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I love you Catrina Bo-Fi.

You cut me down a tree
And brought it back to me
And that's what made me see
Where I was going wrong

You put me on a shelf
And kept me for yourself
I can only blame myself

You can only blame me

I.

"Weasley."

"Malfoy."

He slid into the seat as usual, nodding at the points that were being docked and ignoring the annoyance of his fellow house members.

They were in silence until about halfway through the lesson when Rose whispered to him.

"You should really take notes you know."

"I truly don't give a-"

"I see," she said frowning and wondering how he had managed to get into N.E.W.T classes.

The bell went and just as he stood up she grabbed his arm.

"For you."

She said, shoving a copy of her notes into his hands as she left.

II.

She smiled, standing next to him. Her eyes flicked down to once again to see the little patch of black on his arm, as due to the heat his sleeves were rolled up again.

"What's that?" She asked pointing at his left forearm.

He quickly pulled his arm out of her sight and looked ta her angrily.

"Think it was a Dark Mark did you? Well it's not, alright?"

"No, I, well what is it?"

She replied searching his eyes for the friendliness that she had thought she had been seeing.

"None of you're bloody business."

With that he stood up and walked away.

III.

"I'm sorry."

She said as soon as he sat down. He looked at her sideways before nodding briefly. And once again she thought felt back in square one.

Connor, Dylan and even Albus seemed to think her a bit batty, but she hadn't even told them truthfully how much time lately she had been spending with him. And he had seemed to be warming up to her, she had thought.

"For what? Just do me a favour, and be quiet – alright?"

She did as she was told, but didn't see him for the rest of the day – she went to the balcony, and he wasn't there, nor was he at the library, or even in the Great Hall at lunch. Deciding that he had to at least have dinner, she planned to talk to him.

But as she glanced around the Hall, she found he wasn't there again, stood up abruptly and went to find him.

After searching up and down many flights of stairs as well as floors t

The castle she decided she couldn't stand being hungry for much longer.

She tickled the picture of the pear, and turned the door handle, entering the kitchen where she saw to her surprise, she wasn't the only one amongst the eager to please House Elves.

"Oh Shit. Are you serious?" He uttered at her gaining a few disapproving looks from the House Elves nearest him.

"Is this your secret hideout Malfoy? What are you, scared of the world?"

"For fucks sake woman! I'm trying to avoid you, I've been independent for along time, and I don't need you to hold my freaking hand!"

She frowned, turning away from him slightly she took a few calming breaths before asking the house elves to get her a sandwich or two, and a cup of tea, before she sat down on a conveniently placed chair opposite him. He was standing, having stood up from his chair that was now in the floor in anger and was currently glaring at her.

"I've done nothing wrong. I'm just trying to make an effort here to be you-"

"Why not seven years ago then?" He asked waving his arm and nearly knocking the elf that was delivering Rose's sandwich.

"Thank-you," she said to the Elf who smiled looking timidly in his direction. "What do you mean Malfoy?"

"You claim to want to know me? Well, that's a load of shit if I ever heard it. You hang around with the preppiest Shitheads I've ever seen, who devote their existence to making mine suck, and you expect me to believe that out of the blue you want to get to know me?" He had clenched fists, but she calmly sipped her tea, no longer nervous around him she had discovered, well to an extent anyway. Her calm attitude however, seemed to aggravate him further.

"I didn't think it was a Dark Mark. And maybe it is hard for you to believe that I'm interested in you or whatever, but I am. And they aren't my friends."

"No, you're right. They're your freaking family!"

She slammed her tea down slightly.

"What made you like this?" She asked more to herself than him.

"I'm scum! My name, me, I'm shit! As soon as people hear who I am they freak out and naturally think I'm some Muggle hater . . . which I'm not by the way! I smoke for Gods sake!"

"I know! I know. You're wasting you're time telling me this of all people. Obviously I can see past something like a name."

He could tell he'd hit a nerve. Picking up his glass he took a swig of pumpkin juice before heading to leave.

"See you round Weasley."

She nodded, watching him walk away.

IV.

"Oh, hey Weasley. Didn't think you were going to show up, seeing as your such a bitch and all that."

She smiled to herself and hauled out Astronomy homework, laying it out in front of her she reread the instructions.

"You want a smoke?" he asked casually.

She frowned, watching him as he smoked as if it were second nature. How was he even allowed to do that in Hogwarts grounds? She wondered to herself.

"Smoking kills you know! You should really quit."

"Yeah, well I'm pretty sure a lot of people would like to see me dead, so I guess, I'm doing everyone a favour." He smoothed his hair back slightly.

"You haven't done anything wrong." She stated shielding her face with her hand from the remaining sunlight.

"How do you know?" he questioned, meeting her eyes for the first time in a while.

Startled she opened her mouth and shut it again, deciding to go back to her homework. Ignoring his satisfied facial expression.

V.

"Can you stop smoking?" she asked. They were in the Library of all places, somewhere she considered precious, special. And the Librarian conveniently hadn't spotted him yet.

"You don't think it makes me look; tough, unapproachable?" he asked confidently, leaning back further in his chair and drumming his fingers annoyingly.

She knew he knew it irritated her, contorting her face into a smile she replied. "You're about as tough as a teddy-bear."

His smirk momentarily slid away before returning, to her disappointment with more bravado.

"I'll blow the smoke in your face then"

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