That afternoon, the group decided to split up and take some rest at their respective common rooms, Emma went with her fellow Gryffindors and Tom, of course went with his Slytherins. As Blaise and Tom went inside their dorm, they found Theodore Nott on his bed, peacefully reading a book.
"Hi, Nott." smirked Tom as he jumped on his bed, Blaise just shook his head, chuckled and took of his shirt as he went inside the bathroom, thus leaving Tom and Theo - who was staring at him.
"Why are you talking to me, do pray tell?" he asked as he closed his book and looked at the platinum blonde boy across of him. Tom just shrugged, "I just felt like it, Why? Something wrong?" he asked as he arched a brow and curled up the tip of his lips.
Nott rolled his eyes and rested his head back on his bed, "Whatever Malfoy," he muttered, "It's been months since you've spoken to me like that, you and Granger are acting odd, I can tell."
Tom shot him a look, "What do you mean?" he asked, "I don't know," shrugged Theo as he stood up, "It's just that, your girlfriend Granger talked to me last night at detention like nothing happened, along with you at practices. You two never talked to me casually right after -" he paused, and shooked his head, "Whatever, forget I said that."
He was already near the door when Tom said, "Right after your stupid arse broke Phoebe?" he pointed out. "And for the record, Granger is not my girlfriend " He added.
Theo glared at him as Tom just smirked, "You don't know anything." He spat, Tom just shrugged, almost agreeing, he doesn't know anything, he's right. But he did know that he broke Draco's cousin, which clearly is Tom's now new friend.
"Sure Nott." he smirked, "See you around!" he added as he heard Theo slammed the door shut as he left. Tom just let out chuckled and shooked his head, "What an idiot." he said to himself.
Minutes later, after staring at nothing on their room's ceiling, he wondered where Blaise had gone to, so with a furrow in his brows, he stood up and knocked their bathroom door. "Oy Zabini! Did you die in there?" he yelled.
"Go away Felton! I'm having a nice long bubble bath here, so please do keep quiet. And do not disturb me!" he heard Blaise yelled back. Tom was taken a back and laughed hard. "Seriously? A bubblebath?" he though to himself.
"But I'm so bored!" whined Tom, "Go talk to the Giant Squid!" Blaise retorted, as Tom immedietly gazed at the window seeing one of the Giant Squid's tentacles.
Tom never gets tired feeling amazed everytime he's in the Slytherin common room; like the fact that it's under the castle, which means connected at the Black Lake, for him, it was the best common room a Hogwart student could have. "Impressive." he said. Tom just sighed and went back to his bed, clearly doesn't want to disturb Blaise anymore. Just then, he saw an envelope above Draco's bedside table.
"I haven't noticed this before," he muttered to himself as he took it and examined it, finding a writing that said, Draco, at the front.
Tom opened it, it might be from his parents - as what Phoebe told her that morning - he took the letter out of the envelope, and was welcomed by a sight of an unfamiliar but a beautifully cursived hand writing . . .
Draco,
Your Father and I just wanted to remind you about this upcoming Halloween break. As what we've told you before, we are hosting a party in the Manor - a Halloween Ball.
I've already invited your friends' family, and your Father invited some people from the Ministry, and ofcourse our families and other important guests will be there.
That's why, I am writing you this letter - You, Phoebe, Selene, Alexander and Cassiopeia have to come up with something like a program, since you're all there together in Hogwarts, write to me as soon as you've already talked with your cousins, understood?
I've missed you! Do take care and focus more on your studies, you're graduating now for Merlin's sake. But anyways, as what I've told you before, make the most of your last days in Hogwarts. See you in this monday, my dragon!
With Love,
Mother x
"What does she mean by program, is - " he was cut off when their door suddenly swung open, revealing Alex. "I see you already read Draco's Mother's letter." he said, Tom nodded, "What does she mean by program?" he asked.
