Sarina woke up the next day with a smile on her lips and a song in her
heart, well in her head. "Come what may, Come what may, I will love you
until my dying day…" she hummed the tune softly to herself and dressed
quickly before heading to the days classes.
After fourth period she and Ginny decided to take the long cut to Hagrid's cabin for 'Care of magical creatures' walking part way round the lake. "So your very happy today?" asked Ginny glad to see her friend smiling. "Is there any particular reason or are you just happy to be alive?"
"Hmm a bit of both" she gave a wistful smile and picked a large stick off the ground knocking it against the trees they past, it was a habit she had picked up from Ash.
"Does this have something to do with our very own Mister Malfoy?" grinned Ginny stopping to give Sarina a knowing glance.
"How did you guess?" she wasn't angry just curios.
"Well the fact that you two kept giving each other secret smiles across the room at breakfast gave me a hint." Sarina blushed. "So tell me…"
"Well well well what have we got here" came a harsh spiteful voice from behind them. Sarina silently cursed herself for not hearing them approach. They both turned to come face to face with Pansy Parkinson, Millicent Bullstrode and Vivian Matters a fifth year Slytherin.
"Looks like a pair of Gryffindor, muggle lovers to me" answered Millicent in a deep manly voice that matched her face.
"Did your mother teach you no manners?" Sarina stepped forward slightly putting herself between the three girls and Ginny, she positioned both hands on her stick it was a little short for a staff but it would have to do. "It's rude to interrupt other peoples conversations!"
"Shut up bitch" Pansy spat at her, Sarina had a bad feeling about this. "Did your parents not teach YOU anything" she took a menacing step towards Sarina her eyes were blazing with hate, "Gryffindor's and Slytherin's do not mix" she hissed so as only Sarina could here her, Sarina inhaled a sharp breath, she knew about Draco.
"Things change" Sarina gave her most lovely smile, that was when Pansy lunged at her. Sarina raised her make shift staff just in time Pansy had nearly got inside her attack. A quick jab to the stomach winded Pansy, Sarina spun to take on Millicent who had headed for Ginny. "Pick on someone your own size… in seconds thoughts there ain't nobody at this school your size!" Millicent grunted and swung for Sarina, before anyone had realised what had happened Millicent lay on her back on the ground. "Who's next? You?" Sarina spun the stick in the air it whistled as she completed the complicated figure and the stick pointed dangerously out towards the remaining girl.
"Come on" gasped Pansy clutching her stomach and hobbling away her two minions following closely.
"Wow" Ginny stared at her " That was Wow."
"My cousins taught me its sort of a family thing … everyone's a fighter" she grinned but there was a sadness beneath it. "She's not gonna give up, especially after this we made her look bad," Sarina sighed " I know her type watch your back Ginny" the red head nodded.
"Mister Potter" Snape said Harry's name with enough venom to make Hermione wince, "What effect would adding powdered unicorn horn to an infusion of asphodel and munkwort have to the potion?"
Harry swallowed "I don't know Professor" he said quietly. Hermione raised her hand to answer.
"10 points from Gryffindor," sneered Snape "Mister Malfoy?" everyone turned to Malfoy, Snape never asked him questions in class.
"It would turn the potion deadly, asphodel and unicorn horn should never be added to the same potion as it reacts to make what's commonly known as Freja foam." Malfoy answered, Hermione was impressed, she was top of every class she took apart from DaDa where Harry ruled supreme and Potions where Draco was awarded the honour. She was beginning to think that perhaps he might have even earned the title.
"Well done Mister Malfoy 20 points for Slytherin" the rest of the class was as normal, Snape bullying Neville and Draco working silently by himself at the front. Harry watched him with a new interest, he was watching out for Sarina. Draco, he noticed, never once talked to his bodyguards during the lesson; he finished it quickly and efficiently with no errors.
After class Hermione waited behind to talk to Professor Snape, as did Draco.
"Well Mister Malfoy it appears that you have out done yourself this time the Embilarus potion that you brewed last night was most excellently done," Snape appeared to have forgotten about Hermione. "The headmaster feels this also, so if your prepared to do the extra work we would like to start you on the seventh year potions course now so that next year you could sit your potions masters."
Hermione gapped, Draco must be really good, the potions masters, she was impressed. "Would that mean that I would be taken out of my current class?" asked Draco his face was as impassive as usual.
"No you could do the advanced lessons during your normal time here" Snape told him taking a seat behind his desk. "What do you think?"
For a long moment Draco was silent, "I would like to take my potions masters next year." He finally answered, Snape nodded but there was pride in his coal black eyes.
Hermione ran back to the Gryffindor tower and instantly told Harry and Ron everything she had heard. "So Malfoy's some sort of a Potions Genius" Ron raised his eyebrows in disbelief.
"Yeah he's really good at it and he's done all these extra credit potions that none of the 7th years have even been allowed to try," Hermione was very impressed. "Harry are you ok?" he hadn't said a word since she had told them.
"What yeah I'm fine, just need to go for a walk" he walked away from the other two staring ahead with unseeing eyes.
