A/N: Yay Summer! Well it's been summer for a long time already since May 22, but finally I have the chance to get back to working on this fanfic. Enjoy!
Chapter 6 – Moving On…
For the rest of Herbology class, Marty stayed quiet. She was thinking about what Draco had said to her. Could it be possible that he still has feelings for her? That would be wrong, but if that's true, why did she break it off? Many questions roamed Marty's head until the bell rang for class to end.
"Are you alright Marty?" Hermione asked as they met up with Kyra in front of Transfiguration class.
"Yeah…" said Marty. "Everything's fine." She put her books down on the table next to Hermione and asked permission from Professor McGonagall to use the bathroom.
"Hermione." Kyra whispered. "What's wrong with Marty?"
"I really don't know." said Hermione. She checked if anyone was listening in on their conversation. "She's been quiet since Herbology, after she talked to Malfoy."
"Malfoy? What did he do?" Kyra wondered.
"Well, he pretty much was defending her for a second from that new student Ryan. But then he starts insulting her, you know, he was being a hypocrite about going for Gryffindor girls because I guess Ryan fancies her." Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Malfoy didn't apologize?" asked Kyra.
"I think he did." Hermione continued. "But before they went inside the Greenhouse, I'm guessing they had a little talk. They both went quiet afterwards. I'd ask Marty about it, but I doubt she feels like talking about it at all."
Just before class began Marty came back. Throughout the whole Transfiguration class Marty stayed silent. There would be times where Kyra would ask if everything's alright, but all she would do is nod. After class, they headed to their dormitories to talk.
"Marty, please tell us what happened." Hermione asked. The three girls were alone in the dormitory and Marty sat by the window silent.
"Come on Marty, what's wrong?" Kyra asked.
"Did I do the right thing?" Marty asked. Hermione sighed.
"About breaking up with Malfoy?" Hermione asked. Marty nodded.
"Marty." Kyra said. "Did you even want to do it?"
"Yes. I did." Marty looked out the window and saw Draco sitting by the lake.
"Then why do you still worry?" Kyra asked. "If you really know that you just can't get over it, then you are still stuck in the past, and maybe that's where you belong."
"Kyra's right, Marty." Hermione agreed. "If you still really like him, then you should go back."
"But I don't." Marty exhaled sharply.
"Then move on." Said Hermione.
Marty took another look at Draco, who was sitting alone looking at the grass. "Yeah. I'm tired of it…looking back. Who knows, maybe there's someone there waiting for me." Hermione and Kyra smiled at the happy look on Marty's face.
"Oh come on it's lunch and I'm starving." Kyra headed out the door.
The month of October came and Marty was dealing with the break up a lot better. There would be times when she would run into Draco, but she'd only smile and walk away. Not only was it the month of Halloween, but Quidditch season had already started. Kyra and Marty managed to make the Gryffindor team, and Cho had started her job as Madam Hooch's assistant.
"I swear, why does Slytherin always slaughter Hufflepuff?" Kyra wondered as the Quidditch match ended.
"Slytherin wins sixty to ten!" Lee Jordan ended the game.
"Come on, let's go see Cho." Marty left with Kyra to the Quidditch pit. "Cho!"
Cho finished talking to Madam Hooch. "Oh hey guys!"
"Hey finally on duty huh?" Marty asked.
"Hey." Cho smirked. "Well right now I'm off duty. So how's everything? Boring game today huh?"
"Yeah…Slytherin just completely slaughtered them." Marty nodded. The Slytherin team passed by them and Marty saw Draco talking to Ryan, who amazingly knows how to play Quidditch.
"It was all us today mate." Ryan smiled.
"Wasn't much of a challenge though." Draco shrugged.
"Good job today Draco." Marty smiled.
"Oh um, thanks." Draco returned a smile before they went into their locker room.
"Is everything okay with you and Malfoy?" Cho wondered.
"Oh yeah, I've learned to move on." Marty sighed.
"So what are you doing for the rest of the afternoon?" Kyra asked.
"Oh I don't know, just hang around I guess. Have you seen Dean?" Cho asked.
"Whoa." Marty raised an eyebrow. "Teacher-student thing, not good."
"Ugh." Cho rolled her eyes. "Bloody hell…I'm off duty! See you two later!" Cho left looking for Dean.
Marty shook her head. "She's bound to get in trouble sometime."
"Yeah…if she isn't careful." Said Kyra. "Well hey, I'll meet you in the Common Room, I have to return this book to the library."
"Alright then." Marty said. She saw the Slytherin Quidditch team leave the locker room and waited for them to leave completely so she can go. She left a little sooner though.
