Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, or Draco, or Harry, or anybody else of any concern. Or anything else.
So this is a new chapter story I'm starting! Emily and Julie are the only new characters as far as I'm 100% sure, so I hope they aren't too hard to get. Also, it's not one of those weird outside character stories where it's like about a forbidden love with these weird shady characters you create, so don't worry about that. They're really not hard to get.
I do mean to have purpose, but this is just kind of funny and stuff right now (and maybe for a bit). I hope to have the next chapter up soon, maybe in like a week, but I'm really current on here so maybe sooner! I hope you like it!
Emily Bensely would be sixteen in fifteen hours, the day right after the cutoff for fifth or sixth year students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
She was only one day too late to be a sixth year, but she did not mind being a fifth year at all; her best friend, Julie Albiston, whose birthday was two weeks before the cutoff (if her birthday was two weeks and a day later, she would be a fourth year), was a fifth year as well.
Emily had plenty of reasons to be happy with herself: She had a steady boyfriend, Fred Weasley, who did not mind giving her freedom (after all, he had already graduated Hogwarts), she would have her sixteenth birthday party very soon at her regular birthday party place: A muggle ice rink near Hogsmeade. She often showed Star Trek at her party, as well as the typical skate dance: it was like a dance, except the people were ice skating. Also, she was perfect student in everything, whereas Julie failed everything (or would if Emily didn't do her homework for her).
But at this minute, Emily was enjoying the ride to Hogwarts on the Hogwarts Express. She sat in compartment twenty-seven with Julie, a pretty girl with long blonde hair and brown eyes. Emily herself was fairly attractive, too; she had reddish-brown hair, though more of a ginger color then brown, and handsome blue eyes.
Draco Malfoy, a boy that Julie had eyes for, sat in the compartment as well. He never asked her to a dance, or took her on a date in Hogsmeade, a wizarding village, but they had a strong friendship that Julie liked to play with.
Draco was not the only boy Julie liked to hang out with at all. She went to most dances and parties with George Weasley, Fred Weasley's twin brother. Occasionally she went to these affairs with Seamus Finnigan, a boy she could stand well enough, but the boy she wanted most of all to go places with was Harry Potter, a famous boy who had survived the killing curse against Lord Voldemort when he was only one year old (for a complete story read the Harry Potter books by Joanne Rowling). Harry was also Draco's mortal enemy, but Julie never gave this a thought.
Julie considered her vivacious appearance quite important, truly much more important then other things. At that moment, like Emily, she sat in the compartment in a short and tight pink dress.
Emily was truly brilliant, knowing every possible spell you could know. She had also learned to apparate when she was only seven years old. Still, she often cut class, and at that moment was dressed in a white dress so short it could be considered a shirt. And on top of that, she apparated Julie to Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade all the time, breaking strictly set Hogwarts rules. She always passed her classes, though her attendance records were low, but that was simply because she always aced her exams and the teachers could not give her anything but an O (outstanding) grade on every test she took. Julie never showed up for class herself, and never even showed up for tests, but she always got to the next year because most teachers could not truly and completely dislike her, and Emily did her homework for her most times.
Emily glanced up from a book called Fake Spells to Fool Others in which she had already discovered she knew every single spell it included to see Draco stand up from his seat.
"Going somewhere, Draco?" Emily asked in a tone indicating Draco wasn't supposed to be going anywhere.
Draco sat back down. "Just getting some candy from the trolley," he said casually.
Emily eyed the pile of sweets the size of a small pony sitting right next to Draco. "Of course, I suppose those sweets could be contaminated by radiation," she said sarcastically. Draco froze.
"Who says you know everything?" he asked, irritated. Julie giggled.
Emily rolled her eyes. "Homenium Revelio," she said sardonically. A second later, her wand made a slight motion. "I guess these sweets are fine to eat, Draco. Perhaps you'd best just stay here."
Draco frowned. "I have some prefect duties to attend to," he said crossly. "And who says you're the boss of me?"
