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"Speaking" Thinking Reading/Writing :"Speaking in another language":
Title: Traces of Mistakes
Author: Leenie Chan
Chapter three: Yesterday
Usagi pushed her porridge around in the bowl, with no intentions of eating her breakfast. She kept her head tilted downwards as to hide her face from the rest of the Great Hall. Harry sat down the other end of the table, between Ron and Hermione. Usagi was quick to notice Ginny was also sitting with them, and she too like herself and Harry looked like she hadn't had the best night of sleep last night.
The blonde dropped her spoon and listened to Minako read out her timetable while converting it back into her own. Double Advanced potions first. Divination and Advanced Defense against the Dark Arts. She groaned. They were all subjects with Harry. She groaned again when she realized her whole timetable would be made up of subjects with Harry. They'd only planned their subject selections together last year.
Usagi looked down the Gryffindor table to where she would have sat every other day. Yesterday she'd sat there. Last week she'd sat there. Last month she'd sat there. But not today.
Ginny Weasley had always had a crush on her boyfriend. She'd had a crush on her boyfriend longer than Usagi had even been friends with him. Usagi knew that. Ginny was a very pretty girl, after all. Surely Harry had some feelings for Ginny… why wouldn't he? She was just such a pretty girl. Usagi forced herself to look away when Ginny placed her pale hand on top of Harry's. The emerald eyed boy had smiled at her, and pulled his hand from hers just as Usagi had turned away.
Minako wrapped her arm around Usagi's shoulders, following her best friend's line of site. Usagi gave her a tiny smile to reassure her she was alright, even if she knew Minako wouldn't believe her. Minako looked up at the teachers table, catching the questioning gaze of Haruka, Michiru and Mamoru.
The three up at the staff table weren't actually Hogwarts staff. They were graduates of two years ago, and in their final year of Auror training which in these dark times required some field work.
Usagi and Mamoru had been going out since Usagi's forth year (his sixth) until the end of her fifth year where Mamoru felt what used to be there for them before was gone now that he wasn't at Hogwarts any more. He also knew that Harry Potter fancied Usagi, and knowing Potter, while Mamoru wasn't there, something could very well happen.
Haruka looked down from the teachers table with her hawk like eyes and noticed, today, Usagi and Harry weren't sitting together. That in itself was strange because the two could rarely ever be seen apart. Usagi looked rather down about something this morning, and from here her face appeared a little redder than usual. Harry also seemed low this morning, flanked by his friends and Ginny Weasley.
Realization suddenly hit Haruka of what had happened. Harry and Usagi had broken up. And that boy had broken her heart. Haruka narrowed her eyes to mere slits and glared the boy down. Feeling someone watching him, Harry looked up and noticed Haruka's murderous look. The sandy haired blonde stood up, and Michiru and Mamoru on either side of her looked up at her questioningly.
"He is going to get it now…" she muttered, and the two on either side of her were able to put the pieces together. "How dare he?"
Michiru grabbed her partner's hand. "Haruka…"
Haruka snatched her hand from Michiru's grip and went to advanced down to Harry. Mamoru however sprung to his feet and held her back.
"There isn't anything you can do, Haruka,"
"Someone has to show that boy how much he hurt her!" Haruka grunted.
Mamoru pushed her back down into her seat with all his strength. They had caught the attention of the staff, who watched the bickering trio strangely.
"Going over there won't help Usagi's situation, Haruka. It'll only make it worse." Michiru said softly.
The Headmaster stood up from the center of the table, catching the attention of some of the students in the process. A slight grin was playing over the old man's face and he watched the two holding Haruka down with amused eyes. "Everything all right, Miss Tenou?"
"Just peachy, Headmaster," Haruka growled, snatching for a piece of toast suddenly and smearing it in honey. The staff blinked at her curiously, but began to gather up their things as the bell signaling the end of breakfast rung through the Hall.
Haruka watched from her place at the high table, Usagi swing her bag over her shoulder and ignore the piece of toast Minako waved in her face as they departed the Hall. Her eyes traveled down to Potter and burned fiercely at him, watching his every move with hawk like eyes. She would be giving that boy a piece of her mind. Maybe not right now… but there was his training on Wednesday. She didn't care who he was, savior of the Wizarding world or not, he had no right to hurt Usagi like that.
The boy-who-lived would soon be the boy-who-died when Haruka was through with him.
"Come on, Usagi, you have to eat something!" Minako whined. She attempted to thrust the bread into the stubborn blonde's hand but Usagi went to pull her schedule out of her bag to avoid the collision. "Since when has Usagi Tsukino never eaten something for breakfast?"
"Since I'm not hungry this morning," She snapped back, her mood turning towards the worse at the sight of the double potions class first up this morning.
