title: illuminated

summary: "There's a lot in the past—good, bad and obscure—that people shut their eyes to. Yet, there comes a time when they open those eyes and illuminate that past. Because more often than not, these are the moments that help make us." A companion piece to the Simplicity & Clandestine stories. [A series of One-Shots focused on characters' history.]

disclaimer: if you recognize it, it belongs to JKR. All OCs are mine!

01. m o v e

summary: 'show me what you can do, when you step into the circle and shake like we do.' Angeline's Quidditch tryout doesn't quite go as planned, but she gets a pep talk from the most unlikely of sources. (Year 5)

main characters: Angeline Jensen & Draco Malfoy

genre: friendship

rating: T

To say that Angeline Jensen was not in a good mood would have been an understatement as she stormed through the castle. In fact, she was livid and she dared anyone to try to talk to her in that moments time. This would include her boyfriend, which wouldn't be fair considering it wasn't his fault she was so angry. However, Angeline didn't believe in discriminating so she would most likely bite his head off should he try to calm her.

Her anger was in truth directed at one Graham Montague, the captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team. It had been the day of the tryouts and when she was on her way to them he had stopped her and outright told her that she wasn't going to tryout for the team, because she was a girl and he already had a top notch team. To make matters worse, part of his so called top notch team was there…some of which hadn't even tried out and she knew this for fact!

Right, as if Cassius Warrington was a better flyer and Chaser than she was! He was built like a bloody bludger and she was the perfect size for a Chaser...or a Seeker, but she had no intention to fight Draco Malfoy for the position. Montague was nothing but a male chauvinistic pig that Angeline would like nothing more than to roast on a spit.

She was a girl, so bloody what? Some of Slytherins best made teams in the past were comprised of some very talented female students! Montague was going for what he considered 'brute' strength and she hoped it bit him in the arse.

Angeline felt as though she could have really used this chance on the Quidditch team. She was good and she knew she was. The sport would have given her a chance to forget things and to give her pent up anger and aggression a healthy release. Perhaps she should have settled for taking her broom that was currently slung over her shoulder and hit Montague upside the head.

She hoped come first game of the season that Gryffindor slaughtered Slytherin.

Top notch team my arse!

"Jensen!" Angeline deliberately ignored her name being called down the corridor. She did not want to talk to anyone. Especially not him. "Jensen, seriously, wait!" Reluctantly, Angeline stopped and turned to find Draco Malfoy dressed in some of his quidditch attire, jogging to catch up to her. This was new of him to seek her, but the smirk on his face was not. He was here to make her feel worse.

Fan-bloody-tastic.

"I'm not in the mood, Malfoy," she said turning to continue on her way.

"Not very friendly today," he breathed, falling into step with her easily. Damn his long legs. "Watch that tone or I'll have to give you detention," he said flashing his prefect badge.

How Snape could give him and Pansy Parkinson prefect status was beyond her.

"You wouldn't dare," Angeline growled.

"You're right, I have much bigger fish to fry than you, Jensen," Draco smirked. "So were you really going to tryout for the team?"

"I wouldn't have been there if I wasn't," she said. "You were there a few minutes ago and got to see the embarrassment of getting chewed out by the likes of that scum Montague. So what concern is it to you if I wanted to tryout for the team?"

"Well, I happen to be on that team," he said.

"Listen," her teeth gritted together as she rounded on him. "If you're here to tell me all about how I'd be a terrible asset to the team because you're all so top notch and I'd only be ruining that because I'm a girl then you can save your breath, Malfoy. Captain Montague saved you the trouble. I don't need you to reiterate it."

Draco actually had the nerve to look insulted and mildly surprised at the same time. Angeline was tempted to whack the look from his face. After all, swinging her broom like a bat would be quicker than going for her wand.

"Okay, calm down for a moment there, psycho," he said. "I was going to say that he should have let you tryout."

Angeline blinked a few times in confusion…Had he just said that he thought Montague should have let her tryout for the team?

"What?" she finally voiced, not believing what he was saying.

"I'm not saying I want you on the team, but he should have let you tryout. Warrington is a bloody mess and if Montague was smart he'd try you out, because you're probably ten times better than that piece of shite we've got as a new teammate. You did state you were a good flier a while back."

"I was being modest at the time. I'm not good," Angeline said. "I'm better than that."

"Oh," Draco sung. "Someone does have a bone of pride in her. You've never shown interest in being on the team before. Why now?"

