Chapter 10 The Admirer
School was quite boring until two days before the ball. One day during Potions,
Draco dropped a note at Traci's table. She knew if she read it
now it would be 10 points from Gryfinndor. After class she went into the hall to read it.
Traci,
I was wondering if you would have gone to the dance with me,
if you weren't already going with Potter. I never meant to
call you a freak. Please write back to me ASAP.
Draco Malfoy
Traci decided that he wasn't that bad. "But he put a love potion in my drink"
she thought to herself. She wrote a note back to him. It read-
Draco,
If you were nicer to me and my friends,maybe.
If you hadn't put the lov epotion in my drink,
another maybe. You are kind of nice, but
that's it. But the answer is no.
Bye, Traci.
Ps. Sorry if this sounds mean, its the only
way to say it.
She put the note in her pocket, and went to lunch. DUring lunch, Harry was
looking quite nervous. He knew he had to act normal. Even Ron wasn't saying much. Traci
noticed they acted like that since she disapeered from Hogsmeade. They had asked her about it
she said she had to go back to detention. That made Hermione give them a disaproving look.
Finally, someone said something.
"What did Draco drop on your books in potions class?" asked Harry.
"Aren't you nosey? Here," said Traci as she handed him the note. Draco watched them
constantly. He wanted TRaci to like him more than anything else. Then he saw Traci hand Harry
a note.
"Oh no!" he thought to himself. Then the whole Gryfinndor table burst out laughing.
What Draco didn't know was Fred and George passed out samples of their new Weasley Wizard Wheezes.
Only Neville tried it.
"What are you going to tell him?" asked Harry.
"That the answer is no" said Traci as she opened the rainbow colored invention that exploded
with music. "Fred. I'll take 5 of these!" said she happily paid them 5 galleons.
At Care of Magical Creatures they started to work on fire dwelling salamanders. The class
started around sunset so they could watch the salamanders glow. At the start of class Traci slipped
the note into Draco's bag. Harry and Ron decided to be partners so Hermione and Traci could talk.
"You really should tell them" said Hermione. The salamanders were eating the wood that started the
huge bonfire.
"I don't want them to feel bad for me. They will probably be mad at me because I didn't tell them"
said Traci. The thought of her parents made her eyes water.
"We won't be" someone said behind them. Then she felt someone put their arm around her. Traci
turned around and saw Harry and Ron. It was Harry's arm.
"You can tell us anything. You didn't have to make up stories." The sun was setting early that day.
Traci tried to hold back the tears, as long as she could.
That didn't last long. She broke down crying. Hagrid that put logs around the fire. The whole class was
roasting marshmellows since they already had dinner. Harry and Traci sat together with Harry's arm still around
her. Traci was torn between being sad about her parents, and being happy that she had such great friends.
Across the circle sat Draco. He just found the note when he put away his book. He blamed it on,
who else but, the great Harry Potter.
"Traci's crying because she didn't want to say that stuff. Potter put her up to it!" Draco thought.
Of course, he knew it wasn't true. He was in denial.
Meanwhile, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were trying to cheer Traci up. They conjured up some chocolate
and gramham crackers to make smores. That attempt worked. She stopped crying.
"But why did it have to happen on my birthday?" she asked herself continuely.
"Okay, yer guys. Time ter go. Hope ter see ya at the costume ball. Oh yah, the checker boarders
died. Some one fed one more than once. G'bye" Hagrid said.
"Traci, tomorrow, lets work on our costumes!" said Harry, he held her hand on their way back to the
castle. Draco became angrier and more depressed each step.
The next morning, Traci, Harry, Ron, and Hermione woke up early to work on their costumes. It was a
Friday. Lavendar, and Dean didn't want to wake up that early. Ron and Hermione's costumes were too big for
them. Harry's and Traci's needed the most work.
"Harry, this is my cousins old toy broom. She sent it for our costumes. We can make it look
like it is throught your body" Traci said.
"I found a spell to make our faces look like zombies" said Harry.
"We are going to have the coolest costumes there!"
"Did you hear? Dumbledore is giving out prizes for the best costumes" said Ron.
