Alex was whistling peacefully at the dark and empty halls of Hogwarts, right after his date with Daphne, he joined with his Slytherin friends at the three broomsticks. With a good amount of firewhisky (even thought they knew they were still underage) he grew tired and proceeded to their common room and slept for three hours.
And now, he was late for dinner. He continued on walking until he reached the doors of the Great Hall when suddenly he saw Emma coming out, tears running down her cheeks as she walked fast at the opposite side of the corridor. Alex looked bewildered for a while and stared at the crying brunette walking away from him, seconds later he saw Tom coming out from the double doors.
Tom stopped as he caught sight of Alex, "Hey mate, have you seen Emma?" the Slytherin nodded and pointed his finger to the direction where Emma just went, "Okay thanks - I'll chat with you later, gotta find her, bye!" and then, the blond left.
Alex shook his head and wandered what on earth was bloody happening, and why Merlin was the brunette crying and a olbvious blond following her. "Was there something I just missed?" he asked at himself as he entered the Great Hall.
Emma walked as fast as she could, her tiring feet led her to the Gryffindor common room. She muttered the password to the fat lady's portrait and went inside, she entered their dormitory and immediately climbed up to Hermione's bed.
She cannot believe what just happened a while ago, she had caused a scene due to her ridiculous jelousy of Tom and Astoria, and remembering the years when she had this awful heartbreak too was bad enough. How can she be so stupid. And now, she can hardly be able to face her new magical friends, let alone the boy who caused her heartache.
She wiped out furiously the tear that had escaped her eyes once again, she swore to herself long ago that she will never cry again for Tom Felton. She broke that promise the night before, and this evening.
After thirty minutes or so, She sat down, and let out a sigh. Then Emma noticed a letter on Hermione's bedside table, and she was sure it wasn't there that morning when she got out of bed. She picked it up and examined it, the white envelope contained a name which said, Hermione, which was written in a magnificent cursived handwriting.
She knew that by opening this letter, she would get into Hermione's privacy and Emma Watson doesn't like to pry. But out of curiousity she drew the envelope closer to her. A part of her was telling the brunette to open the letter, but a tiny bit of her said no. Seconds after, she opened it, revealing a letter that was beautifully written.
Hermione,
As you know, within three days, you and the rest of the students there will have the Halloween break. It is unfortunate that we couldn't spend the whole break with you love. The cruise was quite lovely, a holiday thay we really enjoyed, me and your dad. We thank you for this Hermione, and thank your friend Draco too. You both are wonderful, buying us these tickets.
Narcissa told me about the upcoming ball she'll be having in their Manor, well I guess Draco told you about that already. She even invited me and your father, oh how kind of her, considering we are not like you lot, but I politely declined and told her about you and Draco's nice warming gift you've given. Anyways, enjoy the party and please behave, like you always do.
Oh, and dear, me and Lily had already talked too, she offered that you will stay during your break in the comfort of their house, she insisted whole heartedly and James too, so I gratefully agreed. Be good love, and don't forget to write to us when you get there.
How are you, love? Is school still stressing you out? Are Harry, Ron and Neville behaving? or did Ginny, Pansy and Phoebe got you to shopping again? or did Blaise, Alex and Draco forced you to ride a broomstick again? I missed you dear. Me and your father will see you this Christmas, I hope you have no plans on staying their during the holidays. We love you Hermione and we miss you so much!
Thinking of you, always.
Mother
Emma's eyes widened. Three days from now, students are opted to come home for a Halloween break, that's foreign for her, a Halloween break wasn't found in the books. Ginny and the others might forgot to mention that bit to her earlier. But still, a Ball?! The Malfoys' are going to hold a ball! And obviously she's invited, Well Hermione is, but she is Hermione, well inside her ofcourse.
She better get out of this body, and this world as soon as possible. Bumping into her magical friends' families are not part of the plan, they might get exposed, and ending up in Azkaban or worse being killed by wizards aren't exactly part of her bucketlists. So she got up, fixed herself and went out.
Now isn't time for moping around stupid heartbreaks anymore, she better find those Gryffindors and Slytherins fast, they need to talk.
