Chapter: One; The Bet
D/C: All this belongs to J.K. Rowling and the WB people, I just made the
plot.
A/N: This is definitely something different than what I usually write. This
chapter's in Draco's POV, the next will be Cho's. Please review! Also,
after reading this, it might sound like a plot from some familiar movies,
but trust me, the outcome is going to be much different.
"Lori?!"
"Yes, Lori"
"Draco, do you not realize she's a Hufflepuff?!"
"No kidding?" replied Draco smuggingly.
A group of 6th year Slytherins exited their dormitories and began their way down to the Great Hall to begin their first day back at Hogwarts.
"What's this I hear about a Hufflepuff?" joined another Slytherin, Terrence Higgs (A/N: I know he's probably older than I make him in this story, but let's just say he's a 7th year).
"Nothin'" the blond haired Slytherin replied with a mysterious smirk on his face.
"Nothing?! Please, Draco here hooked up with that Lori girl over the summer, honestly a Hufflepuff!" exclaimed Tom, a black and spiky haired 6th year Slytherin.
"Great Merlin Draco! You know what you're getting into?" Terrence asked Draco who was still holding that smile on his face, "Did the fact that she used to be Flint's girl slip your mind?"
"What?! Flint went out with a Hufflepuff?" Tom asked bewildered.
"Tom, don't act so surprised, have you seen the girl? Man, I'd like to have a go at her.." Terrence said with a dreamy look on his face, "But back to my point, Draco, Flint would kill you for this, be thankful he graduated!"
"Please guys, Flint's the least of my worries" Draco added with disregard.
"So Draco, think you're some king now eh?" Tom asked jokingly.
"Hey, I can't help it if girls fall like putty in my hands" Draco smiled.
"You know, I never really thought of that, but Draco, you do have quite the list of girls..Pansy, Lavender, the Patil twins, Holly, man, I could go on.." Blaise (boy) exclaimed.
"What can I say?" Draco said shrugging his shoulders.
The boys finally reached the Great Hall as Tom pushed open the doors leading in. The boys entered the halls, which were already alive with the latest summer gossips, food, and all the first day back commotion.
The boys joined their fellow Slytherins at their table, catching up with their summer adventures. Draco grabbed a slice of toast from a batch that had just 'appeared' on the table. But before he could take a bite of his breakfast, he felt a light tap on his shoulder.
"Ahem, Draco, mind if I sit here?" the famous Pansy Parkinson asked with a seductive smile. Pansy had dark flowing hair and has definitely grown out of her pug-face early years. In fact, she's gotten quite a lot of attention from the male population of the Slytherin house and was known to 'get around'.
"Pansy.." Blaise said as he looked Pansy up and down, "I see the summer's been good to you." Pansy rolled her eyes at Blaise's comment and turned back to Draco.
"Which brings me to remember, I haven't seen you all summer Drakie" Pansy whimpered as she drew her finger on Draco's shoulder.
"That's cause he's been busy with Lori!" Tom shouted with a grin on his face. He was satisfied to see that Pansy's flirty smile had quickly faded, she did just in fact break his heart last year at the Yule Ball (A/N: since the Yule ball was such a hit during the Triwizard Tournament, the school decided to continue the event annually). Pansy held a hurt look on her face as she diligently turned around to sob to her group of Slytherin girls. After Tom's comment on Draco and Lori, more questions and comments were shouted out over the table.
"Lori the Hufflepuff?"
"Flint's ex-girlfriend?"
"How the hell did Draco pull that off?!"
Draco, instead of jumping over these comments looked quite pleased with himself as he smiled while buttering a slice of toast.
"Honestly, you guys are making too big a deal over this..she's just a girl," Draco said smuggingly,, "You take her out, tell her she's beautiful, use her, get bored, and drop her." Draco said all this as if it was no big deal. Several of the guys laughed and exchanged high-fives while others starred at Draco open-mouthed as if he was some God. All except Terrence seemed moved by Draco's comment. Instead, Terrence gave Draco a look as if to challenge the blond Slytherin. Terrence was no way in order to have an underclassmen step over him, he's waited long enough for Flint's leave to take charge.
"So you think you can get any girl you want?" Terrence asked Draco.
"Nothing to it" Draco replied as he chewed the last bits of toast in his mouth.
"Willing to put money where your mouth is?"
"Money I got-how about something a bit more?" Draco offered with a drawling voice.
"What do you have in mind?" Terrence asked quite interested.
