Chapter 9: Dinner In The Lions Den
The first day was long for the students of Hogwarts but they all managed to pull through.
"So Liz, ready for dinner?" Asked Blaise as she, Draco, and Blaise made their way out of their last class.
"Blaise it's only four thirty." Laughed Liz.
"Hey early birds always get the worm." Said Blaise with a wink.
"Well I'm going to drop off my messenger bag first." Said Liz as the weight bared down on her shoulder.
"Here, allow me." Said Draco sliding the bag off her shoulder.
"Thank you Draco." Said Liz rolling her shoulders and neck.
"Damn." Whispered Blaise to Draco.
"Have you seen her tongue ring?" Asked Draco raising an eyebrow.
"She has one? You know what those are good for don't you?" Asked Blaise nudging his friend.
"Actually she didn't tell me." Said Draco looking somewhat confused.
"What are you two chatting about?" Asked Liz with a smile.
"You." Said Blaise walking away to the Great Hall.
"Really, and what makes me the topic of conversation?" Asked Liz as they began to walk.
"You're turning Blaise on." Said Draco half jokingly.
"Oh, well, isn't that nice." Said Liz with a nervous laugh not expecting that answer.
"You're really hard to figure out." Said Draco smiling at her.
"How so?" Asked Liz cocking an eyebrow at him.
"Well, ok, you act all flirtatious and confident one minute and the next you're quiet and hiding. I'm just confused. It's almost like you're two different people." Said Draco holding the door open for her.
"I guess I can do that sometimes. I'm sorry." Said Liz thinking it was a bad thing.
"No, that's a good thing, guys don't like when they can predict because it's no fun when you know everything before it happens." Said Draco as they walked towards the Slytherin table.
"Are you saying you're interested in me, Mr. Malfoy?" Asked Liz smiling.
"I could be." He said with the famous Malfoy smirk as they made their way towards Blaise, Crabbe, and Goyle.
"Ha, ha, what a way to avoid an answer." Said Liz taking a seat with a smile.
"So are the classes scheduled at the same time everyday?" Asked Olivia as they entered the Great Hall.
"Yeah, unless they tell you otherwise." Said Hermione walking towards a large gap at the Gryffindor table.
"Thank God." Said Ron as he collapsed at the table.
"Very dramatic Ron." Said Hermione rolling her eyes and laughing.
"So when are Quidditch try outs?" Asked Matt as they all sat down looking at Ron strangely.
"This weekend." Said Harry grabbing a goblet and pouring himself some pumpkin juice.
"Finally." Said Olivia excitedly.
Just as her spirits were up Olivia saw Ginny walking towards them.
"Great, here comes Wease a Bitch." (A/N Pronounced "We's A Bitch"..LOL..just thought it sounded kinda funny.) Thought Olivia rolling her eyes.
"Hi everyone, hi Harry." Said Ginny looking straight at Olivia as she bent down and kissed him.
"For the love of Merlin, we're eating." Said Ron looking disgusted.
"I second that." Said Olivia under her breath.
"Pardon me?" Asked Ginny not catching that.
"I said please join us." Said Olivia with a fake smile.
"Olivia I heard your thought, please don't do anything that'll bring attention to you or get you in trouble." Pleaded Liz with her sister.
"Don't worry, I'm trying to win Harry remember?" Thought Olivia annoyed.
"Well, I hope you remember that when she hits a nerve." Thought Liz looking straight at her sister.
"She already has." Thought Olivia as Ginny took a seat next to Harry and whispered something in his ear while giving her an evil look.
"Shit." Said Liz under her breath.
"What?" Asked Blaise in surprise at hearing this come out of her mouth.
"Oh I forgot something. Pardon my language." Said Liz blushing and having a diet Pepsi appear in her hand.
"Do you think maybe we could learn how to do that too?" Asked Blaise as Liz took a sip of her soda.
"I'm not sure. I've done this since I was five and it was natural." Said Liz shrugging.
"So Ginny, how was your first day?" Asked Hermione noticing the tension among Olivia and Ginny.
"Same old, same old." Said Ginny shrugging and eating a piece of roll off Harry's plate.
"Ginny can't you get your own plate and food?" Asked Ron looking grossed out by the sharing off his best friends' plate.
