Stupid me. I have forgotten to put DISCLAIMERS on each chapter.
DISCLAIMER: JKR is a goddess. She is the creative one, I just use her ideas. I
only own Nicole and other non-HP characters that I concoct in my head. No $ is
being made. Warning: This fic contains adult material including violence,
profanity, sexual situations, and plenty of drug use (i.e. lots of getting stoned)
On with chapter 6!
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Chapter 6 - Frustration
They gave each other knowing glance as they walked through the heavy doors to
the Great Hall for dinner. Their hands broke as they went their separate ways.
"I'll talk to you later" Nicole mouthed to Draco before he went to the Slytherin
table and she went to the Gryffindor. She turned back to see most students
looking at her. She hurried to Ginny, ignoring the thick sound of whispers
throughout the Hall. She dropped her bag at her feet and took a spot on the
bench next to Ginny, who was wearing a confused look.
"Explain. Now." Ginny said with a angry expression.
"Ginny, he decided to just not care what his father would do to him. So we're not
going to hide. Too clich‚ anyway. A Gryffindor and Slytherin in a secret
relationship. I'm sure his dad will be pissed but Draco is almost grown and should
be able to date whoever he wants." She stated bluntly.
"And is wearing his Slytherin robe some sort of announcement?"
"No! I'm not that crazy. Really, Ginny, you actually think I'd say `Draco hunny,
can I wear your robe so the whole school can how I'm dating a Slytherin'.No I
was freezing and he offered it to me. I didn't think it would cause such a stir. It's
just a robe. And Draco was being a gentlemen." Nicole said, easing Ginny's
skeptical mood.
"It's quite hard to actually PICTURE Draco Malfoy being sweet and lovey-dovey
but I believe you. I'm just worried about them." She pointed over to her brother
and his crowd. They had their gaze fixed on her. The entire group was looking at
Nicole in complete contempt. Each whispered something to the person next to
them, their eyes still glued to Draco's Slytherin robe. Nicole's nasty smirk
appeared on her face.
"Well I know he's your brother, so forgive me for doing this" She put her fork
down, checked the table of teacher to see if they were watching, and gave them
all the finger and turned her head back to Ginny, ignoring their reactions. "They
can lick cunt for all I care. I don't need to prove myself or my boyfriend to them."
She said to Ginny.
"That's the spirit, Nic!" They did a small high-five under the table.
"I can see how they piss you off. That whole group of 6th years have sticks up
their asses. Or should I say wands up their asses." A thought popped into her
head. "Remind me to show you my box of party favors in my trunk when we get
upstairs." Nicole said with a mischievous grin.
"Party favors?" Ginny said with a smirk.
The two finished their dinner, Nicole glancing at Draco a few times.
Draco took a seat at the Slytherin table and ate his dinner in complete silence.
He had nothing to say to any of them. Pansy Parkinson had come and insulted
him a few times but Draco ignored her presence. Crabbe and Goyle tried asking
about Nicole but he ignored them and they went back to stuffing themselves. He
felt eyes upon him all through dinner. He kept his eyes either on his food or at
Nicole who would give him comforting glances.
He walked slowly back up to his dorm and collapsed on his bed. He started his
homework while waiting for Nicole's note. A knock on the door interrupted his
concentration on Arithmancy.
"Care to explain yourself, Malfoy?" It was Goyle, Crabbe just behind him.
"Sod off, you oaf. It's none of your bloody business." Malfoy said as he went back
to his work.
"Well I'm sure your father would like to know that you've been out and about with
that Gryffindor halfblooded freak. Do you have no pride?" Goyle continued.
"Maybe it is. It's also a good idea for your fathers to know about what I caught the
two of you doing last year by the lake. I'm sure that would make them proud of
the two of you. I'm sure they'll be bursting to tell the world their sons are poofs."
He said with the signature Malfoy smirk. Their cheeks went red with anger. "Don't
forget you're talking to a Malfoy. If you want to tell my father about my girlfriend,
I'll tell each other your fathers about their sons' boyfriends. Now get out of my
room." Malfoy commanded. The two rushed out of his dormitory. He knew this
was the beginning of trouble. He opened his trunk, searched for Nicole's CD
player. He positioned the headphones on his head and popped in Nicole's
Strokes CD and blasted the music as he finished his homework. He didn't
noticed the firm knock on his door as he hummed the tune to Hard To Explain.
*~*~*
"Well I've done a spell to inspect this box, it looks to me like there is nothing
harmful inside, but it's locked with a charm." Ginny said as she handed the box to
Nicole who was searching through her trunk.
"This damn thing! It's charmed so it can hold anything but I didn't think of how I'd
find stuff! Oh, you finished that spell. I'll look for my case in a minute. Let's see if I
can get this thing opened. Maybe it needs some sort of magic touch!" Nicole shut
her trunk and hopped on her bed. She set the wooden box in front of her. She
gently tried to pop the top open. It wouldn't budge. "It's not working. You're right.
Maybe I'll see if Draco can open it. But first I have to show you my case of party
favors! If I can find that damn thing." She let out a frustrated groan. She went
back to searching in her trunk. "FOUND IT!" She exclaimed as she held up a
black train case.
"Well what do you bloody have in there!?" Ginny said impatiently.
Nicole handed Ginny the heavy train traincase with a smile spread over her face.
Ginny opened it. A similar smile burst on her face. "FINALLY! I thought I'd never
find anyone with weed here!" The case, made to carrying make-up, had 4 small
pouches resting in 2 moveable boxes. She opened the box to its full view and
saw bags stuffed with marijuana. It had to have been about half a brick of what
looked to be strong, high-quality, weed.
"You're kidding?! You're a stoner, Gin?!" Nicole said exasperated in shock.
"Well I spent half the summer with cousins who are half muggle and they were
serious stoners. So when I visit them I smoke up. My brothers don't know
because I'm the only one who goes and stays with my cousins, who are all girls.
