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Chapter 6: Seclusion

The room was so different. She wasn't used to the style at all. It didn't feel open and roomy, but it was still cozy. The fire had been lit, most likely by a house elf, in the white marble fireplace. The decorations on the walls were endless. The bold red and gold colors intoxicated her. Entranced, she walked up the staircase to the girls' dorms. She kept walking until she reached the very top, reaching what loked like a room for two. It had ceiling to floor glass windows opening up to a very tiny balcony. Her bags were placed on one bed, Selena's on the other. A note was placed on top of the nightstand as she sat down.

Dear Miss Selena and Miss Alina,

We had this room fixed up for convenience, due to lack of room. Professor McGonagall and I both felt that you two deserved a room together, even if you ended up in different houses. As it is, unsurprisingly, you two are both in Gryffindor. There is a bathroom that is only for your use, as well as acess to a different common room. It leads to the common room of the Head Dorms of Miss Hermione Granger and Mister Draco Malfoy. I will be explaining to them the situation after the feast. Also, due to your status as scholarship students, we expect your grades to be consistenly excellent. You will find that in the common room of the Head Boy/Girl there is also easy access to the library. I expect you two to not abuse your privileges and to respect the privacy of the Heads as well as follow the rules. Have a brilliant year!

Albus Dumbledore

Alina marveled at the Headmaster's ability to write a note as quickly as he must've done. Well, it did take her quite a while to get all the way to the dorms. No matter. She loked around the room. It was plenty better to her than what she had seen so far- not that everywhere else wasn't amazing, but she felt a little more at home in this room. The floor was a lighter colored wood, for instance. The walls were a light blue, the beds made of dark brown wood and with white and and green sheets. There were two nighttables on each side of them, and a dresser and vanity in between the two beds. Two desks were on the other side, along with two doors and a closet. Alina set everything in place, and checked otu the bathroom, which was also amazing. White tiled floors with a black marble counter and silver sinks, and a bathtub and a shower.

She searched her suitcase till finding her hoodie and pajama pants. She made her way down the stairs to the Head's common room. Alina found herself liking it better thant the Gryffindor one since there was more light and white in the room and seemed more spacious. Upon finding a small kitchen, she started creating banana pancakes with her wand. She was half way through eating when she heard them come in.

"Think you can handle being civil this long, Malfoy?"

"Only if you can, Granger."

"Well there you go. You didn't use 'Mudblood'. One step closer to being human."

"Why thank you," he drawled sarcastically.

"Whatever." Hermione stopped. "What's that smell?"

"No clue. Do I look like I know?"

"No actually, you look like you know nothing. I forgot that you're an oblivious ferret. Hey-" she stopped again. "Someon'es here."

"What? Who?" They both paused infront of Alina, who was sitting at the table, fork in her mouth. Swallowing the piece of pancake in her mouth, she set her fork down.

"Uh- hi- I'm really sorry, I got hungry all of a sudden."

"D-"

"It's all right- you left without eating. Dumbeldore's explained the situation. Did you make those?" he asked, nodding his head towards the banana pancakes. She nodded, quite speechless. "Looks graet. Do you mind if I had some?"

"Not at all. Help yourself," and after that, she smiled. Hermione watched all this, fascinated. Malfoy had interjected before she had and was... acting nice. Nice. She shuddered at the thought.

"Something wrong, Granger?"

"No, it's just a little bit of a shock seeing you so pleasant to anyone aside from Professor Snape."

"Understandable." was all he said. Meanwhile Alina had finished her meal and was about to leave unnoticed when Draco turned and said "Wait- why don't you stay a bit? I'm sure I could make some hot chocolate- by wand Granger, I don't cook- and just stay a little while at least?" His voice protrayed all calmness and indifference but his eyes revealed slight desperation, a plea. Seeing it, she softened, but was still firm.

"I'm sorry," she said, looking down.

"Don't be." Draco continued to look at her. She lifted her head to lok back.

"My sister will be wondering where I am by now." Alina tried to tell him that she was sincerely sorry to leave. His expression lifted a little and she knew that he had gotten it. Hermione was observing the two, highly amused and intrigued. "Well, I'll go now. Night Draco, night Hermione."

"Night Alina," the two both said. As the door shut behind her, Hermione whipped around to smirk at Malfoy. "I believe someone has a crush."

"Her? Are you sure?" he asked, possibly a bit too eagerly.

"I meant you," Hermione said, her eyebrow raised.

"Malfoys don't get crushes."

"Whatever you say Malfoy, whatever you say." inside Hermione was smiling, not ever thinking that she would live to see the day when Malfoy would show a soft spot. It was quite comical.

While Hermione laughed inside, Draco was anxious- very anxious. He was becoming a lunatic. Losing his touch, his Slytherin air every single time she was present. He assured himself by saying that it was only his instinct, his natural charm that came out around girls. And for now, that excuse was good enough.

On the other hand, Alina was fretting, panicking. She hardly knew him. Period. He was-Slytherin. Supposedly an arrogant prick from what she had heard. But he'd been so nice, willing- she couldn't. Not now. She didn't need to start this drama, these thoughts. She knew she was way in over her head. Alina resolved to avoid ignore Draco Malfoy for as long as humanly possible. With that resolution in mind, she was satisfied.

Lying on her bed she blew out the candle, Selena sleeping peacefully across from her. They had spent an hour talking, mostly about the castle and classes and what they would be like. Selena knew not to push the subject of the Sorting Hat and David too soon on her. Still, it was killing her inside, not knowing and not being able to help Alina. That would be all she would get however, and with that much Selena had to be content with for the moment.

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