"No Madison! Don't add that!" Harry yelled, but he was too late. Madison
had added 2 cups of Pigmy juice instead of two- thirds. It didn't explode,
but it did begin to start making fire-cracking noises. Harry was getting
quite tired of Madison. This was going to be his sixth time getting a
detention in Professor Snape's class this year. Surely she couldn't be that
ditzy.
'She's out to get me,' Harry thought.
"Mr. Potter!" Snape's voice jolted across the dimly lit classroom. "Did you add too much pigmy juice?" Harry glared over at Madison who looked guilty standing there tracing her foot on the ground while biting her lip. Harry didn't want to answer; he was tired of taking the punishment for Madison's mistakes. Snape was looking impatiently at Harry, waiting for an answer. Harry was waiting for Madison to say something, as was the rest of the class... waiting… waiting… waiting. Finally, Snape lost his patience.
"Are you going to answer me?" Harry looked over at Madison.
"Potter you don't need to look at Ms. Kingston to get a reassuring answer!" Snape yelled. Madison burst into tears.
" I'm so sorry Professor Snape! It was I who messed up the Wigglydition potion! I wasn't paying attention all the way because of Harry!" Harry's mouth dropped. What possibly could he have done to make her mess up? It was her own stupid fault. " He distracted me because he was talking to Ron and saying something about only finishing his Divination homework 2 hours ago!" She continued still bawling her eyes out.
'That's it," Harry thought, ' She's out to get me!'
"All right Madison, stop crying; it'll be okay. As for Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley, I think a detention for you both is in order, and 5 points from Gryffindor. I think that will teach you not to talk about your homework for another class in mine," Snape said.
Ron's mouth dropped like Harry's and eyes widen to the size of tennis balls.
"That's not fair!" he shouted.
"Would you like to make 2 detentions and 10 points Mr. Weasley?" Snape snapped back. Ron just hung his head down while huffing and puffing.
"Hey," a voice called out from a few cauldrons down. " That was great Madison, getting Potter and Weasley into trouble." Draco smiled. Madison still looked guilty but smiled at Draco.
" I really don't like her..." Ron muttered as the dusty grandfather clocked chimed twice. It was their free time or what Hermione called "Library time."
" I REALLY don't like her," Ron said for the second time while going up to Gryffindor Tower.
" Yes, I know Ron," Harry grunted. " That's the sixth time she's gotten me a detention!"
" Well, Harry. I suggest for you not to pick her as your lab partner," Hermione said in a know- it - all voice.
" Hermione, I don't pick her, she's picks me!" Harry whined.
When dinner was served in the Great Hall, Harry wasn't joining in on the Chudley Canons conversation. He was more interested in watching Madison tell Brigette all about today. Vince wasn't with them though. Harry looked around the Gryffindor table and then his ears were drawn to the next few words Madison spoke.
"I got Harry another detention, Brig!" She said with a smile.
"Right on Maddy!" Brigette high-fived her sister.
"Oh," Madison began, " I also met someone today. I like him, He's kind of interesting..." she trailed off. Brigette gave her a look that asked who she had met. Harry was now deeply interested in this conversation when BAM!
"Seamus! Stop trying to turn your water into rum!" Hermione shouted at Seamus, whose face was now covered in soot. Madison stared at Seamus for a second and then began again.
"Anyways, Back to me! His name is Draco Malfoy and he's in Slytherin. Slytherin is like Seroms at Margous. It's like the bad house or whatever. Well, yeah, Draco is soo cute and sweet!" she giggled. Harry felt his stomach turn upside down. Draco? Sweet?
"Roooon," Harry studdered, " I neeeed to talk to you nooow." Harry told Ron what Brigette and Madison were talking about.
" You're right Harry, I think she IS out to get you. Besides, she seems kind of mental if she thinks Draco is nice." Ron said disgustedly.
The next morning at breakfast, Hermione entered the Great Hall in tears.
"Herm, what's wrong?"
" Crookshanks… He's… gone!" She said gasping for air. " I… went to feed him… last night and I couldn't… find him… I thought he was… just out… for a midnight stroll, but… he never stays out this long." She said halfway calmly and started crying again. This wasn't like Hermione. Usually, she was calm and reassuring about everything.
" I'm sure he's just fine, Hermione" Ron shrugged it off, but it was obvious Hermione couldn't do the same.
"Well, well, well. What's wrong Mudblood? Did Pottey or Weaswey make you cwy?" Draco came strolling over to Gryffindor table.
"Get lost you prat!" Hermione shouted; Draco ignored her.
"I have some news you might find interesting, Potter," Malfoy began. " It concerns the American kids. I know why they're here. Do you find that interesting?"
Harry squinted his eyes in hatred.