Minako sighed in defeat, stuffing the bread into her own mouth. "Fine. I've got to get to my care of magical creatures class." And Minako pushed through the crowd towards the Grand staircase.
"Minako!" Usagi called out after her friend. "Care of magical creatures is that way…" Usagi pointed towards the doors, and Minako grinned sheepishly.
She skipped back to Usagi and gave her an enthusiastic hug, "Thanks, Usa!" before disappearing through the Oak doors out to the grounds of Hogwarts.
Usagi shook her head, glad to have gotten rid of her irritating friend. Usagi knew Minako was only trying to do what was best for her… but—the bell signaling the beginning of the first class rung through Hogwarts, startling Usagi to curse under her breath. She was going to be late to potions. Again.
Determined not to be the cause of the point loss Gryffindor were to suffer this potions lesson, she raced through the dungeons to her classroom. Lucky for her, Snape had only just kicked the door open and the class was just pouring in as she rounded the corner. The young Gryffindor followed the class in, and stopped at the front of the class as her classmates began falling into their usual seats.
Usagi usually sat at the back table in the left corner of the dungeon with Harry. Harry fell into his usual seat, staring at the seat Usagi had taken last potions lesson. Hermione hovered hesitantly beside Usagi's seat, trying to catch Usagi's eye. The blonde however set her gaze through the class to find another unoccupied seat.
She could sit with Makoto today. Usagi hadn't ever sat with Makoto in a potions class, but knew the girl was outstandingly talented in the subject. Makoto sat in the middle row of the class beside a boy from her own house, Justin or something. The two were locked in deep conversation; neither of them noticed the hesitant Gryffindor at the front of the class.
Rei was also in this class… but she would sit on the far right side of the class with the rest of the Slytherins. As Usagi had predicted, Rei sat beside Draco Malfoy in the third row from the front. The Malfoy boy was talking to her in a hushed voice, but she didn't appear to be listening. Her violet eyes suddenly fluttered upwards and met with Usagi's.
She blinked curiously at the Gryffindor, and smiled at her. Rei watched Usagi's hesitation, and noticed Usagi wasn't smiling back. Something was wrong. Didn't Usagi usually sit with Harry…? She immediately rose when understanding hit her, and she threw her bag over her shoulder.
"Hino?"
"I'm going to sit with Usagi today, Draco." She called over her shoulder to the blonde. "I guess you can sit next to Draco today, Pansy."
Rei turned back in time to see Draco send her a horrified look as the girl with short dark hair sitting behind them jumped to her feet excitedly and dropped into the seat beside Draco. Rei grinned innocently at him and led Usagi over to a table two rows back from Malfoy's in the middle isle. She fell into the seat on the Slytherin side of the room and left the one on the Gryffindor half free for Usagi.
Harry sat at the table beside the one Usagi and Rei had occupied, and he and Hermione watched Usagi hesitantly descend into the seat beside her friend. Snape waved his wand at the blackboard and instructions appeared written up by an invisible hand. "Begin." He merely said and leant back into his chair to observe the class.
"What's going on?" Rei immediately turned to Usagi, setting her caldron up on its stand.
Usagi turned in her seat to fully face Rei so she wouldn't have to see Harry and Hermione watching her through the corner of her eyes. She titled her head low, covering her eyes with her bangs and sniffled quietly.
"Oh… Usagi," Rei whispered, dropping her bag to wrap an arm around Usagi's trembling shoulders. "What happened?"
The Gryffindor sobbed quietly, brushing her hand across her nose. "I—I caught him—Ginny Weasley—"
The words came out in a slur, and Rei had to think through what Usagi was trying to string together. She looked up fiercely, violet orbs clashing murderously with emerald in realization. Harry quickly backed down from the Slytherins piecing gaze and attempted to set up his caldron, only to knock it down with a loud clutter.
Snape's head snapped over in Harry's direction, and there was the faintest hint of a satisfied smirk crawling over his features. "Pay attention, Potter, that's 10 points from Gryffindor for your clumsiness."
Sniggering met Snape's punishment from the Slytherin half of the room, and they smirked nastily over at the few Gryffindors in the class. NEWT level potions only took the best potions students, that's why there were only three from Gryffindor. Most of the class was made up of Slytherins, then Ravenclaws, a few Hufflepuffs and finally three Gryffindors.
Draco began to stir his potion evenly clockwise as it stated on the board, attempting to tune out Pansy's banshee like voice fighting to get his attention. It was like trying to stop listening to himself, except much worse. He was so thankful when Blaise Zabini turned around in his seat; he actually smiled at the boy, making him raise a light brown eyebrow.
