little so he could look into her eyes.
"Chin up. What's wrong?"
"Well it's just okay, Malfoy told me he 'had feelings for me.' He just met me, he just can't. He doesn't understand anything about because he doesn't know me. He doesn't know about my dad being a death eater and leaving because of my mother not understanding his commitment to he-who- must-not-be-named. He doesn't get that I don't really trust guys because duh, my role model of a father turned out to be some evil killing-machine..." she told him.
"Wait, what!" he asked her.
"Don't you listen? Oh! I'm sorry! See I just keep snapping at people lately. I snapped at Draco and I feel horrible!" she told him starting to cry again.
"Okay, hold on, you are not horrible at all and snapping at people is just normal. Your father is a death eater?" he said.
"Yeah, fun huh?"
"Did you tell Dumbledore?"
"No. He already knows. My father hates him and I'm sure Dumbledore feels the same," she said.
"Hmm, look, Cora, don't worry about your father. It was his problem leaving. And about Draco, don't worry, I'm sure he'll get over the rejection, I'm sure quite a lot of girls reject that kid," Harry told her.
"Yeah."
"Besides, he needs color or something," Harry said.
Cora laughed. It was true. Draco was way to pale.
"Thanks Harry," she said.
He hugged her and nodded. It was a long, warm hug.
"Yeah, now let's get to Divination before Trelawney decides that I've been eaten by something and died a horrible death already. She has fun predicting my death," Harry explained.
Cora burst out laughing and put her arm around Harry.
"Really," he said nodding and put his arm around her waist.
"Maybe we can die together and then she'll really have something to talk about," she told him.
"Yeah, she'll go nuts," he smiled.
Cora woke early, completely forgetting about the note. The sun was hardly up as she looked at her clock that read 5:55. She pulled open her bed curtains and decided to go shower and such. She took a long time and came out some what refreshed.
Down in the common room, Harry was sitting on a chair writing something. Cora went and sat next to him at the table.
"What you writing?" she asked.
"Oh, you scared me," he jumped.
"Sorry."
"Don't worry about it. I'm writing to Professor Lupin," he explained.
"Oh, okay," she said slowly.
"He was a professor here, and now just a good friend," he told her not looking up.
She sat back and looked at him. He did a double take before finally looking at her.
"What?"
"Nothing, um yeah, when do we need to go down for breakfast?" she asked.
"Not until 8:30-ish," he told her.
"Oh."
There was a long awkward pause of silence. Cora was looking around the room amused, while the only sound you sort of heard was Harry's quill scribbling on the paper. He finished and rolled up the parchment and sealed it.
"I need to go send an owl, want to come?" he asked.
"Um sure," you say getting up.
Together you two walk up to send out Harry's letter. They walked up the stair case to where a whole bunch of owls were sitting. Harry walked over to his white owl and tied the letter to her foot.
"This is Hedwig," he tells her.
"Oh, um mines over here," she said leading him over to her owl.
Her owl was also white. It hooted happily and Cora reached out to stroke her feathers.
"Yeah, her name is, well I don't know," she said confused like.
"So name her," Harry said.
"Um, Dantrios," she said off the top of her head.
"Interesting, why?"
"I made it up."
He looked at her quizzing.
"What were you going to tell me about your father?" he asked out of no where.
"Um, well, maybe I should tell you when we get down to somewhere more comfortable, you know, like the common room," she told him with a smile.
"Sure."
----
More people were awake when they returned. Ron was sitting now in an arm chair with his head in his hand and Hermione was reading next to him. A few other kids were around. Harry and Cora sat down next to Ron and Hermione.
"Morning Ron," Harry said.
"Eh, yeah," he told him sleepily.
He turned back to Cora.
"So tell me, what you found out about your father?" he asked.
"Okay, well we found out that my father is well you know a d..." she started but then Ron interrupted.
"Oi we need to get downstairs! It's nearly time for breakfast," he said.
"Ugh! I'll meet you guys in there, I need to get something," Cora said.
The three of them left and Cora went up to grab the note off her night table. 8:30 huh? Better go then she told herself. She walked out of Gryffindor common room and down the grand staircase. Outside of the great hall was Malfoy standing against the wall. He saw her and his face lit up.
"Glad you didn't ditch me," he told her.
"Like I would."
"You never know," he said.
"Whatever, what do you want?" she asked him.
"Well um, I just wanted to talk, you know."