"I could." Said Ginny glancing at Olivia with a smile.
"So you wanna play it that way huh?" Thought Olivia quite annoyed.
"Olivia what are you going to do?" Thought Liz quickly.
"Make her look crazy." Thought Olivia with a small side smile.
"Matt! Matt!" Thought Liz as loudly as she could.
"What? What's wrong?" Thought Matt immediately looking for her.
"Olivia, she's gonna do something to that Weasley girl." Thought Liz worriedly.
"Don't worry." Thought Matt as he got up and walked over to Olivia.
"Liv could I speak with you a moment please?" Asked Matt putting his hands on her shoulders.
"But I'm eating." Said Olivia cracking her fingers.
"Now, or I'll make you." Said Matt quite firmly now.
"Fine." Said Olivia rolling her eyes and getting up.
"Hey, would you guys excuse me please? I need to have a few words with my sister." Said Liz with an odd smile.
"Sure, we'll save your seat." Said Blaise as Draco and he stood as she walked quickly out of the Great Hall.
"Weird family but great genes." Said Blaise looking at her ass as she walked away.
"You should see her stomach." Smirked Malfoy.
"What aren't you telling me?" Asked Blaise with a smile.
Liz made her way out of the Great Hall where Matt and Olivia were waiting.
"Come on." Said Liz as she entered an empty classroom.
"I didn't even do anything." Said Olivia when the door closed.
"If it weren't for Matt only God knows what you would've done. Olivia this is no time for child's play. Do you understand the importance of our being here? I mean if not then maybe we should just go home." Said Liz collapsing in a chair.
"I know the importance, thank you. Besides she would've deserved it." Said Olivia with a proud smile.
"Wow, we're back to being twelve. Thank you Olivia for that great realization." Said Liz rolling her eyes.
"Hey, I came here to help. So don't go acting like you're the fearless leader and I'm the babbling idiot. Besides what would you know, you have two men after you, the fools. I wonder if they know what their getting into." Said Olivia shaking her head as she sneered in her sisters' direction.
"That's enough. Now Olivia go back to dinner and play nice till I get back." Said Matt playing mediator.
"Fine, I'm hungry anyway." Said Olivia getting up and leaving.
"Matt thank you, I'm sorr-" But before Liz could finish Matt chimed in.
"Don't, ok. I am sick of this!" Said Matt angrily.
"Matt I don't understand." Said Liz a little shocked at the outburst.
"Liz come on, don't act like you haven't noticed. Olivia was right about one thing, there are two men after. But what I don't understand is why you're pushing away the one that loves and cares about you and who seemed to think you loved him back." Said Matt looking more hurt than angry now.
"Matt I thought we went through this. I am wrong for you in so many ways. God, if I wasn't so messed up right now I'd know what to say, but you need a girl who is worthy of you and your love. Someone like Hermione Granger." Said Liz feeling tears form in the corner of her painted eyes.
"I don't want Hermione Granger, I want you." Said Matt walking towards her.
"Matt please don't do this, you're just making it harder." Said Liz trying to sound annoyed.
"Liz I am sick of this "I'm not good enough for you" bullshit. You don't believe it and neither do I." Said Matt becoming annoyed also.
"Damnet! What the hell do you want from me? The truth? Well the truth is I do love you but I can't be with you because it's not part of the plan! Don't you understand? We could never be, because as long as Voldemort lives everyone is in danger. Especially us. You were right when you accused me of pushing you away because of my Uncle, But you don't know my situation even though it seems pretty obvious." Said Liz feeling gravity pull at her tears that ran down her soft cheeks.
Matt suddenly realized after all this time what had been going on.
"Liz you can't, you could be found out and killed." Said Matt running over to her and grabbing her arm and pulling her so she was facing him.
"Matt it is not for you to decide. Now I am going back to dinner and I am asking you now, to stop chasing after a fantasy and to move on." Said Liz walking away with her head held high even though she felt like digging a hole and burying herself so she could disappear from time.
"Liz I love you." Said Matt as a last attempt to hold onto her.
"I know." Said Liz quietly to herself as she wiped her eyes and didn't look back.
Olivia had sat back down and was having a nice talk with Ron and Hermione when she saw Liz enter looking hollow.
