Hey, what ever happened to Draco, Cho, and Lucius? Aha! Got you thinking there huh? Okay, so this chapter will reveal surprises. I'm not telling you how many, because you need to read!! Enjoy!!!
Punishments and Surprises
Later at dinner, they all went to the Entrance Hall. There was even a bigger gossip than at lunch. What was going to happen to Cho, Draco, and Lucius? They had to go to Azkaban, it was the rule. But what did Dumbledore do? They all went inside the Great Hall and Professors Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonagall were standing. Everyone sat down. It looked like they were going to announce something.
"Students. As we all know, an incident happened in the Quidditch match of Hufflepuff against Gryffindor. Miss Cho Chang and Mr. Malfoy have done a terrible thing. I am to announce, that your punishments will not be refused for you both have done enough trouble. First, I deduct 70 points from the Ravenclaw and Slytherin house." Dumbledore said. Snape gave a disappointed look to the Slytherins. Cho and Draco were very disappointed. Cho felt so shameful because she was popular amongst the Ravenclaws. "And, I have spared both of you to going to Azkaban. Be thankful. Miss Chang, you will clean the corridors every night until the end of the year." Cho was being comforted by her friends. Draco was keeping his mouth shut, waiting for his punishment.
Dumbledore looked at Draco. "And Mr. Malfoy. I believe that you will take the much worst punishment for those cruel plots. I have never given this punishment, but to refrain from trouble. In the whole Hogwarts history, this action was never taken. I now, move Draco Malfoy, to the Gryffindor House."
The Gryffindor table was murmuring and looking at Draco. The Slytherins were all looking at Draco and apologizing and saying goodbye. "He's going to be in our house?!" Ron exclaimed.
"No way!" said George furiously.
"This must be the ultimate punishment." Hermione said. Everyone agreed.
"And! You will be cleaning the trophy cases for the next 3 months. Now if you please Mr. Malfoy, please move to the Gryffindor Table and sit with Mr. Potter." Draco walked lazily as the Slytherins said goodbye. Draco sat next to Harry and had a disappointing face. "Now Mr. Malfoy, you can't contact with your friends from Slytherin unless for school reasons. You will not betray any of your fellow Gryffindors. Is that understood?" Dumbledore said. Draco nodded. "That will be all." He, Snape, and McGonagall sat down. The plates were filled again with food.
The whole Gryffindor table fell silent. Mostly everyone had a glance of Draco. Everyone in Gryffindor despised him, especially Oliver and Harry. Draco ate his food quietly. No one talked to Draco for a while.
"Hey Oliver, you think we should talk to him?" Alex whispered.
"No way! HE hurt you in the first place!" He answered.
"Yeah but, he's in Gryffindor now. He has no back up anymore. Come on, he'll probably apologize." Alex said.
Oliver thought about it. "I guess it would be okay. But just a little! We can't be all nice to him after all that he's done." Oliver whispered. Alex nodded. She looked at Draco. He was eating so silently, it was like Harry wasn't even sitting next him.
"Um, hey Draco." Alex called out. All the Gryffindors looked. They all stared at Alex and kept quiet. Some of the other people from other houses were looking too, especially the Slytherins. Draco looked back.
"Uh, what?" he said rudely.
"So, what happened to your father?" Alex asked. Draco looked at her in an ominous way. Oliver saw that and got ready to yank him with his goblet.
"He went to Azkaban. He's staying there for 1 and half years. But I get to visit him over Christmas and summer." Draco answered.
"Oh. I'm sorry." Said Alex. Now even the teachers were looking at the Gryffindor table.
Draco fell silent for a while. "Don't be. I'm sorry. I apologize for all those bad things I did, to you and Kris." Kris looked so shock. "And to all of you too. Dumbledore talked to me about this earlier, and said I should act like a Gryffindor from now on." Draco said slowly.
Everyone looked at each other. None of them knew what to say. Harry sighed. "Just don't do it again." He muttered.
"Yeah." Draco said. Everyone suddenly got back to their dinner and was normal again. Everyone talked to each other, and even some Gryffindors talked to Draco. It was awkward at first, but it was okay. After dinner, they went up to the common room. But Harry went to Hagrid's hut for a little while with Ron and Hermione. Then they went up to the common room.
"What's the password?" Draco asked Percy.
"It's Fashervaud. You better not tell any other student other than a Gryffindor." Percy warned him.
