CHRIS DOLOHOV

A SORDID ALLIANCE / SCAMANDER, LEONA

     she was always so easy to annoy, it was impossible to fight the urge. ‘ not everything has to be about it, but if you make most things about it, you’ll live a much happier, probably longer, life. ’ but mostly, chris just enjoyed watching her cheeks turn pink. ‘ i can go over all the benefits of being all kinds of indecent, if you want? for science sake, of course. ’ as well as his own entertainment. he took another bite, leaning his shoulder against the pillar as he crossed his feet one over the other. ‘ oh, i doubt that. i like hearing your thoughts, leona. ’

     and truly, he did. cocking his head to the side, christopher grinned at her frustrated little movements, at the way her fingers tugged at the ends of her long, flowery dress. ‘ that’s a very good question. ’ he pretended to think about it, lifting his chin and running a finger down the side of his jaw. ‘ -you’re just a very curious person. smart, clever, beautiful, but uninterested in pursuing what everyone else seems to be naturally drawn to. myself included. ’ and it would be a lie to say he wasn’t interested in the innocence she exubed. even if he had other things he needed to do.

     christopher leaned back as she stood, ever so furiously. ‘ in books, you say? ’ his eyes widened briefly, before he chuckled into the wintry breeze. ‘ no, no, i agree. there is absolutely nothing wrong with not having experienced that kind of pleasure before. ’ he shifted his weight off the pillar, stepping nonchalantly towards her once more, with hands buried into his pockets as the half-eaten apple floated beside him. ‘ -what’s wrong is that you’re lying about not having ever felt like that before. ’ she smelled sweet, like a dessert that begged to be eaten. ‘ -when i blindfolded you. ’

              he dared to reach his hand out, grazing her arm in a single stroke.                    ‘ your breathing doesn’t lie, leona. ’ or her heart. ‘ aren’t you curious? ’

     well, colour him interested. christopher still felt the warmth of her skin on his fingertips, could still hear her erratic breathing; soft and short. even now, as he wandered down the length of the corridor towards the courtyard, he couldn’t help the smirk that lingered across his face as he marvelled in all that was leona scamander. he had things he could be doing, plans he could be working on, and yet there was something about his last encounter with his fellow ravenclaw that left him wondering just how far she was willing to let him push.

     ‘ i noticed you got your big O in the end. ’ christopher’s smirk widened at the meaning behind his words, mocha finding those endearing chocolate eyes of hers. ‘ i’m sure you simply just haven’t got around to thanking me yet. ’ he played with the apple in his hands, before sinking his teeth into its side and biting off a large piece into his mouth. ‘ mh, these are delicious. ’ much like the little sounds he’d once heard fluttering from between her lips, or the pink he’d seen against her cheeks. ‘     better than sex. ’ and then he watched her, chuckling lightly.

     ‘ see, we never got a chance to finish our conversation, and i am dying to hear more about what you think about being blindfolded. ’ chris continued to chew off pieces of his apple, offering her little smirks whenever his eyes found hers. ‘ i never got around to hearing your answer to my question earlier. ’ and maybe he wasn’t that surprised to learn she hadn’t ever taken anyone to her bed, but it didn’t stop him from succumbing to the sweet challenge that was her innocence. ‘ a beautiful woman like yourself must have tasted pleasure at some point. ’

               he cocked his head to the side, watching her with furrowed brows.                     ‘ i’m really curious, leona. ’ he inches closer to her, intrigued. ‘ why? ’