In the Great Hall I sat across from Neville and he sat next to Harry and Seamus. I was sitting next to Hermione and Dean. I usually sit at the Gryffindor table instead of the Ravenclaw table because I have more companions here. I sat there happily eating my pudding when I noticed that Neville looked nervous, he was pale and kept starring past me, at the Slytherin table.
"Are you feeling alright Neville?" I asked in an airy voice, that's how some could say I talk. He seemed to have snapped out of a trance.
"Oh, what? No, I'm fine." He said. "It's just, why do they do that kind of stuff?" Neville asked. I thought for a moment about what he might be talking about but then I remembered he was being pushed into a corner not 5 minutes ago by 4 Slytherins.
"Well, perhaps they are doing it to make themselves feel better," I said. Neville nodded in agreement. "Or they are just being the mean Slytherins they are." I finished. My comment made Neville smile and I just wished I could know what he was thinking. I saw Neville's smile disappear when he looked at the Slytherin table again so I turned around and saw Draco Malfoy staring at Harry, Ron and Hermione. I turned back to Neville who was now whispering into Harry's ear. Harry started looking at Draco and I assume Draco stopped staring. I went back to eating my pudding, thinking about how exiting Care of Magical Creatures will be next.
On my way down to Care of Magical Creatures I spotted Draco standing alone on the hill, arms crossed, not continuing to walk. I walked over to him, wondering what he was doing. Draco was staring down at Hagrid's hut with a scowl on his face, was he debating to go?
"Hello Draco, going to Care of Magical Creatures class?" I asked. He broke from his trance and stared at me like I was some sort of alien.
"Loon- I mean, Luna. What do you want?" Draco scowled. "Maybe I am going, maybe I'm not. What's it to you?" He asked. I shrugged.
"I just think this class is the most interesting, even though I usually already know about the creature it still is nice to learn new facts or refresh the facts I already know." I told him. He just stared at me like I was annoying him. So I smiled at him.
"Well, I just don't need to go to this class. It's boring and Potter, Weasley, and Granger are in that class too." Draco said. I thought a moment.
"Would you like me to tutor you? I would make it interesting and wouldn't just talk about basic creatures." I told him. Oddly, I hoped he'd say yes. Draco began to look like he was thinking hard and careful. Finally he stared straight at me.
"Sure, it can't be any worse than this bloody class being taught by that miserable oaf." Draco said. "When do we start and where?" he asked.
"Now if you want. I know just the place where." I told him. Draco just nodded and I started to walk back towards the castle as Draco followed.
We walked through the front doors, down a few halls and then I stopped in front of a wall.
"Why'd you stop? It's just a wall!" Draco said. I ignored him and closed my eyes, thinking hard. We need this room for learning, for a chance for more friends. No matter the house. I opened my eyes and a big door formed the wall. I turned to look at Draco and his expression made me smile, he looked surprised and a bit uneasy as he stared at the forming door. He stopped staring and looked to me. His expression changed to what you would expect from Draco Malfoy, blank and a bit of a scowl. I turned and opened the door; the room was huge and open with only a red curtain covering a corner. I gave a quick glance back at Draco and walked in and he followed. I walked to the center of the room, remembering training in Dumbledore's army. That was about 3 years ago. Draco was looking around, he turned slightly pale. Had he remembered something about this room too? Had he ever used the Room of Requirement too?
"What creature would you like to learn about first?" I asked. Draco just stared at me blankly. I shrugged and walked to the curtain and pulled on a rope next to it. The curtain moved to the side and a caged Thestral was revealed. I turned to Draco and he jumped at the sight of this great creature.
"What the bloody hell is THAT?" Draco asked. I smiled.
"It's called a Thestral." I told him. "This will be your first lesson." I told him unlocking the Thestral.
"Are you Bloody MAD? Don't let it out!" Draco yelled.
"Oh it's quite alright; these creatures are harmless if you are kind to it. Just don't threaten it and it will not harm you." I told him as the Thestral walked out of its cage. No creature should be locked up. "You have seen death, haven't you?" I asked him. Suddenly he got a defensive look on his face.
"Maybe I have, maybe I haven't. What's it to you?" Draco said. The Thestral was walking around him and he jumped when he saw the Thestral in front of him.
"Well, only people who have seen death can see a Thestral." I explained to him. He was trying to avoid the Thestral as it tried to nudge him. I walked over to it and started to stroke its nose like a horse. "You can touch it, it won't hurt you." I told him guiding the Thestral to Draco. "You haven't given it a reason to harm you." He reached out, unsure, and tried to pet its snout like had before. He flinched as it shook its head. And then he tried again and succeeded. I caught a smile on his face.
"Who is it?" I asked. His smile disappeared and he stared at me. I just stood there patent for any answer.
"Uh, do you promise not to mention it again?" Draco asked.
"Yes." I nodded.
"Well, I saw," He was having trouble saying it. I was well aware of his past of being a Death Eater but I don't know what he had ever done. "The one I saw die was, it was, Dumbledore." He said and I could see regret on his face.
"Oh, well I'm sorry for what you have had to experience." I told him waving my wand and raw meat appeared from nowhere and landed in my hands. He looked at me with shock.
"You, you aren't surprised?" Draco asked confused.
"Well, maybe. But harry told me about what happened though, he never mentioned you there, funny…" I said throwing him the raw meat. He caught it with a disgusted look on his face.
"What's this for?" he asked.
"For the Thestral." I told him pointing out the creature was giving him a hopeful look with its foggy eyes. "Just through it to him, it helps to gain its trust." I told him. He gave me a look of doubt but through it on the ground in front of the Thestral. The Thestral quickly picked it up in its mouth and almost swallowed it whole. I looked up at the celling, studying how tall it is, hmm, I wonder.
Sorry if it's sort of a cliffhanger, but the next chapter will be out soon!, also, if it's sort of short, sorry again! Review please!