into that good night | mina

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november 2020

AH WINTER. IT WAS ARES’ favourite time of the year and with his birthday trialing by, Ares was now an adult to the world! It felt weird, being eighteen and still in school, but alas, the ending months were on the rise and so were his final exams. The Christmas break was on a rise, a time of year he was excited for, mainly because it was simply his time away from draining people and the annoyance of professors. Out by the courtyard, Ares sat by the fountain, listening to the quiet trickles of the water. It was the time of year when the fountain spouted less water simply because of how cold it was, which was fine now that Ares was even thinking about it, but without his ‘minions’ following him to sort an agenda for their day around their lessons…Ares wanted to do nothing. It was probably recommended by his professors to study in preparation to do so over the winter break but Ares was a Lestrange, and Lestrange’s didn’t need to study. (At least in Ares’ mind)

Arms stretched further back on the marbling bench, head tilting back the male decided to spend his free time doing absolutely nothing. That was until he heard a few voices nearby. It was a few sixth years — at least he could tell since most of the Seventh Years didn’t appear in classes as much as the others did — passing by the Courtyard potentially on a route for their next classes. One caught the Lestrange’s eye and that was Mina Oliveira. To Ares, she seemed like a quiet brunette, but of course, he didn’t know whether it was true or not. She was speaking away with someone, another person Ares didn’t figure to take into consideration but then she was alone once they parted ways.. ”Hey!” Ares called out from where he sat. He rose then, walking over and slightly leaning against the wall. ”Oliveira, right?” Ares was tall for his age, as well as pretty popular, but he reveled in the luxury of it all. Being a Lestrange had some perks after all…Girls somewhat liked or loved in, guys disliked or hating him and Ares had his crowd that he used for his own popularity!

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Thank Merlin the fall term was almost done with. Mina was having a hell of a time actually trying to do school work for once. It was completely unlike her, but the warnings of being kicked out and held back in years past had finally scared her straight. Hogwarts was done with her and she was almost done with it – only three more terms after this and she was free to do whatever she wanted with her life. Technically she could drop out at any point and they wouldn’t really care, but she had no idea what to do at that point. An education was better than not having one, and she had seen what that did to Sarah. Her older sister was sort of a different story, but Mina didn’t want her name to be uttered in the same sentence as Sarah’s. She wasn’t that bad, just a little rebellious. Acting out had never killed anyone before and it was better than walking around Hogwarts with her nose turned up at all the other students and pretending like she was better than everyone else. That had been Callisto’s job after all!

Having followed a group of her friends out into the courtyard, she was met with the chill of winter. The snow thus far hadn’t managed to stick but the ground was frozen, and standing outside for too long meant that the cold had a chance to sneak its way up into her body. Mina hated being cold, so she was overjoyed when her friends left to go to their next class, leaving her alone in the courtyard. Now she didn’t have to suffer outside any longer. Unfortunately for her, she hadn’t even managed to turn around to head back inside when a figure blocked her path.

Leaning up against the wall was Ares Lestrange. Of course she knew who he was, because who didn’t at this point? Staring at him from down the Slytherin table in the Great Hall or across the common room had happened a few times over the years and she had caught other girls doing the same thing. There was no surprise why people were always staring at him, all you had to do was look and you’d see why. “Hello,” she said coyly, suddenly not interested in going back inside. “Yeah. Mina. And you are?” She let the question dangle, because why not? Before today, she didn’t think Ares Lestrange knew she existed, and suddenly he was in front of her and knew her last name. Obviously that meant something, right? And what was wrong with playing her own little game with him to see what he wanted?

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OOFT. A QUESTION LIKE THAT struck at Ares’ ego, considering most people definitely knew who the Lestrange was. With a famous surname like his own, reputation and expectations from his elder generation…Honestly who didn’t know him? The seventh year smirked regardless, eyes growing with interest at the girl before him. He pushed off the wall slightly, hands sliding down to sit in the pockets of his robes. ”Why do I find it somewhat hard to believe you have no idea who I am? …Oliveira.”

