Chapter 2
She Found It
Ephyra Kindle never really liked Draco Malfoy's personality. In fact, the only reason she tolerated his snobby behavior and malicious qualities was because he was a fox. Still is, in fact. His cold gray eyes had never really appealed to her, but there was something in them, she just knew it. In Malfoy's first and second year, he had worn his hair slicked straight back, making him look like he had something unpleasant up his bum all the time. But since their third year, Malfoy had parted his hair, making him look even foxier than before (Ephyra hadn't thought that was possible).
Ephyra hadn't seen Draco all summer since her mum was a Muggle and they lived in Colorado. She kept dreaming about him constantly over the summer though, and she was sure the next time she saw Draco, Ephyra would be madly in love with him.
(A/N: Pretend like there are four people in Harry's little 'Groupie' instead of just three, and Ephyra's the fourth....duhh. She was there in all five previous years and did everything Harry and his friends did. So basically she knows everything.)
Only her best friends (Parvati, Padma, Luna, Ginny, Hermione, and Lavender) knew her deep, dark secret. She had a feeling that Ron knew also, but Ephyra didn't really think that he cared all that much. Harry, on the other hand, was a different story entirely. If he ever found out Ephyra loved, no, let me rephrase that, if Harry knew that Ephyra didn't hate his guts like everyone else, he'd definitely go berserk.
Of course, Harry hadn't found out yet, so why should he this year? Ephyra could just daydream with her girlfriends about all the different guys they like. Not just the ones in Hogwarts, but famous ones too! People like Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and Emile Hirsch were right up their alley.
The first day of their sixth year, Ephyra, Harry, Hermione, and Ron all walked into the Great Hall together and found seats at the Gryffindor table. Soon Ginny turned up with Luna.
"Hiya everypeople!" Ginny smiled and waved at the four friends sitting together. Luna walked behind her, not as talkative, but her face just as happy to be back at Hogwarts as everyone else. "How was you summer?" But no one got to say how there summer was because Dumbledore had just stood up to speak. Ron looked over at Ephyra and mockingly replied, "Really? That's great, sounds like it was fun!" He winked at her. Ephyra laughed. Ron was such a silly goose.
Dumbledore went through the rules very carefully, like he always had. Since he said the same thing every year, no one but the new first years and the seconds paid full attention. At last Dumbledore clapped his hands and said, "On with the feast!"
The food looked delicious. Everyone was talking and laughing, sharing their summer adventures with one another, and just being glad to be back at school. After talking with all of her friends and catching up with them, Ephyra just sat and ate in silence, looking around at the bewitched ceiling and admiring all the decorations put up for the start of term banquet.
Then her eyes went to something unusual. A young man at the Slytherin table with silver hair and steely eyes, not talking to anyone and just looking around like her. Draco. Ephyra almost jumped out of her seat when she saw him agian. Ever since their 5th year after the Christmas holidays Draco had been acting so secluded and isolated form everyone, even Crabbe and Goyle, his best friends.
Oh-my-God. He was marvelous. A sight to behold. Eye candy. If this were an alternate universe and no one would care whatever people did, I would worship the ground you stand upon, Ephyra thought. She looked at his eyes...something was there.... Malice? Regret? Anger? Depression? She couldn't tell.
Look at me, just look at me and I'll be on Cloud 9 for weeks. Just look at me so I can tell what your feeling! All of a sudden, Draco's head snapped down from looking at the ceiling to look at Ephyra. She caught her breath as those misty, gray eyes bored into her blue ones. All of a sudden she smiled as she recognized what he was hiding behind those colorless yet shining eyes.
It looked as if Draco was about to smile back at her, which she would have fainted on the spot if he had, when Pansy freakin' Parkinson showed up and started batting her eyelashes at Draco. Bitch. Draco should be mine, and he would be if you would stop showing up at the LEAST OPPORTUNE MOMENT! Ephyra silently fumed as she walked off, arm-in-arm with Draco, talking and laughing.
She jumped when Hermione said her name. "What's up with you girlie? You're totally zoned out!"
