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After the end of the Second War, life was slowly returning to normal. Most of those who'd missed a year of schooling because they were in hiding, or for other reasons, have returned to finish out their education. It finally seemed Hogwarts would have a normal year. At least, as normal as it can get.
Until the Ministry announced a new program. After the amount of deaths, population became an issue. So, each 6th and 7th year wizard is to try on a hat. This hat is much like the Sorting Hat in the fact its able to see the person's mind. But it doesn't sort you into a house - it shouts the name of the girl each of these unfortunate males would be best with. It creates a binding magical contract that can only be broken by going through a long, tedious process with the Ministry. This can take up to 2 or 3 years. Within a year, the pairs must marry. Along with this, the hat has its own special magic it casts on each of these people. It starts feelings for the other person stronger than just a friendship. Overtime, it unnoticebly fades, making any feelings for the other person real. Though no one is aware of this magic at all.
Consequences for not following the Marriage Law are quite severe. They include loss of your wand and a life sentence in Azkaban. So, who will try and make these odd pairings work? And who will downright refuse?
RULES
[ x ] Feel free to double up on characters, but I'm making a limit of two. This is simply so more people will have the chance to join. And if you do double up, I ask that please one character be male and the other female.
[ x ] Follow all SS rules. You should know these. If not, then please kindly leave this thread. I do not want to get in trouble for someone not following the rules.
[ x ] If all the OC's (original characters) in the pairings below end up taken, and you must have an OC, I will allow more to be made. Simply put in your bio whether your character was one of the lucky ones that didn't get paired with someone, for whatever reason.
[ x ] When making an OC, be sure to note in the bio who your character is paired to. When grabbing a cannon character, simple posting that you'd like that character will suffice. Maybe a picture as well, if you desire, though most cannon's will have an actor counterpart from the movies.
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[ x ] If there's a cannon character you'd like to play, simply post and ask about it. I swear, I don't bite ^^
[ x ] The backstory pretty much follows the books, though of course its altered here and there to fit the different pasts of any OCs.
PAIRINGS * Some pairings are a bit odd, some are expected. Feel free to create your OC however you like, whether you want it to get along with his/her partner or not.
Harry Potter ( Snape'sGirlThru&Thru ) -> Adriane Malfoy ( PhoenixTears ) Draco Malfoy ( Riverlynn ) -> Agyness Badwan ( princess of*hp* ) Ron Weasley ( Nordic Witch ) -> Hermione Granger ( gothicravenclaw ) Neville Longbottom ( princess of*hp* )-> Luna Lovegood ( feltbeatslover22 ) Irial Hayes ( PhoenixTears ) -> Ginny Weasley ( Riverlynn ) Theodore Nott ( Potter101 ) -> Aleksa Draganov ( Riverlynn )
OC -> Pansy Parkinson
OC -> OC
OC -> OC ** If a spot is bolded, it's been taken.
Character Bios
* This particular format doesn't have to be used, but you're free to use it if you like.
SPOILER!!: Adriane
Name: Adriane Malfoy Age: 16 // 6th Year Gender: Female Birthday: June 23rd House: Slytherin - Chaser on Quidditch Team Paired with: Harry Potter
History: Adriane Malfoy, as to be expected of a Malfoy, is spoiled rotten. She's grown up with her older brother, Draco, just as any other child in a high-class, pureblood family. She was brought up to believe she was far above anyone else and no one was worth her time. She was taught in deciet, giving her the power to wrap authority figures around her finger and thus making it to where she could simply do whatever the heck she wanted. However, she discovered her parents "dark activities" a bit sooner than her brother did, and took an unnatural liking to them. By the time she was watching her brother leave for his first year at Hogwarts, she'd already read as much as she could on Voldemort and other Dark Wizards in the past. Though it wasn't until right at the end of her fourth year did she truely act upon her fascination.
Her fourth year at Hogwarts was the year her father had been discovered and sent off to Azkaban. She hadn't known but about the entire situation, but knew enough to be convinced it was Harry Potter to get him sent off. It was then she developed a bit of a hatred for the boy, though she'd barely known him beforehand. Just beore her fifth year started, her and her brother joined the ranks of the Death Eaters. She was well aware of how shocked and fearful her mother was, and how much Draco despised it. But Adriane embraced it. During her fifth year, she had become one of Voldemort's most valuable spies within the castle. Long before the time of the Final Battle, the 15 year old had wormed her way up to the point she was equal in rank - if not higher - than Bellatrix Lestrange herself. After the battle, less faithful followers Mark's had faded...yet Adriane still wears hers and isn't afraid to remind others.
Personality: Just as she was raised, Adriane acts like most other high-class purebloods. She believes she's far above anyone else, and will not hesitate to put others in their place. Though her sarcastic, snide comments are not only saved for the Mudbloods and blood traitors. They will even sometimes extend further, to pureblood Slytherins like herself. Even those with good names, she believes, are lower than the Malfoys. Unlike her brother, she will not stand to be around any "bumbling idiots", as she'd always dubbed Draco's two cronies. She also has a great sense of family pride. She is highly aware that all the money and power she has comes from her family name, and does nothing if there is the slightest possibility it will bring down her family's standing even a little. She knows some of her classmates are aware of the Mark she keeps hidden underneath her sleeves, and will readily use it as a threat if the situation calls for it.