He grinned, shaking his head regardless. ”I’m everyone’s favourite devil. Except Merlin, I’m his precious angel.” Here came the cockiness. Something he just couldn’t help. ”Ares Lestrange, Seventh Year.” He introduced, but the possibility of her already knowing him was still at the back of his mind. ”And you must be…Mina? I remember your older sister Callisto, graduated…last year didn’t she?” The question was more of a statement, but uncertainty still hung in their air. ”But what’s someone like you doing out in the cold like this? You must be freezing.”

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Wow. Called out already. Lestrange was as cocky as everyone had made him out to be, though she wasn’t surprised by that in the slightest. There were always whispers floating around about him, and she had seen him in action a few times over the years. But nothing as direct as this. He was definitely an apex predator sort, which was a perfect match to herself. If he hadn’t been so forthcoming with his own ego, she probably would have called it confidence, but this was a Lestrange, and that was how they were always spoken about. She simply shrugged at his comment because she didn’t really have an answer. In that respect, he hadn’t been wrong. Of course she knew him.

And then he continued on, and Mina realized that she had never actually heard someone so full of themselves talk before. This was on a completely different level of arrogance, and didn’t stop until he finally introduced himself. Apparently he knew Cal too, which was no surprise. She had done her due diligence at pissing off plenty of people with her snobby attitude. Mina nodded her head as a response that Cal was indeed her sister. “Oh, so you’re Ares…” she said lightly, cocking her head to the side as she looked him up and down. “Finally a name to the face.” Playing the airheaded, stupid one was easy enough, since she was halfway there as it was. Her family and plenty of the professors had already given up on her, so pretending that she was oblivious to who he was would be easy.

“I’m warm enough,” she lied easily. She hated the cold so much, and now she was going to be stubborn and try and play it off like she enjoyed it. “You probably saw my friends a second ago – they got too cold already. But this isn’t all that bad.” Except looking around the courtyard would prove that they were the only ones stupid enough to be outside right now. She had been outside long enough now to know that there was a small gust of bitter air that would run through the courtyard every couple of minutes. It was the kind that bit at the cheeks and went straight through lighter clothes. “So what can I do for you today, Ares Lestrange? If you just wanted to say hi, I think I’ll pop back inside now,” Mina trailed off, pulling herself off of the wall as she started to turn to head back into the castle.

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BEING A LESTRANGE, IT WAS already expected to have things being said about him. Hushed whispers to rumours, but no one ever approached the male to confirm such things. How unfortunate. Seeking out Mina Oliveira however definitely wasn’t on the Lestrange’s to-do list but considering her snarky replies and how easy it was to speak to her from just a simple face to face conversation Ares was…Interested.

”So you have heard of me then?” Ares found himself grinning then, mocking her head action and casually checking the girl out. ”Well. I’m the one and only I suppose.” He crossed his arms then, his grin refusing to leave anytime soon.

From her response, the Lestrange nodded. If he was being truthful, he was somewhat cold right now, but he knew he didn’t need to bring it up, especially with Mina refusing to acknowledge she was cold too. Ares could tell from the slight redness across her face and even from how she stood. Merlin, the seventh year loved being observant. ”Not necessarily a hi…More like…My interest in you has peaked ever so high today.”

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Oh Merlin, of course she had heard of him before. Who hadn’t by this point in time? The only things she knew about him for fact, though, was that he was a Slytherin and what his name was. There were other stories that floated around about his family, but whose family didn’t have rumors at Hogwarts? She was pretty sure everyone knew her two oldest siblings and parents were werewolves by now. There had been a relentless amount of bullying her first two years over that. Mina had shown them though. A few detentions for biting other students on full moons worked perfect when it came to scaring them straight. Nobody second guessed her authenticity as one-hundred percent human after that.

“I suppose you are,” Mina repeated, sniffing and rubbing at her nose because it was starting to go numb from the cold. She wasn’t exactly sure if she was okay to leave yet, mostly because he was still talking, but also not outright keeping her from leaving the courtyard. Waiting around outside for a few more minutes wasn’t going to kill her, and her interest in what his interest was had her stopping her retreat towards the inside.