"I'll tell you when we get up to the common room." Hermione gave her the 'Yeah right, like hell you will, you're just trying to change the subject.' look. "No, really I will! It's about you-know-who"
"Why would you not want to talk about Voldemort out in the open. You know Dumbledore's trying to persuade people to call him by his real name!"
"NO YOU CRAZY FOOL! The other you-know-who!" She nodded toward the Slytherin table where Draco had just left.
"OH!" Hermione had finally come to a realization. "You better!"
"You know I will, you silly goose. Listen, I'm getting tired so I'm just gonna go back to the common room and sleep." Hermione started to get up to go with her. "No no no! Sit back down and finish eating. I think I can get to the common room without getting mauled by myself, thanks." Ephyra winked at Hermione and left the Great Hall.
Love. she thought. The only thing Draco Malfoy needs is to be able to love someone and have them love him back.
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"Ron, just go for it! Ephyra's walking back to the common room all by herself. I know she likes you, you can totally tell. GO FOR IT!"
"No Hermione I really don't think that's the best idea. Not yet anyway. I really, really doubt Ephyra likes me. She only really talks to me when you're around."
"Oh please Ron, that's not true and all three of us know that. Isn't that right Harry?"
"Yeah, yeah, you're right Hermione."
"You see?"
"Ok, fine, she does talk to me. But Hermione, we both know where her heart truly lies."
"Oh Ron, please just don't -don't even think about him. It's just a harmless crush! I bet she'd pick you over that snake any day!" I know that's not true, but I don't want to crush Ron's feelings! What he doesn't know can't hurt him.
"You really think so?"
"Definitely. Just tell her how you feel. You and I both know how big she is on letting people know exactly how you feel. And because we both know that, I'm sure she'll embrace your feelings with open arms. Right Harry?"
"What are we talking about?"
"Oh, you're a hopeless cause Harry James Potter. Ron, just tell her tomorrow, and I promise you everything will turn out wonderfully."
"Ok, tomorrow." Tomorrow I tell my best friend that I'm in love with her. That'll go good. Bloody peachy....
She Found It
Ephyra Kindle never really liked Draco Malfoy's personality. In fact, the only reason she tolerated his snobby behavior and malicious qualities was because he was a fox. Still is, in fact. His cold gray eyes had never really appealed to her, but there was something in them, she just knew it. In Malfoy's first and second year, he had worn his hair slicked straight back, making him look like he had something unpleasant up his bum all the time. But since their third year, Malfoy had parted his hair, making him look even foxier than before (Ephyra hadn't thought that was possible).
Ephyra hadn't seen Draco all summer since her mum was a Muggle and they lived in Colorado. She kept dreaming about him constantly over the summer though, and she was sure the next time she saw Draco, Ephyra would be madly in love with him.
(A/N: Pretend like there are four people in Harry's little 'Groupie' instead of just three, and Ephyra's the fourth....duhh. She was there in all five previous years and did everything Harry and his friends did. So basically she knows everything.)
Only her best friends (Parvati, Padma, Luna, Ginny, Hermione, and Lavender) knew her deep, dark secret. She had a feeling that Ron knew also, but Ephyra didn't really think that he cared all that much. Harry, on the other hand, was a different story entirely. If he ever found out Ephyra loved, no, let me rephrase that, if Harry knew that Ephyra didn't hate his guts like everyone else, he'd definitely go berserk.
Of course, Harry hadn't found out yet, so why should he this year? Ephyra could just daydream with her girlfriends about all the different guys they like. Not just the ones in Hogwarts, but famous ones too! People like Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and Emile Hirsch were right up their alley.
The first day of their sixth year, Ephyra, Harry, Hermione, and Ron all walked into the Great Hall together and found seats at the Gryffindor table. Soon Ginny turned up with Luna.
"Hiya everypeople!" Ginny smiled and waved at the four friends sitting together. Luna walked behind her, not as talkative, but her face just as happy to be back at Hogwarts as everyone else. "How was you summer?" But no one got to say how there summer was because Dumbledore had just stood up to speak. Ron looked over at Ephyra and mockingly replied, "Really? That's great, sounds like it was fun!" He winked at her. Ephyra laughed. Ron was such a silly goose.
