~*~A/N: Yes, time for chappie 3! I'm glad that y'all have been enjoying it so far! Oh, as for Kyo-grli91, take a deep breath. In, and out; in, and out. lol Enjoy, y'all!

~*~ The Other Half ~*~ ~ Remember Me? ~

After the banquet, Artimis followed the rest of the Slytherins to the common room. When she stepped in, she figured that the common room reflected her house's reputation; it was that cold and dreary. As everyone else filed up the stairs to get some sleep, only a few students remained.

She plopped down on one of the chairs and closed her eyes; then she felt breath on her ear. "You know, you are one of the most interesting women I have ever met." With her eyes still closed, she raised an eyebrow along with her right arm and shoved Draco away from her head and onto the floor.

I would suggest not getting that close to me next time without asking me, Malfoy. It could be hazardous to your health, you know." She stood up, stepped over his body, then headed upstairs to get some sleep.

When she reached the girls' dormitory, she was greeted with Pansy Parkinson's scowling face. "What do you think you're doing to Draco today," she snapped coldly. Artimis rolled her eyes and pushed her way passed the scowling slut.

"Don't get on my nerves, Parkinson. And all I was doing to Malfoy was attempting to deflate his ego. I have better things to do with my time then drool over him like you do." With that, she got changed into her pajamas and went to sleep, leaving a stunned Pansy in the middle of the room. Before she drifted off, though, she smirked. 'Well, then,' she thought, 'this may prove to be a new way for torture. Ah, I just love my job.'

At breakfast the next morning, Maggie sat down at the table, talking avidly to Hermione about their lives. Finally, she decided to change the topic. "Hay, Mione?" "Hmm?" "Where's Harry this morning? I never really got a chance to talk to him last night." Ron smiled at this. "Aww, does our ickle Maggie Waggiekins have a cwush on Hawy?" Maggie sent him a death glare. "Of course not! I mean, why would I? Barley even know him-" She blushed furiously.

"Oh, how touching. The newest addition to the Potter Fan Club." All three of them turned to find Pansy glaring at Maggie. "Tell that bitch of a sister of yours to stay away from Draco." Maggie rose from her seat calmly and walked over to Pansy. "First off, I highly doubt that she has any interest in that rat bastard. Second, my sister is not a bitch; that would be you."

Pansy slapped her across the face. "HOW DARE YOU INSULT ME!! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO CALL ME THAT," she shrieked while pulling out her wand. Maggie dogged the first blast, but the second one flew right over her shoulder, pushing her backwards. She closed her eyes, while hearing another blast and waited for the impact that never came.

Maggie felt a strong pair of arms around the small of her back and opened her eyes. She was met with a pair of worried green eyes looking into her crystal blue orbs. "Are you alright," Harry asked. She was still in shock, so all she could do was gulp and nod. He smiled. "I'm glad to hear that." Just then they each noticed that their faces were about a millimeter apart from each other. Harry pulled his face away from hers while slowly lifting her to her feet. "Thank you," she said smiling. They heard a barking noise and turned to see a little white Poodle where Pansy had been. "Well, you did say that she was a bitch," Harry laughed. Maggie doubled over with laughter and had to grab onto Harry's arm to keep from falling over.

"C'mon, why don't we go outside before we have to head to class?" Harry grabbed her arm and led her to a large boulder outside by the lake. "Hay," she started, "thanks for saving my butt back there. I owe ya, Harry." He lightly blushed. "Well, since I didn't get a chance to talk to you last night, I figured that this would be as good a chance as any, right?"

She smiled lightly. "Yah, I guess so." They both started talking about everything they could think of, though if I put their entire conversation in here, it'd take too ling to type. Roughly 15 minutes later, they heard someone calling to them. "Hay, Mags! Guess what? We get to skip our first class! We were supposed to have double C.O.M.C., but apparently the teacher just decided to get sick from breakfast!"

Artimis came bounding over, but stopped short when she saw Harry. Both went a little pale at the site of each other. After a few minutes, Artimis softly smiled and spoke. "Hello, Harry. Remember me?" Harry's eyes grew wide, as he knew his dream was true. "Artimis? Is it really you?" "Lil' bro, do you think I would wait 16 goddamn years just to play a friggin joke on you?"

Both of their eyes filled with tears as he stood up and embraced his sister for the first time. Maggie also was crying, happy to finally see her adopted sister reunited with her last living blood relative. "I thought that I just made you up for a while there," he whispered into the crook of her neck. "Harry, I don't think that it's possible to make up somebody like me, do you?" They pulled apart and everyone wiped their eyes while laughing.

