Draco's P.O.V

After dinner finished we walked back to the dorms in silence it was a somber mood and many of our fellow Slytherins were terrified of Sirius Black and who wouldn't be he is a convicted mass murder and he also betrayed James and Lily Potter by giving He who must not be named their location after Dumbledore had hidden them away. That was what lead to the Potters being murdered and now Harry was pretty much an orphan in a world that fears him. Astoria pulled me out of my thoughts and said, "This is really bad isn't it." That was the understatement of the century we had Dementors crawling the grounds and an escaped killer on the lose, this was the best possible situation we could be in. Blaise sighed beside me and said, "This is going to be a rough year, how long is it going to be before someone is attacked on accident." My tone was sarcastic as I scoffed, "Accident yeah right, Dementors are evil creatures they don't care if you are or aren't Sirius Black so we should all be on our guard. Astoria put her hands on her hips and said in a sure tone, "I will start your lessons tomorrow. The defense against the dark arts room should be empty after all the classes are over and that will provide a perfect environment for practicing."

I was sitting on the couch reading my defense against the dark arts book and then my eyes fell on Astoria who was sitting across from me focused in on her book about the habitat of dragons. Her hair was hanging in her face it had gotten even longer and now it was braided back in two strands that meet in the middle of her head. Her cheeks had gained color and now had a permanent rosy tint to them and her laughter was rich with emotion. Her legs had gotten slightly longer and the skirt rested right on her golden thigh. Her eyes seemed to have more depth to them and her teeth were still a gorgeous pearl color. Her humming was soft and distracting much like her whole being. I had to face it she was gorgeous. She still hadn't opened up about her true identity so that killed any romantic notion for now. Knowing her she had to trust me before she would even consider a relationship. It was going to be a battle but I know it will be worth it in the end or I hope it will. One thing I do know for sure is that Astoria is one of a kind. I hadn't noticed that she had gotten up and opened the door to the common room and all of a sudden there was an awful racket. Then in stumbled the two stooges and their genius. What could they want?"

Astoria and Blaise sat down on either side of me and the golden trio was the first to open the conversation as Harry said, "How are you three doing?" My tone was sharpe as I said, "Potter why is it that whatever tries to kill you tends to try and kill us too?" He shrugged his shoulders and said, "We heard about what happened on the train and wanted to check on you" The Weasel spoke up and said, "I was only worried about Astoria" Astoria smiled and said, "Thank you for concern but you should really worry about everyone even these two goobers." Did she just really call me a goober? Hermione spoke up and said, "I agree with Astoria the boys may be idiots but we should be concerned about them as well." Potter spoke up in a soft tone and said, "You guys were attacked huh I'm glad your both alright. I was attacked as well fortunately Professor Lupin was in our car and saved me. He was incredible I think he might become my favorite teacher."

My tone was curious as I said, "What are you going to do about Sirius Black?" Potter looked at me and said, "I'm going to bring him down he was responsible for the death of my parents" Astoria cleared her throat and said, "You are heading for disaster Harry, in fact he's probably coming for you. If everything they say about him is true" Hermione spoke up next and said, "You don't think I haven't told him that, it simply bounces off his hard head" She then put her hand on the Weasels head and said in an exasperated tone, "This one isn't much better to be honest, I have to be the voice of reason" Astoria giggled and said, "It's a hard and thankless work we should really get a vacation Mione" Wait when did Hermione become Mione? My tone was curious as I asked, "When did she become Mione?" Astoria rolled her eyes and said, "Do you think that the only two people I wrote were you and Blaise, uh news flash guys I have other friends."

That sharpness and sarcastic wit was another appealing aspect of Astoria's personality of course it balanced nicely with her kindness and forgiving heart. She was truly beautiful both inside and out. She has a fierce intelligence that rivals Granger and a understanding of magical theory that is out of this world. Not to mention her wand draw is one of the fastest I've seen anywhere. My eyes fell on the magical clock on the wall and it read ten o' cloak if we didn't get to bed soon we would be exhausted not to mention some of my housemates were starting to give the Golden Trio dirty looks and it was only a matter of time before they reacted violently.

I was about to say something but Astoria spoke up and said, "This has been a great night guys but I think it's time for us snakes to burrow into our holes and its time for you lions to go back to your dens. Have a good rest guys see you later." They stood and gave her hugs and Granger hugged Blaise and I as well. Potter shook our hands and gave Astoria a hug. Weasel hugged her and glared at Blaise and I. They then left us alone and headed back to their common room. Astoria dusted herself off and said in a warm tone, "Well guys I'm going to bed have a wonderful sleep" She kissed both of us on the cheek and glided into her room before gently closing the door behind her. Blaise put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Well mate I'm going to go get a late night snack see you in the morning" I wandered to my room and slipped my cloth off and threw on a pair of black silk pants I didn't bother to sleep in a shirt. I walked over to the window where rain was pounding against the stained glass panes and then an ominous sight appeared before me. A nine foot Dementor drifted by the window but briefly stopped to peer in not that it had any eyes. It then floated away on its patrol, that was an ominous sign. I lie on my bed and prepare for my first day of class, I really hope Professor Lupin is nice. I soon fell into an uneasy sleep.