Draco Malfoy was being thrown around in the air in the form of a ferret. I'm usually quiet in school, sometimes I can be a bit hyper, but right now I was laughing along with all the other kids. When McGonagall came and turned him back, Malfoy ran away. I didn't see where he went and to be honest, I didn't care. I sat down in the shade of the tree and continued to read A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Shakespeare.
"Scrimgeour, hiding her ugly face in a muggle book as always. How pathetic." Draco Malfoy said rather loudly.
I slammed my book shut and threw it on the ground. I had had enough of him for a lifetime. I turned around and walked right up to him. He was too busy laughing with his cronies to notice me. I punched him square in the nose, then gasped and covered my mouth in shock. I had never punched anyone before. I lowered my hands and apologized quickly.
"I'm so sorry! I don't know what's gotten into me I usually never -"
I was cut off by his lips on mine. I stood there in shock as he pulled back, stared at me for a moment, turned and ran. I couldn't move, I knew people were staring, but I was too full of shock to care. When sense finally came to me, I ran into the girl's bathroom and into a stall. I flung myself over the toilet and vomited. I shakily got to my feet and walked out of the bathroom. I leaned against the wall outside and slid to the floor.
"Laurel? Are you okay?" Cedric Diggory asked, sinking down the wall next to me, I didn't even know he knew my name.
"Not yet." I managed to squeak before running back into the bathroom and vomiting again into the toilet.
I walked out while running my thumb over my lower lip. "Better now." I mumbled.
"I'll walk you back to your common room. C'mon." Cedric said and took my shoulder.
We walked back in silence. When we got to the portrait, Seamus was just turning a corner on his way back.
"Bloody hell! Cedric what happened?" He gasped.
"Just let me in." He replied.
"Fairy lights." Seamus said and the portrait swung open.
I tripped as I went through the hole so Cedric picked me up to help me through, then brought me over to the couches. The Gryffindor's were all staring. I collapsed face down onto the first couch. Hermione gasped and ran over along with Fred, George and half the house.
"What happened?" Hermione asked, rubbing my back.
"She kissed." Cedric said simply.
"What?" Hermione exasperated.
"She. . . Punched Malfoy in the face because he was teasing her and then. . . " Cedric trailed off.
"Then what? Why is she so pale? What did he do to her? Who'd she kiss?" Hermione asked frantically.
"My first kiss is Malfoy!" I moaned into the pillow.
"Come again Laurel." Fred said.
"Yeah, I don't think we heard correctly. Your first kiss?" George added.
I nodded and Cedric continued. "Well, she apologized right away and he sort of came at her. After he pulled away and ran, she went straight into the bathroom and vomited."
"Oh, Laurel!" Hermione cried.
"I feel like crap! That douche bag!" I moaned again into the pillow.
"What'd she say?" I heard someone ask.
"I think she said: I feel like crap," Fred said.
"That douche bag." George finished.
Again, I nodded. "I'll just be going then." Cedric stood up.
"Thank you for binging her back." Hermione called.
Cedric waved his hand without turning around and walked out of Gryffindor tower.
I pushed myself up. "I'm going to go take a long demalfoytizing shower." I said and walked up the dormitory stairs.