The arrival of March seemed to have taken Valentine's day away from Oliver's head, even after he nearly freaked out and had detention for 1 week after fighting with Flint (after hearing about the fight Flint had with Hydra in the castle's garden).
The next Quidditch match would take place on the following month against Hufflepuff and it seemed to be the only thing on his head right now, he took Hydra to every practice, a thing that made her very annoyed, becase of the heavy workload she had and the lack of attention from Wood.
- I need to study, I have only a few months till the end of the school year, the final tests are getting closer ... - Hydra said to Oliver at the end of one of the practices.
- I know, but you will have all the time in the world after we win that cup. - Oliver said .
She later talked to the girls on the team about the situation one more time.
- Tell him you do not want to play anymore! - Alicia was right, but every time Hydra tried to say this to Oliver he would look at her with very sad eyes and please ask her not to do so, so Hydra would end up agreeing with him, she really could not complain, since she had accepted Be there
- Sorry, girls, my dad sent me a letter yesterday and I'm still a little nervous, sorry for complaining all the time- Hydra said as she changed from her team's uniform to the black robes.
- What did he say? - Asked Angelina, Alicia, and Katie at the same time.
- He found out about my relationship with Oliver and said that I am a disgrace to the family name, those things all of the time and that I had until the end of the semester to finish with him, or would send me straight to Durmstrang - Hydra spoke Calmly, she was already used to her father's threats, but the girls all stopped and looked at her in alarm.
- What are you going to do now, Hydra? - Katie asked, still wide-eyed.
- Nothing! - Hydra said calmly. - I'll speak to him in person during my vacation, I doubt he'll get me out of here like this, if he could he would have already done it, if he could do everything that he wanted when he gets mad I would probably not be alive right now. - Hydra was afraid of her father's reaction, she could never forget their big fight when she was still a child, but decided to try to at least pretend everything was okay, she could not do anything to change the situation at the moment and would not go give up on Oliver, despiteof getting angry a lot with him lately.
On the next day, still tired from last night's training, Hydra was literally dragged by Fred and George to the Transfiguration class, the twins were pulling Hydra down the hallway, even though she was already going alone.
- "You do not look like you were coming alone! - Fred said as he pulled her.
- I just wanted to get some sleep...
In the class, Professor Minerva asked them to turn a small bird into a mug of tea, Hydra was so tired that it took her many tries before finally getting it right.
- I suggest that you study a little more, Miss. Malfoy, your performance in today's class was less than acceptable! - Said Professor McGonagall with her usual serious tone.- I'm going to, I'm sorry Professor - she replied, thinking that she wanted to "kill" Oliver at that after, they went with the Hufflepuff students to Herbology class where Madame Sprout waited anxiously to teach about aquatic we will learn about the Perehu hijau, can anyone tell me what it is? - Said the Teacher looking hopeful while showing a plant that looked a lot like a potato, but it is square and purple in color.
Hydra raised her hand, fortunately, Herbology was one of her favorite subjects, as it was the raw material for most potions.
- You can talk, Miss Malfoy.
- It is known a "instantaneous floating" is a species of plant that allows those who digested it to walk on the water as if it were terrestrial environment. - Hydra said in a voice denouncing his tiredness.- Very well Miss Malfoy, ten points to Gryffindor! Can someone tell me the time of effect and where to find them? - Again Hydra held up her hand. - Miss Malfoy?"- The effect time is indeterminate and is a very rare plant, it is only found presently in Brazil.
- Very well Miss Malfoy! Ten more points for Gryffindor! - Her smile grew even wider. - This one was very difficult to get here, a Brazilian witch gave me a gift the last time she was in England.
The rest of the class was about several other aquatic plants and their uses, Fred and George tried to get a Bobotúbera whose pus is used to make anti-acne potions to themselves, but Madame Sprout caught them and took five points from each.- You're not as good as you used to be - Hydra said, laughing as they retreated from the greenhouse.- It's only a matter of time... - George said.- We couldn't this time, but that little plant can wait for us... - Fred said smiling as they followed for lunch.- Good afternoon guys, ready for another practice today? - Wood asked as he sat beside her, Hydra was almost dozing.- No, I can't, I can't Oliver, I have a lot of homework to do and I did not sleep well last night... - Hydra said before he could say anything else.- But, but I need you there! I need you to help me...- Oliver, I'm not even one of the main team! - Hydra interrupted - I can not practice for a few days, unless you intend not to play and I have to sub for you.
Oliver looked very sad, as he always did when Hydra touched on the subject of not wanting to play, but Hydra remained firm and he ended up accepting.
- Okay, I think one trainning it's ok... - But his voice sounded very discouraged.- I promise I'll help you later, I promise, seriously, but please, just give me one day off. - Hydra looked so desperate that Oliver was a little unresponsive.- Okay, Hydra... No problem - he said, patting her lunch, Hydra still had a Potions class which again, after perfectly making what Professor Snape's asked, she did not receive any points to Gryffindor, while a Slytherin girl made an incomplete potion and received five points for the decided to go to the library before going up to the tower and prepare for dinner, while she was on her way to the tower, she again met a familiar figure in the hall.-I think it's only in the corridors that we run into each other. - Said a blond boy, very tall and strong, taller and as strong as Oliver and with white smile stopping in front of her.- Peter, I suppose that is true, I think it's only in the corridors that we meet. - Hydra said smiling, Peter looked at the books in her hands.- Healing potions? Do you want to be a healer? - He asked curiously.
