Scorpius Malfoy
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"Oh...looook what we have here," someone wheezed. The Weasley Girl and I abruptly turned turned around in horror to see Filch hunched over with a triumphant grin spread across his features. My stomach immediately sunk. I was caught. And was probably going to be expelled. And it was helping either that he was enjoying it.
It was all probably because of that stupid Weasley girl. She talked to loud, and I''m pretty sure someone could have heard the steam coming from her ears as she stared at me with pure hatred, wondering what she'd do to me.
If anyone could feel hatred it should be me towards her. She turned my own cousins on me, and now they would hardly even speak to me. Apparently they were disappointed that a Weasley could be cooler than I was.
Whatever, I wasn't one to dwell. Once we were expelled I probably would never see her again, so why bother wasting my energy on her?
Oh, Merlin, Mum and Dad are going to be pissed...
A smile curled up the caretaker's awful lips as he gingerly set Mrs. Norris on the floor to take me and Weasley by the ear to drag us to who-knows-where. His office? Or even worse...to Mcgonagall. To my dismay, it was the latter.
I tried to keep my heart from spiraling out of control (it must have been beating a thousand times of minute). I wasn't afraid of a lot of things. But Mcgonagall was definitely one of them. Maybe it was because she was the one who truly had the power to expel me. And I wasn't looking forward to homeschooling with my dad.
And what about Julia? I didn't get to see her much as is...and if I were home-schooled it would probably just be sending owls for the remainder of the year. If my parents still allowed that privilege after the headmistress was done with me.
I still had a slither of hope that I might come out with only a few detentions. I found it doubtful after all of the times she had giving me warnings (and a few detentions).
So the girl (I was drawing a blank. I think her name started with an 'R') and I were ordered to sit in Mcgonagall's office while Filch went and fetched her. She was sleeping, so that probably wouldn't make her any happier while she was punishing us.
The second the door clicked behind Filch was when I started talking.
"Look, why do you hate me so much?" I didn't know why I was whispering. Maybe it was because we were in the Headmistress's office and it constantly felt like we were being watched. Or maybe it was the fact that it was dead quiet besides the snoring of the portraits and the majestic Phoenix that stood by her desk.
The Phoenix, who I knew by name now, was snoozing gleefully, totally oblivious to the situation. I wish that were me. Asleep in my dorm and not in this mess. Maybe I should start following school rules.
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Rose Weasley
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I felt my face grow hot with rage and my heart started thumping really hard. Whether it was fear because of Mcgonagall or anger towards Malfoy, I didn't know. Maybe it was a mixture of both.
"You really don't know do you?" I asked between gritted teeth. I dug my fingernails into my palms, and I was pretty sure I was about to draw blood. "Do you realize what a Hell my life was my first three years here? Everyone shunned me and called me names, all because I was in Slytherin and you weren't." I finished and crossed my arms, too flustered to continue.
"And...how exactly is that my fault?" he asked calmly, though his volume was increasing. His calm voice made me hate him even more.
"And...and you always have to beat me at something! Always the teachers favorite, the most popular person in our year." I huffed.
"So basically, you're telling me that you're jealous of me? I've never tried to beat you at anything. That's probably just something you made up yourself to help you feel better. I don't even remember your name," he drawled in his too-cool-to-care kind of voice.
"First of all, I am certainly not-" I started, but Mcgonagall's angry voice pierced through the room, and I knew that any previous conversation-err..argument-was dead.
"Again? Mr. Malfoy and Ms. Weasley I am very disappointed at your lack of responsibility. I told you both that I was down to my last straws and another stunt like this could easily get you expelled," she was now at the front of her room, standing in front of her desk but not sitting down. She was dressed in a night gown and a robe.
"And I find it pretty funny to see the two of you together," she said, but her face resembled anything but humor. "Filch tells me you were found together. Kissing, I assume?"
The thought made me want to hurl. I was thinking about exclaiming how much it made me want to vomit, but instead I said in a respectful tone, "No, Headmistress."
It might kill me inside to be respectful, but it might just save my arse. Maybe I could get out of this with only detentions and another howler from Mum.
"Then what were you doing?" she pressed.
"I was saving her," said the blond in an cocky voice.
He thinks he's so much better than everyone else
"I don't need saving," I said stubbornly, which earned me an eye roll from Malfoy.
"Look, enough. It doesn't matter what you two were doing, I'm only here for the punishing part. I'm not going to expel you because you both have so much potential and are such good students, just please try harder to stay out of trouble. I don't know how much more of this I can take," she said in an oddly pleading voice, not common for her.
Did I just hear I wasn't her getting expelled? Music to my ears! My body filled with glee at the thought of not getting expelled. I don't think I could take the look from Mum as I got of the Hogwarts Express. Her eyes aflame and her hair cackling. It made me shudder.
I waited for Mcgonogall to add the 'but' to her plea.
"But, for every action there is a consequence. You will each get detention Monday thru Friday and every other Saturday for four months. An hour each day. Oh, and another stunt like this will earn you a one-way ticket on the Hogwarts Express," and with that, Mcgonagall left the room.
But just as we got up to leave, she poked her head back in the room, "Oh, almost forgot. You will be serving it together. And come to my office right after supper,both of you. We will further discuss your detentions. Goodnight."
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Author's Note: Reviews are greatly appreciated. Too all of you who reviewed, here's a virtual cookie. And right now, I want to make a promise to all of you. It's not going to be the cliché 'I hate you but now I love you' thing. There will be many twists:)
And do you guys think I use too much italics? I've been noticing that.