"Oh, yah," Maggie said, "before I forget; did you do something to Hagrid's food this morning, Artimis?" Artimis placed a hand over her heart and put an innocent look on her face. "Why, Margaret Crawford, how could you ever suspect me of doing such a horrible thing?" Maggie glared at her before cracking up with the rest of them.

Malfoy was sitting around in the common room reading a book when he felt a pair of arms snake around his neck. He sighed and rolled his eyes as he shut his book. "Parkinson, get the hell off of me before I remove you myself." Pansy slinked around to sit in front of him. "Aww, you know you don't mean that, Draco baby." His eyes grew dark. "I swear, if you ever even think about touching me again, I shall kill you myself." He then kicked her in the leg and walked out of the room.

When he headed outside, he noticed Potter and the two new girls hanging around the lake. He just sat there and watched them goof around for a while. He didn't notice it, but after about 30 seconds, his eyes stayed locked on the brunette. He couldn't help but watch her. He caught himself and smacked his head. 'Damnit, why do I keep thinking about her?! This isn't fair! Why must my social life include a slut that just doesn't get the point that I hate her, and an American who only sends me death glares that I'm also hopelessly attracted to? No, no, no! I can't like her!'

'But you seem to, don't you?'

'Who are you?'

'I'm you.'

'Oh, great. Now I'm talking to myself.'

'Oh, just shut up and accept the fact that you have a huge crush on her already.'

'Like hell I do! There is no way that I could ever like that Crawford woman!'

'And yet you do. Quit sitting here arguing with me and maybe you'll notice that They're heading back up here.'

Draco snapped his head up in time to head to his next class while the group headed up to the castle. He listened to them laughing and finally made a deal with himself: He would start a new game with Artimis; one involving both of their hearts, and see what happened from there.

Later that day, Artimis was heading to lunch when she was pulled into an empty classroom and pinned to the wall. She looked up to find Malfoy gazing down at her. "Well, well; what do you want with me now, Malfoy?" she smirked. "How about a date? On the first trip to Hogsmede this year."

Artimis arched her eyebrows. "And what makes you think that I would want a date with you, hmm?" He leaned in so his mouth was right next to her ear, then he whispered his reply to her. "Because you and I are alike: Neither of us can back down from a challenge. So what'd you say, Miss Crawford?" She knew that he had gotten her, so she sighed. "Fine. I'll go on a date with you. Though if you stand me up, you are gonna be in for a world of hurt." She then slipped out of his grasp and left the room towards the Great Hall.

Maggie and Harry were just leaving the Great Hall, talking about their common interest in Quidditch. Suddenly, Harry stopped. "What's wrong, Harry," Maggie asked. "Umm, I was just wondering if you would like to go with me to the first trip to Hogsmede this year? You know. For a date?" He was blushing furiously by this point, and Maggie just smiled. "Sure, sounds like fun, Harry." "Really? Great! Umm, I guess I'll see you in Divination, then." Before he turned to go, Harry leaned over and kissed her cheek.

She stood there for a moment, shocked, when she felt a tap on her shoulder. "Aww, now ain't that just the cutest thing you've ever seen, folks? My baby brother picking up my best friend." Maggie laughed at Artimis. "Yah, well I can tell that I'm not the only one that's got a date. Tell me, who is he?"

Artimis' smile dropped just a little. "Draco Malfoy pulled me aside on my way down here and conned me into going with him." She shook her head. "He did say that we were too much alike, and I'm gonna agree with him on that." Maggie grabbed her friend's arm.

"Well, we'll just see how this ends up, and who knows? Maybe something good will come for both of us. Now, let's get you some good ole' food, ok?" "Food? Did somebody say food? Lemme at my wonderful little friend!" Laughing, they headed back into the Great Hall, thinking about what could be waiting for them in Hogsmede.

~*~A/N: WHEW! *wipes sweat from forehead* I spent a good portion of the day working on this so that I don't get slaughtered by my friends. Otherwise, I wouldn't have posted it. Now you can show your appreciation for it by REVIEWING, which, by the way, AIN'T THAT FRIGGIN HARD TA DO!! So, I guess that I'll see y'all in the next chappie! Ja ne, minna-san!

~*~ Serenity ~*~

Goddess of the Moon

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