"Ron, if we win, we will give the prize to you. As a birthday present, when ever that is!" said Traci.
"Same with me!" said Hermione. Ron turned bright red, it matched his hair.
"Well, come on, lets get some breakfast" said Harry. The four friends walked out of the portrait hole
arm in arm. When they went into the Great Hall, Traci noticed something at her seat again. She ran to get it
before any body saw it, but Harry was faster than her.
"Accio!" Traci screamed as she took out her wand. It was a gift basket. Unfortunely, Harry had a
tight hold on it and the spell took him with it. "Harry," Traci said while trying to yank it out of Harry's hands,
"let go!" Harry let go but, he still had something in his hand. It was a card. The
rest of the Hogwarts students came into the Great Hall. Then owls came flying into the Great Hall, to deliver the
mail. Pig brought Ron something. Harry asked if he could use Pig for a second.
"Traci, the card is anomusus. So watch Pig to see who sent it, Return to sender" said Harry as he tied the
card around Pig's leg. Pig flew straight toward Draco Mafloy.
"When will he give up?!" Traci said while standing up. Then she grabbed a muffin of the table and
stormed out of the Great Hall just before Dumbledore made an announcement.
"As you all know, the costume ball is tomorrow night. Classes are canceled except the class that has
swimming today, and Care of Magical Creatures at sunset. Also the rumors of prizes for the best costumes is
true. You can win up to 100 galleons. Thank you and have a nice day." At that moment Harry ran out to see
what was wrong with Traci.
"Traci?" Harry called. Then he saw her. She wasn't alone. It was Mafloy.
"I know Potter made you write that letter, and made you send the card back." said Mafloy
in his sicking sweet voice.
"Harry didn't make me do anything. You are the only one that ever forced me to do something
I didn't want to do. Now stop sending me stuff, and get out of my way!" said Traci.
"I don't believe you. I know you like me."
"I don't, now get out of my way!!!"
"Get out of her way!" screamed Harry.
"Potter! You made me lose the only person I have ever loved!" said Mafloy,
"He didn't do anything. I liked you before. The you made fun of my friends, gave me a love potion.
Thats what changed my mind!" said Traci. Then she pushed Mafloy out of the way.
"Mafloy leave her alone. SHe told you she doesn't like you" said Harry. He stepped over Mafloy,
taking care to step on his stomach.
When he reached the common room, he found Traci pionting her wand at a picture of Mafloy muttering
spells. She was repeating 'I hate him!' over and over.
"Traci?" Harry said. "We need to go to swimming class."
"OKay, wait there!" she said as she ran to the girls dormintory. She came back within seconds with her bag.
She was out of breath. "Come on!" she said, she ran out of the portrait hole. Harry ran to catch up.
Swimming class went by fast. Only a few Slytherians had to pass the test. The rest of the class had free
period. They swam, sat at the bottom of the pool, or used the diving board. Traci was teaching Harry and Ron a swan dive.
Hermione was trying to do some flips. Traci told the board to do 'extra high dive'. When she jumped, she did three flips
before she hit the water and said 'Slow mo'. Mafloy was trying to impress Traci by doing a flip. Instead he did a belly flop.
Everyone winced at the sound.
"That must have hurt!" Ron said. Harry jumped into the pool, Ron, and Hermione followed. They were going to start a
water volleyball game. The other Gryffindor's joined them. It was boys against girls. Then some Slytherians joined them. The
girls were winning ny 5 points. Draco was serving and hit it out of bounds. The final point was made by Hermione. That was their
last water defense class. They were suppose to start Fire defense next.
"How does it feel to be beat by a bunch of girls?" Traci gloated. She, Lavender, and Hermione laughed as Harry, Ron, and
Dean slowly walked behind them. Harry and Traci worked on their costumes as the others played wizard chess.
Disclaimer-
I own very little, what you haven't read in the HP books is mine, the rest is property of the great J.K Rowling.
I can't wait for the movie to come out!
