His Slytherin Game

CHAPTER FIVE

We walk back to the castle in silence. We don't even say goodbye when we have to part ways. It's strange. Issac is normally all happy with a wide smile on his face and Samuel, well Samuel is normally happy when I'm not around.

I wake up this morning and I really don't feel like going to class. My first class is potions, where I sit next to Issac. Ugh! It's not that I'm scared of him since I saw what he did, its just I get the feeling he doesn't what to talk to me. However, I am scared of seeing him, and what he might look like. The thought of him having bruises all over his face makes me uncomfortable, especially when I know it's my fault. But a slight smile forms on my face when I realise that Malfoy probably looks worse.

I force myself to get up and get ready. After finishing up in the bath room, putting on my robes, yellow tie, and brushing my hair, I walk to class. Alone.

When I get there though, Issac is already in there, sitting in his usual seat. He looks around and catches my eye. His eyes are ringed with slightly purple bruises and his cheek is cut a little and there's a slight split on his lip. He smiles at me and I instantly smile back. I'm so happy to know that he's not mad at me.

"hey" I say as I sit down next to him with a smile
"hi" he replies just the same. We just stare at each other for a second before Snape walks in and starts the class.

Halfway through the lesson Malfoy barges through the door

"why are you late, Malfoy?" Snape asked in a serious tone
"sorry professor," he states angrily "I was finishing up in McGonagall's office" he finishes with a stare directly at me and Issac with a look to kill and I feel my cheeks flush. It's like his grey eyes pierce my souls. His grey eyes that are now surrounded with deep silver and purple bruises, much bigger and obviously more painful then Isaac's. I nearly feel bad for him, they go from his eyebrows down to his neck and probably further. His lip is split too and its also deeper then the one of Isaac's face. He'll clearly take a lot longer to heal.

"you'll pay for this! Wait till my father hears!" he threatens and its hard to tell if he's talking to me or to Issac.
"sit down Malfoy" Snape says and he does.

Me and Issac go on as normal, half listening to Snape and half laughing and talking as we normally do. I ask him if he's okay or if it hurts. He says it's fine and that he would like to talk to me later about what happened, then smiles at me. I think it's cute seeing him smile with such a teenage bad boy look on his face. For a brief moment I wonder if Malfoy looks the same and I look round to him. I find him burning holes in the back of my head. Nevermind, I think to myself.

"gosh! I can't believe that boys nerve" I complain the Issac
"yeah I know" he says a little melancholy. His mood has changed from how he was a second ago
"are you sure you're alright" I ask
"yeah" he sighs "it's just Samuel seems kinda mad at me and I don't know why"
"oh, well.. When did it start?" I ask trying to help
"well he was being really funny, like not talking to me and stuff yesterday at the game -" he's cut off by Snape. I don't dig any further. If he wants to tell me, he can.

"Right," Snape begins "your homework must take place over the next week. You must research and conjure a potion for this lesson in one week's time. It must be harmless" he puts emphasis on harmless and looks directly at Malfoy who just snigers and laughs it off with his friends "It will be tested on another member of the class to see how effective it is and you will be graded on these"

This is my first proper assignment and I'm a little excited and nervous. I'll probably ask Jessie for help on finding an easy potion to make but one that will also help me to get good grades. She's not in my class but it doesn't really matter, we study the same things and I think it would be perfect time to catch up because I feel like I haven't spoken to her since the transformations test the other day.

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At lunch it's all four of us. And we get discussing the potions homework, however I notice a little tension between Issac and Samuel that makes everything a little uncomfortable.

Jessie informs me that a thoughts potion is probably my best bet, because it is easy but still technically challenging, meaning I should still get a decent grade. She then goes on to explain that it makes whoever takes it say whatever they are thinking and to be honest I'm a kind of interested.

That's when Issac says he wants to talk to me and I happily agree.

We are going for a walk around the castle grounds and we're silent for a couple moments. He breaks the silence when he says
"I'm sorry"
I turn to him and ask "for what?"
"for, if I scared you" he says still walking and looking at the floor.
"Issac," I say and grab his shoulder so he stops walking and looks at me "I'm not scared" I say as seriously as I can.
"good" he says a little breathlessly as we hold eye contact for a couple seconds. I feel my cheeks flush and i look away.
"what happened anyway?" I say trying to hide the slight embarrassment I felt from holding eye contact for so long.
"oh," he says "yeah, um"
"you don't have to tell me" I reassure him
"no it's fine. I trust you" he says sinserly and it's a little scary to hear "I um, I get really angry sometimes. It's not like really bad anger issues or anything" he reassures me quickly "just - sometimes it gets too much and - when someone says or does something, my retaliatory anger can turn into - open anger."
"okay" is all I say and to be honest I like knowing he feels like he can tell me this, that he's comfortable with me knowing. Then it hits me "does anyone else know?"
"Sam, obviously Sam knows and - I guess Malfoy"
He says looking back to the floor.

I remember our chat in potions when he began to tell me about his problem with Samuel, but as I look at him I think that the worst thing to do would be to bring that up now and make him even more upset.

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After that weird chat with Issac I had another couple lessons but I didn't really know anyone in those classes.

It's about 8 pm now and I'm in the library. I'm researching the thoughts potion Jessie told me about and I'm pretty sure that I should be able to make it for when it's due. I like being alone in the library, it's quiet and allows me to get stuff done.

Then I hear a loud bang on my table and I turn to look in the direction the noise came from. And of course, who do I find? Malfoy. He just slammed a bunch of books onto the table I'm working at. I ignore him at first and every now and then I look over to see him staring at a book. His eyes are slightly less swollen now and I can't help but think he deserves them to be big and painful. Before I know it, word have left my mouth

"does it hurt?" I say knowing that it does but I want to hear him say it.
"what?" he says, like he's supprised that I'm talking to him.
"does it hurt?" I repeat
"what do you fucking think?" he says harshly "of course it bloody does your time bomb of a boyfriend hit me repeatedly in the face"
"one, Isaac is not my boyfriend and two, I didn't mean your bruises, I ment your freaking ego!" I respond getting more annoyed by the second.
He just scoffs and rolls his eyes mumbling something
"do you mind?" I ask a little annoyed
"what?" he says sarcasticly
"I'm trying to work" I say and look back to my book
"no! I thought you were flying, I was going to ask if you could teach me how" he says, his tone now dripping with sarcasm and rudeness and mock disappointment
"just shut up Malfoy" I'm getting annoyed now
"what did you say?" he's angry now too. I've noticed it doesn't take alot to rile him up.
"I said shut up!"
"how dare you talk to me that way! You filthy little mud blood" he says with a raw anger in his voice. There's something about this boy I hate so much, he gets me aggravated. I'm so hot right now, my blood is boiling and my face is heating up. I let out a deep sigh of frustration before saying

"listen! I'm not actually sure what that means! But I know for a fact you don't get to call me that. It's sounds rude and I don't know why your always so pleased with yourself! You're failing classes! And plus! You've called me that twice now! Try and think of something more ordinary won't you!" before I walk away. I'm in such a need to get away from him I leave the book I was reading on the table.

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Authors note : OooOoo. Not getting off to a very good start are they?
I know this chapter is a little long, but I do want to show Issacs story too, so that will be a sub plot in this story. Xx