"I should have been nicer." Said Olivia feeling badly for what she had said to her out of anger.
"About what?" Asked Ron curiously.
"Oh Liz and I had a falling out." Said Olivia with a sigh.
"Oh, tough break." Said Ron grabbing a sixth chicken leg.
"Ron you really have no manners do you?" Asked Hermione looking disgusted.
Olivia laughed but stopped as she saw a miserable looking Matt enter.
"Great, I think I'm the cause of that too." Said Olivia nodding towards Matt.
"He looks absolutely horrible." Commented Hermione sympathetically as Matt walked over and sat next to Olivia quietly.
"Matt I'm sorry, I didn't mean to start something between you and Liz." Said Olivia sounding quite sincerely sorry.
"Forget it, it was never you." Said Matt almost robotically.
"He must know." Thought Olivia to herself.
"Yes, he does." Thought Liz defeated.
"Hey Liz, whoa you alright?" Asked Blaise as Liz walked over looking worn out.
"No, I'm not feeling well so I'm just going to go lie down. Thank you Blaise. Thanks Draco for carrying my bag." Said Liz grabbing her bag and walking off.
"My, she and her boyfriend just broke up" Said Blaise with a sigh.
"Oh really? And how long does one usually wait to ask another out in this situation?" Asked Draco curiously.
"Depends, do you want to be a good guy or sleaze ball?" Asked Blaise cocking an eyebrow at his friend.
"Isn't there and in between?" Asked Draco looking hopeful.
"No mate. If you want to be a good friend and see it go anywhere serious then talk to her, see what she's feeling so she'll learn to trust you and you in turn to trust her. Unless, you want to be a sick fuck, you can try to take advantage of her in this fragile state and risk her hating you. My advice, be there for her." Said Blaise with a nod.
"Where do you get this shit? And even if I did want to be there for her, how would I go about doing that?" Asked Draco looking at his friend in a whole new light.
"Come on, you can not tell me that you have never been there for a friend of yours who's a girl." Said Blaise smiling.
"First I don't have girls who are just friends and second I usually get my friends a good lay if their down." Said Malfoy smiling.
"Shit, this is going to take a while." Laughed Blaise.
Matt couldn't eat. He stared at his empty plate blankly.
"It can't be over." Thought Matt to himself.
"But it is." He heard his subconscious answer.
"No, I love her." He thought determinedly.
"She loves you to but sometimes it's better to move on." Replied the subconscious.
"Not if she's the one." Thought Matt aggressively.
"What if you talk to her Uncle?" Said the subconscious in a whisper.
"Yes, of course. Dumbledore can help." Thought Matt Feeling happier.
"See I knew all along." His subconscious thought smartly.
Liz entered the common room and dropped her bag next to the couch. Most of her homework was due Wednesday and she not in the mood to get it done.
"God, I wish Bryanna was here." Said Liz with a sigh as she thought of her best friend back home in the States.
As she was getting ready to walk up the stairs she saw a familiar face within the flames in the fireplace.
"God, I could hear your complaining from halfway around the world." Joked her best friend.
"I wish I could hug you. Today has been absolute shit." Said Liz with a small smile as she sat down to talk with her best friend back home.
"Aaww, tell Dr. Bryanna all about it." Said Bryanna half mockingly.
Liz told Bryanna all that had happened while hearing Bryanna's gasps and shrieks.
"Boys are messed. So what are you going to do? I know Matt just as well as you and he will not give up. He just thinks you've given up." Said Bryanna seriously.
"Bry you know why I'm here. I have to give up on him and me." Said Liz frustrated.
"Now don't freak out, I was only sayin. So about this Malfoy dude, he hot?" Asked Bryanna excitedly.
"Of course. Hey you might like his friend Blaise, he seems just your type." Said Liz with a wink.
"Oh really? Do go on." Said Bryanna tossing her hair back with her hand.
"The famous hair toss, watch out now." Laughed Liz.
"You better believe it. " Said Bryanna humorously.
"Hey Matt, ya wanna talk about it?" Asked Olivia sitting next to him.
"Not really." Said Matt grabbing his backpack and getting up.
"Where you going?" Asked Olivia concerned.
"A walk." Said Matt walking off.
"Li-" But before Olivia could finish the thought another broke in.
