Harry Potter and the Troublesome Evie
By Trephinia Cealyn
Chapter 8 | Draco and Dragons
"Lucious I need to talk to you." Narcissa sat in her bed, eating soup slowly.
"Yes Narcissa." Her husband stood in the doorway. He sounded weak, submissive even.
"It's the boy's 16th birthday this December am I correct?" she carefully spooned up some soup.
"Yes Narcissa, that it is." Lucious hung his head. "I thought we agreed…"
"I changed my mind." She said eating a cracker daintily.
"Of course my dear."
"He'll be coming home for Christmas." The statement was a carefully veiled order.
"I'll see what I can do." Lucious gave in, it was no use defying Narcissa these days.
"Good." She waved her hand as if to dismiss him and then stopped. "Lucious, you took care of that intruder didn't you."
"We haven't found him yet."
"Well when we give our son his present I want no interruptions, is that understood?" Narcissa waved him away.
"Slytherin vs. Gryffindor." Draco said sullenly. "Perfect Potter and his bloody team will win."
"Is Dracky ready to beat Potty?" Evie came bounding down the common room steps.
Draco smiled and ruffled Evie's hair. "It doesn't work that way love."
"Dracky ruffled Evie's feathers!" Evie climbed into a chair and messed up Draco's hair. "Silly Birdie!" Draco laughed and carried her to the Great Hall.
"Look Dracky! Pretty lady over there." Draco smiled and set Evie down.
"Go eat some food Evie. I'll be right over."
"Okay Dracky." Draco sauntered over to the Gryffindor table and sat next to Ginny.
"How are you?" he asked spearing a sausage.
"Fine." Then she looked over at him. "Draco!"
"You didn't recognize my voice." He said. "I'm hurt."
"I'm sorry!"
"No you're not."
"You know me to well."
"Could you two please get a room?" Ron said giving Draco a dirty look.
"Shut up Weasley." Draco pulled Ginny from her chair. "Walk with me?" he pleaded.
"Okay." She shot her brother an evil smile and followed Draco.
"Harry you have to eat something." Hermoine pleaded.
"Can't." Harry stared at his eggs. "I'm nervous."
"Harry its Malfoy, you've beaten him before." Ron shoved an apple into Harry's hands.
"I think I'll go get ready." Harry, still holding the apple, ran out to the Broom Closet and grabbed his Firebolt. Mounting it he flew over to the Quidditch pitch. He flew round in circles loosening his nerves.
"Nice Potter," Malfoy said hovering near one of the goal posts. "Thought you might have lost your touch last year."
"Funny Malfoy, very funny." Harry flew over to him. "You can't even catch the snitch when it's hovering near your ear."
"I could've caught the snitch, I just had better things to do."
"Oy Potter! Get your lazy arse down here." Fred Weasley yelled. "You got to give a speech!" Harry flew down next to him and disappeared into the locker rooms.
"Malfoy, you don't even have your robes on!" Snape yelled. "Get down here."
The Quidditch game got off to an excellent start. Slytherin scored to goals and dominated the game until Fred hit a Bludger almost knocking Draco off his broom. The Slytherin team got a penalty but the Gryffindor keeper stopped the Quaffle nicely. That helped the Gryffindor morale and Harry was neck to neck with Draco racing for the snitch when Draco pulled up suddenly his face paler then usual.
"Evie!" Draco yelled and sped down towards the girl. She was running towards the Dragon.
"Dragon Dracky! Dragon!" The Dragon landed on the Quidditch pitch. Evie avoiding the tail threw her arms around the Dragon's neck. "Dragon!"
"Evie NO!!!!" Draco jumped off his broom and ran towards Evie.
"Malfoy what are you doing we have a game to win." The Slytherin captain yelled. Draco ignored him and wrenched Evie off the Dragon's neck. The Dragon roared and Draco ran towards the broom.
"Norbert!" Draco reaching his broom plopped Evie on it and sped up. He stopped 100's of feet away from the Dragon and looked down. Dumbledore, Ron, and Harry tried there hardest to keep Hagrid from the Norwegian Dragon. "Norbert! I'm telling you Harry it's Norbert!"
"Come one Hagrid." Dumbledore said firmly. Ministry officials had arrived to take care of the Dragon.
"Evie want Dragon Dracky!" Evie tried to climb off the broom.
"No Evie." Draco said firmly and held on to her arm. "You can't have the dragon."
"Please Dracky!" Evie pleaded. Draco landed in front of the school.
"Come on Evie." He pulled her into the school.
"Draco!" Ginny pulled him into a fierce hug. "Don't you ever do that again, I thought you were a goner!" she held him tight near tears.
"Evie want Dragon." Evie pouted.
"And you, running towards that Dragon! Do you know how dangerous that was?" Ginny said holding Evie by her shoulders. "It could have killed you Evie!" she hugged the girl to almost as tightly as Draco. "Both of you are going to give me a Heart Attack!"
"What's a heart attack?" Evie asked Draco.
"I have to Ginny." Draco and Ginny were in an abandoned classroom.
"Can't you tell them that you want to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas Break?" Ginny batted her eyelashes and smiled.
"No I can't, mother requested me specifically."
"That's not fair!" Ginny lowered her head.
"I'll make it up to you when I get back." He promised. She shook her head and stamped away. "Sorry!" he called after her. "Owl me." he grabbed his cloak and threw it over his shoulders. Then with Crabbe and Goyle following him he left walking towards the Hogwarts Express.
"Ginny if you had Malfoy's parents would you defy an order?" Harry said trying to console her. She sat in front of the fire and refused to move. "If he did they'd probably kill him, do you want a dead boyfriend?" Ginny glared at him. They, Ron Harry Hermoine and Ginny, had gone to the Burrow for Christmas.
"It's just not fair." She protested.
"Life's not fair." Harry said, but he was looking elsewhere. Ginny followed his gaze and saw him staring at Ron and Hermoine who had gotten closer. Ginny felt bad for Harry but didn't say anything. Let him figure it out. I've got bigger problems. Ginny thought to herself.
"Thanks Harry," Ginny headed for her room. "I think I'll go owl Draco now.
Draco-
How's your vacation? Mine's okay, well Harry convinced me to forgive you. On a trial basis of course. Well owl me back…
-Ginny
Ginny tied the letter on to Pig's leg and sent him on his merry way. Then she pulled on some pajamas and worked on some Homework before she went to bed.
"Oww what?" Ginny opened her eyes only to see Pig chewing on her ear. "Pig! What - stop eating my ear." Ginny pulled the owl off her ear and sat up. She untied his letter.
Ginny-
My vacation's fine, and yours? Don't tell me your brother is bothering you about me, or I'll come down there and knock some sense into him!
A trial basis hmm? Sounds interesting, do I get any benefits?
-Draco
Ginny laughed and a started to write a reply when her quill broke. It was the only one she brought from Hogwarts and she didn't have any at home. She sighed and got up to borrow one of her family members.
"Need something dear." Her mother asked. She was making breakfast.
"A quill would be nice." Ginny searched through the drawers.
"Here." Her mother handed her a scraggly looking quill. "Writing to that Malfoy boy again?"
"Yes mother." Ginny said coldly. "Do you have a problem with that?" and before Mrs. Weasley could reply Ginny was up the stairs and in her room writing to Draco.
