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Astoria´s POV
I hated when Mildred wasn´t around because I always got so damn bored. And if you consider that Azrit and Barjal were completely busy trying to get a date, I was pretty bored by myself, reading a magazine on the common room.
How cool! There was an article about Soul for real, and I loved those!
Every little thing I do, you´re on my mind- I started singing, moving my feet. That definitively was their best song.
Thank you, how caring! - a voice added from across the room. I glanced to find Malfoy, with his usual mocking smirk and dashing grey eyes.
Ha ha ha- I sarcastically replied, wrinkling my nose, as he laughed opening a book. I threw myself to the couch, super bored, throwing away this magazine that had nothing interesting.
Ahrghh!- I yelled, rolling on the couch.
Now, what´s up with you? - He asked, smiling widely, quite entertained with my actions.
I´m bored- I replied, shrinking my shoulders.
Good for you- he answered, returning to his book, as I glared him.
I wripped off a page on the magazine and started playing with it, throwing it to the air and then getting it back(What? There was nothing better to do) when I felt a paper hit me in the face, as the blonde quietly laughed. I made him a face and threw him my paper, as he frowned when it hit him. Then I got one back, this time perfectly hearing his pure laughter for the first time in my life. Everything changed about him when he laughed, he showed the dimples on his cheeks, making him look completely different from the gloom Draco he usually was. His usually cold eyes, turned warm and sparkly, his hair would move out of place, and his mocking smile would become sincere and bright.
I quickly wrinkled another page and threw it back to him, laughing. He immediately threw it back, with shinning eyes, and before any of us realized it, the common room was a battlefield with around 100 papers on the floor, and high laughter all over the place.
Peace, peace! - He yelled, raising his arms, right after my biggest ball hit him.
Fine, admit your loss then- I replied laughing, as he denied with his head. Finally, Azrit entered the room, staring right at me, as she made a sign that asked me to join her.
I´m not picking up a thing- I added laughing, as I walked away with Azrit.
Me neither! - I slightly heard him reply.
I entered Azrit´s room, still laughing. When he wasn´t being a jerk, he could actually be quite fun.
Enjoying yourself?- She asked, upset, glaring me, her pale face was now red and her blonde- brownish hair was all messy.
I was….why the attitude?- I replied, rolling my eyes.
Because I just found out about your Ball invitation- she answered coldly, crossing her arms.
I´m so sorry I forgot to tell you! – I said, covering my mouth. Well, she shouldn´t take it personal, I told no one but Mildred, why the yelling?
You should be- she replied, quite upset.
I´m sorry, but if it makes you feel better, I told no one but Mildred, it´s not personal- I added, rolling my eyes. If I´d known she was so sensitive I would´ve told her first.
It´s not about the invite, it´s about who invited you- she replied, sobbing. I raised my eyebrows in surprise.
What? Why? - I asked, even though I could see her answer coming.
Because I like Ivan, OK, said! - she whispered the first part, yelling the second. AKML( Avada kedavra my life)
Why didn´t you tell me anything? - I asked, opening my eyes wide. That would´ve made it all way easier, stupid bitch!
Because that wouldn´t made any difference! - She yelled, quite upset.
I´m not going to understand a thing unless you tell me- I calmly stated. God, she could be insufferable sometimes.
I like him, and I thought he liked me back, but today, he was all super excited because he´s going with you, how surprising! - She answered, sobbing louder. Poor thing…that surely felt awful
But if I knew, I could´ve said no- I said, patting her back, trying to make her feel better.
Now it´s too late, besides, why to choose me over you? You are this freaking perfect bitch, with her perfect teeth and hair, and her stupid puppy eyes- she offensively replied, pushing me.
Don´t take it on me now! - I yelled back. I understood, but I was taking no offenses.
And who should I take it on then? - she asked, just getting angrier and angrier.
I don´t know, but not me! - I replied, angrily too. This was the last thing I needed, a cat fight.