AN- To Gretchen, and others that read her fic. I never read it before. But I have been getting alot of flames and email's
about me copying her story. Sorry to her and all.
your's truly
Nightingale
School was quite boring until two days before the ball. One day during Potions,
Draco dropped a note at Traci's table. She knew if she read it
now it would be 10 points from Gryfinndor. After class she went into the hall to read it.
Traci,
I was wondering if you would have gone to the dance with me,
if you weren't already going with Potter. I never meant to
call you a freak. Please write back to me ASAP.
Draco Malfoy
Traci decided that he wasn't that bad. "But he put a love potion in my drink"
she thought to herself. She wrote a note back to him. It read-
Draco,
If you were nicer to me and my friends,maybe.
If you hadn't put the lov epotion in my drink,
another maybe. You are kind of nice, but
that's it. But the answer is no.
Bye, Traci.
Ps. Sorry if this sounds mean, its the only
way to say it.
She put the note in her pocket, and went to lunch. DUring lunch, Harry was
looking quite nervous. He knew he had to act normal. Even Ron wasn't saying much. Traci
noticed they acted like that since she disapeered from Hogsmeade. They had asked her about it
she said she had to go back to detention. That made Hermione give them a disaproving look.
Finally, someone said something.
"What did Draco drop on your books in potions class?" asked Harry.
"Aren't you nosey? Here," said Traci as she handed him the note. Draco watched them
constantly. He wanted TRaci to like him more than anything else. Then he saw Traci hand Harry
a note.
"Oh no!" he thought to himself. Then the whole Gryfinndor table burst out laughing.
What Draco didn't know was Fred and George passed out samples of their new Weasley Wizard Wheezes.
Only Neville tried it.
"What are you going to tell him?" asked Harry.
"That the answer is no" said Traci as she opened the rainbow colored invention that exploded
with music. "Fred. I'll take 5 of these!" said she happily paid them 5 galleons.
At Care of Magical Creatures they started to work on fire dwelling salamanders. The class
started around sunset so they could watch the salamanders glow. At the start of class Traci slipped
the note into Draco's bag. Harry and Ron decided to be partners so Hermione and Traci could talk.
"You really should tell them" said Hermione. The salamanders were eating the wood that started the
huge bonfire.
"I don't want them to feel bad for me. They will probably be mad at me because I didn't tell them"
said Traci. The thought of her parents made her eyes water.
"We won't be" someone said behind them. Then she felt someone put their arm around her. Traci
turned around and saw Harry and Ron. It was Harry's arm.
"You can tell us anything. You didn't have to make up stories." The sun was setting early that day.
Traci tried to hold back the tears, as long as she could.
That didn't last long. She broke down crying. Hagrid that put logs around the fire. The whole class was
roasting marshmellows since they already had dinner. Harry and Traci sat together with Harry's arm still around
her. Traci was torn between being sad about her parents, and being happy that she had such great friends.
Across the circle sat Draco. He just found the note when he put away his book. He blamed it on,
who else but, the great Harry Potter.
"Traci's crying because she didn't want to say that stuff. Potter put her up to it!" Draco thought.
Of course, he knew it wasn't true. He was in denial.
Meanwhile, Harry, Ron, and Hermione were trying to cheer Traci up. They conjured up some chocolate
and gramham crackers to make smores. That attempt worked. She stopped crying.
"But why did it have to happen on my birthday?" she asked herself continuely.
"Okay, yer guys. Time ter go. Hope ter see ya at the costume ball. Oh yah, the checker boarders
died. Some one fed one more than once. G'bye" Hagrid said.
"Traci, tomorrow, lets work on our costumes!" said Harry, he held her hand on their way back to the
castle. Draco became angrier and more depressed each step.
The next morning, Traci, Harry, Ron, and Hermione woke up early to work on their costumes. It was a
Friday. Lavendar, and Dean didn't want to wake up that early. Ron and Hermione's costumes were too big for
them. Harry's and Traci's needed the most work.
"Harry, this is my cousins old toy broom. She sent it for our costumes. We can make it look
like it is throught your body" Traci said.
"I found a spell to make our faces look like zombies" said Harry.
"We are going to have the coolest costumes there!"
"Did you hear? Dumbledore is giving out prizes for the best costumes" said Ron.
