Changing Of The Tides

A/N: amaryllis- all right, I’ll update! I was concentrating on my other story for awhile, but that one’s almost finished, so here’s the next chapter. Hope you enjoy it.

Also, I’m having a case of writer’s block for this story, so any suggestions would be appreciated.

Disclaimer: Harry Potter is strict property of JK Rowling.

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Susan’s PoV:

    The next Saturday I snuck down to the library. I’d had to sneak away from Justin. He was really annoying. I was like he didn’t trust me or something. I’d thought about breaking up with him, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. Deep down, Justin was still a good guy.

    So I ended up getting to the library a little earlier, just to get away. Draco was already sitting there, so I figured we could start our work. I gathered the books together, and we both started reading silently. I was deeply engrossed in this one story, about a man who’d levitated himself over a lake with Wingardium Leviosa. The next time I looked up, Draco’s chair was much closer to mine.

    I ignored it. I kept on reading. Then he spoke. “What do you think of this story?”

    I leaned over to look in the book he was talking about. He faced me. Suddenly, he leaned in and tried to kiss me. Instinctively, I pulled away.

    “What’s wrong?” he asked me. He looked confused. “I thought...”

    “I can’t,” I mumbled. “Justin.”

    “Justin?” This time his voice was more than confused. I heard a hint of anger and jealousy in his voice. “I thought you’d broken up with him by now. He doesn’t seem to trust you.”

    “Well, why should he?” I jumped up. “After all, he was afraid something like this would happen. And look, it did.”

    “Please, calm down,” begged Draco. I sat down. Just then he leaned over to kiss me again. The nerve! Still, I couldn’t help admitting that I liked it. But I was in a relationship. Just as I was about to pull away, I heard foot steps.

    “Susan!” a familiar voice cried. “How could you?”

    I whirled around. “Justin, please. I didn’t mean to. It was an accident. Please! It wasn’t my fault!”

    “Some accident,” he muttered. He was trying to look tough, but I could tell he wanted to break down and cry. It would have been okay. I could already feel the hot, moist tears rolling down my cheek.

    “That’s it!” He cried. “It’s over, Susan!”

    I looked to Draco for help, but he’d already gathered up his stuff and sliped away. How could he leave me like this?

    “Please!” I sobbed again.

    “It’s over.” And with that, my ex-boyfriend, Justin Finch-Fletchey, walked out the door.

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Draco’s PoV:

    I’d been looking forward to Saturday so much, so I could see Susan again. I wanted to try and make a move on her, I just had to. We were meant to be. I figured she’d broken up with that Justin fellow by now, he was a shady character. I didn’t like him too much. Too protective of Susan, and he didn’t treat her well.

    I left earlier then planned to get to the library before her. I’d only been there for about a minute, though, when she came in. She was very quiet. She didn’t say anything to me.

    I couldn’t concentrate on the work. I kept inching my chair closer and closer to hers, until finally the edges of our chairs were almost touching. She looked up at me. She seemed a little surprised, but ignored it and continued reading her book. I was a little disappointed. I had to do something!

    Finally, I said to her, “Look at this story in this book.” She leaned across me to get a better look at the book. I faced her. ‘This is it,’ I thought. ‘It’s now or never.’ I leaned in to kiss her. To my frustration and astonishment, she pulled away.

    “What’s wrong?” I asked her, genuinely puzzled. “I thought...”

    “I can’t.” She looked like she was about to cry. “Justin.”

    “Justin?” What? How could she still be going out with him? After the way he’d treated her. Yeah, I’d heard about it from one of Susan’s friends, Hannah Abbott. Hannah had the biggest crush on me, so she’d tell me anything I wanted to know.

    I voiced my concerns. “I thought you broke up with him. He didn’t seem to trust you very much.”

    “Well, why should he?” she jumped up, and I was afraid she was going to leave. “He was afraid something like this would happen. And look, it did.”

    “Please, calm down,” I begged her. I wanted her to stay. She obeyed. I had to kiss her. So I did one of the stupidest things of my life. I leaned over and kissed her again.

    This time, she didn’t pull away immediately. Wow, she was a good kisser. I wonder how much practice she had with Justin? I could feel that she was about to pull away. But before she could, I heard someone enter the room.

    “Susan!” A voice cried. “How could you?”

    Susan jumped up and turned around. I slowly pulled myself around, not wanting to believe it. But it was. Justin.

    Susan burst into tears. “Justin, please, I didn’t mean it. It was an accident. Please! It wasn’t my fault!”

    I knew I had to get out of there while Justin was still dealing with Susan. Otherwise, it would be me next. I wanted to stay and support her, but I had to leave. I couldn’t face Justin just now.

    I gathered together my things, and silently slipped out the door, with a very guilty conscience.