Thumb Sucker
Ok. I was getting bored with my other non-HP related fic so I decided to work on this one since the other one I deleted failed miserably. The people in the fic are the usual people. For example, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Malfoy. But there are NEW characters. Tommy, (Hufflepuff) Ash Sharp (Slytherin), Jamie Smith (Slytherin), Ravinie Masaki (Gryffindor), Botan Muyo (Ravenclaw), Audrey (Hufflepuff), and Misty (Gryffindor). (Me.) I hate this stupid Microsoft Word. It finds errors everywhere. Which sucks, by the way. Anyway, I don't know what the plot in my story is going to be and I will probably end up changing the title several times. MWA HA HA!!! Also, I probably need to say this. JK Rowling owns Harry Potter so there!!! We just made up our own characters to interact with hers. Thanks.
POTIONS- Slytherin/Gryffindor
Misty was tapping her quill on her desk in boredom when Jamie passed her a note saying:
Misty,
HELP ME!!! Malfoy told me that he liked me. Flint is going to be so mad when he finds out!!! What am I going to do?!
Jamie
Misty laughed silently to herself biting her lip when Jamie glared at her when she turned around to look at her. Snape stopped talking and walked over to Misty's desk and swiped the note out of her hands.
"A bit old to be passing love notes, Miss Hosh? Is it from Potter?" asked Snape when a sneer at Harry. "No, professor..." said Misty turning a bit red. 'Oh, crap. Jamie is going to be so embarrassed. Not to mention Malfoy.' thought Misty. Snape opened up the note and read it. Then, he threw it away as if it was just garbage. 'What happened?' thought Jamie. 'I guess he really does favor Slytherin.' thought Ron. 'Slimy git.' Snape looked over at Misty. "Don't let me catch you passing notes again Miss Hosh. Or you will have to clean some trophies in the Trophy Room." threatened Snape.
IN THE HALL- after class
"I was so lucky!!!" said Jamie. "Yea, but if he catches Misty doing it again, you know what's going to happen." said Ron. "So, what's up? What were you laughing about?" asked Harry. "Malfoy likes Jamie." said Misty. "What?!" said Ron. "That slimy, spoiled, git?!" Misty nodded half-smiling. "Well, if it isn't Potter, and Weasley..." said a drawling voice. "I heard you liked someone, Malfoy." said Ron. "What? What are you on about?" asked Malfoy turning a bit red. Malfoy looked at Jamie who turned away. "Yes, we know. Misty told us everything..." said Ron delighting in seeing Malfoy squirm. Malfoy gave a nasty glare toward Misty. "What?! Jamie told me so I told Harry and Ron. At least Snape didn't read the note out loud. You are one lucky ferret." said Misty. Malfoy just left and Crabbe and Goyle were right behind him.
TRANSFIGURATION- Gryffindor/Ravenclaw
Misty was glaring at Cho while McGonagall was lecturing. 'I can't believe her!!! She gets excused from class because she thought of Cedric for some reason and ran off crying.' thought Misty. 'Yes, she is incredibly emotional.' said Ravinie telepathically. 'Yea, I can't believe what she did to Harry, though.' said Botan. 'Oh, you have feelings for Mr. Potter?' asked Misty raising an eyebrow at her. Botan kicked her from under the desk. 'He doesn't deserve that. No one does.' said Botan. 'Ok, goodness...' said Misty. "Miss Muyo? Please pay attention." said McGonagall. "Yes, professor." Meanwhile, Misty was tapping into Harry's mind. 'Harry? Do you like Botan? You obviously need a girlfriend.' said to Harry. 'Uh, why? I mean, she's smart and all and she died her hair red, because you guys look alike. I don't know. I sort of...' started Harry. 'Like Cho, still? GOD!!! You are so pathetic!!! Don't you remember what she did to you?! Honestly!!! Sure, you can have the courage to stand up to Voldemort, but you are a coward at asking a girl out!!!' Misty yelled at Harry telepathically.
DIVINATION- Slytherin/Hufflepuff
Jamie was still shocked about the whole Malfoy thing and tried to avoid his stare. Audrey was staring at Tommy and Tommy was staring at Jamie. Malfoy saw Tommy looking at Jamie and glared at him with a look that said, 'You better not look at her again!!!' 'Malfoy is staring at you, again.' said Ash to Jamie telepathically. 'No, really?' said Jamie. 'Yea, really. Gosh you need to pay more attention.' said Ash in a cheerful tone. Jamie shakes her head. 'And I wonder why we're friends...' said Jamie. 'WHAT? JAMIE!!!!!!!! How could you say something like that?' said Ash. 'Meany butt...' Jamie laughs silently reading her tea leaves. Ash was bouncing up and down staring menacingly at her tea leaves. 'Evil tea leaves. It says I will get a severe bite in the future.' said Ash. 'Hee hee. I wonder...' said Jamie with a smirk. Professor Ferenz the centaur looked in Ash's direction. 'I think Ferenz favors you, Ash.' said Jamie. 'Not as much as Malfoy favors you. MWA HA HA!!!' said Ash. 'Take that back!!!' said Jamie. 'It's true. Yes, it is...' said Ash. Ash starts bouncing again.
LUNCH
Misty was sitting at the Gryffindor table when Jamie came over looking paler than ever. "Misty, I can't deal with this anymore!!! Malfoy is driving me insane!!! He won't stop looking at me..." said Jamie. "He was staring at me in Divination and Tommy was to as usual..." Misty smiled. "Well, it's because he fancies you. Of course almost every guy in this school likes you, Jamie. You know that." said Misty. "I know, but he is so annoying!!!" said Jamie. "Give him some time. He'll probably start liking Pansy." laughed Misty. "True." said Jamie. Flint comes into the Great Hall. Everybody looks shocked and Malfoy shrinks in his seat. Flint comes over to Jamie and hugs her. "Flint? What... what are you doing here?" asked Jamie. "I missed you. Can't your own boyfriend come and visit you? How are your studies going? Getting good marks?" asked Flint. "Yes..." said Jamie. "Don't look so happy to see me. Has Bohannan been bothering you, again?" asked Flint. "Yea, he stared at me during Divination." said Jamie. "WHAT?!" yelled Flint. "Calm down, Marcus..." whispered Jamie. "Stay here." said Flint. "This could get ugly." Flint went over to the Hufflepuff table and pointed at Tommy and pointed toward the doors. They both walked out and Jamie sat down next to Misty. "Bohannan is a dead man." said Ron. Audrey leaves the Hufflepuff table and goes after Tommy and Flint. Jamie follows Audrey. Jamie went down the corridor and she noticed Flint was cursing and kicking the wall. "What happened?!" asked Jamie. "Where's Tommy?" Flint looked up at her and sighed. "Lucky man, Bohannan. His girlfriend saved his ass. I was about to punch him out, but she went in front of me. Foolish girl." said Flint. "That's Hufflepuff for you." said Jamie. "Oh, yes. And there's another thing you might need to know." said Jamie. "What?" asked Flint. "I don't know. You might get mad." said Jamie. "Don't play games, Jamie. What is it?" asked Flint. "Let's just say a certain ferret likes me..." said Jamie. "Malfoy..." said Flint. "That traitor!!! And he calls himself a friend of mine." Jamie rolls her eyes. "Duh. What do you expect from Malfoy? With a father like Lucius and all." said Jamie. "True, but he doesn't have the right to stare at my girlfriend!!! He should find a nice, vulnerable, Gryffindor." said Flint. Jamie glared at him. "Uh, I mean... Jamie you know that was a joke, right?" said Flint. "Mm... hm... right..." said Jamie. "Well, I am going to class. I'll see you later." Jamie gave Flint a hug and went on to her next class.
CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES- Gryffindor/Slytherin
Malfoy was staring at Jamie yet again. Jamie was unaware that Flint was coming to her class to straighten some issues with Malfoy. "All righ'. Today we are going to learn abou' Lethifolds. They are very dangerous to wizards and muggles alike. Only one wizard escaped the Lethifold's hold. Can someone tell me what a Lethifold does?" asked Hagrid. Of course Hermione raised her hand. "Yes, 'Mione?" said Hagrid. "The Lethifold is a creature that looks like a moving cloke and can devour its victims by covering and suffocating them, rendering them helpless." said Hermione. "Yes, thas' righ' 'Mione. Five points to Gryffindor." said Hagrid. Hermione glowed and Harry and Ron gave her a thumbs up. "Hello, Hagrid. May I speak with Mr. Malfoy?" asked Flint. "It's urgent..." Malfoy turned paler than he usually is. "Sure, Flint. But don' be long. We're learnin' how to defend agains' Lethifolds." said Hagrid. Malfoy slowly walked over to Flint and they were gone within minutes. 'Oh, boy. Malfoy is in deep crap, now.' said Ravinie telepathically to Misty. 'Yea, but Flint has a reason to want to beat his sorry ass. Who wouldn't?' said Misty.
CHARMS- Gryffindor/Hufflepuff
Professor Flitwick was lecturing about various charms and Misty and Hermione were the only ones really interested. Misty and Hermione were taking notes and Harry and Ron were dozing off. Harry was sitting next to Misty and passed her a note saying:
What do you think Flint did to Malfoy? I shudder to think. But about Botan, you're right. I do need a girlfriend. Botan is very smart and nice, but I don't think I am yet recovered from what happened between Cho and I. Sorry.
Harry
Misty nodded over to Harry and wrote back saying:
Yea, I almost feel sorry for the prat. We are definitely going to see Malfoy in the hospital wing. That's for sure. You know how temperamental Flint can get. It's ok. Botan didn't even know I asked you out for her and I think she'd say the same thing about you. No offence.
Misty passed the note back and saw Harry laugh. He took up his quill again and wrote back saying:
You feel sorry for Malfoy? We are talking about the same person aren't we? Draco Malfoy? Remember when Jamie made a ferret appear and he freaked out. 'No!!! Get away!!! I don't want to bounce again!!!' God, Ron cried with happiness. That made his day. No, his year!!! I think he wanted to hug Jamie!!! I can't wait till I see Malfoy in the hospital wing. Ron will be glowing with happiness.
Harry passed back the note to Misty and she read it and wrote back saying:
Honestly, no one deserves a beating. Not even Malfoy. Malfoy is a horrible git, but he is a person like you and me. Ron needs to get his priorities in order. Ron is almost as bad as Malfoy at times.
