Harry Potter and the Troublesome Evie

By Trephinia Cealyn

Chapter 5 | Fiery Tempers

          Harry walked into the library trying to escape Ron. All his best friend seemed to do these past few weeks was complain. If only he didn't complain about Ginny so much. Harry sighed. Then he spotted Evie… without Draco. She sat at a table her legs swinging back and forth. A Slytherin first year sat with her. Harry slid behind a bookshelf so he could 'eavesdrop.'

          "What's little birdie's name?" Harry heard Evie say.

          "Na'Drek. Na'Drek Flint." He opened a book to. He pretended to read the book but he stared at Evie. Even Harry, horrible at reading emotions in people, knew this boy loved Evie.

          "Little birdie hurt?" Evie pointed at the boys cast. Harry hadn't noticed it before.

          "Oh it's nothing." The boy glanced around.

          "Who hurt little birdie?" Evie placed her elbows on the table and set her chin in her hands staring at the boy with her black eyes.

          "Draco Malfoy." The boy whispered. Evie gasped.

          "Not true!" Evie glared at the boy. "Why Dracky hurt Drekie?"

          "He couldn't find you. It really was my fault." He smiled at her. "You don't stand near mad Malfoys." Evie laughed at this. Then stopped suddenly. She turned towards Harry.

          "Evie no like spies Scar head." She turned back to the boy. "Evie no like spies." The boy nodded enthralled by Evie's madness, not scared. Harry stepped out from the bookcase.

          "You've caught me Evie." Harry said. He sat at the table. "What are you two up to?"

          "I can't allow you to talk to him Evie." The boy stood. "Wouldn't want to get my other arm broken!"

          "Sit birdie. Evie won't let Dracky hurt you!" she turned to Harry. "So Harry, what brings you to my table?" she asked dropping the third person. Harry stared at her. She seemed almost… sane. "You think Evie stupid. Guess again Potter! Evie is your most dangerous enemy." She stood. "Come Drekie. Birdies must fly." The boy followed her but first sent a warning glare to Potter.

          Ginny lay on her four poster bed thinking of Draco. She drew a picture of him in her mind. The way his silver hair hung in his face. The way he brushed it out of his eyes. The way it fell back in the same place. She smiled and turned on her stomach.

          "Who is it?" Lila the annoying fourth year asked sitting on Ginny's bed.

          "What?" Ginny sat up drawing her knees up to her chest.

          "Who do you love?" Lila asked. Almost as if the word had summoning powers the other fourth year girls crowded around Ginny.

          "Why would I tell you?" Ginny said angrily, still mad at Ron.

          "That's not fair." Lila protested.

          "Tough."

          "Ginny, you're denying me of all my fun!" Lila wailed.

          "What are you babbling about?"

          "Well I pretend to be your bestest best friend and you tell me all your nastiest secrets and then I turn and stab you in the back by telling everyone!" She fixed Ginny with and intent stare. "At least tell me his initials, that way I can guess."

          "Oh Lila. You're hysterical." Ginny said laughing. She stood up, girls moved out of her way. "As much as I'd like to tell you… I cannot." She looked upwards thinking. "But I can tell you something." She said turning happily.

          "What?" Lila said. This was going better than she had predicted.

          "Well just to keep with customs." She looked at Lila deviously. "Promise not to tell?" Lila nodded vigorously. "My brother, Ron, big strong tough Ron…" the girls all nodded. Ginny smiled inwardly. "is afraid of spiders." The girls exchanged looks and collapsed in a heap of laughter. Lila had been tricked. Lila who had tricked two of the most revered gossipers in Hogwarts, Lavender and Parvati, had been tricked.

          "Ginny!" Lila protested. "I already knew that… I found that out months ago."

          "Sorry Lila that's all I can manage now." Ginny pulled off her robes and hopped into her pajamas. "Now if you'll excuse me ladies I need my rest." The girls cleared off her bed still giggling and followed her example. Soon the fourth year girls dorm was full of snoring ladies. Ginny smiled and sat up quietly. She pulled on her cloak and grabbed her wand. Antechamber – Great Hall – Midnight – Love, Draco. She read from the crumpled parchment in her cloak. It had arrived during breakfast. Ginny closed the door silently and headed down the stairs. She listened at the door leading into the common rooms. Nothing. She pushed the door open and stole away quietly.

          "Where is she going?" Hermione thought to herself. She followed Ginny down the stairs and out of the common room. "Might as well find out." She followed in the shadows trying to be as quiet as possible. Ginny led her through the Great Hall and into the Antechamber where the first years waited to every September first. Hermione slipped in as the door closed and found a nice shadow behind a pillar to hide in.