"Now? Before breakfast?"
"Well yeah, why not?"
"Because well it's early and I'm kinda hungry."
"Well it'll only take a moment."
"Get on with it then," she said starting to get annoyed.
"Okay, when I met you yesterday, something happened," he began.
"Malfoy, look..."
"No, wait, really, I don't know what's going on and I really wish I didn't feel this way. I just met you," he stammered out.
"Exactly, you just met me, you don't know me, or any idea who I am, besides my name is Cora and my father left. My mother knows your family... big deal, it doesn't mean you know me," she said.
"I never said I knew you. Cora, why are you acting like that?" he asked obviously feeling hurt.
"Never mind, you would never understand," she said starting to go into the hall.
"Cora, I like you, if you didn't figure that out," he told her grabbing her arm.
"I'm not so thick that I couldn't tell."
"No, I think I'm in love with you. Your smile and your personality, I love it," he told her.
"Don't you get the hint? I am not interested," she snapped taking her arm out of his grasp. "Now if you don't mind, I'm going in to have something to eat and then I'm going to my classes."
"Cora..." Draco started but stopped.
She gave him one last look and went inside, her dark hair flying behind her in a fury. He wishes she thought sitting down. She took some toast and flung it hard onto her plate. She didn't look at anyone but her face could tell it all.
"What now?" Harry asked.
Cora glared at him hard and then looked at Ron and Hermione who were also staring at her. They quickly put their heads down, interested in their food. She looked around and then suddenly got up.
"See you in Divination," she said and walked out.
----
She had two hours until her classes started. As she walked back up to Gryffindor common room, she suddenly felt like shit. She had no idea what came over her to be such a nasty bitch to Draco. He was just expressing his feelings, nothing wrong. Tears filled her eyes and she ran up to her bed. She cried about how cruel she was and how she probably lost Draco as a "some what" friend.
"I'm effing turning into my cruel father," she whined to her pillow.
She lay there for the longest time before she decided to get up. Someone was coming up the steps to the room and she did not want them to see her upset. She wiped her eyes and walked past some girl who came into the room. Down in the common room, Ron, Hermione, and Harry were laughing at something that Ron had obviously said. He was all red and two other boys came to join them.
"Hey guys," she said.
"Cora! Hey um do you want to go for a walk?" Harry asked.
"Sure, um I guess we could walk to Divination," she said clutching her school bag.
"Yeah, hold on," he said going to get his.
He came back and waved 'good bye' to Ron and Hermione.
"What's up?" he asked.
"Nothing," she lied.
"Yeah okay, why were you crying?" he asked.
"I was not."
"It's sort of noticeable, since your eyes are red."
She looked at him and sighed. He put his hand on her chin and pushed it up a little so he could look into her eyes.
"Chin up. What's wrong?"
"Well it's just okay, Malfoy told me he 'had feelings for me.' He just met me, he just can't. He doesn't understand anything about because he doesn't know me. He doesn't know about my dad being a death eater and leaving because of my mother not understanding his commitment to he-who- must-not-be-named. He doesn't get that I don't really trust guys because duh, my role model of a father turned out to be some evil killing-machine..." she told him.
"Wait, what!" he asked her.
"Don't you listen? Oh! I'm sorry! See I just keep snapping at people lately. I snapped at Draco and I feel horrible!" she told him starting to cry again.
"Okay, hold on, you are not horrible at all and snapping at people is just normal. Your father is a death eater?" he said.
"Yeah, fun huh?"
"Did you tell Dumbledore?"
"No. He already knows. My father hates him and I'm sure Dumbledore feels the same," she said.
"Hmm, look, Cora, don't worry about your father. It was his problem leaving. And about Draco, don't worry, I'm sure he'll get over the rejection, I'm sure quite a lot of girls reject that kid," Harry told her.
"Yeah."
"Besides, he needs color or something," Harry said.
Cora laughed. It was true. Draco was way to pale.
"Thanks Harry," she said.
He hugged her and nodded. It was a long, warm hug.
"Yeah, now let's get to Divination before Trelawney decides that I've been eaten by something and died a horrible death already. She has fun predicting my death," Harry explained.
Cora burst out laughing and put her arm around Harry.
"Really," he said nodding and put his arm around her waist.
"Maybe we can die together and then she'll really have something to talk about," she told him.
"Yeah, she'll go nuts," he smiled.