Misty passed the note back to Harry yet again and wrote back saying:
You sounded just like Hermione. But you're right. No one deserves a beating.
Ron was sitting on the other side of Misty and snatched the note away from her and read over it. He then got his quill and wrote saying:
I think Malfoy deserves a beating!!! Stupid git!!! I hope he gets turned into a ferret again and bounces till he starts crying!!! You are too soft Misty. Or do you like the ferret? I bet you do, because you don't like any Slytherin accept Jamie. That's because you have been friends for a long time. Flint is now my hero!!!
Ron passed it back to Misty who looked really angry with him. She read it over and wrote back saying:
For Merlin's sake!!! I can't believe how incredibly stupid you are being!!! You are accusing me of liking Malfoy?! Now that draws the line. I am saying that no one deserves a beating no matter how awful they are. You sound so heartless when you say that!!!
Misty bunched up the note in rage when Professor Flitwick turned around for a brief second and threw it at Ron and stepped on his toe.
AFTER CHARMS- IN THE COMMON ROOM
Ron looked red in the face when they returned to the Common Room and Misty sat down on a chair near the fireplace. Ravinie came in looking rather cheerful and looked around noticing a sudden change in mood in the room. Ravinie looked over at Misty who had taken her spot by the fireplace when she was in rage. She walked over to the chair and tapped her foot loudly.
"Well, look who is steamed today. It's so ironic to see such a cheerful Gryffindor in an angry state. What has you tweaked?" asked Ravinie. Without moving her head, Misty pointed behind her where Ron was sitting across the room playing chess with Harry. "Oh. So why are you mad at each other?" asked Ravinie looking more interested by the second. Misty took out a piece of paper and wrote how immature Ron was acting and accused her of liking Malfoy. "Oh, well... that's a reasonable reason to get angry." said Ravinie in an unconvincing voice. "Listen, this is so stupid. This fight is not even worth losing a friendship over!!!" Misty looked at her blankly and smiled. I knew there was some good in you. You just needed a little push in the right direction." said Misty. "And you're right. It's really stupid. Ron, I am sorry I got mad at you. I am sorry. You're right. Malfoy does deserve it, but I am going to the hospital wing tomorrow to prove you wrong." Ron's face was less red, but he looked as if he heard a Quidditch match was cancelled. "What?! You can't do that!!! You never know what he could do. Madam Pomphrey could leave you alone with him and who knows what could happen?!" said Ron standing up.Harry pulled Ron down by the arm and sat him back down. "Don't worry Ron. He can't do anything when he's in pain." said Harry. "No, that's not what I meant. I mean, hello!!! Think about it!!! Hormones!!! A pretty girl by his bedside!!!" said Ron. "Ron, he likes Jamie. Remember? Quit fussing!!! You sound like my dad." said Misty. Hermione came into the Common Room with a load of books in her arms and sat down in one of the chairs next Misty. "Yes, Ron can be like that. And did you just call Misty, pretty?" asked Hermione looking around the chair to look at the reddening Ron. Ron murmured goodnight to everyone and went up stares murmuring something like, 'Why me? Why not Harry?' The girl laughed and Harry did, too. They all knew that Ron would be in a better mood in the morning when he had breakfast.
NEXT DAY- MORNING- GREAT HALL
Misty was playing with her eggs when Jamie came over with a wide smile on her face. "Guess what?" asked Jamie. "What?" asked Misty in a mocking tone. "Malfoy is in the hospital wing!!! He has one black eye and a broken arm!!! Isn't that brilliant? And the teachers couldn't do anything about it, because Flint doesn't go to Hogwarts!!! I have to tell Ron!!! He will be thrilled!!!" said Jamie walking away to find Ron. 'I swear... why don't people ever listen to me?' thought Misty. 'Well, I am going to visit Malfoy. I don't care what Ron says or anybody else. It was horrible what Flint did to Malfoy...' Misty finally processed what she had said in her mind. 'Why am I defending Malfoy? I should hate the bastard!!!' thought Misty stabbing her eggs maliciously. She hadn't noticed Ash who had bounced over from the Slytherin table and sat down next to her. "You look sad..." said Ash. "Oh, um. It's nothing. I was just thinking. I am going to the library, ok? I'll see you at lunch." said Misty leaving her untouched plate and set off to the "library" as she called it. Misty arrived at the hospital wing and looked at her surroundings. All the beds were empty except one. The Slytherin seeker was lying on the bed sleeping away. 'He actually looks more innocent that way.' thought Misty who silently laughed. Malfoy shifted in his bed and groaned. 'Probably either dreaming of Harry dying or snogging Jamie.' thought Misty with a smile. She walked over to the side of the bed and pulled up a chair. 'Or maybe it's a nightmare by the look of his expression. Maybe he is turning into a ferret in his dreams and he's bouncing away just like Ron wanted.' thought Misty laughing a little louder. Malfoy groaned again and laughed in his sleep and sucked on his thumb. 'Wow. Here's the great Malfoy heir. Sucking his thumb? Wait till I tell Ron this. The great Draco Malfoy is a thumb sucker!!! This is too good.' thought Misty. She couldn't help herself. She laughed even louder than before and covered her mouth when Malfoy grabbed her arm. 'Uh oh. Now I've done it. Malfoy, let me go. Oh, crap. I think I need Madam Pomphrey.' thought Misty trying to get free without waking him. She looked over at Madam Pomphrey's office door and didn't hear the rustling of the busy and harassed looking nurse. 'I guess I am on my own. I need to get free. I'll be late for History of Magic!!! Mr. Binns will surely kill me!!! I just need to break free of his grip, but, how?' thought Misty. Misty placed her free hand inside her robe and pulled out her wand. "Chagerous..." whispered Misty pointing her wand to her throat. "Malfoy!!! Get your bloody hands off me!!!" yelled Misty in Ron's voice. Malfoy let go of her hand while Misty closed her eyes hoping he wasn't awake. He was still asleep. Misty muttered the incantation and pointed the wand to her throat. She had her voice back again. "Wow. He can sleep." said Misty to herself. Malfoy woke with a start and rubbed his eyes and sat up in bed. Misty ducked beside the bed. "Madam Pomphrey!!! Your bloody potion worked, but it gave me nightmares!!! I heard Weasley's voice!!!" yelled Malfoy. 'Merlin, Ron was right. He is a nasty little bastard. Even to Madam Pomphrey.' thought Misty. Misty covered her mouth so he wouldn't hear her breathing. "Merlin!!! What can I do to get some attention around here!!! The bloody nurse isn't pulling her weight around here!!! Probably snogging another teacher, I suppose..." muttered Malfoy. Malfoy luckily slid off the other side of the bed and started pacing and Misty accidentally bumped the table behind her where a vase happened to be. It fell to the floor beside Misty and broke. The shatter muffled her scream, but Malfoy knew better. "Who's in here? Show yourself!!!" said Malfoy. He walked around the bed to the other side and saw Misty covering her mouth in shock. "Why are you in here? Did Madam Pomphrey send you?" asked Malfoy. Misty stood up trying to regain her dignity and composure. "No. I don't know where she is." said Misty calmly. Malfoy smirked. "You're Jamie's friend aren't you? Hosh, am I right?" asked Malfoy. Misty only nodded. "And you're friends with Potter, and his little crew?" Misty looked at him with disappointment. "So? Harry and his little 'crew' are very loyal friends. Now I understand why Jamie despises you so." said Misty. Malfoy chuckled. "She likes me. She is just in denial. Every bird in this bloody school likes me. At least for my looks." said Malfoy. Misty laughed. "Yea, right. And I am Queen of England. Honestly, I can see you haven't lost any of your dignity." said Misty. "Yes, thanks to your friend's boyfriend, my Slytherin charm is on hold." said Malfoy. "I don't know about that, Malfoy. It isn't just about looks. If Harry had gotten two black eyes I would still be his friend. He is an honest, and understanding friend. You, on the other hand I don't know..." said Misty smirking back at him. "Cheeky little bird aren't you? I can see why Jamie still hangs around you." said Malfoy getting strangely closer. Misty looked at her watch and gasped. "Oh Merlin!!! I am going to be late for History of Magic!!!" said Misty running out of the hospital wing. "Hope you get better soon.!!!"
HISTORY OF MAGIC- Gryffindor/Ravenclaw
Misty ran down several flights and finally made it to Professor Binn's classroom with one minute to spare and took her seat next to Botan. "Hi... Botan... Good... to see... you..." breathed Misty. Botan looked at her like she caught a deadly disease. "Have a little too much fun in the library?" asked Botan. "How... did you... know?" asked Misty trying to catch her breath. "Ash told me." said Botan. "But Ash suspected something was the matter so she followed you. And where were you other than the library? Why were you in the hospital wing? Paying a visit to Madam Pomphrey? Or paying a visit to a ferret?" Botan smirked. "Hello!!!" said Hermione as she sat down on the other side of Misty. "What's going on? Is something wrong?" Botan smirked even wider. "Our Misty paid the ferret a visit in the hospital wing." said Botan with glee at Misty's squirming. Hermione looked completely shocked. "Did you go up there to prove Ron wrong? It isn't worth it!!! What were you thinking? Do you know what Ron might say if he heard you did that?" asked Hermione. Misty then remembered something. "Sure, I do. But wait till you hear what I found out about Malfoy!!!" said Misty. Misty whispered into Hermione's ear and Hermione started laughing hysterically. "I knew he had some kind of flaw!!!" said Hermione. Botan was intrigued. "Tell me!!!" said Botan impatiently. Misty also whispered in Botan's ear and Botan started laughing, too. Botan passed a note to Harry and Ron who were sitting next to each other telling them of Malfoy's 'condition'. Botan also passed a note to Ravinie who was also amused.
AFTER CLASS- IN THE HALL
"Are you serious?! You saw him sucking his bloody thumb? Oh, this is priceless!!!" said Ron rubbing his hands together. "Just the blackmail we need..." Misty laughed. "And you haven't heard all of it either!!!" said Misty. Misty told them everything that happened and they all laughed till their stomachs hurt. "I can't wait to tell Jamie and Ash at lunch!!!" said Misty. "Trust me. Everyone will know by lunch." said Ravinie.
