Okayyyyy… this is the next one! Tell me how it is as far as Draco's character how I had it portrayed. Help is nice.
I let the doorknob slide free of my hands giving another shiver. My heart was racing and the blood through my body felt like there and back again, so cold it was beginning to hurt.
"Hey Johnson," Lisa called over to Angelina watching her exit the Herbologly room. She walked closer running her hands through her light brown hair yarning before Angelina. "Are you finished with your patrol?" she asked watching Angelina's expression.
I hated when people stared at me but I stared back anyway.
Lisa looked taken back at Angelina who had appeared dull and tired " You okay?" she looked at Angelina's face; her lips were blue and her brown face looked tinted red from the frigid air. She placed a hand on Angelina's cheek in concern. "Your freezing!" she pulled her hand back. "What did you do run around outside without your proper robes on?"
"Yeah-no…" she shook her head finding herself becoming agitated; "look…there was a window left breached by a student. I have a feeling they might be still around-so just keep your eyes opened." Angelina dug her raw fingertips into her pockets slipping the parchment Draco left inside in a rush. "Good night, Turpin." she dismissed herself quickly.
"You too, Johnson," Lisa watched her move briskly down the narrow hall. "…and get warm your makin' feel cold just lookin' at ya," and she turned right to head to the Ravenclaw common room.
I'll take the long way to the Gryffindor common room.
Her teeth began to chatter against her dry lips. The robes she wore were unnaturally cold and felt unusually thin. She pulled them tighter. She could see why Lisa was so concerned. Angelina made a left at the fourth suit of amour.
She could feel his steady racing heartbeat through her school robes. It was steady-rhythm tic even. It was the sound of loneliness. Uncertainty, distant thoughts. Angelina sighed against his silver mane in despair. She knew because her heart was in pair with his.
Grasping at how cold Draco's hand that grasped her warm hand for comfort. She grasped it tight.
Why was Malfoy crying? Why the hell was he sitting there crying when just a few minutes ago I saw him with that cheap smug smile on his face interrogating me …to tears?
But she saw something else too. He thought she didn't see it. But she caught it in her right hand of memoirs and never in her older ones did she see him show that much empathy-not even a crumb of a thought. Until recently.
She chose the stairs to the right, the longest stairway in Hogwarts running her naked fingers along the ridges and cracks of the ancient walls of Hogwarts. … Why was she even thinking about him? Why was he even in her mind right now while she walked the long dark stairs? Angelina strode along the steps by two.
Why should she care? Give her one reason.
She shouldn't.
There isn't one.
Angelina made a turn on her left facing the Fat Lady's Portrait. Colliding with Nearly headless Nick's airy aurora.
"Excuse me, Ms. Johnson."
She cleared her throat and spoke unsurely "Fruit Flies?"
The Fat Lady cleared her voice arrogantly. "Excuse me?"
"Fruit flies!"
"Sorry, wrong password," she yarned.
"Damn." Angelina scowled at herself thinking to herself.
Angelina turned to her right to see Lee Jordan smirking next to her with his rowdy dreads dangling in his ebony young face.
"Dragon Lilies," He said with his deep male voice suddenly.
"Lee, what are you doing up?" Angelina whispered surprised.
"I'll ask you the same."
"I have night patrol Lee."
"Oh,.." he looked around secretly, ".Well George. Fred…" Lee saw her scowl at Fred's name but continued raising a brow curiously, " and I were in the kitchen getting our evening snacks. Look at all of these things. The elves just love us!" He pulled out a fresh muffin and tossed it to Angelina playfully who caught it just as fast. "Hungry much?" he winked.
"Not really…you know I could get you in trouble right now," Angelina said not really caring what Lee and his sidekicks did.
"But you wouldn't do that because were in the same house," Lee smirked yet again. "But, " she said his smirk disappearing seriously, "I saw that Slytherin you know, Draco Malfoy here walking around all depressed like." Angelina looked up surprised she listened more," …I never saw him like that. He's always … any way he looked like sh-"
"Lee!" George whispered dropping one of his cakes on the floor. He cursed and tried to pick it up dropping all the others in the process. "Bloody hell!" he yelled almost startling his twin brother. Fred walked up behind him holding an equally amount of goods. He looked over at Angelina.
"I'll see you later Lee…If you get caught I never saw you," Angelina didn't feel like being in Fred's presence.
She watched Fred walk next to Lee casually as if in hopes of trying to start a conversation with her. Without a word she walked right past him as if he was a ghost.
"Goodnight, Lee."
Angelina stormed into the common room when her eyes rested on Katie timidly sulking in a corner who looked down searching for a book-any book to dig her nose into.
Coward.
She stormed over to Katie snatching and tossing the book in Katie's frail hands into the fire.
