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Aslinn's Point of View:

James and I were sitting in the Great Hall now watching all of the first years being sorted. Or at least that's what we were supposed to be doing instead we were talking about stupid shit. Then Professor McGonagall made an announcement that I never thought I would hear while at Hogwarts.

"We seem to have a transfer student from one of our sister schools in Australia. Will Tatum Jenks please come forward and place the sorting hat on your head? It's time for you to be sorted into your house."

I looked up and caught sight of the prettiest boy that I'd ever seen. He had short blonde hair and what seemed like a cocky demeanor. I was on the fence about whether or not I thought that was sexy or not. I figured I would find out later. We had the whole year after all.

"Tatum Jenks, I see a very skillful mind with a sharp wit, good fit for Ravenclaw. Then I see a very sharp tongue and clever way of doing things, very Slytherin. But then there's a smidge of courage and bravery but not enough to be Gryffindor so it better be…SLYTHERIN!" the Sorting Hat shouted across the Great Hall.

The Slytherin table didn't explode in cheers like any other table would they just clapped lightly before going back to their conversations. I saw his smirk falter slightly but he quickly put it back up and swaggered over to the table.

It was now time for more first years so I turned back to the Gryffindor table. Dom was the first to start talking. "Oh my God, did you see how damn beautiful that boy was? I would do so many things to him that it's not funny if he wasn't so young."

I rolled my eyes before looking over at my roommate and other best friend Poppy. She was smiling and soon enough exploded, "Oh my God, he was the most beautiful boy that I've ever seen."

Before I could say anything the feast appeared and everyone tucked in. I loaded my plate down with veggies and anything that didn't have meat in it. I'd been a vegetarian since I was seven; it was yet another thing that my father detested about me.

The first thing being that I was a Gryffindor. I remember when I'd been sorted into this house; I sent him a letter telling him how sorry I was. He sent me a brief note that said we would talk when I got home that summer. When I did get home he took me into his office and slapped me across the face while telling me that I was a disgrace to the family name. That was the day I stopped being a Malfoy.

When I told the Potter's that I'd been in France this summer it was a complete and total lie. I was home alone the entire summer because my father was embarrassed of me; Scorpius and my mother were too scared of him to do anything about it so they just let me take it alone. I cried myself to sleep every night that summer because the house was so empty. I was too scared to owl James because I was afraid that he would find out about my horrible home life and I really didn't want that.

"What's going on with you tonight, Lyn? You've been a million miles away," James whispered to me. "I think we need to have one of our Common Room talks tonight. Meet me at midnight?"

I nodded my head before smiling at all of our midnight conversations. I'd kept this a secret our entire friendship and I felt terrible about it. Tonight I was going to come completely clean about every secret that I'd kept from him. The only thing I wasn't going to tell him was about the crush I'd developed on him during fourth year.

"You two should just get together already; I mean everyone else in the entire school thinks you're together already so why not make it a fact?" Fred asked, reaching over to grab a roll.

"Yeah, our entire family has money on when it's going to happen. Even Aunt Hermione and that's saying something," Roxanne said, smiling. "I think it should be around March 25th, not because that's my day or anything…"

I rolled my eyes and tried to ignore them. I was far used to hearing everyone tell us about how we should be a couple. Like I said I'd been in love with him since fourth year but he was the only good thing in my life and I didn't want to fuck that up so I didn't tell him anything about it. He was what was keeping me alive, I really didn't want to jeopardize that with a relationship that possibly wouldn't work.

Dinner continued with random conversations about the upcoming Quidditch season so I didn't really talk that much. After dinner ended it was time for us to go back to our Common Rooms or to the room of requirements where the welcome back party was happening. I bailed out on it and decided to go to the black lake for some peace and quiet.

I was sitting under the tree next to the lake when I felt someone walk up behind me. I figured it was James so I didn't look up. When I caught sight of a pair of boots instead of black Converse I whipped my head up and caught sight of the new boy.

"Why hello there, I thought you weren't going to look up at me but I'm glad you did," he smiled before sitting down. "You're really beautiful, did you know that?"

I felt my cheeks heating up and I looked back out at the stillness of the black lake. I'd never been one to take compliments well seeing as I'd never really been complimented much as a child. I still got a little bit uncomfortable when I went 'round James' place and his family told me that I was pretty. It was even worse with James did, no matter how little it happened sometimes he would throw me for a loop and whisper it into my hair.

"Thank you," I whispered, tugging on the edge of my school skirt. "Why are you out here? Shouldn't you be inside with your Slytherin friends? There's a big welcome back party happening inside, I'm sure you've heard about it by now."

He shrugged his shoulders before sitting down next to me. "I'd rather be out here with you then inside with a bunch of slutty, drunk girls. With their obnoxious little giggles and their unsuccessful ways of trying to get me into their bed and panties, no thank you. I'd rather be out here in the company of your beautiful self."

I shook my head in disbelief. "Boys love drunken girls and easy sex without strings. Are you gay or something?"

He smiled before shaking his head. "No, I'm just smarter than the other boys at this school. While they're inside with those easy girls I'm out here with a princess. I think they're missing out on something special."

I giggled before looking back out onto the lake. I saw the giant squid carving its way gracefully through the dark waters. Sometimes I wished I could be free like that but then I remembered that everything came with boundaries. Even being a Malfoy.

James' Point of View:

I was in the middle of the big Gryffindor welcome back party and it was going full swing. I was trying to dodge all of the tipsy girls that were trying to throw themselves at me. I couldn't find Aslinn anywhere I looked, she seemed to have disappeared.

I figured she was out by the black lake so I put down my untouched glass of firewhiskey and made my way outside. I saw her sitting with her back against the tree and I also caught sight of an unfamiliar blonde head sitting down next to her. I felt jealousy surge through me as I walked up to them.

I heard Aslinn's laugh float up through the air towards me. It stopped me dead in my tracks, why was this other guy making my Aslinn laugh? I felt anger well up inside me but I did my best to keep it tame, I didn't want to embarrass myself. I had a tendency to be a hothead a lot of the time, Mum said it was the Weasley coming out.

I stood there and watched them flirt with each other like the total creep that I was. In all honesty I was afraid that he was going to do something inappropriate with her. Aslinn always saw the best in people even when there probably wasn't any good left in them.

But sometimes I got the feeling that she was a completely different person underneath that smile. That thought alone kept me up at night.

Like I said before I have a link to Aslinn, Poppy, Jinx, James, and Aslinn's clothes on my profile so go check 'em out and tell me what you think.