Around authority figures, this changes. She is able to make herself into a kind, sweet person. Teachers in the school think they are aware of some of what goes on when Adriane is talking to other students, though they don't really have any clue to the extent it goes to. Anyone at all, she is practised enough to decieve them and bend them to her will, without them noticing. She's able to watch a person, and tends to note small facial changes that help clue her into what the other person is thinking. Anything discovered generally goes to decieving this person or blackmailing them for some purpose, however. Adriane is also a bit...flirtatious. Though many other girls have their skirts higher than they should be, hers tend to be just a bit shorter. She feeds off male attention, though stays classy when trying to get it. She refuses to avert to any behaviours that might mark her with any bad names other girls might think up.
SPOILER!!: Irial
Name: Irial Hayes Age: 16 // 6th Year Gender: Male Birthday: August 12th House: Ravenclaw Paired With: Ginny Weasley
Hair Color: Dark Brown Eyes: Gray Height: 6'0
History: Irial led a very priviledged life, as an only child to a quite rich family. Though with the War, he never truely picked sides. His whole family agreed some with getting rid of the Muggle borns, though never acted upon these thoughts. He was taught the same things as many purebloods are - that he was above anyone else, and anyone who is not pure of blood is to not be considered. When he started Hogwarts, he was immediately Sorted into Ravenclaw. This came as a slight shock, as the rest of the family had been in Slytherin, though it caused no uproar as it might've if he'd been sorted into Gryffindor or Hufflepuff. If not Slytherin, Ravenclaw was a suitable alternative to the family. Throughout the years, Irial didn't get much involved with what was happening against Voldemort. He was one of the ones who simply ignored the situation, and didn't really give a flip what happened. Until his fifth year, when him and a certain Malfoy girl started hanging out. It was near the beginning of the year the two become a bit more than just friends. It wasn't a secret; they just didn't go out of their way to tell anyone. But his relationship with her got him involuntarily into quite a bit of it. Often he was helping her with something related to whatever Voldemort had her doing. Aside from this, he did his best to stay out of it.
Personality: Irial is a very cocky, arrogant person. He doesn't put down people he believes are below him; no, he simply ignores them. He believes they aren't worth his time, and isn't willing to put in the effort to make them either start crying or get angry. He's a bit on the silent side when in public, though isn't shy to speak at all. He has some strong opinions on things, and will debate them if someone goes against him. He believe's he's always right, and if need be will do the typical Ravenclaw thing to prove his point: pull out a book. He does take his studies very seriously, and has managed to become the top student in 6th year.
Irial happens to also be abit of a flirt. He can't help but wink at a few girls that he's usually convinced himself are in love with him. Though generally none of them are. It goes back to his arrogant side, thinking every girl is in love with him and that he's just the best looking person to walk the face of the Earth. Though he never goes further than harmless flirting with other girls.
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Agyness had to stop a cackle from escaping her mouth. So Potter had finally met his match, it seemed. Ariadne Malfoy was quite the fiesty prude, and Agyness had never had the urge to keep civil conversation with her. Agyness knew that she herself was vain, but Slytherins were the epitomies of conceit. They simply oozed vanity wherever they went, leaving the scent of it behind. As for Potter, he definitely wasn't as bad as the Slytherins. But in Agyness's eyes, his ego was definitely too big for his britches. Scroungy little Ginny Weasley had fallen for him, but to Agyness, it seemed as if Harry had secretly longed for a woman of higher standards, knowing that he could catch bigger fish if only little Ginevra would release her iron grip. That was Agyness, always reading between the lines and analyzing people down to the brittle bone. Maybe Ariadne and Harry would make a lovely little couple, after the shock of the hat's pronouncement had subsided.
Neville's jaw dropped along with the rest of the Hall. Harry and a Malfoy? Impossible! He turned to look at Ginny, his expression conveying the deepest amount of sympathy that he could nonverbally muster. He knew that they were head over heels for one another, and by the looks of it, Ginny was split between being crushed and being ready to crucio the Malfoy if she dared step forward to claim Harry at that moment. Neville's expression quickly changed when McGonagall barked his name. "Me?" He squeaked. McGonagall swiftly nodded, promptly Neville to quickly rise from his seat.
He shuffled across the stone floor with his eyes glued to the ground, his face already reddening as he felt the eyes of many transfixed on him. It didn't help that the situation brought back embarrassing memories of when he was a mere boy of eleven, the Sorting Hat having been so big that it had fallen over his eyes. He even recalled feeling the lump that was Trevor in the pocket of his cloak, trying to keep the toad still as he sat in front of the entire student body while being judged.
Those memories quickly faded as Neville took a seat, McGonagall jamming the hat on his head. As if a twist in fate, this hat was now a bit too small for his large head, causing McGonagall to pull at the brim with force to keep it situated on his noggin. Neville was breathless for a moment, his heart thumping as he knew that the hat couldn't possibly pick anyone for him. Neville was a clumsy knight, his damsel in distress being herbology. He was married to his hobby; how could a woman possibly fit into the picture?
