His Daughter.

Chapter 3.

I freeze in fear, in front of the office door. I'm stood there, hearing the familiar voice. His slicked back blonde hair, filled with gel. I can smell heavily. "well... well... well... in trouble already?" He teases. I look him up and down, using leglimans to decide my next move "Mind your own business" I confidently retort, walking off back to my last class of the day. Something I am not looking forward too. How do you learn to defend yourself against dark wizards, when your part one? I think to myself, as I brefily consider skipping the class, thinking about where I could hide instead. I find a dark alcove, and slip into it, my back against the cold stone wall. I slide my back down, sitting on the floor in the dark cove. Now committed to my decision to skip the class. Sitting with my arms around my knees. The time feels like it passes by slowly, as I wait it out. Soon enough all the students and professors were in their respective classrooms, and after a few extra minutes, I deemed it safe, to carefully sneak away to a quieter area, out on the outer school grounds.

I find myself drawn to the lake on the school grounds. I walk down the croaked stone steps carefully, and sit by the edge of the lake, looking out at the still water. Daydreaming as I sit there. Imagining how different it would be, if everyone knew my family. If I was in the right school house. Even how much power I would have. I smile at this thought. But I am quickly shaken back to reality, when I hear a smooth deep voice. "Seraphina?" I turn my head, seeing the green school uniform there. A brown haired boy, stands there, I had seen him with the boys, but this was the first time I heard him speak. I was a little taken aback. "A gryffindor skipping a class" stepping forward, "may I sit?" he asks. I gesture to allow him, as he sits next to me. "You know my name, but I don't know yours?" I ask. He looks straight out at the lake, "Theo" "Nice to meet you" I smile in response.

After a few minutes of awkward silence, both of us sat by the lake, staring at the still water. I notice a weird feeling brewing inside of me. "I'm sorry about my friends" Theo's voice cuts through the silence. I look over at him and smiles. "I can handle them" I confidently speak up. "Why are you here?" I quickly ask back. Theo pauses as he looks down to the water, "I like to come here and think sometimes, it's nice and quiet" An explanation that I can agree with I think as I nod. "Draco was bragging that he caught you exiting the headmaster's office" He changes the subject, I look away. "I got lost on the way to my lesson" I make the excuse, wary if I can trust Theo, though he seems like he could be a potentially good friend. "You really do look familiar" He remarks, I laugh. "Maybe I have a common face" I say as I stand up. "It was nice to meet you" I smile as I walk back up the steps, making my way to the gryffindor common room.

Back in the Gryffindor common room, theres classical music playing. It's very chilled, with fellow house students. I remove my tie, sighing walking through to my dorm bed. Just as I lie down, Ginny sits at the end of my bed, startling me. "Where were you? I saved you a seat" I sit up, "I'm sorry, I got lost" I laugh. Meeting her eyes,"I'll walk with you next time?" She nods in agreement, and gets up to leave the dorm. I lie back, closing my eyes. Replaying memories in my mind, seeing all the happy memories from my childhood in Spinner's End. Learning about my title, and how to keep my power in control. The endearing but half smile I would see on my father's face. It all feels me with warmth. I wake up from this dream, and open my trunk up, looking in it for some photos. But unable to find them. Locking my trunk back up and pushing it under my bed, I get up, going to make my way to the great hall for the evening dinner and announcements.

There's a low chatter between all the students. As we all walk to the great hall. The smell from the evening feast, dances through the halls. As we approach the great oak doors. We walk in, and sit at our tables. All adorned with vast plates of different foods. I sit down, looking around. All the professors but one, were sat at the head table. I further look over all the house tables, and I see Theo sat by Draco and Mattheo. I find myself smiling at him, then I turn back to Ginny and Hermoine. We're giggling, and just as we get into our own private conversations, Dumbledore stands at his podium, gesturing for silence. The hall falls silent, and Dumbledore makes all the announcements, telling us about a new class, the yule ball, and quidditch try outs. We go back to eating, when Harry leans over the gryffindor table. "Why is Theo looking over here?" he asks, I shake my head, "I don't know" I blush, "I think we had a moment" The girls giggle beside me. I feel embarrassed. I mean it's so not the pairing, a gryffindor and slytherin, on the surface anyway. Little did they know, it would truly be a slytherin and slytherin pairing.