DIVINATION- Gryffindor
Misty was getting excited. After this class is lunch and people will know by then. Ravinie was having a bit of a hard time with her card readings. Ash is an expertise at Divination and Misty guessed she would give anything for her hikari to be there helping her. "I am so happy. I am no longer angry about you going to the hospital wing!!! In fact, I am glad you did!!!" said Ron. Hermione shook her head in dismay. "I feel kind of bad letting out his secret, but he does deserve it. After all the awful things he did you guys I think he will be hiding his pride for quite a few days." said Misty. "He can't blame you. He doesn't even know you saw it. And I told practically everybody in the hall so you don't have to feel guilty." said Ron. Misty nodded.
LUNCH (BUM BUM BUM!!!)
(AN: I know that sounded so mean, but I really needed something funny to spice up the story. It makes Malfoy look like a Momma's boy. Hee hee. Anyway, back to the story...) Misty walked into the great hall and it was buzzing with excitement. Misty sat down with Ravine, Ron, Harry, and Hermione. Botan, Ash, and Jamie came over to the table in a rush. "Is it true?!" they all asked in unison. Misty smiled and nodded. "Yes!!! Finally, some dirt on Malfoy!!!" said Jamie. Malfoy came over to the Gryffindor table in a rage. "Who the bloody hell has been saying I suck my bloody thumb?!" yelled Malfoy. Misty laughed and tried containing her laughter. "It was you?" asked Malfoy breathing heavily. Misty laughed again not phased by his cold stare. "It was me, Malfoy!" said Ron sitting across from Misty. "I told a few people. What are you going to do about it?" Malfoy glared even coldly at Ron and hollered at Crabbe and Goyle to join in on the conversation. "Ok, how about I hex you into the next galaxy, Weasley?" threatened Malfoy. Crabbe and Goyle laughed stupidly. "Oh... I am scared! The ferret is going to attack me!" mocked Ron. Malfoy slid his hand into his pocket and was about to hex Ron when he felt a hard hand on his shoulder. He looked behind him only to see Crabbe and Goyle were no where to be seen. In their place was Flint. "How are you doing Malfoy? Still picking on Jamie's friends? Well, that won't do." said Flint in a rather cheerful voice. Flint then bent down to whisper in his ear. "This is where you leave..." Malfoy knew not to mess with Flint so he backed away and went to find Crabbe and Goyle. "I never thought I'd say this, but you're my hero Flint!" exclaimed Ron. "Yea, yea, yea, but that doesn't change anything between us, Weasley. You're still a Gryffindor. The only Gryffindor I really have respect for is Misty." said Flint. "What about Ravinie?" asked Jamie. "I am working on it." replied Flint. Jamie laughed. "That was brilliant how you spread that rumor about Malfoy. I've got to hand it to you Weasley. You're not half bad." said Flint. "Well, I can't take all the credit. Misty is the one who saw him in the act!" said Ron. Misty blushed. "You saw the prat sucking his thumb?! That's laughable!" exclaimed Flint. "Yes." replied Misty. "Which is why a question comes to my mind, why were you in there anyway?" asked Flint. "Er..." stuttered Misty. "Misty felt sorry for the git and 'visited' him." laughed Ron. "WHAT?!" exclaimed Flint. Jamie grabbed his arm and sat him down. "Is that true?" whispered Flint. "Well, no one deserves a beating!" said Misty. "I know that, but why did you visit him? Do you like him or something?!" asked Flint only half amused. Misty didn't answer and left the Great Hall all red. Misty ran down the corridor breathing hard. 'I can't like him! There's NO way! I've got to have fresh air!' thought Misty. Misty bumped into something hard and fell. Misty's eyes were close to tears and were blinded. She felt a hand grab hers and pulled her up. "You have a habit of appearing everywhere I am." said a drawling voice. Misty wiped her tears away and blushed, ashamed at how childish she looked and felt. Malfoy looked at her with concern. "What's wrong?" asked Malfoy. Misty shook her head and tried to turn and walk away to the Gryffindor Common Room when Malfoy grabbed her wrist. "Tell me what's wrong." said Malfoy making her turn around to face him. Misty glared at Malfoy and pulled her hand away from him and ran for the Common Room.
COMMON ROOM
Misty sat down in front of the fireplace and sighed in relief. If Malfoy knew how she felt, he would surely laugh at her. But what puzzled her is that he even cared that she was upset. She heard someone come into the Common Room. It was Hermione. "Misty? Are you ok? You looked a bit upset." said Hermione. "Yea, I am. I am also embarrassed thanks to Jamie's boyfriend." said Misty. "I am sure he didn't mean to make you upset." said Hermione walking over to Misty's chair. "Do you think I am crazy for liking Malfoy?" asked Misty. "No, I think it's kind of sweet. I mean, Malfoy has actually been decent to you." said Hermione smiling.Misty half-smiled back. "You promise not to tell anyone when I tell you this?" asked Misty who stood up. Hermione nodded getting anxious. "I bumped into Malfoy after I ran out of the Great Hall." said Misty. "Oh? And what did he say?" asked Hermione. Misty told Hermione everything that happened. Hermione opened her mouth in shock. "Do you know what this means?!" asked Hermione. Misty shook her head. "He fancies you!" said Hermione. It was now Misty's turn to open her mouth in shock. "What?! Why do you say that?" asked Misty. "Well, he asked you what's wrong? Did he look the least bit concerned?" asked Hermione. "A little..." said Misty. "Well, you shouldn't wait for him to say he likes you. Guys are incredibly stupid and they can't think for themselves. You need to take charge and let him know who's boss. Don't be too aggressive or you'll scare him away." laughed Hermione. Misty smiled. "Thanks Hermione." said Misty. "No problem. I am going to bed, now. See you tomorrow." said Hermione going upstairs. Misty sat in the chair thinking about what it would be like to get to know Malfoy and she soon fell asleep and the fire died.
THE GREAT HALL
Misty was in a really good mood. She had a terrific dream the other night, but she couldn't remember was it was about. (AN: Hm... I wonder what it could've been about... lol.) "Wow. You seem like you're in a good mood today." said Harry sitting down next to Ron. Misty sighed. "Yea, I had a glorious dream last night. The funny thing is that I can't remember a thing..." laughed Misty. Ron smirked when he saw Malfoy still glaring at him from the Slytherin table. "Looks like Malfoy is still mad at you, Ron." laughed Harry. Misty looked over at the Slytherin table and saw Malfoy giving Ron's back the super, evil, glare of doom. When Malfoy caught her eye he smirked at her. He pointed his finger at Ron and pretended to hex him. Misty laughed. "What's so funny?" asked Ron. Ron looked back at Malfoy and Malfoy stopped "hexing" him and started a conversation with Goyle who nodded stupidly. Misty laughed again, and Ron glared at Misty. "What was he doing?" asked Ron. "What he flirting with you or something?" Misty glared back. "No, he was just pretending to hex you is all." said Misty. Ron gasped and looked at her like she was a muggle who had discovered Hogwarts. "What?" asked Misty. "Take a picture, it will last longer." Ron was still looking at her strangely. "Ron? Are you ok?" asked Harry. Then Ron started breaking out laughing. "What?" asked Misty. "For minute I thought you actually liked Malfoy! What an insane thought, right?" said Ron. "WHAT? Take that back! I don't like him like that. I'll admit sometimes he's more mature than you." said Misty. "YOU DO LIKE HIM!" bellowed Ron. Harry covered Ron's mouth and Misty slouched down on the bench and blushed. "Why don't you say his name while you're at it!" Misty yelled at Ron. Ron looked shocked and a bit confused. "I can't believe it..." said Ron in disbelief. Misty got up and walked out of the Great Hall. 'I can't believe how immature Ron is being! I DON'T like Malfoy! I DON'T!' thought Misty. Misty went outside sitting under a tree it was getting dark. She sat there thinking for a while. She saw someone standing in front of her and they had their hand stretched out to take hers. Misty woke up with a start and was breathing hard. She looked up and she saw someone she never would've expected to see holding out his hand to her. Was her dream a premonition? "Are you alright?" asked the Slytherin. "I think so..." said Misty. "Why are you here?" Malfoy just shrugged. "I don't know. I just like to sit here and think." replied Malfoy.Misty just looked at him like she finally saw the real Draco Malfoy for the very first time. "You do? So do I." said Misty. Malfoy smiled his first real smile. Not a smirk, mind you but a real, genuine smile. "Where did that come from?" asked Misty. Malfoy's complexion went from the usual pale white to a tinted pink. "I... don't know..." Misty smiled and grabbed his hand and he pulled her up. "So, why are you out here?" asked Malfoy. Misty sighed. "I really don't want to talk about it. To keep it short, Ron is a big pain!" exclaimed Misty. "Weasley? What did he do now?" asked Malfoy. Misty looked down and realized Malfoy was still holding her hand. "I'll tell you if you weren't cutting off my circulating from my hand." said Misty. Malfoy blushed even more and finally let go. 'I think Hermione is right... (AN: BIG surprise!) Malfoy may actually likes me!' thought Misty. "Well, what did he do?" asked Malfoy. Misty sighed again. "Oh, he just pissed me off is all. I wish he would stop butting into my personal life." said Misty. She clenched her fists tightly. "Er... are you ok, Misty?" asked Malfoy. Misty stopped clenching her fists. "So, we're on first name terms are we?" asked Misty. "Is that a bad thing?" asked Malfoy. "No, may I call you Draco?" asked Misty. "I guess you could. Just not around people we know. People think we're still enemies." said Draco. "So we're friends, now?" asked Misty. "Well, if you want to be friends..." started Draco. "Well, since we're friends as of right now... do you want to talk some more?" asked Misty. "MALFOY!" yelled a voice. Malfoy turned around to see Flint glaring at Malfoy. "What are you doing here with a Gryffindor? No offence, Misty... Jamie told me to go after you." said Flint. "Nothing... we just ran into each other." said Draco. "Well, I will see you to class and then I will be leaving. Don't think I am not watching you, Malfoy." said Flint. "What are you talking about, Flint?" asked Draco. "I see your eye on that Gryffindor. Do you know how pissed Jamie would be if she found out you liked her? She would first tell the whole house and you'll be a disgrace to Slytherin. Well, besides Ash of course..." said Flint. Draco just ignored Flint and walked away.