My mother goes through everything I bring to school so I can't smuggle anything.
She always checks while we're asleep. She thinks she has to check to make
sure we have enough underwear. So I can't bring any with me. But it looks like
you have enough to share with your poor, pot-less, roomie.." Ginny batted her
eyelashes and gave a huge fake smile.
"Of course! Anytime! You get better and better! First you don't even like the
resident heroes, now you're a stoner! OH HOW HAPPY YOU MAKE ME GINNY
WEASLEY!" She pulled Ginny down onto her plush velvet deep purple comforter
(she'd taken off the Gryffindor one, not soft enough for her) in a hug. They pulled
out Nicole's beautiful blownglass pipes when they heard a knock on the door.
They quickly put everything back into the case, making sure not to break the
hand-crafted glass smoking pieces and turned down the Goldfinger CD they'd
been playing with a silencing spell on the room. Nicole stashed both the traincase
and the mystery box under her bed. Ginny scrambled to open the door.
"Good Evening Professor McGonagall, what brings you to our dormitory this
evening?"
"Hello, Virginia. I wish to have a word with Miss Joyce." McGonagall said stiffly.
"Yes Professor."
"Would you please join me in my office?" McGonagall turned, signaling Nicole to
follow. Nicole hoped off her bed and silently followed McGonagall, giving Ginny a
confused look as she left.
*~*~*~*~*
"Mr. Malfoy, I'd like to have a word with you in my office." Professor Snape said
coolly to Draco who had pulled off his headphones at the sight of the Slytherin
Head of House.
"Of course, Professor." Draco followed him through the common room which was
filled with Slytherins. They all fell silent as they saw Snape and Draco enter from
the doors to the boys' dormitories. Whispers could be heard .."I bet its about
that strange girl he was with..the one who dresses funny.." A 4th year girl said.
Another 5th year boy whispered to his friend "Snape is probably going to yell at
him about that Gryffindor Malfoy was with tonight. So disgraceful.imagine Mr.
Malfoy's reaction when he finds out..Flithy little American halfblood...."
Draco narrowed his eyes at all of them in warning as he disappeared into
Snape's dungeon office.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
"I bet McGonagall is talking to Nicole about that git Malfoy! She's such a disgrace
to our house.." Lavender Brown said to Ron Weasley as Nicole walked through
their common room.
"Yeah, I know. We better talk to her after..she's rooming with Ginny you know."
Ron said to Harry as he stared at Nicole, who was glaring back at him.
Nicole took a seat across from McGonagall's desk. "Miss Joyce, I noticed you
enter the hall with Draco Malfoy tonight. I know you're entitled to see whomever
you please, but I want to warn you about Mr. Malfoy."
"Professor, this may sound rude, but I don't need to be warned about Draco. I
know who his family is, he's not like that, I assure you."
"I'm sure you want to think the best of him but he's a cunning young Slytherin
and I don't know you well enough yet to know if you have a sturdy head on your
shoulders." MdGonagall said to Nicole.
"Thank you for your concern, Professor. I know you want the best for your
students but I am fine and I can take care of myself. I know a different Draco
Malfoy than everyone at this school." Nicole said with anger welling in her eyes.
"I understand that you are attracted to him but it is in your best interest to stay
away." McGonagall said flatly. "I'd hate to see you alienated from the rest of the
house and dating Draco Malfoy is just the ticket, Miss Joyce."
"I'm sorry, Professor, but I don't care if the rest of the Gryffindors want to be my
best friend. I have friends at home and I've already found a friend in Ginny. I
don't believe it is fair to be pressured to be friendly with the little Hero Trio. I don't
like them and they certainly don't like me. I am not used to this school and frankly
I hate it. I am an American in this stuffy place. Ginny and Draco make me feel
comfortable here. Everyone else looks at me like I'm a freak because they're
used to their boringly conformist existence. I'm sorry if you thought I'd just
change myself to be liked by the Wonder Students. I'm not insecure like that."
Nicole said, trying to keep her temper in check. "I know why you'd want to try to
dissuade me from seeing Draco, but he's my boyfriend and I love being with him,
the real Draco. Everyone here, even you, Professor, has an image of him as a
younger version of Lucius Malfoy. I'd just like us to be left alone, but that will not
happen, I know it. His father is a powerful man and I'm sure someone has
already sent him an owl about Draco being seen with me. We will deal with the
consequences."
"Miss Joyce I see you have this thought out quite well. I assure you everything
you say to me is private, you are free to return to your dormitory." She said flatly
with an expression of surprise on her face.
"Good night, Professor McGonagall." Nicole said calmly as she left her room. Her
emotions were in a frenzy, she was so upset as she returned to the common
room. She could feel the steam shooting from her ears.
"Nicole, off to bring Malfoy his robe? Maybe a snog session with that little ferret?"
Ron Weasley's voice cut into her. That was the last straw.
"What the fuck is your problem, Ron? I feel bad for Ginny that she has to put up
with you. It's none of your business who I date!" She said to him angrily.
"Well it looks like Malfoy's girl is quite feisty, isn't she?" He replied.
"Yes, in fact, Malfoy's girl is EXTREMELY feisty. And not afraid of stupid ass
pricks like you. Why do you think you have some sort of control over this house?
Because you're friends with with the wonderful Harry Potter? I don't need to
prove myself to any of you. I will not change who I am to fit in to this shitty old
castle, because I hate this school. To me, most of the people here are stuffy Brits
who have no legitimate culture. You people are so fucking boring. At least Ginny
and I can see that. Maybe you just need my size 7 Doc Martens lodged up your-"
Ginny burst down from their dorm. "Ron, give it up. Nicole and I are leaving. You
all know why, Nicole has made it pretty clear. Come on, Nic. Ron isn't worth it,
he's just a big baby. Go fuck your bloody girlfriend Hermione, Ron." Ginny
remarked to her brother. Her ears were matching the shade of Ron's.
