When Draco ventured into the sanctuary of the Slytherin common room the horror hit him.
"PINK!!!!!" he squealed.
"Euch," added Goyle. Draco threw his travelling cloak over one of the previously leather chairs.
"Pansy! What the Hell have you done?" Pansy appeared at the staircase towards the dorms.
"Me, Draco?"
"Yes you imbecile, what have you done over Christmas?" he was becoming irritated.
"Ooh, I like this," she cooed oblivious to him. Feeling sickened at the sight he promptly left for the great hall with the majority of the other members of his house.
When he stepped into the hall everyone erupted into fits of laughter pointing at them. Draco looked down at his robes, which were the same baby pink as their common room. He would have screamed but he decided to not to give the Gryffindors the satisfaction. He stalked over to the Slytherin table and sat in his usual place. The others followed his example and sat down.
Maria giggled and passed a knowing look at Hermione, Harry and Ron. She then cast a humoured look at Draco. Then leant in towards Hermione.
"Malfoy doesn't look like he enjoys the new colour of his robes," she laughed, Hermione turned to look at him.
"Poor Draco," she smiled.
"Don't you pity him, he deserves the humiliation," replied Ron. Maria caught the Slytherin looking in her direction and winked. McGonagall was shouting at the collective Slytherins when Snape entered with identical pink robes. The hall sounded with a fresh batch of laughter that reached the teachers table. Tears were falling down Hagrid's cheeks whereas Snape was livid.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?" the potions master bellowed. The hall fell silent at this and Hermione cast a worried glance at Maria who shrugged it off. He began to approach them. "GRYFINNDORS, POTTER, BRISTOL, WEASLEY AND GRANGER. EXPLAIN YOURSELVES."
"Sir?" Maria asked quizzically.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO OUR ROBES AND COMMON ROOM?"
"What do you mean?" her innocent act began to fool Ron and Harry who knew she'd done it.
"YOU HAVE BEEN IN OUR COMMON ROOM AND...."
"SEVERUS! Will you please refrain for verbally attacking my students?" McGonagall snapped. "How would they get into the dungeons? I believe that this prank is beyond Mr Potter and his friends. Fred, George this is of your calibre, did you do this?"
"No Professor, we wouldn't be able to," Fred replied.
"But who ever did this is a genius." George finished.
"Thank you, Mr Weasleys. That's enough," the professors made their way to the table. Dumbledore stood he had obviously been amused. The staffs' victim glared around.
"Whoever did this to Slytherin please come forward with the counter spell or the actual spell by the end of today and you will not be punished."
"You mean I have to walk around like this for the rest of today?" Draco moaned a little too loud.
"Yes Mr. Malfoy it does."
"Malfoy, for future reference pink isn't your colour." Maria added.
"Miss Bristol, that is enough. A confession can be anonymous as long as it's today." Snape looked as if he could spit flames and continued to glare at Maria.
"So, Maria you gonna confess?" Harry asked.
"Me? I knew nothing about that. I didn't enchant the wall."
"'Moine?" Ron asked.
"I may have aided,"
"You're brilliant, Fred and George have nothing on the two of you."
"Thank you," with that Maria bit into the potato smiling.
Draco watched as Maria finished her food and left alone. He stood and began to leave but was halted by Pansy's arm.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"Somewhere away from you, you made us look like idiots. You never think. As for you two," he turned to Goyle and Crabbe. "Just keep away, I don't want you around at the moment." He stalked away wanting to find Maria; he saw her leaning against the doorway looking out over the snowy grounds. He heard her sigh heavily and then walk away towards the lake. She sat down by the shore and gazed over towards Hogsmead.
"Hi Draco," she said not turning to him.
"How'd you know?" he enquired sitting down next to her.
"Just did, I meant it," she smiled turning to him. "You don't suit pink."
He laughed, "it was you then."
"Was there any doubt?"
"I suppose not, you're evil you know that? Not, dark arts evil just evil."
"And your not?" she smiled.
"My evil was implanted in me by father. Sorry, I'm not going to depress you."
"Hey, I always have a shoulder available." Maria smiled affectionately.
"Thank you, you're the only person who ever does listen to me."
"It's all right, I just want to know something. What about us? I have nothing wrong with being friends I just... the kiss?"
"Oh, erm, I... Us, is there an us? Do you want there to be an us?" he concentrated on the ground.
"There isn't an us, but I'd there to be," she placed her hand under his chin and lifted his head so she could see into his eyes. "Would you?"
"Yes, but what about the Gryffindors?"
"Who cares? Draco, please let me get rid of the pink?"
"PLEASE," Maria withdrew her wand and effortlessly removed the colour. "Thank you," he leant forward and kissed her on her cheek.
"Can't you do better than that?" she asked him.
"Ooh, I might be able to manage that." Maria giggled as Draco's mouth met hers. They remained in their steady lip lock for several minutes. When they separated they looked into each other's eyes. "Was that better?"
"Yes. Now I'd better turn you back, because everyone'll know that I did it and if you tell anyone I'll ensure that you'll never procreate," she grinned wickedly and with a wave of her wand he was pink once more. "Meet you in the astronomy tower later tonight." Maria gently blew him a kiss as she headed back to the castle.