"Well, I guess I'm not your boss," she said plainly. "I mean, I suppose the only control I have over you is with magic, but since you've already proven your doubt magic has any power" – she eyed the pile of sweets – "go on and attend to your duties. I'm sure that's all your doing, after all."
Since the spells that Emily knew included curses, even the unforgiveable curses, no one messed with Emily.
Draco looked at Emily's wand, but did not lose his firm composure. "I'll go and do what I like," he said hotly.
Julie giggled harder. "Curse him, Emily," she said in a slightly amused tone.
Emily shrugged, and said easily, "Crucio." Draco yelled.
A second later, he was standing again, fuming. "That's illegal," he shot out at her angrily.
Emily and Julie exchanged glances and began to laugh not too quietly. "Draco, that was only a trick curse," Emily said in an exasperated tone. "It didn't hurt you in the slightest. Now, I suppose you have duties to attend to?"
Draco calmed down considerably, but he was still glaring at both Emily and Julie. "Yes, I do," he snapped.
"Well go and do them," Julie said, waving her hand. "We won't keep you. We'd never do that."
Draco groaned but sat back down. "I have things to do," he said.
Julie looked at Draco curiously, but Emily barely turned up an eyebrow. "I don't think you'll think of anything to do on the train, Draco. There's nothing on here that might help you, you know." She spoke in a very firm tone.
Draco turned sheet white. His eyes turned very red. He stared, horrified, at Emily.
Julie, who had no idea what Draco and Emily were talking about, sat in the compartment, waiting for Emily's usual explanation. Julie often didn't understand what was going on around her, and Emily always told her in a matter of fact tone, even when the subject concerned a very angry Draco. But Emily did not give any explanation, she just sat calmly in her seat, waving her wand all around her. In a second the floor of the compartment had turned to white carpeting and the seats to leather.
Julie sat quietly, staring intently at Draco, who was very silent.
"Well?" she said in an expectant tone.
Emily turned back to her best friend. "Draco has some deep concerns," she said, ignoring Draco, who had just hit her knee rather hard.
Julie, who was as stupid as Emily was smart, still stared at Emily, as if Emily hadn't said anything. She also ignored Draco, who was now standing in the center of the compartment, wand in hand.
"Draco has a very big job to do this year," Emily said, absentmindedly shoving Draco's wand away from her.
"Shut up!" Draco shouted.
Emily turned to him disgustedly. "Language, Draco, Language," she said, making Draco sit down rather hard.
Julie was becoming quite curious, and she leaned in closer to Emily. Draco also leaned in mockingly, but Emily and Julie both ignored him.
"Draco has a task to do at Hogwarts," Emily said. "And he isn't happy about it."
Draco was beginning to panic. He jerked his wand back out of his pocket and said very loudly, "I'll curse you!" Julie jerked her head up, but Emily didn't look remotely concerned.
"Draco, please," she said as if he were a small child. "You're making this rather difficult.
Julie nodded in agreement. "I'm trying to understand, Draco," she said in a sweet tone.
Draco was not like any other boy, who would have been bewitched by Julie's charm. "I don't want you to understand," he said, as if this was the most obvious thing he'd ever said.
Julie looked rather taken aback. "Oh," she said in a surprised tone. She paused for a second to consider this, and then put on a rather pitiful look. "But I want to know," she said innocently.
Emily, who had already been having trouble keeping a straight face, burst out laughing. Draco himself looked a bit amused, but he was doing a rather good job of concealing it.
Julie smiled. Emily nodded, and began again. "But since he doesn't want me to tell you, maybe I'll listen to him."
Her and Julie glanced at each other, and then began to laugh so uncontrollably that even Draco couldn't silence them.
When they'd calmed down themselves, Emily continued as if nothing had happened. "So, he's now an official-"
But before Emily could finish, the train came to a halt, and with a muttered, "I'll tell you later," Julie and Emily rushed off the train.
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Linley
