Dangerousgirl: Thanks to everybody who reviewed, I know last chapter wasn't really much but I wanted to make headway for this chapter because it will be longer than all the other ones.
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Chapter 7:
Draco stomped furiously toward the Great Hall, as she approached the table she flung her book bag onto the floor before dumping herself unceremoniously at the table next to Pansy.
"Oh, Draco!" Pansy cried out excitedly "You'll never guess what I did…"
Draco tuned her out as she thought about what transpired inside the bathroom stall with Blaise 'Why did he do that? Does he think I'm a slut that I'll just jump into bed with him like all the other girls he had? We've known each other since we were five years old; did those years mean nothing to him? Like Parkinson means nothing to him? And he'll risk all that we've had for a quick shag?' Draco turned her head to stare at the pug nosed Slytherin who was still chatting oblivious to the death glare Draco was sending her way.
"So now I have it in my bag and…" Pansy was cut off with "Shut the hell up you stupid cow!" Draco yelled flinging mashed potatoes at Pansy. Pansy shut her mouth quickly her eyes watering quickly with tears, "What did I do?"
"You're voice is annoying me," Draco snapped back "Just up and stuff your face before I stuff it for you." Pansy burst into tears and grabbing her book bag ran off. As she ran out the Great Hall she stumbled past Blaise who was just entering, he looked back at the crying girl before turning back and facing Draco. Draco sneered at him for the first time ever and turned her head down to the food in front of her.
Blaise swallowed before walking hesitantly up to where Draco sat. "Dray?" he murmured quietly.
Draco ignored him, biting into a roll of bread and kept her eyes resolutely on her plate. Blaise sat down in the empty seat that was made vacant by Pansy's departure. "Dray?" he repeated, reaching his arm out as if to touch her shoulder, before he could a low voice reached his ears.
"Touch me, and you'll never touch anything again."
He stopped his hand abruptly and retracted it slowly "Come on Draco, I'm sorry alright?" he stopped short when her head whipped to him furiously
"No it's not alright!" She hissed "I thought you were my best friend, and you were more than willing to sink twelve years of friendship for a quick fuck!"
"It's not like that," Blaise said he was interrupted with "Not like that? Where exactly did I misunderstand you when you said and I quote 'Look it's no big deal, you'll be back as a guy tomorrow so why not have some fun until then?'
Blaise swallowed with difficulty before opening his mouth again "I wasn't thinking straight…"
"Damn right you weren't! I thought I meant more to you." Draco spat out at him "Clearly I was wrong and if I had been a girl from the start you would have seduced me, bedded me and thrown me away before the sheets have even cooled down. But hey, I really shouldn't blame you should I? Considering what your parents are doing, you learn from the best don't you?"
At her last words Blaise snapped his head up from when it started to droop at the beginning of her words, his eyes flashing dangerously for the first time at her his lips pressing together when she encroached on a subject that was supposed to be taboo to talk about. He slammed his fist on the table making everybody jump including Draco; he grabbed the front of Draco's robes and brought her closer to him face to face. Draco met his glare with as much heat in her eyes as well, Blaise sneered at her for the first time ever as well and growled "Fuck you, Malfoy" he pushed her away from him and marched out of the Great Hall.
Draco watched him go, anger already starting to leave her body, she heaved out a heavy sigh as she turned back to her plate. She thought about her words to him and instantly started to regret what she said to him, 'I shouldn't have done that, I should have never talked about his parents.' She pushed her plate away from her and brought her right hand up to cover her eyes as she thought some more 'Blaise was just being Blaise, it wasn't right but it's not like he meant to hurt me and he didn't say about ending our friendship or anything, but he knew that he did wrong and apologized for it and what did I do? I flung his childhood and parents in his face, my god I practically told him that he was his parents.' At this revelation Draco got up and grabbed her bag intent on finding Blaise and apologize for what happened.
