Chapter 5:
Pansy woke up and for a moment she didn't know where she was, almost screaming at the realization of the shirtless body she lay next to. She caught herself just in time to see Harry's peaceful face, still sleeping. She checked the clock. She still had a half an hour before she needed to be awake. Her eyes traveled back to Harry as he absentmindedly stroked her arm. She sat up and ran a hand through her hair. Everything was so different. Never in a million years would she think she would wake up next to anyone but Draco. His face floated up in her mind and she frowned, shaking her head.
A soft stirring of the boy that lay beside her jolted her back to reality. She heard him groan slightly and she turned to see his eyes creeping open. Her first thought was to run, run as fast as she could. She knew this wouldn't be able to last. With her parents feeling the way that they did about him...she shuddered at the thought of what they would do to her...
"Pansy...?" Harry's voice was soft and slightly strained. Pansy jumped slightly at the feel of his hand on her arm.
"Harry...I should get back to my common room. Before my friends wake up and wonder why I'm gone." She went to get off the bed but Harry did not let go of her arm. She turned to face him again.
"Why did you kiss Hermione?" she asked before she could stop herself. Suddenly anger boiled up in her like she couldn't believe. She stumbled off the bed and looked around, spotting a robe on the bathroom and grabbing it, flinging it on.
"Pansy!" Harry jumped off the bed, suddenly alert and grabbed her arm. "Pansy I did because she asked me to."
"You don't kiss someone because they ask you to. Something else motivated you." She yanked her arm away, knowing that she was wrong, knowing she was only looking for an excuse to hate him.
"That's not true I—"but Pansy was already out the door and running down the corridor before he could finish his sentence. She didn't stop running until she was safely in the common room where she stopped abruptly. Normally the common room would be empty as she stumbled in but there, sitting with a smirk on his face on the couch, sat the devil himself.
"Goodmorning Draco."
"Late night?" His eyes traveled the cloak she pulled tight around her.
"You could say that." She proceeded to walk towards the girls' dorm but was stopped again by Draco's voice.
"I had an interesting call from my father."
"Why would I care—"
"It seems," he interrupted, "that we are engaged."
*~*~*
Pansy felt like she was going to throw up as she sat at the Slytherin table. Her entire world was spinning. Just as she thought she was rid of that putrid slime ball this had to happen. Her eyes watered but she only growled in disgust. Celeste was silent beside her, giving worried glances at her every few minutes.
Draco was not in the Great Hall she noticed with some satisfaction.
"Um,...Pansy?" Celeste's try at getting Pansy to talk was only a whisper but it infuriated Pansy none-the-less.
"Just stay the hell away from me. I want to be alone." She knew it was harsh. Celeste hadn't done anything wrong. But Pansy was in such a horrid mood she didn't care. She stood up slowly, anger fuming, and slung her bag over her shoulder, sauntering out of the Great Hall. Once out she practically collapsed in an empty hallway, sobbing un controllably. She heard someone come up next to her and looked up, tears blurring her vision. Wiping them away cleared it to see the two people she despised most in the school, save Draco.
"What do you want?" her voice was horse as the two stared down at her with menace.
"Here's a sight you don't see every day. Parkinson crying like a five year old."
"Shut up Ron. You slimy git. I don't want to hear nor see you." Pansy stood gathering her things again.
"We want you to leave Harry be. He's got enough on his plate not to have you hanging on him."
Pansy's eyes shot toward the mudblood. "First of all Granger I will associate with who I please, second off I am now hanging on Harry no matter what you think of me. He chose to kiss me, not I him. He chose to reveal himself to me, not I him. And he chose me over you, as I him over Draco. So stop being such a twit."
"Harry would never choose you, you must have put some love spell on him or something. I know he would never go for you. He's told me how much he despises you." She seemed pleased as Pansy's eyes widened. Had Harry really said those things? Then the thought occurred to her. He had only started liking her and showing her his feelings this year, the year she had changed. She looked between then two.
"He—he did?"
Granger twisted a piece of fuzzy hair on her finger and smiled. Time had been kind to the mudblood. She was currently dating Krum, the international Quidditch star seeker. Weasley, aka Bobo the clown, was furious even Pansy could see. Though it seemed blatantly obvious Granger had something for Harry. She scowled at the thought.
"Yes, he did."
"How is Krum, Granger? I'm sure he would be thrilled you kissed Harry the other night." Bobo seemed surprised at this statement and looked at Granger with shock. Pansy smiled at Granger's furious expression and took it as her cue to leave. She bit back tears as she ran down the hall. She stumbled furiously into the owlry. If being married to Malfoy was her fate, she would get it over with quickly, but first, she would fight against it.
She scribbled a note to her parents saying for them to go to hell and she would never marry Draco, sent it off, and turned around. There, standing in the doorway, was Harry.