Ginny sat holding her breath. The seconds ticking by seemed like hours, years even. When the hat finally spoke she exhaled and sat in shock. A stray tear leaked out of her eyes, falling slowly down her face. No. She still hadn't managed to come up with something to say. As more tears fell freely down her freckled face, the red head said goodbye to all of her now crushed dreams.
Theodore walked out of the Gryffindor common room. This morning was the morning that they would have to go down to the Great Hall and get told by a hat who they were to be with. Honestly he thought that the idea were rather stupid himself. Who were these people to tell him what girl he was meant to be with. This wasn't even sane. He knew that most of his friends thought the same thing as he did, even though they weren't near as vocal about it.
As he left the common room he made his way to the Hufflepuff common room where he was to meet his girlfriend, Reagan, just like he did every morning. They had been dating since their fourth year. She was his best friend, and they had already started talking about a future together once they both got out of Hogwarts. Well with having dated three years and all he was pretty sure of his feelings for her. The only thing that the hat would be doing to proving something that he had already known all along. The hat would tell him that he was meant to be with Reagan and everything would go back to just the way that it was.
As the two walked into the Great Hall he gave her a kiss on the cheek and a squeeze of her hand. He knew that she had been freaking out over this hat, but honestly he didn't see why. Even if for some mental reason that it said a different person for the two of them they would still be together. That was that. After that he walked over to the Gryffindor house table.
He looked around for anyone that he knew. Most of his really good friends were still not there yet. Instead his eyes rested on Ginny and Aleska. They looked like they were anxious about the outcome of the hat. He sat down across from the two girls. They were friends, for they were in the same house but it wasn't like they all ran around in the same crowd.
"Hey" he told him with smile. He could see that Aleska was trying to comfort Ginny, as Harry made his way up to the hat. "Don't worry Ginny, you two are meant for one another" He told her. He knew that Harry and Ginny felt the exact same thing that Theo and Reagan felt for one another. Then he heard the hats decision. What?! This was not right! He could see Ginny freaking out as well as Adraine Malfoy. This hat was mental! His eyes got wide as he looked back to Ginny. This all the sudden made him worry of what his own outcome from the hat would be. 'No' he thought to himself. No matter what it says we will be together and that was that.
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Luna looked up as she heard her name being said. She hadn't been paying attention much, the gatherings of Wrackspurts around the room were taking all of her attetion at the moment. The last thing she remembered before her midn had wondered off was Harry's name being called and she vaguely remembered Neville waving at her earlier. She hadn't even noticed that Harry was sorted with a Malfoy until she had heard her name being shouted. What? A Malfoy. Well that was most certainly different wasn't it?
But now she had to pay attention as to why her name was said. It wasn't long until she realised that it was indeed the hat that had called her name. So had she found her match then? Surely not. She moved her eyeline from the wall that she was looking at through her spectrespecs for Nargles ad Wrackspurts. As she panned the room, her eyeline fell upon the soul that had the hat placed on their head. Neville?! Neville Longbottom?! True he was one of her few friends that she actually ahd. But neevr in her life would she have anticipated Neville Longbottom as her perfect match. But at least they would get along, unlike Harry and that Malfoy.
"Huh?" she said as she suddenly realised what this meant. "Me?" she repeated looking at Neville with a slightly confused face.
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Agyness gazed around the room, barely paying attention to the next match that had just been made. It was another Gryffindor and a Ravenclaw; nothing to get too excited about. Although the boy sitting the hat on his head looked like a deer in the headlights. Agyness simply smiled softly, shaking her head slightly. Really, the boy seemed to fragile and too innocent to be involved in such a process. The professors should have let him and other people of that nature go back to their knitting and studies. She sniffed, waiting for the next victim to be called to the head of the Great Hall.
Neville sat speechless, his eyes wide. Had the hat really said Luna? It was true they were good friends and had been through many an ordeal together, but did they hat genuinely believe that they would make the perfect match? Neville snapped out of his reverie as McGonagall snatched the hat from his head, prompting him to quickly return to his seat. Neville jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, quickly walking back to his seat at the Gryffindor table. He refused to make eye contact with anyone at all, but his eyes momentarily glanced up to meet Luna's. He gave her a blank stare before smiling ever so faintly, his ruddy features still red from embarrassment.
McGonagall glanced at her list and called out for "Ron Weasley!" But he was quickly paired with Hermione Granger: well, at least there was one pairing that made sense so far. "Theodore Nott!" she called next, holding the hat in her hand once more.
Adriane turned sharply away from McGonagall as the Pairings had continued, not bothering to relish in the fact nervous little Longbottom had just been put with the Ravenclaw loon. Her eyes fell on Ginny, narrowing into a hard glare. The girl was crying! Oh, how cute! Some of the sadistic nature the Malfoy had had come back at the sight, causing the blonde to walk over to the ginger.
