Alexis, Draco and Harry couldn't be bothered to change just yet, since lunch was about to start, so they each took a seat at the Weasley's kitchen table. The others were already in their own seat.
"Oh, there you are!" said Mrs. Weasley. "Dears, are you sure you don't want to change first?"
"Yes, Mrs. Weasley." Alexis assured her. "We're perfectly fine, just hungry."
"If you say so."
Alexis bunched her black hair up into a neat bun.
"It's so hot." she complained to Draco, to annoy him.
"And you want me to do something about it?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes!"
He dumped a small glass of cold water over her head.
"Hey!"
He shrugged.
"You said you were hot and that you wanted me to do something about it."
His reply was a glass of water over his head. He looked at her suspiciously, in case she dumped another on him. She stuck her tongue out.
"Now, now." scolded Mrs. Weasley. "No childish behavior at the table!"
Alexis and Draco exchanged glances before digging back into their food. She was aware of Sandra watching her all throughout dinner, looking none too pleased at her conversation with Harry and Draco.
The Next Morning
Alexis was up at dawn, restless and unable to go back to sleep. She played a while with the Snitch, letting it whiz around the room. At one point it zoomed around Draco's head, making it look as if he had a halo. She didn't know how long she sat on her bed, staring blankly at the fast-asleep Draco. When there was a soft rap on the door, she got up, surprised, to answer it.
"Hermione?"
"Hey Aly."
"What are you doing up so early?"
"Um…Aly, it's seven."
"Oh." she said. She'd forgotten that that was Hermione's waking time.
Hermione sighed.
"You'd better help me wake the boys up."
"What? Why so early?"
Hermione sighed again, impatiently.
"Charlie's coming over today, remember? Alexis! Don't tell me you forgot! Ron's only been going on about it for the past two weeks!"
"I forgot." groaned Alexis. "Damn."
There was a tap at the window. Alexis looked up and saw an owl. Letting it in, she took the letter from it.
Dear Alexis,
I'm bringing Fred and George today with me. I dropped by their place last night and they decided they were coming home instead of staying at the shop like they usually do. Hope you don't mind, because they'll be sleeping in their old room, which I think is the one that you're sharing with Draco. Get ready; we'll be there by nine or earlier.
Love, Charlie.
"Hermione!" she yelled. "Fred and George are coming too!"
"Okay! I'll tell Mrs. Weasley. You try getting the boys up!"
"Sure thing!"
That proved to be more difficult than it seemed. Fifteen minutes later, Harry was the only person up, and that was because he'd slept early the night before.
"Err, well, hope you don't mind if you wake Ron up instead. Draco hasn't budged an inch." Alexis explained.
"No problem."
She let out an audible cough.
"It's harder than you think."
"Alright." he replied with a raised eyebrow, before Alexis went out of the room and shut the door behind her.
"Draco!" she shook his shoulder hard, but he didn't nothing but roll over.
"Wish I could do magic right now." Alexis muttered, before walking out of their room.
When she came back, she was holding a cup of water.
"This should wake him up for good."
She poured the whole thing over his head.
"I'm done!" Alexis yelled into Harry and Ron's room happily.
"Wow," grumbled Harry, poking a still sleeping Ron, "You're really good at this."
Alexis rolled her eyes.
"Just use water." she said.
It had started to rain, but Alexis didn't stop. Fury's hooves were pounding over the ground. Her parents' estate was huge, but she still knew all of it. She barely glanced at the tree that she and her brother had always used to climb up.
He killed him. He killed my brother, and my mother, and my father. There's going to be blood shed for this.
Fury was working up a hard sweat, even with the rain showering steadily down. Alexis let him slow his pace just a little. After all, it wasn't his fault that her family had died.
"Don't worry, boy," she said quietly. "I'll let you rest soon."
He raised his head a bit higher and nickered.
Ten minutes later, she stopped, stroking the winged horse affectionately.
"Guess I don't know what to do from here on."
Fury spread his wings open and closed them over her.
"Thanks." she said, sure that, somehow, he'd understand.