"Ron, if we win, we will give the prize to you. As a birthday present, when ever that is!" said Traci.
"Same with me!" said Hermione. Ron turned bright red, it matched his hair.
"Well, come on, lets get some breakfast" said Harry. The four friends walked out of the portrait hole
arm in arm. When they went into the Great Hall, Traci noticed something at her seat again. She ran to get it
before any body saw it, but Harry was faster than her.
"Accio!" Traci screamed as she took out her wand. It was a gift basket. Unfortunely, Harry had a
tight hold on it and the spell took him with it. "Harry," Traci said while trying to yank it out of Harry's hands,
"let go!" Harry let go but, he still had something in his hand. It was a card. The
rest of the Hogwarts students came into the Great Hall. Then owls came flying into the Great Hall, to deliver the
mail. Pig brought Ron something. Harry asked if he could use Pig for a second.
"Traci, the card is anomusus. So watch Pig to see who sent it, Return to sender" said Harry as he tied the
card around Pig's leg. Pig flew straight toward Draco Mafloy.
"When will he give up?!" Traci said while standing up. Then she grabbed a muffin of the table and
stormed out of the Great Hall just before Dumbledore made an announcement.
"As you all know, the costume ball is tomorrow night. Classes are canceled except the class that has
swimming today, and Care of Magical Creatures at sunset. Also the rumors of prizes for the best costumes is
true. You can win up to 100 galleons. Thank you and have a nice day." At that moment Harry ran out to see
what was wrong with Traci.
"Traci?" Harry called. Then he saw her. She wasn't alone. It was Mafloy.
"I know Potter made you write that letter, and made you send the card back." said Mafloy
in his sicking sweet voice.
"Harry didn't make me do anything. You are the only one that ever forced me to do something
I didn't want to do. Now stop sending me stuff, and get out of my way!" said Traci.
"I don't believe you. I know you like me."
"I don't, now get out of my way!!!"
"Get out of her way!" screamed Harry.
"Potter! You made me lose the only person I have ever loved!" said Mafloy,
"He didn't do anything. I liked you before. The you made fun of my friends, gave me a love potion.
Thats what changed my mind!" said Traci. Then she pushed Mafloy out of the way.
"Mafloy leave her alone. SHe told you she doesn't like you" said Harry. He stepped over Mafloy,
taking care to step on his stomach.
When he reached the common room, he found Traci pionting her wand at a picture of Mafloy muttering
spells. She was repeating 'I hate him!' over and over.
"Traci?" Harry said. "We need to go to swimming class."
"OKay, wait there!" she said as she ran to the girls dormintory. She came back within seconds with her bag.
She was out of breath. "Come on!" she said, she ran out of the portrait hole. Harry ran to catch up.
Swimming class went by fast. Only a few Slytherians had to pass the test. The rest of the class had free
period. They swam, sat at the bottom of the pool, or used the diving board. Traci was teaching Harry and Ron a swan dive.
Hermione was trying to do some flips. Traci told the board to do 'extra high dive'. When she jumped, she did three flips
before she hit the water and said 'Slow mo'. Mafloy was trying to impress Traci by doing a flip. Instead he did a belly flop.
Everyone winced at the sound.
"That must have hurt!" Ron said. Harry jumped into the pool, Ron, and Hermione followed. They were going to start a
water volleyball game. The other Gryffindor's joined them. It was boys against girls. Then some Slytherians joined them. The
girls were winning ny 5 points. Draco was serving and hit it out of bounds. The final point was made by Hermione. That was their
last water defense class. They were suppose to start Fire defense next.
"How does it feel to be beat by a bunch of girls?" Traci gloated. She, Lavender, and Hermione laughed as Harry, Ron, and
Dean slowly walked behind them. Harry and Traci worked on their costumes as the others played wizard chess.
Disclaimer-
I own very little, what you haven't read in the HP books is mine, the rest is property of the great J.K Rowling.
I can't wait for the movie to come out!
AN- To Gretchen, and others that read her fic. I never read it before. But I have been getting alot of flames and email's
about me copying her story. Sorry to her and all.
your's truly
Nightingale