"Olivia leave it alone." Thought Matt crossly.
"Fine, but she'd want to know." Thought Olivia with a sigh.
"Blaise, Mate, I can't do this. 'Said Draco after Blaise told him how to approach Liz.
"Come on, you just need to not jump her bones and just talk to her. I mean how hard could it be? Ok don't answer that one cause I know what you mean but she's up there alone right now I hope you know, just waiting for someone to talk to. Would it make you feel better if I came with you and helped?" Asked Blaise trying to help his friend.
"Yes, please." Said Draco somewhat relieved.
"You know you'll owe me." Said Blaise smiling and rolling his eyes.
Just as Draco was going to answer Pansy Parkinson linked her arms around Draco's neck and roamed them down to his muscular chest.
"Draco baby, I thought maybe tonight we could play in my room. "She said suavely into his ear.
"You see I would if it weren't for the fact I loathe whores." Replied Draco pulling her arms away from him.
"I am not a whore, you're my one and only." She said in a whisper into his ear so no one could hear.
"Right, and I'm a mudblood. If I had a galleon for each time you said something like that I would be poor." Said Draco rolling his eyes as he got up to leave with Blaise.
"You're mine Draco, don't even think about that Bitch Dumbledore cause I'm sure your father wouldn't approve." Said Pansy with a smirk thinking she'd won.
"Actually Pansy, I can go after whomever I choose, and you off all people should know I belong to no one but they belong to me. Liz is not a bitch but a Lady , which is more than I can say for you , and I think you know exactly what I mean by that. Another thing don't presume to know whom my father approves and does not approve of because if that's the case he never thought you were worthy of my attention no matter what blood you have. So Pansy do yourself a favor and do not get involved with my affairs or I will force you out of it just like I did when you tried to have sex with me in my room and I rejected you not once, not twice, but three times." Said Draco walking away as Pansy stood there looking absolutely mortified as the whole Slytherin table looked on in silence.
"Man he showed you." Laughed Blaise following Draco.
"Shut-up Zabini!" Snapped Pansy Angrily.
"So you'll talk to me soon then right?" Asked Bryanna smiling.
"For sure." Laughed Liz.
"Alright love ya, bye.' Winked Bryanna.
"Same here." Laughed Liz as the fir returned to normal.
"Homework then I guess." Sighed Liz looking at the clock that read six-thirty.
Matt made his way towards Dumbledore's office and was about to give the password when the older man came down the stairs.
"Ah, Mr. Anderson." He said greeting him with a smile.
"Hello sir, I was actually on my way to speak with you Headmaster, if that's alright." Said Matt looking anxious.
"Yes, I thought you might be." Said Dumbledore walking towards his office again with Matt right behind him.
"So you know what it is I wish to speak you about Headmaster?" Asked Matt not quite certain.
"Yes, Matthew I do." Said Dumbledore as he held the door so Matt could enter.
"After you sir." Said Matt politely.
Liz was listening to her Ipod doing homework on the couch when Draco and Blaise came in.
"Well he looks at me with those innocent eyes, And says it looks like you're wearin some kind of disguise. Because his hair sticks up, and his shoes are untied, I hope that he got that shirt at half price. And every word I say falls flat on the floor. I try to tell a joke he's heard it before. And I don't think that I can take it no more, He's driving me right out my front door. Why do you do what you do to me baby? Shaking my confidence, driving me crazy. You know if I could I'd do anything for you, please don't ignore me cause you know I adore you. Can't you just pretend to be nice? Can you at least pretend to be nice? If you could just pretend to be nice, well everything in my life would be alright. Ooy ooy ooy ooy ooy ooo, ooy ooy ooy ooy ooy ooo, ooy ooy ooy ooy oo ooooo."Sang Liz as she looked up something on Mandrakes.
(A/N This is a song from Josie and The Pussycats. I was listening to the song today and I decided to put in cause I can..lol..it's called Pretend To Be Nice.)
"Hot and talented. Damn that girl can sing. I haven't heard a voice like that since, ever." Said Blaise seeing she couldn't hear them.
"She's listening to that muggle thing." Said Draco in disgust.
