Jade woke up the next morning and went down to breakfast. She sat down beside Hermione and was quiet the whole time. "Hey Jade. What's wrong with you?" Ron asked.
"Nothing. Just a bit tired." Jade said.
Finishing her breakfast she got up and left the great hall. She rushed up to the girl's dormitory and sat on her bed waiting for Hermione. She tapped her foot impatiently and stared at the floor. Hermione came in and sat on the bed next to Jade. "Sorry it took so long but Ron wanted to know what was going on. He said he had never seen you so quiet." Hermione said with a grin.
"Did you tell him?"
"No. Not unless you or Harry says its okay."
"So what do you have for me to wear?"
"There is this skirt but I don't know how short it is because I have never worn it." Hermione said as she dug through her trunk looking for it. "Here it is. Try it on."
Jade took the denim skirt and slipped it on. It came just above her knees and she turned trying to get a better look in the mirror between her and Hermione's beds.
"Jade why don't you keep it." Hermione suggested.
"No. It's yours."
"I will never wear it and I'm taller than you so it would be really short on me. So I want you to have it."
"I will not take it from you and no amount of telling me to will make me take it."
"Fine. Let's find you a shirt to wear." Hermione said as she kneeled before her trunk looking through it. Five minutes later they found a yellow tank top that looked like it would fit Jade. She took off her night shirt and pulled on the yellow tank top. She looked in the mirror and smiled. "Thank you Hermione."
"No problem. I hope you don't want to wear make-up because I don't own very much."
"I actually have my own but I don't like wearing it. So how does it go with Ron?"
"Not good. He still irritates me by being with Lavender but I just ignore him."
"Sorry. Maybe you should have spoke up before he started seeing Lavender."
"That's okay. I'll see you in Hogsmeade later." Hermione said before getting up and leaving.
Jade put on some black boots and followed Hermione down to the common room. She sat down with Ron helping him with potions until it was time to leave. Harry sat down beside her and watched as she helped Ron. "Hey Jade. Ready to go?" he asked.
"Yeah. Ron are you coming? Lavender is going to be waiting for you." Jade said before she left with Harry.
Harry and Jade walked down the path to Hogsmeade. They talked about quidditch for awhile and walked around the village. "Jade do you want to get a drink at the Three Broomsticks?" Harry asked.
"Yeah."
They went in and sat down at a table with their butterbeers. They sat in silence staring at the table. It was Jade who talked first.
"If this is too weird for you we can just leave."
"No. I don't want to leave but its up to you."
"Harry if you want to leave it doesn't bother me. Just give me an answer."
"Okay let's leave." Harry said.
They paid and left walking back out into the snow. Jade didn't know what was going on in his head but she really wanted to know.
"Harry?" she said hesitantly.
"Yes?"
"I don't know how to ask this but what are you thinking. You have been quiet."
"Just about things. Is that what you really wanted to know?"
"No. I really wanted to know what you thought about me."
"I think you're a really great person. Why?"
"No reason. I want to know something else."
"What?"
"Why did you kiss me?"
Harry came to a stop and turned to look at her. "I thought that would be obvious."
"Well it isn't and I want to know why."
"Jade I never thought you were so dense. I like you."
"I am not dense… wait what did you say?"
"I like you. Let me guess you don't like me."
"Now who's the dense one? I like you too."
Harry didn't know what else to do so he did the only thing he could think of doing. He pulled her closer and kissed her. They stood there kissing in the middle of the road until someone interrupted them.
"Jade Malfoy. What do you think you are doing?"
Jade turned around and came face to face with her brother. "Well Draco I was just kissing Harry not that it is any of your business."
"It is my business. What would father say?"
"I don't care what he would say and in case you haven't noticed he's in Azkaban."
"He will get out and when he does you'll be in big trouble."
"I don't care. He'll never find me."
"He will."
"Go away Malfoy." she said angrily.
"I already told you you're a Malfoy too."
"Not for long." she muttered under her breath.
She turned and started up the path again with Harry at her side.
"I'm sorry that your going to get in trouble from your parents." Harry said.
"Don't be. We were never close and I think its time I did something for me."
"What do you mean by that?"
"You'll see."
They went to the great hall to eat dinner with everyone else but after dinner she told Harry she would meet him in the common room later. After he was out of sight she went up to Dumbledore's office. After guessing the password she finally guessed the right one, which was cockroach, clusters, she knocked on his office door.
"Come in Miss Malfoy." Dumbledore said. Jade opened the door and entered his office.
"Well what brings you here?" he asked.
"I don't want to be a Malfoy anymore."
"So what do you want to do about it?"
"Change
my last name."
"To what?"
"My mother's maiden name. Black."
"You want to change your name to Jade Black. Why did you choose Black?"
"Andromeda is my favorite aunt and Sirius was my favorite cousin, and I am tired of having the name Malfoy get me beat up."
"Fine. I'll send a letter to the minister of magic and tell all of your teachers to call you Jade Black."
"Thank you. I have to be going now."
"Bye Miss Black."
Jade went to the common room and sat down happily beside Harry. He turned and looked at her confused. "What did you do now?" he asked.
Chapter 5. So how did I do. R&R plz.