"Such nice things to say to family, Ginny." Ron said to his sister.
"Oh yeah, when I was a first year you didn't even have a clue what was going on
with me, if you really cared about anything besides Harry and your little girlfriend,
you would have noticed. Leave us alone, Ron. I leave you alone, you leave me
alone." With that Ginny grabbed Nicole's wrist and pulled her to the door to the
girls' dorms. Nicole wasn't finished with them.
"Why don't you just find some evil to fight! Look! Over there! Evil! Go catch it
Ron! Go! It'll scoot under the rug!" Nicole teased.
"Maybe we'll just go find your boyfriend, Joyce! That slimy git is probably a Death
Eater by now!" Hermione yelled up at her.
Nicole couldn't think straight, she wanted to rip off Hermione's head. She decided
to keep her mouth shut and leave. "Eat shit, Granger!" The insult slipped out.
Nicole continued up the stairs without looking back at the group.
*~*~*~*~*
"I'm concerned for you, Mr. Malfoy." Snape said to an agitated Draco. "Do you
think it wise to be gallivanting off with that Gryffindor? I hardly think your father
will approve." The words glided off his tongue like a mouthful of sour milk.
"Well I don't care what my FATHER has to say about it, Professor. I think I'm
entitled to see whomever I choose." Draco retorted.
"Mr. Malfoy, I'm sure that young lady is doing some sort of mind trick on you.
Maybe Madame Pomfrey could look into scanning your brain for tampering. I'd
hate for you to ruin your reputation of respect because some little Gryffindor is
toying with you." Snape hissed.
"Professor, I will ask you kindly to please leave the issue alone. I can handle
things myself. Now I don't have anything else to say and I wish to be dismissed."
Draco said coldly.
"As you wish Mr. Malfoy. But there is no doubt in my mind your father will be
displeased with your recent change of heart." He said as Draco got up from the
hard wooden chair.
"Oh I agree. But he's not turning me into one of his Death Eater drones. If you
think it's because of Nicole, than you may be entirely correct. Good evening,
Professor Snape." Draco whizzed out of his office in frustration.
"Hey Drakie..Guess what I just sent?" A familiar voice said to him as he passed
through the silent common room. He turned to see Pansy Parkinson, a smirk
pasted across her pug-face.
"Oh, I don't know Pansy a letter to my parents?!" He said with fake cheer.
"Your mother should be receiving it shortly." Pansy said with a sickening smile.
Draco was almost relieved it was addressed to his mother. Maybe his mother
wouldn't tell his father.She had always been loving maybe she'd have some
compassion. "We all know why you felt the need to inform my parents of my
romantic life..it's public knowledge you've been drooling over me for years.
Feeling a pang of jealousy?" Draco said over his shoulder as he walked calmly
back up to his dorm. He collapsed on his bed. Nicole was taking too long to
contact him. `What is she doing?!' He thought as he put his headphones back on
his head and relaxed to Nicole's John Mayer CD.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Light me up, Ginny!" Nicole said as she held her glass pipe to her mouth.
"Of course, Miss Nicole! Anything for you! What is this, our 3rd bowl? 4th maybe?"
Ginny said through a haze of smoke. Her eyes were bloodshot and she was
giggling through every phrase, Nicole was not much different. Both of them were
stoned.
"Those stupid fucks..screw them..they don't have.." Nicole took a deep hit
from her pipe. " the best fuckin' weed in England! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" The 2
errupted in a fit of giggles. "Ginny! I was supposed to send a message to
Darco. umm..I mean Draco."
"Whuuutttttt?" Ginny said, her eyes dropping down. "Maybe we
should..umm..what's the word.INVITE him to join us..the more the
merrier!"
"But we can't leave! We're stoned! What am I gunna do!?" Nicole said, trying to
stop her giggles and focus.
"Can you fly over to his dorm?" Ginny asked as seriously as she could.
"No..but owls can!" Nicole said and stuck a finger in the air.
"But the owls are sleeeeppping! And how are you going to get over to the owlry?
You're too fucked up to do that."
"HOUSE ELVES!" The two stoners had solved their problem. The took out a
piece of paper and began their letter.
Draco.
It's Nicole. Ginny and myself are quite stoned at the moment. I think I'll be falling
asleep very soon. I have that box thing.yeah.umm..Ginny did some charm
thingy and found out that its locked. Someone has to have a special
touch.yeah..I can't think straight. We've smoked 4 bowls already. How about
we talk to each other tomorrow. I don't have any classes after 2pm. Lucky for me,
we moved much quicklyer at my old school. Is that even a word? Um Ginny said I
should add it to the dictionary. Well I can't see what I'm writing anymore. This is
some kick ass shit. Next time you are getting stoned with me.. Oh the fun.
You've done marijuana before, right babe?
My eyes are out of focus and I've made smudges already. Ginny says "Hello
Malfoy! I think you better smoke some of this wacky weed! Even if you don't like
Weasleys, you're still welcome at our pot party!"
Night my beautiful blond babe! ALLITERATION! Teeheeheeheee
Neither of them could read or even focus on the letter.
"Miss house elf, miss house elf where did you go off to?!" Ginny said in high
voice. "There you are, Twink, now how about you take a hit in exchange for
running my little errand?" Ginny said handing Twink, the little elf, the glass pipe.
"No No No! Twink help the nice girls for free." The tiny elf said insistently as she
took the letter.
"I insist, just one hit, all you have to do Twink is breathe in. You'll like it." Nicole
said to the small elf, her eyes glossed over and bloodshot. "Now you make sure
no one sees you do this, OK, Twink?" Nicole said between her stoner giggles.
She handed the small elf the pipe. Twink slowly breathed in. Her whole face lit up
and her eyelids drooped over her large violet eyes.