"PINK!!!!!" he squealed.
"Euch," added Goyle. Draco threw his travelling cloak over one of the previously leather chairs.
"Pansy! What the Hell have you done?" Pansy appeared at the staircase towards the dorms.
"Me, Draco?"
"Yes you imbecile, what have you done over Christmas?" he was becoming irritated.
"Ooh, I like this," she cooed oblivious to him. Feeling sickened at the sight he promptly left for the great hall with the majority of the other members of his house.
When he stepped into the hall everyone erupted into fits of laughter pointing at them. Draco looked down at his robes, which were the same baby pink as their common room. He would have screamed but he decided to not to give the Gryffindors the satisfaction. He stalked over to the Slytherin table and sat in his usual place. The others followed his example and sat down.
Maria giggled and passed a knowing look at Hermione, Harry and Ron. She then cast a humoured look at Draco. Then leant in towards Hermione.
"Malfoy doesn't look like he enjoys the new colour of his robes," she laughed, Hermione turned to look at him.
"Poor Draco," she smiled.
"Don't you pity him, he deserves the humiliation," replied Ron. Maria caught the Slytherin looking in her direction and winked. McGonagall was shouting at the collective Slytherins when Snape entered with identical pink robes. The hall sounded with a fresh batch of laughter that reached the teachers table. Tears were falling down Hagrid's cheeks whereas Snape was livid.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?" the potions master bellowed. The hall fell silent at this and Hermione cast a worried glance at Maria who shrugged it off. He began to approach them. "GRYFINNDORS, POTTER, BRISTOL, WEASLEY AND GRANGER. EXPLAIN YOURSELVES."
"Sir?" Maria asked quizzically.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO OUR ROBES AND COMMON ROOM?"
"What do you mean?" her innocent act began to fool Ron and Harry who knew she'd done it.
"YOU HAVE BEEN IN OUR COMMON ROOM AND...."
"SEVERUS! Will you please refrain for verbally attacking my students?" McGonagall snapped. "How would they get into the dungeons? I believe that this prank is beyond Mr Potter and his friends. Fred, George this is of your calibre, did you do this?"
"No Professor, we wouldn't be able to," Fred replied.
"But who ever did this is a genius." George finished.
"Thank you, Mr Weasleys. That's enough," the professors made their way to the table. Dumbledore stood he had obviously been amused. The staffs' victim glared around.
"Whoever did this to Slytherin please come forward with the counter spell or the actual spell by the end of today and you will not be punished."
"You mean I have to walk around like this for the rest of today?" Draco moaned a little too loud.
"Yes Mr. Malfoy it does."
"Malfoy, for future reference pink isn't your colour." Maria added.
"Miss Bristol, that is enough. A confession can be anonymous as long as it's today." Snape looked as if he could spit flames and continued to glare at Maria.
"So, Maria you gonna confess?" Harry asked.
"Me? I knew nothing about that. I didn't enchant the wall."
"'Moine?" Ron asked.
"I may have aided,"
"You're brilliant, Fred and George have nothing on the two of you."
"Thank you," with that Maria bit into the potato smiling.
Draco watched as Maria finished her food and left alone. He stood and began to leave but was halted by Pansy's arm.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"Somewhere away from you, you made us look like idiots. You never think. As for you two," he turned to Goyle and Crabbe. "Just keep away, I don't want you around at the moment." He stalked away wanting to find Maria; he saw her leaning against the doorway looking out over the snowy grounds. He heard her sigh heavily and then walk away towards the lake. She sat down by the shore and gazed over towards Hogsmead.
"Hi Draco," she said not turning to him.
"How'd you know?" he enquired sitting down next to her.
"Just did, I meant it," she smiled turning to him. "You don't suit pink."
He laughed, "it was you then."
"Was there any doubt?"
"I suppose not, you're evil you know that? Not, dark arts evil just evil."
"And your not?" she smiled.
"My evil was implanted in me by father. Sorry, I'm not going to depress you."
"Hey, I always have a shoulder available." Maria smiled affectionately.
"Thank you, you're the only person who ever does listen to me."
"It's all right, I just want to know something. What about us? I have nothing wrong with being friends I just... the kiss?"
"Oh, erm, I... Us, is there an us? Do you want there to be an us?" he concentrated on the ground.
"There isn't an us, but I'd there to be," she placed her hand under his chin and lifted his head so she could see into his eyes. "Would you?"
"Yes, but what about the Gryffindors?"
"Who cares? Draco, please let me get rid of the pink?"
"PLEASE," Maria withdrew her wand and effortlessly removed the colour. "Thank you," he leant forward and kissed her on her cheek.
"Can't you do better than that?" she asked him.
"Ooh, I might be able to manage that." Maria giggled as Draco's mouth met hers. They remained in their steady lip lock for several minutes. When they separated they looked into each other's eyes. "Was that better?"
"Yes. Now I'd better turn you back, because everyone'll know that I did it and if you tell anyone I'll ensure that you'll never procreate," she grinned wickedly and with a wave of her wand he was pink once more. "Meet you in the astronomy tower later tonight." Maria gently blew him a kiss as she headed back to the castle.
