"Ah look! Here comes a pair of Slytherins!"

"Those pure blooded worms!"

"Aye. Here come those Gryffindors from our herbology class."

"Let's start something, shall we?"

"Let's try and keep our eyes on our shoelaces."

"But he just flipped us off!"

"Draw your wand!"

"Petrificus totalus!"

"Accio rug!"

"Lemunto armen"



"Cruci-"

"Stop it right now, you bloody first years!" a gruff voice suddenly interrupted

those of the bickering children.

"You draw your wand, Crabbe?"

"Yeah. But- but only to break them up, Weasel."

"Why you – Imperio!"

Crabbe's face suddenly went slack as he began to obey Ron Weasley's whispered

orders. The Gryffindors laughed hysterically until they were suddenly thrown to the floor

by their enraged classmates.

A large brawl suddenly broke out in the corridors of Hogwarts the likes of which

hadn't been seen since the time of the Marauders.

"ENOUGH!" a commanding voice bellowed over the noise. The fray came to a

sudden stop, total silence enveloped the hallways. Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, released Crabbe from the unforgivable

curse that had been placed on him.

I have had enough of this from all of you, really," his blue eyes did not twinkle

but revealed the grave disappointment he felt in his students, "If anybody, of any house,

should interrupt the peace in these hallways again – especially using the unforgivable

curses," he pointed a knobby finger at the freckled red headed boy in front of him who

was so mad at the moment that his entire face matched his hair, " I am afraid that the

punishment will have to be time in Azkaban and possibly the Dementor's kiss." At these

last words even the sounds of heavy breathing stopped, as the students began to hold their

breath in a superstitious attempt to keep their souls inside themselves.

The dementor's kiss, of course, was well known in the wizarding world. No one

really knew how it felt, as no one ever was in any condition to discuss it after

experiencing it. No one was in the condition to discuss anything after getting the

dementor's kiss. Receiving the kiss is worse than death. Your entire soul is sucked out

of your body through your mouth, leaving you alive (your heart still beating, your blood

still pumping, etc) but as an empty shell, unaware of the world around you. Unaware of

yourself.

"Return to your classrooms at once!" Dumbledore shattered the silence. He stood

deep in thought as he watched the students go their separate ways. "why?"

"Draco! Draco! What's got you all ticked off?" the bulky dark haired Slytherin

asked his blond friend.

"Nothing" the platinum blond boy snapped back.

"Ok…. Are you sure?" something had to be wrong to put him in such a foul mood

that he didn't even react to their friend Crabbe's involvement in the fight.

"No." Draco Malfoy sighed heavily, "Rose," he raised his eyebrow at his friend,

seeking understanding. Goyle nodded. "Well, she's beautiful. And smart. And funny."

He added the last two quickly to his original thought, "but she doesn't like me. Rose

loves her boyfriend, Martin," he said sadly.

"Oh," said Goyle uncomfortably, "well don't worry about it," he stood up from

the over stuffed emerald couch in their common room, "I'm going to get some cake from

the kitchens. Would you like some butter beer?"

"No. I don't need to drown my sorrows in alcohol…" he trailed off.

"Don't do anything stupid." And with that Goyle disappeared out the door.

(A/N: I hope you like. Please R&R. I almost have a second chappie done, but it's still

going to take some work. I'm extremely busy, so I'm hoping to have it up by Tuesday.)