Parallel Jealousy
Rating: PG
Pairing: Michael/Daphne
Characters: Michael Corner and Daphne Greengrass
Summary: While playing a game of chess, Michael and Daphne discuss.
Notes: Sorta AU, based on the events of an RPG.

"She looked nicer than me."

Michael laughed. "You're jealous of Clare. When she wasn't even female."

"I didn't say 'jealous,'" Daphne responded. Then she looked at the table. "She just... looked nicer. You should have seen these three Gryffindor girls that would follow her around."

Stupid spell. At least it was over now. Not only had it driven half the students insane, but it had gender-swapped a few of them - Daphne and Clare included. Michael laughed again, moved his Pawn forward a space on the board, and indicated that it was Daphne's turn. "It's okay. I feel the same way about Anthony sometimes," he said as she moved one of the pawns forward.

"Well, it's not like I'm that jealous now."

Michael captured the pawn and took it off the board. Jeez, Daphne was really bad at this. Hadn't she ever played Muggle chess before? Even if it were Wizard's Chess, she'd be doomed. "So you were jealous," he asked offhandedly. She glared at him in the way she did when he'd hit something right on the mark. Daphne knew that, too, and looked back down at the gameboard. She sure was moving her pieces rather oddly...

"It just seemed like she got the fairer deal."

Michael captured another piece. "You didn't even like being a boy. What's it matter?"

Again, she made a rather unexpected move. Michael captured yet another piece. She moved the Rook... Michael captured another piece. She was really, really bad at this. It was if she was doing it on purpose. "I didn't really have anything," she finally said.

"Well. You had me." She moved again, and he captured yet another piece. Too late, he saw exactly what it was she was doing.

"Check," she said, smirking. Then almost as suddenly, "Oh, sorry, Mikey. I have to go to class."

And without finishing the game, she left Michael dumbfounded, staring at the chessboard. It must have been a Slytherin thing...