Alice's Travels

The days on campus seem to be peaceful.

Alice hadn't spoken to Draco about the Dark Lord - the truth was, they'd both avoided it and remained silent in unison.

Regardless of what was going on outside, at least Draco was here, and he was in front of her.Alice thought, as long as she was at Hogwarts, there was still room for everything—but about the attack, about the possible war, she didn't want to think about the things that were piled up deep in her heart for the time being.

Everyone acted very busy.Hermione and Harry spent all day in the library. Harry devoted almost all of his free time to Hermione except for Quidditch training, and Ron also participated in Quidditch.

Alice's homework is even more heavy, and she is about to take the OWLs exam.

"You can't go to the study room today," Draco held Alice's hand and said after the afternoon classes were over, "you have to stay with me tonight."

"I'm with you," Alice said, looking at him, "won't you come with me?"

"Today is different—" Draco stared at her, as if he had made up his mind, grabbed her hand and walked towards the bedroom, "Did you forget what day it is?"

"What—oh, it's Valentine's Day!" Alice thought suddenly, walking quickly to keep up with Draco, "Where are you taking me—"

Draco didn't speak, and pulled Alice all the way to the door of the male prefect's dormitory, then turned around and looked at her straight.

"What does this mean?" Alice's forehead twitched twice, she narrowed her eyes and looked at him and said, "What kind of bad idea are you planning, huh? Going back to the dormitory so early and telling me it's Valentine's Day?"

"The gift for you," Draco said solemnly, holding Alice's hand slightly harder, "it's in the dormitory. Come and see with me?"

Alice stared at him for a few seconds, seeing that Draco was still stubbornly looking back and refused to let go, she said slowly, "Okay."

The layout of the boys' dormitory is almost the same as that of the girls' dormitory, with green and silver curtains representing Slytherin hanging high on the top.Draco walked into his place holding Alice's hand all the way.

The light in the room was not bright. When Alice entered, she saw exquisite cakes, desserts, fruit wine and a small and exquisite gift box on the table. It seemed that the owner had prepared it carefully for a long time.

"But what should I do if I forgot to prepare a gift for you?" Alice immediately turned around and hugged Draco and said, "I'm sorry, I forgot that today is our holiday..."

"It's okay, there will be..." Draco said with a vague look on his face, and a flattering tone in his slightly hoarse voice, "Want to try the cake first?"

"Okay." Alice said with a smile, and sat down on the sofa next to the table, "Is this a surprise for me, Draco? Why didn't you remind me in advance, so that I can get ready too? "

"No need—" Draco said slowly, cutting the cake and handing Alice a piece, "Here, your favorite—"

"Thank you. But now you are my favorite—" Alice couldn't help laughing, watching Draco's pale skin slowly flush with a smile, "When did you find out that I like to eat this, Um?"

"I should ask you, why do you keep staring at the candies and cakes sent from my house. Do you think I won't notice your longing eyes, huh?" Draco raised his eyebrows and looked at Alice, who ate every bite Looking at the cake, he raised his glass and took a sip leisurely.

"I thought I was hiding it well," Alice swallowed the cake and laughed, "Tell me, when did you start secretly paying attention to me?"

"I didn't—" Draco gradually lowered his voice under Alice's gentle gaze on him, and said after a moment's pause, "I just—kept looking at you."

"Well, I know." Alice pursed her lips and smiled at him.

"Let's have something to drink—" Draco said uncomfortably, avoiding Alice's gaze, and handed over a glass of wine.

Alice took the wine glass and took a sip to dilute the sweetness in her mouth.

Draco grabbed the gift box on the table in his hand, shaking it up and down, his eyes flickering with the movement of his hand.

"Is it time to open the present?" Alice asked curiously, "What's inside?"

"Close your eyes," Draco said commandingly.

Alice closed her eyes obediently, but felt a warm breath approaching her, and then her lips were blocked.

"Well……"

Draco leaned over and exchanged a long kiss with her.

"Stop, Draco..." Alice gasped.At this moment, Draco had already pinned her whole body on the sofa, and Draco was burying his head in burning hot kisses on her neck one after another.

There was the sound of a violent heart beating in the chest, and Alice's face was already covered with crimson.

Draco lifted his head up above Alice, staring at her fiercely.

"Why stop..." He said hoarsely, "You like it too, don't you?"

"These are two questions, of course not now—" Alice blushed and stared at him and said, "Didn't you say you want to show me a present?"

"Okay then." Draco sat up while supporting Alice's waist and half hugging her. He opened the gift box and took out a silver crystal necklace. Below the thin chain was a shining drop of water.

"It's beautiful," Alice said sincerely.

Draco slipped the necklace around Alice's neck involuntarily, resting his forehead against hers and said, "Don't take it off without my permission. You'll always wear it, promise me—"

"I promise you," said Alice, looking into his eyes.