- No, I actually think it's an interesting profession, but I want to be a Potion master.
- That's great! - Peter looked strangely enthusiastic - I want to be a healer, my parents are and I always wanted to be one too and no healer can work without a good Potioner... - Peter gave a hypnotic smile.
- Healers? This is so cool, my parents are... - Hydra paused. - Well, my dad has a store and they kind of live from...
- I know who your parents are - Peter said, laughing. - I think everyone does...
Hydra cast a look of sadness, she hated being reminded of everything his family represents and how they are known for it, Peter must have realized why he rushed to speak:
- Not that I think it matters, I've come to realize that you're not like them, in Gryffindor and with muggle-born friends, but the Malfoy are famous, especially to the pureblood families. - He said pure blood in a half-demented but not spiteful way, almost as a joke, which made Hydra laugh.
- Macmillan, I knew I had heard this last name before, you are also in the sacred 28. -
Sacred 28 was the list of 28 families considered true pure-bloods in the United Kingdom, this list was cataloged in the mid 30s or 40s , Hydra was forced to know all the surnames on the list as a child, her father made it clear that only those families deserved to be known.
- Yes, silly, I know, but no one else in our family cares about this... - He said with a smile. - And of course, even considered pure, it's not a name of importance like the Malfoys and the Blacks. He said playfully.
Hydra laughed a little, it was true that even among the 28, some families considered themselves better than the others, such as their father's Malfoys, his mother's Blacks, and the Lestrange's, the family of her horrible aunt Bellatrix (who inherited her last name Of her husband, since she was originally a Black), who was in Azkaban.
- And I certainly do not care for this... - She said- And what are you doing her at this time? - Hydra decided to change the subject so she would not continue on that family and pure-blood topic.
- I was going to the library, the exams are close, and I like to be prepared. - Peter's smile seemed magical, for it never seemed to end or irritate her and always left Hydra half-witted.
- Me too, I say, I like to be prepared, next year are my O. and I really want to be prepared for that.
- Yes, next year I have my N.E. , believe me, I also need to go well, I want to get a good spot at St. Mungo's when I graduate.
Hydra knew the wizarding hospital in London, she had to be taken there after her father's attack on her with the excuse that she felt.
- It's a good ambition... And you said your whole family are healers? - Hydra decided to walk to the stone opening that worked as a window in the hall to sit and support herbooks, Peter followed her continuing the conversation and stood in front of her.
- No, not my whole family, just my parents, they met at Hogwarts and became healers together, and also are working together untill today. - Hydra admired the gleam in Peter's gaze as he spoke of his parents, she could never feel something like that talking about her parents, specially her father, maybe about her mother, who always were good to her. -
How beautiful! You seem to like them very much, this is really cool!
- Yes, don't you? - Hydra looked visibly uncomfortable and eyes fixed on the floor - Sorry, I did not want to intrude or anything ...
- No, that's all right, I really love my parents, in a way, maybe not the same as your love yours, my mother more than my father for sure. - Hydra forced a smile that seems to have been accepted by Peter - My mother loves me and I love her, I just do not agree with the things she says, my father, well, my father is everything you can already imagine.
- Yes, parents can be complicated... - Peter noticed Hydra's discomfort because he soon changed the subject.
- And Quidditch, I saw you wearing the team uniform on the field, are you on the team?- He asked gently. - I don't remember seeing you in the last match.
- No, I mean, yes, I'm a reserve keeper, but I'm not very interest in that, no more, I used to play Quidditch in the Beauxbatons and decided to quit when I came here, I only help now because of Oliver, he always asks for me to be in the practices. - Peter's smile seemed to have subsided a bit, Hydra noted.
- Yes, Oliver Wood, he really loves Quidditch, I can tell, but he's a nice guy, we talk sometimes in the Spell classes. - Peter looked uncomfortable talking about Wood, Hydra did not understand very well why, have they been fighting or something and she did not know?
The boy continued:
- Did you meet here at Hogwarts?
- Yes, when I was selected for Gryffindor, we started dating a short time later.
The discomfort on Peter's face continued, Hydra thought to ask if something had happened between them, but decided to let it go.
- You're also dating a girl from your house, aren't you? I forgot the name...
- Amee Goat - Peter said awkwardly. - We broke up, she was a very intense person...
Hydra unwillingly gave a small for this answer smile without much understanding why.
- I'm sorry. - She said, trying to be nice, she really did not like Amee Goat, she always looked at her roughly in the corridors and in the main hall even Hydra never even talked to her.
- I'm not, believe me - Peter laughed.
- And also had Rita... - Hydra said, getting almost as embarrassing as Peter seemed at that moment.
- Yeah, about that day...
- Forget, Rita already told me and well, you were not doing anything very serious, it was just really funny - said Hydra smiling.
