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General POV
On the day the Slytherin Quidditch trial results came in, you could feel the tension in the air. Hogwarts was positively humming with excitement and almost every conversation on a Slytherins' lips would be about the tryouts. Most people agreed that Cassi had a fairly strong shot at being chaser although another fifth year (Daphne green-grass) had performed exceptionally as well, although, like Draco had said, there was room for the two of them.
Draco and Cassie headed down to second period, Defence against the dark arts. It was their first lesson this term and after their new teacher's speech on the first evening Slytherin was curious to have a lesson with Professor Umbridge.
Everyone crowded in to the class room and shuffled for the best seats at the back row, thankfully Draco and Cassie managed to score two corner seats by the far window.
"I heard that this Umbridge woman works directly for fudge, well, according to my father," Said Draco conversationally.
Cassie nodded shrewdly,
"That means she's probably here to like, restrain Dumbledore, if you know what I mean. The ministry is pretty miffed at him after his whole 'you-know-who is back' speech."
Suddenly the class' conversation died down as professor Umbridge walked in. She looked like a rather large, squat toad. Her hair was done in tight curls that looked so stiff with hair spray they probably felt more akin to plastic then actual hair. She wore a fuzzy yellow cardigan the colour of sick and a bright pink pencil skirt, as well as numerous bows, rings and gauzy necklaces.
Draco glanced at Cassie and grimaced and in return she snorted so loudly that Umbridge turned to look at her. Cassie quickly shut up.
She stood for a moment, surveyed the class and spoke.
"Good morning class!" She said, in a sickly sweet, sing-song voice.
There were a few mutters of "morning" among the students but most looked taken aback, possibly blinded by the sick yellow cardigan their teacher had on.
"Tut tut, now this will not do! I expect you to answer me properly every lesson, you will respond to me when I greet you!"
The class sighed and Cassie rolled her yes
Seriously, how old are we she thought.
"Good morning professor Umbridge," they chorused, well, everyone but Cassi.
"Thank you class!" she said cheerily, staring at Cassi shrewdly.
The rest of the class passed in much of the same manner, most of Slytherin house were astounded that she had the nerve to talk to them as if they were six year olds. Cassi was reluctant to obey her orders as she despised being patronised. As a house that valued their pride, professor Umbridge had certainly rubbed everyone the wrong way.
Now it was break time and the results had been posted on the notice board in the Slytherin common room. Draco and Cassie sprinted there, almost knocking over two tiny bespectacled first years.
It was hard to see the list as so many Slytherins were crowding around the notice board but when they saw Cassie they parted to let her and Draco through.
Slytherin Tryouts results.
Captain: Marcus Flint
Keeper: Marcus Flint
Seeker: Draco Malfoy
Chaser: Cassie Low
Chaser: Daphne green grass
Chaser: Graham Montague
Beater: Vincent Crabbe
Beater: Gregory Goyle
Note: first team practice will be held on Friday 7th September at lunch on the pitch.
Cassie stood still in elated shock; she hadn't thought for one minute that she'd get on the team.
"Cassie you got in! You got in!" exclaimed Draco, he pulled her into a hug and high fived her excitedly. Cassie noticed that when he hugged her he placed his hands loosely around her waist.
It doesn't mean anything... we're just friends, right?
Cassie laughed and the two of them cheerfully set off to their next class, history of magic.
Cassie had been dreading this class all day. It was dreadfully boring and even games of hangman with Draco did little to lift her spirits.
So she sat in history of magic, gazing off absently into space. Thinking about nothing and occasionally taking notes when she heard something that could be important.
Over in the corner, another girl taking notes caught her eye. She had short brown hair done in a boyish style and a slim, etched face with soft cheekbones and pink lips. Cassie didn't recognise her but looking at her gave her a light albeit nauseous feeling in her stomach.
Her uniform was scruffy to say the least and unlike most girls in their year, she had opted to wear trousers like the boys. The girl looked over at Cassi suddenly and saw her staring; she smirked and cocked her eyebrow impishly. Cassi grinned back but inside her heart was fluttering. What was going on with her?
The bell rang and the two girls' eye contact snapped abruptly. Draco stood up and so did Cassi albeit hesitantly. As they were leaving the room for dinner the girl looked over at Cassi as she left, her face was set in a curious and slightly dismayed expression. Cassi desperately wanted to call back to her but found herself unwillingly being herded roughly out of the room by the unruly crowd of Slytherins into the corridor to dinner.
Cassi picked at her food at the table, she had though she had been hungry but looking at her meal just made her feeling strangely queasy. Draco in the mean time seemed very hungry with a large helping of treacle tart.
"Can we go back to the common room now?" Cassi asked tentatively. Draco looked at her slightly concernedly but got up in silent acquiescence.
The common room was virtually deserted and the two seats by the window Cassi favoured were free, so they sat there. Draco took Snape's essay on the symptoms of anti ageing potions.
Cassi decided to read her book, trying to ignore her rumbling stomach. She was hungry but didn't feel like eating. She supposed it was a good weight loss strategy.
As less and less light filtered through the water into the common room, the oil lamps that gently lit up their surroundings at night flickered on.
Cassi checked her watch instinctually and jumped when she saw it was half ten. She realised she was less than a chapter away from finishing her book and Draco's eyes were drooping sleepily.
"I think we ought to go to bed now... I'm getting pretty tired."
Draco grinned.
"I've been waiting for the past hour to hear those words."
Cassi smiled back. "Thanks for being so patient."
She got up sleepily and as they were climbing the staircase to bed Draco stopped. He was looking at her funnily. She stopped to, just a step above him. As she was about to say something he leaned in and kissed her.
Years later when Cassi would look back at this moment she would see two teenagers kissing in the green tinted half light, through a sleepy haze. She remembered that Draco Malfoy tasted minty and had hair the colour of snow. She would remember that when he leaned into kiss her, no force in the world would stop her hands shaking.
When they had finished they didn't say a word. Cassi walked up to the girls' common room and Draco to his. He smiled goodnight and she did too.
While lying in bed that night Cassi couldn't help smiling at what had just transpired. But mixed with that gladness was slight guilt and confusion. She couldn't help thinking about the face of the girl in History class earlier. With a head full of teenage troubles, Cassi fell asleep.
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