At dinner that night, Chloe felt much too crowed and slightly annoyed. It seemed her protecting Draco from the 'big-bad hippogriff' had spread before she even walked into the hall. People kept looking towards her and then whispering things. Slytherins would look at her then snigger, though she had a feeling that was aimed more at Draco then her, which gave her some satisfaction.
Once she had sat the tidal wave began, with Ginny Weasley. The smaller girl had hauled herself at the girl and was almost crying. The force of her weight almost knocked Chloe off the bench and on to the floor. Chloe caught the girl with one hand while the other reached out and gripped the side of the table to keep her balance. Chloe looked to her friends for help, but they shrugged.
"You're ok!" the girl almost yelled as she hugged closer to the girl.
"Um, yes, yes I am" Chloe said as she wrapped an arm around the girl. "So how was your first day of lessons?" Chloe asked nervously. But Ginny didn't get a chance to reply.
"Chloe!" Colin called as he ran and hugged her free arm. Now Chloe was very confused and looked again to Rhiannon and Eve, but again they shrugged. Colin had never hugged her, the boy blushed most of the time he spoke to her, let alone hugged her.
"Um, hi Colin, something the matter?" she asked, not sure what to do with her other arm around Ginny and him holding on to her arm tightly. Just then Neville walked by. He paused at the two second years hugging tightly to Chloe and rose an eyebrow at her.
"Everything ok Chloe?" he asked.
"I have no idea at this moment" Chloe said with a sigh. At the sigh the two second years seemed to come to their senses and released the older girl. Now there was a blush on Colin's face, but still tears in Ginny's eyes. Chloe had no idea what had happened to the two.
"So why are you two so upset-" but time did not seem on her favour today as she was cut off.
"CHLOE PERTH I CANNOT LEAVE YOU ALONE FOR 5 MINUTES!" was yelled though the hall and Chloe didn't need long to figure out who it was yelling at her as they marched down the aisle towards her. "Saving boys on brooms in first year, falling off brooms in first and second year, life threatening creatures the second year and now hippogriffs on the first day of third year" Angelina muttered the whole way though her march towards the girl. Once in front of the girl she pulled her up out of her seat before placing her hands on the smaller girl's shoulders and looked over every inch of her. Chloe was uncomfortable now, feeling like she was back in front of her mother-, in front of Anne Perth when she scraped her knee as a child.
"Honestly are you trying to beat a record for how many life threatening situations you can achieve in school? Give up, Potter will beat you, hands down with his idiotism" the older girl stated seriously. Chloe really couldn't tell if that had been a joke or not, and if it had been a joke she wasn't sure if it was at her or Harry's expense.
"I can tell you now that this has been the greatest but also the most worrying day of our sisterhood" Angelina stated seriously as she let out a sigh noticing that Chloe wasn't injured before bringing the girl into a hug. "No more worrying for the week please" Angelina begged dramatically.
"Um okay, I promise?" Chloe said unsurely.
"I don't think she meant that promise Angelina" a twin said out of nowhere.
"Yeah, don't think she plans to keep it" the other said causing Chloe to roll her eyes.
"Well it's not like I asked to be put in that situation" she said with a huff.
"But you promise Chloe?" it was now Ginny hat was asking her. The sound of the younger girl surprised Chloe a little, forgetting the two second years had been there. She turned slightly in Angelina arms to face them.
"I will try Ginny, Colin, okay?" Chloe said with a warm smile. Her words seemed to satisfy Colin and he moved to sit with the others in his years, but Ginny stayed close. Chloe turned slightly in Angelina arm's to see Eve and Rhiannon giving them a look to see if they could get her out of Angelina's arms but they just shook their heads.
'Traitors' Chloe thought to herself, then before she know what was happening Angelina pulled away slightly so she could sit on the bench but then pulled Chloe down to sit in her lap. Chloe, surprised by the girls actions turned flush with embarrassment when she realised she was now sitting in Angelina's lap at the dinner table.
"Angelina! What are you doing?!" Chloe exclaimed.
"I'm hugging my sister" Angelina stated plainly.
"Angelina, I cannot sit in your lap at the dinner table, I'm too tall for us both to eat like this" Chloe protested, but the older girl just shrugged.
"You could feed her" a twin suggested.
"Not like we would mind watching that" the other teased.
"Not helpful Fred, not appropriate George, your sister's here" Chloe said while glaring at the pair.
"Well you're staying here till dinner appears" Angelina stated firmly. Chloe rolled her eyes at the older girl's words.
"Which will be in less than 5 minutes" she countered.
"So you can sit in my lap and let me hug you for less than five minutes" Angelina replied. "Ginny sit with us, I need the little Weasley" Angelina said pulling the smaller, shocked ginger girl down beside her. "Overton, Darling sit that side but save a space for Chloe when she moves" the girl instructed.
"Longbottom, over the other side with the twins, not enough room this side, you too Thomas and Finnigan" the girl instructed and no one went against her words. For some reason they were all too scared to find out what she would do to them if they didn't do as she said. Once they were all seated where they were told, no one spoke, Angelina just played with the end of Chloe's pony tail with one hand and rubbed small circles on Ginny's back. No one asked, the girls didn't protest they just let the older girl had the comfort she was seeking after her temper earlier.
"Ahem" a voice cleared behind them and all heads turned to see it was professor McGonagall stood behind the empty space that Chloe would take in moments. Percy was just behind her to the side, close to Rhiannon but he didn't look her way. "I take it by the empty seat that this display will end when dinner arrives?" McGonagall asked. Chloe nodded sheepishly which caused the older witch to nod. "Good, i understand that Miss Johnson can be very protective of your Miss Perth, but it's not the greatest position for the two of your to eat in" the woman stated.
"I have heard from Hagrid about what transpired in the forest today" she continued. "Mr Malfoy has been served the correct punishment as he had been band from going to the Hogsmeade trip this month and will be serving detention with Professor Snape" she updated them.
"Thank you Professor" Chloe said and watched the witch walk away.