I was bored, ever since Umbridge was given control over the school all activities, free will, or anything else that could be considered fun was gone. She was the definition of pure evil. As of now I was doing what I did most of the time, laying on my back staring at the ceiling.
"Have you studied for the O.W.L?" Hermione asks me snapping me out of my trance. I turn my head and look over at her. She had papers scattered all over her bed and a book in her hand.
"Yeah, some," I reply causing her to shake her head.
"Leianna, the test is in two days, you should really be studying."
I sigh and look back at the ceiling, "I will, God knows I have plenty of time."
"You are such a procrastinator," she exclaims
I smile and look back at her, "No, I am confident."
She returns a smile and goes back to studying.
I let out a deep breath and sit up.
"I wish there was something to do."
"Why don't you go downstairs, who knows, maybe someone is up," she suggests.
"I guess I could, perhaps I can get someone to play a game of chess," I say thinking about it.
With that I push myself off the bed and stand.
"I bet you're trying to get rid of me so I will leave you alone," I state looking over at her again.
She smiles, "Is it that obvious?"
I stick my tongue out at her and walk towards the door, "Hint taken, I will see you in a while."
I turn the handle and make my way downstairs.
As I did, close to the bottom, I heard someone talking. Not wanting to interrupt I slowed my steps and listened more closely.
"I just wanted to know if you still have feelings for me, because I do you," they say and I immediately knew who it was.
"That sounds stupid," they argue with them self causing me to smile.
"Okay, let's try this again," they say, "I just wanted to ask you do you think we have a chance again, I mean I know you're still broken, but..." they trail off.
I walk on down to where I could see George pacing back and forth.
"Having an internal battle with yourself?" I ask making him jump.
He looks up at me with wide eyes, "Bloody hell Leianna, you scared me to death."
I laugh and take the last few steps, "I can see that, you nearly jumped out of your skin,"
He reaches up and runs his hands through his hair, "So did you hear what I was saying?" he asks me nervously.
"Sort of, I got bits and pieces," I reply.
"Oh.. good, I would have been embarrassed if you heard everything."
I smile and cross my arms, "Why what were you talking about?"
He grins, "Nothing in particular, what are doing?"
I unlace my arms, "I'm bored as heck, there's nothing to do and I am pretty sure Hermione was dying to get rid of me," I tell him as I walk past in and flop down on one of the chairs.
"Why would she be trying to get rid of you?"
He walks over and grabs a chair. He then sits it in front of me and takes a seat.
"She's studying as usual and I kept babbling to her," I explain to him.
"Oh, I see."
"Yeah, so I thought I would come down here to see if there was anything to do."
I look over to where a chess board was sitting on a table. I then look back at him, "Fancy some chess?"
"Only if there is a bet in it," he replies smiling.
"Deal," I say shortly as I get up and walk over to the table.
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One more move and I just knew I had him. Just one wrong move and I had the game beat. I look up at him watching him study the pieces with such intensity.
Then he smiles, "Knight to E4."
I watch as it moves blocking me from the play I wanted to make... Damn
I bite my bottom lip as I try to think of another move.
"Queen to B 2," I say.
I watch as my queen moves forward and then I spot my mistake.
"Knight to E6, checkmate," he states looking at me smiling.
Crap and here I thought I was going to win.
"You suck George," I say to him, "I don't want to play anymore."
"Don't be a sore loser."
I stick my tongue out at him and cross my arms.
He laughs at my behavior, "You should have known better," he tells me while leaning back in his chair, "I won the game."
"Don't be getting a big head George, I might have to deflate it."
"I'm not," he argues, "I'm teasing."
"Sure, now tell me what you want."
He eyes me curiously, obviously thinking about what he could want.
"How about a kiss," he finally says as a smile appears on his face.
"A kiss?" I ask, "That's all?"
He nods, "Just a kiss and that's it," he replies.
I stand up and walk over to him. I bend down and kiss his cheek, "There, you got a kiss," I tell him while a smile remains on my face.
"Hey," he says standing, "I didn't' say a kiss on the cheek."
"You didn't say what kind, you just said a kiss."
"You cheat."
