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"Potter is a midge. An insignificant being who will be squashed along with yourself if I see you associating again." -Lucius Malfoy
Cadence glided up to her Slytherin Common room after the conversation with Harry. On the way, she had looked in on the library for a book from the irritable librarian, Madame Pince but was unsuccessful. She felt lighthearted and couldn't explain why.
"Hadrian," she said in front of the portrait, (this had been chosen as it meant Dark in Latin,) and entered the Slytherin Common room. Nearly everyone was in bed, she hadn't realized how long she had been in the library. Resisting the temptation to ignore homework, she sat down and begun pouring over Arithmacy charts.
Cadence awoke a few hours later, when no one was in the Common Room. The fire had burnt out completely and there was an eerie green tinge to the room. It had none of the warmth and glow of the Gryffindor Common Room, but Cadence wasn't to know this. She gathered some things and headed off to the girls dormitories. Just as she had reached her door, she became aware of her brother standing in the way.
"What are you doing awake?" she asked him suspiciously.
"Waiting for you. Where have you been?" he asked questioningly.
Cadence frowned. "In the Library. Why?"
"Not with Potter?" he said scathingly, glaring at her. Cadence was open-mouthed for a second before answering.
"Don't be ridiculous! What do you mean? I barely speak to him!" she said in a shrill, high voice much unlike her own.
"I saw you two together, having cosy little chats about You-Know-Who. Giving him family tips, were you?"
Cadence was outraged. "That's . . . that's just stupid! And childish! I can't believe you're even questioning me on this!"
"How can I not?" Malfoy snapped. "What am I supposed to think?"
"That we're just . . ."
"NO!" he cut her off. "You're not friends! You'll never be friends!" Malfoy's voice lowered slightly as he continued. "Have you forgotten who he is? What he's done and will do according to father?"
"Oh!" she shouted. "I see! How could I have been so stupid? It's all about Daddy. Daddy won't like it, so I've got to lecture my sister! Don't you ever tell me what to do, Draco!"
"You're still a Malfoy, Cadence, like it or not. And to be seen with . . . him is just embarrassing for me. This is the last year! You shouldn't have come here if all you were going to do was cosy up to that smug b . ."
"So its about you now, is it? Anyway, it was your idea I came here, after what happened!" she said, all pretence of avoiding the subject gone.
Malfoy stood in a rage for a second and then stormed out. Cadence called out to him.
"If your reputation is all that matters to you then you aren't good enough to be a Malfoy!"
Malfoy turned in the doorway of his own dormitory. "Don't you see? Or perhaps father never explained this to you. Reputation is EVERYTHING. That's what makes a Malfoy. Got it?" And he was gone.
The first lesson the next day was Care of Magical Creatures with Hagrid. Harry, Ron and Hermione had been looking forward to this, as they hadn't seen Hagrid for a while.
"'Allo, you three!" he boomed at them as they arrived with fellow Gryffindors. Much to Ron's disgust, their timetable informed them that they once again had this lesson along with the Slytherins. Malfoy's gloating and audacious voice could be heard as he spoke to Hagrid with Crabbe and Goyle.
"You know, Hagrid, when I finally leave this school, your lessons will be the ones I miss most," he said. Harry looked doubtfully at Ron and Hermione.
"Really?" asked Hagrid hopefully.
"NO! Ha ha!" he guffawed loudly along with the two robots next to him. Harry and Ron started forwards but Hagrid held them back with an enormous hand.
"Don't bother, you two," he said quietly. "I've got just the thing for him." Harry and Ron grinned at each other.
During the lesson, they had to pair up with each other to help de- prick the Mandigoers; small spiky creatures with the ability to eat metal. Harry, Ron and Hermione moved automatically to each other and Hagrid would usually have been okay with this, except there was one more student than before. Cadence was left out.
Malfoy moved forwards. "I'll go, you two stay . . . STAY!" he added as they began to follow him.
Harry stepped forwards also. "S'okay, Malfoy. I don't mind."
Malfoy glared at Harry. "I know what your game is, Potter. And don't think I haven't got you sussed out. There's going to be trouble if you don't pack it in."
"What game exactly would that be?" said Harry coolly. Malfoy started forwards furiously but Hagrid stepped between them.
"Malfoy, you partner up with Millicent and Abeyance," he said calmly.
"Don't tell me what . . ." Malfoy started, but Hagrid cut him off.
"Oh, I almost forgot, Malfoy. Your detention will take place tonight. You can help Mr Filch clan the girls toilet."
