Chapter 5: Day of Infamy
The next day was great for Ron and Hermione until lunch. Of course, they're day was ruined by none other than Draco Malfoy. He had turned quite a bit more bitter (if possible) towards Harry, Ron, and Hermione since the news spread of Hermione and Ron's newly found love. It was easy to tell that Malfoy only liked Hermione's looks because of the way he treated her after her and Ron started going out.
"Well, well, well. It's Hogwarts' newest couple. The mudblood and the pauper. Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?"
"Just leave us alone Mal-" started Hermione, but Malfoy wasn't about to listen.
"Say you two get married. Who knows what your children would look like?"
"I'm warning you-" began Ron, his face turning crimson with anger.
But Malfoy kept going. "Probably half dog, half hippogriff, something of that nature, but oh! don't worry! They wouldn't be orphans just because of their hideous appearance. If you weren't loving enough to take care of them, they wouldn't be anything Hagrid couldn't handle."
It was this statement that Ron blew up at. He pounced at Malfoy and put both hands around his throat. In between punches, he said,
"You don't *wham* talk about *wham* Hermione and *wham* our possible children *wham* and me and Hagrid *wham* like that *wham*!"
Ron made sure his sentence was long so that Malfoy could suffer as much as possible before Snape could arrive. Sure enough, Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall came striding to the scene of the fight.
"What is going on here? Who started this?" asked McGonagall.
"100 points from Gryffindor!" yelled Snape.
"Now Severus, we don't know how this started, isn't that a little harsh? I think we should listen to these two first."
McGonagall was headmistress, so Severus didn't try and argue with her.
Ron, Malfoy, and the four witnesses (which were Hermione, Harry, Neville Longbottom, and Seamus Finnigan) followed the two professors to McGonagall's office. There were only three chairs for students, but McGonagall flicked her wand and three more appeared. The students sat down and McGonagall started talking.
"So, how was this started?"
Ron told her how Malfoy came up and started teasing them, but then Malfoy cut in by saying Ron had threatened to punch him earlier.
"That is a lie! A flat out lie!" yelled out Ron.
"Silence Weasley!" demanded Snape.
McGonagall asked the witnesses what happened. After they each told their version of the story, McGonagall sat, thinking. After a few moments, she said,
"Fighting is a very serious offense so, Mr. Weasley, you have just lost Gryffindor 50 points."
Malfoy looked quite smug, but only until McGonagall said,
"And because you were the cause of this outburst Mr. Malfoy, 50 points will also be deducted from Slytherin."
Malfoy's eyes seemed to pop out of his head (
The next day was great for Ron and Hermione until lunch. Of course, they're day was ruined by none other than Draco Malfoy. He had turned quite a bit more bitter (if possible) towards Harry, Ron, and Hermione since the news spread of Hermione and Ron's newly found love. It was easy to tell that Malfoy only liked Hermione's looks because of the way he treated her after her and Ron started going out.
"Well, well, well. It's Hogwarts' newest couple. The mudblood and the pauper. Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?"
"Just leave us alone Mal-" started Hermione, but Malfoy wasn't about to listen.
"Say you two get married. Who knows what your children would look like?"
"I'm warning you-" began Ron, his face turning crimson with anger.
But Malfoy kept going. "Probably half dog, half hippogriff, something of that nature, but oh! don't worry! They wouldn't be orphans just because of their hideous appearance. If you weren't loving enough to take care of them, they wouldn't be anything Hagrid couldn't handle."
It was this statement that Ron blew up at. He pounced at Malfoy and put both hands around his throat. In between punches, he said,
"You don't *wham* talk about *wham* Hermione and *wham* our possible children *wham* and me and Hagrid *wham* like that *wham*!"
Ron made sure his sentence was long so that Malfoy could suffer as much as possible before Snape could arrive. Sure enough, Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall came striding to the scene of the fight.
"What is going on here? Who started this?" asked McGonagall.
"100 points from Gryffindor!" yelled Snape.
"Now Severus, we don't know how this started, isn't that a little harsh? I think we should listen to these two first."
McGonagall was headmistress, so Severus didn't try and argue with her.
Ron, Malfoy, and the four witnesses (which were Hermione, Harry, Neville Longbottom, and Seamus Finnigan) followed the two professors to McGonagall's office. There were only three chairs for students, but McGonagall flicked her wand and three more appeared. The students sat down and McGonagall started talking.
"So, how was this started?"
Ron told her how Malfoy came up and started teasing them, but then Malfoy cut in by saying Ron had threatened to punch him earlier.
"That is a lie! A flat out lie!" yelled out Ron.
"Silence Weasley!" demanded Snape.
McGonagall asked the witnesses what happened. After they each told their version of the story, McGonagall sat, thinking. After a few moments, she said,
"Fighting is a very serious offense so, Mr. Weasley, you have just lost Gryffindor 50 points."
Malfoy looked quite smug, but only until McGonagall said,
"And because you were the cause of this outburst Mr. Malfoy, 50 points will also be deducted from Slytherin."
Malfoy's eyes seemed to pop out of his head (