Just for clarification, Rachael Deptula and Rachel Berry are two different people.
Chapter Three
Draco's POV
All I could feel was the coldness of the slushie, then there was my eyes which felt like they were burning. It was funny really. The slushie makes you all cold, yet your eyes feel like they are on fire.
The two guys walked away laughing about gullible new kids and "you should have seen their faces". I was so friggin' mad! Those two stupid jocks, how dare they do that to a Malfoy! I should have been the one that did it to them!
"I'm going to pound their stupid faces to cream! How dare they slushie a Malfoy!" I said in a rage to Weasley, and I reached for my wand.
"No Malfoy! You can't be seen with a wand! We're not among wizards anymore! They don't know that you're a Malfoy!" she said back and grabbed my hand to prevent me pulling my wand out.
The instant her fingers brushed against my skin, I froze. My hand felt like it was on fire, and my nerves tingled.
Ginny froze too. "Your skin's cold. Like ice," she murmured.
Quinn's POV
I watched as the two new foreign exchange students entered the building. They looked so lost and confused, that I felt bad for them. Normally, I block out my emotions, but these two just looked so helpless, looking around.
The guy had blonde hair, ice grey eyes, and very pale skin. His face was kind of pointy, but he looked like a lazy, laidback guy. His clothes were all expensive looking, so I expected him to be a rich person. The girl looked like the complete opposite. She had flaming red hair and caramel colored eyes, and a lot of freckles. She looked around everywhere with curiosity, and she looked really kind and caring.
I considered going up to them. Maybe I could get them to join the glee club, so we had a bigger shot at Regionals. Plus, in a little town like Lima, not a lot of new people come around. They didn't know my history yet. Maybe I had a shot at having friends again. A clean slate.
Just then Azimio and another football player walked up to them with slushies. 'This can't be good,' I thought. I watched as their expressions went from relieved to confused to horrified. Then they got drenched.
I felt really bad for those new foreign exchange students. They looked like lost red puppies after being slushied. I made up my mind to go talk to them.
Ginny's POV
"Not all of us are like them." A voice said behind us. I whirled around, ready to whip my wand out in case. I found myself face to face with a pretty blonde girl with green eyes. She looked sympathetic enough, but one thing I learned from the war is to always check someone's intentions.
I probed her mind, and instantly wished I hadn't.
I was almost overwhelmed by sadness, guilt, numbness, anger, insecurity, and memories. For a girl so pretty and emotionless looking, I was surprised, though not in a good way. I should probably clarify what it feels like to look into someone's mind.
It's like walking into the security room of a huge building. You feel overwhelmed at first by the sheer number of screens, or in mind reading's case, the number of memories and recent thoughts. But if you look at them one by one, you feel less overwhelmed and more interested. In Quinn's case, most of the memories were of some guy named Finn, and hatred to someone called Rachel. Apparently she was pregnant last year.
She had so many depressing emotions. Guilt, Anger, Frustration, they were all in her head. But the biggest was probably sadness.
She was sad that she had to give her baby away. She was sad that her mother was sad about the divorce. Most of all, she was sad that the one guy she had opened her heart to had broken up with her for another girl.
At last, I found the thoughts of Malfoy and me. She was thinking, 'Maybe these guys can help us win Nationals. I just hope I can convince them to join the glee club. Being slushied once is bad enough. What if they don't want the social suicide?'
"Why don't I help you guys get cleaned up?"she asked. Not waiting for an answer, she pulled us into the family restroom.
After we got the entire slushie gunk out, Quinn took us to the principal's office. Principal Figgins decided to make Quinn our guide for the first few days. He modified our schedule so it was exactly like her's.
The day went by pretty quickly. For most of the classes, we just nodded our heads and pretended we were listening while looking around curiously at all the muggle gadgets. Why listen to the class when you can just use Occlumency to read the answer in the teacher's head?
Pretty soon, it was time for lunch. I was nervous because I was scared of those two jerk jocks that had slushied us. But Quinn reassured me that they would probably be harassing Jacob Ben-Israel.
We sat down at a table that was empty except for the three of us. Quinn began making small talk, which Malfoy and I halfheartedly obliged to. Then Quinn began talking about the glee club.
"Do you guys like to sing and/or dance?"She asked, while munching on a carrot.
"I sometimes sing and dance at home when no one's around, which is nearly none of the time because I have 6 brothers." I replied, taking a bite out of my sandwich. I half expected Malfoy to make some snide remark, but he just nodded his head.
"I got some pretty smooth moves, but singing? Not so much," Malfoy said, while working on his Shepherd's Pie.
"Well, I'm in the Glee Club which is awesome. We do a lot of singing and dancing, and in a month or two we'll be heading to Nationals. We need all the people we can get. You guys can definitely join if you want to." Quinn said, while munching a stalk of celery.
I looked over at Malfoy, and we came to a silent agreement.
"Sure we'll do it." Malfoy drawled, while I nodded in agreement.
"Great, I'll take you guys after school." Quinn said, but I wasn't really paying attention to her.
"Quinn, a couple of people are staring at you five tables down." I told her, looking discreetly at them. They were an odd looking group. A small looking brunette was talking to everyone at the table happily, but no one was really listening. They were all staring at us.
"Ohh, I thought they wouldn't notice. That's my glee friends." Quinn muttered more to herself then us.
"Well, there's a tall awkward looking guy that's especially gawking at you." Malfoy said smirking, while Quinn blushed and looked down at her salad.
I kicked him under the table, and I got a satisfactory wince. We had an Occlumency argument.
What was that for, he asked.
Malfoy, why are you stirring up trouble? Her mind, heart, and soul is obviously trying to get over that guy! I said.
Hey, he was staring at her! Malfoy said in his own defense.
When will you learn ferret? When will you learn? I asked, shaking my head at him.
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Quinn's POV
It was 3 o'clock, time for glee. Even though I didn't show it, I was nervous. I didn't know if the Glee Club would accept Ginny and Draco. Believe it or not, I really liked those two. But what if their singing and dancing isn't up to par? That would not be good.
I lead the two, who were bickering, down the hall to the choir room. Sooner or later, they would find out about my pregnancy. I hoped that they would accept me.
At the choir room, Mr. Schuester was about to close the door.
"Mr. Shue, these two would like to join the Glee Club," I called out to him. They both nodded feverishly.
"Ok then. Come on in! Quinn, I'll let you introduce them." Mr. Schuester said, beckoning us in.
The Glee Club was its usual boisterous self. Brittany was talking about her cat, Lord Tubbington. Kurt was talking to Mercedes about the new fashion statement. Sam and Puck were comparing their hand sizes. Finn and Rachel were talking about Nationals. Artie, Tina, Mike, Lauren and Santana were arguing about discrimination.
"Guys, be quiet!" Everyone complied. "Thank you. This is Draco and Ginny, they are here to join the glee club and help us win Nationals."Rachel opened her mouth, but I cut her off. "Rachel, I assure you they are not spies from Vocal Adrenaline." I said, looking all the glee club members in the eye.
Draco, Ginny and I waited for their reactions.
Another chapter huh? I've been trying to write longer ones. Oh yeah, I'm sorry if the last few chapters, including this one have seemed kind of rushed. I pledge to try to write better. The plot will pick up once they go to New York, which will be in a few chapters. Please rate and review!
