"Hey, Liz! You forgot this!" Fred Weasley-Eliza hoped she was right and that was Fred not George- ran after her holding tightly onto what looked like a black ball.
"Huh?"
Eliza stopped in her tracks and waited for the ginger to catch up to her. Once Fred was right in front of her, the black ball became familiar.
"F- it's a frisbee! Right..." She spoke, her voice rising an octave.Fred obviously saw through her lie. "Where did you find him?" Eliza asked in her normal voice.
"In the Entrance Hall. I think he was trying to find the kitchen."
Hearing the magic word, the black ball opened up, showing his true identity. His bright green eyes stared up at the ginger innocently, looking like he wasn't even real.
"Furvus. Come here," Eliza ordered her kitten but Furvus didn't move an inch. Instead, he purred and jumped on Fred, digging his little claws into his clothes.
"I think he likes me!" The ginger exclaimed happily.
The kitten glanced over his shoulder at his master and purred again. It looked, in Eliza's eyes, as if Furvus was asking her who Fred was.
"I have to go to class. You can hang around Fred for now but be nice. Be nice, Furvus." She repeated, her tone getting a bit colder.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFYAz02s4P
Furvus purred again and turned back to Fred happily. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmihRd4sRjP
"How the heck did he get here again?" She mumbled on her way to Divination.
Furvus proved to be a troublemaker so naturally, he liked following the Weasley twins around. They quite liked him too and were using him as a pawn in their games. The one who was taking all the blame though was Eliza because Furvus was her cat.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvNBmh3ICm
She got late to Transfiguration because Furvus found the entry into the kitchen and unlike anything she had seen, there was a house elf that found the black cat very entertaining. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0iMknzaHu
"Who the heck is that elf anyway? He's taking great care of that little troublemaker..." She mumbled, her attention far from the subject in class. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhROoU0FpZ
Only when professor McGonagall threw a very sharp look, Eliza finally shut up and looked at her teacher.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisj58iIowc
“Now, before you leave I have an announcement to make. The Yule Ball has been a tradition of the Triwizard Tournament since its inception. On Christmas night, we and our guests gather in the Great Hall for a night of well-mannered frivolity. As representatives of the host school I expect each and every one of you to put your best foot forward. And I mean this literally, because the Yule Ball is, first and foremost a dance.”991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNd2TVPc07g
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Eliza was somewhere in the back, hoping she won’t have to dance and show everyone that she was actually good at it. She could still remember Remus teaching her how to dance because you never know what may happen in the future and I won’t be there, nudging you towards a boy. Now, that she was in that position, she was definitely questioning Remus’ foreseeing abilities and everything he has done, Furvus and Willy included.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf9LqlLCAye
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Now that it struck her, her eyes widened and quickly turned to McGonagall. Remus probably heard about the Yule Ball and was going to send her a dress. Oh no. He probably sneaked one inside her trunk when she wasn't looking or maybe that was why Furvus appeared at school...991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbgCNhnOM3E
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“I’m not going.” Eliza firmly stated when they got back in their dormitory. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7I9jDQ7EX0
Hermione raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms in front of her chest, seemingly ready to lecture her.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDyoG6xkqRy
“I-I’m serious! I am not going to that ball wearing a dress- Hermione!” She whined at the end, feeling like everyone was against her.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQ32MT9Zlg
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“It’s going to be fantastic! We have to find a partner and I already have someone in mind,” Parvati trailed, her eyes looking into distance thinking about that certain someone.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TKatyhniB
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“What about you Hermione? Someone in mind?” Eliza turned around, cornering the girl who nagged her about that subject a few minutes ago.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6sFEB0S4wJ
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"The-There's still a lot to do..."991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxnda2JGdr
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Parvati and Eliza glanced at each other knowingly.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfCvs7XUQ8
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“Like what? Homework?” Eliza asked, as curious as the Indian girl. "Come on! Loosen up and look carefully around yourself. It's time you find a partner."991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkarZ97yVm
“That is none of your concerns!” She snapped.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRc4IzfpuBK
“It can be.” Eliza chuckled.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWXp9BEE8f
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The two girls laughed before Hermione hit Eliza in the side of the head with her pillow. That night, the girls had a small pillow fight, giving out the bad energy and the stress gathered over the weeks.
