Alice:

"Alice, are you even listening to me?" Startled I looked at Harry, who had just asked me a question. In my thoughts, I was still at the Quidditch final, even though the school had begun again today.

"No, I'm sorry. But I'll start now." I said with an apologetic look.

"... Welcome with us the girls of the Beauxbatons School!" Dumbledore said, pointing to the door. The door opened and let a lot of running blue dressed girls in...? No. Hopping and strolling suited their movements better.

"Ow," I heard two voices in the back of the room. I looked around and saw Theo and Blaise, both rubbing their heads. Between them sat Mary, who held a large book in her hands and looked angry. Beside me I heard a sigh. It was Ron, who was gazing adoringly at these girls.

"Close your mouth, you're drooling." I said.

"And next, the young men of Durmstrang!" Dumbledore said, and everyone began clapping again.

The door opened and this time the students of Durmstrang entered the Great Hall. Almost all the girls started to chuckle and whisper in excitement, when they saw the boys.

"Oy Mary, can you hear me?" I heard Theo whisper.

I turned around and saw that Mary was somehow paralyzed and staring at Viktor Krum. Theo waved his hand in front of her face, but she didn't notice anything. What was so great about this Krum? The Durmstrangs sat down at the Slytherin table with Krum sitting down exactly between Mary and Blaise. It looked like Mary was dying of joy on the inside right now.

Dumbledore began to speak about the Triwizard Tournament. This year would certainly be difficult, if those other schools were going to stay here.

Mary:

I couldn't believe it! Krum just sat down next to me!

"What's your name?"

I slowly turned my head around. Viktor Krum was looking at me. "Mary. My name is Mary. " I said breathlessly.

"A beautiful name." He replied in a broken English.

Don't blush, don't blush, I told myself.

"Mary! Hey Mary!" Nott hissed next to me.

"What," I mumbled absently.

"... In the winter a Christmas Ball will take place in celebration of the Triwizard Tournament. This year the Men will have the honour. This means that the gentlemen have to ask the ladies out." Dumbledore announced.

Oh wow. A ball. The dream of every girl. But I wasn't really looking forward to it.

"What do you see in this guy?" Theo asked in a whisper tone.

"He is brilliant on the broom and he looks amazing." I gushed.

Theo grumbled something of learning to fly and turned to his food. I raised my eyebrows. What was wrong with him?

"Theo? Everything okay?" I had already noticed that something was wrong at the Quidditch final.

"Yeah, sure." He muttered, stuffing the food into his mouth.

"Theo, don't lie to me. Hey, tell me!'' He looked up at me and sighed.

"I'm in love." He said softly.

What?! At first I was flooded with a feeling of jealousy. As time passed I had grown very fond of him... "Oh, who is it?''

Theo blushed and looked away.

"No. You know what? It doesn't matter, you don't have to tell me." I said, standing up.

I had been right. Theo did not love me. He already loved someone else. I ran out of the hall, in the direction of the lake. Why? Why was I so shaken by that? Had I really fallen in love with him? Even Alice had said it! How could I have been so blind? And now, it was too late. Realizing that, hurt. Well... somehow it should be possible to distract myself.

Alice:

I saw Mary practically run out of the great hall. Curiosity took the best of me so I stood up and walked over to the slytherin table.

''Theo we need to talk.''

"And you are?" Krum asked, as he turned to me.

"Not interested." I answered coldly.

Theo rose and came with me. We left the Great Hall and slowly wandered around the school.

"Youu... probably heard what happened?" He asked cautiously. I shook my head which prompted Theo to explain the situation to me.

"I think it's good that you want to confess your feelings, but you went about this the wrong way! This was some horrible timing!'' I said firmly.

"...Sooo, what should I do?" He asked uncertainly.

"First of all, nothing. I'll talk to her, and then you're going to invite her to the yule ball within the next two days. If all goes well, you can tell her that you like her, but until then... Don't say anything that could confuse the situation even more!'' I told him bluntly.

He looked a little overwhelmed at first but then he nodded. "Thank you, Alice." He said and hugged me briefly, before he went away.

"Hey, Alice. There you are. Come, it's time to eat."

I turned around and looked at Harry, who was waiting for me.

I smiled and reached my hand out to him. He took it and pulled me up to him.

"I'm starving!"

Mary:

I sat down at the shore of the lake and watched the Kraken play.

"What are you doing out here all alone?" Came a raspy voice behind me. I turned around and looked into the face of a man.

"Who are you?"

"Mad-Eye Moody." He replied harshly.

"The new teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts."

He looked at me. Not at my face though, but at my arm.

"What happened?" He asked.

"Nothing, just a small injury."

"Let me see." He demanded.

"No, never mind. The scar is horrible. "I dodged.

