"I don't even know why you hang with her anymore," Blaise said and looked at him while they were entering the Entrance Hall. Draco looked back at his friend.

"Nah, neither do I," he said and continued; "She was alright last semester but over the summer she obvious has become some sort of parasite."

Blaise laughed.

"You… you need to start cheating on Pansy again!"

Draco looked down and nodded. He had been cheating-free since last winter.

 "I met Draco Malfoy," Elinor whispered and continued: "And he acted so weirdly!"

Liz and Karolynn looked at her. They wispered both at the same time: "Weirdly - how?"

Elinor looked down. She did not know if she should tell them or not. They might get weird thoughts about Elinor making up a story or thinking they two of them would "fall in love". She shook her head. No. She would never let that happen, no matter what. She had no good feelings left for her bully.

 Pansy was laying with her head in his lap, trying to get his attention while stroking his arm, but he was only focused on his conversation with Blaise. And at keeping an eye on Elinor.

Draco knew that he had to keep an eye on Elinor all the time possible. He knew that she could blackmail him anytime she wanted to, and he didn't quite want that, even though Pansy  was annoying as hell.