"Family Seals" Draco responded simply. Most of the Slytherins knew the importance of a family seal-it was the symbol of the family name, to lose it is to put shame and disgrace on your family. Plus, it was exactly like a Malfoy to wager for respect.
Terrence took one second to think about the deal, "Fine, for Family Seals."
Draco leaned back in his seat looking quite content.
"I pick the girl and you got till the Yule Ball to get with her and have her admit her 'undying' love to you-no magic allowed" Terrence explained.
"Yule Ball? Fine by me, it's all too easy."
"Don't get too sure of yourself now, don't forget, I pick the girl." Terrence added with a mischievous smile.
"I'm shaking in my robes-just tell me who the lucky girl is." Draco responded. Terrence grazed his eyes around the Great Hall, scanning each table carefully. It was quite a difficult decision since Draco practically been bout with half the school and the other half was already melting in his hands. Finally after eyeing the Ravenclaw table, Terrence decided on the perfect candidate.
"Cho Chang"
"What?" asked Draco taken aback.
"Can't back off now Draco" Terrence said with a smirk.
Draco huffed a laugh, "I got no problem with the pick, just one question, why her? She's a little popular Ravenclaw" Draco said defensively.
"Wrong-she's perfect, she's a goody-goody Ravenclaw who wants nothing to do with us Slytherins, she's probably still not over Diggory's death, which makes her more prone to not go out with you, not to mention you got competition with scar-head Potter over there," Terrence said as he pointed off to the Gryffindor table where Harry was obviously starring googly-eyed at a certain Ravenclaw.
"And, if I'm not mistaken, you guys did have a 'relationship' before Hogwarts? And I do recall hearing one of her friends tell me you're one on her most hated list" Terrence said now the one owning the smug smile.
"Please, all the more reason to prove my point" Draco replied to Terrence in a more sure tone than he felt. Though inside Draco knew this wouldn't be easy. He not only had to fight for her but he had to fight their past..something he hid away years ago, but he wasn't going to back off a challenge now, not when his family name was at stake.
"You sure about this Draco?" Blaise asked while giving Draco an 'are you crazy?!'-look, "I know you're good, but no one's THAT good! She's totally off limits!"
"Please, you got to have more faith in me than that..by the way, I'm gonna go, I'll see you in class." Draco retorted as he got up and exited the Great Hall.
A/N: SO, what do you think? I know, this chapter's a bit boring, but it will get better! Please review! I love getting feedback so please, please, please, x100 review! (
"Lori?!"
"Yes, Lori"
"Draco, do you not realize she's a Hufflepuff?!"
"No kidding?" replied Draco smuggingly.
A group of 6th year Slytherins exited their dormitories and began their way down to the Great Hall to begin their first day back at Hogwarts.
"What's this I hear about a Hufflepuff?" joined another Slytherin, Terrence Higgs (A/N: I know he's probably older than I make him in this story, but let's just say he's a 7th year).
"Nothin'" the blond haired Slytherin replied with a mysterious smirk on his face.
"Nothing?! Please, Draco here hooked up with that Lori girl over the summer, honestly a Hufflepuff!" exclaimed Tom, a black and spiky haired 6th year Slytherin.
"Great Merlin Draco! You know what you're getting into?" Terrence asked Draco who was still holding that smile on his face, "Did the fact that she used to be Flint's girl slip your mind?"
"What?! Flint went out with a Hufflepuff?" Tom asked bewildered.
"Tom, don't act so surprised, have you seen the girl? Man, I'd like to have a go at her.." Terrence said with a dreamy look on his face, "But back to my point, Draco, Flint would kill you for this, be thankful he graduated!"
"Please guys, Flint's the least of my worries" Draco added with disregard.
"So Draco, think you're some king now eh?" Tom asked jokingly.
"Hey, I can't help it if girls fall like putty in my hands" Draco smiled.
"You know, I never really thought of that, but Draco, you do have quite the list of girls..Pansy, Lavender, the Patil twins, Holly, man, I could go on.." Blaise (boy) exclaimed.
"What can I say?" Draco said shrugging his shoulders.
The boys finally reached the Great Hall as Tom pushed open the doors leading in. The boys entered the halls, which were already alive with the latest summer gossips, food, and all the first day back commotion.
The boys joined their fellow Slytherins at their table, catching up with their summer adventures. Draco grabbed a slice of toast from a batch that had just 'appeared' on the table. But before he could take a bite of his breakfast, he felt a light tap on his shoulder.
