A/N: ok so I get very bored on the weekends and then my mind begins to tick, but I think all you readers out there like it when I update the story more often so I don't really care! Thanks again for all my great reviews, because I only continue to write because you all like to read it…. heres chapter 6...Enjoy!
Hermione put her hand on the brass doorknob and began to turn it, while slightly pushing on the door.
"Hermione" a familiar voice said. She let go of the doorknob and turned around.
'Professor Walker, Blaise…" she said facing the two men.
"Please call me Ben," he spoke again. Hermione looked at Blaise and all her thoughts came back, she looked away, instead focusing on Ben.
"Um, so…what can I do for you?" she said forcing a smile.
Ben didn't notice the forcefulness, although Blaise did, he noticed everything about her, every little change she made.
"Oh, I was just helping our new professor here find his way back to his room." Blaise said before Ben could speak. Hermione looked at him and then back at Ben.
"Oh…well I should be getting to bed…it's late and there's classes tomorrow." She said, before opening her door and closing it before either could reply.
Alex sat up in her bed, it was morning and she had been woken by the laughter from her roommates. She pulled open her curtains and climbed out of bed, to find that Nicole was up and no longer in the room. Alex looked at the other girls.
"Where's Nicole?" she asked them. A girl with straight blonde hair looked at her.
"Why would we know where the weasel is?" she asked Alex back.
Alex frowned. "I'm Alex, by the way."
A girl with brown hair smiled at her "I'm Sam, this is Jess and Nat" she said pointing at the girl with blonde hair first, then at the girl with black hair. "Don't mind Jess, she's just mad cos Potter isn't paying attention to her…I think Nicole's gone to the owlry."
"Thanks," Alex said before going to have a shower.
Once showered she pulled on her school uniform and then her black school robes over the top. Once pulling her hair into a loose ponytail she decided to make her way down to the great hall for breakfast. Maybe I'll see Nic there she thought to herself if not I could sit with Sam, she seems nice.
Alex made her way down to the great hall and was slightly relieved to find Nicole already there; sitting with a dark haired boy she remembered being introduced to last night. Is it David? No, maybe it was Daniel...yeah it was Daniel she thought trying to remember his name.
She sat down next to her new friend and watched as the owls began to enter the great hall, carrying letters or packages that were most likely forgotten school items that were left at home. She looked up at the teacher's table and saw her mum taking to Ginny Weasley, they were laughing and kept looking at Ginny's husband Harry.
"Hey Alex," Nicole said. Alex turned back to her friend, to find that the boy, Daniel had gone. "Sorry I had left before you had woken up this morning, but I had to send a letter to my parents."
"That's alright, I mean it's not like I don't know my way around yet," she said, as two boys sat down across from them.
"What class have you got first?" Nicole asked her, ignoring the two boys. Alex looked across the table to find herself staring at Riley and his blonde headed friend. Neither of them spoke to the two girls.
She looked down at her piece of paper she had received when she entered the great hall, "Um…History of Magic, with that new professor," she said
"Yeah me too," Nicole said as she began to eat her breakfast.
Alex bit into her piece of toast and watched as the three girls she had left in her dorm came and sat with Riley and his friend. Jess put his arm around her waist and leaned on his shoulder. Alex couldn't help but notice the look of uncomfort that was across Riley's face and the look of humour that filled his friends. She looked back down at her plate.
"So...Alex…what school have you come from?" Sam asked her. Alex looked up from her toast and noticed that Nicole was now talking to some students she didn't know. She looked at Sam.
"Um, it was only a small school, Fascino Quas, in New York," Alex said.
"Cool, I have cousins who go there," she said smiling, " but their only in their second year so you probably wouldn't have know them." Alex nodded and glanced back at the staff table.
She caught her father's eyes and he gave her a wave, before she turned back to her food.
"Well Granger, if your mothers here teaching, where's your father? I'm assuming that you do have one.." the boy with the blonde hair asked her.
"What the hell does it matter to you Malfoy where her father is?" Nicole said before Alex had the chance to reply, "Come one Alex, I'm finished here." She stood up and Alex followed her, grateful that she didn't have to share her parent's story with these people she barely knew.
"Hey Nicole," she said catching up with the red head.
"Mmm," she said stopping letting Alex catch her breath.
"Thanks for that,' she said
"It's no problem, especially when it comes to Malfoy, I just hope him and Riley aren't in our classes" she said. Alex nodded (she seems to be doing a lot of nodding) and followed her friend to the History of Magic classroom.
It was lunch and Hermione had already taught two of her three classes for today. As she sat down she noticed Blaise sitting alone at the end of the table.
Should I go sit with him? She asked herself. She shook her head as Ben Walker sat in the chair nest to her.
"So, Hermione? Would I be right in guessing that your daughter gets her brains from you? Or would it be Mr Granger who gave them to her?" he asked
"What?" she asked barely listening, pulling her gaze away from Blaise.
