"You have all men on their knees. You so damn good at everything, so perfect, I hate it. I hate you, Stone. Your smell, your kindness, your voice, your smart mouth, your nerve. Everything. And now you have me thinking about kissing those lips...I wa...
Heavy rain fell above Hogwarts and Anna hurried to get inside the castle. It had taken her a bit of time to find the Alchemy class. Alchemy was only taught if there was enough demand and only to sixth and seventh years and therefore, there was not a fixed classroom for it. After a few back and forths, she finally arrived in the class. Nobody should be there yet, because she made sure she allows herself plenty of time to find the room before her scheduled lesson. To Anna's surprise however, she was not alone. Draco Malfoy seemed to have the same thinking as her and arrived early. He was standing, gazing out of the window, eating a green apple. He had not noticed her presence, allowing her to observe him. The more she did, the more beautiful she found him. Golden rays of the sunset were peeking between the clouds, giving his skin and hair an alluring glow. Anna wished he was the same sweet man she had been seeing in her dreams, but Draco Malfoy was far from that. She stood there, staring at him for a few moments. Soon, he sensed Anna's presence and he turned around.
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"Seriously, Stone?" said Malfoy, evidently annoyed. Anna found a seat and dropped her bag and scarf there. That moment she realised it was their first one to one encounter after the train fiasco.
"Nice to see you too, Malfoy. Kind of missed your face since, like, ten minutes ago" she joked giggling softly. Malfoy's face remained serious, not losing an ounce of his arrogant expression.
"What are you doing in Alchemy class anyway?" he asked, sitting against her desk. Anna's heart fluttered at his proximity. She had almost forgotten how his masculine smell, or even his aura, were affecting her. Her breath got heavier.
"I like it and it is very useful. Why did you choose it for?" Anna answered, looking down slightly to hide her blush.
"I like potions, transfiguration and astronomy. It's a rare subject and combination of all three, so I thought I'd try it" Malfoy answered, leaving Anna's side to find his own seat, a couple of desks away from her. Anna mirrored him, and took a seat. She glanced at the clock and realised she still had fifteen minutes before the lesson starts. She then looked at the sky, drawn by its colours, and spoke her thoughts out loud.
"The symbolisms Alchemy has and the creation of something new from something old is fascinating. It is all about transformation. And it is connected to the human spiritual journey. Such a beautiful craft..."
"How romantic" Malfoy retorted sarcastically, bringing Anna back to reality. Draco Malfoy was an idiot for sure, however Anna decided she did not want to rely her opinion of him on her bias or his superficial behaviour and treat him aggressively. She had already heard a lot about him from her classmates, but she could not deny the fact that he had stopped his gang tormenting her on the train, so she thought he might not be that bad. And something inside her told her that he was more than meets the eye. Only time would tell and Anna would surely make an effort to know him better. "I'm more all for the powerful elixirs that can be created through alchemy" he continued.
"Is that why you were after Felix felicis so badly? For its power?" said Anna. Malfoy's face fell.