It was next day when Eliza hurried to her classes struggling with a book and three parchments for Potions, her favorite subject with the least agreeable professor.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAfJxbt0be
It was strange because Snape ordered her to write essays about defensive and aggressive spells that may or may not be dangerous for a student.That was how she got herself so busy with school work for the last two days that she actually ignored or ran away from most boys who invited her at the Yule Ball.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwUlObPI9PI
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“Um,”991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOBM23iGzm
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She barged in the classroom, most students already working at their potions in groups of three. Blaise was waiting at their table with Malfoy. She licked her lips and moved one string of hair behind her ear before walking to him.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9dcfKGt7B
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“Right in time, Molley. I was wondering if you haven’t gotten any interruptions on the way,” 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDgbrytpNlD
He smirked, his eyes glistening with a certain evil glint. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eUOojC1sH
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It wasn’t her fault, it was Snape’s for pressuring her with so much work right before Christmas. She was excited to go to Hogsmeade to look for presents but he already informed her of what she was going to do at that time; that was the main reason she vented her anger on collateral victims991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeR9Mcnu6Ko
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For the whole hour, Snape was glowering at her table, shifting his attention from time to time to snarl at Harry and Ron or Neville. Blaise was working without a word spoken but she could see it in the way he would glance every so often at her that he was uncomfortable with the whole set up. Malfoy was probably in the best mood. He has been waiting for that chance for a while.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyyec7p1m0
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“I have done research on you, Molley.” He whispered when Blaise turned his back to look for ingredients.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlOUg9ddDS
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“Did your father tell you that?” She asked, her eyes set on cutting the ingredients she had into tiny pieces before pushing them into the cauldron, “Your father has a certain presumption to lie,” The brunette continued, completely drawn to her potion making.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXezSp5JCtp
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“No. I have done the research on my own. Granted to my name and blood, I found out quite a lot about this Molley family of yours,” He continued smugly.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Dj6jMqAnn
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Eliza was getting curious and no matter how much she was trying to hide it, she couldn’t. She eventually gave in and gave Malfoy her full attention. The blond’s smirk vanished and his eyebrows furrowed together, concentrating on the information he had.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmiKYWup4T
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“There was one muggle family in Birmingham called Molley but they never had children. They adopted a certain Ophelia from the orphanage, a kid with a rebellious attitude,” He started, making her raise an eyebrow and lean against the table.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwqknL42sd
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She didn’t stop him mainly because that was something Remus never bothered to tell her before. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhORZNWfwB
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“It doesn’t matter anyway. They died during the war. Your mother betrayed everyone by running away when her friends needed her the most.” He leaned in and whispered, taunting her with what stung the most.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxBIkN7mcB
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It did hurt a bit but Eliza didn't know absolutely anything about her mother and her past. She couldn't part truth from false. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWeQcg38DH
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“It doesn’t seem like you found anything relevant,” She responded after all. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZzVd7h6ZI
Malfoy might have been bluffing for all she knew.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkrQPNauzh
"My mother has nothing to do with me anyway. She’s long dead and all I have left from her is a nightmare.” She continued.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jXDBhpAnQ
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Malfoy leaned back and crossed his arms in front of his chest, staring at her confused yet intrigued. He was curious what was her real family and why he found Ophelia Molley’s certificate labeled as classified at the Ministry of Magic. For some reason, he didn’t feel like it would be safe or beneficial for anyone if his father would find out about Eliza.
