Secrets (D.M)

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Back in school, the DA meetings were getting more interesting.

Neville had finally done the Expelliarmus charm, he was very proud.

"Well done, again, Neville!" Adeline told him.

"Thanks, Addy!" Neville grinned.

It was January, and the snow was clearing up. Melting on the grass.

"Come on, Pansy." Adeline said.

"What if he says noooo?" Pansy complained.

"THEN DON'T!" Adeline told her.

"But I want to!" Pansy complained, again.

"Then do it!" Adeline rolls her eyes.

"Ok. He'll say yes, right?" Pansy asked.

Adeline was trying to convince Pansy to ask Theo out.

"I don't know! Are you good friends?" Adeline asked.

"Uhh yes?" Pansy said.

"Why did you hesitate? You were with each other yesterday." Adeline asked.

"We got in a fight yesterday. I'm sure he's forgiven me though!" Pansy smiled.

Adeline facepalmed herself. "Pansy if you didn't get in a fight, you could've been dating!"

"Yeah it's not my fault!" Pansy cried.

"Then what happened?" Adeline questioned.

"Well, Theo and I were just talking.. And then, he said that I shouldn't be so rude to people in Gryffindor, other than you obviously." Pansy explained. "Then I told him it was a rubbish house-"

Adeline glared at her.

"Worse house than Slytherin." Pansy said. "And he just started an argument!!"

"Pansy that's your fault." Adeline told her. "Be nicer!"

"The only Gryffindor I'll be nice to is you. And ONLY because you're my sister." Pansy explains.

"Try be more friendly with Nott then maybe he'll like you." Adeline tells her.

"Okay. But only because he looks cute this year!!" Pansy says.

"You're an idiot." Adeline says, walking off.

***

"Where are you going?" Draco asked.

"On a walk." Adeline replied.

"Where? It's nearly after hours." Draco said.

"Just around the grounds. It won't take long." She told him.

"Can I come?" Draco asks.

"Uh, why not?" Adeline smiled.

Draco and Adeline set off on a walk around the ground, talking about school.

The moon rose, making the sky dark.

"Thank you, kind sir for accompanying me on this walk!" Adeline joked.

"You're quite welcome, fair maiden." Draco laughed.

"Night!"

***

"Why were you so late getting back last night?" Lavender asked Adeline.

"Oh, I went on a walk."

"A long walk by the sounds of it!" Hermione laughed.

Adeline laughed and put her uniform on.

"You'll be preparing for your O.W.L's!" Umbridge announced. "By a test!"
The students all groaned. Why couldn't they just wait for the actual assessments? It seemed silly to do more tests. Umbridge passed out piles of parchment to each of the students.

"Write your name and house on it." Umbridge told them. "You have three quarters of an hour."

The students all began the test.

Half an hour in, Adeline felt a poke on her back. A ball of paper hit her. She turned around.

"Adeline!" Draco whispered.

"What?" she frowned.

"Can you go to Hogsmeade tomorrow? It's the first weekend that we can go this year."

"Sure." Adeline whispered. "Now let me continue with the test!"

***

"We're starting the 'Accio' charm in DA now!" Neville told Adeline.

"Oh yay!" Adeline smiled. "When's the meeting this week?"

"Tonight.. So you're going to have to get back from Hogsmeade with Malfoy earlier."

"How do you know about me going to Hogsmeade with Draco?" Adeline asks.

"Everyone knows, Lavender heard you in Umbridge's test yesterday. She told mostly everyone and it spread." Neville explained.

"Why would she-" Adeline mutters. "Never mind, it's silly, really."

"Yeah, enjoy anyway!" Neville grins.

"Thanks Neville." Adeline was about to walk away. "Wait.. Neville?"

"Yes?"

"Has Hannah and Susan spread anything about me?"

"Um.."

"Neville, please say." Adeline begged.

"Okay, they say you're faking being a Parkinson just to have money and a sibling."

"WHAT?" Adeline shouted. "Those absolute bitches."

"Don't shout or swear, please, Addy." Neville says.

"Sorry Neville, but why would they do that? I don't care about money and I was fine about being an only child."

"I don't know. Your family and theirs's are fighting.. So they could just be playing their part."

Adeline groaned. "Ugh! Why can't they just ignore the fact I'm a Parkinson?"

Neville shrugged. "I'm going to meet Luna now."

"Okay, bye Nev!" Adeline smiled.

Adeline decided to head to Hogsmeade now, as it was going to turn 12pm soon.

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hi besties!! this was a kindof short chapter too, so srry about thatttt. enjoy the next chapter! <3