"Nicole Joyce is right! This is very good! Anytime you is wanting help Nicole
Joyce and Virginia Weasley, Twink will do it." She said eagerly.
"I guess we've got a deal, Twink. Now you can't tell anyone about this. Not even
the other house elves ok? We'll all get in very big trouble." Nicole whispered to
the small elf, seeing this little elf give her a playful grin.
"Twink will make sure Draco Malfoy gets this letter right away!" She said as she
disappeared with a pop.
"Oh bloody hell. We just gave a house elf marijuana..that was just downright
wrong. " Ginny turned to Nicole. They burst into fits of laughter, collapsing on
Ginny's bed. Their room reeked of marijuana and the air was hazing and dense.
"Shit, what if someone smells this bloody good stuff?" Ginny said.
"Well we'll offer them to join us of course! Ginny, how else are we going to get
the rest of this wonderful house to like us!?! We'll bribe them with my supply of
drugs!" Nicole joked as she went over to her bedside table. She whipped out her
wand to clear the air of marijuana smoke and started back to the center of the
room. Ginny was lying lazily on her bed when she felt a loud thud. She saw Nic
sprawled over the floor in fits of laughter. Ginny rushed over to see if she was
alright.
"Nicole! What did you do, you dumb git!?" Ginny had joined in with Nicole's
infectious giggling.
"I fell you idiot! I tripped over myself! Don't walk around when stoned! That's a
lesson we've learned tonight, Gin!" Ginny collapsed on the floor with Nicole and
laughed till each drifted into sleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Draco was awoken by a tap on his cheek. He took off his headphones, and
slowly opened his eyes. "Bloody hell! What are you doing!!" He was startled by
the little elf next to his bed. Draco had fallen asleep while listening to music.
"Twink has this letter from Miss Nicole Joyce. Miss Nicole Joyce and Miss
Virginia Weasley are sleeping now but Twink can bring back a letter from Draco
Malfoy." Twink said slowly, the effects of the marijuana still evident.
Draco read the note with a smile. He could barely make out the ending, the
handwriting was smudged. He smelled the marijuana in the paper and on the elf.
"Twink, did Nicole and Ginny give you something.that you put in your mouth
and breathed?" Draco smirked as he questioned curiously.
"Yes, Draco Malfoy! It was very very good. Make Twink's head feel funny." Twink
said, touching her head.
Draco scrawled a quick message on the back of Nicole's letter.
Nicole -
Having all the fun without me, huh? I've never smoked marijuana before. I heard
about it, maybe I can try some of yours later. My last class tomorrow ends at 3:30
so I'll fetch you. Is Twink our wee little elf messenger now..bribing her with
marijuana.now that's my girl!
Goodnight
Sincerely yours,
Draco.
P.S. - That John Mayer bloke is as you'd say "kickin'"
"Now get this back to Nicole as quickly as possible, Twink!" Draco handed her
the folded note. The house elf disappeared with a popping noise. He walked
down to the prefects' bathroom to get ready for bed. Lucky for him it was empty,
the lamp outside was off, which meant the bathroom was vacant. The charm on
the flame was that if the tub was on and the prefect using it wanted privacy in the
tub, the flame would be a red color rather than the normal yellow. If it was yellow,
a prefect could still enter as there was no one in the nude. There had been a few
many times more liberal students would bathe together but Draco had always
insisted he bathe alone or used one of the private showers. Draco went inside,
turned the flame dial to private, and quickly brushed his teeth and washed his
face. He walked over to the olympic-size bathtub, turned the faucets on and
slowly walked into the colored water. He dived down, soaking his whole body. He
stayed underwater for a few seconds, swimming slowly. He took a seat on the
side of the tub and sat for a few minutes. When he was thoroughly relaxed, he
dried off and got dressed and combed through his damp blond hair which hung
down limply. He made his way back up to his room where his roommate, his
roommate, the 5th year prefect, Adam Wellington, was already sleeping. Draco,
relaxed from his bath, drifted into a deep sleep.
~*~*~*~
"Whoa! Gin, what time is it?!" Nicole bolted up from her hard wooden floor and
looked over at Ginny's sleeping form. "Ginny! Wake up! It's almost time to go to
breakfast! Shit! Ginny! We gotta get ready! WAKE UP!" Nicole whined as she
slowly pulled herself off the floor. A pain ran through her back and as she stood
up her whole body tensed. "I'm never ever fuckin' sleeping on the floor again."
"Shite, Nicole! What happened last night?" Ginny questioned.
"I think we got really stoned then fell asleep on the floor." Nicole replied.
Ginny turned her attention to a note laid in the middle of Nicole's bed, atop her
soft velvet comforter. "Hey, it looks like you got a letter."
"I think I remember having a house elf up here last night....." Nicole burst out in
laughter. "Ginny, I'm pretty sure we gave the little elf, Twink was her name, a hit
of the weed!"
"Oh goodness, WE DID! Come on, Nic, we gotta get ready!" Ginny said as she
headed off to the prefect's bathroom. "I'm guessing that letter is from your little
Boy Toy Draco." She playfully sneered as she left the room.
Nicole quickly snatched up the letter and read it, a smile spreading across her
face as she gathered her things to take a shower.
~~~~*****~~~~*****~~~~
Well I FINALLY finished this chapter. It was dormant for about 2 weeks. Just got
this brand new Sony Vaio computer with all these high-tech features and
Windows XP. A million times better and faster than my old computer. Hopefully
this will be ok for uploading. If not, I'll have to go out and buy a beta reader thing.
Shout-outs: Kayla for being the first critic of each chappy, and Jenni (ff.net name
KAOS) for helping with the bathroom concept. Always love the help from a
seasoned fanfic writer. :) And to every reviewer, THANK YOU SO MUCH for all
the positive feedback! I'm just transferring mail from my old comp to my new one
so I don't have your names but y'all know who you are! Much love!