That night, the brunette dreamed something brighter than usually yet still with a big impact over her mental state.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMzhH33vGu
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It was a sunny day, that one, which was the first after a long series of gloomy days. A girl about 4 years old with short brown hair and bright green eyes was running in the garden. She was playing with her mother. Ophelia Molley was a woman whose pale green eyes attracted attention right away especially since they were complimented by her long black hair.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQn60VB5g6W
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They were both smiling happily, playing a game of chase. Everything was perfect. Well, as perfect as it could be. The woman caught her daughter and tickled her, making the little girl laugh loudly.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeEu125mor
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As the mother was playfully glaring at her daughter, a tree fell down right in front of her house. She stopped playing and took in the change of environment. Dark clouds were slowly moving over the ground, the wind pushing them particularly towards the house.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkLECqvWPL
She smiled kindly at the child and grabbed her hand. “Honey, let’s go inside.”991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6x5KXlmXj6
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They entered the house in a hurry and Ophelia led her daughter upstairs, inside her room. Even for a 4 years old child, she knew something bad was going on. Her mother’s green eyes darkened and fear spread through her entire being. The house seemed to have gotten colder and the bed where the little girl would crawl to sleep with her mother seemed to have lost all comfort.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7IrZnbXlB
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Once the kid got inside the room, the woman closed the door and locked it. There was only one problem: she didn’t enter.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWS5JopsOti
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“Liz trust mommy, alright?”991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZnWo7BDCH
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“Trust mommy.”991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYl3R0Gmki
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“Do you trust me, Eliza?”991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRulzkKXow6
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Her green eyes opened suddenly only to find herself in the dormitory. The library rat glanced at her friend worriedly while making her bed, her curiosity getting the best of her.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyg8fIWuCa
“Are you alright? You were mumbling in your sleep,” Hermione stated, “You were talking about trust.” Hermione added when she noticed Eliza’s confused expression.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2FSV8Zml5
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“It was my mom. She told me to trust her that night,” Eliza recognized in the end, seeing no harm in telling Hermione about Ophelia. “She knew what was about to happen but she didn’t run. She faced him all alone for my and Sirius’ safety. All alone,” The brunette continued sounding like she was entering a daze.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCbd3lBvKN
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Hermione smiled and hugged her friend. Eliza was sincerely touched by her gesture but at the same time, she couldn’t shrug off the feeling that she had been lied to. She could feel disappointment tugging on her heart and it was coming from those four words: Do you trust me?991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡke1N3YBI3B
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As the day passed by, Eliza found herself in an uncomfortable and peculiar moment: she met Cedric in the halls towards Divination and he was in surprisingly good spirits.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGUFDsLWzQ
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“Um- hello,” She started awkwardly, grasping the books in her hands nervously.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlBinBYZ5C
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Cedric raised an eyebrow and stared at her, "So, you heard about the Yule Ball?"991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAapznAsEF6
Eliza panicked. She could feel her hands beginning to sweat a lot and her heart was pounding in her chest. The brunette didn't even consider Cedric as a partner to the ball because he was her friend and now that he started that subject, she scared.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwjaLHcBoX
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"I-I-" 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIy5r4TJuI
Her nervous behavior could be taken two different ways and from Cedric's expression, he wasn't thinking about the one she would have liked.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiA5hhHZIdM
"Professor Sprout told us that we've got to bring partners. She was being very firm about it, especially to me. It seems champions have to begin the dance..." He continued, getting a bit closer. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjf7mvqwO4y
Her green eyes widened and she surely hoped no one, but NO ONE, was around to witness that. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pAvbUvTvf
"Good for you. I hope you find yourself a good dancer then. Hehe." Eliza's answer didn't seem to faze Cedric. "So, have you found someone yet?"991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnHDUBg2hgN
"Yes." His response only made her feel sick in the stomach. "Cho Chang from Ravenclaw. She agreed to come with me."991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfPYWPtqiZS
Once Eliza registered every word he said, she gave a big sigh. She didn't even notice that she stopped breathing when he mention the ball. His serious face broke into a grin.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8CRPmYxxX
"Thank God," She muttered, feeling like a lot of pressure just vanished off her chest.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yIdUmSsir
Cedric chuckled, "You don't have to look so relieved, Eliza. I was intending on asking you at first but then I thought you'd most probably go with Harry." 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSdmjdWlpaX
He had the expression of one who just messed around with his mate, which wasn't necessarily bad if he wouldn't had beamed with amusement and satisfaction. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwUhpd1lY2
"Yes, Harry, no, no. I'm not going with Harry, God no." 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymHtFCQMrA
For a moment he genuinely looked like reconsidering his decision so Eliza quickly changed the subject.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1arTNQysSO
"It will be magical. Cho is a great Quidditch player from what I heard and she is pretty and smart and everything! Good catch, if you ask me." Eliza added before looking at her invisible watch, "Oh look how late it is! I'll be late for seeing the future! Good bye!" she said quickly before sprinting out of there.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpfnVxDluU
She ran around the corner and collided into a boy that she had never met before, a Ravenclaw. Oh, the irony! she thought. 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn9hUmIP0AW
He rubbed his chest before checking out if she was alright; only, she took a few steps back and gathered her books, her eyes never looking at him.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29M8UWCWS9
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“You’re a Gryffindor, aren’t you? Friends with Neville,” He started in a very low voice for a boy his age.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpHoOBgJDm
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Her green eyes rose to him and she suddenly felt like running away again. He was a friend of Neville that she had heard about before, Anthony Goldstein, a blond with brains and courage.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdFNlP4NOv
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“Right,” She said, already thinking how to vanish into thin air and appear in class.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkf7flTSh6q
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“I was wondering if you’d like to-“He got interrupted but not by who Eliza was waiting for.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxuULDfA3sH
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“Molley, let’s go talk about our arrangement!” 991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhizxYwSKvq
She heard the familiar voice of another blond, more insufferable and witty than the one she was facing.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXXi8sQpxzi
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Anthony raised an eyebrow, curious why was Malfoy talking to a Gryffindor, whom he very openly declared some kind of war against. Malfoy walked closer and wrapped a hand around her, sneering at the Ravenclaw.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVy5vFw95N4
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“You’re still here, Goldstein?” The Slytherin snarled, making the blond walk away, still a bit confused of what he just saw. Afterwards, Malfoy turned expectantly to his victim. “Well?”991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tJdvFg7Ez
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She blinked twice before she pushed him back, her eyes scanning him warily, “Well what?”991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5JTFv4cvv
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“You should thank me for saving you right now. Besides, we have an arrangement to discuss,” He responded in a matter of fact tone.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7h9lKwSWK
“What arrangement? Have you researched my family background again and have something irrelevant to tell me?” She answered him in a smart ass know-it-all tone.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Jc1sCxUGP
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“No. Your family doesn’t seem to have anything interesting so I’m going to research what I have at hand: you.” He stated, emphasizing the last word with a certain tone that he knew would tick her off. “That is why I will save you the embarrassment of not going to the ball with just anyone.”991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFBzpWzPHA
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He looked so proud and assured of what he was doing that it startled her and she was genuinely curious what was going on through his head. He was either following a well planned scheme or he was simply going with whatever was coming out his mouth.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcswZtCFpls
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“Are you seriously inviting me to the Yule Ball?” She questioned his motives, seriously, “What if I don’t want to go at all? I have far more significant things to do than go to some stiff ceremony where I have to dance.” She began babbling but Malfoy was already walking towards his class.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT4CI0JfyKf
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“Dress nicely, Molley! Don’t embarrass me!” He screamed over his shoulder, making her cheeks flush in anger.991Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpvbTC9YFh
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“Stupid brat.“ She mumbled before turning on her heels and going to what was left of the Divination class.
