Chapter 8

As Shiara sat in the trophy room with George Weasley, she had a sneaking feeling that someone up there had a bone to pick with her.

It wasn't her fault that Snape had decided to pair her and George up together in class.

It wasn't her fault that George was too busy trying to avoid contact with her and gape at Alicia at the same time.

It wasn't her fault that Draco had come in to talk to Snape about something and had winked at her.

And it certainly wasn't her fault that George Weasley had let out something akin to a growl and dropped all the salamander scales into their potion causing an explosion which had taken out most of the dungeon floor.

So why exactly was she locked in the trophy room with only George Weasley for company, serving detention for something she didn't have anything to do with?

Shiara had no bloody clue.

"Well…I'm done" she said to George, the awkward silence forcing her to break down and say something.

"Me too" he muttered.

Shiara tried the door and was annoyed to find that it was still locked. Apparently Snape didn't want them to leave before time.

She slumped against the door and proceeded to look everywhere except at George.

Just as she was ready to fall asleep, she was aware of a weird ringing sound coming from her pocket. Fishing out the small phone that Shane had given her and flipping it open, she answered the call and said "yeah?"

"Shi, its me"

"Draco?"

"yup, listen, we need to talk…ASAP"

"ok ok….no need to yell…we're in the trophy room"

"we?"

"George and I….detention"

"nice"

"shut up"

"ha ha...ill see you in your common room after, then?"

"yeah, ok…bring Blaise, I need to return some of his books. Besides I heard he has a new girl friend"

"my lips are sealed"

"well…let me see if I can unseal them, dracy-poo"

"DON'T CALL ME THAT!"

Shiara grinned and hung up.

George gaped at her for a bit and and then said "what was that?"

Shiara smiled and said "it's a muggle thing…its called a cell phone, Shane brought back a bunch and gave them to us…we enchanted them to work here"

"wow, those must be useful" mused George, "Fred and I should get a pair"

"You should" agreed Shiara.

Awkward silence filled the room again.

"So…uh…You and Draco, huh?" asked George, clumsily.

"Yeah, sort of…um…yeah"

"Sort of?"

"uh…", This was it, She could finally tell George the truth. She hated lying to everyone and pretending to be happy…she wanted to tell him how much she really liked him.

Suddenly the door opened and a blonde blur ran in and attached itself to George.

Blinking, vigorously, Shiara realized that it was Alicia.

As she watched Alicia and George have some sort of wrestling match with their lips, she found herself wondering detachedly if Alicia always looked like she was trying to eat her boyfriend's faces.

In a daze, she said "bye" and walked out of the room, heading to her common room to meet Draco.

She walked into the common room and looked around for Draco. He was sitting on couch and talking to some Ravenclaw third year and when looked closer she realized that they were holding hands. So THAT was what Draco was trying to tell her. She caught Blaise's eye and motioned for him to come for a walk with her.

Blaise, who had been sitting on the couch next to Draco and looking bored, gave her a sympathetic look and walked over and took her hand in his.

Draco, finally catching sight of her said "Shi!"

Shiara forced herself to smiled and said " Hey, Drake…"

Blaise squeezed her hand supportively.

"Listen, Shi…about this whole dating thing…"

"Don't worry about it, it was just stupid, you should get on with your life."

"Are you sure? "

"Of course, you should be happy"

"You want to stage a huge break up?…it would be fun" said Draco, trying to make her laugh.

Shiara laughed and said "I think we've all done enough acting".

Clutching Blaise's hand, she walked out the door and after it shut behind her, stood silently for a minute. Blaise paused next to her, waiting for her to say something.

She shook her head at her own thoughts and smiled up at him, "I've been an idiot"

"No" said Blaise, hugging her.

Shiara laughed bitterly and said "Yes, I have, first Cedric, then George, then Draco…"

"Draco was just a sham"

"I know, I know" she whispered and then looked him in the eye, sadly, "then why do I feel so betrayed?"

Blaise, just hugged her. For once, he didn't know exactly what to say.

hey...sorry it took so long to update...had a major writers block...will try to update in the near future... :)