QUIDDITCH MATCH
Misty was getting butterflies in her stomach as she watched the Quidditch captain explaining strategies. "Misty?" whispered Harry. "Are you ok?" Misty smiled back with a fake smile. "I am alright. I am just a little nervous is all..." Harry looked at her funny. "But you're never nervous..." said Harry. "Well, it's against Slytherin." said Misty. "But you never were afraid of Slytherin's team before." said Harry. Misty started to run out of excuses. How can she avoid eye contact with Malfoy? "Misty... does this have to do with Malfoy by any chance? Did he do something to you?" asked Harry. Misty blushed at his name. "Er... no! I mean... oh forget it!" said Misty. After the Quidditch captain was done explaining things, they flew out onto the field with red and green figures cheering. 'Oh God... there's Malfoy... what am I to do? Should I look at him and acknowledge him? Or just ignore his eyes?' thought Misty. She felt someone's eyes on her and looked behind her. It was Malfoy and she knew he knew she was a nervous wreck. 'We can't lose! Misty looks like she's seen a ghost! Why the bloody hell am I calling her Misty all the time now?' thought Malfoy. Misty turned back around and looked down below onto the field. There was Madam Hooch with the Quidditch chest. Misty looked at one of the hoops where Ron was ready and looked as though he wanted to charge all the Slytherins himself. "HELLO! Welcome to another Hogwarts match! Slytherin versus Gryffindor!" said the new announcer. The crowd cheered and Misty didn't look back at Malfoy. 'I have to concentrate on the match.' thought Misty. After a half an hour of the match Gryffindor won. Harry caught the snitch before Slytherin could score another goal on Ron.
POTIONS
Misty was still thinking about Malfoy and it was driving her crazy. The more people pointed out that she liked him, the more she realized that she genuinely did. Malfoy was sitting front and center of the classroom while she and Botan sat with her in the back. She noticed that Malfoy kept on looking back at her casually as if there was some interesting object to look at. His cold eyes descended on her and made her blush furiously. She thought she saw a slight smile and not a smirk. Misty looked away and pretended to be interested in what Snape was saying. "Now the art of potion making was a part of the wizarding world for many generations..." lectured Snape. 'Stop looking at me!' thought Misty. She turned her attention to the floor since she couldn't pretend to pay attention anymore she saw a note scuttling across the floor as if it had legs. She scuttled towards her chair and she picked it up as soon as Snape was on the opposite side of the room. It said:
Misty,
Wow, Malfoy keeps staring at you! YES! I am free! I can't wait to tell the whole house! He'll be furious. You won't mind will you? It'll keep him out of your hair. Just a suggestion for revenge is all.
Jamie
Misty responded back saying:
I honestly don't care what you do. I can see why you went almost insane when he was staring at you. Tell the house what you want, but please don't tell them that I like him! PLEASE?!
Misty folded up the note and tapped it with her wand. She set it back on the floor and it scuttled back to the Slytherin side of the room. She strained her head to see Jamie and saw her nod her head in response and she rubbed her hands together glaring at Malfoy. "Mr. Malfoy... do you find the wall back there that interesting or do I have to take away points?" asked Snape. Everyone including the Gryffindors gasped in disbelief. "Oh, settle down. I was just making sure he was paying attention. Keep taking notes!" shouted Snape. Why did Malfoy find himself looking back at her all the time now. He had thought he liked Jamie, but something was different about Misty. 'Why do I like her so much? It must've been that bloody potion Madam Pomphrey gave me. It made me go nutters. That's all...' thought Malfoy as he tried restraining himself from looking back at Misty. 'Everything will be normal the next day. It would just have been a bad dream.'
THE WEEKEND- HOGSMEADE TRIP
Malfoy had surprisingly not thought about Misty since Friday. It was clearly his imagination that he even had the idea of liking her. Or was it? He walked into the Hog's Head and saw his fellow Slytherins sitting at a table. Malfoy sat down next to Pansy which he regretted. "Draco... why were you staring at those Gryffindors on Friday in Potions?" asked Pansy. Malfoy hadn't expected her to mention that, but it wasn't surprising that she monitored everything he did. She practically worshipped the ground he walked on. "What Parkinson is trying to say is that a rumor has gone around that you like a Gryffindor." said one of his friends. "That's rubbish! Where did you learn that from?" asked Malfoy. Right then he saw Ash practically bounce into the Hog's Head as cheerful as can be. "It was her..." whispered Malfoy. "She probably told everyone..." Ash came closer to their table and was stopped by Pansy arm. "Can you sit down and talk with us?" asked Pansy. "Sure! I love to talk with my fellow Slytherins! What's up?" asked Ash clearly glowing. "Do you happen to know about a rumor that's going around about Draco?" asked Pansy. "Oh, yes! I remember! Yep, it's true! He's likes someone in Gryffindor. Yep! Yep!" said Ash bouncing in her seat. Malfoy's face turned slightly red. "Who is it, then?" asked Pansy getting rather anxious. "It's... Mmmmmm!" said Ash. Malfoy had covered her mouth in panic. "Such a kidder!" said Malfoy laughing nervously. Pansy glared at Malfoy for a brief moment. "Let the girl talk, Draco..." Malfoy slowly pulled his hand off her mouth. "It's good 'ol Misty! Yep! Yep!" said Ash smiling.Malfoy's heart jerked at her name and tried to avoid looks from his fellow Slytherins. "Hosh? That ugly, blonde, good for nothing, goody two shoes?!" laughed Pansy. "That's a funny joke! Draco, really... you really don't like anyone in Gryffindor. Not Hosh..." Malfoy still didn't look at them and was completely silent. "Well, that's not very nice! Misty may be blonde, but she's smart and funny!" said Ash her expression growing serious. Right when things couldn't get any worse... ahem... Guess what ugly, blonde, good for nothing, goody two shoes came into the pub? Misty looked around nervously and saw Malfoy looking so pale he looked transparent. She saw Ash get up from the table of Slytherins and walked over to Misty smiling. "Guess what! Misty! Guess what!" piped Ash. "What?" asked Misty afraid she might explode if she didn't tell her soon. Ash took in a deep breath as if ready to take a dive into deep water. He bad reputation was ruined by a Slytherin who couldn't stop bouncing... "Malfoy likes you! He got so embarrassed that he tried covering my mouth before I said your name!" squealed Ash. Misty felt like half of her wanted to fly and the other half felt confused. Jamie came in and saw Malfoy's expression. "Oh, did they finally figure out who Malfoy liked?" asked Jamie. "Yep! I told them and you should've seen his reaction!" said Ash tugging on one of Misty's sleeves of her shirt. "Just so you know Pansy called Misty ugly and blonde and whole lot of other mean things..." Jamie looked amused and pissed off at the same time. She walked casually over to the table where Malfoy sat. "So, enjoying being the center of gossip, Malfoy? Now you know how it feels when people whisper about you! And Pansy, don't you ever let me hear you talking smack about my friends again!" said Jamie threateningly.
THE COURTYARD- SUNDAY
Misty was finishing an essay for Transfiguration which was her second favorite subject beside Charms which she did very well in. She was still thinking about the other day when Malfoy looked mortified when she came in. Did he really like her? Part of her wanted it to be true, but the other part said no. She set down her quill unable to concentrate. For some reason she felt like she was being watched. She set her essay down and looked about her while sitting on a flat stone which served as a nice chair. "Who's there?" asked Misty out loud. She felt silly doing this since nobody answered. But she heard some rustling behind a few bushes a few feet across from her. She stood and walked to the bushes slowly. 'It could be doxys...' thought Misty. She didn't want to get poisoned so she retreated and got her essay and quill and headed to the library. She sat down at one of the tables and tried to write. She thought she heard the librarian come up behind her seeing as she's always paranoid about how students handle her books. She felt like she was being watched again and turned around to see the librarian writing away completely fixed on a piece of parchment to notice Misty. She turned back around to her essay and found that she was getting a little scared. She tapped her quill over and over slightly and began darting her eyes around the room as thought expecting to see Peeves laughing at her paranoia. 'Must be Peeves... he's always doing stuff like that... but it wasn't like Peeves to not show himself right away. He took pride in his nasty work...' thought Misty. "Hey, what's up?" asked a somewhat indistinguishable voice. Misty saw Malfoy come out of one of the aisles and sat next to Misty with slight difficulty. (AN: Of course you know where this is going...) "Malfoy? Are you ok?" asked Misty. Malfoy wrapped one arm around her waist and leaned a little too close. "I am quite fine, love. In fact, I feel wonderfulistic!" said Malfoy talking loudly his words a little slurry. The librarian shushed him and Malfoy turned around and stuck his tongue at her when she wasn't looking. "Let's go somewhere deserted... how about the Prefects' bathroom." whispered Malfoy still holding on to Misty. Misty pulled away, grabbed her things, and left the library. How could he do that? Play with her feelings like that when he's drunk? Malfoy caught up with her which she was about to go up the many flights of stairs. "Misty! Don't you love me?" asked Malfoy leaning drunk on the wall. Misty just glared at him and kept going. "Damn thumb sucker! Just leave me alone!" shouted Misty. "But I love you, Misty..." said Malfoy giving her a puppy face. "You don't love me! You're drunk, you prat!" Misty went up the stairs until she got to the portrait of the Fat Lady. Malfoy was still attempting to get up the stairs without falling over. Before Misty could say the password, a flash of light came right at her. "I love that Silencing Charm..." said Malfoy. Misty's mouth couldn't move at all or make any sound. Before Malfoy could even come closer she saw another flash of light hit Malfoy from behind. "Stupid ferret..." said Ravinie coming up the stairs. Ravinie pointed at Misty's mouth and uttered the counter curse. "Where did you come from?" asked Misty finally getting the feeling back in her jaw. "Oh, I just hang around... I usually hang out in dark places. I can't reside in the Gryffindor Common Room for long. It's always too cheery in there..." said Ravinie. Ravinie kicked Malfoy in the side. "What did you do to him?" asked Misty. "I used the Stunning Charm. Very useful in case of erm... people like Ash or even Malfoy..." said Ravinie. "What should we do with him?" asked Misty looking a bit concerned. Ravinie shrugged. "Just leave him there... the prefects will find him when they search Hogwarts for students out of bed with Filch." said Ravinie. She said the password and she went inside. Misty stayed behind and kneeled next to the unconscious Malfoy. She gently pushed his hair out of his eyes and admired his features. 'Crazy bastard...' thought Misty smiling to herself. She stood and went inside the Common Room.