She started to wander the long corridors of the castle, starting with the Astronomy tower where Blaise liked to watch the stars when it was a difficult day. With no sign of him there, she wandered down to the kitchens since he didn't eat and could be found there when he had a rough day, after failing to see him there among the bustling house-elves she wandered onto the quidditch field where he could be found if it's been a really bad day. At the sight of the empty field her heart sank like a stone to the pit of her stomach, the only other place he could be and it's only when he's had a shitty day after visiting his parents was Hogsmeade where he would sneak off the school premise to pick up tricks and have sex all night.
Draco decided to head toward Hogsmeade as well to clear the air between them, nodding resolutely she headed toward the dungeons to drop off her bag and change out of her robes to wear more appropriate clothing for sneaking out.
"Oh Ms. Malfoy!" came the high-pitch voice of one Professor Flitwick she turned to face him "If you could, please remind Mr. Zabini that the huge Charms project is due tomorrow, and if he doesn't turn it in then he will fail the class and be held back."
Draco nodded slowly "Of course Professor, I'm pretty sure he's already done with it, let me go find him and double check though." She turned on her heel and walked away from the diminutive professor.
"Thank you Ms. Malfoy." The professor called out, not noticing Draco's shudder at the word Ms.
She walked down the steps of the dungeon and was stopped by Professor Snape who was coming out of the classroom, "Mr. Malfoy" Professor Snape whispered silkily "Please remind Mr. Zabini that the remedial potions is tonight and if he wishes to prove that he is capable of brewing potions without you doing all the work then I expect him to be there."
Draco nodded "Of course Professor, I'll accompany him to make sure he's there."
Snape sniffed before nodding "I'm having Potter there serving out his detention by cleaning the cauldrons after they are done by hand."
Draco smirked "Excellent choice sir, we'll be sure to make it extra messy after we're done." She walked past Professor Snape the smirked long gone from her face 'Great' she thought 'Just great, of all times for us to get into a fight Blaise has all this crap to do tonight.' She shook her head and called out the password to the portrait, upon entering she found that the common room was in an uproar with all the girls laughing and pointing at figure that was crouched down on the floor. Confused she looked around at the girls before her eyes landed on Pansy who had her wand out and pointed to the figure on the floor. Draco could barely make out Pansy's voice over all the girls "Draco's not here to help you is he? I told you I would fucking get you, you man whore!"
Eyes widening Draco looked at the figure to see that it was Blaise who was on the floor, Pansy started to slash her wand in the air at Blaise making cuts on various areas of his body.
Draco instantly saw red and pulled out her wand and roared out "INFINITE INCANTANTEM!" the slashing at Blaise's body disappeared and all the girls instantly became quiet as they turned to see the furious Slytherin prince…or temporarily princess glaring at them. Draco screamed out several hexes at all the girls "VERRUCA VULGARIS! PUSELLICUS!" the girls started screaming in horror as their bodies were covered in warts and their faces covered with pus oozing out from open wounds. They started running around in an attempt to escape the wrath of Draco, they all ran up the stairs in a stampede, Pansy made to follow them but was grabbed around the throat by Draco who slammed her up against the wall.
Draco sneered at Parkinson, pressing the tip of her wand against her throat she leaned in close to Parkinson to hear her words clearly "If you EVER…do anything like this again to Blaise, I promise you I will rip your guts out through your arsehole and leave you for dead, do you understand me?" Pansy whimpered nodding her head furiously in pain. Draco released her and kicked her ass from behind as Parkinson scurried up the stairs.
Draco turned to the still figure of Blaise who still hadn't gotten up from the floor, she crouched carefully before him and softly grabbing his arms. "Come on" she coaxed him up "Let me see your wounds."
Blaise looked at her curiously before looking down again, she bit her lip before bringing out her wand to treat his wounds. Upon noticing her wand Blaise jerked back as if to get away from the hex she was going to cast on him.
"Come on Blay, I need to treat your wounds," Draco explained, her brow furrowing "You always said that my treatments were better than Madame Pomfrey." Blaise relaxed a bit and allowed Draco to start healing the slashes that donned his body.