"I'll explain later," said Alex, "But for now, get up because Phoebe, Selene and Cassiopeia are waiting for us in the common room." he said. Tom arched a brow at him, "Alex, I am not Draco, remember? How about you just have that meeting for yourselves because honestly I don't know what to say -"
"- I know Tom." Interrupted Alex, as he sighed, "But my sister and Cassiopeia doesn't yet know about your switch with Draco, and it'd be best if it stays that way. Don't worry, Phoebe and I will handle everything, we just need your presence so that those two won't question us anything." He said.
Tom groaned and stood up, "Fine, fine." He said, "But I won't have a say to any of this, alright?" he added, Alex smirked as he nodded and the two went downstairs right after Tom yelled, "Oy Zabini! I'm with Alex!"
Alex chuckled, "Zabini's still in the bathroom with his bubble bath, am I right?" He asked, Tom snorted, "Yeah, that bloke's been there for almost an hour already. Probably drowned himself and died in there." he said, as the two burst out laughing.
"Thank Salazar, you're here." said Phoebe as they saw Alex and Tom walking towards their direction. "Bloody Hell, Draco, what took you so long?" Asked the girl sitting right across at Phoebe.
Tom just chuckled as he took a sat next to Phoebe as Alex followed, as the five of them are now faced to face with each other. "So -" Tom began awkwardly as Phoebe playfully rolled her eyes at him, "Let us do the talking, Felton." She said as she hid a laugh.
Tom nodded and just stared at the two Slytherin girls infront of him, studying each one of them. Both had dark hair, pale skin, and mesmerizing pitch black eyes, the one on the left had a long silky straight hair, and right next to her had a long wavy locks, looking like waterfalls resting behind her back.
Alex caught Tom staring at the two girl infront, and didn't missed his confused face, so he whispered, "The one with a wavy hair is Selene, my twin, incase you haven't noticed." Tom smirked and gazed at the girl once more, she really did looked like Alex, same nose and lips, and eyes, but they have different shapes of head. "And the other one's Cassiopeia."
"Aunt Narcissa owled me earlier, as what I've told you before -" began Phoebe as she glanced towards Draco and her eyes darted towards the two excited girls infront of them, "- your Mother wants us to find a partner for the ball, and as what she means by program, a part of the evening is which we would dance with our partners thus starting the Halloween dance." she added.
Cassiopeia and Selene squeled in excitement, "Good. 'Cause I've always wanted to invite Cedric to the ball!" beemed Selene as Phoebe rolled her eyes, "Diggory? He's like a few years older than you and already graduated in Hogwarts." she pointed out.
"No silly, not that Cedric." said Selene, "Cedric Flint!" and with that Cassiopeia giggled, "Oohhh I've always heard she fancies you." she said. Alex groaned at his twin, "The sixth year Slytherin who tried out for Quidditch and Draco didn't let him join?" He asked, laughing as Cassiopeia nodded, "Yeah, he's my classmate and he always asked me about Selene."
"But anyways -" Selene said as he narrowed her eyes at Tom, "Thanks alot Draco." She sneered. Tom just stared at her, wided eyed as Phoebe and Alex snickered.
"Yeah Drake, I never did asked you, why didn't you accepted him, by the way?" Cassiopeia asked at Tom curiously. The blonde haired just gulped and glanced towards Phoebe who just shrugged and Alex who was trying his best not to laugh.
"A little help here?" He whispered at Phoebe who laughed, "You know our Draco -" she said as she wrapped an arm around Tom's shoulders playfully, "- you know how protective he is to us, right Draco?" she asked at Tom, the muggle actor nodded awkwardly and smiled, "Yeah." He said, sheepishly.
Selene just rolled her eyes, "But I'm still going to ask him, whether you like it or not, you know that." she said. "Yeah, we all know how stubborn you are, so be my guest." Tom said suddenly. Phoebe and Alex quickly exchanged glances and nodded proudly at Tom, "Good, now you now know how to play along." whispered Phoebe.
"So, Cassie, who are you going to bring?" asked Tom at the sixth year Slytherin infront of her, "Uhm, My boyfriend, duh." she said, "Oh." he simply replied. "Don't tell me you forgot about Noah?" She asked, rather suspiciously at Tom who just shook his head, "No, not at all." he said.