"Get away from me." She pushed her way past him but he grabbed her arm, turning her to face him. "You didn't even find me remotely beautiful before this year. You hated me, despised me before then. I won't be with someone who only likes me because he likes my body. I've already gone through that with Draco."
Harry looked remotely surprised, though it only lasted a split second before his face went neutral. She yanked her arm away. "See you at hogsmeade." He did not call out to her as she walked away and for the first time in the past few days, she was glad of it.
*~*~*~*
It was a mildly cold day as Pansy and Celeste set out of Hogwarts and began their walk toward Hogsmeade. The school, doing odd things from time to time, had decided today would be a free dress day. Cloaks were still required, but as for the rest, they were to wear what they pleased. Pansy smiled to herself and pulled down her black mini skirt. With it she wore an emerald green soft sweater that hugged her curves as well as boots that came up just below her knees. Her hair hung in soft curls around her face and she had gotten many stares from the other Slytherins as she had joined them in the common room before setting off. Draco's eyes flickered with desire as he looked her from head to toe. She barely glanced his way.
They had set out in the morning and arrived after a short walk. Pansy, as well as a large group set out first for Zonkos. From there they spent most of the day wandering around. Oddly, the three broomsticks was closed until that night. She asked around if anyone knew why but no one seemed to.
That night Pansy was one of the first in line to see just why the three broomsticks, Celeste at her side.
When they got inside, Pansy was a bit taken back by the size of the place. It seemed to have grown slightly, the thing catching her eye the most being the medium sized stage, complete with three floating microphones lined up side by side. Others seemed to notice this as well and were gravitating toward the tables by the stage. Pansy saw that not only were Draco and his crowd there, but Cho Chang and a large group of Ravenclaws, Harry and group of Gryffindors, and a small group of Hufflepuffs had filed inside and were waiting seemingly impatiently.
A small woman, apparently new working there from the way she eyed all of the student nervously, stepped onto the stage and took one of the floating microphones.
"Um. . . excuse me." She said nervously. Her eyes sparkled in the spotlight on the stage. The room quieted almost immediately so she continued, her voice wavering slightly. Pansy thought she remembered a girl graduating from Hufflepuff the year before looking somewhat like this girl. "Tonight we have a special treat for all you out there who like to sing. Tonight..." she paused for effect, "we have a karaoke night."
There were murmers throughout the students, a few chuckles and hoots.
"But first, we need a volunteer to go first. You choose the song, any song, and sing to it. Simply state the song name and it will begin to play background music. If you need words, they will appear at stomach height. So, do I have any volunteers?"
Pansy stiffened. The room was dead silent as she began her walk up to the stage. No one else seemed to be volunteering, though she had no idea what song she would sing, it was too late to turn back now. The girl on the stage nodded nervously at her as she stepped up. She wrapped her hand around another levitating mic and it fell easily into her hand.
"Speak the song." The girl said and then took the remaining floating mic away, setting the two extras on a table next to the stage and then walking off. Pansy looked out into the crowd who were looking at her intently. Some with smirks, some with awe, and others just blank stares. Her stomach flipped as she thought desperately for a song. And then, it came to her...
"Tonight, I'm going to sing something I heard once. It's called Bring me to Life." She took a deep breath as the music came on and at having everyone stare at her, it took her a few moments to get going. As she did though, her voice came out hard and beautiful. And her eyes didn't really see, only her ears seemed to work properly. It was all too soon when the song finished and it took her a few moments to realize that the noise around her wasn't booing, but cheering. And for the first time in a long time, she smiled so happily, that everything around her seemed to melt away.
Her feet walked on their own off the stage and right on out the door. She wanted the moment to stay with her, and that was all. To stay with her for a long time. She didn't realize where she was walking until she came to the gated pathway. The shrieking shack. It was quiet tonight, like any other night, and out of pure curiosity, jumped the fence despite her short skirt, and ran up to the door. Her first try at getting the door to open was failure, but after a few spells and incantations, the door popped open. Oddly, it was spelled shut, and she dimly wondered why, but as the smell washed over her, that was all she could think of. She coughed hard for a few moments before stumbling inside.
The door closed behind her causing her to stiffen immediately.
"You shouldn't wander outside alone." The voice was frighteningly familiar as her breath began to get shallow. She had heard that voice before...but where? "I understand your current situation, and I think you need some...consoling."
"Stay away from me." She was scared to death now as she slowly turned around. Her eyes widened at the sight of his face, "You..."