I reach out and lightly punch his shoulder, "You're fault not mine."
He laughs and leans back in the seat, "Your bloody awful sometimes."
"I take that as a compliment," I state as I walk away from him towards the fireplace.
I hear him get up, "So, are you feeling better now?"
I look over him confused, "What are you talking about?"
He runs his hand through his hair, "Well, it's been weeks since you and Draco.. well I just wanted to see how you were holding up."
I sigh and turn towards him, "I miss his sometimes," I reply honestly, "But I think I'm okay now, I'm learning to accept that we no longer can be together."
He nods to me accepting my answer.
"I feel so terrible about it. I miss him and still love him, but we can't be together. I know it's stupid."
"Lieanna, you loved him. I understand that and your're stupid."
I felt my eyes start watering, "You're too nice you know that?"
"Even after all that I did to you."
He smiles, "I told you before, that's the past," he tells me, " I don't hold that against you."
"Again, too nice."
He reaches out and takes a hold of my and, "Leianna, I care about you, and then just being your friend was all I needed, but n... I was wondering if maybe... well" he starts to say but stops.
I reach up with my free and place it on his cheek, "George I know where you are going with this, and I don't think I'm ready just yet," I tell him as nice as I could.
He looks down, "I was just wondering," he whispers.
I lift his head up, "George."
He looks up at me, "I do care about you,, and but I still feel too strongly for Draco. I don't want to hurt you again. I need to let my grief of losing him run its course, till I am myself again."
He laughs and reaches up engulfing my hand with his, "When your yourself again?"
I smile, "Yeah, when I stop thinking about him in everything I do,"
He runs his hand from mine down mine and rests it on the cuff of my shirt.
I couldn't help but feel bad for him. Even after all that had happened between us he still had feelings for me. I cared for him, just not as much as I did Draco.
Part of me knew I might never get to the point that I stopped thinking about Draco. But I knew I needed to cast it aside, he made it very clear that he didn't plan on switching to the side of the war that I was on. I needed to let him go, to move on.
"Perhaps," I begin, "Perhaps I can try." I lean towards George, resting my head against his chin.
"Leianna, what are you doing?" he asks me in a low voice.
Instead of replying I lean my head up, "Testing something, would you like to help?"
"If it is where I think you're going with this, I think so."
The moment our lips touched I still felt the urge to pull away. I again cast it out of my mind, I had to try not to think about him, about Draco.
I feel him place his hands on my waist, but doesn't pull me to him or anything.
I missed this, the feeling of being close to someone, the feeling of being cared about. It was all my mind could think of.
But then Draco came back to the front of my htoughts and I pull away. It was wrong, I knew it shouldn't feel this way but it was.
"Now that was the kind of kiss I was asking for earlier," he whispers causing me to smile.
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"So are you two?" Hermione asks as we sat at in the Great Hall. I look over at George who was talking to his brother.
"I dunno, not yet anyways," I reply looking back over to her, "It's complicated."
She rolls her eyes, "You are complicated."
I laugh, "Yeah I guess I am."
I then felt and hand rest on my shoulder. I look back over to my side and see George smiling at me. I bump my shoulder into his and smile at him.
"What are you two doing?" I hear a perky voice say from behind us.
I turn my neck to see Umbridge directly behind us.
"Aren't you aware of the rules?" she asks a smile forming on her face.
"Which one exactly, there are over a hundred," I state bitterly.
She eyes me and through the mask I can see she what she really wanted to do to me.
"Boys and girls must retain their distance," she replies as she takes out her wand and casts a spell to separate me from George.
"Oh this is rubbish," I yell, "All of it, you and your stupid rules."
"I am warning you Ms. Sweary to tame your tongue."
"I will not, I am fed up with all of this," I say, "It's ridiculous."
"Malfoy," she calls out.
That made my mouth shut automatically.
I turn my attention to the figure walking towards us.
"Take Ms. Sweary to my office, we need to have a little chat," she orders him.
George stands up and I touch his shoulder, "No, stop it right there."
He looks from me to Umbridge, then he sits back down.
"Come along," Draco says to me.
I stand up and march over to Draco.
"Lead the way," I exclaim bitterly.
