Making a list and checking it twice (Malcom/Open)

[Dominique Weasley]

Scorpius Malfoy
Roberta Strange **** dangerous
Korus Lee Williams
Victoire Weasley

There were a few more names on the list, but Dominique wasn't as familiar with them. She frowned at the headmistress, but it made sense. Being in the school she'd have closer access to the woman, though it was still no guarantee of success. Given the recent successful attack on Korus, she was sure everyone would be even more on guard than before, and that was saying something. Perhaps she should have started with the headmiss first? Too late to fret over it now though. She crossed out Korus' name several more times, making it unrecognizable. Only in the deepest recess of her heart would she ever regret that one. And Scorpius. She decided to postpone his as long as possible, or until she could pass him off on someone else.
Victoire was hers though, that was unnegotiable. No pleasant furry moonlight strolls for her. Only an agonizing stay in St. Mungo's with the scars to remember it by.
She was so engrossed in her own thoughts she had lost track of what was going on around her, even as she saw some of the students packing up and leaving.

[Malcolm Longhat]

Malcolm walked into the library and looked around. It was his first day in a strange school after transferring from Durmstrang after a few incidents happened there that he wanted to keep behind him. He then saw this beauty of a woman sitting down looking at a list. He then walked over to her and said "Hi there, My name is Malcolm and i am new here" He said to the girl. Malcolm then stood awkwardly waiting to see if he gets invited to sit down.

[Dominique Weasley]

Dominique practically jumped at the sound of his voice, and stared at him for a long moment. She looked to her left and her right, and seeing nobody else, resigned herself to the fact he was talking toher. He was new. Fine, they didn't get transfer students that she heard of...did that make him some kind of celebrity in his own mind? Or did she have "welcome wagon" painted on her uniform jacket? She didn't bother checking. She knew it still only had her Hufflepuff emblem.

"And? What do you want? A cookie?" she spit out before she could stop herself. She shoved her list back into her notebook, and kicked the chair across from her out a few inches. "Dominique. Weasley. Hufflepuff. Are you lost? Hardly anyone comes in here unless brute force or threat of failure is used." She finished speaking, trying to soften her voice. The last thing she needed was some older kid complaining to his head of house about that rude Hufflepuff, drawing attention to her. Besides, she needed to find out what he was. Pureblooded...she might be able to negotiate a switch for Hugo, or Scorpius. He probably wouldn't be on his guard as much as them, either, which would be an added bonus.

[Malcolm Longhat]

Malcolm recoiled at the rudeness of the Girl. He would of expected that from Slytherins as he had heard that they were the nasty ones, but not from a Hufflepuff. He then concluded that it must be that time of the month and he sat down as he took the fact that she kicked the chair out. He then retorted back at her "Yes i do want a cookie but i can see you don't have any around." He then listened as she introduced herself. He then said "No i am not lost i am just exploring the school and finding my way around the place." Malcolm finished off by saying and looked at her wondering why she doesn't seem to like him much when he had only just met him.

[Dominique Weasley]

Dominique couldn't believe he was actually going to sit down. For a moment she had a wild hope he was faking her out, but no, his but actually settled into the chair. Reluctantly, she pulled a tin of oatmeal cookies from her bag, one of her aunts had given her, and slid it across to him. She considered what to say next very carefully. She wasn't used to strangers. She had known her classmates most of her life, hell most of the school was related to her in one way or another.
"Seen the Forbidden Forest yet? I've heard it's very pretty at night."

There. Make what you want of that. She hadn't actually offered to go with him. Maybe he'd be idiot enough to go see it on his own. Maybe some other werewolf could finish her job without her having to lift a finger. Maybe an acromantula would swallow him whole, or a bloodbeast would finish him. Yeah, right. Maybe the Cannons would actually win the World Cup this year, too.

[Malcolm Longhat]

Malcolm studied the girl closely and wondered what her angle was. He made a commitment to not leave until he figured this girl out. Because one minute she was Nasty to him and then the next minute she was Nice to him. Malcolm said "No i haven't been down to the Forbidden Forest yet. But i would like to go down there sometime." Malcolm said "But i have heard that there are werewolves, Acromantula and other nasty things down there." Malcolm finished off by saying as he looked at her.

[Dominique Weasley]

She raised her eyebrows and looked at him in disbelief. "Acromantulas? Who told you that?" she sounded scornful and disbelieving, as if he were an idiot to listen to anyone but her. "I guess the cliche isn't true, after all. You have to be the first scared Gryffindor I've ever met. Do you sleep with the closet door open and keep both feet under the covers, even in summer?" she grinned as she teased him, wondering if he knew about those common muggle superstitions. Uncle Harry used to tell them to her when she was little, and now she was grateful for having paid attention.

[Malcolm Longhat]

Malcolm looked at Dominique and said sternly through clenched teeth "I. Am. Not. Scared." Malcolm then added "what does sleeping with the closet door open and keeping both feet under the covers mean about anything?" Malcolm retorted and then said "I was just stating that i heard there was all those creatures there. not that i wasn't going to go into the forest. Malcolm couldn't help wondering if she was single.

[Dominique Weasley]

Ok. How to get more information out of him without sounding like some kind of insane, pureblooded bigot? Which she wasn't. Frankly she cared less about who was the result of what relationship, but Vincent's main targets were purebloods and high profile families. How to find out more?
"Sure. You're not scared. I can believe that", she smirked, goading him on. That kind of thing always worked with her brother, and all her cousins, she was sure it would have the same effect on him. "Big strong guy like you? No reason for someone like you to be scared, is there? I'm sure you'd have no problem walking someone like little old me around after dark, then would you?"

She stood up then, and threw her books in her backpack and slung it over her shoulder. She braced herself on the table, eyes glittering, and leaned over to stare him down nose to nose. "You can talk the talk, you big, bad, brave Gryffindor. But can you walk the walk?"

[Malcolm Longhat]

Malcolm looked at Dominique and said very strongly "Yeah i am a big strong guy, i knew you couldn't help admiring my body." Malcolm said teasing the girl back. " I would love to walk around with you after dark after you are a girl, and Girls need to be protected as they are delicate little flowers." Malcolm said as he stood up and went over to her. "Shall we go?" Malcolm said as he admired her body.

[Dominique Weasley]

She grinned. This was just too easy. Silly boy. She was sure once he started getting around all the girls would be after him, so she didn't want him to lose interest before she found out exactly what his status was, but at the same time she didn't want him to think she was too interested. Protected as delicate little flowers? If he only knew.
"Sure...but not tonight. I have to study for a Transfiguration test tomorrow. Make it in three days, after dinner" She didn't wait for him to respond, but winked and went to the doors, whistling and ignoring the hissing from the librarian warning her to stop.