Opia

7

Reunions; 

As I applied the finishing touches to my makeup, I heard groaning coming from Leona's bed. Walking over to her bed, I see she woke up and by the look on her face, not happy about it. 

"Was that your first time getting high?" I chuckled slightly as I watched her roll out of her bed, quite aggressively. 

She wrapped herself in her blanket before nodding her head, "We don't exactly do weed at Hogwarts. Drinking, yes. Weed, no."

"Well, now you do both," I smiled to which she rolled her eyes. 

Once Leona was ready, we headed down to the Great Hall for breakfast. My head was pounding but I was used to it by now, getting high every day does that to you. 

"Oh, uh, are you still looking for that kid? Adam?" Leona asked as we entered the Great Hall. I nodded my head and she moved her head behind me, "He's at the Hufflepuff table."

I turned around to see my cousin in full conversation with his house mates. I haven't seen him in three years and he's changed a lot, he looks a lot more mature. "I'll catch up with you in a bit," I smiled at Leona before walking over to the Hufflepuff table. 

"Hey, stranger," I smiled as I tapped on Adam's shoulder. He turned around and his eyes widened before he stood up and pulled me into a hug, "Alora, oh my-hello."

"I was looking for you yesterday," I chuckled as I stood in front of him. I could tell the people who he was sitting with were staring at me with drool dripping down their chin but that didn't bother me. 

"I'm so sorry, I was at the library. I'm so glaf you're here," he excitedly said, pulling me into yet another hug. "It's not like I had a choice," I lowered my voice and he nodded in understanding. 

After catching up for a few more minutes, I headed back to my table where Leona had her head on the table next to Theo. Theo was surprisingly a lot better than Leona, his hair was done nicely although you could see the tiredness in his eyes. 

"You haven't done weed before either? Of course not," I sighed, staring at the two. "It was fun but that's more my brothers thing, y'know?" Theo said, sipping on his juice. 

The boys did seem like they were the type, the type of boys from back at Beauxbatons but I had a weird feeling about them. "Well, it was fun, wasn't it?" I asked the two.

"Yeah, I guess. It was weird hanging out with them," Leona interjected as she sat up. "Why? Doesn't everyone in Slytherin hang around with each other?" I asked. The two before me burst into a fit of laughter as they stared at me. 

"Just like the four houses, everyone has their own mini groups within Slytherin. The holy trinity are just one of the most known's," Theo stated as he ate his muffin. 

"That's lame, maybe it's time to change that," I smirked to myself as I placed a piece of bread in my mouth. 

-

That afternoon, Leona had plans and Theo was nowhere to be found so I decided to relax in the common room with my journal. Drawing has always been a therapeutic thing for me to do, I love to draw and it helps me calm down. 

I decided on drawing the common room, it was truly breathtaking and it still amazes me. I was focused on the chandelier when I felt a heavy figure sit down into the couch beside me. When I looked down, I saw Atlas has made himself at home right beside me. 

"If you're looking for a quick shag, you came to the wrong girl," I told him as I went back to drawing. I heard him lowly chuckle before he came closer, "No, actually. I wanted to thank you."

I backed away and looked up at him, "For what? Rejecting you?" He shook his head, rubbing his chin slightly, "No, for a great time last night."

I scoffed as I closed my journal and placed it on my lap, shifting my body to face him completely, "Thanks but you don't seem like the type of guy to just thank someone for that. What do you really want?" 

His eyes ever so slightly widened but softened before he chuckled lowly, "I'm being serious. It was genuinely fun, I didn't think I would see my little brother high on weed."

"Aren't you twins?" I rose my brow at him. "So he says."

"Right...if that's all then I'm just going to go back to my thing," I said warily as I waved my book in the air. 

He parted his llips to speak but before he could, heavy footsteps were heard coming down the stairs. "Atlas, let's go." I turned around to see Malfoy coming down the stairs and towards us. 

"Why are you with her?" He asked, a slight hint of disgust in his voice. "Mate, I was just talking," he sighed, standing up. 

"Sharing a joint doesn't make you friends, we don't waste our time on people like her," he said.

I scoffed as I stood up, walking over to the egotistic boy, "What's that supposed to mean?" He looked me up and down before rolling his eyes, "We have more respect for ourselves than to befriend a whore."

The way he called me a whore, the word echoed through my head for a while. It brought back unwanted memories that I didn't want to be dug up again, I stared at him for a slight second before walking back to the couch and grabbing my book. 

"You know nothing about me," I seethed and sent him a glare. As he rolled his eyes, I shoved past him and headed up to my dorm. 

I'm many things but I won't let anyone call me a whore, not again. Not after everything that has happened to me.