All of the Gryffindors including Harry, Ron and Hermione, (laughing the hardest) chuckled for ages. It was very unfair, but none of them cared. When the laughter had subsided, Hagrid bent down quietly and said to Harry, "Okay with you, Harry?"
Harry nodded and partnered Cadence for the remainder of the lesson, both of them ignoring Malfoy's furious stare and they both had a very amusing time.
That night, Cadence was late again. She had fallen asleep in the library on top of a Potions book in which she was very behind on. Snape obviously hadn't taken to her as he had Malfoy in their first year. She climbed the steps and entered her empty room. It was empty because there was not enough space for her in the other dormitories and so she had another one all to herself. It was lonely but she found she rather liked it.
Once again, in her room, was Malfoy.
"Oh for Goodness Sake! Leave me alone, Draco! Is this about Harry again? Because if you don't leave us alone, I might just curse you . . ."
She stopped talking because Malfoy wasn't looking angry, in fact he was looking very worried indeed. In a second she knew why. He stepped aside and revealed Lucius Malfoy emerging from the shadows behind him. His presence was unbelievable. The room went cold and Cadence felt genuinely intimidated.
"F father!" she said.
"Hello, my dear," he said in a soft and dangerous voice. "Draco here has just fed me a very interesting story, I must say. Something about you and a Mr Potter? Hmm, now let me think for a second, where have I heard that name before?"
"Father, it's not what you think, we're not even friends, I just . . . spoke to him a few times, that's all!"
"I should hope not. Why of course that is okay!" he continued. Cadence's muscles relaxed slightly, but never completely. "Everything is well in the world. That is, if you're not a Malfoy."
She shrank back next to Draco, who wasn't looking much braver.
"I will say this only once. Potter is a midge. An insignificant midge, and he will be squashed along with yourself if I hear of you associating with him again, is that understood?"
Cadence nodded, but then made a mistake. "What have we got against him?"
Lucius had turned, but then faced her with a twisted smile. "Perhaps your father has not educated you well enough. A lesson, maybe?"
Draco Malfoy turned and left the room silently. He did not want to witness it.
-Dun dun duuuuun!!! Cliffhanger there folks! Sorry to leave it like that, but I gotta keep you interested. Please keep the reviews coming in!!! Thanks.
"Potter is a midge. An insignificant being who will be squashed along with yourself if I see you associating again." -Lucius Malfoy
Cadence glided up to her Slytherin Common room after the conversation with Harry. On the way, she had looked in on the library for a book from the irritable librarian, Madame Pince but was unsuccessful. She felt lighthearted and couldn't explain why.
"Hadrian," she said in front of the portrait, (this had been chosen as it meant Dark in Latin,) and entered the Slytherin Common room. Nearly everyone was in bed, she hadn't realized how long she had been in the library. Resisting the temptation to ignore homework, she sat down and begun pouring over Arithmacy charts.
Cadence awoke a few hours later, when no one was in the Common Room. The fire had burnt out completely and there was an eerie green tinge to the room. It had none of the warmth and glow of the Gryffindor Common Room, but Cadence wasn't to know this. She gathered some things and headed off to the girls dormitories. Just as she had reached her door, she became aware of her brother standing in the way.
"What are you doing awake?" she asked him suspiciously.
"Waiting for you. Where have you been?" he asked questioningly.
Cadence frowned. "In the Library. Why?"
"Not with Potter?" he said scathingly, glaring at her. Cadence was open-mouthed for a second before answering.
"Don't be ridiculous! What do you mean? I barely speak to him!" she said in a shrill, high voice much unlike her own.
"I saw you two together, having cosy little chats about You-Know-Who. Giving him family tips, were you?"
Cadence was outraged. "That's . . . that's just stupid! And childish! I can't believe you're even questioning me on this!"
"How can I not?" Malfoy snapped. "What am I supposed to think?"
"That we're just . . ."
"NO!" he cut her off. "You're not friends! You'll never be friends!" Malfoy's voice lowered slightly as he continued. "Have you forgotten who he is? What he's done and will do according to father?"
"Oh!" she shouted. "I see! How could I have been so stupid? It's all about Daddy. Daddy won't like it, so I've got to lecture my sister! Don't you ever tell me what to do, Draco!"
"You're still a Malfoy, Cadence, like it or not. And to be seen with . . . him is just embarrassing for me. This is the last year! You shouldn't have come here if all you were going to do was cosy up to that smug b . ."
"So its about you now, is it? Anyway, it was your idea I came here, after what happened!" she said, all pretence of avoiding the subject gone.