(A/N: Hmmm...well im not sure about this chapter. It's taken me a while to get it out because I was still figuring out where I was going with it. Anyway I hope you all like it and thank you soooo much for all the reviews. I'll try to update my next chapter faster. Thanks lots once again to all my reviewers. You guys are great and I hope to get many more. Love you all! *~*Adalia*~*)
Pansy woke up and for a moment she didn't know where she was, almost screaming at the realization of the shirtless body she lay next to. She caught herself just in time to see Harry's peaceful face, still sleeping. She checked the clock. She still had a half an hour before she needed to be awake. Her eyes traveled back to Harry as he absentmindedly stroked her arm. She sat up and ran a hand through her hair. Everything was so different. Never in a million years would she think she would wake up next to anyone but Draco. His face floated up in her mind and she frowned, shaking her head.
A soft stirring of the boy that lay beside her jolted her back to reality. She heard him groan slightly and she turned to see his eyes creeping open. Her first thought was to run, run as fast as she could. She knew this wouldn't be able to last. With her parents feeling the way that they did about him...she shuddered at the thought of what they would do to her...
"Pansy...?" Harry's voice was soft and slightly strained. Pansy jumped slightly at the feel of his hand on her arm.
"Harry...I should get back to my common room. Before my friends wake up and wonder why I'm gone." She went to get off the bed but Harry did not let go of her arm. She turned to face him again.
"Why did you kiss Hermione?" she asked before she could stop herself. Suddenly anger boiled up in her like she couldn't believe. She stumbled off the bed and looked around, spotting a robe on the bathroom and grabbing it, flinging it on.
"Pansy!" Harry jumped off the bed, suddenly alert and grabbed her arm. "Pansy I did because she asked me to."
"You don't kiss someone because they ask you to. Something else motivated you." She yanked her arm away, knowing that she was wrong, knowing she was only looking for an excuse to hate him.
"That's not true I—"but Pansy was already out the door and running down the corridor before he could finish his sentence. She didn't stop running until she was safely in the common room where she stopped abruptly. Normally the common room would be empty as she stumbled in but there, sitting with a smirk on his face on the couch, sat the devil himself.
"Goodmorning Draco."
"Late night?" His eyes traveled the cloak she pulled tight around her.
"You could say that." She proceeded to walk towards the girls' dorm but was stopped again by Draco's voice.
"I had an interesting call from my father."
"Why would I care—"
"It seems," he interrupted, "that we are engaged."
*~*~*
Pansy felt like she was going to throw up as she sat at the Slytherin table. Her entire world was spinning. Just as she thought she was rid of that putrid slime ball this had to happen. Her eyes watered but she only growled in disgust. Celeste was silent beside her, giving worried glances at her every few minutes.
Draco was not in the Great Hall she noticed with some satisfaction.
"Um,...Pansy?" Celeste's try at getting Pansy to talk was only a whisper but it infuriated Pansy none-the-less.
"Just stay the hell away from me. I want to be alone." She knew it was harsh. Celeste hadn't done anything wrong. But Pansy was in such a horrid mood she didn't care. She stood up slowly, anger fuming, and slung her bag over her shoulder, sauntering out of the Great Hall. Once out she practically collapsed in an empty hallway, sobbing un controllably. She heard someone come up next to her and looked up, tears blurring her vision. Wiping them away cleared it to see the two people she despised most in the school, save Draco.
"What do you want?" her voice was horse as the two stared down at her with menace.
"Here's a sight you don't see every day. Parkinson crying like a five year old."
"Shut up Ron. You slimy git. I don't want to hear nor see you." Pansy stood gathering her things again.
"We want you to leave Harry be. He's got enough on his plate not to have you hanging on him."
Pansy's eyes shot toward the mudblood. "First of all Granger I will associate with who I please, second off I am now hanging on Harry no matter what you think of me. He chose to kiss me, not I him. He chose to reveal himself to me, not I him. And he chose me over you, as I him over Draco. So stop being such a twit."
"Harry would never choose you, you must have put some love spell on him or something. I know he would never go for you. He's told me how much he despises you." She seemed pleased as Pansy's eyes widened. Had Harry really said those things? Then the thought occurred to her. He had only started liking her and showing her his feelings this year, the year she had changed. She looked between then two.
"He—he did?"
Granger twisted a piece of fuzzy hair on her finger and smiled. Time had been kind to the mudblood. She was currently dating Krum, the international Quidditch star seeker. Weasley, aka Bobo the clown, was furious even Pansy could see. Though it seemed blatantly obvious Granger had something for Harry. She scowled at the thought.
"Yes, he did."
"How is Krum, Granger? I'm sure he would be thrilled you kissed Harry the other night." Bobo seemed surprised at this statement and looked at Granger with shock. Pansy smiled at Granger's furious expression and took it as her cue to leave. She bit back tears as she ran down the hall. She stumbled furiously into the owlry. If being married to Malfoy was her fate, she would get it over with quickly, but first, she would fight against it.
She scribbled a note to her parents saying for them to go to hell and she would never marry Draco, sent it off, and turned around. There, standing in the doorway, was Harry.