Blaise was quick to shake off his surprise in Draco's reaction to him, and he smirked back at the boy. "No doubt you've already heard about what happened to Potter last night."
Draco perked up at the mention of his arch rival's name, and his smile fell to a frown. "No. I didn't hear anything."
"Really? I would of thought you, all mighty King of Slytherin would know these things," Blaise ducked the lizard eye that had been flung at him by the Malfoy, "Potter was dumped by Tsukino!"
Draco raised an eyebrow at Blaise. "No way, you're bluffing," Blaise shook his head and nodded over to where Tsukino sat. "The same Tsukino that's sitting next to Hino right now?"
"How many other Tsukino's do we know, Draco?" Blaise rolled his eyes.
"You could have been talking about her younger brother… I was sure Potter was queer."
Pansy snorted beside Draco, grabbing onto his arm and clinging to it tightly as he tried to slide away from her. "That's so funny!"
Blaise raised another brow at Pansy, his eyes lingering in amusement between Draco and Pansy. "Hey, I've got a brilliant idea, Draco…"
"Don't hurt yourself, Zabini."
Pansy again snorted with laughter, and both boys eyed her strangely. She could be so weird sometimes.
"Why don't you ask Tsukino out?" Blaise whispered excitedly, his eyes shining with mirth at Draco's expression.
Draco's face twitched, leaving traces of a scowl, "What? Me with that filth?"
"What's the matter, Draco? Is the all mighty Draco Malfoy too chicken shit to ask her out?" Blaise taunted, watching Draco's eyes flash, "Come on Malfoy, I dare you."
"Don't you talk to Draco like that!" Pansy shrieked, "How dare you say such a thing, Zabini! Why don't you ask the Mudblood out? Draco—"
Draco's mind was racing. Him, ask out a Gryffindor Mudblood? As if that didn't make her dirty enough, but she's also been with Potter! That increased her Mudblood filth. How would he be seen if he were to ask her out? After everything he'd built himself up into. After what his father had raised him into. It would destroy him! It would destroy the pure name of Malfoy.
But, toying with Potter's girl could prove to be entertaining on his behalf. The-Boy-Who-Lived already had a short fused temper, and seeing Tsukino with his nemesis would throw him off the edge. If there had ever been a better opportunity to get under Potter's skin, this was one to outdo it. Pansy's voice screeched, her words not even making proper sense to Draco, as his mind spun with a plan.
"Shut up, Parkinson. I don't appreciate you making my decisions for me." Draco snarled darkly, making the girl beside him pull away from him and almost slide off her chair. Draco looked up to meet Zabini's amused eyes. "Fine."
"Draco—you can't—!"
The smirk that had been itching over Blaise's face was let lose, and he cocked his head to the side. "Let's say we make it interesting then, eh? I'll bet you twenty gallons you can't get her to fall for you by the end of the Christmas holidays."
Draco's eyes hovered over Usagi, and his smirk grew to meet the intensity of Blaise's, "Make it forty gallons, Zabini. You think you can manage to cough that much up?"
"I wouldn't worry about me having to collect the money, Draco. I'd be more concerned about how you're going to." He retorted, following Draco's line of vision. "You have to get her to kiss you, and tell you she loves you by the end of the holidays."
Draco snorted. "Too easy. I think I can get more than just a kiss from her when I'm through."
"You better hope so, Malfoy." Zabini sniggered, "That new year's eve party your family throws every year can be the decider of the winner. That is assuming your father will allow that filth into his house. And it has to happen before the strike of midnight, Malfoy, before my eyes or else no deal."
"No! Draco! Don't sacrifice yourself like this!" Pansy screeched, latching herself onto Draco's arm, "what about me?"
Draco snatched his arm back and sneered at the irritating brunette. "You and me were over long ago, Parkinson," He said coldly, his eyes leaving her and falling on Tsukino whispering to Rei, "Tsukino is as good as mine… just you wait and see, Zabini."
I'd just like to address an issue that may occur through the next few chapters. I've already had reviewers telling me that Usagi is going to be moping through the story over her break up with Harry, I've also had people telling me she will be a boy crazed teenager that will be paired off by the next week. I don't like to be cliché, and I try to bring originality into every aspect of my stories. Usagi WILL NOT be moping around this story, and she WILL NOT be paired up with someone else by the next week. Of course, she is going to be upset over what happened with Harry, and she can't be expected to be fine with it. She is dealing with her pain, and she is still doing so in the next few chapters, gradually getting over it. So please don't assume my story is going to be like all those other break up fics out there.
Yay! I'm still getting lots of reviews for this… meaning you guys must really like it! I hope you enjoyed this one as well! I brought Draco into things now so hopefully your all happy about that!
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