Hey everyone, my chapters will get longer and better (in my opinion) now that I know the direction I'm going. I plan on posting twice a week so we'll see where that goes. This is my first fan fiction so I'm learning what works and what doesn't.

Chapter 8:

Severus turned and walked toward his office.

"You're late," Severus said calmly. "Please join me in my office in 5 minutes, Mia."

"I'm sorry if I got you in trouble," Fred said quietly.

"No, I'm sure I'm not in trouble. He's just being a normal concerned father," she said as though she was trying to convince herself. Her dad was overprotective but then again so were most dads.

Fred hugged her goodbye and she nervously walked to her father's office and knocked quietly on the door right as her father opened it for her.

"Come in," he said to her. "So how was your date?" He asked coldly.

"I wouldn't really call it a date, we just toured Hogsmeade and talked," she said calmly.

"You two seem to be getting close, every time I see you two together you're holding hands," he looked disgusted.

"We're just friends," she defended. They were, weren't they?

"Okay," he looked like he knew she was lying. "Well, if you are just friends then you wouldn't mind going out with Mr. Greengrass then? He asked me if he could take you on a date and I said yes, if you agreed to of course."

"Callum Greengrass?" She asked even though she already knew the answer.

Her father nodded. "He's a good kid, a prefect like you and has top grades."

"I'll think about it," she said.

"You really should, he'd be good for you," her father said clearly. "I wouldn't want to see you end up with a silly little boy. Plus you shouldn't be seeing too much of anyone considering the first task is coming up."

Mia didn't appreciate her father trying to set her up but she knew it was pointless to argue. He really did want what was best for her, even though he didn't know exactly what that was.

"You're right, I have a lot on my plate," she said quietly. She hated it when he was right but she still had no idea what the first task would be and how she would ever be able to survive it, let alone compete in it.

…

The next week went by quickly as Mia was dreading the first task. A few Gryffindor students started showing interest in Mia and tried to help her but it was basically useless since she didn't know what the task was in the first place.

"Hola, Mia" Fred said with a huge grin on his face.

"Hey Fred," she said a little less cheery.

"So, let's go out tonight," he said still smiling.

"Where?" Mia didn't know if she should go out. The task was in less than 48 hours and she was nervous as hell.

"So will you? I have a surprise for you," he ignored her question.

"Sure," Mia said sounding stressed.

Fred hugged her knowing that she was stressed about the first task. "I'll meet you at 9 in the common room."

Mia was wondering why they would meet so late but decided that sometimes it was best not to ask. She stood up and hugged him back, breathing him in. He smelled like soap and peppermint. He then kissed her on the cheek and went off to his class leaving a very smitten Mia behind.

"So, when are we going to hang out?" Callum asked Mia in potions.

"I don't know, I have a lot on my mind," she said calmly. "I'll talk to you later."

"Your father said we could date, you know. I think anything would be better than you hanging out with that Weasley," he said sharply.

"Yes well, with the first task coming up and all I don't really have time to think about going on dates," she said as she gathered her things and tried to make her way to the door.

He was blocking her attempts at getting out of the classroom. "You are very pretty you know," he said grabbing her wrist.

Mia looked around and saw that they were the only ones in the classroom at this point. "Let me go, Callum." As soon as she said that his lips were on hers forcefully willing them to open.

Mia was in shock for a second then tried to push him off of her but he was holding on tight. His hands started to move further down her body but as they did she was able to push him off of her. Then she started running out of the classroom, into the hallway and out of the castle. She kept running as though someone was chasing her although Callum didn't follow her. She didn't stop to think about the fact that she was going to be late to charms so she ran, straight into her father.

…

"What happened exactly?" Her father asked her as she sat in his office avoiding his gaze.

Mia explained what happened after class with Callum while her father listened intently. He didn't bother to interrupt and actually looked angry for once.

"Are you okay?" He asked softly, his hand resting on her shoulder.

Mia nodded and kept staring blankly at the wall.

"I'll handle it and I assure you it won't happen again," he said in his regular cold voice as he walked out of his office.

Mia stayed behind for a little while trying to take in what had happened. She kept remembering how out of control he made her feel and hated that she'd still have to see him in classes. She also wondered how her father was going to handle it, he looked so angry and she wasn't used to that. She then looked at the clock and realized that she was really late for charms. She decided to skip it and headed up to the Gryffindor tower instead. She got into bed and just closed her eyes for a little while.

"Are you okay, Mia?" Katie's voice said as Mia opened her eyes.

Mia nodded sleepily and closed her eyes again.

"How come you missed charms and defense against the dark arts?"

Crap! I didn't mean to miss all of my classes today, Mia thought with a groan. "Just feeling a bit under the weather," Mia said quietly. "What time is it?" She asked, realizing that it was darker than usual and she had to meet Fred at 9.

"8:47," Katie said gently.

Mia gasped and stood up. "No, no, no," she said trying to find decent clothes to meet Fred in. She changed quickly into a pair of skinny jeans tucked into a pair of black boots that once belonged to her mother paired with a flowy black tank. She put on a little mascara and some lip gloss and headed down stairs with a minute to spare. Fred was already waiting wearing a blue button up shirt and a bright smile.

"Ready?" He asked her and she nodded. He took her hand and led her out of the tower.