The truth behind it all

[Author's justification: From now on, all A/N and Disclaimers!!! will be at the end of the chapter and not at the beginning. Have fun reading! :-)]

Finally, Jeremy spoke. His voice cut through the tension that was already thick.

"We're old rivals from school."

"Hogwarts?" Terri asked.

"Hey, how'd you know?"

"She goes to Beaubaxtons, pretty-boy," Draco put in. Jeremy leaped up, about to throw a punch at Draco.

"Sit down!" Terri said to Jeremy. "Don't be mean, Draco."

"Why, have you taken a liking to him, Teresa?" She just barely blushed.

"Shut up, Malfoy. If Mad-Eye or Pot–"

Draco interrupted Jeremy. "If they were here, what would I do?"

"I learned a new bit of Transfiguration at school, Malfoy. Something about turning a person into a ferret. Would you like me to try it on you?"

"You wouldn't dare."

"I wouldn't, would I?" Jeremy said, pulling his wand out of his robe.

"No, you won't. Not with your mother here."

"I wouldn't? Well, in that case, Expelliarmus!"

Draco's wand flew out of his hand and he soared backwards into the far end of the yard. Terri and Jeremy doubled up with laughter. Narcissa and Patricia suddenly appeared through the patio door.

"What happened?" asked Mrs. Keating.

"Draco and I were just showing, uh, Teresa here some simple spells to compare what we learn," Jeremy fibbed.

"Why, how thoughtful of you!" Narcissa said, feigning niceness.

"Isn't it?" replied Mrs. Keating. "Well, I think it's best that we leave now. Come, Jeremy. Good bye, Narcissa. Good bye, Draco!" she called across the yard as he stalked back to the lawn chairs.

"Bye Jeremy; bye Mrs. Keating!" Terri called as Narcissa escorted them to the front door. When Narcissa came back, she had some words for Terri.

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"From now on," Narcissa said to Terri as she paced the French room, "you will not become close to any of my friends or friends' children. You will not converse with any of them either. If anyone comes over, you are to stay in your room. Do you understand?"

"Well, yeah, but–"

"But what? Have I made it clear or not?"

"Yes, you have."

"Okay, then. Go up to your room."

"But I was thinking–"

"Go up to your room," Narcissa said through gritted teeth. Terri heeded the warning and left the French room. She made her way upstairs and into her bedroom.

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[A/N I know I decided to make Narcissa dazed, but the one thing that snaps her out of it is Terri doing something she doesn't want her to do. Okay?]

[A/N Thanx 2 all you people who have reviewed my stories. Please, please! R/R becuz I want ur take on my writing. The Terri Stories, a.k.a. this, have had the most hits out of all of my fics. Well, they did until ffn made the hit counter disappear…]

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[Disclaimer!!! All characters belong to the one, the only, J.K.Rowling!!! and do not belong 2 me @ all. Exceptions to this are Terri, Jeremy, Morgana Delacourris, and Peter Raciti.]

[Challenge! Did anyone notice that I changed one character's last name? Other than me? Figure out who it is by reading the previous chapters if you have too much time on your hands. then email me or review with your answer. I'll mention you in probably the seventh chapter. It all depends on how much fan mail I get! aka reviews.]

[Question!!! Do I have enough author's notes and disclaimers here?]