I woke up to Ron and Harry shaking me. I groaned and rolled over under my covers. This didn't seem to help my case because the boys pulled my covers and for a second I thought they actually left before I felt four hands push me off my bed. I fell on my side and groaned glaring at them both. Ron and Harry high-fived and smiled as if they found the cure to cancer, yeah? That seems so funny, I'll get at you guys for that.
"Come on Draco, we're going to Hagrid's," Harry said. He went over to rummage in his chest and came back with the invisibility cloak. I groaned and got up. Ron gave me an understanding smile. I held my chest and pointed my index finger back and forth between the two us. Ron nodded and put a hand on my shoulder, both sending silent messages that read Harry-Potter-the-boy-who-wouldn't-let-others-live. Harry arched a brow at the two us but shrugged and pulled the silk fabric over us. I looked back at my bed, I'll miss you and walked along with Harry.
"Why exactly are we meeting Hagrid?" I asked. Ron started to explain.
"We need answers and Hagrid is the only one who's going to give them,"
"He won't give them to us," I responded, "He'll accidentally blurt them out and then say 'I wasn't supposed to say that'" I corrected. They both grinned under the cloak and we all ran off to Hagrid's Hut. We made it there by nightfall and we planned to get some answers. "I'll knock." And so I did, Hagrid opened the door aiming a crossbow at us, we all visibly stood still frightened. Harry pulled back the cloak and looked back at Hagrid who lowered his weapon.
"What are ya doin 'ere?" Hagrid half shouted as we all stepped inside.
"Well why are you carrying a crossbow, who'd you think was coming?" Ron asked, sitting down on his usual seat. I nodded eyeing the muggle weapon.
"Oh uh… never can be too sure these day right?" He laughed. I gave a fake laugh and sat next to Ron looking round the place.
"Hagrid, we came for some answers," Harry demanded. Before Hagrid could accidentally blurt out the truth like he usually did, someone was knocking on the door. Hagrid shoo-ed Harry over to us, I pulled the cloak over the three of us and we ran to the corner of his hut.
"Minister o' Magic, Cornelius Fudge, and Professor Dumbledore," Hagrid exclaimed loudly enough for us all to here. "What're ya doin 'ere?" He asked as they walked into the room, looking around Dumbledore immediately looked at us. Ron moved closer to us both, Harry tried to shield most of us.
"Quit moving!" I hissed as Harry stepped on my foot trying to back into me.
"Sorry,"
"You're speaking too loudly!" We all shut up as soon as Lucius Malfoy walked in the room. I immediately grabbed Harry's hand out of instinct and slowly edged my other hand inside my robe pockets, slowly curling my fingers around my wand.
"Dumbledore suspended! Ya can't do that!" Hagrid shouted, I shook out of my daydream and moved my head to look over at Dumbledore, who looked over at us.
"Hagrid's going to Azkaban," Ron whispered in my ear. Harry told him to shut up and I stayed silent. Azkaban. No, I-I looked up at my father who walked off as Dumbledore and Cornelius Fudge walked out of the Hut with Hagrid slowly trailing behind.
"If anyone were wanting information then they'd just have to follow the spiders," Hagrid shouted the ending, I swayed on my legs and looked back at the other two. Harry looked at me worriedly but I just shook my head and waved my hand for him give me some space.
"Come on, let's go follow the spider's then," Harry informed. I nodded and turned to Ron who's face had paled quite scarily.
"Why does it have to be spiders, why can't it be 'follow the butterflies' instead?" he asked no one in particular.
I decided to answer even so; "Because when have our lives ever been normal?" I asked in the rhetorical form. He groaned, but kept walking along with us nonetheless. I smirked and looked over to Harry who was half speed-walking his way through the forest.
"Come on! We can't lose the trail," Harry shouted. I looked over at Ron who gestured Harry to be crazy. We both started to run after him until we came to his this tree root that acted like an archway, as we walked in it resembled a cave-like appearance except with tree roots and dried vines. Once we came out of the clearing we walked into a spider's nest. They were everywhere.
Ron looked at me and tugged on my arm. I looked at Harry who was too busy trying to understand why we were brought here.
"Maybe Hagrid, got confused," Ron squeaked.