"Oh, look there," she drawled loudly, her blue eyes icy as she glared at the girl, not paying attention to any stares the two were now starting to get. "Little crybaby Weasley is upset she won't be able to follow around Harry Potter anymore!" she trilled, letting out a small cackle before dropping her voice and continuing in a harsher tone. "Don't lose sleep over it. It'll be going straight to the Ministry, and then you and Potter can live happily ever after," she scoffed, not quite understanding why anyone could put up with the guy. He thought he was so wonderful in killing the Dark Lord and saving so many people. When, in all honesty, he had screwed up a few lives of his own.
Theodore watched as the Hat determined the fates of many relationships. He was worrying about his own relationship with Reagan now that he had seen what had happened to Ginny and Harry. But then the hat determined that Ron and Hermione were meant to be together. There that was it. He would end up with Reagan. That was for sure. They weren't meant to be together. He knew it, she knew it, and the hat would know it.
He was suddenly pulled from his thoughts as he heard the hat call out his name. Bloody hell, here we go. He turned back to Ginny once before he left. She was upset. He gave her a sympathetic look and got up and made his way to the front of the great hall. On his way his eyes quickly found his girlfriends and he gave her a wink. This was going to be okay as he told herself.
He made his way and sat down in the seat. He looked to Professor McGonagall and gave her a smile. He had always liked the professor even though he knew at times she was not too fond of him for he often acted up in her class. As he sat there the set the hat on top of his head. He waited... and waited.... and waited to hear Reagan's name. Finally he heard the hat speak and smiled yes! He had gotten Reagan right? But then he heard what the hat said. It didn't say Reagan... what had it said?? "Aleska Draganov" The hat called out. All of the sudden the smile fell from his face.
Aleska? What?! Aleska? Sure the two were kind of friends. I mean they were in the same house and everything but Aleska? No he was meant to be with his girlfriend of three years and then Aleska herself had a boyfriend for a couple of years now. This could not be right. He couldn't help but look over to Aleska, shock all of his face. Then he quickly turned to Professor McGonagall. "Professor, there must be some kind of mistake" He started to say.
"The decision is final, go sit down Nott" She told him. He relucntantly got up from the seat and made his way back to the Gryffindor table. He looked over to the Hufflepuff table on his way and noticed that his girlfriend was no longer there. She had left the Great Hall after the decision had been made. Then he let his eyes turn back to his own table, to Aleska. As finally reached the table his eyes never left her. He went and sat back down where he had been before, across from Aleska and Ginny. Finally he let his head drop into his hands, "Bloody hell" He mumbled shaking his head before finally looking back up again.
Ginny had been silently trying to get a grip on herself. This could be fixed. It could be! She felt Aleksa's grip on her hand go tighter and she glanced up to see Malfoy making her way over. As the awful girl gave her little speech, Ginny's expression went from crushed to angry. Her red hair seemed to crackle with the temper that sizzled below the surface. Okay, anger she could deal with.
Rising to her full height, which put her an inch or two over Adriane she got up in her face. "I would watch who you make fun of Malfoy. Your opinion doesn't matter much and your insults are hollow." She glanced over at the guys side looking first at Harry who had yet to meet her eyes and then her gaze went to Irial. Finally she looked back into the cruel face of the Adriane. "You can be as smug as you like, but your boyfriend hasn't gone up yet. Lot's of couples being torn apart. Wouldn't want karma to make a fool out of you?" She had been about to say more but Aleksa's hand stayed her tongue.
Ginny wiped the tears from her face and gave Malfoy a defiant look. With regal grace she sat herself back down and stared the girl down. She would not be cowed by a Slytherin pre-Madonna.
Aleksa had watched as the Ginny she knew and loved had reappeared. Aleksa finally found a good place to intervene and managed to get Ginny sitting back down before she drew her wand. Casting her steel gray eyes on Adriane Malfoy, she gave the girl a hard look. "I suggest you go back to your table before you borrow trouble you can't handle."
Crossing her arms over her chest she stared the girl down. She could hear another name being called Nott she thought it was but she couldn't be sure. The last thing she needed was for Ginny to get upset and pull her wand. The red head was wicked fast and good with hexes. That so wouldn't help the situation. She was about to say something else when she heard her name. Confused she glanced up and looked at the dais. Nott was sitting on it with the hat on his head. What? When her mind finally connected the dots her stomach gave a sick lurch. Before she could give anything away, she schooled her features into her cold and aloof mask. She wouldn't give anything of her feelings away.
She glanced at her boyfriend. His head was down and he refused to meet her gaze. Fine. Then her eyes went to Nott and were caught. He was staring at her as he sat down. The two held gazes until he sat down. Her finally broke contact and freed her. Taking a deep breath she looked back at Adriane and dared the girl to say something. She wasn't going to get a reaction out of her. She wasn't going to give Malfoy the satisfaction.
Theodore could not believe that this was happening. Merlin, no he was supposed to be with his girlfriend not Aleska. Sure Aleska was nice and all but they were not meant to be together. And not only were they expected to be together but they were expected to get married. That is like the ultimate togetherness. No, they couldn't just be forced to be with each other.
