For Ms Louis Cordice Zabini's Misfits Challenge Harry Potter AU Fic. The details of which should become apparent throughout this story! First attempt at a challenge fic, hope you all enjoy!
Getting Detention
Luna knew the work load was tough building up to NEWTS level, but this goddamn Astronomy essay wasn't getting any longer and she'd been at it for an hour and a half. In the end Luna had had enough, and in a fit of very un-Luna-like rage she tore her half-hearted essay parchment up, bent her quill and threw her bottle of ink at the wall.
Unfortunately for Luna, if it had been any other day she would've been alone in the secluded Ravenclaw marked corner of the library, but Madame Pince rounded the corner and narrowly missed being hit by an ink bottle hurtled in her direction by the blonde's rage.
"MISS LOVEGOOD." The old witch screamed as the glass shattered behind her. A totally different silence covered the library now as the old woman's screech echoed. "How dare you?! Twenty points from Ravenclaw and detention tonight 7pm. I happen to know Professor Sprout already has detention organised for other unruly students. Greenhouse 3." Spittle gathered at the corner of the cranky librarian's lips and Luna's rage had vanished leaving behind a sense of fear. As the fierce woman turned to leave she saw the fresh and dripping ink mark on the stone wall and waved her wand. A dustpan and brush alongside a mop and bucket appeared.
"Clean it. By hand, before you leave, silently, for dinner Miss Lovegood. No magic."
_Earlier in the castle_
"If it isn't mudblood and Weasel. Oh there's pothead too." A drawling voice echoed through a corridor, halting Hermione, Ron and Harry as they made their way down to dinner.
"Leave it Harry." Hermione tugged on his sleeve, attempting to pull both him and Ron towards the Great Hall.
"Didn't you hear Draco? Mudblood." Pansy Parkinson's sneering voice also carried to the three. They turned and saw Malfoy lounging against a pillar with Zabini and Parkinson flanking him.
"What can you possibly want pug faced Pansy?" Hermione snorted and the dark haired girl's eyes narrowed. Blaise laid a hand on her wrist but she shook off her friend and stepped to face Hermione.
"What did you say mudblood?" Pansy glared at a smiling Granger.
"Watch yourself Parkinson." Hermione stood forwards, "your little boyfriend's already been a ferret, it would be such a shame to see you transformed into your look-alike." Hermione's voice had dropped in volume, her threat only audible for Pansy who stepped back, startled at the ferocity of the Gryffindor.
"Meoww. Gryffindor Princess isn't a bookworm Blaise, she's a fierce little kitten." Draco moved, distracting Hermione from carrying out her threat, pushing her back to where her friends stood.
"Back off Malfoy." Hermione hissed as he stood in front of them, her eyes glittering with anger.
"Yeah Malfoy, Hermione's a big girl now, she kicked your arse in third year and she can do it again now." Ron smirked; he still relished the memory of Mione smacking the ferret faced Slytherin.
It was Ron's smug smile that set off the powder keg; Draco shot a stunning spell at the red head, Hermione deflected it and the others drew their own wands. The fight worsened as all six now shot and defended themselves from their opponent's curses. Masonry chunks started to litter the scene as deflected and misaimed spells hit the corridor but it was a roar of "Immobulus" that ended the fight.
No-one had ever seen dumpy little Sprout look so angry. She wasn't just angry, she was furious. She'd frozen them mid fight; curses half muttered on their lips, battle faces still worn – it was an ugly scene coupled with the damage to the West Corridor. Fifty points were taken away from each student and they were given an indefinite detention.
"Seven pm. Greenhouse 3. Tonight. Or else." The new side of Professor Sprout awed them, even Draco Malfoy who had always presumed the jovial plump witch to be somewhat of a marshmallow when it came to the angry side of being a teacher.
When she unfroze them and disappeared down the corridor, the walls repairing themselves with a flick of her wand, Pansy turned on the Gryffindors.
"Nice going mudblood, blood traitors." She spat and without warning Harry slammed her into the wall, uncaring of Draco and Blaise as they pressed their wands into his neck.
"Call us that one more time Parkinson and I will make you sure you will regret it for the rest of your life. You know what happened to Marietta Edgecombe, well we can make it much more than 'sneak' written across your face. Not one more word." Green eyes bore into dark brown and for the moment the Snake in her faltered and backed down. She nodded and Harry drew away, still glaring at her before Hermione pulled him away further.
"We need to go to dinner Harry." She mumbled and three moved off.
"Pans, you okay?" Blaise murmured and the girl nodded before the dark skinned Slytherin turned to his best friend. "Draco all because of your obsession with Granger we have now all got detention! Thank you very much." Blaise clapped a hand to his scowling friend's shoulder and they sauntered down the staircase.
"Yeah thanks a lot Drake, we now have to see more of those three in detention as well." Pansy shook off Harry's threat and traipsed down the stairs. "Why do we have Astronomy before dinner? These stairs are annoying." She grumbled.
"Would you rather fall through them?" Blaise raised an eyebrow and chuckled. "We're gonna need a big dinner to deal with the fun-times we're gonna have with our three favourite Gryffindors." Blaise grumbled.
"I never realised Sprout could be so harsh." Draco laughed as they slipped into the Great Hall.
"Who would have said that marshmallow is that scary though?" Blaise chuckled as they took their place on the bench, all three ignoring the sand timer behind the teachers table – none of them wanted to see the green crystals so low down.