DISCLAIMER: JKR is a goddess. She is the creative one, I just use her ideas. I
only own Nicole and other non-HP characters that I concoct in my head. No $ is
being made. Warning: This fic contains adult material including violence,
profanity, sexual situations, and plenty of drug use (i.e. lots of getting stoned)
On with chapter 6!
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Chapter 6 - Frustration
They gave each other knowing glance as they walked through the heavy doors to
the Great Hall for dinner. Their hands broke as they went their separate ways.
"I'll talk to you later" Nicole mouthed to Draco before he went to the Slytherin
table and she went to the Gryffindor. She turned back to see most students
looking at her. She hurried to Ginny, ignoring the thick sound of whispers
throughout the Hall. She dropped her bag at her feet and took a spot on the
bench next to Ginny, who was wearing a confused look.
"Explain. Now." Ginny said with a angry expression.
"Ginny, he decided to just not care what his father would do to him. So we're not
going to hide. Too clich‚ anyway. A Gryffindor and Slytherin in a secret
relationship. I'm sure his dad will be pissed but Draco is almost grown and should
be able to date whoever he wants." She stated bluntly.
"And is wearing his Slytherin robe some sort of announcement?"
"No! I'm not that crazy. Really, Ginny, you actually think I'd say `Draco hunny,
can I wear your robe so the whole school can how I'm dating a Slytherin'.No I
was freezing and he offered it to me. I didn't think it would cause such a stir. It's
just a robe. And Draco was being a gentlemen." Nicole said, easing Ginny's
skeptical mood.
"It's quite hard to actually PICTURE Draco Malfoy being sweet and lovey-dovey
but I believe you. I'm just worried about them." She pointed over to her brother
and his crowd. They had their gaze fixed on her. The entire group was looking at
Nicole in complete contempt. Each whispered something to the person next to
them, their eyes still glued to Draco's Slytherin robe. Nicole's nasty smirk
appeared on her face.
"Well I know he's your brother, so forgive me for doing this" She put her fork
down, checked the table of teacher to see if they were watching, and gave them
all the finger and turned her head back to Ginny, ignoring their reactions. "They
can lick cunt for all I care. I don't need to prove myself or my boyfriend to them."
She said to Ginny.
"That's the spirit, Nic!" They did a small high-five under the table.
"I can see how they piss you off. That whole group of 6th years have sticks up
their asses. Or should I say wands up their asses." A thought popped into her
head. "Remind me to show you my box of party favors in my trunk when we get
upstairs." Nicole said with a mischievous grin.
"Party favors?" Ginny said with a smirk.
The two finished their dinner, Nicole glancing at Draco a few times.
Draco took a seat at the Slytherin table and ate his dinner in complete silence.
He had nothing to say to any of them. Pansy Parkinson had come and insulted
him a few times but Draco ignored her presence. Crabbe and Goyle tried asking
about Nicole but he ignored them and they went back to stuffing themselves. He
felt eyes upon him all through dinner. He kept his eyes either on his food or at
Nicole who would give him comforting glances.
He walked slowly back up to his dorm and collapsed on his bed. He started his
homework while waiting for Nicole's note. A knock on the door interrupted his
concentration on Arithmancy.
"Care to explain yourself, Malfoy?" It was Goyle, Crabbe just behind him.
"Sod off, you oaf. It's none of your bloody business." Malfoy said as he went back
to his work.
"Well I'm sure your father would like to know that you've been out and about with
that Gryffindor halfblooded freak. Do you have no pride?" Goyle continued.
"Maybe it is. It's also a good idea for your fathers to know about what I caught the
two of you doing last year by the lake. I'm sure that would make them proud of
the two of you. I'm sure they'll be bursting to tell the world their sons are poofs."
He said with the signature Malfoy smirk. Their cheeks went red with anger. "Don't
forget you're talking to a Malfoy. If you want to tell my father about my girlfriend,
I'll tell each other your fathers about their sons' boyfriends. Now get out of my
room." Malfoy commanded. The two rushed out of his dormitory. He knew this
was the beginning of trouble. He opened his trunk, searched for Nicole's CD
player. He positioned the headphones on his head and popped in Nicole's
Strokes CD and blasted the music as he finished his homework. He didn't
noticed the firm knock on his door as he hummed the tune to Hard To Explain.
*~*~*
"Well I've done a spell to inspect this box, it looks to me like there is nothing
harmful inside, but it's locked with a charm." Ginny said as she handed the box to
Nicole who was searching through her trunk.
"This damn thing! It's charmed so it can hold anything but I didn't think of how I'd
find stuff! Oh, you finished that spell. I'll look for my case in a minute. Let's see if I
can get this thing opened. Maybe it needs some sort of magic touch!" Nicole shut
her trunk and hopped on her bed. She set the wooden box in front of her. She
gently tried to pop the top open. It wouldn't budge. "It's not working. You're right.
Maybe I'll see if Draco can open it. But first I have to show you my case of party
favors! If I can find that damn thing." She let out a frustrated groan. She went
back to searching in her trunk. "FOUND IT!" She exclaimed as she held up a
black train case.
"Well what do you bloody have in there!?" Ginny said impatiently.
Nicole handed Ginny the heavy train traincase with a smile spread over her face.
Ginny opened it. A similar smile burst on her face. "FINALLY! I thought I'd never
find anyone with weed here!" The case, made to carrying make-up, had 4 small
pouches resting in 2 moveable boxes. She opened the box to its full view and
saw bags stuffed with marijuana. It had to have been about half a brick of what
looked to be strong, high-quality, weed.
"You're kidding?! You're a stoner, Gin?!" Nicole said exasperated in shock.
"Well I spent half the summer with cousins who are half muggle and they were
serious stoners. So when I visit them I smoke up. My brothers don't know
because I'm the only one who goes and stays with my cousins, who are all girls.