"Come on Weasley, I'm smarter than that." Draco told him as he followed Ron and Harry up to their dormitory. They went inside. "Is this where I sleep?" he pointed to a bed with Gryffindor uniforms and everything he owned on it.
"Yup." Dean Thomas answered.
"Hey Malfoy. Isn't it you are the seeker for Slytherin?" Ron asked.
"Yeah. But they might get someone else to replace me. When is the finals?" Draco asked.
"I heard after Christmas." Said Seamus Finnigan.
"Well it better be. Hey who won in the match of Ravenclaw and Slytherin?" Harry asked.
"Slytherin won. Almost lost back there, it was a close one. But I beat Chang of her broom." Draco said.
"So it's Gryffindor and Slytherin again." Ron muttered.
"Yeah. Ravenclaw lost their chance." Harry said.
"What did your father say about you being transferred to Gryffindor?" Ron asked.
"He said to just don't refuse and object to it. It's better than being expelled and looking for a school to go to." Draco answered. "Dumbledore told me if I still kept up my bad attitude, I would be expelled."
"Talk about serious." Dean commented. It was a little odd for the Gryffindors to talk to Draco since he usually insulted them. The only people who didn't talk to Draco were Fred, George, Hermione, and Oliver. Hermione definitely didn't want to talk to him. He always called her a mudblood just because she was muggle born.
The next morning at breakfast, Professor McGonagall made an announcement.
"Your attention please." She said as she tapped her goblet with her fork. "The Quidditch Final will be after Christmas, on January 15, a month after tomorrow."
"YEAH!!!!!!" The Weasley twins yelled as McGonagall gave them a distinct look.
"Hey tomorrow's Alex's birthday!" Hermione said.
"How old are you going to be?" Ron asked.
"15." Alex answered.
"The houses that will be playing for the Quidditch Cup will be Gryffindor and Slytherin. On Tuesday the 16^th, those who will be leaving for Christmas, will be leaving to King's Cross 8 am so please be on time. That will be all." Professor McGonagall said as she took her seat.
"So when are we going to start practicing?" Angelina asked.
"Probably Tuesday morning. Same time." Oliver said.
"Hey Alex you finished all your worksheets right?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah. I turned them in already." Alex replied.
Punishments and Surprises
Later at dinner, they all went to the Entrance Hall. There was even a bigger gossip than at lunch. What was going to happen to Cho, Draco, and Lucius? They had to go to Azkaban, it was the rule. But what did Dumbledore do? They all went inside the Great Hall and Professors Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonagall were standing. Everyone sat down. It looked like they were going to announce something.
"Students. As we all know, an incident happened in the Quidditch match of Hufflepuff against Gryffindor. Miss Cho Chang and Mr. Malfoy have done a terrible thing. I am to announce, that your punishments will not be refused for you both have done enough trouble. First, I deduct 70 points from the Ravenclaw and Slytherin house." Dumbledore said. Snape gave a disappointed look to the Slytherins. Cho and Draco were very disappointed. Cho felt so shameful because she was popular amongst the Ravenclaws. "And, I have spared both of you to going to Azkaban. Be thankful. Miss Chang, you will clean the corridors every night until the end of the year." Cho was being comforted by her friends. Draco was keeping his mouth shut, waiting for his punishment.
Dumbledore looked at Draco. "And Mr. Malfoy. I believe that you will take the much worst punishment for those cruel plots. I have never given this punishment, but to refrain from trouble. In the whole Hogwarts history, this action was never taken. I now, move Draco Malfoy, to the Gryffindor House."
The Gryffindor table was murmuring and looking at Draco. The Slytherins were all looking at Draco and apologizing and saying goodbye. "He's going to be in our house?!" Ron exclaimed.
"No way!" said George furiously.
"This must be the ultimate punishment." Hermione said. Everyone agreed.
"And! You will be cleaning the trophy cases for the next 3 months. Now if you please Mr. Malfoy, please move to the Gryffindor Table and sit with Mr. Potter." Draco walked lazily as the Slytherins said goodbye. Draco sat next to Harry and had a disappointing face. "Now Mr. Malfoy, you can't contact with your friends from Slytherin unless for school reasons. You will not betray any of your fellow Gryffindors. Is that understood?" Dumbledore said. Draco nodded. "That will be all." He, Snape, and McGonagall sat down. The plates were filled again with food.