- I know, but it was a mistake, Rita is cool and such, but she is just a friend- Peter did not look directly at Hydra while talking about the girl.
- I understand, never mind... - Said Hydra and Peter smiled and went on to another subject.
- I'm curious about something, how did you end up at a school in France?"And why did you come here?
Oh, that was it, Peter was curious about Hydra, it was normal, many wanted to know about this story, Hydra told how he ended up stopping at a school in another country and how he ended up going to Hogwarts, Peter listened to everything very attentive and surprised.
- So your father brought you here and wanted to take you away since you were not in the same house as he and the rest of your family?
- Yes, no Malfoy went to any other house than Slytherin, nor any Black on my mother's side other than Sirius Black, you've heard of him, haven't you? The killer who's in Azkaban? He's my mother's cousin. - Peter nodded, Hydra paused to think at that moment how many relatives she had in Azkaban, the witch prison Hydra had only heard of, that should show some of the character of her family.- So you at least was not the first one on her side ... - Said he laughing - not that you have something to do with a murderer of course! He added, making Hydra laugh.
- My family is all mixed up, my father has a brother, Uncle Henry, they ended up in different houses, Uncle Henry to Hufflepuff and daddy to Ravenclaw, and my paternal grandfather was from Slytherin, my mother was a Gryffindor. - Peter laughted, Hydra did not know what it was like to have such a scattered family.
- The children ended up following the same paths, I went to the Ravenclaw which was my father's house, Jeniffer went to Gryffindor, our mother's house and Ernie and Magnolia ended up going to Hufflepuff, their parents' house, a Macmillan can end up stopping anywhere! - Peter and Hydra laughed and talked for a while about various matters until they realized they were late for dinner.- I think I'd better run, see you later? - She asked, picking up her books.- Sure, it would be a pleasure. - Peter said with his wonderfully white Hydra ran to the Gryffindor tower to leave her books and hurried to the main hall where the dinner was already halfway.- Where were you? I was worried! -Oliver asked as Hydra sat beside him.- I was studying in the library, I told you, the exams are coming... - Hydra chose to omit the part about talking to Peter, Oliver was already jealous enough without this, she served herself some smash potato and chicken thigh and noticed that Peter was sitting on his house's table, on the bench facing Hydra, eating and talking to some friends, she then went back to talking to Oliver about his strategies for the game against Hufflepuff on the following dinner they went up to the Gryffindor tower and Hydra decided to go straight to bed, completely the next day, Oliver "asked her affectionately" to participate in the practice once again.
- Where's your head, Hydra? You missed two quaffles already! - Asked Oliver, flying towards her with his broom and looking very irritated.
- I'm sorry, I'm really distracted today, I have a lot to study and I'm a little nervous...
- I know, Hydra, but the game against Hufflepuff is coming and I really need...
- Me, I know, I know, I'll help you, okay? - Answered Hydra, with irritation, interrupting Oliver.
- Okay, let's resume, guys! - He announced to the rest of the players.
- You guys are not well, are you? - Asked Angelina, who was sitting with her in the common room after training, along with Alicia, Fred and George.
- What are you talking about? - Hydra asked, taking her eyes off the parchment of potions she was preparing.
- You and Oliver, you're not well, you're fighting, you seem less patient with him... - Angelina looked gentler than usual.
- I'm fine, Angelina...
- No you are not, Hydra. - Fred said, very kindly.
- I think you're very annoyed by Oliver's Quidditch obsession, which is completely understandable... - George said, rolling his eyes.
- No it's not, the poor boy just wants to do his job... - Angelina said, returning to her normal Oliver's defense.
- There is work and there is an obsession, and George is right, Angelina - Alicia said.
- He's always been like this... it's his way... - Angelina said, looking red, she did not know whether she was embarrassed or angry, her voice did not tell.
- But his way is annoying sometimes, even though I really like Oliver - Alicia said.
- Guys, calm down, I'm fine, Oliver and I are doing well, it's okay, okay?- Hydra interrupted, knowing that they were actually right, but she preferred to deny it.
- Okay... - The four of them said without any grace.
- I really love Oliver, I really do, I just get annoyed sometimes, that's all!
- Okay, Hydra...
All week during the night, when I was not training, Hydra was in the library and always met Peter when he left and they were talking for hours, it was good to have a friend like him, who seemed to understand what she felt.
- So you're training every day for a team that is not even part of it? - Peter asked, seeming to find some humor in the situation as they sat in the hallway talking.
- Not really, Oliver kind of likes my presence there and I don't think it's hard to please him with this, is it?
- But are you dropping your studies? He knows you have an exam next year, right?
- He does, but he doesn't understand it very well, all he wants in life is to play Quidditch, it's his dream, that's what he's up to, and I even admire that on him, to tell you the truth - Hydra said, smiling as she remembered so positively of the boyfriend.
- I don't know, you should think a little more about yourself, I know he means well and not bad, but it's up to you to impose your limits... - Peter said, looking at her delicately and smiling broadly.
- You're right... I need to impose myself more, I need to show my priorities, I think he will understand... Thank you, Peter - Hydra said, smiling at the boy.
- No problem, I'm glad I can help you.