He starts walking and I walk right behind him.
Neither of us said a word as we walked out of the hallway and up the stairs.
As we took the stairs way towards Umbridge's office did he speak, "So I see you and Weasley are back together," he states in a harsh tone.
"Why does it matter to you?" I snap back, "I don't see why you care."
"Why I don't care?" he questions me, "Why would I not, is more the question."
"I thought we were a mistake to you," I state as we take another staircase.
"Don't be so naïve," he spat, "You know that wasn't true, I was angry with you, and still am," he says looking at me with intensity.
I look away from him, "Well it sure looked like it the way you were all over Parkinson."
He grabs my arm and whirls me around, "I wanted to piss you off, to get back at you for leaving me," he explains.
"Well I wasn't going to stay in a house full of deatheaters."
"Did it ever occur to you we really have no control, if we don't do what he says what might happen."
"I don't care, I would still refuse if it were me."
"That's because you don't think," he exclaims.
I start walking again, "No I do and I think the conversation is over."
"No it's not," he says grabbing me once again. He spins me around and brings me to him.
"Draco what on are..." I was cut off with his lips against mine.
At first I try to fight him off, I push against his chest to break free but he only grabs my hands and pins them to my side.
I felt him backing me up until I felt the cold stone wall at my back.
He pins me against it and himself still with a firm grip on my hands.
After seeing I couldn't break free I let go, I stop fighting against him and succumb to his kiss.
As I did he lets my hands go and wraps them in my hair. I felt a fire stir in me, something I hadn't felt in a while. I found myself parting my lips allowing him to deepen the kiss.
He let out a groan and pulled us even closer together. I reach my hand up and run it through his hair and grip the back of his neck. I couldn't help it, Draco set my body on fire just by touching me, kissing me.
Luckily he broke the kiss, before it led to something else.
"You're mine Lieanna, and you always will be," he whispers.
I open my eyes looking into his, "Draco, I wish I could be yours, I do, but we can't," I tell him pained.
"Why," he asks resting his head on mine.
"Cause, it will never work, I told you that. I wish we could but you know yourself it wouldn't work, you are on one side while I'm on the other."
"It doesn't have to be like that, if only you..." I cut him off, "I won't Draco, no matter what I will not," I explain to him.
He back away from me, "So you would rather not be with me, is that it?" he asks and I could tell him temper was rising.
"Why don't you leave, we could find a place..." not it was him that cuts me off, "Don't explain it, let's just get to Umbridge's office."
He turns and starts walking again, "Draco," I say as I reach out to touch him.
He shrugs my hand off though and I draw back.
We finally make it to her office and he opens the door. Once inside I turn to face him.
"I hope you and Weasley are happy together," he states.
"Draco I'm not with George," I say.
"I don't' care, be with whoever you want."
He walks back out and slams the door shut causing me to flinch.
It was amazing how twisted my life can get. One minute I was on the verge of moving on then something like earlier happens that just causes my mind to become confused once again. I wanted to forget, I wanted nothing more than to not think about him and what we once had but I couldn't.
I sigh and sit down and wait for the devil to come to her office to deliver whatever punishment I was about to receive.
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"Ms. Sweary your behavior was unacceptable," Umbridge states while picking up her cup of tea.
I remain quiet biting my lip not to snap back.
"You were way out of line and I believe you should be punished for that," she continues.
"Let me guess, more sentences," I say finally breaking my silence.
She sits her cup down and places her hands on her desk, "If you keep running your mouth you will receive a much more painful punishment, don't test me Ms. Sweary, I can make it worse."
I roll my eyes and cross my arms, I never was the smart mouth type nor the mean one, but this woman surely brought out the devil in me.
"Would you prefer the Cruciatus Curse, that surely will teach you wouldn't it?" She says causing me to snap my attention back at her.
"You can't do that, it's an unforgivable curse, not to mention highly illegal," I tell her. Should wouldn't dare do such a thing, it was crime, and one of the worst.
She laughs, "Oh I can do it, and if you keep running that little mouth that is exactly what you will get."
"Now I want you to write me sentences until I tell you to stop, and if that doesn't work then I will try what I suggested," she says as she reaches in her desk and takes out the blood quill.
