Okay okay.. I know I should be studying! But forgive me! I just felt the need to get this out. I have all week to study. Well except for Saturday because of a track meet... But otherwise I'm free to study. I just needed to get this typed up and shipped out... Guess that break warning was for nothing... ^-^; When I say I'm going on break I work. But when I'm supposed to be working I'm lazy.. I'm so crazy I amaze myself. Well I'm going to go to bed.... Oh can you believe I typed this up in an hour and a half and it's decent!! It's a new record for me... But then again everything just seemed to flow.

Thank you forever blue!! I hope that I didn't leave you waiting too long. The conversations are fun to write. Especially Gena. Her sarcasm is awesome! Thanks for the compliment. It's nice to hear that I'm doing great from people that I don't know. Lol.. I don't update fast at all.. Just that one time..

Thank you Andrea!!! Yes!! The plot thickens to be very thick!!! Hehehe.. That made no sense… This is more!! More!! I can't wait for the e-mail. Ask me all you want!! As much as you want!! Whenever you want!!

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. Nor do I own the lyrics from two different songs found in this chapter. The first I can't remember who it belongs to and the second belongs to Edwin McCain. (I didn't mark the quotes so you'll have to guess what lines they are!!)

Eyes of the Angel by Aloh Dark who thinks she just failed her midterm....

Chapter 7: Misguided Roses

Dinner was nearing an end and the tables were slowly losing occupants. But at the Griffendor table sat four people in an intense conversation.

"So, Spiderman isn't a real spider. He's a man."

"Exactly Ron."

"But then how is he a human spider?" Ginny asked.

"He was bit by a radio active spider. Or if you go by the movie, a genetically engineered spider."

Hermione, being muggle raised, knew what that meant but the two wizard raised siblings, stared in confusion.

"Genetics are what gives you certain traits. Your red hair and feckless, for example. So to create the spider, they took certain traits from different spiders and put them into one spider." Alyssa explained.

"So, this spider had different traits from other spiders?" Asked Ginny.

"Yes. Exactly." Hermione said.

"But the other was radioactive?"

"Yea. It was..." Alyssa thought of a way she could explain this without getting in too deep. "It was hit by a curse muggle style."

"Oh." Said Ron, he was still slightly confused but understood more clearly.

"Does anyone know where Harry went?" Hermione asked completely off topic.

"Umm.. I think he went to the common room a while ago. Said he needed something." Ron replied.

"Okay. Well I'm going to do the same. I will see the two of you later. It was a pleasure meeting you, Alyssa." Hermione said as she stood up.

"The pleasure is mine." Alyssa said, also standing. As Hermione waved good bye, Alyssa bowed. When she sat back down she saw a face that was confused and another that clearly said that Alyssa did that all the time.

Alyssa blushed slightly. "Sorry. I'm just used to bowing I guess."

"It's okay." Ginny smiled.

Ron stood. "I think I'm going to go too. See you later."

"Night Ron." Alyssa said. This time only bowing her head from her seat.

Ron heard the two girls start to laugh and talk enthusiastically.

Ron walked out of the Great Hall. Not intending to go to his dorm at all. He still had time before curfew and he wanted to walk.

He turned a corner and saw Draco looking out the window. He walked up to him but Draco gave no sign of realizing he was there.

"It's going to snow." Draco said without turning.

"You think? But it's was warm a few nights ago and it's the middle of November."

"It's going to snow." Draco said with conviction.

That said the boys stood in companionable silence, not realizing that they could be caught at any moment. They didn't care. They just wanted to enjoy the silence for as long as it lasted.

"Are you still mad at me?" Ron asked.

"Yes. Very mad. But I'm over it. You deserve to get *one* insult in." Draco stressed the 'one' and his tone said that it was his one and only insult.

Ron smiled. "In public you mean."

Draco glared out the window. "Only one forever."

"But what if-"

"No 'what if's'."

Ron turned to Draco. "There are too many 'what if's'."

Draco sighed and stayed silent for a moment. Then he turned to Ron. "The past is memory. The future mystery. The present is the only thing you should worry about."

"Words of wisdom?"

"Yes. I heard them all the time from a very wise person." Draco said. His tone suggested that he doesn't hear them anymore.