"You're mine now, aren't you—" Draco lowered his head and kissed her lips again and mumbled, "Now and in the future, right..."

Alice was speechless with his lips blocked, only a few small sobs escaped from her throat.

While kissing her non-stop, Draco stretched out his hand to hug her up, walked to the bedside a few steps, then gently put Alice on top of her body and actively pressed her over.

"No, Draco..." Alice endured the heat from her body and throbbing in her chest and said, "We can't..."

Draco was still kissing her neck, and it was getting lower and lower as his hands began to grope all over her body.Alice couldn't help trembling slightly.

She grabbed Draco's flailing hand tightly.Draco finally raised his head to stare into her eyes and said in a hoarse voice, as if suppressing a madness and stubbornness in his dark eyes, "Why not...you obviously like me too..."

"Of course, Draco. We're all just students—" Alice said firmly, "and, I'm absolutely against premarital sex—"

"Are you afraid that I won't marry you?" Draco said, staring at her with dark eyes, with joy and an inexplicable emotion in his tone, "We can get married as soon as we graduate."

"At least it's not over now," said Alice, blushing, "that's just not—"

"I'll marry you!" Draco suddenly lowered his head and kissed her hard on the lips, and whispered as if he was just talking to himself, "We will definitely get married..."

He held Alice tightly in his arms, breathed hot breath behind her ear, kissed the earlobe lightly a few times and whispered, "Sleep peacefully, my girl."

"Yeah." Alice put her arms around his waist and whispered into his arms, "You know what I've always been scared, Draco. I've always been scared, and I've done a lot of things that I never would have thought about before. Unexpected things..."

"Don't be afraid, I'm here," Draco listened to Alice's confiding, and hugged her hand even harder, "I will always be here, Alice."

"Fortunately, I have you." Alice closed her eyes and murmured, "I have you always by my side..."

"We'll always be together," Draco said softly, as if just telling himself, "forever..."

The next day, Alice opened her eyes and saw Draco sleeping peacefully next to him, breathing evenly from his slightly fluttering nose.She pursed her lips into a smile.

The following days were still passed in peace.Alice and Draco grow closer.It's just that as the OWLs exam is approaching, Alice has to devote part of her energy to preparing for the exam, and Draco will stay alone for a while during her self-study every night.

Just this day, a peaceful afternoon as usual.Because there was no class in the afternoon, Alice stayed alone in the library for half a day, and then went to the dining room to find Draco who was waiting there.

The slanting sun in the evening disappeared into the horizon bit by bit with its warm light.

Draco's face seemed paler than usual, and there seemed to be a trace of uneasiness and struggle in his eyes looking at Alice.

"What's the matter, Draco?" Alice asked immediately, seeing what was wrong with him, "Did something happen?"

"No, no—" Draco denied.

"Don't lie to me," said Alice, looking into his eyes, "tell me, will you?"

"Come with me." Draco said with a deep look at her.

Alice followed him all the way to the secret room where they used to make Felicia together.Alice looked serious, wondering what might have happened in her mind.

"Alice!" Draco called her suddenly, then turned sharply and shot a Freezing Curse at her.Alice stared at him with wide eyes in disbelief as he collapsed stiffly.

Draco caught Alice's falling body and held her tightly in his arms.

Alice couldn't move her whole body, and couldn't even make a sound.

"I'm sorry, Alice, but I have to—" Draco said softly, with uncontrollable tremors and fear in his voice, "he gave me orders to kill Dumbledore—I I have to do this, I have to succeed, otherwise he will kill me! Kill my whole family!"

"Do you know that Felix Elixir has brought me luck? I have prepared for a long time before finally repairing the Vanishing Cabinet. Those people are coming soon. As long as tonight, after tonight, I can succeed—" —Alice, can you just sleep here? Wait here quietly for my return, no one will hurt you, just wait until I come back..."

Draco kissed her forehead, did not look at Alice's complex eyes that were condensed with various emotions at the moment, carried her to the bed in the room and fed her a bottle of sleeping potion.He took another deep look at Alice and strode away.

fool!Big fool!

do not go!

Alice yelled in her heart, trying to restrain the overwhelming sleepiness.She desperately opened her eyes and mobilized all the magic power in her body to regain consciousness in her body.Her eyes were able to blink, and her mouth became conscious.Alice immediately bit the tip of her own tongue, and a rusty taste came out of her mouth, and her head became a little clearer.

Alice kept biting her tongue until her hands could move and her mouth was dripping with blood.

She immediately used 'clear water like a spring' on herself, pouring cold water over her face over and over again.Until she became more and more awake, Alice finally sat up suddenly from the bed, and rushed out of the room without hesitation.

Darkness enveloped the earth.

As soon as Alice went out, she saw a huge Dark Mark hanging above the sky above Hogwarts.