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Heh heh... I love prolonging stories... hee hee. You will have to review at least once to find out what happens next. :D
Love,
Misty aka Loony Luna Lovegood
Ok. I was getting bored with my other non-HP related fic so I decided to work on this one since the other one I deleted failed miserably. The people in the fic are the usual people. For example, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Malfoy. But there are NEW characters. Tommy, (Hufflepuff) Ash Sharp (Slytherin), Jamie Smith (Slytherin), Ravinie Masaki (Gryffindor), Botan Muyo (Ravenclaw), Audrey (Hufflepuff), and Misty (Gryffindor). (Me.) I hate this stupid Microsoft Word. It finds errors everywhere. Which sucks, by the way. Anyway, I don't know what the plot in my story is going to be and I will probably end up changing the title several times. MWA HA HA!!! Also, I probably need to say this. JK Rowling owns Harry Potter so there!!! We just made up our own characters to interact with hers. Thanks.
POTIONS- Slytherin/Gryffindor
Misty was tapping her quill on her desk in boredom when Jamie passed her a note saying:
Misty,
HELP ME!!! Malfoy told me that he liked me. Flint is going to be so mad when he finds out!!! What am I going to do?!
Jamie
Misty laughed silently to herself biting her lip when Jamie glared at her when she turned around to look at her. Snape stopped talking and walked over to Misty's desk and swiped the note out of her hands.
"A bit old to be passing love notes, Miss Hosh? Is it from Potter?" asked Snape when a sneer at Harry. "No, professor..." said Misty turning a bit red. 'Oh, crap. Jamie is going to be so embarrassed. Not to mention Malfoy.' thought Misty. Snape opened up the note and read it. Then, he threw it away as if it was just garbage. 'What happened?' thought Jamie. 'I guess he really does favor Slytherin.' thought Ron. 'Slimy git.' Snape looked over at Misty. "Don't let me catch you passing notes again Miss Hosh. Or you will have to clean some trophies in the Trophy Room." threatened Snape.
IN THE HALL- after class
"I was so lucky!!!" said Jamie. "Yea, but if he catches Misty doing it again, you know what's going to happen." said Ron. "So, what's up? What were you laughing about?" asked Harry. "Malfoy likes Jamie." said Misty. "What?!" said Ron. "That slimy, spoiled, git?!" Misty nodded half-smiling. "Well, if it isn't Potter, and Weasley..." said a drawling voice. "I heard you liked someone, Malfoy." said Ron. "What? What are you on about?" asked Malfoy turning a bit red. Malfoy looked at Jamie who turned away. "Yes, we know. Misty told us everything..." said Ron delighting in seeing Malfoy squirm. Malfoy gave a nasty glare toward Misty. "What?! Jamie told me so I told Harry and Ron. At least Snape didn't read the note out loud. You are one lucky ferret." said Misty. Malfoy just left and Crabbe and Goyle were right behind him.
TRANSFIGURATION- Gryffindor/Ravenclaw
Misty was glaring at Cho while McGonagall was lecturing. 'I can't believe her!!! She gets excused from class because she thought of Cedric for some reason and ran off crying.' thought Misty. 'Yes, she is incredibly emotional.' said Ravinie telepathically. 'Yea, I can't believe what she did to Harry, though.' said Botan. 'Oh, you have feelings for Mr. Potter?' asked Misty raising an eyebrow at her. Botan kicked her from under the desk. 'He doesn't deserve that. No one does.' said Botan. 'Ok, goodness...' said Misty. "Miss Muyo? Please pay attention." said McGonagall. "Yes, professor." Meanwhile, Misty was tapping into Harry's mind. 'Harry? Do you like Botan? You obviously need a girlfriend.' said to Harry. 'Uh, why? I mean, she's smart and all and she died her hair red, because you guys look alike. I don't know. I sort of...' started Harry. 'Like Cho, still? GOD!!! You are so pathetic!!! Don't you remember what she did to you?! Honestly!!! Sure, you can have the courage to stand up to Voldemort, but you are a coward at asking a girl out!!!' Misty yelled at Harry telepathically.
DIVINATION- Slytherin/Hufflepuff
Jamie was still shocked about the whole Malfoy thing and tried to avoid his stare. Audrey was staring at Tommy and Tommy was staring at Jamie. Malfoy saw Tommy looking at Jamie and glared at him with a look that said, 'You better not look at her again!!!' 'Malfoy is staring at you, again.' said Ash to Jamie telepathically. 'No, really?' said Jamie. 'Yea, really. Gosh you need to pay more attention.' said Ash in a cheerful tone. Jamie shakes her head. 'And I wonder why we're friends...' said Jamie. 'WHAT? JAMIE!!!!!!!! How could you say something like that?' said Ash. 'Meany butt...' Jamie laughs silently reading her tea leaves. Ash was bouncing up and down staring menacingly at her tea leaves. 'Evil tea leaves. It says I will get a severe bite in the future.' said Ash. 'Hee hee. I wonder...' said Jamie with a smirk. Professor Ferenz the centaur looked in Ash's direction. 'I think Ferenz favors you, Ash.' said Jamie. 'Not as much as Malfoy favors you. MWA HA HA!!!' said Ash. 'Take that back!!!' said Jamie. 'It's true. Yes, it is...' said Ash. Ash starts bouncing again.
LUNCH
Misty was sitting at the Gryffindor table when Jamie came over looking paler than ever. "Misty, I can't deal with this anymore!!! Malfoy is driving me insane!!! He won't stop looking at me..." said Jamie. "He was staring at me in Divination and Tommy was to as usual..." Misty smiled. "Well, it's because he fancies you. Of course almost every guy in this school likes you, Jamie. You know that." said Misty. "I know, but he is so annoying!!!" said Jamie. "Give him some time. He'll probably start liking Pansy." laughed Misty. "True." said Jamie. Flint comes into the Great Hall. Everybody looks shocked and Malfoy shrinks in his seat. Flint comes over to Jamie and hugs her. "Flint? What... what are you doing here?" asked Jamie. "I missed you. Can't your own boyfriend come and visit you? How are your studies going? Getting good marks?" asked Flint. "Yes..." said Jamie. "Don't look so happy to see me. Has Bohannan been bothering you, again?" asked Flint. "Yea, he stared at me during Divination." said Jamie. "WHAT?!" yelled Flint. "Calm down, Marcus..." whispered Jamie. "Stay here." said Flint. "This could get ugly." Flint went over to the Hufflepuff table and pointed at Tommy and pointed toward the doors. They both walked out and Jamie sat down next to Misty. "Bohannan is a dead man." said Ron. Audrey leaves the Hufflepuff table and goes after Tommy and Flint. Jamie follows Audrey. Jamie went down the corridor and she noticed Flint was cursing and kicking the wall. "What happened?!" asked Jamie. "Where's Tommy?" Flint looked up at her and sighed. "Lucky man, Bohannan. His girlfriend saved his ass. I was about to punch him out, but she went in front of me. Foolish girl." said Flint. "That's Hufflepuff for you." said Jamie. "Oh, yes. And there's another thing you might need to know." said Jamie. "What?" asked Flint. "I don't know. You might get mad." said Jamie. "Don't play games, Jamie. What is it?" asked Flint. "Let's just say a certain ferret likes me..." said Jamie. "Malfoy..." said Flint. "That traitor!!! And he calls himself a friend of mine." Jamie rolls her eyes. "Duh. What do you expect from Malfoy? With a father like Lucius and all." said Jamie. "True, but he doesn't have the right to stare at my girlfriend!!! He should find a nice, vulnerable, Gryffindor." said Flint. Jamie glared at him. "Uh, I mean... Jamie you know that was a joke, right?" said Flint. "Mm... hm... right..." said Jamie. "Well, I am going to class. I'll see you later." Jamie gave Flint a hug and went on to her next class.
CARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES- Gryffindor/Slytherin
Malfoy was staring at Jamie yet again. Jamie was unaware that Flint was coming to her class to straighten some issues with Malfoy. "All righ'. Today we are going to learn abou' Lethifolds. They are very dangerous to wizards and muggles alike. Only one wizard escaped the Lethifold's hold. Can someone tell me what a Lethifold does?" asked Hagrid. Of course Hermione raised her hand. "Yes, 'Mione?" said Hagrid. "The Lethifold is a creature that looks like a moving cloke and can devour its victims by covering and suffocating them, rendering them helpless." said Hermione. "Yes, thas' righ' 'Mione. Five points to Gryffindor." said Hagrid. Hermione glowed and Harry and Ron gave her a thumbs up. "Hello, Hagrid. May I speak with Mr. Malfoy?" asked Flint. "It's urgent..." Malfoy turned paler than he usually is. "Sure, Flint. But don' be long. We're learnin' how to defend agains' Lethifolds." said Hagrid. Malfoy slowly walked over to Flint and they were gone within minutes. 'Oh, boy. Malfoy is in deep crap, now.' said Ravinie telepathically to Misty. 'Yea, but Flint has a reason to want to beat his sorry ass. Who wouldn't?' said Misty.
CHARMS- Gryffindor/Hufflepuff
Professor Flitwick was lecturing about various charms and Misty and Hermione were the only ones really interested. Misty and Hermione were taking notes and Harry and Ron were dozing off. Harry was sitting next to Misty and passed her a note saying:
What do you think Flint did to Malfoy? I shudder to think. But about Botan, you're right. I do need a girlfriend. Botan is very smart and nice, but I don't think I am yet recovered from what happened between Cho and I. Sorry.
Harry
Misty nodded over to Harry and wrote back saying:
Yea, I almost feel sorry for the prat. We are definitely going to see Malfoy in the hospital wing. That's for sure. You know how temperamental Flint can get. It's ok. Botan didn't even know I asked you out for her and I think she'd say the same thing about you. No offence.
Misty passed the note back and saw Harry laugh. He took up his quill again and wrote back saying:
You feel sorry for Malfoy? We are talking about the same person aren't we? Draco Malfoy? Remember when Jamie made a ferret appear and he freaked out. 'No!!! Get away!!! I don't want to bounce again!!!' God, Ron cried with happiness. That made his day. No, his year!!! I think he wanted to hug Jamie!!! I can't wait till I see Malfoy in the hospital wing. Ron will be glowing with happiness.
Harry passed back the note to Misty and she read it and wrote back saying:
Honestly, no one deserves a beating. Not even Malfoy. Malfoy is a horrible git, but he is a person like you and me. Ron needs to get his priorities in order. Ron is almost as bad as Malfoy at times.