“Oh?” she asked, her head tilting to the side as she walked back towards him and leaned up against the wall, just like he had been doing at the start of their conversation. “So what about me is interesting? Because I think I’ve done loads of interesting things the last few years, but nothing particularly exciting today. Why today of all days?” She narrowed her eyes as the words came out of her a lot bolder than she normally would have put it with any other person suddenly ‘taking an interest’ in her. This was Ares Lestrange, after all.

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HE SOUNDED SO ARROGANT BUT with a last name like Lestrange how couldn't he be? People either feared the Slytherin and his family or simply hated them. Ares too, hated his parents every now and then and even his siblings. But he would uphold the Lestrange name until he died, no matter how disturbing along the family line things got. Mina too, had a long list of rumours too and even facts proven about her family. The younger girl was housed from a family of werewolves. Interesting creatures they were but were considered mutts to most people. Ares however? He didn't mind at all.

Eyes glanced down, watching as her fingers rubbed at her nose to keep herself warm and just for a moment there, Ares wanted to offer if they should walk through the halls of Hogwarts instead to continue whatever conversation they were having. But the other side of himself, the more...sadistic nature the Lestrange had wanted to see her continue to freeze. To watch her suffer and smile from it all. Of course, he wouldn't let her die, she was far too pretty for that but...The cold didn't bother him anyway. He hummed in response to her, smile growing slightly wider from just watching her.

She cocked her head to the side then, and Ares couldn't help but mimic like a lost puppy. "Oh." He parroted, but instead kept a wide smile on his lips. "Hmm...I don't know. Maybe its just the purity of the snow and you near it is what got me. Or how cute your little red nose is. Just like those creatures in those muggle stories huh. Reindeer right?" He couldn't help but reveal a grin once she narrowed her eyes, especially now she was getting more comfortable to even speak to the Lestrange. "You're simply an interesting person Miss Oliveira."

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Her? Like the purity of the snow? Merlin, that made her want to vomit. There was nothing further from the truth than that. Certainly her reputation preceded itself, did it not? If Ares Lestrange was calling her a symbol of purity, then apparently something went wrong somewhere along the way. She was always in trouble for one thing or another, from staying out after hours to being caught in the act. It had been a long time since she could have laid claim to that title, and there were plenty of other girls at Hogwarts that were, if that was what Lestrange valued so much.

Mina couldn’t contain the laugh that violently erupted from her. A shrill one that only made an appearance when she really found something hilarious. The sting from the cold air on her eyes helped bring tears to them, as she covered her mouth to try and keep the noise from getting any louder. “That’s funny,” she choked out in between laughs. If there hadn’t been snow on the ground, she probably would have fallen down onto it. This was absolutely rich. “I’ll accept the reindeer compliment, but god, you’re so wrong. So, so wrong.” She had no idea where he was getting his information on her from, but they also had to be wrong. All one had to do was watch her for an entire day and they would see why. Or better yet, ask one of her siblings. Sarah and Callisto would easily throw her under the bus for virtually anything. One mishap and the mention of Mina maybe being involved meant they would assume she was the number one suspect.

“Where on earth have you been these last few years, Ares Lestrange?” Mina asked as she stepped closer to him as her laughs died down. “Were you too busy with…other things?” Reaching up to him, she patted him on the chest, before backing up again. “See, I think you were. Otherwise you would have found me interesting a lot sooner than just today. Trust me.”

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ONCE THE WORDS CAME OUT of his mouth, Ares felt like he immediately regretted it. He had heard a lot about the Oliveira and comparing her purity to snow was probably one of his poor choice of words. Especially once the younger girl started laughing, the Lestrange's lips thinned completely, contemplating whether or not if he was a sheer idiot for even speaking out. So, the elder Slytherin stood, watching as the shorter girl continued to laugh, before speaking back to him in a response. "How wrong is wrong?" He found himself smiling again then, dark eyes peering down at her as his small smile worked its way into a smirk. "Not pure at all?"

Mina stepped closer to him then and the Lestrange's eyes grew darker, looking down at how her arms moved and her body as a whole. Sure, he was checking her out but he didn't know how discreet he could even be. His eyes trailed down to where her hand patted his chest, and her comments almost went unnoticed, but they continued to tug at the corners of his lips and Ares only smiled wider. "Kinda been...Under a rock I guess." He muttered, already missing her touch as she stepped back. "And who knows if I didn't notice you earlier than today?...What if I didn't want you to know until today?"

