A/N: ok heres the next chapter….hope you enjoy it!…I'll try and update as soon as I can!
"I don't want to talk about it" Alex told Nicole as she wiped the tears off her face, "I- I- I just want to be left alone."
The redhead looked at her friend and gave a small hug before helping her into bed, if Alex wasn't going to tell her then she wasn't going to try and force her.
Alex waited until Nicole had left the dorm before she climbed out of bed and opened her trunk. She pulled out a notebook that had a blue cover, she opened it and took out a pink pen, before climbing back into her bed.
She wasn't sure why she was crying, it wasn't like riley had hurt or upset her. She guessed it must have been shock. She hadn't expected him to kiss her, she hadn't even expected him to talk to her considering he had been doing a pretty good job at ignoring her the last two days.
She opened the notebook and began to write with the pink ink.
Dear Georgie,
She began.
Hogwarts is great, but I still miss you and Logan. I made friends with these girls Nicole and Sam, they're heaps nice, they remind me of you sort of. Oh and guess what (but u probably know by now too) were coming to Fascino Quas! Isn't it great I'll get to spend Halloween with you and then later on you'll get to come here!
Plus you'll get to meet my Dad who is really cool, he's going to take me shopping soon, how great it that?
But any way…
She stopped writing as she heard the dorm door open and Jess and Natalie's hushed voices filled the room. they didn't stay though, and left as quickly as they entered. Alex continued to write.
There's this boy and in the holidays I met him cos he was staying in the castle too and I thought we were friends but then when his friends came back he started to ignore me and stuff but then tonight, before…he tried to kiss me. I didn't let him of course but I think I kind of like him but I don't know what to do.
I miss you and Logan so much, it's like I'm missing part of my family, Mum's so busy with her classes and stuff and I guess it might be kind of weird until my dad and I get to know each other better first. I guess you and Logan were like my sister and brother and now suddenly I'm an only child. Write back soon…
Luv always Alex
Alex put her pen down and ripped the paper out the notebook before folding it up and addressing it.
I'll take it to the owlry before breakfast she thought to herself as she climbed underneath her blankets and laid down.
As she was falling off to sleep she heard Sam enter and could feel her eyes as she pulled open the curtains to check on her. Pretending to sleep Alex waited until she had hopped into her own bed before rolling over.
(The next day)
Hermione watched as the fifth year Gryffindor and Ravenclaws students took their seats in the classroom. She smiled as she watched her daughter sit down with a girl with bright red hair. She must be Bill's eldest she thought to herself.
She waited for the students to settle down, before telling them to take out their wands. She noticed that her daughter was unusually quiet, and made a mental note to ask her about it later on.
"Ok, in today's lesson, we will be learning a simple blocking charm." She paused and looked at the students "it can be used to block hexes that have been placed on your or simpler things such as wind or rain."
"You will be practicing with these water guns, where your partner will squirt you, while you try to block it, then you will be swapping and your partner will try to block the water." She continued as she passed out the muggle water guns, "to perform the blocking charm repeat contego ego and flick your wand upwards."
She watched as the students began to perform the charm and walked around, helping those students who needed it.
"No Mr Potter, flick the wand up," She told him as Malfoy was soaking him.
She moved on and found that her daughter had not received a drop of water on her. "Well done, Alex...why don't you two girls swap now." Alex nodded as Nicole passed her the water gun.
Hermione sat down at her desk and watched the students perform the spell, some were doing it correctly, while some were just getting wet. She smiled to herself fas the bell rang and they all picked dup their books.
"Ok, I expect you to be able to clock any thing that comes your way, by next lesson," she said standing up.
A week went by and Riley had managed to avoid her. Not that it had been that hard since no-one saw them talking before school had started back, but he knew that she was avoiding him too. Every night he walked to the astronomy tower, in hope that she would be sitting be there. She never was and each night Riley felt a stab disappointment.
Things got worse when Jessica wouldn't leave him alone. He could fell Alex watching him when they ate and Jessica was swarming all over him, but every time he turned to look at her she would turn away and suddenly be very interested in her food or become involved in a conversation with the people sitting around her.