The whole Gryffindor table fell silent. Mostly everyone had a glance of Draco. Everyone in Gryffindor despised him, especially Oliver and Harry. Draco ate his food quietly. No one talked to Draco for a while.
"Hey Oliver, you think we should talk to him?" Alex whispered.
"No way! HE hurt you in the first place!" He answered.
"Yeah but, he's in Gryffindor now. He has no back up anymore. Come on, he'll probably apologize." Alex said.
Oliver thought about it. "I guess it would be okay. But just a little! We can't be all nice to him after all that he's done." Oliver whispered. Alex nodded. She looked at Draco. He was eating so silently, it was like Harry wasn't even sitting next him.
"Um, hey Draco." Alex called out. All the Gryffindors looked. They all stared at Alex and kept quiet. Some of the other people from other houses were looking too, especially the Slytherins. Draco looked back.
"Uh, what?" he said rudely.
"So, what happened to your father?" Alex asked. Draco looked at her in an ominous way. Oliver saw that and got ready to yank him with his goblet.
"He went to Azkaban. He's staying there for 1 and half years. But I get to visit him over Christmas and summer." Draco answered.
"Oh. I'm sorry." Said Alex. Now even the teachers were looking at the Gryffindor table.
Draco fell silent for a while. "Don't be. I'm sorry. I apologize for all those bad things I did, to you and Kris." Kris looked so shock. "And to all of you too. Dumbledore talked to me about this earlier, and said I should act like a Gryffindor from now on." Draco said slowly.
Everyone looked at each other. None of them knew what to say. Harry sighed. "Just don't do it again." He muttered.
"Yeah." Draco said. Everyone suddenly got back to their dinner and was normal again. Everyone talked to each other, and even some Gryffindors talked to Draco. It was awkward at first, but it was okay. After dinner, they went up to the common room. But Harry went to Hagrid's hut for a little while with Ron and Hermione. Then they went up to the common room.
"What's the password?" Draco asked Percy.
"It's Fashervaud. You better not tell any other student other than a Gryffindor." Percy warned him.
"Come on Weasley, I'm smarter than that." Draco told him as he followed Ron and Harry up to their dormitory. They went inside. "Is this where I sleep?" he pointed to a bed with Gryffindor uniforms and everything he owned on it.
"Yup." Dean Thomas answered.
"Hey Malfoy. Isn't it you are the seeker for Slytherin?" Ron asked.
"Yeah. But they might get someone else to replace me. When is the finals?" Draco asked.
"I heard after Christmas." Said Seamus Finnigan.
"Well it better be. Hey who won in the match of Ravenclaw and Slytherin?" Harry asked.
"Slytherin won. Almost lost back there, it was a close one. But I beat Chang of her broom." Draco said.
"So it's Gryffindor and Slytherin again." Ron muttered.
"Yeah. Ravenclaw lost their chance." Harry said.
"What did your father say about you being transferred to Gryffindor?" Ron asked.
"He said to just don't refuse and object to it. It's better than being expelled and looking for a school to go to." Draco answered. "Dumbledore told me if I still kept up my bad attitude, I would be expelled."
"Talk about serious." Dean commented. It was a little odd for the Gryffindors to talk to Draco since he usually insulted them. The only people who didn't talk to Draco were Fred, George, Hermione, and Oliver. Hermione definitely didn't want to talk to him. He always called her a mudblood just because she was muggle born.
The next morning at breakfast, Professor McGonagall made an announcement.
"Your attention please." She said as she tapped her goblet with her fork. "The Quidditch Final will be after Christmas, on January 15, a month after tomorrow."
"YEAH!!!!!!" The Weasley twins yelled as McGonagall gave them a distinct look.
"Hey tomorrow's Alex's birthday!" Hermione said.
"How old are you going to be?" Ron asked.
"15." Alex answered.
"The houses that will be playing for the Quidditch Cup will be Gryffindor and Slytherin. On Tuesday the 16^th, those who will be leaving for Christmas, will be leaving to King's Cross 8 am so please be on time. That will be all." Professor McGonagall said as she took her seat.
"So when are we going to start practicing?" Angelina asked.
"Probably Tuesday morning. Same time." Oliver said.
"Hey Alex you finished all your worksheets right?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah. I turned them in already." Alex replied.