"Whatever Drake," said Cassiopeia, "So Phoebe, I reckon you'll bring Nott with you?" Alex asked as he laughed, Tom snickered back. Lestrange rolled her eyes, "Not a chance. I'd rather go dateless." she said.
"But you do know that your Mother wants you to bring Theodore with you, don't you?" smirked Selene, making the girl next to Tom groan, "I know. Don't remind me." she spat, "I'm still thinking about it, me and Nott still aren't in good terms you all know that." she continued. The Slytherins nodded, "You two bound to talk again sooner or later." said Cassiopeia, "Yeah, a closure would be good for you both." added Tom, as the two girls infront of him stared at him with disbelief.
"What?" asked Tom, "I thought you hated Theodore Nott -" said Selene, "- and doesn't want him to go near Phoebe ever again?" added Cassiopeia.
Tom stared at them, inhaled sharply and shrugged, "Well, I didn't say, I hate him, did I?" he said. Phoebe and Alex nodded him in agreement, "Well, you did implied it -" said Cassiopeia. " - right after that fight you had." added Selene.
"Let's just forget about that, alright?" asked Alex with a sigh, then faces Tom, "So, I reckon you'll bring Granger with you?" he asked. Tom smirked, "Obviously." he said.
"Ofcourse I'll bring Emma, who else would I got with?" he thought. Selene and Cassiopeia exchanged the same smirks, "Well, that's a surprise." Selene said, sarcastically. Phoebe chuckled beside Tom, "What's new." She said, "I can't believe you're haven't asked her out yet." added Cassiopeia.
The Muggle actor just arched a brow at the two Slytherin girls as he faced Alex with a shrug, "What are they talking about?" he whispered, Alex just shook his head a laughed, "Oh nothing." he said.
"I think I shall give you a proper good luck in advance when we get home to the Manor, don't you think?" whispered Phoebe beside him, "Why?" He asked. "Narcissa." she laughed.
"What is she talking about?" He asked to himself. Tom just scoffed at them and crossed his arms, a thing that he thought Malfoy would do, Cassiopeia and Selene just smirked at him, as the Muggle actor narrowed his eyes and stared at them suspiciously.
Just then, a Slytherin girl came by their way, and stopped right infront of them, her hair was long, wavy and brown, she had beautiful green eyes and a smile was forming in her lips as she faced Alex, "Let's go?" she asked.
Alex smiled and stood up, said he's good bye's to his cousins, his twin and Tom then left. "Who was that?" asked Tom at Phoebe, the witch just smiled, "Oh, that's Daphne Greengrass, Alex's girlfriend, she's in our year but you know what they say, age doesn't matter." She snorted.
But just then, Tom froze to his spot as he caught sight of a familiar Slytherin girl who just walked inside their common room, he stood up immedietly, making Phoebe, Selene and Cassiopeia look in his way, "Where are you going?" They asked. "I uhm - going to talk to someone." He said.
Selene furrowed her brows and followed Tom's gaze, "Astoria?" she asked, "She's my classmate, and as far as I know, I haven't seen you talk to her before." she added, curiously. Tom licked his lips and furrowed his brows, "Uhm . . . just for an important reason." he said.
The two Black's eyed him suspiciously but shrugged anyways, "Okay, me and Selene are going to Hogsmeade anyways, you'd like to join, Phoebe?" Cassiopeia asked as she stood up, the two girls followed as Phoebe whispered at Tom before they left, "Why Astoria? Is there something I don't know, Felton?" She asked.
"I'm just going to talk to her, she looks exactly like my girlfriend back in our world." He whispered, caughting sight of Phoebe's surprise look, "Wait, you have a girlfriend?"
Tom just nodded, "Bummer, I thought you and Emma had a something." She muttered. Tom just sighed as Phoebe clapped his back, "Okay, but keep your gaurd down, you're Draco Malfoy here. Remember that." She said, the muggle actor nodded as Phoebe walked away, following her cousins and left.
Tom inhaled sharply and walked towards Astoria Greengrass, who was clearly Jade in his mind.