He wanted to tell her he was sorry, but he didn't know how. Then he realised.
Alex had been sitting in the Gryffindor common room, day dreaming about nothing in particular when there was a slight tapping noise at the window. She opened the window and an owl flew in. she grabbed the letter of his leg, hoping that Georgie had finally replied to her letter, she did send it almost a week ago now. The letter wasn't from Georgie, infact it didn't even say who it was from but Alex could guess who had sent.
She re-read the hurried writing meet me at the astronomy tower after lunch it had said, it had to be Riley, no-one else she knew went up there.
She sighed, scrunching the paper up and sticking in her pocket. She didn't want to go there, but suddenly she had no control over her feet and she was making her way to the tower. She walked slowly up the stairs and silently stepped into the room at the top of tower. Riley was standing near the window, and didn't notice her.
She went and stood next to him, to make her presence known.
"What do you want Riley?" she asked him quietly looking down at her hands.
She could feel him turning to look at her and she looked up.
"I just wanted to say that I'm sorry, again. I want to be friends with you and I'm sorry." He said slowly. Alex nodded and sat on the cold stone floor. He sat down next to her.
"So do you like it here?" he asked
"Yeah, it's good, a lot bigger than my old school. And my friends aren't here but your cousin Nicole, she's heaps nice, she reminds me of my Best friend back home." She smiled at him.
"Yeah, Nicole's cool, but she's never really had that many friends." He replied.
"Could it be that her cousins a bit of a prick and doesn't stand up for her when his best friends says things about her?" Alex asked him sarcastically
Riley looked at her, "it could be…"
"It's not really Malfoy's fault though, I mean you weren't here in first year when Nicole used to tease him too. I mean it wouldn't be easy being the first Malfoy ever who wasn't accepted into the Slytherin house."
Alex listened to Riley as he told her the stories of her new friends school years before she arrived there.
"Hermione," Blaise called as he saw the witch walking down the corridor. "Hermione" he quickened his pace to catch up with her.
"Hermione," he said gain as he reached her.
She looked startled "oh, Blaise, sorry I didn't hear you"
"That's alright. I just wanted to ask you something." He stopped and looked at her.
She looked back at him for what seemed to be five minutes "Well…' she finally said.
"Well what?" he asked her back
"What did you want to ask me Blaise?" she asked him slightly frustrated.
He couldn't help but smile, she always looked so cute when she was mad at him
"Oh, yeah, well I was going to take Alex into Hogsmeade next weekend, to show her around and I don't know maybe buy her some birthday presents that I missed. And I was just wondering if you would like to join us," he said, "you know just for moral support, I mean me and a teenager shopping? Advantage could be taken" he said quickly.
Hermione stared back at him "oh, Blaise I…wouldn't you prefer it was just the two of you? So you could get to know her?" she asked, "besides I've already got some marking to do, so I guess I'll be kind of busy…"
"Oh, yeah that's a good idea," he said frowning, "I guess I'll be off then." He could feel Hermione watching him as he walked off.
Why didn't you just tell him? She asked herself as she began to head back toward the library. She asked herself as she began to head back toward the library.
He probably still loves you too. A different voice said.
But what if he doesn't? The first voice asked
What are you daft, of course he still loves you.
He thoughts were interrupted as she walked into something, causing her to drop her cooks.
"Oh, sorry Hermione," she heard Ben's voice say "wasn't watching where I was going"
She felt herself blush "oh no, my fault I wasn't paying attention" she said while thinking to herself f since when do I blush when some one talks to me?
He helped her pick up her books "ok, so were even, it was both our faults?" he smiled at her. She felt herself blush again and just nodded.
She began to make her way back toward the library, before she was stopped by the handsome professor again.
"Um, Hermione...I was wondering if you would like to join me to Hogsmeade next week end? See I don't really know my way around there yet and I wouldn't mind if some body showed me around." He asked falling into step with her.
She stopped at the library door "um, yeah sure. I have a meeting to go to in the morning next week, otherwise the rest of the day I am free."