Everyone was now seated someplace or other near the fireplace, which currently had no fire in it. Draco, Alexis and Harry were on a couch, Ron was on his own armchair and the other girls were giggling on the floor (with the exception of Hermione, who was buried in a textbook).
"Okay…" Alexis was edging away from Draco and closer to Harry. "Not a good idea to sit next to you, Draco."
"Of course its not. You never know when I might have a glass of water with me."
"Err…right…y'know, that doesn't sound like the best weapon."
"What's a better one then, that big heavy rusty sword you carry around with you?"
She glared at him.
"It's not rusty, I don't carry it everywhere, and for you information, smartas, my dad gave it to me!"
"Oh…" he knew what that meant. One, it was a touchy subject and two, the conversation was over and it was time to start a new one.
"Well then… I might just…go the kitchen now…kinda thirsty."
Alexis stared at him.
"Oh no you don't…I am not getting wet Draco…Draco don't you dare go into that kitchen!"
He went in anyway and came out later with a glass of water, which was exactly what Alexis had been expecting.
"Don't you dare, Draco…"
He held up his hands comically. Harry started to laugh.
"Looks like one of those movies." he commented. "Alexis, put the gun down."
"That was lame, Harry. Really, really lame."
"Well thank you."
Draco downed the water, and Alexis sighed in relief.
"Thank you! I didn't want to get wet just yet today…"
There was a knock on the door. Ron sprang up. Alexis rolled her eyes.
"Sheesh, Ron, calm down!"
"Ron," called Mrs. Weasley, looking up from her knitting, "Tell them to get their trunks upstairs first."
"Yeah."
Alexis moved to get up, but Draco pulled her closer to him.
"Stay."
"I'm not a dog, Draco."
"Well anyway, don't move anywhere."
"Think you're gonna stop me?"
"No, but that's not the point."
"They're here a bit early." It was only 8:30am.
"Yep, but who cares."
"Hey everyone! Missed me?" Charlie popped his head around the corner.
"Charlie." scolded Mrs Weasley.
"Yeah, Charlie." teased Alexis, squirming from Draco's tight hold. "Keep that cocky head to yourself."
"Hey, Alexis! How'd you like to do a favour for me?"
"Depends." she replied suspiciously.
"Depends? Oh just you wait. I bet you'll want to."
She shrugged.
"Sounds good. Maybe later. Ow, Draco!"
"Stop squirming, Alex."
"You don't have to poke me then, do you?"
"Umm…" he paused. "Yes."
"Well, sorry to interrupt you guys," laughed Charlie, "But I'm off to bed. See you later."
Without any further explanation he trudged up the stairs.
"You can sleep on Ron's bed for the time being!" Mrs. Weasley called after him.
"Alright. Thanks, mum!"
Fred and George appeared.
"He didn't get much sleep last night." they explained.
"Really?" asked Hermione curiously. "Why ever not?"
Fred looked sheepishly at her.
"We were testing some of our new products." he admitted, lowering his voice.
"Really?" asked Alexis. "What kind of products are you up to now?"
He grinned before launching into a list of items designed to get you out of class.
"So let me guess." said Draco, after Fred had finished. "One of them exploded or something?"
"Yep!" replied George, sounding like a little kid. "Which is why Charlie didn't get any sleep last night. We made him help clean up too."
Alexis shook her head while laughing with the others.
"So," she said, "How do you guys wanna spend the rest of the day? It's all ours."
"Flying!" yelled Harry, Ron and Draco at the same time. Hermione and Alexis stared.
"Is that all you lot ever think about?" asked Ginny. "Flying, Quidditch, flying, Quidditch, flying and more Quidditch?"
"Yeah." said Draco. He pulled her up. "And you're coming too."
"I don't wanna go anywhere. Can't this wait till later?"
"Nope."
"Well damn you." she replied before scrambling over to Harry. "Please, Harry, tell me I don't have to fly!"
"Okay." he agreed. She hugged him.
"Thanks! You're nice…unlike some people." she stuck her tongue out at Draco.