Then on who? On your parents, for making you such an insufferable bimbo? - she coldly asked, deeply offending me . I felt how tears were starting to fill my eyes, but I holded them back. No damn way she was making me cry.
I´m not a bimbo. I read, and I know stuff! - I yelled. If there was a tag I hated, was bimbo.
You read muggle books, that doesn´t count! - She yelled back. At least I read, unlike her!
That makes me more original than you´ll ever be in your life! - I concluded, running away from her. I didn´t want to take that discussion any further, because I knew after a while I was going to regret everything I said, and so would she. It was better to cut it off at once.
I hated fight, I hated screams, but most of all, I hated the tears on the corner in my eyes, proof that I cared more than I liked to admit. I hated this sudden feeling of loneliness and sadness. I hated this pain in the chest, this feeling that I was worth nothing, of feeling completely lost, no dreams, aspirations, nothing. This feeling that it was all my fault, despite the fact that it wasn´t just my fault, I had only a thin piece of guilt, but felt it´s weight all in my shoulders. The feeling that I should just give up on it so she could get what she wanted, but I also kept thinking that there was no real reason to do it. This guilt I felt for thinking that if I had it, it was for something, and that I should keep it. This sudden depression that I was trying to cover with happy thoughts, but that wouldn´t go away. This feeling like, like I was a piece of shit. Not even a complete shit, just a piece.
Tears started coming out, those undesired little drops. I could feel them go all the way down my red cheeks, coldly hitting my warm chest. I breathed deeply, trying to regain control and failing. Before I noticed, I was already sobbing, sitting in the middle of an empty hallway. And minutes ago, I was having such a nice time, enjoying my life. But that idiota had to come and spoil it with all her complains about things I could do nothing to solve now. And besides, these Beauxbatons girls that had just passed by, showing me the awesomeness of their grace and their moves, making me feel even more awful. I had never felt so funked before in my life, ugly, stupid, and selfish. Maybe that was actually me, nothing but the worst person on Earth, no grace, no beauty, all evil and mean. I felt like a Pansy, but even worst, if possible. I felt all lost, like nobody cared about me, and I had no plans for my future. I didn´t even have plans for dinner. I was just, such an idiot, a little sobbing, coward, UGLY, idiot.
Hey, are you OK? - I heard a gentle voice call me.
How do I look like being? - I replied, without even turning to the person.
Awful to be honest- he replied. Thanks to that tone he was fond of, I recognized him.
Pat out Malfoy- I stated, as I whipped my tears.
No- he shortly replied, sitting next to me.
I´m not in the mood- I said, trying to ignore him.
That´s obvious- he replied, rolling his eyes.
Just, leave me alone, please- I begged, standing up.
At least let me take you to your dorm- he said, gently smiling a smile I´d never seen before, a compassionate one.
Fine- I said, letting him join me. As we walked along, I realized he wasn´t what he seemed. He could be much more, and way better, but the world never gave him a chance. The world never gave anyone a chance…
Draco´s POV
I was sick of Pansy, and I needed some time for myself, so I decided to go to the Northern Courtyard, which was always peaceful and quiet. I walked fast, it would only take Pansy a couple of minutes to return and find out that I was gone, and I didn´t want to deal with her another second.
After a couple minutes, I finally got to the Courtyard, but I wasn´t by myself, I saw a brown head that clapped to an inexistent beat.
Now, why would I ever, stop doing this?
With others making records that just don't hit
I've toured around the world, from London to the Bay
It's "Hammer, go Hammer, MC Hammer, yo Hammer"
And the rest can go and play
CAN´T TOUCH THIS!- She yelled, kind of singing, waving her hands like crazy. I immediately recognized her voice.
Hey crazy! - I saluted, receiving no answer.
Hey! - I yelled, so she turned and waved at me. I walked towards her, as she made room for me to sit.
It´s odd to find you by yourself you know- I added, as she ate some muggle thing. Once again I received no answer from her.
Hey!- I said, waving my hand in front of her face, to catcher attention, she removed some type of cabled plastic earflaps from her ears, and tuned to me.