"Alex, she was in my class this morning, she's quite intelligent. I was just asking if it came from you or Mr Granger," he said again laughing a little
"Well first of all there's no Mr Granger, but her father was just as smart as I was when we were in school." She replied looking down at her lunch.
"Oh sorry, I figured you were married," he replied awkwardly.
They sat there in silence eating their lunch.
"So, which house are you teaching after lunch?" Hermione finally asked him.
"Um...I think it's Slytherin and Hufflepuff third years. It should be fun" He said looking up at the witch.
Hermione nodded "Yeah, at least you won't be running around changing their ears back to normal like I was this morning," she said sarcastically.
Ben (Walker) laughed.
Blaise sat on the end of the staff table in the great hall. He had a book open but was not reading it, instead he was watching Hermione, he couldn't help it as hard as he tried to read his book he just couldn't concentrate on the words.
He watched her walk in and watched as Ben Walker sat next to her. He watched her as she laughed at what the other man was saying and he watched her as she took a sip of her drink, before she turned back to the conversation.
He was concentrating on watching her so much that he didn't leave for his next class until he watched her stand up and push her chair in before she walked out the great hall.
Suddenly he stood up, realising he had to teach. He was just grateful that he was co-teaching with Snape, and Blaise knew he would understand.
After lunch Alex found that she had potions. Unfortunately for her Nicole was not in this class, although Sam, Natalie, Jess, Riley and that blonde boy Malfoy all were. She was a bit nervous because this was her first class with her father and she wasn't sure what he thought of her yet.
After five minutes of waiting an older Professor, Alex recognised as her mother's friend Snape, let them into the classroom. She knew that he was co-teaching potions with her father because he wouldn't retire and Dumbledore couldn't force him to retire because he himself wouldn't retire either.
She followed the students in and sat at a desk and cauldron by herself, before Sam sat down next to her.
"You don't mind if I sit with you?" she asked Alex cheerfully.
Because of her nerves Alex could barely talk, she shook her head and smiled at Sam.
"While we wait for Professor Zabini," Professor Snape began, "I will do a role check to see who is here."
Alex waited for her name and just as Snape said it Blaise walked in.
"Here," she said watching her father. He looked at her as he went and stood next to Snape, while he finished the role call.
"Hey, Alex…why does Professor Zabini keep looking at us funny?" Sam whispered to her.
Alex shrugged, suddenly thinking to herself.
What do I call him Professor Zabini, I mean that's good for in the classroom, but what about when I'm not in class, if I'm in the great hall or walking around and I see him? Do I call him Blaise? Or Dad? What if he doesn't want me to call him? Do I want to call him Dad?
Before Alex had a chance to answer the questions that had formed in her head Sam had interrupted her.
"Ok, Alex do you want to chop the bats toe nails or the snakes eye?" she asked her.
"Um, the toenails" she replied as they began the potion.
Alex was then so busy during the lesson that she didn't have a chance to think about anything but the potion she was working on with Sam.
She decided that she liked Sam, and was glad she had become friends with her.
The end of the lesson came quickly, although not nearly as quick enough for Alex.
"Um, Miss Granger, may I please see you after class?" Blaise asked her. Alex nodded.
"Hey, I can wait for you if you want," Sam told her
"Yeah that'd be good, I still don't really know my way around the dungeons yet," she said giving the girl a small smile.
She waited for all the other students to leave before she went up to the teacher's desk where Snape and her father were sitting.
Professor Snape excused himself and left Alex alone with her father. Suddenly Alex felt very nervous, this was only the second time she had been in the room alone with her father, but the first time she had wanted to speak to him.
"So...um.. Alex, do you like here at Hogwarts?" Blaise asked the young girl awkwardly.
"Yeah, its good, I kinda miss my old school though," she answered truthfully.
Blaise nodded and looked down at the paper on his desk.
"So, have you...did your Mum…I was wondering if you would like to spend the day with me at Hogsmeade next weekend," he finally asked her.
Alex knew her face looked a little surprise, she had not been expecting him to ask her anything like this.
"I thought, I could…take you shopping to buy you a present or something," he mumbled seeing the surprised look on her face.
Then she smiled ' I would love, that, Mum was supposed tot take me last week…but she…uh didn't get around to it"
Blaise smiled, "well, I think you friends are outside waiting for you, so you better be off."
Alex walked to ward the door and opened it "I'll see you later Professor,"
"um Alex, you can call me Dad…if you want," he said. Alex knew Sam had heard him, she didn't realise that four other people had waited with her though.
Leaving the door open, she turned around to face Blaise, "ok, I'll see you later…dad." She said smiling before hugging her father who smiled.
Alex left the classroom and four of the five people were staring at her. The only one who wasn't was Riley, who already knew. Alex guessed that he hadn't told any of them and was slightly surprised.
