Chapter 2: Truth
"This new Slughorn guy creeps me out," I said to Hermione, Harry, and Ron back in the Gryffindor common room after my second class of the day.
"You're not the only one Nessa, he's weird, but Dumbledore trusts him," Harry said smiling at me. I smiled back and looked out the open window I was sitting next to just to see Crabbe and Goyle sitting under a tree talking. "That's odd, where's Draco?" I thought puzzled.
"Vanessa, there's someone in the hall wanting to talk to you," said Katie.
"Ok, thanks Katie," I said getting up and heading towards the portrait hole. I climbed out of the hole to find Draco standing there waiting for me.
"What do you want Draco?" I said exasperated.
"After dinner tonight meet me on the Quiditch field. I want to talk to you," he said. I stood there in disbelief as he walked away. I walked back into the common room when he was out of sight.
"Who was it Nessa?" Harry asked curiously. It was obvious he was about to pull the protective cousin roll again. I grabbed my book and my bag and left the common room without looking at any of them. I walked down to the lake and sat under a tree. "The view this time of year is so beautiful…" I opened my book and started to read my favorite poem, A Blue Valentine by Joyce Kilmer.
"But since this is your August festival, Monsignore, it seems appropriate to me to state according to a venerable and agreeable custom, that I love a beautiful lady. Her eyes, Monsignore, are so blue that they put lovely little blue reflections on everything that she looks at, such as a wall, or the moon, or my heart. It is like the light coming through blue stained glass, yet not quite like it, for the blueness is not transparent, only translucent," said a voice from nearby. I looked around to find Draco standing next to me smiling.
"You know A Blue Valentine?" I asked stunned.
"Yah, my mom used to read it to me," he said sitting down next to me. "I can't believe he knows A Blue Valentine. He's…..wow," I thought.
"Do you enjoy sitting alone reading poems by the lake?" he asked looking up at the vast cloudless blue sky.
"Yes, especially this time of year, the scenery is beautiful," I said looking at him with admiration.
"Yah, it is isn't it, I wish it was like this every day," he said looking at her. They sat there for several moments just staring into each other's eyes. Finally Crabbe and Goyle walked up laughing.
"Hey Draco, what are you doing with Wolphane?" Goyle asked. Draco ignored them and leaned in and kissed me on the lips. To my surprise I was kissing him back. Someone behind us coughed reminding us that we had an audience. We broke apart and I stood up and grabbed my stuff and walked off without saying a word. I went straight to my next class. I tried to ignore Draco for the rest of the day.
After dinner, I went down to the Quiditch field and found Draco waiting for me. I walked straight up to him and he pulled me to him and kissed me. I put my arms around his neck and pulled him closer to me wishing that this kiss would never end. He started the kiss and he had to end it.
"You came," he said beaming at me.
"Of course I did," I said grinning back and pulling him to me. He stopped me and unwrapped my arms from around his neck.
"Is it true that when you transferred into Hogwarts you were supposed to be in Slytherin? Please tell me the truth," he said desperation in his voice.
"Yes, it is. Why?" I said confused.
"Are you still aloud to switch to Slytherin?" he asked.
"Yes I am but why?" I asked.
"If you switch now we don't have to sneak around. That's why," he said putting his arms around my hips.
"I'll go talk to Dumbledore during my first break tomorrow," I said pulling him to me and kissing him.