"Next time," she said quietly "You'll listen to me when I tell you not to sleep with somebody who's mentally unstable." She gave Blaise a small smile, Blaise looked away and muttered gruffly "Er seemed like a good idea at the time."
She smiled bitterly "Just like it was a good idea at the time to try to sleep with me?" Blaise snapped his head back to her frowning.
She shook her head before he could answer, "Don't worry about it Blay, I'll accept your apology if you'll accept mine. I should have never brought up your parents, it was low and inappropriate and I feel bad for having ever brought them up."
She looked up hopefully at him when she finished, he looked a little thoughtful and responded softly "I accept your apology as well." She broke out in a wide smile, "Thanks Blay" she threw her arms around him in a tight hug, he slowly brought his own arms up and returned her hug.
After withdrawing from the hug she slapped him on the arm and said "Come on, we're gonna be late."
"Er for what?" Blaise asked in confusion, Draco rolled her eyes "For remedial potions you goof, I swear your memory gets worse every day. Professor Snape wanted me to remind you and I told him I would accompany you. Potter is going to be there and I said that we'll leave the cauldron's extra messy for Potter since he has to clean them up by hand."
"Er, okay" Blaise answered in a daze, he stooped to pick up his bag, his eyes eyeing Pansy Parkinson's bag that was left on the floor. Draco followed his gaze to the bag and looked back at him "Do you need something from her bag?" Blaise shook his head "Uh no, not really."
Draco raised an eyebrow before stooping down to retrieve the bag, "Here," she said holding out the bag "If she has something you want then go ahead and take it." Blaise looked like he was in a trance as he reached out to accept the bag from Draco, "Thanks," he replied before opening the bag and ruffling through it, Draco nodded silently before turning away to find her bag that she had dropped to pull out her wand. After hoisting it onto her shoulder she turned around to see Blaise closing his bag and pulling it onto his shoulder.
"Ready?" Draco asked poised to head out the door, at Blaise's nod she turned and walked out of the Slytherin common room with Blaise following closely on her heels.
The walk towards the potions class was done in an uncomfortable silence as Draco kept glancing over at Blaise who just kept his head down toward his feet. "So," Draco started, waiting until Blaise raised his head up to look at her "Professor Flitwick wanted me to remind you that the big Charms project was due tomorrow and if you didn't have it done then you would fail Charms and be held back."
Blaise's eyes looked amused at her statement; Draco shook her head "So don't forget to pick up your copy that I left for you on my desk." Blaise quirked an eyebrow at her "You did that…for me?"
She frowned lightly "Of course I did, we may have fought but we always work things out and I'm not about to let my best friend get held back because your too lazy to write down the project. Honestly Blay, you're so smart but damn you are lazy. If they accepted oral in lieu of written assignments then you'd leave even the Mudblood in your dust."
Blaise's face darkened at her statement, Draco took noticed and asked "What? You know it's true. You really are lazy." Blaise shook his head at her and proceeded along the corridor, "Blaise" she called out after him grabbing his hand forcing him to look at her "What's wrong? Are you still mad at me?"
Blaise eyed her warily before shaking his head "No Draco, I'm just…thinking about what happened at the common room."
Draco shook her head in disgust her eyes flashing she hissed "I swear, if she so much as looks at you the wrong way I'm gonna hex her to oblivion. She knew what she was signing up for but I guess it doesn't mean much when you're certifiable. Although…" her voice trailed off as she glanced back at Blaise "I am curious as to how you got caught by her. You made it a point to avoid her so as to avoid getting your nuts hexed off. Why'd you get caught now?"
Blaise dropped his head and muttered "Er, I was distracted by our fight and didn't see her until it was too late."
Draco softened her eyes, "I really am sorry." She whispered in a timid tone
Blaise looked up at her again curiosity shining in his eyes "Why Draco," he drawled "I never knew you could sound like that and humbled at the same time."
Draco rolled her eyes, smacking him softly on his arm, "Prat, see if I ever apologize to you again. You know that you're the only exception."