Hi- she said, putting them right back. I pulled one so she would listen to me.
What? - She asked, upset, removing the other one and putting them on top of a really curious box with buttons.
What is this anyway? - I asked, taking it.
It´s a walkman, you don´t know them? - She asked taking it back, quite upset.
No- I added frowning. She was quite a weirdo.
Are you really that unaware of anything in the muggle world? - She asked, quite intrigued.
Why would I be aware of anything? - I asked, frowning. I was no way interested in anything muggle, but she apparently loved all that.
For fun, that´s the only reason why anyone would do anything- she stated, smiling brightly.
Well, that´s true- I replied, smiling back.
I bet you haven´t even tried this- she said, showing me a small bag with some gums that had teddy shapes, and came in many colors.
What are those? - I asked, staring at them.
Gummy bears! God! - She said, doing a dramatic facepalm.
And they´re muggle candy, I assume- I said, taking the bag and examining it.
Mr. Weasley sent them to me- she answered, taking a red one and eating it.
And you know the man? - I asked, frowning. Men like that should have it legally forbidden to talk to people like Astoria.
We met at the Ministry, when my dad took me to visit his department, quite interesting I must add- she said, smiling, as she ate a green one.
I found repulsive the picture of Astoria fascinated with his talk, staring at the trashy bunch of muggle things Mr. Weasley surely had. Once more, those awful types of people shoudn´t even talk to people like the Greengrass family, especially to Astoria.
-Eat one, they won´t kill you- she added laughing. I stared at the candy, well, she was eating them, and she was just fine. I took a yellow one and ate it, it wasn´t all that bad, the texture was gummy and the flavor completely artificial, but nice. Once I swallowed it, she burst out in laughter.
- Ladies and gentleman, the experiment was a success, he´s alive! He ate a muggle candy, and he´s alive!- She started yelling like crazy, clapping and laughing, sometimes I´d forget she was just 12 after all.
- Are you laughing at me? - I asked, frowning.
- Please, I´d be unable to do that- she sarcastically said, making an angelical face.
- Very funny Greengrass, first you talk me into eating that and then you laugh at me- I stated, throwing myself to the fresh grass.
- I´ll stop laughing as soon as it stops being funny- she said, smiling widely.
- I´m serious, does your family approve that you talk to the Weasleys? - I asked, spitting the last word. She had to be kidding about that.
- Well, my dad has no problem with that, my mom thinks that Mr. Weasley´s job is really interesting, and my sister, well, she used to think that Percy Weasley was super dreamy, so I guess not- she simply answered, shrinking her shoulders. That was epic; I was going to tease Daphne forever with that, even though I didn´t like it at all, because quite probably the Weasleys had already spoken terrible things about us with the Greengrass family.
- Anyway, exactly, what does that do? - I asked, pointing at her box, trying to change topic.
- Play music, it´s pretty awesome, right? - She proudly said, taking the box in her hands. I saw the awesomeness nowhere in that box.
- It´s a muggle thing, it can´t be that good- I added.
- Why do you hate muggle things that much? - She asked, quite seriously. I had actually never really thought about that, that was what I was taught to think, nothing else. I shrunk my shoulders, as she opened the box, revealing a shinny thing with a whole in the middle.
- That´s a CD – she said, giving it to me. It was nothing really special, all it did was shine.
- And it´s cool because, it shines? - I asked frowning, as she did a faceplam again.
- What am I supposed to do with you? You know nothing!- She yelled, rolling her eyes.
- When you put this in the player, the music sounds, easy like that- she said, taking the CD back.
- Then it´s not such a big deal- I stated, pissing her off.
- You´re so ignorant! - She said upset, pulling her soft hair back.
- Show me then- I said, curious about her stuff. She gave me one earphone ( after telling me their name), and she placed the CD in the box.
-Now what? - I asked, staring at her every move.
-It´s up to you to pick a song- she said, as she gave me a small list.
- Physical? - I said, doubting.
-Great choice!- She replied eagerly, and pressed the 7th number, making a really weird song begin.