He looked at me obliquely. "Look in my face girl and tell me that this scar looks nice"

Muttering I said: "I got mine from a pole."

"What?"

There was a small smile on his face.

"You got yours in a fight, I got mine because of a pole."

He laughed. "That's your excuse? A pole?"

What? Excuse? This guy made me angry. Of course it sounded weird, but he couldn't know that it was a lie.

"It's no excuse.'' I hissed angrily.

My eyes sparkled and out of sheer anger I suddenly spoke Parseltongue. "You cheeky bastard." I said.

Startled, he recoiled. "You can speak Parseltongue?"

"Oh, come on, you black magic hunter. By the way my name is Mary Riddle. Remember that!" I turned away, stood up and walked in the direction of the Forbidden Forest.

In front of the first tree I stopped and climbed. Once on the crown I looked up at the castle and saw Moody going up the stairs. When he tried to open the door, it swung open of its own accord and Alice came out. He looked at her for a couple of seconds and it seemed like he was studying her. Even from here, I could see that she was annoyed by his behaviour. Alice decided to ignore him and instead, looked around.

"Are you looking for me?" I asked as if she stood right next to me. I had no doubt that she would hear me.

Her head turned to the forest and she detected me on the tree. Without a warning, she dashed to the tree. Moody was taken aback and tried to see where she went. Without success. It was flat out impossible because well, she was too fast to track. I guess he didn't know that there was a Vampire at this School. She climbed up the tree within seconds.

"Yes." A slight smile played on her lips.

"Well what is it?"

Alice:

"What happened before dinner? And I'm not talking about the conversation, I mean what happened to you." I said, looking at her questioningly.

"Nothing. Nothing happened." She said a bit too fast.

"I can feel your pulse, stop trying to lie." I said bored and made myself a bit more comfortable.

"I was angry. All of you always told me that Theo loves me, but that's not true!"

"Did he tell you that he doesn't love you?''

"No but-"

"Did he say a name?"

"No, but I-"

''"Then where is the problem? He said no name and you feel nothing for him, right?"

"Yes, no, I don't know." She said confused. So, there was a problem. Not as if I hadn't known that already.

"Mary... could it be that you have feelings for him?" I asked gently.

"I don't know. Theo was always like a brother and best friend to me. I have never thought that there could be more. Even now I think like that, but when he said that he was in love, I was suddenly jealous. I can't explain that." Mary looked totally exhausted. Soo I decided to let the issue rest partially.

"Did you know that Gryffindor and Slytherin are going to have the dance lessons together?" I asked her, to change the subject.

Her expression was relaxed and she looked grateful for the change of subject.

"Oh yes? How do you know?" She asked curiously.

"Aunt Minerva has already told me everything. Anyway, I'm looking forward to the dancing and the ball in general. What about you?" I asked with a smile.

An uncertain smile appeared on her face.

"When I was little, my grandma showed me a few steps, but I've forgotten them already. I just hope that someone will ask me." Her voice trailed off at this sentence, and her cheeks got slightly red. I laughed merrily and put my hand on her shoulder.

"I'm sure that somebody will ask. Now come on, we have to go back before it gets dark." I said, and wanted to jump down, but Mary stopped me. "What?"

"When I climbed up, I didn't really think about how to get back down." She admitted slightly embarrassed. I rolled my eyes, but grinned anyway and took her on my back. I jumped down and landed on the ground.

"Alice..." Mary and me turned our heads to the voice and discovered Seamus standing there. I let Mary down.

"Go get something to eat Mary, you're probably hungry since you left before dinner. I still have to do something that I should have done two years ago."

"Well... see you." Mary said, and went back to the castle.

Mary:

,,Mary.'' I turned around. Theo was standing in front of the Stairs.

,,What do you want?'' I asked him.

,,Would you be my Date for the Ball?''

,,What? What about the Girl that you love?''

,,She's standing in front of me. I'm asking her right now…'' Shocked I looked at him.

,,You mean me? And before at the Table, you meant me too?'' I whispered.

Nodding, he came closer, took my face in his hands and leaned in to me.

,,Theo?'' I breathed.

He didn't say anything, he just leaned in closer. I blushed deeply. And then his lips finally met mine. Unsure and softly at first, but then he became more tender and demanding. I put my hands on his chest.

When we let go of each other, I noticed, that Malfoy was on the ground and that Alice towered over him. What the heck? Did I miss something?

,,Eh guys?'' I asked a bit hesitant. Alice turned in my direction.

,,Oh don't let us disturb you. I've got everything under control over here.'' The last sentence was directed at Malfoy.

Confused I looked at them. ,,Why is he…''

,,You don't even need to know.'' She said and pulled Draco with her. He was rambling something I couldn't understand.

,,Mary, you haven't answered my question yet.'' Theo won my attention.