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The idea of her being a good little girl that followed the rules and did well in her classes made her nauseous. There was a reason Mina was the way she was; aside from actually struggling in the classroom - which she really couldn’t explain, she just wasn’t good at the whole school thing – she had devoted most of her time at Hogwarts to being as much of a disruption as possible. Whether that was for her own gain or because she simply found it fun, there was always something going on. Anyone that knew her could say that the concept of her being pure in any form was so far removed that if she happened to touch anything considered ‘pure’, she would probably stain it. And that meant schoolwork, her social life, her family, and virtually anything she did. There was absolutely no way that she bought Ares Lestrange’s stupid comment because it simply wasn’t possible at all. It never was to begin with, and never would be after years of actively fighting against being considered a normal teenager. She hated that more than anything.

As she stared up at him, she blinked a few times in an innocent manner and shook her head, making sure to put her earlier laugh and grin to the side and replace it with a small pout. “Everyone always says I have the potential to be better, but I don’t think that sounds fun. What do you think?” she teased as she completed backing away from him. It seemed to her like she was very quickly getting him under her control, especially considering he had dreamed up some sort of personality for her in his head.

He claimed he must have been under a rock to not know…or maybe he did. Mina scrunched her nose at him, not convinced. The longer this dragged on, the colder she was getting, and also less interested in all of it. He had always sort of stood out amongst the older Slytherins but so far he seemed rather boring and not really good at flirting. Assuming that was what he was trying to do in the first place. She wasn’t exactly sure yet. “Right…” Mina said slowly, still frowning at him. She let out a long sigh before finally getting to the heart of the matter. “Can we just cut the bullshit and you tell me what you want? That way we don’t stand out here all day trying to convince each other that we’ve been wanting to jump into each other’s pants for the last few years? Because I’m starting to get bored and cold.”

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WATCHING HER LIPS FORM A pout only brought an even wider smile to the Lestrange's lips. From afar no one truly knew Mina Oliveira but in the brief five or ten minutes he had been speaking to her for, he already enjoyed her company. She asked for his opinion then, asking if better was fun and he shook his head slowly. "If anyone has to tell you to be something else...It's not fun at all." He couldn't help but watch as she moved further away then, eyes trailing in search of hers.

But the real reaction he wanted out of her finally came to light and the act she was putting on for him? Disappeared. That was the real Mina Oliveira. Ares almost felt a chuckle coming along at her comments also. It was true, he hadn't really noticed her around, nor did he want to jump her pants until recent. He wanted a taste of something he was sure others hadn't had yet. "Truthfully?" He questioned, walking closer to her slowly and towering over her. Thank Merlin his growth spurt started at an appropriate time. "I simply want you. In whatever way possible." He smirked as he rose his brow then, giving her a look over once more. "But..If you're getting bored and cold...Maybe we can continue this...Game elsewhere?..That is if you like games." He most definitely didn't mean the standard type of game.

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Fuck, she already hated that she basically let him get exactly what he wanted. The whole point of dragging out their pointless conversation was to get him to beg. All he ended up doing was beating around the bush and forcing her to show her hand first. But that was the Ares Lestrange she had heard about, after all. If she hadn’t been stealing glances at him for literal years, she probably wouldn’t have bothered with any of this. While it was basically giving in and letting him win, Mina was pretty sure she was coming out as a victor too. Rocking back and forth on her heels as she contemplated her final decision and how to answer back, she let out another sigh and decided to go for it. The only way she’d regret this was if Ares ended up being a total scumbag or if they got caught. But she had places that weren’t exactly patrolled by professors or prefects.

“No, I’m just screwing with you,” she said back sarcastically as she rolled her eyes. “Third floor. Second room on the right. I’ll meet you there in thirty?” It was an empty classroom that she had used before for various activities. Usually she liked staying out late and hanging out there because there was no reason for students to be on the third floor after curfew and it was rarely checked. Even less so during the day. And nobody would think of unlocking an empty room’s door in the middle of the day anyways. “Don’t make me regret this, Lestrange. I hate being let down,” she warned him one last time before turning to head back inside to go up to the third floor classroom.

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