Chapter 6
'Can anyone remember what makes a Hippogriff attack?' Hagrid asked the class. Draco was pleased that his and Weasley's fight was over and that instead everyone was talking about Pansy's and Parvati's. That was something that didn't happen everyday. Hermione Grangers hand flew in the air.
'Insults,' she said simply and everyone's eyes turned to look at Draco.
'Five points for Gryffindor,' Hagrid replied. 'And what is it a mixture of?' Granger's hand flew in the air again but to Draco's surprise Hagrid didn't ask for her answer. Instead he nodded towards something behind Draco.
'It is a mixture of a lion and a bird,' Greg smartly said to Draco's surprise. There was a long silence. Gregory Goyle had never in his whole life answered a question with out being forced to give an answer.
'Yes. eh. 5 points for Slytherin.' Hagrid muttered. He seemed to be lost for words. 'Would anyone like to ride it and show the rest of the class how to do it?' Hagrid carried on a bit dazed out. But he quickly got back his mind again. 'No. I mean. would anyone like to try and feed it?'
'Parvati wants a try.' Potter said pushing playfully a giggling Parvati forward. Draco felt a wave of jealousy jump across him.
'No Harry.' Parvati giggled but looked like she actually was going to do it.
'I will!' Draco snapped and stepped forward. He didn't want people to see him as a coward. Everyone looked surprisingly at him. Parvati stepped back to stand next to Potter again. Draco angrily grabbed some weird looking so- called food from a large bucket.
'Do you remember how to.' Draco bowed deeply and looked up. Hagrid's words had come a bit late. The Hippogriff looked back at him but to Draco's horror didn't bow back like it was supposed to. The class was silent and then a laugh was heard. The whole entire class followed in.
'You have to look it in the eyes if you want it to move back, Draco!' Greg's voice shouted across to him. Draco could feel how his anger started to rise up again. Why was Greg being such a smart-ass suddenly?
Then suddenly the whole entire laughing suddenly stopped. Draco looked towards the Hippogriff and saw it lying on his knees and then getting up again. It had bowed!!!
'Ha!' Draco shouted over the quiet class who looked nearly disappointed.
'Well done Draco!' Vincent called. Draco felt himself getting back his happiness again. The worst was over and he had passed the worst task. He glanced at Parvati who was looking very surprised. He quickly fed the Hippogriff and rushed back to Vincent and Greg. Malfoy could tell that the whole entire class were stunned by his work. Hagrid seemed so chocked he made them study Hippogriff from their books instead for the rest of the lesson.
'Can anyone remember what makes a Hippogriff attack?' Hagrid asked the class. Draco was pleased that his and Weasley's fight was over and that instead everyone was talking about Pansy's and Parvati's. That was something that didn't happen everyday. Hermione Grangers hand flew in the air.
'Insults,' she said simply and everyone's eyes turned to look at Draco.
'Five points for Gryffindor,' Hagrid replied. 'And what is it a mixture of?' Granger's hand flew in the air again but to Draco's surprise Hagrid didn't ask for her answer. Instead he nodded towards something behind Draco.
'It is a mixture of a lion and a bird,' Greg smartly said to Draco's surprise. There was a long silence. Gregory Goyle had never in his whole life answered a question with out being forced to give an answer.
'Yes. eh. 5 points for Slytherin.' Hagrid muttered. He seemed to be lost for words. 'Would anyone like to ride it and show the rest of the class how to do it?' Hagrid carried on a bit dazed out. But he quickly got back his mind again. 'No. I mean. would anyone like to try and feed it?'
'Parvati wants a try.' Potter said pushing playfully a giggling Parvati forward. Draco felt a wave of jealousy jump across him.
'No Harry.' Parvati giggled but looked like she actually was going to do it.
'I will!' Draco snapped and stepped forward. He didn't want people to see him as a coward. Everyone looked surprisingly at him. Parvati stepped back to stand next to Potter again. Draco angrily grabbed some weird looking so- called food from a large bucket.
'Do you remember how to.' Draco bowed deeply and looked up. Hagrid's words had come a bit late. The Hippogriff looked back at him but to Draco's horror didn't bow back like it was supposed to. The class was silent and then a laugh was heard. The whole entire class followed in.
'You have to look it in the eyes if you want it to move back, Draco!' Greg's voice shouted across to him. Draco could feel how his anger started to rise up again. Why was Greg being such a smart-ass suddenly?
Then suddenly the whole entire laughing suddenly stopped. Draco looked towards the Hippogriff and saw it lying on his knees and then getting up again. It had bowed!!!
'Ha!' Draco shouted over the quiet class who looked nearly disappointed.
'Well done Draco!' Vincent called. Draco felt himself getting back his happiness again. The worst was over and he had passed the worst task. He glanced at Parvati who was looking very surprised. He quickly fed the Hippogriff and rushed back to Vincent and Greg. Malfoy could tell that the whole entire class were stunned by his work. Hagrid seemed so chocked he made them study Hippogriff from their books instead for the rest of the lesson.