Part 14
Draco had to work hard to conceal his horror and repulse. Marcus stepped behind Draco and read the number from over his shoulder.
"No, that's a seven, mate, not one," Marcus said to Draco. "Sorry, I wrote it sort of sloppy. But, see, look-" Marcus took the slip of parchment from Pansy, and showed it to Draco. "See, that's how I write my ones. So, er, sorry, Pansy!" he said cheerfully to her, who sat down in a nearby chair, looking as though Christmas had been cancelled.
"So, who's got seven?" Marcus called out to the girls in a businesslike tone.
All the girls checked their parchments. Star took hers out, and unfolded it. She looked down at it, and saw the number…
Draco had to work hard to conceal his horror and repulse. Marcus stepped behind Draco and read the number from over his shoulder.
"No, that's a seven, mate, not one," Marcus said to Draco. "Sorry, I wrote it sort of sloppy. But, see, look-" Marcus took the slip of parchment from Pansy, and showed it to Draco. "See, that's how I write my ones. So, er, sorry, Pansy!" he said cheerfully to her, who sat down in a nearby chair, looking as though Christmas had been cancelled.
"So, who's got seven?" Marcus called out to the girls in a businesslike tone.
All the girls checked their parchments. Star took hers out, and unfolded it. She looked down at it, and saw the number…