"I need an extracurricular," she said. Draco raised an eyebrow.

"Then join Astronomy Club of something," he said. Angeline's eyes narrowed before she turned to walk away again. "I see," he begins as he easily steps into her path. She nearly growls as she comes to a stop. "You want to be seen for once. Have your name in glory." It isn't a suggestion he's making, it's fact. As if he knows her. How wrong he is.

"I'm not looking for popularity like the rest of you arses on that team," Angeline said, trying and failing to walk around him. Each step she took, he matched. Even her feint he seemed to have seen coming.

She blamed it entirely on the mere fact that he had been her dance partner all those years ago.

"Then what is it you're looking for?" Draco asked. He almost sounded curious, but Draco Malfoy was not a curious being…at least not in concern to her. Angeline chose not to answer him. She chose to glare and turn on the spot and head in the opposite direction.

Only for him to cut off her path once more.

Seriously, when had he sprouted such long legs!

"We don't keep secrets from one another, Jensen," he said. Angeline's glare dropped and was replaced with one of astonishment. Of course they keep secrets from one another. They weren't friends. Even if they were, they were Angeline Jensen and Draco Malfoy, they found other's secrets out but never told their own.

"You must have me confused with someone else, Malfoy," she said. "We don't tell each other things."

"Of course we do," he countered. "Why do you want to be on the team?"

"That's really none of your business," she said. "Perhaps, I just enjoy the rush of the game and wanted a part of it."

"Try again."

"Bloody hell," she hissed. "Don't you have Potter to be irritating?"

"Probably," he shrugged. "But what if I said I could get you on the team if you really wanted."

Angeline scoffed, "I don't want to be on the team for the sake of being on the team. I want on the team because I'm better than good. I'm not as passive as you think, Malfoy. I can take a hit and I sure as hell can throw a quaffle with precision!"

"Then prove it," he said.

For the second time since he'd come up to her, Angeline blinked at him in confusion.

"Come again," she said.

"If you want on the team because you're better than good and because you can take a hit and can throw a damn quaffle, then bloody prove it," he said. "You want something, bloody take it. They're on the pitch right now, walk out there release a bludger, take a quaffle and show our shite captain that you're the better candidate, Jensen!"

Was Draco Malfoy giving her a pep talk?

Bloody hell, was this actually real or had she actually hit her own head with her broom and not realized it?

"What have you to lose?" Draco asked her.

He was right, what did she have to lose?

Angeline opened her mouth to take him up on the challenge, when Draco's eyes left hers and drifted somewhere behind her and he took a step back. She hadn't even been aware he'd been standing as close as he were.

"Think about what I said, Jensen. Time's ticking," he said as he backed further away from her before turning on his heel and leaving her there.

Before she could follow him, a hand fell upon her shoulder.

"Hell," she cursed as she turned. "Jake you should know better than to do that. Make some noise next time."

"Sorry," Jake smiled, his blue eyes sparkling as he dropped a kiss on her cheek. "I'll make sure to have a full band next time."

"That will probably only give me a heart attack," Angeline said. "What's up?"

"I was coming to look for you…Was that Draco Malfoy that you were talking to?"

"Er, yeah," she mumbled.

"Did you make the team?"

Angeline shook her head, "No, I didn't," she said. But she left out why she didn't and how she was just about to prove herself capable of having a spot.

And regrettably she didn't go to prove herself.

"Was Montague being an arse? He shouldn't be captain he's a bloody idiot," Jake said.

She didn't take up Draco's advice as she took a deep breath and took hold of Jake's hand with her free one.

No, she did what was very typical of her…she didn't listen to him and did the easy thing…

"Doesn't matter," she lied. "I'm much better off not being on a team with those morons. Could you imagine? I'd probably avada myself before the first match if I had made it. Besides, when would I find time to spend with you? You're going to be preparing for NEWTs and I'm preparing for OWLs, quidditch would take any free time I would have."

Jake studied her for the longest time, before he smiled a bit and took her broom for her and started to walk in the direction of the common room. Making light conversation as they went.

Though, Angeline hardly paid attention to it as all she could think about was how wonderful it would have been to have followed after Draco Malfoy and done exactly what he suggested she do.

Thanks for reading!

To my readers of Clandestine this is one of the memories that Draco's glimpses of Angeline's in Chapter 27. :)

More one-shots featuring other characters to come as they're finished.

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Much Love,
TR