Chapter 7,
'I told Susanne I would meet her before class, Draco... she had something she wanted to talk to me about.' Vincent told Draco as they made their way through the Pansy-free zone.
'Ok. well then I guess me and Greg will have to go to Divination alone,' Draco said angrily. He looked at Greg.
'Ok. but I promised Pamela I would sit by her in class. we have it with the Rawenclaw's as you might know.' Draco lost his temper.
'Are you two leaving me or what?' he spat out angrily.
'No.' Greg said stupidly. This cheered Draco up a bit. Greg was back to normal!
They left Vincent by the Entrance Hall and Draco and Greg hurried down to the Slytherin Chamber to pick up their books. Apparently Vincent had them already.
As they came up at the landing where their class was held a lot of their fellow students were there already. Draco saw Vincent standing alone eating a muffin looking at Susanne who was talking to Pamela and some other Rawenclaw girls.
'What did Susanne say?' he asked roughly hoping his voice sounded as if he didn't care.
'Just that we should keep our relationship secret.' he said kind of loudly taking a large bite of the muffin.
'Well I suppose no one then knows about it,' Draco said sarcastically.
'Don't worry no one does,' at those words the tiny rope ladder that led to the class fell down from a hole in the ceiling. Students hurried up to get good seats. Draco was the last to climb up, behind Vincent and Greg who seemed to be in a hurry for once.
He followed Vincent and Greg to a table at the back where they took seats. Next to Pamela and Susanne. This meant that there was not one free for Draco.
'Where am I supposed to sit?' he asked swallowing hard.
'On your butt,' Susanne said and she and Pamela burst up laughing. Vincent and Greg joined in with their confused laughs they used at Draco's jokes too.
'Very funny,' he muttered angrily. He looked over the class. The only empty seat was at a table with three Rawenclaw girls sitting. Maybe he could move a couch over to Vincent and Greg's table.
He went over to the three girls. 'Is this couch free?' he asked not looking at them.
'Yes, sure.' a sweet voice answered. 'Thank you,' he replied and started pushing and pulling, trying to heave the chair over.
'Mr Malfoy. What are you doing?' a hoarse and quiet voice suddenly said from behind him. He turned around. Professor Trewlawney was standing there looking at him.
'Just trying to move the chair to the table over there.'
'Please leave it where it is and come and sit down,' she interrupted sternly. Draco groaned and pushed the chair back the two cm he had been able to move it. He quickly sat down and looked up at the three girls. He stared. Right there in front of him was Parvati Patil smiling down at him.
'P-Parvati?' he stammered. The girl smiled.
'No. Padma. Padma Patil,' she said giving her hand. Draco stared at her and didn't take it. This couldn't be true. This was supposed to be a class with Rawenclaw, not Gryffindor. And why did she call herself Padma? Had he got her name wrong from the very beginning? Or had she just got confused at seeing him. Had she broken up with Potter because Draco couldn't find him in the classroom and was now aiming at Draco himself?
'I-isn't this being. I mean. isn't this supposed to be a class with Rawenclaw?' he asked sounding very stupid.
'Yes. it is.' Parvati. I mean Padma answered looking very confused. 'This is Jess and Bee by the way,' she said taking her hand away she was still holding out and introducing the other two girls. They smiled weakly and looked away as if Draco was something they would rather avoid.
'Today we will be starting on the reading of the eyes.' Professor Trewlawney's voice said in a surprisingly loud voice. 'I think you are experienced enough to try such a hard experience of the sort I learnt in second year,' she carried on in the dry voice she used in showing off her "talented" skills. 'I want you all to find a partner who you trust and watch each other's eyes closely. How often they blink while looking at you, or if their eyes start watering. Maybe there will even be a pattern in their eyes. Pages 514 in Unfogging the Future will help you find all you need,' she took a rattling breath and carried on. 'Any questions?'
'Can we be a three?' Jess, the Rawenclaw girl asked nodding meaningfully at Par..Padma and Bee.
'No. two. I see you are an even number at your table for once so take advantage of it, Miss Gwendella,'
The three girls turned to look at each other, and started talking like Draco wasn't there.
'One of us will have to work with him,' Bee said. 'I'd prefer not too. I don't trust him,'
'I'd prefer not to either. Malfoy is not exactly famous for his trustworthiness,' Jess Gwendella said and both of them turned to Padma.
'So you want me to go with Malfoy?' she asked. The girls both nodded. 'All right then. It is just for one class anyway,' she said and she switched seats with Jess.
Draco couldn't believe his luck. He was actually going to work with the girl he loved!
