A Thousand Eyes

Chapter 2: Merriment and defining pain.

LunarianPrincess

Okay this is my companion to Midnight Sky. I would suggest reading Midnight Sky before this, although it isn't necessary. You might miss some of the references if you don't read that fic. Hope last chap didn't totally make you hate this. LP

SDA

I heard thee laugh

And in this merriment

I defined the measure of my pain;

I knew that I was alone,

Alone with love,

Poor shivering love,

And he, little sprite,

Came to watch with me,

And at midnight

We were like two creatures by a dead camp-fire.

Stephen Crane

Malfoy watched her from across the hall, she was oblivious to his intense concentration. He watched her laugh with her friends, though he saw dark circles under her eyes, and her smile seemed a bit strained. He pondered last night. He had no idea what had possessed him to reveal his actual reason for what he was doing there or who he had been running from. She seemed to exude a feeling of safety and happiness and he had felt comfortable revealing to her things he had never told anyone else before.

"You know Drake, if you keep staring at her she might actually notice?" a wry voice mocked.

"Oh, shut it Chase," he told his best friend half-heartedly. He put his head on his hand and poked his fork at the food on his plate. "I had a rough night, and am not particularly in the mood for one of our stimulating little squabbles," he said jokingly.

"I know you woke me up at 2 in the bloody morning!" Chase pointed out indignantly. They stayed silent, comfortable with each other. "So you gonna tell me what happened?" he inquired a while later as they headed to their first class.

"It may be a long while, Chase, it was very odd and I'm not sure it even happened," he revealed to his friend. He was concentrating on reliving the entire surreal experience when he ran into something. He toppled over the something and landed on a lush figure. He lifted his gaze and was astonished to meet wide chocolate colored eyes, fringed with long thick eyelashes.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't really watching where I was going," she explained breathlessly. He scrambled off of her and watched as she stood up. His mind seemed to slow, then completely cease to function. Her eyes were locked on his and she watched him warily.

"Well, make sure it doesn't happen again Weasley," he said harshly. He winced as she turned and fled, grabbing her friend and propelling the girl with her. "Damn," he muttered under his breath. He didn't know what to do, a first for him. before, when he had seen her he had appreciated her beauty now he was captivated by it. It made him angry that he felt so much around her.

"That went well, wouldn't you say?" Chase asked impertinently.

"Oh, shut it!" Draco said irritably.

"Well, well, well, what have we here?" Chase muttered quietly as his friend stalked towards the charms classroom.

"Gin, what was that about?" Alli questioned as they sat in the back of their History of Magic Class. Ginny put her head between her hands and shook her head.

"I am such a stupid prat!" she berated herself. "You know what, no I'm not, if he wants to be a bloody, arrogant, self-righteous git that's his problem, I am going to be adult and mature about this," she declared to her friend lifting her head from the desk.

"Miss Weasley?" Professor Binns asked indignantly.

"Yes professor?" she responded meekly.

"Can you tell me the Witch responsible for the invention of the Luna Oracle's Vision Endeavor?" he asked stiffly.

"That would be Morgana Aniluna, in league with her husband Bartholomew, it was created for the various seers of the wizarding world, it promotes the idea that if a wizard finds the one person they are meant to be with that they should become semi-telepathic, or be able to sense when their loved one is in danger," she responded.

"Very good," the professor told her before continuing on with the lecture.

'Wow, how do you know so much?' Alli mouthed at her. Ginny shrugged and grinned cheekily, before winking at her and writing down the notes. She finished and exited the class with an exultant sigh. She and Alli raced down to the dungeons where their advanced potions class was held. They shared this class with various 6th and 7th years. They sat down, waving at the Thrilling Threesome, as she and her friends called them. They were surprised when the 6th and 7th years they were sharing with seemed to be Slytherin. Draco and his friend, Chase sat at the table next to them. Chase and Alli sat in the middle seats and Draco and Ginny did their best to ignore each other.

Well, yet another short pointless chapter don't worry, I wanted some feed back before I continued with the story. Oh and any love poems you could suggest would be incredibly helpful, as my supply is running short. Please review! LP

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