My mother goes through everything I bring to school so I can't smuggle anything.
She always checks while we're asleep. She thinks she has to check to make
sure we have enough underwear. So I can't bring any with me. But it looks like
you have enough to share with your poor, pot-less, roomie.." Ginny batted her
eyelashes and gave a huge fake smile.
"Of course! Anytime! You get better and better! First you don't even like the
resident heroes, now you're a stoner! OH HOW HAPPY YOU MAKE ME GINNY
WEASLEY!" She pulled Ginny down onto her plush velvet deep purple comforter
(she'd taken off the Gryffindor one, not soft enough for her) in a hug. They pulled
out Nicole's beautiful blownglass pipes when they heard a knock on the door.
They quickly put everything back into the case, making sure not to break the
hand-crafted glass smoking pieces and turned down the Goldfinger CD they'd
been playing with a silencing spell on the room. Nicole stashed both the traincase
and the mystery box under her bed. Ginny scrambled to open the door.
"Good Evening Professor McGonagall, what brings you to our dormitory this
evening?"
"Hello, Virginia. I wish to have a word with Miss Joyce." McGonagall said stiffly.
"Yes Professor."
"Would you please join me in my office?" McGonagall turned, signaling Nicole to
follow. Nicole hoped off her bed and silently followed McGonagall, giving Ginny a
confused look as she left.
*~*~*~*~*
"Mr. Malfoy, I'd like to have a word with you in my office." Professor Snape said
coolly to Draco who had pulled off his headphones at the sight of the Slytherin
Head of House.
"Of course, Professor." Draco followed him through the common room which was
filled with Slytherins. They all fell silent as they saw Snape and Draco enter from
the doors to the boys' dormitories. Whispers could be heard .."I bet its about
that strange girl he was with..the one who dresses funny.." A 4th year girl said.
Another 5th year boy whispered to his friend "Snape is probably going to yell at
him about that Gryffindor Malfoy was with tonight. So disgraceful.imagine Mr.
Malfoy's reaction when he finds out..Flithy little American halfblood...."
Draco narrowed his eyes at all of them in warning as he disappeared into
Snape's dungeon office.
~*~*~*~*~*~*
"I bet McGonagall is talking to Nicole about that git Malfoy! She's such a disgrace
to our house.." Lavender Brown said to Ron Weasley as Nicole walked through
their common room.
"Yeah, I know. We better talk to her after..she's rooming with Ginny you know."
Ron said to Harry as he stared at Nicole, who was glaring back at him.
Nicole took a seat across from McGonagall's desk. "Miss Joyce, I noticed you
enter the hall with Draco Malfoy tonight. I know you're entitled to see whomever
you please, but I want to warn you about Mr. Malfoy."
"Professor, this may sound rude, but I don't need to be warned about Draco. I
know who his family is, he's not like that, I assure you."
"I'm sure you want to think the best of him but he's a cunning young Slytherin
and I don't know you well enough yet to know if you have a sturdy head on your
shoulders." MdGonagall said to Nicole.
"Thank you for your concern, Professor. I know you want the best for your
students but I am fine and I can take care of myself. I know a different Draco
Malfoy than everyone at this school." Nicole said with anger welling in her eyes.
"I understand that you are attracted to him but it is in your best interest to stay
away." McGonagall said flatly. "I'd hate to see you alienated from the rest of the
house and dating Draco Malfoy is just the ticket, Miss Joyce."
"I'm sorry, Professor, but I don't care if the rest of the Gryffindors want to be my
best friend. I have friends at home and I've already found a friend in Ginny. I
don't believe it is fair to be pressured to be friendly with the little Hero Trio. I don't
like them and they certainly don't like me. I am not used to this school and frankly
I hate it. I am an American in this stuffy place. Ginny and Draco make me feel
comfortable here. Everyone else looks at me like I'm a freak because they're
used to their boringly conformist existence. I'm sorry if you thought I'd just
change myself to be liked by the Wonder Students. I'm not insecure like that."
Nicole said, trying to keep her temper in check. "I know why you'd want to try to
dissuade me from seeing Draco, but he's my boyfriend and I love being with him,
the real Draco. Everyone here, even you, Professor, has an image of him as a
younger version of Lucius Malfoy. I'd just like us to be left alone, but that will not
happen, I know it. His father is a powerful man and I'm sure someone has
already sent him an owl about Draco being seen with me. We will deal with the
consequences."
"Miss Joyce I see you have this thought out quite well. I assure you everything
you say to me is private, you are free to return to your dormitory." She said flatly
with an expression of surprise on her face.
"Good night, Professor McGonagall." Nicole said calmly as she left her room. Her
emotions were in a frenzy, she was so upset as she returned to the common
room. She could feel the steam shooting from her ears.
"Nicole, off to bring Malfoy his robe? Maybe a snog session with that little ferret?"
Ron Weasley's voice cut into her. That was the last straw.
"What the fuck is your problem, Ron? I feel bad for Ginny that she has to put up
with you. It's none of your business who I date!" She said to him angrily.
"Well it looks like Malfoy's girl is quite feisty, isn't she?" He replied.
"Yes, in fact, Malfoy's girl is EXTREMELY feisty. And not afraid of stupid ass
pricks like you. Why do you think you have some sort of control over this house?
Because you're friends with with the wonderful Harry Potter? I don't need to
prove myself to any of you. I will not change who I am to fit in to this shitty old
castle, because I hate this school. To me, most of the people here are stuffy Brits
who have no legitimate culture. You people are so fucking boring. At least Ginny
and I can see that. Maybe you just need my size 7 Doc Martens lodged up your-"
Ginny burst down from their dorm. "Ron, give it up. Nicole and I are leaving. You
all know why, Nicole has made it pretty clear. Come on, Nic. Ron isn't worth it,
he's just a big baby. Go fuck your bloody girlfriend Hermione, Ron." Ginny
remarked to her brother. Her ears were matching the shade of Ron's.
