A loud chatter waked Halle up from a peace less sleep. Opening her eyes she could see Elizabeth Barton and Helga bones going through clothes and squealing like a group of hyenas. She panicked when she looked at here clock to find it pointing at 'very late sleepy head'. Jumping from her bed she began wearing her uniform like a woman possessed.

When she heard Helga chuckling, she stopped to glare at her. "What is so funny?" she hissed at her. Helga was shocked by Halle tone. Halle was always a pleasant girl and even when she and lezzy were mean to her, she never fought back.

Elizabeth looked at her with disgust. "Don't worry Halle you are not late for class, breakfast is being served right now", she spit out.

'I will kill him'. Halle thought in venom. That is the final time that Daren will alter her clock like that. What is it with him? She couldn't fathom why he would have this much hate to her and her family.

As a matter of fact he was the reason that she didn't have a good sleep last night.

From the first day back to school, the torment began. It averaged from little teasing about her bushy hair to very cruel pranks. Yesterday he has done the cruelest thing to her yet.

She was minding her own business, writing a one feet parchment essay for charm class under a tree outdoors. Suddenly a huge ball came hurling at her. She didn't have any hope of avoiding it. It exploded covering her in a disgusting substance from head to toe. Trying in panic to wipe her face, she could hear students chuckling hysterically while pointing at her. She tried in vain to stop the tears, but when she looked up and saw Daren smirking at her something in her just broke. She ran to her dormitory, angry tears and disgusting mucus covering her.

She shocked her head trying to remove the painful memory.

Without looking at her roommates she continued her preparations with a cool indifference, and then left for breakfast.

When she entered the hall, every one from other houses looked at her. She didn't look at any one and proceeded to her house table while looking at the ground. She took a seat that is as far as possible from her mates and began to eat quietly. She felt a presence near her and left her face to see who was it. Her brother Leon was looking at her with something akin to concern.

"I heard what they did to you yesterday." He said while looking at something behind her. She left her head to see what he was looking at. Daren was staring back at them. "This is the Gryffindor table malfoy so you better return to your table", he said with hatred. "Really? What will you do if I didn't?".

Leon apparently was itching for a fight. "Leon, please return to your table. I don't want you to get in trouble because of me." She begged him. Those two were famous for their fights. Both as captains to their quiddich team, sixth year prefect, runner for head boy position next year were the leader of their house. And when the two of them fought, usually their houses became involved too.

Daren was coming toward them now with a manic gleam in his eyes. He stopped hovering over Halle short poster with his height of six feet, but that didn't bother Leon who was nearly the same height. She was stuck, looking back and forth between them. Each boy was trying to intimidate the other. They were sight to be hold. Leon fair with golden curls, gray eyes, toned and taut from numerous quidditch games, and Daren with red hair, blue eyes, wide shoulders and bulky muscles.

"Will you two stop acting like gorillas fighting for leadership? It's upsetting our appetite". A sensual feminine voice broke the fighting. Standing like the goddess Aphrodite with a hand on her waist was Emily Potter, gorgeous as always with her long red hair and her father hypnotizing green eyes.

Leon stopped suddenly with a look of awe that is rarely seen on his face. Halle always thought that Leon has some feeling for Emily, but he constantly denied it. Recovering from the shock a sneer covered his face when he said, "Stay out of this Potter, it's none of your business".

Daren pushed Leon and stepped between him and Emily."Don't talk to her like that". He said angrily. Halle looked with surprise at Daren. He was always best friends with Emily, in fact they were cousins. Emily was the daughter of the former Ginny Weasley and Daren was the son of Ron Weasley. But the way he was defending her made Halle begin to think that there is something more than friendship between them.

She felt like crying. She was so weak, that her brother has to come and defend her. And even when the fight began because of her, she quickly lost their interest to the lovely Emily. Usually she wasn't a bitter jealous ninny, but why couldn't she be the centre of attention for one time.

Halle eyes suddenly hardened, 'enough is enough', she thought. "Leon, return to your table. I'm more than capable of defending my self". She told her brother. Then she faced Daren with a furious expression that is rarely seen on her face. "And you, when will you stop your childish games. If I didn't know better, I would have thought that you fancy me. So stop harassing me and leave me be. I'm through with you". She screamed the last sentence and stormed out of the hall.

A short silence followed her departure, then hell broke lose. All houses where talking to each other discussing what happened. Those four were famous of making interesting scenes. You never get bored with them around.

The remaining three were astonished. Halle was always sweet like a candy, so for her to lose it like that she must have been pushed to her limits. Then Leon smirked at Daren and Emily. "Looks like Halle have finally gained a cheekbone. I always knew there was some slytherin in her somewhere. So you two Gryffindors better stay out of her way". With a swish of his robes he left to join his house.

Daren waked up from his shock to face another angry female. "What? Why are you looking at me like that?" He asked immediately.

"Why do you always have to pick on her? You are really obsessed in terminating this girl Daren. She is in our house, so stop harassing her like that". Emily looked ready to kill him. Daren scowled at her. "What I do to her is my business. So stay out of this Emily". Then he left the hall with angry strides.

Emily signed tiredly. "He is really obsessed with her. I hope no one gets hurt before he realizes that she affects him that much". Emily thought. She looked at the slytherin table for a fleet second, her eyes meeting with grey eyes that made her heart bump faster.

Tara! This is the second chapter. So if you liked it please review.

I want to see if it is worth to be continued.

The coming chapter we will see Daren point of view and what he feels for Halle.

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