"Great, I'll just meet you in the great hall at lunch time then?" he asked her cheerfully.
"She nodded, yea lunch time would be fine." She answered before entering the library and leaving him in the corridor.
Riley was in the Gryffindor sitting with Malfoy, and Sam, who were watching Alex beat Nicole at wizard chess, while they weren't having a lovers quarrel.
Riley was actually enjoying himself for the first time that term, he had the chance to relax.
"Hey Riley, why don't you ask your girlfriend to come with us to Hogsmeade next week end?" he heard Malfoy whispered into his ear, he heard Sam giggle.
"I'm not asking Jess to go anywhere with me. And she's not my girlfriend" he said, looking away from the two girls playing chess.
"I wasn't talking about bloody Woodhams, Potter, I was talking about your other girlfriend, the one you've been moping over all week, but now suddenly your friends again." He said smirking
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure he was talking about our beautiful new American friend," Sam put in. Riley looked at the two of them and watched their evil smirks.
"Alex, is not my girlfriend, I'm not interested in her like that…we're just friends." He said confidently.
They both just smirked at him. "What?" he asked and Alex finally beat Nicole in their game of chess. "Ask her," Sam hissed at him.
"So…Alex, have you been to Hogsmeade yet?" He asked her, ignoring the smirks from Malfoy.
Alex looked at the three of them "No, not yet, my dad is going to take me the first week end we can go. You know for bonding."
Riley nodded, before turning to his cousin "Hey Nic, would you like to come with me to Hogsmeade next week…I don t think I could stand spending the whole day there with just these two." He said pointing to his friends who were now snogging after losing interest in Riley's discomfort.
Nicole was slightly surprised at the question and Riley knew that it was because he had never been the nicest of people to her since they had been at Hogwarts.
"Um, ok," she said slowly, considering what it would be like for her cousin to be nice to her for once.
Suddenly before either Riley, Alex or Nicole could continue or start a new conversation Jess Woodhams came and place herself on Riley' lap. He saw Alex's eyes fill with laughter as she dragged his cousin up to the girl's dormitories and tried to push the girl off his lap.
The following week went by as quick as the holidays had ended and on the Friday night, before the first Hogsmeade week end, ti was announced that all Gryffindor students who wished to attend the first trip to Fascino Quas, wee to attend a meeting in the great hall after breakfast on the Saturday.
Alex felt a bit disappointed that she had to go to a meeting, it meant she had less time to spend with her father, but at the same time she felt excited because this meant there was only a couple of weeks left til Halloween and the trip.
Blaise waited as the students from the other houses left the great hall and those Gryffindor students who had missed breakfast entered and sat with their friends.
He saw Alex sitting with Harry Potter's son and Draco Malfoy's son, it never ceased to amuse him how the two boys were best friends, when their parents could only barely stand each other.
Finaly the meeting began and he watched Professor Dumbledore address the Gryffindor house.
"As you know, in three weeks it will be Halloween, this is when your visit to Fascino Quas will take place, but first we have sent letters to you parents asking them permission." Blaise heard the older man say. "there you will participate in the same classes as your year levels and on the night of Halloween there will be a costume ball, which means you will be required to waer a fancy dress costume if you wish to attend."
Blaise saw his daughter smile and poke her friend Nicole in the side, before whispering something in her ear.
"As your House heads, Professor Potter and Professor Weasley, will be accompanying you , along with Professor Granger and Professor Zabini." Blaise looked across at Hermione and Jessica Weasley, who were watching the students and telling those off who were talking.
'But I know many of you are wanting to leave for your Hogsmeade weekend, so I will now cut this meeting short." Dumbledore finally finished as many of the older students stood. "Please enjoy, yourselves."
Blaise made his way over to the doors of the great hall and waited for Alex. As they left he couldn't help but notice Hermione make her way over to Professor Walker, who was standing by the doors.
A/N: ok that was chapter 7…at the moment I'm kind of feeling sorry for Blaise which is weird considering I'm writing the story…anyway please review and I hope you enjoy!
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