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[Corliss Malfoy]

Corliss sat up in her bed. Everyone was still asleep on this Saturday morning. Due to nightmares, Corliss had awoken with a jump. 'Stupid, dreams.....' she thought laying her Head on the white pillow that lay on her bed. She pulled the white sheets over her head, in an attempt to rest some more. Failing in her attempt, the girl threw the silver comforter and sheets off her and swung her legs over the bed.
Corliss rested her head in her hands as she debated the pros and cons of going to eat. Yes, she was hungry, but it was only eight. She had, well lets just say had 'too' much 'fun' the previous night. Wearily, Corliss stood and walked over to Cherry wood vanity. She sighed as she began applying her make-up. Even if you were just going to breakfast, you had to look you best. After applying the last sweep of mascara to her blue green eyes, she moved, feet dragging, over to the wardrobe.
She selected a black, cotton tee and pulled it over her head. It hugged her body perfectly. She grabbed her favorite pair of dark denim jeans and slipped them on. Putting on her black flats was the easiest part of her outfit. "For goodness sake. Why must I wake so early?" she muttered under her breath. Corliss pulled her blond hair back in a loose pony and headed for the door. She stopped short of her destination and turned back to her bed. She quickly made it up, her parents had taught her well, and put her wand in her back pocket. Sighing, the girl made her way to the Common Room.
Seeing no one there, Corliss slipped out of the commons and out into the dungeon. Smiling, she made her way to the Great Hall. TO her surprise, it was filling with more students than expected. Mainly Ravenclaws and Gryffindors. A few Hufflepuffs and Slytherins sat at their tables, talking in hushed voices. Corliss took her seat and grabbed a piece of French toast. She sighed and cut a small portion of her breakfast. I sure hope someone else wakes up.

[averybently]

Avery had woken up at eight O'clock this morning. This was very odd for him. He normally slept until ten or eleven on Saturdays. He had gotten dressed in a rush, because his stomach was growling with impatience. He was wearing his favorite pair of faded holy jeans, and he had on a white and green pin stripe shirt. He was wearing some average tennis shoes. His hair was especially blonde today for some odd reason, and it was like it always was in the mornings. Messy but very neat.

Avery walked through the Great Hall and towards the Slytherin table. His eyes immediately swept the table looking for someone to sit with. When he didn't find any of his close friends he decided to sit with Corliss. He wondered why she was up so early in the morning. He walked over and sat in the chair next to her, grabbing a piece of cinnamon toast immediately. "Hey Corliss." He said patiently. He turned back to his toast and took a bite, waiting for her to reply.

[Corliss Malfoy]

Corliss watched as Avery walked into the Great Hall. She had had a crush on him for quite some time now. She smiled at him as he entered. 'Why is he up? Isn't he a late sleeper?' she thought. Her blue-green eyes were smoldering when he took a seat next to her. She listened as he addressed her. She felt like a frog was stuck in her throat. She coughed and found her voice.
" Well, good morning Avery. What brings you to the Great Hall so early this Saturday morning?she asked, pushing a stray blond hair behind her ear. She smiled and broke eye contact for a second. Her brother had told her how to act around boys. She watched as a few more Ravenclaws trickled in before she returned her attention to him. Her smile widened a bit.

[averybently]

Avery finished chewing his first bite of toast and turned to look at Corliss. "Uhhh... I'm actually not really sure." Avery chuckled. "I just sort of woke up." He shrugged his shoulders still staring into Corliss's beautiful eyes. "What about you? Why are you up this early?" He smiled at her and took another bite of toast.

[Corliss Malfoy]

It is one thing to be embarrassed, but for Corliss Malfoy to blush? Not many people have seen that. Her parents and Scorpius had been the only ones, ever, to see the girl blush. Well, that is, until then. Corliss' cheeks turned a soft pink as she thought of what had woken her up. She put on her 'poker face' and concocted a lie. " I have really no idea. I just couldn't sleep, I guess." she lied without a flaw. She took a bite of her French toast and sipped her pumpkin juice as she waited her his reply.

[averybently]

Avery looked at her with his mouth gaping open. Luckily he had swallowed a second before. "Did Corliss Malfoy just blush?' He chuckled and watched Corliss with beady eyes. He smiled and said, "Why couldn't you sleep? I slept magnificently." He joked. He didn't sleep very well either. He had stayed up till one studying. He kept going through it in his head during the night trying to remember it word for word.

[Corliss Malfoy]

Corliss looked at him, her blue-green eyes tight. "No! I never blush." she lied perfectly. How dare he say that. She looked at him, trying not to be rude. She softened her features. She laughed and cut another piece of toast. "Well, I..... Never mind." she said, not wanting to admit to have horrible dreams.

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[averybently]

Avery's head cocked to the side in a questioning manner. He looked away and laughed. He poured himself a glass of pumpkin juice and gulped most of it down in two seconds. He turned back to Corliss and smiled his heart warming smile. "How are you Corliss?" He asked her patiently. He looked deeply into her blue-green eyes and he lost his train of thought for a few seconds. Blinking a few times he regained the train, and tried not to look into her eyes as often as he did.

[Corliss Malfoy]

Corliss laughed softly, regaining her self control. She looked at him, putting her elbow on the table and cupping the left side of her perfect face in her hand. She sighed and blinked slowly. She watched him for a while. She messed up her thin eyebrows when Avery went into a trance like state. When he came back to the real world she laughed lightly." Well, I am doing fine. How are you doing Avery?" she asked with a laugh.

[averybently]

Avery shook his head and rubbed his eyes. He was still a little bit sleepy. "I'm good..." He said looking at Corliss again, trying to avoid her eyes. He didn't want to loose his train of thought again. He smiled at her and caught her eyes once more, and said slowly, "Your eyes... are really beautiful. You know that?" He stared into them and got lost in the deep blue-green of them.

[Corliss Malfoy]

Corliss smiled when she heard, 'I'm good..' Her eyes caught Avery's and held the gaze, not wanting to ever break the contact. She saw his lips moving and heard him compliment her. She smiled warmly, which is very uncommon. "Well, thank you! Your eyes are quite the blue too." she said, laughing at her choice of words.

[averybently]

Avery was still lost in her eyes. He felt like a total idiot. He couldn't break the contact. "Uhhhhhh..." That was all Avery could say. He couldn't think...he could hardly even breath. He had to keep telling himself that he needed to stay alive. Breath, Avery, breath!!He thought to himself. He felt like such an idiot.

[Corliss Malfoy]

Corliss cocked her head to the side. She smiled happily and tapped Avery on the shoulder then brushed his cheek intentionally as she moved her hand back to her lap. "Um, Earth to Avery! Hello in there." she said sarcastically. "Uh, you can breath now." Corliss began to fan him, laughing lightly the whole time. She kept her eyes locked with hers.

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[averybently]

Avery felt something tap his shoulder and then brush his face. Then he Corliss talking to him. "Ummm...yeah, hey!" Avery said feeling stupid the whole way through the sentence. "I'm still here...kinda." He laughed quietly and felt much better once she smiled. He smiled back at her, and also kept contact with her eyes. He was forcing himself to not fall into the trance again. He was having a rough time, but he was succeeding.

[Corliss Malfoy]

The Slytherin looked away. She could tell he was struggling with something. What it was, she did not know. She smiled as more Slytherins entered the room. She waved at a few of her friends before she returned to the boy sitting in front of her. She laughed. "Well, that is good to know." she replied.

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