"Get away from me." She pushed her way past him but he grabbed her arm, turning her to face him. "You didn't even find me remotely beautiful before this year. You hated me, despised me before then. I won't be with someone who only likes me because he likes my body. I've already gone through that with Draco."
Harry looked remotely surprised, though it only lasted a split second before his face went neutral. She yanked her arm away. "See you at hogsmeade." He did not call out to her as she walked away and for the first time in the past few days, she was glad of it.
*~*~*~*
It was a mildly cold day as Pansy and Celeste set out of Hogwarts and began their walk toward Hogsmeade. The school, doing odd things from time to time, had decided today would be a free dress day. Cloaks were still required, but as for the rest, they were to wear what they pleased. Pansy smiled to herself and pulled down her black mini skirt. With it she wore an emerald green soft sweater that hugged her curves as well as boots that came up just below her knees. Her hair hung in soft curls around her face and she had gotten many stares from the other Slytherins as she had joined them in the common room before setting off. Draco's eyes flickered with desire as he looked her from head to toe. She barely glanced his way.
They had set out in the morning and arrived after a short walk. Pansy, as well as a large group set out first for Zonkos. From there they spent most of the day wandering around. Oddly, the three broomsticks was closed until that night. She asked around if anyone knew why but no one seemed to.
That night Pansy was one of the first in line to see just why the three broomsticks, Celeste at her side.
When they got inside, Pansy was a bit taken back by the size of the place. It seemed to have grown slightly, the thing catching her eye the most being the medium sized stage, complete with three floating microphones lined up side by side. Others seemed to notice this as well and were gravitating toward the tables by the stage. Pansy saw that not only were Draco and his crowd there, but Cho Chang and a large group of Ravenclaws, Harry and group of Gryffindors, and a small group of Hufflepuffs had filed inside and were waiting seemingly impatiently.
A small woman, apparently new working there from the way she eyed all of the student nervously, stepped onto the stage and took one of the floating microphones.
"Um. . . excuse me." She said nervously. Her eyes sparkled in the spotlight on the stage. The room quieted almost immediately so she continued, her voice wavering slightly. Pansy thought she remembered a girl graduating from Hufflepuff the year before looking somewhat like this girl. "Tonight we have a special treat for all you out there who like to sing. Tonight..." she paused for effect, "we have a karaoke night."
There were murmers throughout the students, a few chuckles and hoots.
"But first, we need a volunteer to go first. You choose the song, any song, and sing to it. Simply state the song name and it will begin to play background music. If you need words, they will appear at stomach height. So, do I have any volunteers?"
Pansy stiffened. The room was dead silent as she began her walk up to the stage. No one else seemed to be volunteering, though she had no idea what song she would sing, it was too late to turn back now. The girl on the stage nodded nervously at her as she stepped up. She wrapped her hand around another levitating mic and it fell easily into her hand.
"Speak the song." The girl said and then took the remaining floating mic away, setting the two extras on a table next to the stage and then walking off. Pansy looked out into the crowd who were looking at her intently. Some with smirks, some with awe, and others just blank stares. Her stomach flipped as she thought desperately for a song. And then, it came to her...
"Tonight, I'm going to sing something I heard once. It's called Bring me to Life." She took a deep breath as the music came on and at having everyone stare at her, it took her a few moments to get going. As she did though, her voice came out hard and beautiful. And her eyes didn't really see, only her ears seemed to work properly. It was all too soon when the song finished and it took her a few moments to realize that the noise around her wasn't booing, but cheering. And for the first time in a long time, she smiled so happily, that everything around her seemed to melt away.
Her feet walked on their own off the stage and right on out the door. She wanted the moment to stay with her, and that was all. To stay with her for a long time. She didn't realize where she was walking until she came to the gated pathway. The shrieking shack. It was quiet tonight, like any other night, and out of pure curiosity, jumped the fence despite her short skirt, and ran up to the door. Her first try at getting the door to open was failure, but after a few spells and incantations, the door popped open. Oddly, it was spelled shut, and she dimly wondered why, but as the smell washed over her, that was all she could think of. She coughed hard for a few moments before stumbling inside.
The door closed behind her causing her to stiffen immediately.
"You shouldn't wander outside alone." The voice was frighteningly familiar as her breath began to get shallow. She had heard that voice before...but where? "I understand your current situation, and I think you need some...consoling."
"Stay away from me." She was scared to death now as she slowly turned around. Her eyes widened at the sight of his face, "You..."
(A/N: Hmmm...well im not sure about this chapter. It's taken me a while to get it out because I was still figuring out where I was going with it. Anyway I hope you all like it and thank you soooo much for all the reviews. I'll try to update my next chapter faster. Thanks lots once again to all my reviewers. You guys are great and I hope to get many more. Love you all! *~*Adalia*~*)