Professor Malfoy

4 | firewhiskey

Chapter 4
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"What took you so long?!" Theo asks with a certain annoyance in his voice when me and Pansy arrive into the common room.

They're waiting for us on black velvet couches in front of a huge fireplace. It's Tuesday evening, so the common room is almost empty, because everyone's getting ready for tomorrow. Except us.

"No hello? No wow, you look so pretty?" Pansy scoffs and folds her arms by her breasts.

We decided to wear black and white today. I chose a black pleated mini skirt with a white shirt tucked into it and a black blazer with big golden buttons. Pansy's wearing a black minidress with long sleeves and knee boots.

"Wow, you look so pretty!" Blaise says and fake smiles at Pansy. Or is it a real smile? Who knows?

"See? Much better."

We all leave the common room, headed to the Hogsmeade village. The castle is dark at this evening hour, the only source of light are candles on chandeliers and the almost full moon. Candles. In 2021. Hogwarts never adapted.

"I can't believe we're legally doing this," I say full of excitement while we're walking on a path away to the village. It's only a ten minute walk, but for my bare legs it feels like hours.

"Right? But all the sneaking out was actually fun..." Pansy agrees.

Until 17, we couldn't go anywhere without the school's approval, which means no Hogsmeade. Teachers don't usually let us go there, because it's 'dangerous', but the truth is, they're just worried we'd buy alcohol. Or get lost. Or killed. Of course we found a way out of this - Theo managed to buy two invisibility cloaks, but over the years, they got an old that they lost their power.

The night is colder than I hoped it'd be and a shiver goes through my body. I wrap my hands around my waist, but they can't cover my legs that are freezing. Damn it and this Scotland weather.

Luckily, Theo notices me and offers to walk in a cuddle, which I gladly accept. He puts his one arm over my shoulder and covers my back with his leather jacket. His perfume instantly hits my nose.

"Thank you," I mumble under my nose and frown my face at Pansy, who whistled at us. 0
When we finally get to see the village lights, I start to walk faster.

"Who's that?" Zion asks, walking next to Blaise and Pansy and flinches his head to some lady walking toward us.

I can't see her face properly, but as she gets closer I notice her young face and brown hair. She's dressed all in black - blouse, leather jeans and a cloak over her.

"Good evening, students," she says when she walks by us.

We stare at her for a while, until I realize that none of us answered back, so I quickly do and she nods her head. Just like that, she walks away, headed to the only place that this pathway leads except the Hogsmeade. She's walking to Hogwarts.

"Why is she going to school?" I ask and turn around to look at her one more time.

"Why do you care?" Theo mocks me and makes me turn back

"Just wondering..."

"I bet she's a new student," adds Blaise.

"Yes, Blaise, that's exactly why she called us students." I mock him.

Because the village isn't big at all, you can see if it's crowded or empty right from the entrance. I haven't been here all summer, because me and Pansy both live in England. Honestly, I missed this atmosphere and smell.