A/N-just a reminder. My cousin made this story and I'm posting it for her. Any questions will go to her.
Chapter 2: Changes
For a week, Jade didn't think about Derek Malfoy. She didn't see him, so naturally, she didn't think about him. She was much too preoccupied with having to catch up on her work to actually remenisce about Malfoy's strange behavior.
She was currently situated in the library, scrawling away at a D.A.D.A essay on the Unforgivables that was due in two days. Jade flipped through The worst curses of all time for info on them. She was some-what panicky, but managed to hide it well from many people. A chuckle met her ears, and she looked up at Malfoy, who was leaning leisurely against a bookcase, watching her with those intense silver eyes.
"Leaving our homework at last minute, Potter?" He drawled. Jade scowled at him.
"Sod off, Malfoy." She hissed at him, and turned back to her work. Malfoy pushed himself off the bookcase and sat across from her. Jade looked up, surprise and annoyance clear on her face.
"Who said you could sit there!" She asked angrily.
"Me." Malfoy said simply, and pulled out a couple of books and a blank piece of parchment and a fancy quill. Jade raised a perfectly shaped eyebrow.
"Excuse me, maybe you haven't noticed, but the git section is over there!" She pointed to a table far away from herself. Malfoy chuckled, and Jade's eyebrows shot up into her hairline. She was now worried. Malfoy gave her an exasperated look.
"Potter, this table is basically shut off to a lot of people. That means there's peace and quiet, which is probably why you picked it. But I need to do homework as well, and as much as I hate sitting here with you, Potter, this is the best table for it. So shut up and continue with your homework." He snapped. Jade scowled heavily at him.
"Malfoy, I was here first! If you want peace and quiet, you can go somewhere else, to another table that's barely seen by any of your little friends." She retorted nastily. Malfoy sneered at her.
"In case you haven't noticed, there aren't any more quiet and hid-away tables."
"Well then that's too bad! Go to your dormitory!"
"For Merlin's sakes Potter, shut up and do your bloody work. I won't pester you if you don't pester me, alright?"
Jade glared at him and huffed angrily, but did indeed get back to her work. Malfoy gloated for a little bit before opening a book and doing his homework as well. They had been working for quite some time, and Jade felt ravenous. However, she did have to finish this essay. Once she was finished with it, she threw her quill down and leaned back in her chair, somewhat elated, and closed her eyes. She felt, rather than saw, Malfoy's eyes on her.
"Malfoy, it's impolite to stare." She told him. She almost knew he was glaring at her, and she let a small smile grace her lips. She sat upright once more, collected her things, and put them in her bag. She looked up from packing, only to find Malfoy watching her every move. They locked eyes, and Jade found that she couldn't stop staring at him.
"Potter, it's impolite to stare." He mocked her. Jade broke eye-contact and scowled at him, although a corner of her mouth twitched upward. "See you in classes tomorrow, Malfoy." She said as she walked away, never looking back at the guy she had left gaping at her from the table.
Jade was smiling in satisfaction. Malfoy had been staring at her this whole period. Amanda noticed her friends sly grin, and shot her a confused look. 'Tell you later.' Jade mouthed to her. The blue-eyed brunette nodded. While the thought of Derek Malfoy staring at her HAD been a little unnerving at first, Jade was now thoroughly enjoying it. The dark-haired girl smiled as she walked out of Transfiguration, making sure her hips swayed teasingly. Amanda caught up with her, smirking at her little show.
"Trying to impress Malfoy now, are we?" She asked cheekily. Jade grinned at her.
"Of course. If I can get the upper advantage on him, I will." It was now a month into the school year, and she and Malfoy just always seemed to meet ''accidentally'' . Of course he would brush it off, but Jade knew by the 3rd time she bumped into him that he was doing this deliberately. She was torn between glee at the fact that Malfoy was attracted to her and running in the opposite direction BECAUSE he was attracted to her. She obviously did the first. The Halloween Ball was coming up, and Jade knew exactly what she was going to be. She decided that she was going to be the Gryffindor Princess(which was what she was, anyway. Her Aunt Hermione had last held the title. It ran in the family. Emma had it last year.)
Jade scrunched up her nose as she looked at herself in the mirror. She looked like a mediaeval princess. The raven-haired girl grinned. Good. Her dress was red(of course!)with long, red lace sleeves. The dress itself was made out of pure silk, and hugged her curves, and when she walked, the gold laced in it shone clearly. She was wearing black high-heels, and her hair was up in a bun. It looked rather plain at first, but that was before Jade put on her amazing tiara, made of real diamonds.
Grabbing her makeup, she first put on mascara. Just enough to darken and lengthen her lashes. Then, she put on eyeliner. Jade put on a minimum amount of blush, and put on a natural shade of eyeshadow. She applied some lip-gloss to her lips, and she was finished. Amanda came out and grinned at her.