A shining smile appeared on my face. ,,Of course, I'll go with you!'' I put my arms around him and pressed him firmly against me.

,,You have no Idea how long I've waited for this.'' He whispered, after he placed a kiss on my forehead.

,,Let's go to the common room.'' I said and entwined my fingers with his. He was smiling too.

Alice:

Once Mary had disappeared in the Castle, I went to Seamus.

"How did you get down here?" He asked, taking a step backwards.

"That's ... I'm going to explain that to you, but first I have a confession to make. The girl from two years ago, the one that healed you... that was me." I said slowly.

"What? That can't be. If that was true, you would have been full of injuries, but you weren't. You were in perfect health."

" That's because I heal faster than others. I think it's easier to explain if I show you."

Still a bit hesitant I bit my arm and showed it Seamus. At first he looked at me, as if I was deranged, but as soon as my arm started to heal his eyes got big.

"How... are you doing this?" He asked, confused. Poor Seamus, this had to be really weird for him.

"I'm half vampire, Seamus. I am different from you, but that does not really matter. I just wanted you to know who that girl was, so that you could stop searching for her." I told him.

He looked as if he wouldn't understand the world anymore. I couldn't leave him like that. I looked him straight in the eye and decided to do what I hated so much. It would probably be the best for him.

"You'll forget this whole encounter. You will think of that night two years ago as a dream. I'm sorry Seamus, but this is the only way." I told him.

Maybe it wasn't fair and I knew that, but this was the best way to end his search and at the same time, to keep my heritage to myself. After I left him standing there, I entered the building and almost immediately stopped. I saw and heard Mary talk to Theo. A smile appeared on my face that instantly vanished when a voice I knew too well emerged.

"What are you doing Alice?"

I rolled my eyes and turned around. "Nothing, Draco."

But he did not believe me, instead his eyebrows shot up doubtingly. He came to the door and when he saw the scene, he suddenly wanted to go in between. I stopped him in time and pushed him to the ground.

"Oh no, you won't." I hissed. What was he thinking?

"Get off me." Draco said angrily, he kept looking over to Theo and Mary. It didn't make any sense, he seemed in some kind of distress.

Suddenly, the others had noticed us. "Eh guys?"

Damn. After a few short sentences, I pulled Draco away from there and down an empty corridor.

"Listen Draco, I do not know what you were up to back there, but if you do something to destroy this relationship I will do everything I can, to make your life harder, than it ever was. You will not ruin Theos happiness. Do you understand?! "I asked in a serious tone.

Draco looked at me blankly before turning his head away. He refused to face me. I still didn't understand, why he tried to stop the kiss. I watched him closely, because I hoped, that I could find a clue. Sadly, nothing like that was visible. Sighing I turned around and tried to go away.

"Alice.'' I should walk away, but it didn't feel right. The way he had softly said my name made my fingers tingle. So I stepped back towards him.

''Why do you always meddle in things that have nothing to do with you?'' It almost sounded like an accusation.

''I don't know. Why do you do it? Pretty sure this had nothing to do with you.'' This seemed to anger him. His face contorted into a nasty grimace.

''You don't know anything about me.''

I would almost have laughed if the situation hadn't been rather serious. Annoyed I took a couple of steps closer to him, stopping right in front of him. His grimace stayed as he looked down on me.

''You're right Draco, there is so much I don't know about you. But I am not blind either. I can see your arrogance basically radiating off of you with every step you take. I see all those nasty things you do to people around you, especially Harry and Hermione. And you know what? It makes me furious. No, actually it feels like I am falling into madness when I am around you. I understand that your blood is so much higher up than mine and that this is an important factor in your life. But I can also see that you do have a good side. You are so smart, your grades are nearly perfect and I know that you are not a bad person. You're just a prick.''

''Then why don't you just stay away from me?" He snarled.

"Somehow Draco, I have found it practically impossible to do just that." I answered with a scoff.

''Maybe it's time you try harder.'' He demanded.

I looked at him and a thousand things crossed my mind that I would have loved to say, but in the end, I just turned around and left him there. He was right, maybe it would be better to keep a clear distance.

Mary:

When we arrived in the common room, I actually thought that we would be undisturbed and alone, but our entire clique sat in front of the fireplace. They turned and saw us holding hands.

"Finally.", Sighed the Greengrass-sisters, only Blaise looked puzzled. Again, I began to smile.

"Can you please leave us alone?" Theo asked and hugged me.

Astoria looked knowingly and dragged the two away. We sat down on the sofa and he put his arm around my shoulder.

"What are we now?" He whispered, looking into the fire.

"Does together sound good to you?" I whispered back and put my head on his shoulder. He did not answer and I got a bit worried but then he just smiled and looked at me like I was the most beautiful being on this World.

When I was drifting away into the land of dreams, he said: "That sounds perfect."