Misty passed the note back to Harry yet again and wrote back saying:
You sounded just like Hermione. But you're right. No one deserves a beating.
Ron was sitting on the other side of Misty and snatched the note away from her and read over it. He then got his quill and wrote saying:
I think Malfoy deserves a beating!!! Stupid git!!! I hope he gets turned into a ferret again and bounces till he starts crying!!! You are too soft Misty. Or do you like the ferret? I bet you do, because you don't like any Slytherin accept Jamie. That's because you have been friends for a long time. Flint is now my hero!!!
Ron passed it back to Misty who looked really angry with him. She read it over and wrote back saying:
For Merlin's sake!!! I can't believe how incredibly stupid you are being!!! You are accusing me of liking Malfoy?! Now that draws the line. I am saying that no one deserves a beating no matter how awful they are. You sound so heartless when you say that!!!
Misty bunched up the note in rage when Professor Flitwick turned around for a brief second and threw it at Ron and stepped on his toe.
AFTER CHARMS- IN THE COMMON ROOM
Ron looked red in the face when they returned to the Common Room and Misty sat down on a chair near the fireplace. Ravinie came in looking rather cheerful and looked around noticing a sudden change in mood in the room. Ravinie looked over at Misty who had taken her spot by the fireplace when she was in rage. She walked over to the chair and tapped her foot loudly.
"Well, look who is steamed today. It's so ironic to see such a cheerful Gryffindor in an angry state. What has you tweaked?" asked Ravinie. Without moving her head, Misty pointed behind her where Ron was sitting across the room playing chess with Harry. "Oh. So why are you mad at each other?" asked Ravinie looking more interested by the second. Misty took out a piece of paper and wrote how immature Ron was acting and accused her of liking Malfoy. "Oh, well... that's a reasonable reason to get angry." said Ravinie in an unconvincing voice. "Listen, this is so stupid. This fight is not even worth losing a friendship over!!!" Misty looked at her blankly and smiled. I knew there was some good in you. You just needed a little push in the right direction." said Misty. "And you're right. It's really stupid. Ron, I am sorry I got mad at you. I am sorry. You're right. Malfoy does deserve it, but I am going to the hospital wing tomorrow to prove you wrong." Ron's face was less red, but he looked as if he heard a Quidditch match was cancelled. "What?! You can't do that!!! You never know what he could do. Madam Pomphrey could leave you alone with him and who knows what could happen?!" said Ron standing up.Harry pulled Ron down by the arm and sat him back down. "Don't worry Ron. He can't do anything when he's in pain." said Harry. "No, that's not what I meant. I mean, hello!!! Think about it!!! Hormones!!! A pretty girl by his bedside!!!" said Ron. "Ron, he likes Jamie. Remember? Quit fussing!!! You sound like my dad." said Misty. Hermione came into the Common Room with a load of books in her arms and sat down in one of the chairs next Misty. "Yes, Ron can be like that. And did you just call Misty, pretty?" asked Hermione looking around the chair to look at the reddening Ron. Ron murmured goodnight to everyone and went up stares murmuring something like, 'Why me? Why not Harry?' The girl laughed and Harry did, too. They all knew that Ron would be in a better mood in the morning when he had breakfast.
NEXT DAY- MORNING- GREAT HALL
Misty was playing with her eggs when Jamie came over with a wide smile on her face. "Guess what?" asked Jamie. "What?" asked Misty in a mocking tone. "Malfoy is in the hospital wing!!! He has one black eye and a broken arm!!! Isn't that brilliant? And the teachers couldn't do anything about it, because Flint doesn't go to Hogwarts!!! I have to tell Ron!!! He will be thrilled!!!" said Jamie walking away to find Ron. 'I swear... why don't people ever listen to me?' thought Misty. 'Well, I am going to visit Malfoy. I don't care what Ron says or anybody else. It was horrible what Flint did to Malfoy...' Misty finally processed what she had said in her mind. 'Why am I defending Malfoy? I should hate the bastard!!!' thought Misty stabbing her eggs maliciously. She hadn't noticed Ash who had bounced over from the Slytherin table and sat down next to her. "You look sad..." said Ash. "Oh, um. It's nothing. I was just thinking. I am going to the library, ok? I'll see you at lunch." said Misty leaving her untouched plate and set off to the "library" as she called it. Misty arrived at the hospital wing and looked at her surroundings. All the beds were empty except one. The Slytherin seeker was lying on the bed sleeping away. 'He actually looks more innocent that way.' thought Misty who silently laughed. Malfoy shifted in his bed and groaned. 'Probably either dreaming of Harry dying or snogging Jamie.' thought Misty with a smile. She walked over to the side of the bed and pulled up a chair. 'Or maybe it's a nightmare by the look of his expression. Maybe he is turning into a ferret in his dreams and he's bouncing away just like Ron wanted.' thought Misty laughing a little louder. Malfoy groaned again and laughed in his sleep and sucked on his thumb. 'Wow. Here's the great Malfoy heir. Sucking his thumb? Wait till I tell Ron this. The great Draco Malfoy is a thumb sucker!!! This is too good.' thought Misty. She couldn't help herself. She laughed even louder than before and covered her mouth when Malfoy grabbed her arm. 'Uh oh. Now I've done it. Malfoy, let me go. Oh, crap. I think I need Madam Pomphrey.' thought Misty trying to get free without waking him. She looked over at Madam Pomphrey's office door and didn't hear the rustling of the busy and harassed looking nurse. 'I guess I am on my own. I need to get free. I'll be late for History of Magic!!! Mr. Binns will surely kill me!!! I just need to break free of his grip, but, how?' thought Misty. Misty placed her free hand inside her robe and pulled out her wand. "Chagerous..." whispered Misty pointing her wand to her throat. "Malfoy!!! Get your bloody hands off me!!!" yelled Misty in Ron's voice. Malfoy let go of her hand while Misty closed her eyes hoping he wasn't awake. He was still asleep. Misty muttered the incantation and pointed the wand to her throat. She had her voice back again. "Wow. He can sleep." said Misty to herself. Malfoy woke with a start and rubbed his eyes and sat up in bed. Misty ducked beside the bed. "Madam Pomphrey!!! Your bloody potion worked, but it gave me nightmares!!! I heard Weasley's voice!!!" yelled Malfoy. 'Merlin, Ron was right. He is a nasty little bastard. Even to Madam Pomphrey.' thought Misty. Misty covered her mouth so he wouldn't hear her breathing. "Merlin!!! What can I do to get some attention around here!!! The bloody nurse isn't pulling her weight around here!!! Probably snogging another teacher, I suppose..." muttered Malfoy. Malfoy luckily slid off the other side of the bed and started pacing and Misty accidentally bumped the table behind her where a vase happened to be. It fell to the floor beside Misty and broke. The shatter muffled her scream, but Malfoy knew better. "Who's in here? Show yourself!!!" said Malfoy. He walked around the bed to the other side and saw Misty covering her mouth in shock. "Why are you in here? Did Madam Pomphrey send you?" asked Malfoy. Misty stood up trying to regain her dignity and composure. "No. I don't know where she is." said Misty calmly. Malfoy smirked. "You're Jamie's friend aren't you? Hosh, am I right?" asked Malfoy. Misty only nodded. "And you're friends with Potter, and his little crew?" Misty looked at him with disappointment. "So? Harry and his little 'crew' are very loyal friends. Now I understand why Jamie despises you so." said Misty. Malfoy chuckled. "She likes me. She is just in denial. Every bird in this bloody school likes me. At least for my looks." said Malfoy. Misty laughed. "Yea, right. And I am Queen of England. Honestly, I can see you haven't lost any of your dignity." said Misty. "Yes, thanks to your friend's boyfriend, my Slytherin charm is on hold." said Malfoy. "I don't know about that, Malfoy. It isn't just about looks. If Harry had gotten two black eyes I would still be his friend. He is an honest, and understanding friend. You, on the other hand I don't know..." said Misty smirking back at him. "Cheeky little bird aren't you? I can see why Jamie still hangs around you." said Malfoy getting strangely closer. Misty looked at her watch and gasped. "Oh Merlin!!! I am going to be late for History of Magic!!!" said Misty running out of the hospital wing. "Hope you get better soon.!!!"
HISTORY OF MAGIC- Gryffindor/Ravenclaw
Misty ran down several flights and finally made it to Professor Binn's classroom with one minute to spare and took her seat next to Botan. "Hi... Botan... Good... to see... you..." breathed Misty. Botan looked at her like she caught a deadly disease. "Have a little too much fun in the library?" asked Botan. "How... did you... know?" asked Misty trying to catch her breath. "Ash told me." said Botan. "But Ash suspected something was the matter so she followed you. And where were you other than the library? Why were you in the hospital wing? Paying a visit to Madam Pomphrey? Or paying a visit to a ferret?" Botan smirked. "Hello!!!" said Hermione as she sat down on the other side of Misty. "What's going on? Is something wrong?" Botan smirked even wider. "Our Misty paid the ferret a visit in the hospital wing." said Botan with glee at Misty's squirming. Hermione looked completely shocked. "Did you go up there to prove Ron wrong? It isn't worth it!!! What were you thinking? Do you know what Ron might say if he heard you did that?" asked Hermione. Misty then remembered something. "Sure, I do. But wait till you hear what I found out about Malfoy!!!" said Misty. Misty whispered into Hermione's ear and Hermione started laughing hysterically. "I knew he had some kind of flaw!!!" said Hermione. Botan was intrigued. "Tell me!!!" said Botan impatiently. Misty also whispered in Botan's ear and Botan started laughing, too. Botan passed a note to Harry and Ron who were sitting next to each other telling them of Malfoy's 'condition'. Botan also passed a note to Ravinie who was also amused.
AFTER CLASS- IN THE HALL
"Are you serious?! You saw him sucking his bloody thumb? Oh, this is priceless!!!" said Ron rubbing his hands together. "Just the blackmail we need..." Misty laughed. "And you haven't heard all of it either!!!" said Misty. Misty told them everything that happened and they all laughed till their stomachs hurt. "I can't wait to tell Jamie and Ash at lunch!!!" said Misty. "Trust me. Everyone will know by lunch." said Ravinie.