"Excuse me." Kimmy glared at Angelina who had been accompanying Katie. "What do you want?" her dark eyes looked lifeless and dark.
"What is it now?" Pavarti asked fluffing her hair annoyed looking over at Padma. Pavarti looked up at Angelina then to Katie who looked away.
"How long?" Angelina forced herself to say holding back her anger she felt ripping at her skin. She dug her nails into her robe sleeves resisting the urge to dig them into Katie's green eyes.
A bewildered look came across Katie's mouse-like features. "What-"
"Don't play with me," Angelina said through her teeth feeling it rise higher. "How long did you know about Alicia and Fred?" Katie looked at Kimmy. "Don't you look at her-answer the damn question!" Angelina bellowed.
"F-five months," she mumbled quickly looking down at her robes in shame. Pavarti and Padma nosily listened in and stared at Katie.
"What?"
…..
Angelina looked over at Katie fighting with herself to stay awake with the current book she was reading in her hands. Alicia walked in wearing a very nice looking white classy spaghetti strapped shirt and a black mini skirt.
"Ohhh," Angelina smiled in awe. "You're really going out if your way for Colin? Are you sure there's more to his tutoring? "
"You know it." Katie said under her breath in slight anger.
"He's the one!" Alicia smirked giggling with Angelina. "I think we might…you know…""No! …really?" smiled Angelina "I'm so happy for you."
"Yeah me too…"
Katie rolled her dark rimmed eyes and stood to collect her books to leave." Good night Angelina." Katie closed the door behind her barely looking in Alicia's direction. She wanted to stop this before it was too late. She brushed past Alicia's shoulder.
"What's her problem?" Angelina asked looking at Alicia in suspense.
Alicia sighed. "Katie…Katie and I had an argument over… Colin. He apparently likes me more than she and has become really jealous and…" Alicia turned away from Angelina.
"I'm sorry about that…" Angelina said comforting her friend.
"I should go…I 'm already late as it is."
"Alright tell me how it went-hey wait a minute…what is this?" Angelina said picking up a box on a table. " Chocolates! Fred loves chocolates too."
"Yeah I know," Alicia laughed nervously putting them out if view.
"Well…bye." Angelina said thinking nothing of it. "And have fun."
Alicia closed the door glaring at Katie then walking by.
"Until that day comes, "Alicia sneered. "What she doesn't know won't hurt."
"She'll find out!" Katie called to Alicia who ignored her walking down a flight of stairs.
"When ever Alicia had those tutor lessons with Colin she was really…"
"With Fred…oh my god," she gasped finding herself rooted in her spot unable to move.
"I'd like to speak to Katie alone…" Kimmy collected her books giving Angelina a fake thin smile. Angelina glared over at Padam and Pavarti in notion. "Which means you too." Slightly offended, slowly the both exited the room whispering to each other looking icily back at Angelina.
"I told her it was wrong-I knew you would find out," Katie held her head down making her blonde hair make a natural curtain. Thick tears began to glaze down her cheek past her sharp chin. "You always did."
Forcing every emotion aside Angelina managed to speak through her now suddenly dry throat. "Five months Katie and you never told me? Were you ever going to tell me?"
"Angelina-"
Angelina raised her hand up to silence Katie. "Don't –don't answer that question. I'm afraid of what I might do right now."
" Please…Lina, I'm sorry."
Without a second glance Angelina walked to her room hearing Katie softly cry.
She was being lead on for five months. Tears streamed down her smooth cheeks in anger. Slowly and painfully her heart felt like cold ice. Angelina closed her almond shaped eyes and let her head softly hit the pillow.
…..
With the expression of stress on her soft pretty face she watched Draco exit the library walking down the hall. He was mumbling something under his breath while pulling his right sleeve back down sadly with his head down. Not caring to look around, Angelina caught up to him tapping his shoulder in a hurry.
"Pansky, I don't want to talk about-," he stopped short and looked up at a set of chocolate eyes. "Angelina? What-?"
Angelina stared for a moment enchanted by his beautiful eyes questioning hers. Looking slightly away she rummaged through her bag while the still expression of bewilderment swept across Draco's features. With little hassle Angelina pulled out a piece of parchment,.
"Here I gabbed the wrong things when I was leaving…" she tucked her hair nervously behind her ear.
"Yeah, " he smirked brightening up a bit. " It's all right. Merlin," he pushed back his hair in sigh of relief. In one quick motion his black school robes sleeve slid back reveling large gashing cuts on his pale skin making it look mangled and raw. Angelina softly gasped.
Should I mention it?
"I was looking all over for this…thank you, Angelina." Draco looked up to her through his baggy eyes smiling this time. Angelina searched his face for anything.