"Yeah…" I stood straight and tried to sound like I was fine… yep! Definitely a Slytherin.
"Who'ssss there," I raised an amused eyebrow. I thought we were following the spiders not a ssssnake.
"We're friends of Hagrid." Harry answered clearly. Ron gave me a light punch I looked over at him, mouthing a quick 'what?' he pointed behinds. I squinted my eyes in suspicion but turned around nonetheless. I stood straight and still, slowly turning around to look at Ron.
I brought out my wand and looked at Ron to do the same, he scrambled faster to get his wand and held it close to his person. I shut my eyes and ran millions of jinxes and hexes through my head… come on, come on. Intrusus- repels intruders. Caesar- targets multiple enemies. Fragor- Conjures exploding Wizard Crackers. Fucus- Produces undesirably loud noise. These would have to do for now. I slowly crept closer to Ron and pointed my finger at his wand.
"Use the spell frAgoR and fucuS," I told his pronouncing it carefully. Those would probably would alright with his wand. Ron nodded and I turned to Harry, who was still conversing with this huge spider. I felt my blood run cold and composed myself quickly. That spider or Voldemort, who was I going to pick… spider… I guess? I stepped forward and pulled Harry behind me. Before he could complain Ron showed him all the spiders and Harry turned back to look at me.
"Well it's been nice Aragog but we really should start heading back now, right guys?" Harry asked. Ron and I both nodded furiously.
"You sssee now, Hagrid wassss never eaten by my requessst but I can't handle my sonsss and daughtersss hunger when food walkesss over here sssso willingly." Aragog, the ssstupid spider said. I hate her, him… I'm not even going to assume their gender right now.
"Yeah try me," I pushed Harry into Ron, "Run!"
"You're not leaving us, it's no time to finally act like a Gryffindor now!" Harry shouted. I slid my hand behind Harry's neck and brought him in closer, "run," I whispered as I ran through the cove, "Like hell I'm gonna be the bait! This is why I don't like Slytherin's!" I shouted.
"Fucus!" Ron shouted, his wand acting like a megaphone that waild with loud noises that I could describe. I covered my ears and kept running.
"You left me!" Harry shrieked as he caught up to us.
"Sweetie I'm a Slytherin!" I pulled Harry closer to me and pointed my wand to a huge spider behind him, "Intrusus!" I shouted. The spider flew out of the way. Harry stood up and before he could say anything Ron lunged over and tackled us to the ground as his car almost it us.
"You are acting like a married couple right now! Get in the bloody car or I'll bloody leave!" He roared as he jumped over roof of the car and landed inside the drivers seat. Harry and I both looked at each other and back at Ron, we were still holding onto each other as we lay on the ground.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
We jumped into the passenger seat making the car jolt at the impact. Ron started driving fast and my legs dangled out the front of the car. A spider jumped on the and entered the car not caring to step on my face. Ron shrieked like the little girl he was and Harry froze before he pulled out his wand and shouted, "Arania Exumai!" a beam of light shot out in front of him and the spider flew of me. I pulled the door shut and sighed. Looking ahead I squinted my eyes and looked ahead… what was-
"Ron get this car flying!" I shouted, he tried to but failed. Harry was half standing and sitting in the car, I pulled him to my lap and pushed the Flying gear, the car slowly pulled into the sky. It was going to hit a tree, "We're not going to make it!"
"We're going to make it!" Harry shouted, clutching onto the dashboard.
The car drove… or flew over the tree and hit a spider mid-air just for effect, I sighed and leant my head on Harry's back as we landed.
"Hey look's like we make i- ARGH!" Ron couldn't finish his statement before we all were chucked out the car by the car itself. I groaned as Harry sat on my lower abdomen. He got off mumbling apologies as he helped me up. Ron walked over to us, once we all stood up to look at the car, it reversed into the forest.
"I'm NOT going to miss that car," Harry said.
"Preach!" I rested my head on his shoulder as we started to walk back.
"If Hagrid ever comes out of Azkaban I'm going to kill him! Follow the spiders! Yeah right!" Ron looked pissed to say the least. I nodded and pulled him over to us.
"Good wand work, mate." I joked.
"I'm not even going to say anything about your cockney accent… nothing at all."
"Amen…"