His head was still down. He couldn't see anything really but he was thinking back to when he was walking back to his seat and had locked gazes with Aleska. Her face had shown no emotion at all. He could not tell what she was thinking. But somehow how he knew that that was the way that she had intended it on being. What ever she was thinking she did not want him to know and she had put up a barrier so that he would not find out. Him on the other hand, well he figured that she could have read him like an open book.
Finally he raised his head only to look at her once more. She was looking toward Malfoy. Theodore could see now the emotion on her face towards the girl. That only confirmed his thoughts that she had purposely kept her emotions from her face. She was in complete control of herself.
He should probably say something. Anything. But he had no clue what to say. Its not like this was small talk time or anything. No this was serious. Who was he kidding. This was going to be an epidemic all over the school, but for him as well. But he was Theodore Nott. He could take care of himself. He just had to suck it up and work things out somehow, even if that meant going to the ministry. Just then he decided to finally say something to Aleska. "Do they really expect us to be able to go through with this?" He asked her. Even though his confidence was back he still couldn't keep the distress out of his voice. This is not how he had wanted today to go.
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Harry went numb when the hat had named Adriane Malfoy as the one he was supposed to marry. There was just no way that could be real. It had to be a nightmare. It just had to be. There was absolutely no way he would ever marry a Malfoy, not in a million years. Voldemort would rule the entire world before Harry ever married a Malfoy.
But this wasn't a dream - it wasn't even a nightmare. This was real life and the hat really had declared that he would marry Adriane Malfoy.
How was Ginny reacting? She was probably just as upset about this as he was. Harry turned to head back in Ginny's direction, and his heart broke to find her crying. But then he flared up when that stupid brat Adriane Malfoy went over to pick on her. He stalked over there, catching what both Malfoy and Ginny said to one another. Surprisingly, there was at least one thing he and Malfoy could agree on.
"You're darn right this is going to the Ministry," he said, standing by Ginny and facing Malfoy. "There's no way in hell I'd ever marry you."
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Adriane didn't bother to answer Ginny; the girl was just looking for the ounce of dignity she might not have lost quite yet. But she looked over at Aleksa as she stood, pulling her wand out just as quickly as the other girl. If she wanted to try and hex her, so be it. But the Malfoy was quick, and had no intentions of playing any where close to "fair." "Oh, don't worry about it, Draganov. You're no trouble to handle at all," she replied smoothly. She ignored Nott, not much caring that the boy and the current girl that she had drawn her wand on had just gotten paired. No way in hell was she going to let her guard down, and give the Gryffindor a chance to act before she did.
Once Potter had approached, she merely glanced at him, her smirk returning. "At least we agree on something. I refuse to lower my standards to such dirt just because of some hat." Still, she did not lower her wand from Aleksa.
"Draco Malfoy!" McGonagall called as Theodore Nott had returned to his seat.
OoC: LOL Nobody pulled their wands. Aleksa was trying to calm Ginny before Ginny pulled her wand. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
Ginny kept her eyes trained on Malfoy staring her down. She was not going to be cowed by a spoiled Malfoy. She did however feel the presence of Harry when he appeared at her side. She showed no outward sign of emotion but she did take heart from his response. If they had to fight the ministry tooth and nail they would.
Reaching up she took Harry's hand. Squeezing his hand, she gave Malfoy a defiant look. Harry was hers and she would fight anyone who got in her way. She had gone through too much already to give up now, especially to give up to a fluffy half wit like Adriane.
Aleksa rolled her eyes at Adriane Malfoy as she pulled her wand and trained it on her. "Put that thing away before you put an eye out. Besides, we all know you couldn't hex to broad side of a barn." She gave one last contemptuous look at her majesty queen of the snobs before sitting on the table with her feet on the bench. Bracing her elbows on her knees, Aleksa clasped her hands together and couldn't wait for this whole thing to be over. But it wasn't going to be over was it?
When Theodore finally managed to speak she gave him a long look before replying. "You heard the ministry officials. The only way to get out of it is to go to the Ministry and file a bunch of paperwork. Which would take years to get through and in the time we couldn't so much as file for a permit. And if we don't get married or file otherwise we end up in Azkaban. So, what do you think?"
She winced slightly at her tone. She hadn't meant to be so course or clipped but the situation wasn't a very favorable one. Her boyfriend, or well she didn't know what he was now got called up and a girls name that wasn't her own was shouted out of its maw. Another twist of the knife. Ducking her head so that her hair covered her face, she took a few more minutes this time to school her features.
When she was sure she had control of herself she looked back up at Theo. "So, Harry and Ginny are fighting their pairings..." She glanced up at where her boyfriend had been and found him gone. The Hufflepuff that had been called gave her a cheeky smile and went chasing after him. Her gaze turned icy and she tried to fight the vicious stab of jealousy that had her catching her breath it was so intense.
"What are we gonna do?" Her voice was ruff with emotion. She cleared her throat and brutally tamped down the tears that threatened to spill. I. Will. Not. Cry.