          Draco walked quickly across the Great Hall a few minutes late. Evie had tricked Crabbe into thinking he was on fire and Draco had a hell of a time convincing him otherwise. He opened the door to the Antechamber and spotted Ginny. He smiled and walked quietly across the room. He put his hands over her eyes and whispered "Guess who?" into her ear.

          "Draco!" Ginny whirled around into his arms. He pulled her tightly against her chest. He felt her shaking and lifted her chin tears streamed down her face.

          "Ginny! What's wrong?" he pushed her hair away from her face.

          "Oh Draco!" she buried her face into his chest inhaling deeply. Finally she looked up. "They'll kill you… when they find out… won't they kill you?" Draco looked down at her. Even crying she looked so pretty. So fragile.

          "No. I won't let them kill Me." he forced a week smile. "Not because I'm afraid of death but because I don't want anyone hurting you." He pulled her into his arms. "I hope I'm not wrong in thinking that if I died you'd be hurt." The girl laughed but sobbed harder.

          "I love you Draco." She murmured into his robes.

          "I love you Ginny." He replied breathing in the scent of her hair. I don't deserve her. "More than you can imagine." They stood there in each other's arms for hours. Finally Ginny pulled away.

          "I should get back. Lila wakes early." She left the room leaving Draco alone.

          Hermione spotted her chance. If she talked to Draco now maybe she could talk some sense into him. She stood, "Malfoy." He turned towards her. His face showed no signs of surprise at her being there.

          "Granger." He inclined his head. "What do you want?"

          "I want- I think you should stop seeing Ginny." Hermione breathed in deeply.

          "Sorry Granger," he looked up at the ceiling. "Haven't you ever fallen in love Granger?" she looked away staring into the wall. He looked down at her. "Then you know what I feel like. Asking me to leave Ginny is like asking me to chop off my head. I need both but I love Ginny. I can't do it Granger. I can't."

          "Hermione."

          "What?"

          "Call me Hermione." She looked away from the wall and stared at her feet.

          "Maybe if you told him…" Draco said quietly.

          "Told who?"

          "Ron."

          "Tell him what?"

          "Don't be stupid Granger – Hermione. Everyone can tell you love him." he brushed his hair away from his face. "Everyone can tell he loves you to."

          "What?" Hermione said sharply looking up at him. "If you're lying to me Malfoy…"

          "I'm not." He stared back at her. "I have to go."

          "Does this make us friends?" she called as he reached the door. He turned smiled and winked. Then opened the door and closed it softly behind him.

          "Malfoy." Ron said standing behind Draco's chair. Ginny groaned and buried her head in her hands. Draco, who had been coercing Evie to eat, turned slowly in his chair.

          "Weasley." Draco stood. Ron walked out of the Great Hall. Draco followed at a slightly slower pace. Evie tried to follow but Ginny stopped her.

          "I think they need to be alone Evie." Ginny said handing the girl a cookie.

          "Cookie!"

          "Going to hit me again Weasley… or try to hit me?" Draco said when they reached the hallway.

          "No I thought we'd talk about it rationally. Man to… Death Eater." Ron said.      

          "Interesting." Draco took a step towards him. "I'm not going to break up with your sister. We're way beyond the girlfriend boyfriend stage." He said bluntly. Then seeing the look on Ron's face, "No, not that stage." He smiled. "Not yet anyways."

          "Malfoy."

          "Yes Weasley that is my name." Draco walked around him. "Get to the point."

          "I'm willing to accept this Ginny Draco thing." Ron said following Draco as he walked around him. "But if you hurt her…"

          "I'm not going to hurt her Weasley." Ron pushed him against the wall.

          "If you do I'll kill you." Draco smiled and nodded. Ron backed away. Draco kicked his feet out from under him.

          "Never touch me Weasley." He walked away leaving the boy lying there. Then he felt someone slam into his back. He hit the floor rolling. He stood up a few feet away from Ron who glared at him. "That was stupid Weasley." He brushed his cloak off and picked up his wand. "And cowardly."

          "What?" Ron said quietly.

          "Coward." Draco swished his wand around.

          "Stop!" Ginny rushed between them, "You're acting silly."

          "Stay out of it Ginny." Ron said.

          "NO! I will not stay out of it. You two are acting like children." She walked over to Draco. "Let's go."

          "Ginny, let me fight him." Draco said holding on to her shoulders.

          "No. I'm not going to let you kill my brother." Ginny led him away from the angry redhead.

          "I'll get you for this Malfoy." Ron called after them.