Why was he doing this to himself? Why would anyone do this to their self?He raised a blonde brow realizing that she was staring at him intently. He felt her eyes talking to him but he couldn't understand them. "What!" he said suddenly annoyed casting a horrendous scowl upon his light features at the eyes that were taking him in.
"It's just that –you just called me by…my first name," Angelina spoke softly looking boldly back up at him slanting her eyes in slight worry and surprise. "Not that I don't mind…I," Angelina couldn't say another word.
I don't?"So…" Draco paused turning his back on her," … so does everyone else." Draco cleared his throat. " I'll see you later Ms. Johnson," he roughly added avoiding her eyes leaving her stranded in the hall thinking over things. She looked up in time to see him catch up to Pansky Parkston.
'You promised!' she heard Draco's voice get dangerously low whispering in her ear.
"I don't want to talk about it, Draco' Angelina heard Pansky tell him from afar waving him off like some dog. She saw Draco's handsome face fall in defeat and anger. He punched the wall in rage making a first year Hufflepuff near him jump in fear.
"Malfoy!" said Professor McGonagall sternly, "go to class." Draco walked to class heated. "You too Ms. Johnson." She didn't realize that the Professor was watching her.
Angelina walked to class looking back at Draco catching his gaze before he disappeared around the corner.
…..
Angelina exited Transfiguration irritated. The lesson proved just how scattered her mind was. She couldn't simply levitate the round black grandfather clock conjuring up a sour look on Professor Mc Gonagal. Maybe she just needs to take a break.
Talk to Fred maybe?Walking out of class her heart began to feel lighter when she heard the familiar melodic laugh around the corner. Angelina's pace began to speed up quicker to catch up to the music. Freezing in shock her hopes took off faster each second.
There she saw it for her eyes this time Fred smiling and laughing with Alicia close to his arm. She kissed his lips at first Fred pulled back. Angelina hid behind one of the large royal red curtains. She glared at him in disgust from afar.
"Fred, come on," Alicia said turning his face to look at him smiling the 'she- doesn't-know-smirk' underneath. "I need you Fred," Alicia mused smirking… giggling. Angelina began to cry as she watched Fred nod his head and kiss her back. She couldn't believe what was happening…
She felt her eyes burn and then her body began to boil with rage.
He heard a soft cry not fall long the hall. Draco had heard it before in the library. He saw Angelina's back turned against him as if hiding from view watching. Her fists were held close to her robes balled up in fury. Draco watched her try to sustain her self from breaking down. He could only close his eyes in despair.
He heard her…Angelina crying down the hall.
She couldn't see anything her vision was blurred from the tears. Breaking away from what spinning like web in her head she gave up.
Angelina stalked away bumping past Draco's shoulder it was then that she saw what she was witnessing. Draco's blue eyes grew slightly wider in surprise. His heart began to hurt for the first time for someone he barely knew.
Draco felt the same sudden rage displayed when he saw Pansky, pulsate through his skin. He could only imagine what Angelina was feeling. He looked from Fred to Alicia in each other's sickly embrace. Hearing Angelina's footsteps echo down the hall with the thought of imagining her face streamed in hot tears… made him care.
Fred pulled away from Alicia's arms. "Alicia, I'll catch up to you later," he called to her as a look of uncertainty and regret dripped over his face. Suddenly without giving it a second thought Draco stepped up to Fred's face with anger stitched across is pink lips.
"What the fuck is your problem Weasely?" Fred looked down at Draco in surprise.
"Mind your own," he brushed past him.
"If I were to do so I would be missing all the fun," Draco spoke sarcastically sneering at Alicia's form.
"I said stay out of this!"
"You messed up bad and you're not fooling any one! Just yourself. "
What am I saying? What's true."You don't know shit about me Malfoy. You may try and boast your self just because you…"Fred stopped himself trying to control his anger.
Dracp stared at him with pity. That same smirk burned his lips. He knew what he was going to say. He wanted to hear it. Oh how close he wanted to hear it himself.
"Look at you. You're a disgrace," Draco spat." How low of you to do that to her. No matter-even if you do get back together she won't forget. Do you see what she looks like? Have you noticed how…."Draco took a breath. He was letting his emotions show.
So he buried them deep in his wrist.
"She'll probably trust you less. Angel-Johnson she'll do that." He spoke more to himself then to Fred that cocked his head in annoyance.
Fred's face was red and his eyes were beginning to water. "You don't even know her."
"I know she won't wait around. She didn't with Cedric." Draco fixed his robes the were looking suddenly untidy.
Fred gave a stiff laugh. "And you offer better?"
Yes.
Draco looked up from fixing his robes. "She doesn't deserve this." Draco turned around walking in Angelina's direction of tears.
Where did she go?Fred took a seat and held his face in his hands in defeat. "Shit," he mumbled under his breath.
