Slytherins Golden Girl

Chapter 13

Sunday 6th December 1994

Warm breath blew down on Eleanor making the hair on the back of her neck tickle and send shivers down her spine. She rolled over groggily rubbing her eyes, as air was blown into her face yet again. She opened her eyes and is greeted by the image of two grinning faces leaning only inches away from hers.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLE!" Theo and Adrian scream at her before she could fully come to terms with her surroundings.

"AAHHHHHH!" She screams back, jolting backwards and falling off the side of the bed as her duvet, tied round her leg comes down with her.

"What the fuck are you doing!" She angrily yells from the floor as her heart thumps in her chest.

Eleanor leans up on her elbows as she watches Theo slowly approach her from around the bed, she could tell by the look in his eye what he was thinking. "No! No, no don't you even think about it!" She warns, pointing her finger at him.

He chooses to ignore her warning.

"BUNDLE!" Theo shouts as he, followed by Adrian and Blaise jump on top of her, squashing her against the cold floor.

"Merlin you guys are heavy!" Eleanor moans, as they all look down at her with goofy smiles spread across their faces.

"We are not!" They simultaneously protest.

"Oi dickheads! Get off her!" Pansy snaps from behind, clicking her fingers at them as they clamber off.

Daphne reaches for Eleanors hand helping her get off the floor. "Happy birthday Elle!" She exclaimed pulling her into a hug and squeezing her tight.

"Make room, make room!" Pansy orders as they open an arm for her to join.

"What about the rest of us?"

They break apart as Eleanor looks at the others stood in the centre of the room holding two gift wrapped boxes. Theo held a teal blue box wrapped in gold trimmings tightly against his chest as Blaise had hold of a large white box sealed shut by a black silk bow.

"This ones from all of us." Theo excitingly says eagerly holding out the present for her to take."Well nearly all of us."

He glances over to Draco, who casually lent against Daphnes bed post with his hands in his pockets.

"It wasn't my fault. I wasn't informed about this." He shrugged fiddling with something in his trouser pocket.

"No he's right it wasn't, it was Goyles." Daphne said pinning the blame on Goyle who sat innocently across the room.

"I'm innocent here!" He protested, holding his hands up in defence. "It was Crabbe!"

"Guys it's okay." Eleanor laughed, tugging at the box as it opened. The box revealed a small framed photo of Stevie Nicks with a signed signature at the bottom. "Shit, how did you.."

"We know she's one of your favourites!" Daphne smiles at her.

"But she's the biggest singer in wizarding history! How did you get this?" Eleanor gawped looking down at the small handwritten message.

"We know some people." Adrian said leaning against Pansys draws.

"Thank you guys! I love it!"

Blaise passed Eleanor the box from his hands, she took the box returning to sit cross legged on her bed.  She ran her hands along the silk black bow, gently pulling at the ends so it came undone. She lift the lid off revealing white tissue paper with a small note placed on top...