Draco stood of to the side watching as one bomb after the other went off and destroyed everyone's lives. He watched as his sister was paired with Potter. Well, that would be an interesting match. She went over to gloat and shove her supposed superiority in their faces.
His head snapped up as McGonagall called his name. Taking a deep breath, Draco Malfoy sauntered up to the stool and sat down. Professor McGonagall sat the hat on his head.
Breathe. Breathe.
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His eyebrows shot up into his blonde hairline. Badwan? Really? He walked off the platform as the hat was removed from his head. Stuffing his hands into his pockets again, he walked to the back of the hall without looking at anyone. He couldn't resist taking a peek in her direction however.
Theodore watched the scene that was taking place in front of him. He was tempted to jump in. He probably needed to but they were all able to take care of themselves and he knew that very well. Plus he had his own issues to deal with.
Finally he heard Aleska speak. He listened to what she was saying. He knew that she was right, it was not possible to fight the ministry on this one. They just wouldn't win and he knew it. Was he content with that. Most certainly not. But he could also tell that she was angry and taking it out on him. He couldn't help but get a little upset in return. First this was not good at all and now she was taking it out on him. Yes it was safe to say that Theodore returned her anger. "What do I think? I think that this is all mad! Its an arranged marrige for Merlins sake." He let out. He didn't really answer her question but that was what he was thinking at the moment so that is what came out.
Theo followed Aleska's eyes over to her own boyfriend who was now paired with someone else. It would only be a matter of time before Reagan was as well. He turned back to her and could just make out how upset Aleska really was about this whole ordeal. As he heard her speak again he took in a deep breath. "Even if we chose to fight this we are going to end up married." He managed to say, the anger leaving his voice. He hated the fact but it was the truth and the only option.
Finally as he thought about it more he realized that Aleska was not the only one that should be asking this question right now. "Do you want to fight it" He asked her his voice much softer now and almost caring. It wa safe to say that Theodore was a gentleman and in the end this was not his decision alone.
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Agyness paid next to no attention to the fights that were brewing. These children couldn't handle the truth, and that was their sole problem. Agyness was dead sure that the hat would find no match for her, so she sat silently and almost still, picking at her fingernails before she heard the hat call her name. She made to rise when she noticed that Draco Malfoy was still seated under the hat. He must really get a move on if the hat was going to try to... A sudden realization hit Agyness. The hat had not called her up to be matched, but had rather matched her with none other than Draco Malfoy. Her insides writhed as she pouted, trying to appear nonchalant yet slightly irritated in the same moment. "Like I'd ever..." She spat, her words trailing off as her mouth seemed to fail her. Agyness was already formulating a plan to worm her way out of the situation. Draco Malfoy would have no idea what he was in for.
Neville made his way over to Harry and Ginny down a ways at the Gryffindor table, placing a hand on Harry's shoulder. "I'll help you guys. Nothing like fighting the Ministry like the good ol' days, eh?" He nervously laughed, trying to make light of the dire situation. He glanced over to the Ravenclaw table and surprised even himself by waving Luna to come over. Even though they were technically "matched," there was no reason to avoid her. She was still one of his very good friends, no matter the situation.
Running her hands through her hair, Aleksa glanced around the Hall. Fights were breaking out here and there, tears and tempers were flaring up in other places. It was sheer pandemonium. The inevitability of it all was weighing on everyone's shoulders as was the feeling of being trapped in a maze. Where the key was several other obstacle courses and a huge brick wall that one had to scale with no hope of a broom.
Casting her gray eyes to the door of the Great Hall, she felt a twinge of grief for her now ex-boyfriend Charlie that had disappeared with a blond Hufflepuff hot on his heels. Shaking her head to clear it, she mentally swept aside the dreams and plans that were now in shreds at her feet. Closing her eyes, she took in his whispered question. She was at a crossroads. To turn and face what fate had in store for her...or turn and run like a coward.
Slowly, her steel gray eyes opened. Aleksa sank down into the seat next to Theo and looked directly into his eyes. "I think...that we should see what happens. Ginny and Harry are obviously going to fight it, so we can stick close to them and see what's doing with the Ministry's red tape. In the mean time, we make the best out of this pairing." Well, that was the best she could do at this point.
Another thought struck her, and for the first time in a while she felt uncertain of herself, almost self conscious. That didn't set well with her but she had to say what was on her mind. "I'm sorry about you and Regean. I know that she's attractive and the two of you had plans. I..." What else could she say? Regean was a girl that had social grace and poise. Aleksa was more to the point and abrupt. The two were obvious different, that was not including the fact that Regean was too pretty for words.
With a sigh, she watched as Draco was paired with Agyness. That was a match made in heaven.
Draco gave a little half smile as Agyness came to the realization that their futures were now tied together. He hadn't really hung out with her much but he did know that she was a typical Slytherin female.
Kicking off from the wall, he walked to stand next to her. "Ms. Badwan. Seems we are in a bit of a predicament." Well, if that wasn't the understatement of the year he didn't know what was.