"If you ever wanna know, Just come talk to me Potter. I'm sure we could make some sort of deal, don't you?" Draco smiled in a sickeningly sweet manner, and walked back over to Slytherin table, laughing with his two idiot friends: Crabbe and Goyle.
'She's out to get me,' Harry thought.
"Mr. Potter!" Snape's voice jolted across the dimly lit classroom. "Did you add too much pigmy juice?" Harry glared over at Madison who looked guilty standing there tracing her foot on the ground while biting her lip. Harry didn't want to answer; he was tired of taking the punishment for Madison's mistakes. Snape was looking impatiently at Harry, waiting for an answer. Harry was waiting for Madison to say something, as was the rest of the class... waiting… waiting… waiting. Finally, Snape lost his patience.
"Are you going to answer me?" Harry looked over at Madison.
"Potter you don't need to look at Ms. Kingston to get a reassuring answer!" Snape yelled. Madison burst into tears.
" I'm so sorry Professor Snape! It was I who messed up the Wigglydition potion! I wasn't paying attention all the way because of Harry!" Harry's mouth dropped. What possibly could he have done to make her mess up? It was her own stupid fault. " He distracted me because he was talking to Ron and saying something about only finishing his Divination homework 2 hours ago!" She continued still bawling her eyes out.
'That's it," Harry thought, ' She's out to get me!'
"All right Madison, stop crying; it'll be okay. As for Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley, I think a detention for you both is in order, and 5 points from Gryffindor. I think that will teach you not to talk about your homework for another class in mine," Snape said.
Ron's mouth dropped like Harry's and eyes widen to the size of tennis balls.
"That's not fair!" he shouted.
"Would you like to make 2 detentions and 10 points Mr. Weasley?" Snape snapped back. Ron just hung his head down while huffing and puffing.
"Hey," a voice called out from a few cauldrons down. " That was great Madison, getting Potter and Weasley into trouble." Draco smiled. Madison still looked guilty but smiled at Draco.
" I really don't like her..." Ron muttered as the dusty grandfather clocked chimed twice. It was their free time or what Hermione called "Library time."
" I REALLY don't like her," Ron said for the second time while going up to Gryffindor Tower.
" Yes, I know Ron," Harry grunted. " That's the sixth time she's gotten me a detention!"
" Well, Harry. I suggest for you not to pick her as your lab partner," Hermione said in a know- it - all voice.
" Hermione, I don't pick her, she's picks me!" Harry whined.
When dinner was served in the Great Hall, Harry wasn't joining in on the Chudley Canons conversation. He was more interested in watching Madison tell Brigette all about today. Vince wasn't with them though. Harry looked around the Gryffindor table and then his ears were drawn to the next few words Madison spoke.
"I got Harry another detention, Brig!" She said with a smile.
"Right on Maddy!" Brigette high-fived her sister.
"Oh," Madison began, " I also met someone today. I like him, He's kind of interesting..." she trailed off. Brigette gave her a look that asked who she had met. Harry was now deeply interested in this conversation when BAM!
"Seamus! Stop trying to turn your water into rum!" Hermione shouted at Seamus, whose face was now covered in soot. Madison stared at Seamus for a second and then began again.
"Anyways, Back to me! His name is Draco Malfoy and he's in Slytherin. Slytherin is like Seroms at Margous. It's like the bad house or whatever. Well, yeah, Draco is soo cute and sweet!" she giggled. Harry felt his stomach turn upside down. Draco? Sweet?
"Roooon," Harry studdered, " I neeeed to talk to you nooow." Harry told Ron what Brigette and Madison were talking about.
" You're right Harry, I think she IS out to get you. Besides, she seems kind of mental if she thinks Draco is nice." Ron said disgustedly.
The next morning at breakfast, Hermione entered the Great Hall in tears.
"Herm, what's wrong?"
" Crookshanks… He's… gone!" She said gasping for air. " I… went to feed him… last night and I couldn't… find him… I thought he was… just out… for a midnight stroll, but… he never stays out this long." She said halfway calmly and started crying again. This wasn't like Hermione. Usually, she was calm and reassuring about everything.
" I'm sure he's just fine, Hermione" Ron shrugged it off, but it was obvious Hermione couldn't do the same.
"Well, well, well. What's wrong Mudblood? Did Pottey or Weaswey make you cwy?" Draco came strolling over to Gryffindor table.
"Get lost you prat!" Hermione shouted; Draco ignored her.
"I have some news you might find interesting, Potter," Malfoy began. " It concerns the American kids. I know why they're here. Do you find that interesting?"
Harry squinted his eyes in hatred.
"If you ever wanna know, Just come talk to me Potter. I'm sure we could make some sort of deal, don't you?" Draco smiled in a sickeningly sweet manner, and walked back over to Slytherin table, laughing with his two idiot friends: Crabbe and Goyle.