"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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcnGtxNt7V
Furvus purred again and turned back to Fred happily. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeb99tQQj6c
"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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNss4RIQnI
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. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDeLvYKJhTb
"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. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZunN60rHbE
Only when professor McGonagall threw a very sharp look, Eliza finally shut up and looked at her teacher.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUe4WIIzJD0
“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.”817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HOiVstdb1
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUEr2Blmqql
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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...817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwWZqzWFPr
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“I’m not going.” Eliza firmly stated when they got back in their dormitory. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0d2cbVQpCY
Hermione raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms in front of her chest, seemingly ready to lecture her.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi0u590UFDj
“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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22Q5v4Ir6b
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVCsZjsMCo
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡggTbUvuQgZ
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"The-There's still a lot to do..."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fPuM9BGxl
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Parvati and Eliza glanced at each other knowingly.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVgk4ktkmBg
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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."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XFVln1zVa
“That is none of your concerns!” She snapped.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiDKutN2ks
“It can be.” Eliza chuckled.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5iuFB6JCP
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhxKjJtp84
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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgFfyDFOqU
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“Um,”817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTZ50eWIVF
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxB0CsjA0W
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“Right in time, Molley. I was wondering if you haven’t gotten any interruptions on the way,” 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9vWMVkWSHs
He smirked, his eyes glistening with a certain evil glint. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpcytYVP5F
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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 victims817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0cTFocCiM
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35uCTZ7EnS
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“I have done research on you, Molley.” He whispered when Blaise turned his back to look for ingredients.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WdOlXqjj3
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnoa5COYUM
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhpC40p0TB
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbrVqEuH4L
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tI3uCJqN5
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She didn’t stop him mainly because that was something Remus never bothered to tell her before. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDMYYhvE9D
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvgZXO6Q8K1
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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. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYJ4DLhSng
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“It doesn’t seem like you found anything relevant,” She responded after all. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiYHo4XjRPg
Malfoy might have been bluffing for all she knew.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKf3re1EjlA
"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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWqpNZkaKz
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3l0SqfcDU
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfh3x1rKCE
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8w2Bgy4E9J
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziS1Qvhl0w
She smiled kindly at the child and grabbed her hand. “Honey, let’s go inside.”817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73QFZvVK19
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqQq5GmSiE
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5k24ZVNfP
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“Liz trust mommy, alright?”817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoLytsChkW
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“Trust mommy.”817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoXePkV1O8
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“Do you trust me, Eliza?”817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNN3cmvHru
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNbo3Q32ydn
“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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6YTtRJUkG
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5lfpwfYkPS
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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?817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Y9GjNSZfk
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7AFlvancE
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“Um- hello,” She started awkwardly, grasping the books in her hands nervously.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Txib71VTe
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Cedric raised an eyebrow and stared at her, "So, you heard about the Yule Ball?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJtauf0wK2m
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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0H27tU8AGY
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvjEWcpGmMg
"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. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheV0C0cQHR
Her green eyes widened and she surely hoped no one, but NO ONE, was around to witness that. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoS3apKlOD1
"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?"817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUdGILl8XO
"Yes." His response only made her feel sick in the stomach. "Cho Chang from Ravenclaw. She agreed to come with me."817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡca7r6XnCG6
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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsJJo9Xk0A6
"Thank God," She muttered, feeling like a lot of pressure just vanished off her chest.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxx0bOO1ODp
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." 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EEwwgkdoH
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. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLi7fzXLbrZ
"Yes, Harry, no, no. I'm not going with Harry, God no." 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgu8iLsD3R4
For a moment he genuinely looked like reconsidering his decision so Eliza quickly changed the subject.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8jyUZyqSk3
"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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQjK8nVDNL
She ran around the corner and collided into a boy that she had never met before, a Ravenclaw. Oh, the irony! she thought. 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKz8NzJ1vts
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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5pMrkeYBZ
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaE6xDoyhlO
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gqnBstAWn
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“Right,” She said, already thinking how to vanish into thin air and appear in class.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOiumeyxlJ
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“I was wondering if you’d like to-“He got interrupted but not by who Eliza was waiting for.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmjc1otyT6
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“Molley, let’s go talk about our arrangement!” 817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0yQzcIDin
She heard the familiar voice of another blond, more insufferable and witty than the one she was facing.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9yoZ7TBPKA
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukDBwqM67G
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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?”817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ737ME5Nyii
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She blinked twice before she pushed him back, her eyes scanning him warily, “Well what?”817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoKrAw9dzm
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7KVgAtw02
“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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡak3NmsP9HX
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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.”817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18izAeIixW
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTrvKMYiddu
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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.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSbC4F6NTl
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“Dress nicely, Molley! Don’t embarrass me!” He screamed over his shoulder, making her cheeks flush in anger.817Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTce4ZpfGUt
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“Stupid brat.“ She mumbled before turning on her heels and going to what was left of the Divination class.