"Ahem, Draco, mind if I sit here?" the famous Pansy Parkinson asked with a seductive smile. Pansy had dark flowing hair and has definitely grown out of her pug-face early years. In fact, she's gotten quite a lot of attention from the male population of the Slytherin house and was known to 'get around'.
"Pansy.." Blaise said as he looked Pansy up and down, "I see the summer's been good to you." Pansy rolled her eyes at Blaise's comment and turned back to Draco.
"Which brings me to remember, I haven't seen you all summer Drakie" Pansy whimpered as she drew her finger on Draco's shoulder.
"That's cause he's been busy with Lori!" Tom shouted with a grin on his face. He was satisfied to see that Pansy's flirty smile had quickly faded, she did just in fact break his heart last year at the Yule Ball (A/N: since the Yule ball was such a hit during the Triwizard Tournament, the school decided to continue the event annually). Pansy held a hurt look on her face as she diligently turned around to sob to her group of Slytherin girls. After Tom's comment on Draco and Lori, more questions and comments were shouted out over the table.
"Lori the Hufflepuff?"
"Flint's ex-girlfriend?"
"How the hell did Draco pull that off?!"
Draco, instead of jumping over these comments looked quite pleased with himself as he smiled while buttering a slice of toast.
"Honestly, you guys are making too big a deal over this..she's just a girl," Draco said smuggingly,, "You take her out, tell her she's beautiful, use her, get bored, and drop her." Draco said all this as if it was no big deal. Several of the guys laughed and exchanged high-fives while others starred at Draco open-mouthed as if he was some God. All except Terrence seemed moved by Draco's comment. Instead, Terrence gave Draco a look as if to challenge the blond Slytherin. Terrence was no way in order to have an underclassmen step over him, he's waited long enough for Flint's leave to take charge.
"So you think you can get any girl you want?" Terrence asked Draco.
"Nothing to it" Draco replied as he chewed the last bits of toast in his mouth.
"Willing to put money where your mouth is?"
"Money I got-how about something a bit more?" Draco offered with a drawling voice.
"What do you have in mind?" Terrence asked quite interested.
"Family Seals" Draco responded simply. Most of the Slytherins knew the importance of a family seal-it was the symbol of the family name, to lose it is to put shame and disgrace on your family. Plus, it was exactly like a Malfoy to wager for respect.
Terrence took one second to think about the deal, "Fine, for Family Seals."
Draco leaned back in his seat looking quite content.
"I pick the girl and you got till the Yule Ball to get with her and have her admit her 'undying' love to you-no magic allowed" Terrence explained.
"Yule Ball? Fine by me, it's all too easy."
"Don't get too sure of yourself now, don't forget, I pick the girl." Terrence added with a mischievous smile.
"I'm shaking in my robes-just tell me who the lucky girl is." Draco responded. Terrence grazed his eyes around the Great Hall, scanning each table carefully. It was quite a difficult decision since Draco practically been bout with half the school and the other half was already melting in his hands. Finally after eyeing the Ravenclaw table, Terrence decided on the perfect candidate.
"Cho Chang"
"What?" asked Draco taken aback.
"Can't back off now Draco" Terrence said with a smirk.
Draco huffed a laugh, "I got no problem with the pick, just one question, why her? She's a little popular Ravenclaw" Draco said defensively.
"Wrong-she's perfect, she's a goody-goody Ravenclaw who wants nothing to do with us Slytherins, she's probably still not over Diggory's death, which makes her more prone to not go out with you, not to mention you got competition with scar-head Potter over there," Terrence said as he pointed off to the Gryffindor table where Harry was obviously starring googly-eyed at a certain Ravenclaw.
"And, if I'm not mistaken, you guys did have a 'relationship' before Hogwarts? And I do recall hearing one of her friends tell me you're one on her most hated list" Terrence said now the one owning the smug smile.
"Please, all the more reason to prove my point" Draco replied to Terrence in a more sure tone than he felt. Though inside Draco knew this wouldn't be easy. He not only had to fight for her but he had to fight their past..something he hid away years ago, but he wasn't going to back off a challenge now, not when his family name was at stake.
"You sure about this Draco?" Blaise asked while giving Draco an 'are you crazy?!'-look, "I know you're good, but no one's THAT good! She's totally off limits!"
"Please, you got to have more faith in me than that..by the way, I'm gonna go, I'll see you in class." Draco retorted as he got up and exited the Great Hall.
A/N: SO, what do you think? I know, this chapter's a bit boring, but it will get better! Please review! I love getting feedback so please, please, please, x100 review! (