'I told Susanne I would meet her before class, Draco... she had something she wanted to talk to me about.' Vincent told Draco as they made their way through the Pansy-free zone.
'Ok. well then I guess me and Greg will have to go to Divination alone,' Draco said angrily. He looked at Greg.
'Ok. but I promised Pamela I would sit by her in class. we have it with the Rawenclaw's as you might know.' Draco lost his temper.
'Are you two leaving me or what?' he spat out angrily.
'No.' Greg said stupidly. This cheered Draco up a bit. Greg was back to normal!
They left Vincent by the Entrance Hall and Draco and Greg hurried down to the Slytherin Chamber to pick up their books. Apparently Vincent had them already.
As they came up at the landing where their class was held a lot of their fellow students were there already. Draco saw Vincent standing alone eating a muffin looking at Susanne who was talking to Pamela and some other Rawenclaw girls.
'What did Susanne say?' he asked roughly hoping his voice sounded as if he didn't care.
'Just that we should keep our relationship secret.' he said kind of loudly taking a large bite of the muffin.
'Well I suppose no one then knows about it,' Draco said sarcastically.
'Don't worry no one does,' at those words the tiny rope ladder that led to the class fell down from a hole in the ceiling. Students hurried up to get good seats. Draco was the last to climb up, behind Vincent and Greg who seemed to be in a hurry for once.
He followed Vincent and Greg to a table at the back where they took seats. Next to Pamela and Susanne. This meant that there was not one free for Draco.
'Where am I supposed to sit?' he asked swallowing hard.
'On your butt,' Susanne said and she and Pamela burst up laughing. Vincent and Greg joined in with their confused laughs they used at Draco's jokes too.
'Very funny,' he muttered angrily. He looked over the class. The only empty seat was at a table with three Rawenclaw girls sitting. Maybe he could move a couch over to Vincent and Greg's table.
He went over to the three girls. 'Is this couch free?' he asked not looking at them.
'Yes, sure.' a sweet voice answered. 'Thank you,' he replied and started pushing and pulling, trying to heave the chair over.
'Mr Malfoy. What are you doing?' a hoarse and quiet voice suddenly said from behind him. He turned around. Professor Trewlawney was standing there looking at him.
'Just trying to move the chair to the table over there.'
'Please leave it where it is and come and sit down,' she interrupted sternly. Draco groaned and pushed the chair back the two cm he had been able to move it. He quickly sat down and looked up at the three girls. He stared. Right there in front of him was Parvati Patil smiling down at him.
'P-Parvati?' he stammered. The girl smiled.
'No. Padma. Padma Patil,' she said giving her hand. Draco stared at her and didn't take it. This couldn't be true. This was supposed to be a class with Rawenclaw, not Gryffindor. And why did she call herself Padma? Had he got her name wrong from the very beginning? Or had she just got confused at seeing him. Had she broken up with Potter because Draco couldn't find him in the classroom and was now aiming at Draco himself?
'I-isn't this being. I mean. isn't this supposed to be a class with Rawenclaw?' he asked sounding very stupid.
'Yes. it is.' Parvati. I mean Padma answered looking very confused. 'This is Jess and Bee by the way,' she said taking her hand away she was still holding out and introducing the other two girls. They smiled weakly and looked away as if Draco was something they would rather avoid.
'Today we will be starting on the reading of the eyes.' Professor Trewlawney's voice said in a surprisingly loud voice. 'I think you are experienced enough to try such a hard experience of the sort I learnt in second year,' she carried on in the dry voice she used in showing off her "talented" skills. 'I want you all to find a partner who you trust and watch each other's eyes closely. How often they blink while looking at you, or if their eyes start watering. Maybe there will even be a pattern in their eyes. Pages 514 in Unfogging the Future will help you find all you need,' she took a rattling breath and carried on. 'Any questions?'
'Can we be a three?' Jess, the Rawenclaw girl asked nodding meaningfully at Par..Padma and Bee.
'No. two. I see you are an even number at your table for once so take advantage of it, Miss Gwendella,'
The three girls turned to look at each other, and started talking like Draco wasn't there.
'One of us will have to work with him,' Bee said. 'I'd prefer not too. I don't trust him,'
'I'd prefer not to either. Malfoy is not exactly famous for his trustworthiness,' Jess Gwendella said and both of them turned to Padma.
'So you want me to go with Malfoy?' she asked. The girls both nodded. 'All right then. It is just for one class anyway,' she said and she switched seats with Jess.
Draco couldn't believe his luck. He was actually going to work with the girl he loved!