"Such nice things to say to family, Ginny." Ron said to his sister.
"Oh yeah, when I was a first year you didn't even have a clue what was going on
with me, if you really cared about anything besides Harry and your little girlfriend,
you would have noticed. Leave us alone, Ron. I leave you alone, you leave me
alone." With that Ginny grabbed Nicole's wrist and pulled her to the door to the
girls' dorms. Nicole wasn't finished with them.
"Why don't you just find some evil to fight! Look! Over there! Evil! Go catch it
Ron! Go! It'll scoot under the rug!" Nicole teased.
"Maybe we'll just go find your boyfriend, Joyce! That slimy git is probably a Death
Eater by now!" Hermione yelled up at her.
Nicole couldn't think straight, she wanted to rip off Hermione's head. She decided
to keep her mouth shut and leave. "Eat shit, Granger!" The insult slipped out.
Nicole continued up the stairs without looking back at the group.
*~*~*~*~*
"I'm concerned for you, Mr. Malfoy." Snape said to an agitated Draco. "Do you
think it wise to be gallivanting off with that Gryffindor? I hardly think your father
will approve." The words glided off his tongue like a mouthful of sour milk.
"Well I don't care what my FATHER has to say about it, Professor. I think I'm
entitled to see whomever I choose." Draco retorted.
"Mr. Malfoy, I'm sure that young lady is doing some sort of mind trick on you.
Maybe Madame Pomfrey could look into scanning your brain for tampering. I'd
hate for you to ruin your reputation of respect because some little Gryffindor is
toying with you." Snape hissed.
"Professor, I will ask you kindly to please leave the issue alone. I can handle
things myself. Now I don't have anything else to say and I wish to be dismissed."
Draco said coldly.
"As you wish Mr. Malfoy. But there is no doubt in my mind your father will be
displeased with your recent change of heart." He said as Draco got up from the
hard wooden chair.
"Oh I agree. But he's not turning me into one of his Death Eater drones. If you
think it's because of Nicole, than you may be entirely correct. Good evening,
Professor Snape." Draco whizzed out of his office in frustration.
"Hey Drakie..Guess what I just sent?" A familiar voice said to him as he passed
through the silent common room. He turned to see Pansy Parkinson, a smirk
pasted across her pug-face.
"Oh, I don't know Pansy a letter to my parents?!" He said with fake cheer.
"Your mother should be receiving it shortly." Pansy said with a sickening smile.
Draco was almost relieved it was addressed to his mother. Maybe his mother
wouldn't tell his father.She had always been loving maybe she'd have some
compassion. "We all know why you felt the need to inform my parents of my
romantic life..it's public knowledge you've been drooling over me for years.
Feeling a pang of jealousy?" Draco said over his shoulder as he walked calmly
back up to his dorm. He collapsed on his bed. Nicole was taking too long to
contact him. `What is she doing?!' He thought as he put his headphones back on
his head and relaxed to Nicole's John Mayer CD.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Light me up, Ginny!" Nicole said as she held her glass pipe to her mouth.
"Of course, Miss Nicole! Anything for you! What is this, our 3rd bowl? 4th maybe?"
Ginny said through a haze of smoke. Her eyes were bloodshot and she was
giggling through every phrase, Nicole was not much different. Both of them were
stoned.
"Those stupid fucks..screw them..they don't have.." Nicole took a deep hit
from her pipe. " the best fuckin' weed in England! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" The 2
errupted in a fit of giggles. "Ginny! I was supposed to send a message to
Darco. umm..I mean Draco."
"Whuuutttttt?" Ginny said, her eyes dropping down. "Maybe we
should..umm..what's the word.INVITE him to join us..the more the
merrier!"
"But we can't leave! We're stoned! What am I gunna do!?" Nicole said, trying to
stop her giggles and focus.
"Can you fly over to his dorm?" Ginny asked as seriously as she could.
"No..but owls can!" Nicole said and stuck a finger in the air.
"But the owls are sleeeeppping! And how are you going to get over to the owlry?
You're too fucked up to do that."
"HOUSE ELVES!" The two stoners had solved their problem. The took out a
piece of paper and began their letter.
Draco.
It's Nicole. Ginny and myself are quite stoned at the moment. I think I'll be falling
asleep very soon. I have that box thing.yeah.umm..Ginny did some charm
thingy and found out that its locked. Someone has to have a special
touch.yeah..I can't think straight. We've smoked 4 bowls already. How about
we talk to each other tomorrow. I don't have any classes after 2pm. Lucky for me,
we moved much quicklyer at my old school. Is that even a word? Um Ginny said I
should add it to the dictionary. Well I can't see what I'm writing anymore. This is
some kick ass shit. Next time you are getting stoned with me.. Oh the fun.
You've done marijuana before, right babe?
My eyes are out of focus and I've made smudges already. Ginny says "Hello
Malfoy! I think you better smoke some of this wacky weed! Even if you don't like
Weasleys, you're still welcome at our pot party!"
Night my beautiful blond babe! ALLITERATION! Teeheeheeheee
Neither of them could read or even focus on the letter.
"Miss house elf, miss house elf where did you go off to?!" Ginny said in high
voice. "There you are, Twink, now how about you take a hit in exchange for
running my little errand?" Ginny said handing Twink, the little elf, the glass pipe.
"No No No! Twink help the nice girls for free." The tiny elf said insistently as she
took the letter.
"I insist, just one hit, all you have to do Twink is breathe in. You'll like it." Nicole
said to the small elf, her eyes glossed over and bloodshot. "Now you make sure
no one sees you do this, OK, Twink?" Nicole said between her stoner giggles.
She handed the small elf the pipe. Twink slowly breathed in. Her whole face lit up
and her eyelids drooped over her large violet eyes.