Marty met up with Ryan at the door of the locker room. "Um, excuse me." Marty walked past him.
"Um, Marty." Ryan called after her. Amazingly, Marty stopped.
"Hmm?" Marty hoped this wouldn't be another row.
"Listen," Ryan sighed. "I never got the chance to apologize for what happened last month…I'm really sorry for calling you that."
Marty stared at the ground and then up at Ryan's bluish hazel eyes. "I guess it's okay…"
"Are you sure?" he wondered. "That was really bad. I would fancy shooting myself."
Marty chuckled. "I notice you've got the British accent now."
"Well yeah, kind of got in touch with me mum's side of the family." Ryan blushed in embarrassment. "But are you really sure it's okay? I promise I'll never do it again."
"Yeah I'm sure, apology accepted." Marty smiled.
"Would it be okay if I walked you back to the castle?" Ryan asked.
"Oh." Marty looked at him suspiciously. "Um, sure. I guess."
"Do you have to always have to 'guess?'" Ryan smirked.
"That wasn't funny." Marty raised an eyebrow and started walking away.
"Hey I was only joking!" Ryan yelled after her.
"Well do you want to walk me back or what?!" Marty yelled back. Ryan ran after her and started walking beside her.
"Well I don't think we have formally met." Said Ryan. "I'm Ryan Christian Yamamoto. And you?"
"Martille Hanberg, well as you know, Marty. Nice meeting you." She shook his hand. "So, are you a halfie?"
"Oh um yeah I am." Ryan scratched his black now not-gelled hair. "My dad's a Japanese Wizard, and me mom's a muggle from Yorkshire."
"Oh wow, you're quite a mix then? But you can pass as a British guy." Marty asked as they entered the courtyard.
"Um yeah you could say that." Ryan nodded. "You look like a mix yourself."
"Oh well you caught me." Marty smiled. "My dad's German-British and my mom's Spanish-Chinese. Or actually some kind of Asian, I think it was Filipino…or I don't know! All I know is that I have Chinese blood!"
Ryan laughed. "That's interesting. You wanna sit down?"
"I'd love to but you still have your Quidditch stuff with you. Don't you have to put them back in your dormitory?" Marty asked.
"Oh um, nah don't worry about it. I still got time before dinner." Ryan shrugged and smiled.
"Well um okay, if you say so." Marty sat down on a bench and Ryan sat at the other end with his feet on the bench.
"I'm actually thankful that you gave me a chance to talk to you." Ryan smiled.
"Really? Why were you always, excuse me, up on my arse trying to talk to me?" Marty rolled her eyes.
Ryan blushed again. "I just really wanted to get to know you, but I guess I scared you off."
"Well, just a little." Marty nodded.
"But just to let you know, that day I told you that you were beautiful, I wasn't lying." Said Ryan.
Marty bit her lip. "Thank you."
"Don't mention it." Ryan smiled. Marty and Ryan talked for another hour or so, till the sky started becoming dark.
"Oh wow, I think it's almost dinner. We've been talking for quite a while." Marty looked up at the sky. "Well, I think I better get going. I was supposed to meet Kyra in the common room a long while ago."
"Oh okay then." Ryan got up and looked at Marty. "Well, it was nice talking to you."
"Yeah it was nice…talking to you." Marty smiled. "Well um, see you later." She walked out of the courtyard and back to Gryffindor Tower.
"Marty! Where have you been?" Kyra wondered.
"Oh um, I kinda ran into someone and just lost track of time. I'm so sorry to keep you waiting." Marty apologized.
"Well, forget about it. It's alright. So who were you talking to?" Kyra wondered.
"Um…" Marty pulled her into their dormitory, where Hermione was reading a book.
"Oh hey Marty, where have you been?" Hermione asked.
"She's been talking to someone…" Kyra raised an eyebrow.
"Really?" Hermione closed the book. "So who was it?"
"Um, Ryan." Marty sat next to Hermione.
"I knew it! It's always the Slytherin boys huh?" Kyra shook her head.
"Ryan…the one who called you a bitch!?" Hermione gasped.
"Hermione!" Marty eyed her. "Yes…that one. But he's pretty…nice."
"Really now?" Kyra asked.
"Surprisingly yes." Marty raised her eyebrows.
"Well uh, he's kinda cute. But hey, just as long as he doesn't hurt you." Kyra smiled.
"Hey, I said I talked to him. I didn't say we were going out." Marty nodded.
Hermione and Kyra looked at her. "Eventually you will." Hermione smiled.
"Finally, our girl's moving on!" Kyra smiled.
"Ugh can we go to dinner now?" Marty rolled her eyes.