She hands it over to me with a sheet of paper, "Now go downstairs to the classroom and start writing."
I take it from her and make my way out of her office angry as hell.
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Two hours later...
I flex my hand and try to ignore the stinging pain in my hand. I felt another tear trickle down my cheek and I look up and Umbridge setting in her chair smiling at me.
I glance back down at the paper and bring the quill to it once more.
I will not disobey the school rules.
I got halfway through writing it before I felt another sting of the letters cutting into my flesh once more. I let out a cry of pain and stop writing.
"Keep going Sweary," I hear her say.
I look up at her again and she lets out a giggle.
With shaky hands I bring the quill back down to the papers and I saw a trickle of blood run down my hand and on the paper.
I start writing the sentence again and I closed my eyes fighting the tears and pain that was slowly becoming unbearable.
"Please," I say to her, "Please let me stop."
I hear her stand, I open eyes and more tears came running down my face.
She walks over beside me and looks at the paper, "Write more."
"I can't," I tell her, my voice shaky.
"Don't make me result to another form of punishment for disobeying," she states, "Now keep writing."
I bite my lip and try to channel the pain as I write again.
I let out a sob and write yet another sentence.
I couldn't do it again, my hand dropped the quill because I had no strength, not enough to hold it in my hand any longer.
"Tell me, have you learned your lesson?" she asks bending down.
I nod unable to speak.
"If you ever speak out of line again, I will not only make you write more sentences, I will use the curse on you," she explains, "Now go to your dorm."
I stand up unbalanced and make my way towards the door. Once outside I roll my sleeves up to see the damage.
Unlike last time I had written, the scars had went all the way up past my elbow. Dry blood covered my whole entire arm.
I slowly made my way towards the common room trying to stop myself from crying before I entered.
Luckily I did, once I gave the password I entered the common room only to find George pacing back and forth.
He looked up once he heard the door to shut.
"Bloody hell where have you been?" he asks rushing over to me.
He then looks down at my shirt sleeve that was covered in splotches of blood. His eyes widen, "What happened to you?"
He reaches out and lifts the sleeve and sees the sentences scarred into my arm.
"She did this to you?" he asks even though he knew the answer. He runs his hand over it and I flinch.
"Leianna."
"I'm okay, it's nothing," I assure him, "It doesn't hurt anymore."
"Don't lie, I have never seen them like this before," he counters, "She has to be stopped."
I lean into him and he wraps his arms around me, "I know."
"I have an idea, but when we do it, you probably won't see me until after school," he states causing me to lean back and look up at him questioningly.
"What are you going to do?"
He smiles, "I'm going to go out with a bang."
I didn't know what he was talking about but I knew one thing, I didn't want him to leave me.
"George I don't want to be at school alone," I tell him, "Don't do anything that will get you expelled."
"You'll be fine, schools almost over," he states, "Besides, you're going to come to my house after aren't you?" he asks while placing his hand on my cheek.
I smile, "Yeah, if you parents will let me."
"Then it's settled," he tell me," Fred and I already have an idea in mind."
"Can you tell me?" I ask.
He shakes his head, "It's a surprise and I think you are going to love it."
I smile at him, "You two are going to get into so much trouble aren't you?"
He grins, "Only if we get caught."
He then bends down and kisses me lightly on top of my head, "Go get some rest, I'll see you in the morning."
I nod and listen to him.
I was curious as to what he and his brother where about to do to Umbridge. Obviously it was something big, that's the way George and Fred worked.
I make it to my room and crawl into the bed. It was easy for sleep to come to me. I was dead tired not to mention the pain in my arm hand me even more sleepy for the need to heal.
I went to sleep thinking about what George and Fred were up to and of course, but like all night my mind switched to a specific person that my mind can't seem to let go... Draco.
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Okay I wanted to say in advance before I post the next chapter in a couple of days that I have read all the books and I have watched all of the movies. In the next chapter, something will occur that I'm going to go with the movie version. It works better, even though I am going to throw my own little twist to it. lol Anyways just wanted to let you all know :) I hope your enjoying the way the story is heading.