I'm saying all the things that I know you'll like
Making good conversation
I gotta handle you just right
You know what I mean
I took you to an intimate restaurant
Then to a suggestive movie
There's nothing left to talk about
Unless it's horizontally
Let's get physical, physical
I wanna get physical
Let's get into physical
Let me hear your body talk, your body talk
Let me hear your body talk
It wasn´t that bad, the tune was pretty cool, and more when she was tapping her toes in the perfect beat, enjoying it, and if she liked it, I´d try my best to enjoy it too.
Then I heard that she started to sing along, with a voice that was way better than the original at least for me.
Like it? - she asked smiling, when the song ended.
It was fine- I replied, shrinking my shoulders, it really wasn´t that exceptional.
Well, I pick next- she said, taking the list.
Bohemian rhapsody! - she eagerly said, choosing number 3.
Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?
Caught in a landslide,
No escape from reality
Open your eyes, Look up to the skies and see,
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy,
Because I'm easy come, easy go, Little high, little
low,
Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to
me, to
me
I really liked that song, it was crazy, and somehow I felt identified with it. I smiled at the girl who did funny moves and crazy faces with each line, quite probably imitating the band.
Your turn- she ordered after the song ended.
Songbirds- I stated, after reading the list once more.
-Well done again! - she said smiling and clapping, then she pressed the 5th button.
For you, there'll be no more crying,
For you, the sun will be shining,
And I feel that when I'm with you,
It's alright, I know it's right
And the songbirds are singing,
Like they know the score,
And I love you, I love you, I love you,
Like never before.
You'll smile,and you make me feel good inside,
It's a feeling,and it's so hard to hide,
And I wish you all the love in the world,
But most of all, I wish it from myself
That was the best song. As I stared at her, as she peacefully ate her gummy bears and smiled at the sky, enjoying her music, I felt about her every word the song said. Her pink cheeks, chocolate eyes, soft dark hair, honey skin, everything about her was perfect. But the dream state ended along with the song, because she sat back down in a rush.
I have to go now – she said, as I handed in my earphone.
Wait, why? - I asked, surprised, it was all ending too fast.
I have to meet someone, and I´m late- she said as she quickly stood up and cleaned her robe from all the dirt in the grass.
Fine- I said, as I stood up too.
You don´t have to come, really- she said, walking away.
I want to- I stated, joining her.
We both walked back into the castle, and she headed towards the library. I waited for a few seconds, and followed her silently, without her noticing. God I felt like such a pathetic stalker.
Hi, sorry I´m late, have you been waiting too long? - She asked to a douche bag I could easily recognize, it was her lame Ball date.
No, it´s fine, where were you anyway?- he asked in his stupid accent as she sat in front of him.
I was with my walkman and lost track of time- she replied, shrinking her shoulders innocently. God, she was so cute. Then I realized the treasure that I had in my hands, her precious gummy bears, and the brightest idea crossed my mind.
Here you are! You left this behind, cool music by the way- I "innocently" said, smiling triumphantly, as the guy´s face immediately turned red, as she just stared blankly.
Thanks- she replied coldly, taking them, so I just turned around and returned to my hiding place.
So you were with him- he added angrily, as I smiled.
Problem? - She asked, raising her eyebrows threateningly.
You know I hate that kind of people Tori- he said, making his best puppy face, as she just rolled her eyes.
I know that, and that´s why I like you, but honestly, if you want me to stop talking to arrogant, judgmental, sarcastic, pretentious, and mocking people then I can talk to no one in my house, don´t you think?- she said smiling, as if stating the obvious. I felt so disappointed that she thought that way about me.
Well, he just happens to be the extreme of all those, and you know it- he continued in his ridiculous accent, how dare him judge me, he didn´t even attend this school!
I know it, but I still kind of like him, so let go, get it?- she said, making me feel proud, at least she stood up for me, as I smiled widely. I finally left, happy because at least she no longer disliked me, she actually "kind of" liked me, and I felt that as an epic win.
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