Next update is here!

Chapter Seventeen

I woke up rubbing my eyes and almost panicked forgetting were I was..” Hey, Ariel wake up it's morning time, we are going to miss breakfast.” I shook the red head lying next to me, not waiting for a response I slipped out of the comfy bed and headed towards the living room. I was surprised to see Orion Malfoy on the couch reading a book.” Your up early.” I commented airily, Orion was clearly surprised to see me.

“ Cadence! What.. Your eleven but, this is the head prefects quarters, what are you doing here?” He paused slightly.” Actually, I probably don't want to know.. Do you happen to know why Tessa's sleeping on my bed? Couches are uncomfortable to sleep on." Orion patted the place next to him for me to sit, I proceeded to do so.

“ Well, I am eleven.. Tessa helped my friend, I mean.. You know Ariel Weasley? My best friend.. Yea believe it or not I'm friends with Ariel, anyways back to my story. Allie and I were exploring the the Forbidden Forest, NO! Don't say anything about me being dumb, even if it was my idea, Allie got lost and I had to find either the head girl or head boy to help me and you were somewhere.. Tessa helped then invited us to stay the night.”

“ You are the strangest girl I've ever met, discounting Tessa.” Orion rolled his eyes.” So.. Uh, I just don't understand how your a friend with a Weasley.. Wouldn't they like automatically hate you or something? I mean your related to the Malfoy's and your mum was Daphne Greengrass, that gives them every reason to h.. Let's not go there.”

“ You two know each other... Or what?” Tessa entered yawning, she looked rather tired to me.” Oh.. DARN! I.. Uh.” She face palmed.. I almost laughed, but I'm to nice to do such a thing.” I'm not apologizing Orion.. And why is your bed more comfy then mine? It isn't fair.. I'm registering a complaint to the...” Tessa stopped as Professor Snape entered.

“ So.. Cadence, is there a reason you were not in your dormitories last night? I was asked to check by your head of house the reason why you did not show up to your meeting with him.” Lily Snape narrowed her eyes at me, I couldn't believe that I forgot my meeting with Professor Potter, though I have one question to ask him.. Why did a Gryffindor end up being the Slytherin head of house.

“ Professor Snape!” I yelped jumping up in surprise.” I was uh.. Visiting with my cousin and uh. I'm so sorry! I have to go to apologize to him.. And uh.” I ran out of the room close to tears hardly believing my stupidity. Then I ran back in to the room quickly.” Hey Tessa why did you sleep in Orion's bed?” I ran out trying not to laugh now.

***Tessa's PoV

I am about ready to kill Cadence, I was blushing furiously as Professor Snape was laughing hysterically. Finally she left.” Yea Tessa, why did you sleep in my bed?” Orion asked he was.. Fortunately, not laughing. I have no idea how he could keep a straight face after something like this happened.” Or did you just randomly think my room was yours?”

“ I uhhh. Really don't want to get in to this now.” I glared at Orion and proceeded in to the kitchen. Orion followed having to deal with some stuff.” Your turn for dishes today.” I grinned cheekily at him changing the subject. He said nothing and actually started doing the dishes. There was a uneasy silence between us. So I decided to sit on the counter seeing as I could get away with it. Well I most probably could.

“ Five points from Slytherin for sitting on the counter.” Orion surprised me.

“ Five points from Gryffindor for splashing me with water.” I countered.

“ Five points to Slytherin for countering my sudden decision.”

“ Five points to Gryffindor to be fair.”

“ Five points from Slytherin to be unfair.”

“ Five points from Gryffindor because your Orion.”

“ Five points to Slytherin because your Tessa,”

“ Five points to Gryffindor for observing something.” We were now both laughing and rather enjoying ourselves.

***Breakfast table. Sidney's PoV.

What in the world! Slytherin lost 5 points, now Gryffindor. Wait.. There getting there points back, and taken away, and back.. What the. I swear that if.. TESSA AND ORION DID THIS! My train of thought suddenly came to a halt and I dashed from the table.

***Back to Tessa's PoV

Orion and I were still laughing after like three minutes, I was surprisingly literally, hanging off of him to not fall over. Well I mean like, my arm was around his neck. For some reason we both stopped laughing at the same time, I just stood there one arm around his neck staring in to his deep grey eyes doing nothing. Oh great.. Now we are back to this uneasy silence between us staring at each other. I could swear I moved closer to him.. Wait! Why am I moving closer to him if I didn't mean to. I am officially crazy. Then well it happened. We kissed.