Malfoy stood in a rage for a second and then stormed out. Cadence called out to him.
"If your reputation is all that matters to you then you aren't good enough to be a Malfoy!"
Malfoy turned in the doorway of his own dormitory. "Don't you see? Or perhaps father never explained this to you. Reputation is EVERYTHING. That's what makes a Malfoy. Got it?" And he was gone.
The first lesson the next day was Care of Magical Creatures with Hagrid. Harry, Ron and Hermione had been looking forward to this, as they hadn't seen Hagrid for a while.
"'Allo, you three!" he boomed at them as they arrived with fellow Gryffindors. Much to Ron's disgust, their timetable informed them that they once again had this lesson along with the Slytherins. Malfoy's gloating and audacious voice could be heard as he spoke to Hagrid with Crabbe and Goyle.
"You know, Hagrid, when I finally leave this school, your lessons will be the ones I miss most," he said. Harry looked doubtfully at Ron and Hermione.
"Really?" asked Hagrid hopefully.
"NO! Ha ha!" he guffawed loudly along with the two robots next to him. Harry and Ron started forwards but Hagrid held them back with an enormous hand.
"Don't bother, you two," he said quietly. "I've got just the thing for him." Harry and Ron grinned at each other.
During the lesson, they had to pair up with each other to help de- prick the Mandigoers; small spiky creatures with the ability to eat metal. Harry, Ron and Hermione moved automatically to each other and Hagrid would usually have been okay with this, except there was one more student than before. Cadence was left out.
Malfoy moved forwards. "I'll go, you two stay . . . STAY!" he added as they began to follow him.
Harry stepped forwards also. "S'okay, Malfoy. I don't mind."
Malfoy glared at Harry. "I know what your game is, Potter. And don't think I haven't got you sussed out. There's going to be trouble if you don't pack it in."
"What game exactly would that be?" said Harry coolly. Malfoy started forwards furiously but Hagrid stepped between them.
"Malfoy, you partner up with Millicent and Abeyance," he said calmly.
"Don't tell me what . . ." Malfoy started, but Hagrid cut him off.
"Oh, I almost forgot, Malfoy. Your detention will take place tonight. You can help Mr Filch clan the girls toilet."
All of the Gryffindors including Harry, Ron and Hermione, (laughing the hardest) chuckled for ages. It was very unfair, but none of them cared. When the laughter had subsided, Hagrid bent down quietly and said to Harry, "Okay with you, Harry?"
Harry nodded and partnered Cadence for the remainder of the lesson, both of them ignoring Malfoy's furious stare and they both had a very amusing time.
That night, Cadence was late again. She had fallen asleep in the library on top of a Potions book in which she was very behind on. Snape obviously hadn't taken to her as he had Malfoy in their first year. She climbed the steps and entered her empty room. It was empty because there was not enough space for her in the other dormitories and so she had another one all to herself. It was lonely but she found she rather liked it.
Once again, in her room, was Malfoy.
"Oh for Goodness Sake! Leave me alone, Draco! Is this about Harry again? Because if you don't leave us alone, I might just curse you . . ."
She stopped talking because Malfoy wasn't looking angry, in fact he was looking very worried indeed. In a second she knew why. He stepped aside and revealed Lucius Malfoy emerging from the shadows behind him. His presence was unbelievable. The room went cold and Cadence felt genuinely intimidated.
"F father!" she said.
"Hello, my dear," he said in a soft and dangerous voice. "Draco here has just fed me a very interesting story, I must say. Something about you and a Mr Potter? Hmm, now let me think for a second, where have I heard that name before?"
"Father, it's not what you think, we're not even friends, I just . . . spoke to him a few times, that's all!"
"I should hope not. Why of course that is okay!" he continued. Cadence's muscles relaxed slightly, but never completely. "Everything is well in the world. That is, if you're not a Malfoy."
She shrank back next to Draco, who wasn't looking much braver.
"I will say this only once. Potter is a midge. An insignificant midge, and he will be squashed along with yourself if I hear of you associating with him again, is that understood?"
Cadence nodded, but then made a mistake. "What have we got against him?"
Lucius had turned, but then faced her with a twisted smile. "Perhaps your father has not educated you well enough. A lesson, maybe?"
Draco Malfoy turned and left the room silently. He did not want to witness it.
-Dun dun duuuuun!!! Cliffhanger there folks! Sorry to leave it like that, but I gotta keep you interested. Please keep the reviews coming in!!! Thanks.