"I swear, I'm getting worried." muttered Phoebe as she took a sip of her pumpkin juice, "I did not recall them fighting earlier, so what could've happened to Emma." wondered Pansy, "Don't worry, Tom's going to talk to her. The guy was so clueless back there, poor bloke." said Alex as he took a sit next to his cousin, "By the way, what happened, what did I miss? I just saw Watson running away, crying as Felton was following her."
Pansy and Phoebe glared at him, "Where were you, Black?" asked Pansy, "Chill Parkinson, I just slept in, you know, I was tired from earlier." he answered as he started to eat his dinner. Phoebe rolled her eyes, "And why were you that tired, may I ask?"
Alex stared lazily at his cousin, "None of your business cousin." he smirked, "I know that look Alexander Black! You were drunk, were you?" she exclaimed, "Merlin woman! Shush will you?"
Blaise chuckled, "Oh boy mate, you were drinking firewhiskeys again, I knew it!" he said. Alex shot back at him, "Oh yeah? Says the guy who influenced me." he said.
Pansy and Phoebe rolled their eyes, "You boys do know that you blokes are still not of age right? And you both do know if a teacher caught you two gits, you'll both be suspended or worse expelled, right?" stated Phoebe with a cross of her arms, "Oi! Your cousin was the one who started this you know that, Lestrange." smirked Blaise.
Phoebe rolled her eyes, once again. "I do perfectly well know that Draco's responsible for that, Zabini, but still you and the rest of the Quidditch Team followed that idiot you called Captain. I swear you are all thick headeds, just wait 'till you blokes get caught if you won't stop that habit of yours."
"Yeah, you can kiss the Slytherin Quidditch Team, goodbye." followed Pansy. The two Slytherin boys just rolled their eyes and continued eating.
"Anyways, what happend earlier?" asked Alex, referring to Emma and Tom. Pansy answered, "We just had normal dinner, when suddenly there was a commotion from the Gryffindor table. Emma's plate and golbet was on the floor and she was staring here at the Slytherin table, her eyes were glaring at something and left -"
"- or someone." said Blaise. "- I think she was glaring at Tom." suggested Phoebe, "But what on earth did Felton do?" asked Alex, confused.
"That my friend, is a question even I cannot answer."
The Slytherin turned around, catching sight of Tom sitting next to Alex, he looked defeated, he let out a sigh as he rested his elbow at the table whilst his hands were covering his face, "What happened, mate? Did you find her?" asked Blaise. "Where was she?" followed by Phoebe.
Tom took his hands away and looked at them, "Almost. As I was about to call her, I saw her going inside the Fat Lady's portrait, apparently she went back to the Gryffindor common room. I swear, Emma has a leg of a horse, she was fast, plus the portrait didn't let me inside." He rolled his eyes, remembering the annoying Fat Lady. "I don't know what happened, and I didn't do anything, I swear." He said, looking confused more than ever. The Slytherins just exchanged worried glances at each other.
"What's gotten into her?" He thought to himself. He too was very worried about her. He didn't know what happened, and he didn't know what was wrong. "Maybe she's in her period and something snapped inside of her? Or PMSing, you know, women problems." pointed out Alex.
Tom and Blaise snickered while Phoebe and Pansy furrowed their brows at him, "Women problems?" asked Pansy as she raise a brow at her friend, "That's the most stupid thing I had ever heard of coming from someone who is also stupid." said Phoebe with a roll of her eyes. Alex copied her cousin's gestured and took a sip of his goblet.
"Speaking of problems." Blaise began, as he pointed out a finger towards the Gryffindor table. The Slytherins watched Harry, Ron, Ginny and Neville walk towards them, all plastering a worried look. "I don't like the look on your faces. What's the matter?" asked Tom.
"Emma." said Harry, and with that the Slytherins looked at him, "A first year came to us and said she's outside the Hall, she says she needs all of us there. She needs to talk. And she said it's really urgent." continued Ginny.
With no time to waste, Alex, Phoebe, Pansy, Blaise and Tom stood up and followed the Gryffindors walking outside the Great Hall. The professors and some students were looking at them, confused, but they chose to ignore it.
As they got out, the lot met Emma's worried face. "Char, what's wrong? Are you alright?" Tom immediately asked. Her eyes went soft upon hearing the nickname he had for her, but ignoring the fast beating of her heart when their eyes met, she did her best to form a serious face. She ignored the blond's questions and faced them.
"Let's talk."