A/N: -yawn- Warning, Boring chapter here. But I have to add this in; otherwise the upcoming event won't make any sense. This is when Jessi's "not-so-nice" side kicks in. God, I hate this lovey-dovey stuff! Sorry, its short!

It was a quiet time in the Slytherin Common Room and a good time for Jessi to start on that over due homework. Usually she wouldn't leave her homework to such late notice, but lately Jessi hadn't been feeling herself. All those 7 years of acting as a pure blood Slytherin...If she hadn't been adopted by the Riddle family, would she be in another house? Chances were, she probably would be.

Curled up like a small cat on the sofa, Jessi concentrated on her Transfiguration homework in front of her. Despite the headache that was keeping her down, she focused herself on the paper work in front of her, trying to avoid any surrounding distractions.

Except this one.

Jessi felt two hands clammed over her eyes, blocking her view from seeing anything. Smiling, she knew who it was immediately. "Hullo Marcus"

Marcus pulled his hands away from her eyes. "Howdidyouknow..?"

"Slightly obvious" Jessi answered coolly, returning to her homework as Marcus plopped down on the couch next to her, peering over at the work seated in her lap.

"Aww, hate being predictable"

"I see..."

"What's up with you?"

Jessi lifted her soft blue eyes up onto Marcus, her reaction quite surprised. She shrugged at first, and then retreated again back to her work. After all, Exams were only around the corner. "Just a bit of a headache"

Marcus pulled a sympathy face, leant over and pulled Jessi into a hug. Slightly surprised, Jessi smiled and automatically hugged him in return. And a part of her wished she hadn't, because what's done cannot be undone now.

She didn't want to...but she liked him.

Uh-huh. Her best friends ex and her enemy's boyfriend.

Enemy's Boyfriend...

A stab of jealously hit her gut as Marcus pulled away from her. She hated Emily now. Really...hated Emily now. She'd always been quite attracted to Marcus, but she felt stupid being another victim of his charm, sporting acts and now improved good looks. Now it had really taken its toll, she had a crush on Marcus Flint. Those words were horrible to hear, but she couldn't lie to herself. But she could hide it...right?

"Anyhoo, I better get going, Quidditch Practise" Marcus grinned and ruffled Jessi's hair playfully. It was habit for males to do that to her. Even Tom did it. This time she didn't at all seem to mind. Jessi flashed him a more improved happy smile as she flattened her red hair. "Seeya then"

"Hope that headache improves" He called out before leaving the Common Room.

"Yeah...me too..."

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"God...Why me?"

Jessi pulled her pillow over her face while she was lying on her back, staring up to the ceiling on her bed. Razzy glanced over to her, crawled off her bed and rolled onto Jess', and began poking her with her index finger.

"What's up?"

"You wouldn't understand"

"Oh yes, because Best friends never do..."

"Don't take it personally"

"How do you expect me to take it?"

"By dropping the subject"

Razz narrowed her bright green eyes at Jess and lent over her small body and pulled her pillow away from her face and tossed it aside off the bed. "Come on, what's wrong?"

Jessi breathed a deep sigh and sat up opposite Razz. She wanted to tell Razz about her feelings for Marcus...but she couldn't. You would have to be blind if you couldn't see Razzy's effection for Marcus, even though she had Tom as her boyfriend now. And there was Anthony..

"I feel sick" she lied.

"Ha! Easy fixed" Razzy grinned, obviously believing her and scrambled off her bed and off over to her own. "All you need is the pillow-face-treatment!"

Razzy picked up the same pillow she had tossed off only moments ago and threw it back at Jessi, hitting a perfect shot right in the face. Grinning, Jess took the pillow and tossed it back and continued their own little pillow fight until they were too tired to laugh, giggle or toss pillows anymore.