"If I was a dude, I would totally shag you." The girls laughed. Amanda was going as Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love. She wore a baby-blue ruffled dress (A/N- If you've seen the new HP movie, think of Hermione's dress, only blue!) and her chocolate brown hair was down in amazing spiral curls. She too had on a minimum make-up. Natalie came out next. She was an angel. Her white dress was formal yet comfortable (Jade knowing, seeing as how she had tried it on first. It looked way better on her other brunette friend) and she had beautiful wings to go along with it. They came out of her back (literally) and were feathery and silky and soft. If Natalie tried, she could also lift herself off the ground. She smiled nervously.
"Well, let's go meet our dates!" Jade said cheerily. Her friends nodded, and they walked down the stairs. Giovanni grinned at her. He was her date (they were going as JUST friends). He was going as her Prince (obviously!) Jade slipped her arm into his, and they walked into the Great Hall. Giovanni with Jade, Natalie with Andrew Bryant, and Amanda with Kevin Vasquez.
Jade smiled as she slow danced with Giovanni. She regarded the taller boy as her best friend/brother. She knew that he felt the same way about her. The slow song ended, and Jade grinned at him, her emerald eyes twinkling in the dim light.
''C'mon, let's go get a drink." Giovanni said, and they headed over to the snack table. Jade poured herself some punch, and grinned at her best friend as a pretty girl asked him to fast dance with her. She sipped her punch, eyes scanning the happy crowd of teenagers. Derek Malfoy headed over, and Jade gave a barely-audible sigh. Malfoy heard her and smirked at Jade.
"Well well Potter, where's your boyfriend." Jade's emerald eyes flashed.
"He is NOT my boyfriend, Malfoy." She hissed at him. Malfoy smirked, but made no comment. Ahead, a favorite slow song of Jade's came on. She smiled and closed her eyes.
It's amazing how you knock me off my feet.
"Potter?" Jade's eyes snapped open and she glanced at Malfoy.
"Yes?" She inquired.
"Would you like to dance?" He asked suavely. Jade smiled and nodded. Derek held her, and smiled as he caught the scent of something fruity yet sexy.
Every time you come around me I get weak,
Nobody ever made me feel this way.
You kiss my lips and then you take my breath away.
So I wanna know
Jade smiled as she heard the lyrics of her favorite song.
I wanna know what turns you on
(I Like to know)
So I can be all that and more
(I'd like to know)
I'd like to know what makes you cry
(sooo)
So I can be the one who always makes you smile
Girl he never understood what you were worth, And he never took the time to make it work
(You deserve more loving, girl)
Baby I'm the kind of man who shows concern,
Anyway that I can please you let me learn
So I wanna know
I wanna know what turns you on
(I Like to know)
So I can be all that and more
(I'd like to know)
I'd like to know what makes you cry
(sooo)
So I can be the one who always makes you smile
Derek held Jade close, and smiled genuinely.
Tell me what I gotta do to please you
Baby anything you say I'll do
Cause I only wanna make you happy
From the bottom of my heart, it's true
'How fitting.' Derek thought, as he looked down in the girl in his arms that he had previously abhorred. Ever since he found out things this summer, he no longer hated Jade Potter. Now, the hard thing would be to convince her he didn't, and to convince her that he had changed.
I wish that I could take a journey through your mind, alright
And find emotions that you always try to hide babe, oh
I do believe that there's a love you wanna share, oh, oh
I'll take good care of you lady, have no fear, ohSo I wanna know
'So true.' Derek thought to himself. Jade was always cold and unattached. She didn't let anything or anybody get to her, and showed very little emotion.
I wanna know what turns you on
(I Like to know)
So I can be all that and more
(I'd like to know)
I'd like to know what makes you cry
(sooo)
So I can be the one who always makes you smile
Oh tell me tell me!
Tell me what I gotta do to please you
Baby anything you say I'll do
Cause I only wanna make you happy
From the bottom of my heart, it's true
Tell me what I gotta do to please you
Baby anything you say I'll do
Cause I only wanna make you happy
From the bottom of my heart, it's true
yeah yeah yeah yeah
I wanna know what turns you on
(I Like to know)
So I can be all that and more
(I'd like to know)
I'd like to know what makes you cry
(sooo)
So I can be the one who always makes you smile
Derek pulled away, looked long and hard at Jade, gave her a real smile, and left. Jade watched him leave, mouth agape. 'What was that all about?'
Amanda smiled when Jade told her this.
"He likes you." She said simply. Jade began to choke on her Pumpkin Juice, and nearly sprayed it all over poor Azia Monotori, a 5th year, across from her. Natalie glared at Amanda and thumped Jade on the back.
"Thanks." Jade gasped. She then glared at Amanda as well.
"How could Malfoy like me! We've been enemies for the past 5 years! Feelings just can't change over a summer!" Amanda raised an eyebrow.