Blaise smiled softly, that smile disappearing when they reached the classroom door to the potion master's classroom. Upon opening the door Draco's eyes fell upon the messy hair teenager who was sitting glumly at a desk leaning the chair softly back on two legs, she smirked at the sight before striding past him and in doing so grabbed the back of the chair and pulled harshly sending Potter crashing to the floor again for the second time that day. She laughed hysterically as Potter scrambled to his feet, with his face beet red. "Really Potter," she taunted "You're getting clumsier every day."
"What happened here?" Snape asked walking up to the teenagers. Draco answered before anybody else could speak up "Potter lost his balance and fell backward on his chair; he's really clumsy Professor Snape."
Snape nodded before sneering at Potter "Hmmmm, yes I heard that you fell over in your chair earlier today Potter, do remember how to sit in a chair properly as I will not allow you to disrupt the class."
Draco adapted a smug look at Potter before picking a table and tossing her bag on it. She turned to Blaise who was just standing to the side "Blay?" she called out to him. "Yeah, I'm coming" came the reply as he and Potter stared at each other as he passed by to join her. He dropped his book bag on the floor and waited patiently for Potions to start.
"Good evening," Professor Snape announced "You are here because out of the goodness of my heart I am taking time out of my precious schedule to try and ingrain something akin to potions into your skulls. These classes are to help you improve your regular classes with me. Let's begin."
After setting up the cauldron's Draco got a book out of her bag and started to read as Snape gave instructions for the potion that they were brewing. After Blaise dropped an ingredient twice she looked up in concern "Are you okay, Blay?" She asked standing up next to him.
"Yeah, it's just a bit difficult." She looked over his shoulder and responded "Try cutting horizontally instead of vertically on this root." Blaise hesitated a bit with the knife before following her instructions. "Good, now remember that with the root cut like this the juice will flow out a lot quicker so you don't have to add all of it to the potion, just add a little bit at a time till it turns the color it needs to be." Throughout the entire class time Draco instructed Blaise on his potions giving him hints to work out the potion for himself and guiding him back to right path when he strayed off course, nearing the end of the hour Blaise started to shift around uncomfortably his eyes straying to the door more frequently.
Draco took notice of this and asked quietly "Do you have something you need to do?" Blaise turned to her before nodding silently turning the potion around in the cauldron absent-mindedly. Draco stared hard into his eyes before sighing and saying "Honestly Blay, you're wanker is going to get you in a lot of trouble one of these days. Be sure to be back before curfew." At this she strode up to the head of the class and approached Professor Snape, she stopped and took in a deep breath before whispering in a sad voice "Professor Snape?"
The potion master's head looked up from the papers he was marking "Yes, Mr. Malfoy? What is it?" Draco allowed tears to fill her eyes and started sniffling, "..if I go to bed tonight and I don't turn back into a guy? I'm so scared that I'm going to remain a girl forever!" She started to bawl her eye out in front of a shocked Professor and students as well as their attention was fixed on the crying Slytherin. Professor Snape got up and patted her slowly on her shoulder "Uh, Mr. Malfoy you shouldn't cry, I'm sure you will be back to normal…" his voice trailed off as Draco threw her arms around him and swung him around so that his back was to the class "I know I shouldn't but I'm so scared and just want someone to listen to me." As she bawled she turned her head around the Professor's body to look expectantly at Blaise who looked like he was about to burst out in laughter, at the sight of her face understanding dawned his face as he smiled and grabbed his book bag and snuck out of the classroom.
"Mr. Malfoy," came the professor's nauseated voice "Get ahold of yourself and stop crying."
Draco withdrew her arms quickly, "Okay!" she answered cheerfully "It's these hormones, make me want to cry one minute and laugh the next. Thanks Professor!" She strode back to the table and plopped down in her seat. She shook her head at Blaise's departure, 'I hope he remembers to pick up the Charms project from my desk.' She picked up the ladle to pour the perfected potion into its vials before turning it in for him, not noticing Potter sneaking back in with a soft look on his face as he sat back in his chair all the while staring at her.
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