***Tessa's Flashback.

I was standing in line waiting to be sorted, everything was just like.. Like a fairy tale. Soon enough I heard Headmistress McGonagall call out my name. I was shocked, I knew exactly what to do but then again. I didn't.” Go on up, I hope your in Slytherin.” The cute blonde boy who I think was named Orion smiled encouragingly at me. I walked up and put the hat on my head. And soon enough it yelled out for me to be Slytherin. I could swear that Orion clapped the loudest.

I was in a slight daze and stared at my gold plate rather bored and was surprised to hear.” Malfoy, Orion.” Shouted out. I looked up watching and hoping that he would also be Slytherin. I mean he was like, the cutest boy in Hogwarts! And I'd only just gotten there. Much to my dismay he was put in Gryffindor. And I payed no attention the sorting or anything else, well other then my plate.

“ Hey.. You look interested in learning every singly detail of that plate.” Orion surprised me, I looked up and noticed he was grinning at me.” I'm Orion by the way, Orion Malfoy. Your Tessa. Tessa Grath, nice to meet you.” He held out his hand still grinning, I took it and shook it smiling back at him.” So uh.. Congratulations on being Slytherin. I wish I was one.”

“ Hm, yea. Probably would have made a good one..” I looked back at my plate and bit my tongue not quite sure what to say. I noticed that the Potter, James person was trying to wage a glaring war with Orion and catch the first to be sorted eye, a red head named Sidney.” Is there a reason that Potter boy dislikes you?” I was hardly believing my eyes, how could anyone dislike Orion? I'm practically obsessing over the boy, but still, what's not to like?

“ Oh his and mine dad hate each other. Just carrying on the family genes I guess.” Orion laughed slightly, then kicked some third year out of the place that was next to me and then sat down in the girls place.” So, what do you think of Hogwarts? Or at least what you have seen of it. I was taken on a tour about three or four years ago, though I wasn't allowed in the Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor or Slytherin dormitories or common rooms.”

“ Oh so those are the names of the house's, I honestly wasn't paying the slightest attention.” I wasn't going to say why though.” It's.. Magnificent, really truly magnificent. Though I don't understand in the slightest why someone would make something like this to teach school in. Well, magic isn't normal school. It's so weird, magic is.” Orion was laughing again, his laugh is so cute!

“ Your really funny. I've never known anything other then magic, I'm a pureblood and a only child. You got any siblings? My dad's normally really proud of me but he's gonna be really disappointed when he finds out that I'm in Gryffindor. I wonder if I wouldn't have to tell him.” The look on Orion's face made me laugh or giggle, whichever you which to call it.” What?” He turned to face me confused. It took me a little bit to calm down.

“ The look on your face was highly amusing.” I coughed slightly.. From then on Orion Malfoy and I were best friend, well that is until it happened. That horrible horrible it...

***End of flashback.

“ Tessa and Orion I'm going to-” Sidney broke off seeing us and her eyes went all big and stuff. I immediately pulled away from Orion.” What. Is. Going. On?” She asked taking deep breaths.” I mean! I know what's going.. Actually, I don't, you know some kind of explanation to why my best friend is kissing her arch enemy might be nice.” Sidney paused then continued.“ ORION WHAT WERE YOU DOING KISSING TESSA? I'M SURPRISED SHE HASN'T KILLED YOU YET!”

“ Um.. I'm really not sure why.” I started, Sidney stared at me as if I was out of my mind.” What?! I don't know why, aaaand he started it okay? Orion kissed me first.” Orion turned to look at me, I felt my face going red. As both my best friend and the guy I hate/love/just kissed me were watching me. It was rather uncomfortable. Plus Sidney's sudden out burst didn't help in the slightest.” First I fall asleep in his bed now this.” I muttered, but unfortunately the other two heard me.

“ YOU FELL ASLEEP IN HIS BED?!” Sidney looked like she was about to faint. I nodded my head weakly, falling on to the couch. I honestly feel like fainting myself, this is officially the worst day ever!” Tessa I thought you has some common sense, and what was that thing about Gryffindor and Slytherin gaining and loosing points?”

“ I wasn't in the room when she fell asleep in it.. Seriously Sid, you jump the worst conclusions.” Orion started to laugh, Sidney seemed to calm down a little bit.” Aand that.. That was us well.. Uh, having slight arguments with each other.” I could kiss Orion for dealing with Sidney. WOAH! Not doing that again.” Hey, why don't we go down. We get to find out who the Tri-Wizard Champions are today.” His sudden change of subject made me happy.