"Nicole Joyce is right! This is very good! Anytime you is wanting help Nicole
Joyce and Virginia Weasley, Twink will do it." She said eagerly.
"I guess we've got a deal, Twink. Now you can't tell anyone about this. Not even
the other house elves ok? We'll all get in very big trouble." Nicole whispered to
the small elf, seeing this little elf give her a playful grin.
"Twink will make sure Draco Malfoy gets this letter right away!" She said as she
disappeared with a pop.
"Oh bloody hell. We just gave a house elf marijuana..that was just downright
wrong. " Ginny turned to Nicole. They burst into fits of laughter, collapsing on
Ginny's bed. Their room reeked of marijuana and the air was hazing and dense.
"Shit, what if someone smells this bloody good stuff?" Ginny said.
"Well we'll offer them to join us of course! Ginny, how else are we going to get
the rest of this wonderful house to like us!?! We'll bribe them with my supply of
drugs!" Nicole joked as she went over to her bedside table. She whipped out her
wand to clear the air of marijuana smoke and started back to the center of the
room. Ginny was lying lazily on her bed when she felt a loud thud. She saw Nic
sprawled over the floor in fits of laughter. Ginny rushed over to see if she was
alright.
"Nicole! What did you do, you dumb git!?" Ginny had joined in with Nicole's
infectious giggling.
"I fell you idiot! I tripped over myself! Don't walk around when stoned! That's a
lesson we've learned tonight, Gin!" Ginny collapsed on the floor with Nicole and
laughed till each drifted into sleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Draco was awoken by a tap on his cheek. He took off his headphones, and
slowly opened his eyes. "Bloody hell! What are you doing!!" He was startled by
the little elf next to his bed. Draco had fallen asleep while listening to music.
"Twink has this letter from Miss Nicole Joyce. Miss Nicole Joyce and Miss
Virginia Weasley are sleeping now but Twink can bring back a letter from Draco
Malfoy." Twink said slowly, the effects of the marijuana still evident.
Draco read the note with a smile. He could barely make out the ending, the
handwriting was smudged. He smelled the marijuana in the paper and on the elf.
"Twink, did Nicole and Ginny give you something.that you put in your mouth
and breathed?" Draco smirked as he questioned curiously.
"Yes, Draco Malfoy! It was very very good. Make Twink's head feel funny." Twink
said, touching her head.
Draco scrawled a quick message on the back of Nicole's letter.
Nicole -
Having all the fun without me, huh? I've never smoked marijuana before. I heard
about it, maybe I can try some of yours later. My last class tomorrow ends at 3:30
so I'll fetch you. Is Twink our wee little elf messenger now..bribing her with
marijuana.now that's my girl!
Goodnight
Sincerely yours,
Draco.
P.S. - That John Mayer bloke is as you'd say "kickin'"
"Now get this back to Nicole as quickly as possible, Twink!" Draco handed her
the folded note. The house elf disappeared with a popping noise. He walked
down to the prefects' bathroom to get ready for bed. Lucky for him it was empty,
the lamp outside was off, which meant the bathroom was vacant. The charm on
the flame was that if the tub was on and the prefect using it wanted privacy in the
tub, the flame would be a red color rather than the normal yellow. If it was yellow,
a prefect could still enter as there was no one in the nude. There had been a few
many times more liberal students would bathe together but Draco had always
insisted he bathe alone or used one of the private showers. Draco went inside,
turned the flame dial to private, and quickly brushed his teeth and washed his
face. He walked over to the olympic-size bathtub, turned the faucets on and
slowly walked into the colored water. He dived down, soaking his whole body. He
stayed underwater for a few seconds, swimming slowly. He took a seat on the
side of the tub and sat for a few minutes. When he was thoroughly relaxed, he
dried off and got dressed and combed through his damp blond hair which hung
down limply. He made his way back up to his room where his roommate, his
roommate, the 5th year prefect, Adam Wellington, was already sleeping. Draco,
relaxed from his bath, drifted into a deep sleep.
~*~*~*~
"Whoa! Gin, what time is it?!" Nicole bolted up from her hard wooden floor and
looked over at Ginny's sleeping form. "Ginny! Wake up! It's almost time to go to
breakfast! Shit! Ginny! We gotta get ready! WAKE UP!" Nicole whined as she
slowly pulled herself off the floor. A pain ran through her back and as she stood
up her whole body tensed. "I'm never ever fuckin' sleeping on the floor again."
"Shite, Nicole! What happened last night?" Ginny questioned.
"I think we got really stoned then fell asleep on the floor." Nicole replied.
Ginny turned her attention to a note laid in the middle of Nicole's bed, atop her
soft velvet comforter. "Hey, it looks like you got a letter."
"I think I remember having a house elf up here last night....." Nicole burst out in
laughter. "Ginny, I'm pretty sure we gave the little elf, Twink was her name, a hit
of the weed!"
"Oh goodness, WE DID! Come on, Nic, we gotta get ready!" Ginny said as she
headed off to the prefect's bathroom. "I'm guessing that letter is from your little
Boy Toy Draco." She playfully sneered as she left the room.
Nicole quickly snatched up the letter and read it, a smile spreading across her
face as she gathered her things to take a shower.
~~~~*****~~~~*****~~~~
Well I FINALLY finished this chapter. It was dormant for about 2 weeks. Just got
this brand new Sony Vaio computer with all these high-tech features and
Windows XP. A million times better and faster than my old computer. Hopefully
this will be ok for uploading. If not, I'll have to go out and buy a beta reader thing.
Shout-outs: Kayla for being the first critic of each chappy, and Jenni (ff.net name
KAOS) for helping with the bathroom concept. Always love the help from a
seasoned fanfic writer. :) And to every reviewer, THANK YOU SO MUCH for all
the positive feedback! I'm just transferring mail from my old comp to my new one
so I don't have your names but y'all know who you are! Much love!