DIVINATION- Gryffindor
Misty was getting excited. After this class is lunch and people will know by then. Ravinie was having a bit of a hard time with her card readings. Ash is an expertise at Divination and Misty guessed she would give anything for her hikari to be there helping her. "I am so happy. I am no longer angry about you going to the hospital wing!!! In fact, I am glad you did!!!" said Ron. Hermione shook her head in dismay. "I feel kind of bad letting out his secret, but he does deserve it. After all the awful things he did you guys I think he will be hiding his pride for quite a few days." said Misty. "He can't blame you. He doesn't even know you saw it. And I told practically everybody in the hall so you don't have to feel guilty." said Ron. Misty nodded.
LUNCH (BUM BUM BUM!!!)
(AN: I know that sounded so mean, but I really needed something funny to spice up the story. It makes Malfoy look like a Momma's boy. Hee hee. Anyway, back to the story...) Misty walked into the great hall and it was buzzing with excitement. Misty sat down with Ravine, Ron, Harry, and Hermione. Botan, Ash, and Jamie came over to the table in a rush. "Is it true?!" they all asked in unison. Misty smiled and nodded. "Yes!!! Finally, some dirt on Malfoy!!!" said Jamie. Malfoy came over to the Gryffindor table in a rage. "Who the bloody hell has been saying I suck my bloody thumb?!" yelled Malfoy. Misty laughed and tried containing her laughter. "It was you?" asked Malfoy breathing heavily. Misty laughed again not phased by his cold stare. "It was me, Malfoy!" said Ron sitting across from Misty. "I told a few people. What are you going to do about it?" Malfoy glared even coldly at Ron and hollered at Crabbe and Goyle to join in on the conversation. "Ok, how about I hex you into the next galaxy, Weasley?" threatened Malfoy. Crabbe and Goyle laughed stupidly. "Oh... I am scared! The ferret is going to attack me!" mocked Ron. Malfoy slid his hand into his pocket and was about to hex Ron when he felt a hard hand on his shoulder. He looked behind him only to see Crabbe and Goyle were no where to be seen. In their place was Flint. "How are you doing Malfoy? Still picking on Jamie's friends? Well, that won't do." said Flint in a rather cheerful voice. Flint then bent down to whisper in his ear. "This is where you leave..." Malfoy knew not to mess with Flint so he backed away and went to find Crabbe and Goyle. "I never thought I'd say this, but you're my hero Flint!" exclaimed Ron. "Yea, yea, yea, but that doesn't change anything between us, Weasley. You're still a Gryffindor. The only Gryffindor I really have respect for is Misty." said Flint. "What about Ravinie?" asked Jamie. "I am working on it." replied Flint. Jamie laughed. "That was brilliant how you spread that rumor about Malfoy. I've got to hand it to you Weasley. You're not half bad." said Flint. "Well, I can't take all the credit. Misty is the one who saw him in the act!" said Ron. Misty blushed. "You saw the prat sucking his thumb?! That's laughable!" exclaimed Flint. "Yes." replied Misty. "Which is why a question comes to my mind, why were you in there anyway?" asked Flint. "Er..." stuttered Misty. "Misty felt sorry for the git and 'visited' him." laughed Ron. "WHAT?!" exclaimed Flint. Jamie grabbed his arm and sat him down. "Is that true?" whispered Flint. "Well, no one deserves a beating!" said Misty. "I know that, but why did you visit him? Do you like him or something?!" asked Flint only half amused. Misty didn't answer and left the Great Hall all red. Misty ran down the corridor breathing hard. 'I can't like him! There's NO way! I've got to have fresh air!' thought Misty. Misty bumped into something hard and fell. Misty's eyes were close to tears and were blinded. She felt a hand grab hers and pulled her up. "You have a habit of appearing everywhere I am." said a drawling voice. Misty wiped her tears away and blushed, ashamed at how childish she looked and felt. Malfoy looked at her with concern. "What's wrong?" asked Malfoy. Misty shook her head and tried to turn and walk away to the Gryffindor Common Room when Malfoy grabbed her wrist. "Tell me what's wrong." said Malfoy making her turn around to face him. Misty glared at Malfoy and pulled her hand away from him and ran for the Common Room.
COMMON ROOM
Misty sat down in front of the fireplace and sighed in relief. If Malfoy knew how she felt, he would surely laugh at her. But what puzzled her is that he even cared that she was upset. She heard someone come into the Common Room. It was Hermione. "Misty? Are you ok? You looked a bit upset." said Hermione. "Yea, I am. I am also embarrassed thanks to Jamie's boyfriend." said Misty. "I am sure he didn't mean to make you upset." said Hermione walking over to Misty's chair. "Do you think I am crazy for liking Malfoy?" asked Misty. "No, I think it's kind of sweet. I mean, Malfoy has actually been decent to you." said Hermione smiling.Misty half-smiled back. "You promise not to tell anyone when I tell you this?" asked Misty who stood up. Hermione nodded getting anxious. "I bumped into Malfoy after I ran out of the Great Hall." said Misty. "Oh? And what did he say?" asked Hermione. Misty told Hermione everything that happened. Hermione opened her mouth in shock. "Do you know what this means?!" asked Hermione. Misty shook her head. "He fancies you!" said Hermione. It was now Misty's turn to open her mouth in shock. "What?! Why do you say that?" asked Misty. "Well, he asked you what's wrong? Did he look the least bit concerned?" asked Hermione. "A little..." said Misty. "Well, you shouldn't wait for him to say he likes you. Guys are incredibly stupid and they can't think for themselves. You need to take charge and let him know who's boss. Don't be too aggressive or you'll scare him away." laughed Hermione. Misty smiled. "Thanks Hermione." said Misty. "No problem. I am going to bed, now. See you tomorrow." said Hermione going upstairs. Misty sat in the chair thinking about what it would be like to get to know Malfoy and she soon fell asleep and the fire died.
THE GREAT HALL
Misty was in a really good mood. She had a terrific dream the other night, but she couldn't remember was it was about. (AN: Hm... I wonder what it could've been about... lol.) "Wow. You seem like you're in a good mood today." said Harry sitting down next to Ron. Misty sighed. "Yea, I had a glorious dream last night. The funny thing is that I can't remember a thing..." laughed Misty. Ron smirked when he saw Malfoy still glaring at him from the Slytherin table. "Looks like Malfoy is still mad at you, Ron." laughed Harry. Misty looked over at the Slytherin table and saw Malfoy giving Ron's back the super, evil, glare of doom. When Malfoy caught her eye he smirked at her. He pointed his finger at Ron and pretended to hex him. Misty laughed. "What's so funny?" asked Ron. Ron looked back at Malfoy and Malfoy stopped "hexing" him and started a conversation with Goyle who nodded stupidly. Misty laughed again, and Ron glared at Misty. "What was he doing?" asked Ron. "What he flirting with you or something?" Misty glared back. "No, he was just pretending to hex you is all." said Misty. Ron gasped and looked at her like she was a muggle who had discovered Hogwarts. "What?" asked Misty. "Take a picture, it will last longer." Ron was still looking at her strangely. "Ron? Are you ok?" asked Harry. Then Ron started breaking out laughing. "What?" asked Misty. "For minute I thought you actually liked Malfoy! What an insane thought, right?" said Ron. "WHAT? Take that back! I don't like him like that. I'll admit sometimes he's more mature than you." said Misty. "YOU DO LIKE HIM!" bellowed Ron. Harry covered Ron's mouth and Misty slouched down on the bench and blushed. "Why don't you say his name while you're at it!" Misty yelled at Ron. Ron looked shocked and a bit confused. "I can't believe it..." said Ron in disbelief. Misty got up and walked out of the Great Hall. 'I can't believe how immature Ron is being! I DON'T like Malfoy! I DON'T!' thought Misty. Misty went outside sitting under a tree it was getting dark. She sat there thinking for a while. She saw someone standing in front of her and they had their hand stretched out to take hers. Misty woke up with a start and was breathing hard. She looked up and she saw someone she never would've expected to see holding out his hand to her. Was her dream a premonition? "Are you alright?" asked the Slytherin. "I think so..." said Misty. "Why are you here?" Malfoy just shrugged. "I don't know. I just like to sit here and think." replied Malfoy.Misty just looked at him like she finally saw the real Draco Malfoy for the very first time. "You do? So do I." said Misty. Malfoy smiled his first real smile. Not a smirk, mind you but a real, genuine smile. "Where did that come from?" asked Misty. Malfoy's complexion went from the usual pale white to a tinted pink. "I... don't know..." Misty smiled and grabbed his hand and he pulled her up. "So, why are you out here?" asked Malfoy. Misty sighed. "I really don't want to talk about it. To keep it short, Ron is a big pain!" exclaimed Misty. "Weasley? What did he do now?" asked Malfoy. Misty looked down and realized Malfoy was still holding her hand. "I'll tell you if you weren't cutting off my circulating from my hand." said Misty. Malfoy blushed even more and finally let go. 'I think Hermione is right... (AN: BIG surprise!) Malfoy may actually likes me!' thought Misty. "Well, what did he do?" asked Malfoy. Misty sighed again. "Oh, he just pissed me off is all. I wish he would stop butting into my personal life." said Misty. She clenched her fists tightly. "Er... are you ok, Misty?" asked Malfoy. Misty stopped clenching her fists. "So, we're on first name terms are we?" asked Misty. "Is that a bad thing?" asked Malfoy. "No, may I call you Draco?" asked Misty. "I guess you could. Just not around people we know. People think we're still enemies." said Draco. "So we're friends, now?" asked Misty. "Well, if you want to be friends..." started Draco. "Well, since we're friends as of right now... do you want to talk some more?" asked Misty. "MALFOY!" yelled a voice. Malfoy turned around to see Flint glaring at Malfoy. "What are you doing here with a Gryffindor? No offence, Misty... Jamie told me to go after you." said Flint. "Nothing... we just ran into each other." said Draco. "Well, I will see you to class and then I will be leaving. Don't think I am not watching you, Malfoy." said Flint. "What are you talking about, Flint?" asked Draco. "I see your eye on that Gryffindor. Do you know how pissed Jamie would be if she found out you liked her? She would first tell the whole house and you'll be a disgrace to Slytherin. Well, besides Ash of course..." said Flint. Draco just ignored Flint and walked away.
