Chapter 9 – In the Slytherin end of the School
As Leah drifted off, things were looking very different in the Slytherin 6th year girl's dorm. Rhian was tossing and turning in her sleep. All of a sudden, she shot up, breathing heavily. She had been having a nightmare. She wiped her forehead, which was covered with sweat and shook her head, her blonde hair rubbing against her shoulders. She looked around her dorm, to see all the other girls asleep, their dreams seemingly undisturbed and pleasant. Rhian had been having a nightmare that she'd had numerous times before. It contained her family and friends all being killed by the Dark Lord...She never knew why she had these dreams, but they always scared her. As she got dressed, Pansy Parkinson, who Rhian disliked a lot, spoke to her. Rhian jumped as she spoke, as she thought she was the only one awake. "What time is it?" came the muffled voice of Pansy.
"Half past seven" Rhian replied bitterly. She had disliked Pansy ever since she found out her supposed friend liked her boyfriend strictly more than necessary. As Rhian got dressed, she heard Pansy snore, meaning she had dropped back off to sleep, and was in risk of being late for class. Rhian didn't wake her, as she secretly wished Pansy to get told off for tardiness anyway.
At eight o'clock, Rhian wandered down from the dorm to the common room. She saw a couple of Slytherins already awake, but not Draco. Rhian thought this was odd, as Draco was usually up long before her. She sat down on one of the green leather chairs and rested her head on her pale hand. Just as she was about to drop off, Draco entered the room.
"Good morning!" Draco inquired happily, as he took Rhian's hand and pulled her up.
"What's the matter with you?" Rhian implied, shocked at her boyfriend's chirpiness.
"Can't I be happy to see you?"
"Yes, but you're never usually like this!"
"I know, I've been thinking, I've been your boyfriend secretly for 2 solid years now. The only people who know about us are those stupid Gryffindors," Draco said, in a somewhat evil voice. "How about we make it public?"
"Ummm...well, I don't really know," was Rhian's answer. "I mean, people will stare at us, and I don't really feel all that comfortable with it."
"Let people talk, for one thing, we'll be the most popular couple here!"
"Oh, fine then, once again you've persuaded me Mr. Malfoy"
"OK, great, let's do it over dinner later!"
"No, we could just hold hands in the corridors, and then people will notice!"
"Yeah, let's do that!"
Draco grabbed Rhian by the hand and dragged her out of the Slytherin common room.
As Leah drifted off, things were looking very different in the Slytherin 6th year girl's dorm. Rhian was tossing and turning in her sleep. All of a sudden, she shot up, breathing heavily. She had been having a nightmare. She wiped her forehead, which was covered with sweat and shook her head, her blonde hair rubbing against her shoulders. She looked around her dorm, to see all the other girls asleep, their dreams seemingly undisturbed and pleasant. Rhian had been having a nightmare that she'd had numerous times before. It contained her family and friends all being killed by the Dark Lord...She never knew why she had these dreams, but they always scared her. As she got dressed, Pansy Parkinson, who Rhian disliked a lot, spoke to her. Rhian jumped as she spoke, as she thought she was the only one awake. "What time is it?" came the muffled voice of Pansy.
"Half past seven" Rhian replied bitterly. She had disliked Pansy ever since she found out her supposed friend liked her boyfriend strictly more than necessary. As Rhian got dressed, she heard Pansy snore, meaning she had dropped back off to sleep, and was in risk of being late for class. Rhian didn't wake her, as she secretly wished Pansy to get told off for tardiness anyway.
At eight o'clock, Rhian wandered down from the dorm to the common room. She saw a couple of Slytherins already awake, but not Draco. Rhian thought this was odd, as Draco was usually up long before her. She sat down on one of the green leather chairs and rested her head on her pale hand. Just as she was about to drop off, Draco entered the room.
"Good morning!" Draco inquired happily, as he took Rhian's hand and pulled her up.
"What's the matter with you?" Rhian implied, shocked at her boyfriend's chirpiness.
"Can't I be happy to see you?"
"Yes, but you're never usually like this!"
"I know, I've been thinking, I've been your boyfriend secretly for 2 solid years now. The only people who know about us are those stupid Gryffindors," Draco said, in a somewhat evil voice. "How about we make it public?"
"Ummm...well, I don't really know," was Rhian's answer. "I mean, people will stare at us, and I don't really feel all that comfortable with it."
"Let people talk, for one thing, we'll be the most popular couple here!"
"Oh, fine then, once again you've persuaded me Mr. Malfoy"
"OK, great, let's do it over dinner later!"
"No, we could just hold hands in the corridors, and then people will notice!"
"Yeah, let's do that!"
Draco grabbed Rhian by the hand and dragged her out of the Slytherin common room.