Riley watched Alex as she talked to Sam and Nicole through dinner, that was he watched her when Jess wasn't in his face. He had never seen his cousin have a proper friend before and was actually glad Alex had befriended her, because every time Nicole tried to leave the conversation Alex would bring her back into it and they would start giggling.
At the end of the meal Dumbledore told the students some thing about the houses visiting another school in America. He wasn't really paying attention, he was more involved in a game of noughts and crosses with his friend Draco Malfoy (junior).
"Hey, Alex isn't Fascino Quas your old school?' he heard Sam ask Alex. He looked up watching Alex as he waited for her to reply.
"Yeah it is, wow, this will be great I can introduce you to my friends Georgie and Logan." Alex replied.
"Is Logan that hot guy who was kissing you in that photo near your bed?" Natalie asked her joining the conversation. He noticed Alex blush and she nodded before answering a question Nicole asked her that he didn't hear.
"Hey Potter," Malfoy said smirking at him, " I think I won." Riley looked back at his game and saw that he had lost, " by the way, I think Woodhams (Jess) is trying to get your attention again."
Riley looked at the blonde girl who was pouting at him and groaned, "Come on, I'm going back to the common room." he said standing up and most of the students began to leave.
He glanced back at Alex, his cousin and Sam, they were still laughing and talking to one of his roommates.
"so," Malfoy said to him as they began to walk back to the Gryffindor common room, " You like Granger or is it Zabini?" he wondered
"What? Get real Malfoy" he replied without looking at his friend.
"Well, it looks like you do, I mean you couldn't take your eyes off her when we were in the great hall." He said smirking at Riley. "How do you think poor little Jessica feels?"
They stopped at the portrait of the fat lady. "Firebolt" he said and the portrait swung open, he ignored his friend's comments.
Riley watched as his blonde friend climbed through the opening the portrait had just revealed.
"Hey Malfoy, I've changed my mind, I think I'm going to go for a walk," he said, he waited and then left when he heard his friend reply a muffled whatever.
Eventually he made his way to the astronomy tower, running his fingers through his hair he looked out the window and watched as the stars became visible.
"You know, usually when people sigh it means they have a problem," He heard a familiar voice say.
Alex sat down next to him and looked out at the window. "What's up?" she asked him
Riley looked at her, he had been a bit of an arse to her the last few days, ignoring her and stuff, just to look good in front of his friends and now she was talking to him again. She looked at him and met his eyes and gave him a smile, "Are you going to tell me?" she asked
Riley looked back at her, "there's nothing to tell," he said before turning to look back at the stars.
"What did something happen with your girlfriend?" she asked seriously, riley knew she was talking about Jess.
"She's not my girlfriend," he said automatically.
"Really?" Alex said jokingly, "I don't think that's what she thinks, in fact when I left the common room she was looking for you."
"She's not my bloody girlfriend," he said angrily standing up.
"I was just kidding," Alex said standing up aswell, "but obviously you can't take a joke." She began to walk to ward the stairs.
"Alex, wait, I'm sorry, it's just she wont leave me alone. It gets annoying and then Malfoy says stuff and now your saying stuff," he said quickly as she put her foot on the first step.
Alex looked at him "What ever Riley," she said before continuing to walk down the stairs.
Arrgh why did I have to get mad at her? He asked himself as he watched her walk down the stairs. He quickly ran down the steps and grabbed her arm.
"Alex," he said pulling her around so that she was facing him.
Pulling away Alex told him to get off.
"No, wait, I'm sorry, not just about before…but about everything…I mean I was a bastard to you and I'm sorry" he said.
Alex looked at him, he still had hold of her arm.
"Ok, Riley, I forgive you," she said before trying to turn away from him. He let go of her arm. She began to walk down the stairs again, when this time she felt Riley grab her hand.
She turned around, "What do you want no-" her voice was cut off by Riley's lips.
But instead of kissing Riley back she pulled away. "Riley, don't" she whispered as her tried to kiss her again.
He let go of her hand and she quickly ran down the steps. Riley watched her, not wanting to follow her or make it worse.
Is Logan that hot guy kissing you in that photo, he remembered Natalie's voice asking Alex at dinner, Great she has a boyfriend he thought to himself and now I've just ruined any chance I had of being friedns with her.
Angry with himself he slowly walked back to the common room, "firebolt" he told the fat lady and the portrait swung open. He climbed through and looked around the common room. Suddenly Jess came up and hugged him tightly. "Get off," he said he could feel people watching them as he pushed the blonde girl away.
He sat with Malfoy, who was playing exploding snap with Sam. "Hey, you haven't seen Alex have you" she asked him slyly. Surprised at the question he shook his head and saw Malfoy smirk at him.
Suddenly the portrait swung open and they watch as Alex climbed in and ran to her dorm, she was crying... Riley watch as Nicole followed her up there.
A/N: thanks again to all my fantastic reviewers! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and the great news is that I already kind of know what is going to happening the next chapter, so hopefully wont take me too long to write and upload. Please Review!
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