The Secret Relationship: The Angelic Witch and Draco Malfoy (Book 3)

Hunting An Angel

"So?" William looked from Heroneka to Andrew. "Do you both know one another already?"

"Yes, we--" Heroneka wanted to avoid mentioning her meeting with Andrew on top of the Astronomy Tower a few months ago. "We might have crossed paths in the corridors of the Hogwarts castle."

"Very well, then," William smiled at Andrew. "I think, I should leave now. I'm getting late for my meeting."

"Sure, Mr Pearlstone." Andrew nodded shaking his hand.

"Oh, call me William!" He added quickly. "Her friends call me William too." He glanced at Heroneka.

Her friends? Well, Harry, Ron and Hermione always called him Mr Pearlstone. It was only Fred and George with whom William has gotten really close to, so now they had started calling him by his name.

William left the mansion, leaving Heroneka and Andrew, still standing there in the middle hall, all by themselves. Now, there was so much silence that Heroneka could hear the fairies arguing in their chipmunk voices on the first floor. Andrew looked up at the staircase and made a confused face.

"What is that?" He asked nervously.

"Oh, that!" Heroneka was still digesting the fact that if she wanted her Hogsmeade form to be signed by William, she had to spend an entire day with Andrew, a boy who had once stopped her in the middle of a corridor with a group of his Slytherin friends and tried to ask her out. Draco had saved her that day by arriving just in time and taking her away.

After a few months later that incident, Heroneka had sneaked out at night and went straight to the Astronomy Tower, thinking of Draco and her Valentine's night. That was when Andrew had shown up coincidentally, not knowing she was there as well. They had talked for a few hours and Heroneka had found out that Andrew was an angelic wizard too.

"That's just... Some of my caretakers." She nodded awkwardly. "They argue a lot sometimes."

Andrew smiled softly, trying to make things less awkward. "Did you know I was coming to see you?"

"No" she shook her head walking towards the heavily cushioned maroon sofas and sat on one of them. "Dad just said that an angelic wizard is coming to see you and... That I will enjoy his company." She tried to smile as well.

Andrew sat on the other sofa, leaving some distance between them, which was a great relief to Heroneka.

"Well," he laughed softly. "I don't think you are happy to see me here. How can you enjoy my company?"

"Oh, no," she tried her best to sound honest. "I am just a bit surprised to see you. I mean, I wasn't expecting someone I already know to show up."

"You look gorgeous, by the way." He added. "I've never seen you dressed up so nice before."

Heroneka felt the hair on his skin tingle. "Thank you so much" she tried to pull her dress lower, wishing the light fairy was there, helping her.

Andrew nodded, gazing at her, smiling. "How're your holidays going so far?"

"Good!" Heroneka was so uncomfortable watching him, staring at her. "I did a lot of homework and then... I worked on my angelic evolution too. And... I also learnt to play some violin and piano. I dance every day---"

"Wow!" Andrew looked a little more comfortable now. "Are you sure that you're not tailing me? You know that I sing and write songs a lot, right?"

"Yes, I do." She laughed feeling even more awkward. "But I enjoy music and dance because Gemma-- I mean, my mother was amazing at it. I think I got it from her."