"Who said it?"

"My sister."

Ron's brows furrowed. He didn't know that Draco had a sister. He always thought that Draco had always been an only child. "What's her name?"

"Her name was Ashleigh."

"Was?"

"Ash died last year. She. ...I don't want to talk about it."

"That's okay. What do you want to talk about?"

"Do we have to talk? Can't we just enjoy the night?"

"Sure." Ron smiled at Draco and they both turned back to looking out the window.

A few minutes of silence passed.

"She was sick for a long time. She told me that everyday she didn't feel bad or wasn't in the hospital was one of the best days of her life. She was the complete opposite of what a Malfoy was supposed to be." Draco smiled slightly. "Her grave is marked with one of her favorite sayings. It was from a song. I don't think I ever knew the song or who sang it. Or even another part of the song." Draco laughed softly. "It wasn't there at first. But I had it made for her on the first... I don't want to say anniversary, but what other word is there. I had it made for her to put on the grave a year after she died." Draco paused. "Father didn't approve. Told me to forget her. He never liked Ashleigh. She was too much like her mother."

"What was the saying?"

"Our Lives Are Better Left To Chance

I Could Have Missed The Pain

But I'd've Had To Miss

The Dance."

They lapsed into silence again.

"Ron?"

"Yes?"

"Why do you risk this?"

"Risk what?"

Draco turned to Ron. "Risk being with me. You will most likely be killed if anyone found out."

"I think that's being a little harsh."

"I mean it. If my father ever found out, he'd kill us both."

Ron cupped Draco's chin in his hand. He smiled into stormy eyes. "You know why. It's because I love you." Ron whispered.

Draco gave him a watery smile. He bit his lower lip. Ron saw that Draco was on the verge of saying something in return and was waiting with baited breath. Draco opened his mouth to say something but the thunder of dropped books pierced the air.

Both boys turned to see a Hufflepuff wide eyes and open mouthed, staring at the two.

"But.. But.. You.. And you... But... Hated..." He stuttered in amassment, shock and fright.

"Shh!! Hush okay! Just be quiet!" Ron pleaded gently.

"Get your ass over here!" Draco demanded. His eyes were cold and his voice shaper than ribbon wire. The Hufflepuff walked hurriedly down the corridor to the two. "You aren't going to say a word to anyone! I can't make it so that you regret even thinking of being born. You understand?" Draco was intimidating. Sure he was shorter than the boy and looked as if he could be easily crushed. But he had this air around him. An aura that radiated violence. That made him seem all the more threatening.

The Hufflepuff nodded mutely.

"What's your name?" Draco asked in the same tone as before.

"Demetrie. Demetrie Dean."

"Well Demetrie, you're going to keep that mouth or yours shut if you know what's good for you." Draco's voice had gone soft but it lost none of the edge. "Not get out of my sight before I decide to kill you know."

Demetrie ran, but stopped to collect his books when he neared them. He started to run again after he had them with him.

Ron looked worriedly at the retreating figure. "You think he'll tell?"

"No. He wouldn't have told anyway."

Ron looked dumbfounded. "Then why'd you threaten him?"

Draco sounded casual. "Just to make it clear that he had more to lose than gain if he told."

Ron opened his mouth to say something but decided against it. He didn't want to start a fight. He ventured for saying something off the topic. "Let's go for a walk over the grounds."

"But it's going to snow."

"Who cares?"

"I'd rather not freeze but thanks for the suggestion."

"Just go get your coat and meet me back here."

Draco rolled his eyes. "As you wish."

Ron winked at Draco before turning and walking away on hasty feet. Draco just rolled his eyes again and walked in the other direction.

Gena stood in the shadows with a delighted smile on her face. Not only had she witnessed Draco's momentary be off his guard, but he'd also smelt the Hufflepuff boy when he'd gone past her. It was the same sent that was on Pansy. She now had blackmail on three people. All in all, today was a good day.

"Where is Ron?!"

"He hasn't been here? Asked Ginny confused.

"No, he hasn't." Harry answered for Hermione who was busy muttering about the stupidity of missing a study session.

"That's weird. He left before I did." Ginny said.