"Malfoy, Hey Malfoy I want a word with you!" Draco turned away from the two Ravenclaw's he had been talking to.
"What do you want Potter?" the two glared at each other.
After fourth period she and Ginny decided to take the long cut to Hagrid's cabin for 'Care of magical creatures' walking part way round the lake. "So your very happy today?" asked Ginny glad to see her friend smiling. "Is there any particular reason or are you just happy to be alive?"
"Hmm a bit of both" she gave a wistful smile and picked a large stick off the ground knocking it against the trees they past, it was a habit she had picked up from Ash.
"Does this have something to do with our very own Mister Malfoy?" grinned Ginny stopping to give Sarina a knowing glance.
"How did you guess?" she wasn't angry just curios.
"Well the fact that you two kept giving each other secret smiles across the room at breakfast gave me a hint." Sarina blushed. "So tell me…"
"Well well well what have we got here" came a harsh spiteful voice from behind them. Sarina silently cursed herself for not hearing them approach. They both turned to come face to face with Pansy Parkinson, Millicent Bullstrode and Vivian Matters a fifth year Slytherin.
"Looks like a pair of Gryffindor, muggle lovers to me" answered Millicent in a deep manly voice that matched her face.
"Did your mother teach you no manners?" Sarina stepped forward slightly putting herself between the three girls and Ginny, she positioned both hands on her stick it was a little short for a staff but it would have to do. "It's rude to interrupt other peoples conversations!"
"Shut up bitch" Pansy spat at her, Sarina had a bad feeling about this. "Did your parents not teach YOU anything" she took a menacing step towards Sarina her eyes were blazing with hate, "Gryffindor's and Slytherin's do not mix" she hissed so as only Sarina could here her, Sarina inhaled a sharp breath, she knew about Draco.
"Things change" Sarina gave her most lovely smile, that was when Pansy lunged at her. Sarina raised her make shift staff just in time Pansy had nearly got inside her attack. A quick jab to the stomach winded Pansy, Sarina spun to take on Millicent who had headed for Ginny. "Pick on someone your own size… in seconds thoughts there ain't nobody at this school your size!" Millicent grunted and swung for Sarina, before anyone had realised what had happened Millicent lay on her back on the ground. "Who's next? You?" Sarina spun the stick in the air it whistled as she completed the complicated figure and the stick pointed dangerously out towards the remaining girl.
"Come on" gasped Pansy clutching her stomach and hobbling away her two minions following closely.
"Wow" Ginny stared at her " That was Wow."
"My cousins taught me its sort of a family thing … everyone's a fighter" she grinned but there was a sadness beneath it. "She's not gonna give up, especially after this we made her look bad," Sarina sighed " I know her type watch your back Ginny" the red head nodded.
"Mister Potter" Snape said Harry's name with enough venom to make Hermione wince, "What effect would adding powdered unicorn horn to an infusion of asphodel and munkwort have to the potion?"
Harry swallowed "I don't know Professor" he said quietly. Hermione raised her hand to answer.
"10 points from Gryffindor," sneered Snape "Mister Malfoy?" everyone turned to Malfoy, Snape never asked him questions in class.
"It would turn the potion deadly, asphodel and unicorn horn should never be added to the same potion as it reacts to make what's commonly known as Freja foam." Malfoy answered, Hermione was impressed, she was top of every class she took apart from DaDa where Harry ruled supreme and Potions where Draco was awarded the honour. She was beginning to think that perhaps he might have even earned the title.
"Well done Mister Malfoy 20 points for Slytherin" the rest of the class was as normal, Snape bullying Neville and Draco working silently by himself at the front. Harry watched him with a new interest, he was watching out for Sarina. Draco, he noticed, never once talked to his bodyguards during the lesson; he finished it quickly and efficiently with no errors.
After class Hermione waited behind to talk to Professor Snape, as did Draco.
"Well Mister Malfoy it appears that you have out done yourself this time the Embilarus potion that you brewed last night was most excellently done," Snape appeared to have forgotten about Hermione. "The headmaster feels this also, so if your prepared to do the extra work we would like to start you on the seventh year potions course now so that next year you could sit your potions masters."
Hermione gapped, Draco must be really good, the potions masters, she was impressed. "Would that mean that I would be taken out of my current class?" asked Draco his face was as impassive as usual.
"No you could do the advanced lessons during your normal time here" Snape told him taking a seat behind his desk. "What do you think?"
For a long moment Draco was silent, "I would like to take my potions masters next year." He finally answered, Snape nodded but there was pride in his coal black eyes.
Hermione ran back to the Gryffindor tower and instantly told Harry and Ron everything she had heard. "So Malfoy's some sort of a Potions Genius" Ron raised his eyebrows in disbelief.
"Yeah he's really good at it and he's done all these extra credit potions that none of the 7th years have even been allowed to try," Hermione was very impressed. "Harry are you ok?" he hadn't said a word since she had told them.
"What yeah I'm fine, just need to go for a walk" he walked away from the other two staring ahead with unseeing eyes.
"Malfoy, Hey Malfoy I want a word with you!" Draco turned away from the two Ravenclaw's he had been talking to.
"What do you want Potter?" the two glared at each other.