Dumbledore went through the rules very carefully, like he always had. Since he said the same thing every year, no one but the new first years and the seconds paid full attention. At last Dumbledore clapped his hands and said, "On with the feast!"
The food looked delicious. Everyone was talking and laughing, sharing their summer adventures with one another, and just being glad to be back at school. After talking with all of her friends and catching up with them, Ephyra just sat and ate in silence, looking around at the bewitched ceiling and admiring all the decorations put up for the start of term banquet.
Then her eyes went to something unusual. A young man at the Slytherin table with silver hair and steely eyes, not talking to anyone and just looking around like her. Draco. Ephyra almost jumped out of her seat when she saw him agian. Ever since their 5th year after the Christmas holidays Draco had been acting so secluded and isolated form everyone, even Crabbe and Goyle, his best friends.
Oh-my-God. He was marvelous. A sight to behold. Eye candy. If this were an alternate universe and no one would care whatever people did, I would worship the ground you stand upon, Ephyra thought. She looked at his eyes...something was there.... Malice? Regret? Anger? Depression? She couldn't tell.
Look at me, just look at me and I'll be on Cloud 9 for weeks. Just look at me so I can tell what your feeling! All of a sudden, Draco's head snapped down from looking at the ceiling to look at Ephyra. She caught her breath as those misty, gray eyes bored into her blue ones. All of a sudden she smiled as she recognized what he was hiding behind those colorless yet shining eyes.
It looked as if Draco was about to smile back at her, which she would have fainted on the spot if he had, when Pansy freakin' Parkinson showed up and started batting her eyelashes at Draco. Bitch. Draco should be mine, and he would be if you would stop showing up at the LEAST OPPORTUNE MOMENT! Ephyra silently fumed as she walked off, arm-in-arm with Draco, talking and laughing.
She jumped when Hermione said her name. "What's up with you girlie? You're totally zoned out!"
"I'll tell you when we get up to the common room." Hermione gave her the 'Yeah right, like hell you will, you're just trying to change the subject.' look. "No, really I will! It's about you-know-who"
"Why would you not want to talk about Voldemort out in the open. You know Dumbledore's trying to persuade people to call him by his real name!"
"NO YOU CRAZY FOOL! The other you-know-who!" She nodded toward the Slytherin table where Draco had just left.
"OH!" Hermione had finally come to a realization. "You better!"
"You know I will, you silly goose. Listen, I'm getting tired so I'm just gonna go back to the common room and sleep." Hermione started to get up to go with her. "No no no! Sit back down and finish eating. I think I can get to the common room without getting mauled by myself, thanks." Ephyra winked at Hermione and left the Great Hall.
Love. she thought. The only thing Draco Malfoy needs is to be able to love someone and have them love him back.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Ron, just go for it! Ephyra's walking back to the common room all by herself. I know she likes you, you can totally tell. GO FOR IT!"
"No Hermione I really don't think that's the best idea. Not yet anyway. I really, really doubt Ephyra likes me. She only really talks to me when you're around."
"Oh please Ron, that's not true and all three of us know that. Isn't that right Harry?"
"Yeah, yeah, you're right Hermione."
"You see?"
"Ok, fine, she does talk to me. But Hermione, we both know where her heart truly lies."
"Oh Ron, please just don't -don't even think about him. It's just a harmless crush! I bet she'd pick you over that snake any day!" I know that's not true, but I don't want to crush Ron's feelings! What he doesn't know can't hurt him.
"You really think so?"
"Definitely. Just tell her how you feel. You and I both know how big she is on letting people know exactly how you feel. And because we both know that, I'm sure she'll embrace your feelings with open arms. Right Harry?"
"What are we talking about?"
"Oh, you're a hopeless cause Harry James Potter. Ron, just tell her tomorrow, and I promise you everything will turn out wonderfully."
"Ok, tomorrow." Tomorrow I tell my best friend that I'm in love with her. That'll go good. Bloody peachy....