QUIDDITCH MATCH
Misty was getting butterflies in her stomach as she watched the Quidditch captain explaining strategies. "Misty?" whispered Harry. "Are you ok?" Misty smiled back with a fake smile. "I am alright. I am just a little nervous is all..." Harry looked at her funny. "But you're never nervous..." said Harry. "Well, it's against Slytherin." said Misty. "But you never were afraid of Slytherin's team before." said Harry. Misty started to run out of excuses. How can she avoid eye contact with Malfoy? "Misty... does this have to do with Malfoy by any chance? Did he do something to you?" asked Harry. Misty blushed at his name. "Er... no! I mean... oh forget it!" said Misty. After the Quidditch captain was done explaining things, they flew out onto the field with red and green figures cheering. 'Oh God... there's Malfoy... what am I to do? Should I look at him and acknowledge him? Or just ignore his eyes?' thought Misty. She felt someone's eyes on her and looked behind her. It was Malfoy and she knew he knew she was a nervous wreck. 'We can't lose! Misty looks like she's seen a ghost! Why the bloody hell am I calling her Misty all the time now?' thought Malfoy. Misty turned back around and looked down below onto the field. There was Madam Hooch with the Quidditch chest. Misty looked at one of the hoops where Ron was ready and looked as though he wanted to charge all the Slytherins himself. "HELLO! Welcome to another Hogwarts match! Slytherin versus Gryffindor!" said the new announcer. The crowd cheered and Misty didn't look back at Malfoy. 'I have to concentrate on the match.' thought Misty. After a half an hour of the match Gryffindor won. Harry caught the snitch before Slytherin could score another goal on Ron.
POTIONS
Misty was still thinking about Malfoy and it was driving her crazy. The more people pointed out that she liked him, the more she realized that she genuinely did. Malfoy was sitting front and center of the classroom while she and Botan sat with her in the back. She noticed that Malfoy kept on looking back at her casually as if there was some interesting object to look at. His cold eyes descended on her and made her blush furiously. She thought she saw a slight smile and not a smirk. Misty looked away and pretended to be interested in what Snape was saying. "Now the art of potion making was a part of the wizarding world for many generations..." lectured Snape. 'Stop looking at me!' thought Misty. She turned her attention to the floor since she couldn't pretend to pay attention anymore she saw a note scuttling across the floor as if it had legs. She scuttled towards her chair and she picked it up as soon as Snape was on the opposite side of the room. It said:
Misty,
Wow, Malfoy keeps staring at you! YES! I am free! I can't wait to tell the whole house! He'll be furious. You won't mind will you? It'll keep him out of your hair. Just a suggestion for revenge is all.
Jamie
Misty responded back saying:
I honestly don't care what you do. I can see why you went almost insane when he was staring at you. Tell the house what you want, but please don't tell them that I like him! PLEASE?!
Misty folded up the note and tapped it with her wand. She set it back on the floor and it scuttled back to the Slytherin side of the room. She strained her head to see Jamie and saw her nod her head in response and she rubbed her hands together glaring at Malfoy. "Mr. Malfoy... do you find the wall back there that interesting or do I have to take away points?" asked Snape. Everyone including the Gryffindors gasped in disbelief. "Oh, settle down. I was just making sure he was paying attention. Keep taking notes!" shouted Snape. Why did Malfoy find himself looking back at her all the time now. He had thought he liked Jamie, but something was different about Misty. 'Why do I like her so much? It must've been that bloody potion Madam Pomphrey gave me. It made me go nutters. That's all...' thought Malfoy as he tried restraining himself from looking back at Misty. 'Everything will be normal the next day. It would just have been a bad dream.'
THE WEEKEND- HOGSMEADE TRIP
Malfoy had surprisingly not thought about Misty since Friday. It was clearly his imagination that he even had the idea of liking her. Or was it? He walked into the Hog's Head and saw his fellow Slytherins sitting at a table. Malfoy sat down next to Pansy which he regretted. "Draco... why were you staring at those Gryffindors on Friday in Potions?" asked Pansy. Malfoy hadn't expected her to mention that, but it wasn't surprising that she monitored everything he did. She practically worshipped the ground he walked on. "What Parkinson is trying to say is that a rumor has gone around that you like a Gryffindor." said one of his friends. "That's rubbish! Where did you learn that from?" asked Malfoy. Right then he saw Ash practically bounce into the Hog's Head as cheerful as can be. "It was her..." whispered Malfoy. "She probably told everyone..." Ash came closer to their table and was stopped by Pansy arm. "Can you sit down and talk with us?" asked Pansy. "Sure! I love to talk with my fellow Slytherins! What's up?" asked Ash clearly glowing. "Do you happen to know about a rumor that's going around about Draco?" asked Pansy. "Oh, yes! I remember! Yep, it's true! He's likes someone in Gryffindor. Yep! Yep!" said Ash bouncing in her seat. Malfoy's face turned slightly red. "Who is it, then?" asked Pansy getting rather anxious. "It's... Mmmmmm!" said Ash. Malfoy had covered her mouth in panic. "Such a kidder!" said Malfoy laughing nervously. Pansy glared at Malfoy for a brief moment. "Let the girl talk, Draco..." Malfoy slowly pulled his hand off her mouth. "It's good 'ol Misty! Yep! Yep!" said Ash smiling.Malfoy's heart jerked at her name and tried to avoid looks from his fellow Slytherins. "Hosh? That ugly, blonde, good for nothing, goody two shoes?!" laughed Pansy. "That's a funny joke! Draco, really... you really don't like anyone in Gryffindor. Not Hosh..." Malfoy still didn't look at them and was completely silent. "Well, that's not very nice! Misty may be blonde, but she's smart and funny!" said Ash her expression growing serious. Right when things couldn't get any worse... ahem... Guess what ugly, blonde, good for nothing, goody two shoes came into the pub? Misty looked around nervously and saw Malfoy looking so pale he looked transparent. She saw Ash get up from the table of Slytherins and walked over to Misty smiling. "Guess what! Misty! Guess what!" piped Ash. "What?" asked Misty afraid she might explode if she didn't tell her soon. Ash took in a deep breath as if ready to take a dive into deep water. He bad reputation was ruined by a Slytherin who couldn't stop bouncing... "Malfoy likes you! He got so embarrassed that he tried covering my mouth before I said your name!" squealed Ash. Misty felt like half of her wanted to fly and the other half felt confused. Jamie came in and saw Malfoy's expression. "Oh, did they finally figure out who Malfoy liked?" asked Jamie. "Yep! I told them and you should've seen his reaction!" said Ash tugging on one of Misty's sleeves of her shirt. "Just so you know Pansy called Misty ugly and blonde and whole lot of other mean things..." Jamie looked amused and pissed off at the same time. She walked casually over to the table where Malfoy sat. "So, enjoying being the center of gossip, Malfoy? Now you know how it feels when people whisper about you! And Pansy, don't you ever let me hear you talking smack about my friends again!" said Jamie threateningly.
THE COURTYARD- SUNDAY
Misty was finishing an essay for Transfiguration which was her second favorite subject beside Charms which she did very well in. She was still thinking about the other day when Malfoy looked mortified when she came in. Did he really like her? Part of her wanted it to be true, but the other part said no. She set down her quill unable to concentrate. For some reason she felt like she was being watched. She set her essay down and looked about her while sitting on a flat stone which served as a nice chair. "Who's there?" asked Misty out loud. She felt silly doing this since nobody answered. But she heard some rustling behind a few bushes a few feet across from her. She stood and walked to the bushes slowly. 'It could be doxys...' thought Misty. She didn't want to get poisoned so she retreated and got her essay and quill and headed to the library. She sat down at one of the tables and tried to write. She thought she heard the librarian come up behind her seeing as she's always paranoid about how students handle her books. She felt like she was being watched again and turned around to see the librarian writing away completely fixed on a piece of parchment to notice Misty. She turned back around to her essay and found that she was getting a little scared. She tapped her quill over and over slightly and began darting her eyes around the room as thought expecting to see Peeves laughing at her paranoia. 'Must be Peeves... he's always doing stuff like that... but it wasn't like Peeves to not show himself right away. He took pride in his nasty work...' thought Misty. "Hey, what's up?" asked a somewhat indistinguishable voice. Misty saw Malfoy come out of one of the aisles and sat next to Misty with slight difficulty. (AN: Of course you know where this is going...) "Malfoy? Are you ok?" asked Misty. Malfoy wrapped one arm around her waist and leaned a little too close. "I am quite fine, love. In fact, I feel wonderfulistic!" said Malfoy talking loudly his words a little slurry. The librarian shushed him and Malfoy turned around and stuck his tongue at her when she wasn't looking. "Let's go somewhere deserted... how about the Prefects' bathroom." whispered Malfoy still holding on to Misty. Misty pulled away, grabbed her things, and left the library. How could he do that? Play with her feelings like that when he's drunk? Malfoy caught up with her which she was about to go up the many flights of stairs. "Misty! Don't you love me?" asked Malfoy leaning drunk on the wall. Misty just glared at him and kept going. "Damn thumb sucker! Just leave me alone!" shouted Misty. "But I love you, Misty..." said Malfoy giving her a puppy face. "You don't love me! You're drunk, you prat!" Misty went up the stairs until she got to the portrait of the Fat Lady. Malfoy was still attempting to get up the stairs without falling over. Before Misty could say the password, a flash of light came right at her. "I love that Silencing Charm..." said Malfoy. Misty's mouth couldn't move at all or make any sound. Before Malfoy could even come closer she saw another flash of light hit Malfoy from behind. "Stupid ferret..." said Ravinie coming up the stairs. Ravinie pointed at Misty's mouth and uttered the counter curse. "Where did you come from?" asked Misty finally getting the feeling back in her jaw. "Oh, I just hang around... I usually hang out in dark places. I can't reside in the Gryffindor Common Room for long. It's always too cheery in there..." said Ravinie. Ravinie kicked Malfoy in the side. "What did you do to him?" asked Misty. "I used the Stunning Charm. Very useful in case of erm... people like Ash or even Malfoy..." said Ravinie. "What should we do with him?" asked Misty looking a bit concerned. Ravinie shrugged. "Just leave him there... the prefects will find him when they search Hogwarts for students out of bed with Filch." said Ravinie. She said the password and she went inside. Misty stayed behind and kneeled next to the unconscious Malfoy. She gently pushed his hair out of his eyes and admired his features. 'Crazy bastard...' thought Misty smiling to herself. She stood and went inside the Common Room.
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Heh heh... I love prolonging stories... hee hee. You will have to review at least once to find out what happens next. :D
Love,
Misty aka Loony Luna Lovegood