After walking through the door to my room I quickly changed into something more comfortable since I knew that Professor Malfoy was going to make this a long detention. I threw on a pair of black jeans, a white vest top and a black cardigan. Though I left my school shoes on. Hermione walking through the door just as I had finished changing.
"Izzy, as funny as it was seeing Lucius Malfoy come undone and get angry. Was it really worth getting a detention with him?" She questioned while sitting cross-legged on my bed.
"Look someone had to put that pompus idiot in his place and since no one else was going to rise to the challenge I thought it was up to me" I replied.
"You know he is going to be harsh on you, especially because Malfoy is going to tell him about you calling him a wanker" Hermione said to me with a small smile. Most liekly remembering the look on Malfoy and his friends faces when I said that. I smiled too.
"Yeah he probably will be. Look think about it. The worst he can do is make me do some cleaning, writing lines, manual labor...whatever. He cannot touch me or use magic against me. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't even try considering if he did and it got out into the papers he would be ruined." I said all matter-of-factly.
"I guess your right. Though this is the first detention he has given out so we don't even have anything to go on as in what forms of punishment he gives."
"Yeah that is tru-" My words were interupted by Harry and Ron bursting into our rooms with a copy of what looked like the Daily Prophet.
"You two have to see this. Our new Professor is on the front page" Ron said, shoving the newspaper into Hermione's hands.
"How the hell did you two get in here. Boys are not allowed in girls rooms and vise versa. There are spells in place" Hermione yelled not even looking at the paper Ron had just given her.
"Yeah but you can get up here if you transfigure yourself into an animal" Harry smirked, looking at Hermione then me. "So just how many times have you two been in this room then?" I asked accusingly to Harry and Ron. Harry's face gave nothing away but Ron's did when it turned red.
"Just look at the paper. Not all is well in the Malfoy world" Harry spoke, sitting on my bed with Hermione and Ron. "Hermione read it out" I ordered.
"Okay it says: Things in the world are forever changing and that is true for one of the most wealthy families in England. The Malfoy family have always been known for their wealth, status and avoidance of bad media. Howeve, this time they failed. It has come to the Prophets attention that things are changing for the Malfoy's. Not only has the head of the Malfoy family, Lucius Malfoy, been given a post at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry he has also been involved with secret meetings to end his marriage. Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Black, whom is now taking back her maiden name, have just yeasterday finished thr proceedings to finalise their divorce. Though Lucius Malfoy was unaviable to speak with us we did get a short answer from Narcissa saying their marriage had been loveless for some time and this was going to happen sooner or later. It seems as though there long marriage has finally come to an end" Hermione stopped for a moment and breathed. She then rolled up the paper and hit Harry and Ron.
"What was that for?" Ron asked, rubbing his head. "You came in here all happy. I thought it was going to be good news" Hermione practically yelled. "It is" Ron said, standing up.
"How is it good news that a 20 odd year marriage has ended?" I asked.
"Look its like you said earlier they think they are better than everyone else. Well not anymore" Ron said giddily.
"You two are so delusional" I spoke, looking utterly irritated. "Lots of wealthy people who think they are better than everyone else get divorced. This is just going to end up like every other relationship like that. Narcissa will probably re-marry within time and as for Lucius. Knowing him, he will just get some young bit on the side which will hit the papers and he will feel like he is better than everyone else again because he will be like 40 years old and with soem 20 something" I replied.
Harry, Hermione and Ron looked at me and Hermione said, "Why do you think that will happen?"
"I think that will happen because thats what my dad did. Well without the 'I think I'm better than everyone else complex'. He and my mum got a divorce and then she re-married and he started dating women half his age. Look at most failed marriages, thats what tends to happen. Besides it will probably happen a lot quicker for Lucius than it did with my dad."
"Why would you think that?" Harry questioned. "I think that because Narcissa said they have been in a loveless marriage for some time and her is probable sexually frustrated" I laughed after looking at the disgusted face of Ron. "The last image I need in my head is Lucius Malfoy having sex" Ron said as he walked out dragging Harry with him.
After they left Hermione looked at me with sad eyes. "I never kmew thats what happened with you family."
"Yeah thats what happened, and honestly I couldn't care less. I mean they were so unhappy with each othe I would rather them be divorced and with other people that make them happy than be together and unhappy." I smiled and so did Hermione. She did a quick 'Tempus' spell and told me I had like 10 minuted before my detention. I started running.
I made it to the Defence classroom with seconds to spare and I knowcked on the door trying to stop my heavy breathing. Just after I had barely knocked on the door our new Professor opened it and gesture for me to enter the room. I walked into the classroom and straight up to his desk and stopped. He walked straight past me to lean on the front of his desk, his arms crossed and looked at me. He had taken off his most likely expensive robes and was just standing before me in his crisp white button down shirt and black trousers and obviously his shoes.
"So how was your meeting to dicuss the school rules with Professor Dumbledore?" I asked smiling sweetly. A flash of anger came across his face and then he smirked.
"Quite well" she said simply. I looked at his desk and though it was quite bare he did have a copy of the Daily Prophet and I just couldn't help myself. "I am so sorry to hear about you are Narcissa. What happened? Did she get too bored of you?" I asked his face becoming visibly angry.
"That has nothing to do with you" He growled. "Sorry. Just taking an interest in your life. Don't worry I shall not be doing it again any time soon. So what is my detention?" I questioned.
"Well considering you complete lack of disrespect for your Professor by speaking to me in the way that you did and for calling me a certain name I belie-" he started before I interupted with "I didn't call you anything."
"Ah, but on the contrary you did. What was it...oh yes a wanker" he said smirking. 'Its so weird to hear him say that word.' I smirked again.
"I do not remember saying that to you, sir" I said sweetly. "You did not say it to me but you did say it to my son and his friends." He smirked too.
"I think you need another lesson in Hogwarts rules, Sir." I said. "How so?" He replied, intriguied.
"Well, you cannot punish me for something that could not be true. For all you know your son could be making this up and making his friends go along with it. If you didn't hear it yourself then perhaps it is not true." I smirked, placing my hand on my hip.
"I do not believe that my son and his friends would tell me lies" he breathed. "You can think that but unless you have definite prof I cannot be punished for it."
"Fine, you will not be punished for that but you will be punished for your insobordination. I believe the cabinets over there need cleaning. Clean them, without magic." He said point at the dusty olf cabinets. 'Does this place never get cleaned?' I asked my self as I walked over to the wall. A bucket of soapy water and a rag appeared next to me.
"This is an hour long detention Miss Jones. I will be watching you" He breathed. I looked over to him and he sat behind his desk and began reading the paper. I started to work on cleaning the cabinets and their content, hoping the detention would go fast. I do not trust myself to be in the same room with this man and to not insult him or talk beack, which will just get me into more trouble. With a sigh I picked up the rag, wet it through with the water and began cleaning.
About half way through the detention I felt hot. So I took off my cardigan and began cleaning. I could feel his eyes watching me, probably to make sure that I wasn't using any magic to clean.
The detention was soon over and he came over to inspect my work. He turned his nose up at the other cabinet that I didn't get chance to clean. He bent down to retrieve my cardigan that I had left n the floor and turned to look at me.
"Your detention is over. If you decided to be disrespectful towards me again Miss Jones then your next detention will not be as easy" He said handing me my cardigan. I quixkly put it on and said to him "I will try not to be disrespectful towards you, but you and I both know it will be futile." With that said I left a stunned Lucius Malfoy in his new classroom and walked towards the Gryffindor tower to see my friends.