This is just a distraction from my other story.

Summary: Draco Malfoy is used to getting around problems and slacking off. His father had always got him out of trouble. But when Lucius dies when Draco is in the time of need, Draco learns his lesson by taking another year at Hogwarts. However, it could have been his advantage, as he fell in love with his teacher… Professor Granger.

Disclaimer: No, DUH… this is not the work of JK Rowling… But DUH… it is her idea.

Warning: This may be a total bore… and I'm not THAT good of a writer. See? I'm a YOUNGwriter. I have much more to learn. So don't kill me if you hate the way I write. Really… It's too simple, and I'm not very good at writing. Hey… but it's better than some stories out there. But then again, it's worse than a lot of stories out there too. I don't know. I guess it's how you look at it. You could look at a glass of water half empty or half full, and I guess it goes for how you look at my writing. Well, anyway… Just to warn you… This story came out of my total boredom. Hey, it's winter break!

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"You mean that you are going to do WHAT?"

"Yeah. I have way more important things to figure out."

"More IMPORTANT? NEWTS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT TEST YOU WILL EVER TAKE IN YOUR LIFE! Except maybe the Auror tests."

"I know. But I'm addicted."

"To WHAT?"

"A nice shag."

"Man, I knew you liked that kind of stuff. But, that's way overboard, man. I mean, you're busting the NEWTS for a little lay. Really, as much as I love you –not- you've got to get your priorities straight."

"Chill... My dad will take care of it."

"Dalfoy, your dad is the most wanted suspect of the death eaters."

"Yeah. I forgot about that."

"Then, what are you going to do?"

"Forget the NEWTS. I'm getting a good shag."

"Come on, I've got to talk you out of this whole scheme of yours. It's not going to work anymore. You can't get away with everything now. You actually have to work."

"Blaise, for the last time, my family is one of the most powerful Wizarding family. I'll get out of failing the NEWTS. They aren't worth my time anyway."

"Yes, I think they are worth your time. They determine our future! Just think, Dalfoy, one week, and you're over! It's done! You can shag as many girls as you want."

"Okay, Babini. First off, stop with the whole Dalfoy thing. Second, I have some serious issues thinking that one damn week is going to determine how rich and smart I am. I'm plenty smart. Who cares."

"Fine. Let's say that you don't take the NEWTS. What is your mother going to say? Her life depends on your well-being at school. You know she cares about your education more than even your father! Remember that summer when she didn't feed you for a month because you only got 3 OWLS? If she finds out that you totally blew off the NEWTS, she will kill you! She'll kick you out!"

"Not when father is around. He'll talk her out of it. He did last time remember?"

"Your dad will make her starve you when he finds out that you failed your NEWTS, and our precious mudblood aced them all."

"Not when I tell him I hooked up with Pansy again."

"I'm not sure about this. Your dad is hiding at your house, hoping they don't catch him. I think he's going to want you to do well so you can make the money in the family. No offense, but your dad's not doing anything anymore. Except make a bunch of trouble."

"Well, whatever you think, however rich my family is or not, I'm not going to even think about the NEWTS."

"Draco, you'll fail! You'll be kept a year! Nobody's been kept a year back before… But they do that! I've heard McGonagall talk about it. Even the stupidest wizard has found something they were good at and somehow passed the NEWTS. If you fail all the tests, you'll be the first! Everyone will laugh at you."

"Ah… I have my good ol' buddy Snape. He'll cover up for me."

"Snape? Didn't you hear? He's on Potter's side! He only hates the Gryffindors because of Potter's daddy. He actually works for the Order."

"Well, as a Slytherin, he would probably want all his little Slytherin mini-me's to pass. And if he finds out I bombed all of them, he would change my score in Potions. I'm pretty sure that's how I passed Potions last year."

"NEWTS are different. They're like OWLS, except much harder."

"With the old examiners? Easy. I'll just screw one of them, and she'll pass me."

"Draco, do you have any idea how these things work?"

"No."

"What the hell have you been doing? I never pay attention in classes, but I know this stuff!"

"Well, you've actually been to classes. I haven't."

"Do you mean that you've been ditching classes too?"

"Yup."

"What have you been DOING?"

"Finding my lone victim of pleasure."

"Well, whether you like it or not, you have to get at least the concept of NEWTS. See, you take finals in the end of the school year, but those decide whether you are worthy enough for the next year. This is our last year. You know that right?"

"Hey… I'm not that dumb."

"So we don't take finals."

"Whoot! A whole 2 weeks with Pansy!"

"We take NEWTS. They don't determine whether we're smart enough to come back, but they determine what our future is. We go through those seven years of school for this test. And if you don't even care about them, you're wasting your time."

"Nah… I got Pansy during the past seven years."

"Don't you get it? They're like finals, except you DON'T want to come back. And so far, in the history of the school, no one has ever failed ALL their NEWT testings."

"Then I'll be the first right? Do I get a trophy?"

"NO. But you do become the school's failure. You'll put your family's name to shame. Or… more than it already is."

"Oh… shut up. I'll just hook up with Pansy. She's rich… she'll take care of the whole money thing."

"Draco, you're not the richest guy in school anymore. Your family is not the puppet master anymore."

"Gosh, you sure know how to bring a friend down."

"And you know how to screw your LIFE."

"Yes… I sure do…"

"I didn't mean it that way."

"Oh."

"Well, anyways… Whatever your decision is, don't come back and cry and beg for money. I'm not going to help you. I love to party and lay girls too, but right now is not the time for it, man."

"Yes, MOTHER. Maybe I'll get Goyle to fail with me."

"Draco… if you are going to fail the NEWTS, you are doing it on your own."

"Gosh, Zabini, where's your fun? You used to do all kinds of mischievous and adventurous things with me. We were the danger zone."

"Get the hint, Draco. We WERE."

"Ah… come on. You're not going to throw away a good 6 years of friendship from a silly conversation, are you?"

"No. I'm not. You are."

"Damn it, what the hell do you want me to do?"

"Just at least take the tests…"

"I told you! I'm not taking them! When a Malfoy makes a decision, it's final."

"I see."

"Hey, but I promise I won't try to push you. Come on… buddies?"

"I don't know… Promise you won't be coming back and asking for money or asking why you didn't take the NEWTS?"

"Of course! I'm sure of my choice. I won't back off now."

"Okay."

The two young men laughed and went on to their next class.

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Haha. I was going to make them hug… but that will make some of you people out there get the wrong idea. Haha.

Hope you liked that. I'm sorry it was all dialogue. I guess once you start, you can't stop them from talking the whole time.

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