For the first time Theodore let himself look over to the Hufflepuff table where Reagan was sitting. She had already been paired with someone. He was a Ravenclaw and the two were actually very good friends. Theo had often gotten jealous of their friendship but she had always managed to assure him that they were only just friends. Well now they were paired together. Now they were expected to get married. That should have been him next to her. They had planned on getting married and starting a family but now that would not happen.
Then it occured to him that even if him and Aleska chose to fight this that Reagan might not want him anymore. Either way it did not look good. Either way it looked like they would have to go though with this. But he couldn't help but think, that Aleska was not a bad person to get paired up with. Actually she was a good person to get paired up with, but they just weren't together, and honestly hadn't ever planned on being together.
Theodore nodded as he heard her speak. She was right. Everything she was saying was right. "So for now just make the best of it" He agreed with her. But Theodore would always be Theodore and couldn't resist the opportunity to lighten the mood. "Hey you never know we could end up liking the arrangements" He said with a attempted laugh although he wasn't sure how well that went.
Theodore then got quiet once again. He stayed quiet running this predicament through his mind a few times. So this was it. Reagan was content with the situation, or at least it seemed like it. He was not, that was safe to say, and from the looks of it neither was Aleska. But they were in this together. They were to make the best of it, their marriage to each other. Wow him and Aleska were really to get married within the next year.
Then he heard her speak once more. What she said though caught him off guard. "Thanks" He told her as she told him that she was sorry. "And I'm sorry about you and your boyfriend too" The truth was he didn't even know his name. They weren't friends or anything and it had never really occurred to him to ask. He couldn't help but think of what Aleska had said about Reagan about her being attractive and such. Yes he had known this, everyone had, she was gorgeous. But the way that Aleska had said that and then sighed later he couldn't help but wonder if she was thinking that she was not as attractive. Did she wonder if he thought that he was settling? If this were what she was thinking Theo couldn't help but disagree. Aleska was beautiful, just as beautiful as Reagan even though they looked nothing alike. He couldn't help but feel the need to reassure her about this whole thing. "Don't worry, we will make it through this. I promise you that, whether it means fighting the ministry or not, we will make it through this" He told her with a soft smile.
A few more Slytherins were Paired after Malfoy, but soon the Ravenclaws had been reached. "Irial Hayes!" McGonagall called.
Irial looked up as his name was called, appearing calm and aloof. In reality, his stomach was churning violently, though he refused to let that be known. His eyes locked with Adriane, who nodded once in reassurance. Though for him, she was a bit too easy to read. He could see the agony behind the blank stare she gave him, though the only thing he could do was offer a charming grin and wink in her direction. All would turn out fine in the end - he knew it would. But as the hat was set on his head, his nervousness seemed to increase very rapidly.
It seemed to take years, though it had only been seconds, before the hat shouted "Ginny Weasley!"
Adriane finally turned away from the Gryffindors as Aleksa seemed to give up, and turned to the boy she'd gotten paired with. She caught the words on how long it'd take to go through the Ministry, and had to supress a scoff. Right after the Pairings were over, she had plans to start right into changing what the hat had said. It'd take a few months at most - as soon as they saw the Malfoy name on there, it'd be top priority. She was sure of it.
Her attention was diverted as her brother was called and paired with the Badwan girl. Adriane had nothing against her - in fact, she liked the attitude she carried herself with. She was more of a Slytherin than Ravenclaw in the blonde's opinion. But soon after Irial was called, and her attention was further diverted. Their eyes locked as the dark haired boy made his way up to the front and the hat shouted its decision. Her knees nearly buckled. Anger did not flare - rather, her heart sank and she felt the sting of tears starting to develop in her eyes. Slowly she turned towards the Weasley girl once more, gave her an icy glare, and strode from the room silently before she had a chance to break down in front of anyone.
Aleksa couldn't help but giggle at his light joke. Maybe, maybe this wouldn't turn out as badly as she thought it would. After all the hat was made for this, specifically tailored to find the perfect match for each male. Just like the sorting hat found the one House a student would do best in. The inevitability and the feeling of being trapped only lightened slightly at the thought but it allowed her to breathe a little more freely. She didn't like being closed in and for the love of Merlin she hadn't felt so smothered in her entire life.
Glancing over at Theo she gave him a shy smile. Well, it could have been worse. She could have been paired with someone who was being completely obstinate and hostile. Her gray eyes landed on Adriane just as the hat called out Ginny's name. Shifting her gaze she took in Irial sitting on the stool. Yeah. There were certainly going to be a few days of hostile unrest. Her eyes followed Malfoy as she bolted from the Hall.
Well well well. Looks like the Ice Queen isn't as invulnerable as she thinks she is. Taking another deep breath, Aleksa suddenly realized how tired the whole thing had made her. It hadn't been more then maybe an hour since she had came into the Hall but she was exhausted. Without thinking, she lays her head on Theo's shoulder. At this point he is the only one she can take comfort in, as she is now alone. That thought made her stomach churn. But then she wasn't alone...was she?
Settling more firmly against him, Aleksa scans the crowd as the last of the pairs are made. They would have to see what the Ministry officials did next, or what they were told to do more like.