Just then the portrait hole opened and in stepped the boy of their discussion.

"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!?!?!?!?!" Shouted a very annoyed Hermione.

"I met of with a friend and we started to talk. I'm just grabbing my coat so I can't talk." Ron said as he walked to the door to the dorms. Ron came back down a few minutes later with his heavy coat in hand.

"You're going out to meet him aren't you." Harry and Ron knew that the 'him' refered to Ron's unnamed boyfriend.

"Why would you care?"

"Because you should be studying!"

"I can do what ever I damn well please! It's my life!"

"Not if your grades drop! I won't stand by and let my friend fail because he's hormonal!" Hermione fought back. Harry and Ginny decided that their plan of being silent had work so far, so they were going to keep at it. None of them noticed that the yelling had drawn the attention of everyone in the common room.

"Hormonal?! For your information we haven't done ANYTHING yet!"

"Am I to believe that?! I know you Ron! And I know that that isn't true!"

"I have news for you Hermione! You may know everything in class but you don't know everything about. You know nearly nothing about me!"

"There is nearly nothing I don't know!"

"Well did you know that I'm in love? Huh? Did you know that?! Did you know that just by meeting him I'm risking my very life?! Did you know that? I bet you didn't! Did you know that there is NOTHING I can possible do to change that fact?! And that as soon as we're outside this castle we can't see each other anymore? NO YOU DIDN'T!!" Ron screamed. Then he said in a hushed voice, "You didn't because if we tell a single soul who the other is we'll both be killed for it." With that said he stormed out.

The common room was dead silent. All eyes were on Hermione as she looked at the spot her friend had just left. She slowly turned to Harry.

Her eyes were wide and she looked shocked and confused. "They love each other so much that they're risking death to be together. They know they could die if anyone found out but they still see each other. Who could this possible be?"

Ron walked with anger driven steps. He was furious at Hermione. And deeply disheartened.

He knew that they could never be together when they graduated. He knew that they couldn't have that happy ending. He knew that no matter how much they loved each other, nothing could be done about it. Draco and him had been put on different sides of the war and nothing could bring them together. Ron could never go to the dark saide and Draco would be killed if he joined the good.

Draco was a broken Angel that had known all of the evils of the world. Ron was a fire nymph that had never felt the pain of a burn.

Draco was forced into the life he had. Ron chose his.

Draco never had a say in what he did or what was done to him. Ron had always spoke his mind about what ever he wanted, whenever he's wanted.

They were separated more surely than if they were put on either side of the world and cursed to never have any contact with the other for eternity.

Ron got to the hall and looked around. There was no sign of Draco. Tears welled in Ron's eyes. He knew that Draco wasn't coming. He looked to the window. There laid a white rose. With words in silver next to them. "Misguided Roses we bloom in October emerging triumphant in time for the season's first snow." Outside behind the window, the first flakes of snow were falling gracefully to the ground.

~Owari~Fin~ (I mean this chapter of course...…)

I got the name 'Ashleigh' from my beloved sister. I miss her very much so I thought I'd pay tribute. She was sick a lot. Ever winter she'd get bronchitis at least twice. She always got it at the first signs and when it was ending. She was kinda like our groundhog. (hehe.. if you don't get this just ask) She never said quotes like that but she did give me a lot of advice. I still follow most of what she said to me. I love her and miss her a lot.

Hehehe... off to study now.... Stupid test have me swamped!! And I need to pass these things if I want to advance to a higher level. Stupid tests....

Track isn't going so well either. Sully wants me to do a four spin! I can't do a four spin! Elsie can't even do a three spin and she's been doing this longer. Besides my feet are all wrong. (I think I've lost people.....) *sigh* Sully wants me to do at least a two spin at the meet Saturday. I'll do whatever I'm comfortable with! I'm not going to let him bully me into something I'm not ready for!! I don't care that he's my coach!! Sully will just have to be patient with me.

Oh... got to go... I need to study for Earth Science... He's such an @$$!!!

Oh I have an idea!! How bout we have a random insertion of a guy that lives in a French hostile eating rats and small American tourist children for substance?? Oh wait... that's my friend Cait's job.. sorry.