I am SO sorry that I haven't been writing much of anything lately. Sorry especially to Lil Miss Barton. Here's chapter two.
* I don't own the characters. I own the depressing story I put them in *
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Chapter two.
Draco looked around the hallway. Now where had she gone? Viola was always just out of his sight. Not for the first time Draco considered putting a Tracking Charm on her.
"What's wrong, Malfoy?" a voice, sneering behind him. "Lost something, have you?"
Before Draco could stop himself, he turned to face Ron Weasley and his friends and blurted out, "Someone, not something."
"Oh, let's go, we're wasting time here," said Hermione. "He's probably looking for Viola again."
Ron looked at her. "Since when did you call Slytherins by their first names?"
"But Viola would be really nice. Her friend in Ravenclaw is, anyway."
"Will you look at that." remarked Harry, looking at Draco. "We're here and Malfoy isn't even trying to insult us."
And it was true. It was like Draco Malfoy didn't even realise they were there. He walked quickly off be himself without a word. The trio gazed at the way he had gone. Malfoy had changed. There was something weird about their enemy. Harry, Ron and Hermione had never thought this day would happen. Harry was first to voice his thoughts.
"Wow," he said, "I had never though this day would happen."
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The Noise made by the Viola Luchien Fan Club died down as Viola's Ravenclaw friend, Riley, pushed her way into their midst. "Move along," she said. "Give the girl some space to breathe." Slowly, one by one, the Slytherin girls started to move away. (this took a long time because there were so many of them) Then, to Pansy Parkinson who didn't budge from her position beside Viola, she said, "Bye-bye!" and waved a hand in front of her face as if Pansy Parkinson was mentally ill. The Slytherin girl glared at her and stalked away.
Viola and Riley watched them disperse together. "Thanks, Ri."
Riley grimaced. "I'm starting to think that you like their attention, since you never made an effort to get them to go away. If looks can kill. That pug-faced girl – it was like she thought she possessed you or something."
"It's amusing, the way they can be so pathetic." Viola replied mildly.
"So, what, do you pretend to like them or something, and now you backstab them?" Riley asked, walking with her friend down the corridor.
"I never had the need to pretend to like them – nor did I have the chance. I hardly said three word in their 'company'. They keep quarrelling with each other which is good, because if I slip away they don't notice until fifteen minutes later. Honestly, I don't know why they keep going on like that."
"It's because you're one out of two new students, and you're in their house. Everyone knows who you are, and you're a celebrity."
"Well, what about you then?" asked Viola. "Why don't you have a Fan Club?"
"It is because the people in my House are much more civilised than your mob." Riley replied loftily.
Viola spluttered indignantly. "Excuse me! My mob? You know, I could hit you with a really messy curse –"
"Don't. Professor Snape wouldn't like it."
Both Viola and Riley turned to the direction of the voice and saw Draco Malfoy standing there, the expression on his face clearly saying, 'I can't believe that I just said that.' "Ummm… hi, Viola," he said, in a squeak.
Riley tried her best to refrain from laughing out loud. So this was Draco Malfoy, about who the girls in her dormitory had been telling her about, Harry Potter's arch-enemy, a rich boy who three-quarters of the school detested. Right now Malfoy didn't look so mean. Sure, there was this sneer like it wouldn't come off on his face, but otherwise, his appearance was… unexpected. (A/N: I could've used 'pathetic', but that would have been mean)
She looked at Viola, and the two locked eyes for a moment, eyes crinkled with mirth.
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All over the castle people were considering the change of Draco Malfoy. Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley practically went off to celebrate – though Ron admitted that life would be a bit less interesting without Malfoy being a git. Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle were puzzled in their own slow way because their 'friend' wasn't as usual. Even the staff at Hogwarts talked.
At one staff meeting, Dumbledore himself brought up the topic of their students. "Minerva? How are the students in your House?"
"Not bad, Albus, if you overlook the fact that the Weasley twins supplied everyone in Gryffindor with Canary Creams and the Common Room was all covered with yellow feathers before the charm wore off."
Professor McGonagall sipped a cup of tea. "I made the students clean the Common Room up and gave the Weasleys detention."
Dumbledore chuckled, and Snape said, "Speaking of detentions I am ashamed to say that I gave one to Viola Luchien this morning in Potions class. I have never seen a Slytherin so inept at Potions."
"Not everyone is like you, Severus," replied Dumbledore, "Before we go, there is one more thing that I want to talk about. Have any of you notice that Draco Malfoy has been acting somewhat differently?"
And of course, Pansy Parkinson noticed the difference in Draco's behaviour. She stood nearby, watching Draco talk to Viola and her Ravenclaw friend. Pansy knew the symptoms.
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yeah, I know the last sentence was a bit weird, but bear with me, I did rowing this morning and they made us race for FIVE MINUTES.
Anyway, to find out more about Draco and Viola and their special friends, check out the next exciting episode!
(that was lame, I know)