Chapter Three
-Stupid Cupid-
Christmas came and passed with not much studying from the Slytherin house. Quidditch practices were put on hold on account of the entire team going home for holiday. The New Year brought new challenges for Alexia. More and more people were trying to get her attention, she was trying to get away from them, and she hadn't heard from her father in about a month.
The month of January came and just as quickly left. Already there had been a trip to Hogsmeade and another was coming up on February 14th. Valentine's Day.
"Why do we have this dumb holiday?" Alexia shoved another card into her bag making sure no one saw her.
"It came on our 2nd year and Dumbledore hasn't gotten it taken away yet. I really wish he would." Draco adjusted his backpack and sped up.
"I wasn't talking to you, but whatever." She walked to the nearest bench and opened her bag. She waved her wand over them and they vanished.
"Hey Alex." A blond haired 6th year walked up to her.
"Hey Bre." Alexia moved her bag.
"Thanks. You don't look too happy." Sabrina sat down.
"It's Valentine's Day." She scowled.
"Oh, yeah I heard about your first year boyfriends." She chuckled.
"Oh, shut up." Alexia playfully shoved her. She looked up in the sky just in time to see an owl drop a letter above her. She reached up and caught it and looked at the front. "Great another one."
"But this is a real letter." Sabrina peered over at it.
"Alright, I'll open it." Alexia opened the letter and read aloud. "Dearest Alexia, I have been feeling this twinge in my heart since the first time I saw you during the sorting. Having class with you, getting to know you had only made me want you more. You are as beautiful as the stars at night, and more majestic than the waves of the sea. Although you do not know who I am, I will never forget you my love. In Love…"
"It's blank?" Sabrina yelled.
"Yeah." Alexia searched the letter again for some clue.
"Don't act happy. Don't act annoyed till we get to our room."
"Yeah, because I'm sure happy about this." She sighed heavily.
They walked back to their room like nothing had happened. When they got to door closed, and everything they pulled out the letter and discussed its contents until it was dinner time.
"You do know that tomorrow is actually Valentine's Day." Sabrina sat in front of her at the table.
"Yeah, I know. It's just that we go to Hogsmeade tomorrow." Alexia looked around. "Who do you suppose it was?"
"I think it's Malfoy." Sabrina whispered.
"What, no way!"
"You like him."
"No I don't." Alexia picked up her fork and examined it.
"Well I think you'd be perfect."
"How do you get that?"
"Come on, you're so stubborn. He's a pureblood, you're a pureblood. You're dad's a…"
"Shh." Alexia hissed.
"Sorry, but you two have so much in common.
"I think the hearts on the walls have gotten to your head." Alexia tapped her plate. "I'm starving!"
"Alexia!" Draco yelled from the doorway.
"Awe look daddy's come to see me." She rolled her eyes and ignored him.
"Alexia, I called your name." He snarled.
"Yeah, but you're not my daddy." She looked back at Sabrina and mouthed 'jerk.'
"Alexia, are you going to Hogsmeade tomorrow?" Draco sat down beside her.
Alexia turned to face him. "Yes, Draco, I'm going to Hogsmeade, but I'm not planning on doing anything there." Her stomach growled.
"Yeah, me either." He sighed and didn't say another word to her the rest of dinner.
The next morning after lunch all the students gathered by the fountain and made their way to the town of Hogsmeade. Sabrina and Alexia spent most of the day hiding from the hearts and cupids. "Really Alex, what do you feel like doing?" Sabrina finished her Butterbeer.
"Oh, I don't know, do you want to venture out and see what kind of trouble we can get into?"
"Sounds like a plan." Sabrina led the way out of the Three Broomsticks.
"Alexia," Draco walked up to her. "I've been looking for you everywhere."
"Why?" She snapped. "Daddy finally kick me out?"
"No, not yet." He smirked. "I have to show you something." He grabbed her hand and pulled her toward the deli in the center of town. "Look, there." He pointed to two adult figures sitting together near the back. "Do you see that?"
All Alexia could see was a heart in front of her face. She stepped closer to Draco for a better view.
"Don't you recognize who that is?" He said exasperated.
She peered into the room and immediately spotted them. Dezeraine and Snape. She gasped.
"Is that good?" He turned to look at her.
"I don't know." She shook her head and looked at their reflection in the window. IT was then that they were still holding hands. They each pulled their hand away and blushed.
"Uh, I think…"
"Yeah, I'm headed over there." She pointed in the other direction and they went their separate ways.
"I know you like him." Sabrina smirked.
"Shut up."
"Dezeraine." Severus put a hand in the middle of the table.
"What is it Severus?"
"I've been thinking about some things." He looked around and lowered his voice. "About us."
"Severus…" Dezeraine put her hand on his. "I thought we talked about this."
"We have, but…" He looked into her eyes.
"I told you there could never be anything more than a friendship unless I knew that Alex wouldn't have a problem with it." She gave his hand a squeeze.
"Well then why haven't you talked to her about it yet?" He pulled his hand away and looked down at his cup.
"I've been waiting for the appropriate moment."
"The moment is almost over Dezeraine." Snape started to get annoyed.
"Severus, dear, please calm down." She smiled.
"How am I supposed to keep calm?"
"Because I'll talk to her about it tonight, I promise." She stood and put a Knut on the table.
"Let's win this one." Draco added as the Slytherin Quidditch team reached the Pitch.
"I want to win too Draco, but you're extra ready." Roger patted him on the back.
"It's because of that Alexia girl." Another beater spoke up.
"No it's not, I just want to win. The cup is ours this year. We already beat Ravenclaw and the game against Hufflepuff today is the factor on whether or not we get in the cup game." He tightened the grip on his broom.
"Alright, just don't let her cloud your vision." Roger straddled his boom and kicked off.
"Whatever." Draco kicked into the air and scanned the Slytherin Towers for Alexia. When he saw her he shook his head. "Stupid Girls."
The game was tough, no one scored for most of the game. Draco scanned the sky looking for any glimpse of the snitch. It was because he was jealous of Harry that his father bought him the position of seeker on the first place. He had gotten rather good over the past few years and given Harry a run for his money at least a dozen times. Now, there he sat, on his broom stick, staring into the darkening sky for a tiny golden ball. He squinted and looked toward the towers just in time to see a bludger headed straight for him. He pulled a hard right to avoid it but wasn't quick enough. The bludger smashed him in the ribs and set him flying. He didn't move when he hit the ground. All he could hear was cheering from the Slytherin towers.
"He's done it. Draco Malfoy has managed to catch the snitch." He saw Professor Snape running over to him and then everything went black.
When he woke up he was in the Hospital wing and Madam Pomfrey was pushing her way through to his bedside. "Good, you're awake." She gave him a glass of some kind of liquid. "Drink this."
He took the cup and drank it. "What happened?"
"You got hit by a bludger." Alexia scooted closer to his bed.
"Did you see it?" He asked nervously.
"No, I was tending to my scarf. It got stuck on a piece of wood."
"Good." He said relieved.
"What?"
"Good you didn't see me. I wouldn't wasn't you getting worried about me." He tried to sit up.
"Oh, whatever Draco, I came up here to congratulate you on getting the snitch." She stood. "Now, I'm going to celebrate." She turned on her heel and exited the room.
"Draco, when will you learn?" Roger watched her walk out.
"Learn what?"
"That that's NOT how to treat a girl." He turned back to Draco.
Draco looked confused.
"All I know is I'm glad Valentine's Day is over. I hate this holiday. And what's with that naked fairy?" He thought about what happened at Hogsmeade. "Stupid Cupid."