"Draco, muggles aren't that bad. They are pretty talented in things that a lot of people in the wizarding world wouldn't understand just like they wouldn't understand our ways either. Besides she doesn't care about blood because if she did she'd be just like Pansy." Said Blaise raising an eyebrow.
"Ugh, thanks for killing that for me." Cringed Draco.
"No problem. Lets see if we can get her attention grinned Blaise tiptoeing closer.
"I know someone's in here, I can smell your cologne." Said Liz who had paused her Ipod through their whole conversation.
"That would be my line to exit. See ya." Said Blaise leaving a gaping Draco.
"But Blaise." Hissed Draco.
"Sorry Mate, I got you this far." Said Blaise beaming.
"Fucking Bastard." Replied Draco.
" Draco I know it's you. I smelt the cologne this morning." Said Liz removing her ear phones and turning to face him.
"Sorry, Blaise and I were talking about how not to disturb you." Said Draco blushing slightly.
"It's ok. Have a seat." Said Liz looking a little happier.
"Well at least she's somewhat happy, I can work with that." Thought Malfoy nervously.
"By the way, thanks for not following me when I left. I just needed to be alone for a while, ya know?" Said Liz trying not laugh at his nervousness.
"It's fine. So you're ok now then, yeah?" Asked Draco fidgeting with his thumbs.
"Yes, thank you." Said Liz putting her hand over his moving thumbs and looking up with a smile into his eyes.
Draco was screaming inside from her touch. He felt things he couldn't explain and wanted her more than he ever wanted anything in his life.
"Draco calm yourself. Now just because you feel electrictatyz, or whatever the muggles call it, is all inside of you does not mean she can feel it." Thought Draco staring into her Jade colored eyes.
"God he has amazing eyes. And his body." Thought Liz out of nowhere.
"Well I am going to go shower, so I will see you later." Said Liz breaking the silence.
She felt guilty and weird for thinking that sort thought about her enemy especially since she was just going to use him even if it crushed him.
"Me to, bye." Said Draco feeling the awkwardness as well.
He made his way into his room and flopped down on his bed with a sigh. As he was thinking of the moment he and Liz had just shared, a black owl flew in.
"Hello Sin." Said Draco as the large owl held out its leg.
Malfoy detached the letter and gave the owl a mouse and water. The owl ate waiting for his young master to attach a response.
Draco broke the Silver family seal and pulled out his letter.
Dear Son,
I am sending you this letter to inform you the Dark Lord, our Master, will induct you in very soon and before that time arrives he would like you to begin on a few things to prove yourself to him. Also I was wondering about your school's new guests. I have found they are all of Pure descent through wizarding records but that is all I could find about them that mattered. I would like you to report to me about them so that we may also give them the honor of following the Dark Lord so they to may be blessed. Write a response immediately.
Your Father,
Lucius Malfoy
"Great." Said Draco sarcastically rolling his eyes as he sat down and pulled out some parchment and his quill.
Liz drew a bath as she brought in a change of night clothes and began to her hair up.
"I must be crazy. I can't have felt anything, I'm in love with Matt, I think." Said Liz quickly shaking her head.
"No, I am. I know I am. You can't fall for someone you use it's just not done." Thought Liz to herself.
She added some bubble bath and oils to smooth her skin and slowly sunk into the hot, relaxing water.
"I love this bathroom." Groaned Liz happily.
Olivia finished her dinner with Ron and Hermione. They made their way out of the Great Hall to the Gryffindor common room.
"Dinner was good. " Said Hermione breaking the silence.
"Yeah, I liked it." Said Olivia seconding that.
"Well I think I'll go back and get started on my homework." Said Hermione awkwardly.
"Ok, let my sister know I said hi, please ' Asked Olivia looking pained.
"I will, see you lot later." Said Hermione with a wave as she left the crowded common room.
"Later." Said Olivia and Ron at the same time.
"Do you want to start homework to?" Asked Ron with a nervous smile.
"Sounds good." Said Olivia not being able to think of a reason why not.
"Do you think you could help me with Potions?" Asked Ron sheepishly.
"If you help me with herbology." Laughed Olivia.
"Deal." Smiled Ron.
"Ron this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship." Joked Olivia.
Alright here it is a really long chapter..lol..and Please please please give me some reviews so I know if it's going well or getting boring! Thanks and I'll have 10 soon enough.