Ginny had been staring off into space, silently formulating a plan when she heard her name echo through the Hall. For the second time in an hour all eyes were on her. Confused her brown eyes scan the crowd only to land on Irial sitting on the stool with the wretched pairing hat on his head. If it was even possible her heart shattered for the second time that day.
Jerking out of her chair, Ginny backed up until she felt the solid wall at her back. Movement caught her eye as Adriane turned slowly toward her, the glare she shot at Ginny would have wilted flowers on the spot. Then Malfoy took off out of the Hall. Reaching her hand behind her, she runs her hand down the cool, smooth stones. She felt like running, just running for her life but she was pinned to the wall. She couldn't move any of her muscles and her breath came out in short gasps.
Some part of her brain registered that she was going into a panic but she ignored it. Desperately, she sank down to the floor and but her hand between her knees taking long deep pulls of the air. Nothing, seemed to be helping.
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Agyness threw a disdainful look at the blonde young man as he dared to approach her at the Ravenclaw table. "Isn't that obvious," She scoffed. These Slytherins, all talk and no action. Agyness's mind was already in high gear as she formulated a plan to worm her way out of the situation. There was no way in hell that she was going to become a part of the Malfoy clan. She reluctantly gazed up at Draco, his normally snarky expression turned soft. That was odd. Agyness decided that if they were to attempt work together to get themselves out of this antiquated business of arranged marriage, she would have to at least be somewhat cordial to him. It would be hard, but she would try... possibly. "Do you just plan to go along with this nonsense?" She asked, "Because I certainly don't."
Draco watched as several emotions crossed the Ravenclaw's face. She clearly didn't like him much, though he couldn't really blame her. She also was on the defensive about the whole business. Though, there were many including his sister that would be fighting tooth and nail it seemed to get out of it. He himself, didn't see how they would accomplish it.
Her questions pulled him out of his thoughts. Leaning back against the wall he glanced up at the ceiling. "Well, to be honest I think they've made it nearly impossible to get out of it legally. I don't plan on going to Azkaban so outright denying is out of the question. And frankly I'm just happy being alive at this point in time." He said the last part so quietly, that only she would be able to hear.
He did a have a few misgivings about being told what to do by a bunch of adults but there wasn't anything to do about it. After nearly dying, he really didn't care what happened. He was busy enjoying himself and he wasn't going to let this get him down.
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Agyness sniffed disdainfully, quickly realizing that he was going to be of no help whatsoever. I wish that you would have died or gone to Azkaban, She thought mirthlessly, Then we wouldn't be in this damned situation. Part of her longed to speak those cruel words, but a small piece of her thought it better not to cause a scene in the midst of the pairing ceremony. Although it would have been quite something to see a Slytherin, nonetheless a man of Malfoy ancestry, reduced to tears. "I guess you're leaving this up to me," She spoke rather sarcastically, although she knew full well that all of the sleuthing would be up to her. She would try whatever she could to get out of it. Maybe her passport was lying around the girls' dormitory and she could catch the quicket thestral out of the campus.
Draco shrugged. She didn't seem to like him in the slightest. Her glare at his comments would have reduced a lesser man to tears. His expression turned sly. It would be interesting to see if he could get a rile out of her. Turning fully toward her he gave her his best sly grin.
"I think you are just trying to cover up the fact that you are ecstatic that you got paired with me. You. Like. Me." His green eyes never left her face. She was rather fetching. Her fire intrigued him.
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Agyness's brow furrowed, knowing that to look away would be a sign of weakness. The change in his expression was obvious that he was ready to play rough; Agyness would have bet her family's fortune that Draco's tongue were to be of lesser speed and wit than hers. "Not in the slightest." She stated bluntly, her blue eyes glaring at his green eyes. Agyness was not going to deny that the Slytherin was rather handsome; it was his idiocy that grieved her to no end. He refused to take part in her scheme to defy the system, so that was already a markdown for him. "But if you rather mean as ecstatic as, say," She began, her sarcastic tone returning, "if I were trapped in a cage with a werewolf, then yes... by all means, I'm delighted." A faux smile curved her lips, venom oozing from her every word.
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Luna looked up as she saw Neville waving her over. Well she might as well go talk to her perfect 'match' hadn't she? Making one quick scan around the room for a last time, she floated dreamily over to Neville, Harry and Ginny. "Hello Neville" she said in her strong Irish lilt, her accent and appearance making ehr seem as if she wasn't really in the moment. "Well it seems we are the perfect match" she smiled still glad that at least she hadn't been paired with Malfoy or another person who was more likely to call her loony then anything else. Luna wasn't Loony. SHe was her own person. She smiled sympthetically at her fellow 6th year. "It will be alright Ginny" she reasurred her.
Draco chuckled. "You can keep denying it Badwan but your hooked. Your attempt to be acidic and cutting is failing miserably. Maybe you should try insulting me, that might help." He gave her a wink through his blond bangs and smiled.
"Look. You want to fight the system fine. Be my guest. If you need my help let me know. I might be inclined to join in with your scheme." His smile turned coy as he leaned in close. "If you ask nicely."
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