"Do you know this for sure?" Jade didn't reply, because the truth was, she didn't. Jade twirled her quill idly around in her fingers as she listened to Professor Flitwick explain a charm that they had learned last year. Beside her, Natalie was furiously taking notes, ink beginning to rapidly stain her hands. Jade brought a hand up to her mouth and giggled quietly into it. The bell overhead rang, signaling the end of the period, and lunch time.
Flitwick dismissed them, and Jade grinned. She had a free period after lunch, so she could do whatever she wanted. She knew she had to do that Transfiguration essay, but that wasn't due for another 2 days, and she hadn't had a lot of time to just fly around the Quidditch Pitch.
Mark Anderson (the Gryffindor Quidditch Captain) was really pushing their times. Most of the time, Jade was practicing Quidditch 4 out of 7 days a week. Jade smiled as she loaded up her plate. She began to eat ravenously, as did Giovanni and Amanda. Natalie watched her with a slightly sick look on her face. Jade just shrugged.
"I'm starving.'' She explained after she swallowed her turkey sandwich."I can see that."Natalie said, amused.
Jade grinned at her and downed her Pumpkin Juice.
"Anyway, I'm off. See you guys later."Grabbing her bag, Jade walked torwards the 6th year Girls Dorm, and put her things away. She then grabbed her broom, and headed down to the Pitch. Jade closed her eyes as she felt the wind tease her long black hair. She laughed, and shot around the Pitch. She loved feeling so carefree, like she didn't have a care in the world. It was a wonderful feeling, leaving your every worry at the ground below.
"Miss Potter!" A voice called, and Jade looked down. Professor McGonagll was standing there, a look of slight amusement on her face. The younger woman was surprised. What was the matter?
"Hello, Professor." Jade said, as her feet touched ground.
"Miss Potter, would you please join me in my office as soon as you put away your broom." Jade nodded.
"See you in a bit, Professor." Professor McGonagll nodded and walked away. Jade frowned as she puzzled over why the Headmistress would need to see her. What had she done wrong? Jade put away her broom, and fixed herself up a bit. She put her hair up into a ponytail, fixed her blouse and skirt, smoothed out invisible wrinkles, and with a sigh, headed for Professor McGonagll's room.
Her feet automatically walked her to the gargoyles that guarded the Headmistress' room.
"Jade Potter." Jade snapped. When you got to the gargoyles, you had to state your name. The gargoyles nodded and they separated in order to let Jade pass. Jade stepped onto the beautiful platform of the phoenix. It spun upwards, and Jade knocked on the wooden door.
"Come in." Rang Professor McGonagll's crisp voice. Jade walked in, smoothing invisible wrinkles in her skirt nervously again. A voice chuckled, but Jade ignored it.
"Well, please have a seat." Professor McGonagll said, gesturing at a hard-looking chair. Jade sat down, and glanced at her Headmistress. She looked almost as nervous as Jade felt.
"Professor, what is this all about?" Jade inquired. Professor McGonagll folded her hands and stared seriously at Jade.
"Miss Potter, what do you know about prophecies?" Jade raised an eyebrow.
"Well, they state things that are to happen in the future. I know my dad was in one." Professor McGonagll nodded.
"You're probably wondering why I am asking you about prophecies." Jade didn't say anything, but Professor McGonagll understood.
"Miss Potter, you yourself are involved in a prophecy." Jade's mind reeled in shock.
"W-what!" She cried.
"Minerva, perhaps it best that I speak to Jade?" A kindly voice spoke. Jade stared at a long, white-bearded man with half-moon glasses that laid on a crooked nose. Jade cocked her head at the old man. She didn't know who he was, and she was slightly wary of him.
"Jade, I am Professor Dumbledore, former Headmaster." Jade only knew him now because of those few snippets her parents mentioned every now and then about the great Albus Dumbledore. She sighed slightly.
"Jade, have you ever thought about school unity?" He inquired. Professor McGonagll's lips twitched. Jade frowned thoughtfully.
"With everyone except for the Slytherins." She told him, trying to keep the venom out of her voice when she mentioned the Slytherins. Dumbledore smiled slightly.
"Well, all Slytherins aren't that bad." Jade's mind jumped to Derek, and she frowned at the former Headmaster. She had a feeling that he had an alterior motive.
"Well, would you like to know what the prophecy says?" Dumbledore asked. Jade sighed and nodded. Dumbledore smiled, a slight look of pity on his face.
"Jade, you have to marry the Malfoy heir." Jade almost fainted.
"W-w-what?" She whispered.
"Does Derek know this?" Dumbledore sighed.
"He's known since the summer."At this, Professor McGonagll interrupted.
"This could be the reason why Mr.Malfoy has been staring at you. I do believe he's accepted the fact, and possibly even looking slightly forward to it."Jade gripped the chair arm.
"W-when do we have to get married?"Dumbledore sighed.
"By the end of the year." Jade's eyes rolled up into the back of her head, and she knew no more.