``learn to fly (tagged)

Sue was bored enough too study. Her mind was always wandering and it was getting hard to concentrate. Walking in the common room she sat in a couch and placed her face in her palms. This day was surely tiring and boring. She didn't really want any more disturbance.

Albus was the only one in the common room. He liked sitting up late and reading, without other people around to make fun of him. It was about 1 Am so he was quite shocked when someone suddenly entered. Jumping slightly he turned to see who it was. Sue Malfoy. She was in his year, quite good looking, but a mean person too. He knew that from other people, and watching her bullying others with her prefect powers. Blushing, he retreated into a corner and continued reading.

Moving her hands she glanced around to see if anyone was there. Albus Potter. She smiled. This boy was unique. Being a Potter's son, how the hell was he in Slytherin? Sue always found him interesting but he was too shy. And Sue never usually liked introducing herself first. He went away in the corner and Sue bit her lip so that she would not burst out laughing. He was kind of cute. And scared.

Looking up to see Sue smiling, he bit his lip confused. She never smiled. They weren't really friends, after all. "Hi.." he said shyly before looking back at his book, not really reading it. He'd rather she just left actually, he liked solitude, peace and quiet. he didn't care about having company or anything. He often felt lonely, but he guessed thats why he was placed in Slytherin, so he could focus on studying more.

Sue's smile was surely evil. {Pity, the boy took it in a friendly way. She didn't really feel in the modd of tormenting anyone now. Anyways he was in her year, and did no harm to Sue. SO it would not matter if she said Hi back to him. "Hi." Sue said without looking up. If we wanted to talk more then he would. Surely Sue thought the boy didn't want.

Albus felt uncomfortable sitting there with Sue in the common room also. Still Sue didn't seem like a type who talked much, he didn't like people like that. She was by no means shy, but quite nice. Other people told him to stay away from her, he didn't really understand why. "What are you doing?" he asked, lamely trying to make conversation.

Sue knew Albus didn't know her much. Otherwise he wouldn't have greeted her like that. Sad nobody had warned him about her. But certainly Sue wasn't going to tease him. Sue kind of liked him. First classmate in her life whom she liked. His question was weird, naturally the effect of excessive shyness. Annoyed Sue a bit, he was as shy as a bride. Sue rolled her eyes. "Doing nothing. What about you?" Sue asked. She wanted to ask if his mother had disinherited him after he got sorted into Slytherin but she did'nt have the guts right then.

Albus didn't get along with people. the only people he got a long with were in other houses, so most of the time he just studied. He thought this was why he was in Slytherin. The sorting hat said Slytherin would help him to achieve his goals. His dad even had encouraged him to go to whatever house he wanted to, and that Slytherin wasn't bad. Since he had been sorted, he had grown to love Slytherin, sure he didn't have many friends in the house, but the eople weren't all evil. Sue didn't seem like the mean type at all, despite everyone saying she was. "Im just reading," he answered shrugging. He didn't really know how to talk to people, he never did much. He didn't know what to say, what to talk about in a conversation.

Sue smirked. He was really innocent. How the hell, she thought again and again was he in Slytherin? She couldn't just find a reason. Still she did not care really. He wasn't being bad to her or feared her. That was weird. Until Sue remembered that she hadn't really done anything Sue-ish that would tempt Albus to behave back badly with her. Anyways, she just didn't want to. Maybe it was the mood or the person. Whatever it was. Sue could understand easily that he didn't talk much. Not like all the students outside. Still he talked less than usual. "Oh riight." she said trying not to sound bored. "Sooo, how come you are in Slytherin? I mean you are a Potter and you know it's a tradition of them belonging in Gryffindor. That's what I knew." Sue said all in a rush.

Blushing when she smirked at him, Albus looked back at his book. Why didn't she just go away and leave him alone? He had OWL's to study for, that would keep him from being bored. He went even redder when she asked how he had become a Slytherin. She said it was a tradition for them to be in Gryffindor, but Albus knew why she had really asked. He wasn't stupid, she thought he was to shy to be in this house. "My dad told me that Slytherin isn't a bad house, and that the bravest and smartest man he knew had been in this house," he answered. "The Sorting Hat said I'd do well in Slytherin, and that it would help me prove myself. So I decided to be a Slytherin."

He remembered that day and probably always would, the sorting hat had taken nearly a whole ten minutes trying to figure out where to sort him. The whole hall had been waiting quietly, when the hat shouted 'Slytherin!' Albus took off the hat and walked quietly to Slytherin table, everyone had been to shocked to say anything. He would have picked Gryffindor, his dad had told him he could choose whatever house he wanted to be in - that a person's choices defined them more than there abilities. But everyone always doubted him, and he wanted to prove he wasn't weak, so he picked Slytherin.