Thanks to all those who helped me destroy the evil SunShine! I can't say
that enough!
And yes! For those who were wondering, I'm out of the blank page syndrome, at least for a while. I'll start back to update more regularly. There are already three other parts waiting to be posted, but I don't want to rush it, so please be patient. If you don't understand that, go read chapter. 48 I think of A Drop In the Ocean by Echo. You'll know what I mean.
Well, here we go!!
Part 11 : Masters of Trickery
Wednesday morning, Care of Magical Creatures
"Hello, Hagrid!"
"Hi there, Willow! How are you today?"
"I'm fine, thanks." The redhead joined Hermione near the hut, nodding to Draco and ignoring the rest of the class.
Apparently, Pansy didn't like to be ignored and felt particularly nasty today." Hey, Mudblood! Why do you hang out with Granger? You feel more intelligent?" she snickered.
Willow lifted an eyebrow. "Maybe you should. That way, you would have known you've just paid a compliment to Hermione."
Pansy saw red when the rest of Slytherin snickered at her and the all Gryffindor lot started laughing. "Just you wait. I'll get you."
To the class horror, Hagrid had brought some Hippogriff again. Most of the class went uneventful as all the class knew not to insult the beasts. Everything went well, until the end of the class.
Willow was bending in front of another Hippogriff when Pansy shoved her forward. She slammed right in the beast. She fell on the ground and her eyes widened when she saw it jump. She had just rolled out of the way when its paws stumped the ground where she was a moment before. She stood up quickly, but was knocked back by a wing opening suddenly. Her back slammed against the fence and she fell in a heap on the ground.
While Hagrid rushed to the unconscious redhead, he missed the satisfied smirk on Pansy's face. But two persons saw it : Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger. The Gryffindor was biting her lips in an effort to restrain herself and the Slytherin was fuming. He walked to Hagrid and offered him to take Willow to the hospital wing. He left quickly, the redhead floating beside him.
* * *
Hermione Granger stepped into the infirmary, immediately seeing the pouting redhead sitting in her bed, an outraged nurse and a completely off the rocker Draco Malfoy. He was literally rolling on the ground, holding his side, laughing. Ms. Pomfrey stomped off, muttering to herself. The Gryffindor walked to the two Slytherins. "Okay, what did I miss?" she asked.
Willow still pouted and she had to wait for Draco to take a break from laughing. "You missed the best, Granger! You should have seen the nurse's face!"
"Yeah, I got the part about Ms. Pomfrey. But what happened to make her look like that?" She stomped her left foot impatiently. "Malfoy?!"
"Okay, okay! Jeez!" He took a few deep breaths and sat back down on his chair. "Willow tried to get out of bed when the nurse came back from her office. She wouldn't let her go. Lets say I didn't think such nasty words could come out of such a sweet girl's mouth."
Hermione gasped and looked at the redhead. A small smile was forming on her lips. "I admit it. It was funny to see her so outraged."
"You could be in trouble for that, Willow," the Gryffindor reprimanded.
"Oh! Give me a break! I've had enough of those walls! I've been in here for two days straight, barely able to walk alone to the bathroom because she was trailing behind me. I was going crazy! And then, not a week after I left the hospital, I'm back here because of stupid Pansy. She's so going to get it!"
A thoughtful look appeared on Hermione's face. Draco shook his head. "Uh oh! I don't like that look," he muttered.
"That's because most of the time you're on the receiving end of our pranks," she replied to the blond boy.
"What?" the redhead asked, lost.
The brown haired girl smirked evilly. "I think we should pay a little visit to Gred and Forge."
Draco lifted an eyebrow and smirked. "Remind me again why you weren't sorted in Slytherin?"
* * *
The redhead sighed heavily. "For when is it?" she asked impatiently.
"Shh!" Hermione and Draco said at the same time. "Just you wait!"
Two green eyes turned back to the doors of the great hall. Fred and George were... doing something to them. She wasn't sure what, but she'd bet she'd know soon enough. She could hear Pansy's inane chatter coming this way. The two Weasley ran back to the Gryffindor table where two Slytherins were hidden under it, Hermione talking quietly to them. "All is ready," they whispered.
They looked toward the doors, Willow already smirking. "Revenge is sweet," she whispered to Draco, who smiled back.
At the same moment the doors were pushed open... and slammed back closed. They heard a yell from outside the great hall and several heads turned toward the sound. The Gryffindors started snickering when they saw Pansy pushing hard against the door, trying to make her way forcefully in the great hall. She finally made it and tried keeping her pride when walking to the Slytherin table.
Her pride look was short lived. She stepped on a false part of the floor. Draco stifled a laugh when the false stone piece sprung and a shrieking Pansy went flying over several heads before landing on some carefully placed eggs on the Ravenclaw table.
The great hall exploded into laugher and even some of the teachers were having troubles controlling themselves. Hagrid was laughing loudly, McGonagall hid her smile behind her hand and even Snape was smirking a little. The Gryffindors were laughing their heads off, especially the Weasley twins and Hermione. Willow and Draco had tears rolling down their faces, trying to laugh silently so to not being discovered.
Pansy slowly lifted herself up from the table, shaking pieces of eggs of her shoulder and hair. Her bottom lip was trembling. She ran back out of the great hall, laugher following her outside.
Willow and Draco discreetly got out from under the Gryffindor table. The twins slapped their hands and Willow smiled gratefully at them. "You really are the best pranksters. Hope we'll see your shop in Hogsmeade after you graduate."
"You can count on it, Red," Fred said.
And yes! For those who were wondering, I'm out of the blank page syndrome, at least for a while. I'll start back to update more regularly. There are already three other parts waiting to be posted, but I don't want to rush it, so please be patient. If you don't understand that, go read chapter. 48 I think of A Drop In the Ocean by Echo. You'll know what I mean.
Well, here we go!!
Part 11 : Masters of Trickery
Wednesday morning, Care of Magical Creatures
"Hello, Hagrid!"
"Hi there, Willow! How are you today?"
"I'm fine, thanks." The redhead joined Hermione near the hut, nodding to Draco and ignoring the rest of the class.
Apparently, Pansy didn't like to be ignored and felt particularly nasty today." Hey, Mudblood! Why do you hang out with Granger? You feel more intelligent?" she snickered.
Willow lifted an eyebrow. "Maybe you should. That way, you would have known you've just paid a compliment to Hermione."
Pansy saw red when the rest of Slytherin snickered at her and the all Gryffindor lot started laughing. "Just you wait. I'll get you."
To the class horror, Hagrid had brought some Hippogriff again. Most of the class went uneventful as all the class knew not to insult the beasts. Everything went well, until the end of the class.
Willow was bending in front of another Hippogriff when Pansy shoved her forward. She slammed right in the beast. She fell on the ground and her eyes widened when she saw it jump. She had just rolled out of the way when its paws stumped the ground where she was a moment before. She stood up quickly, but was knocked back by a wing opening suddenly. Her back slammed against the fence and she fell in a heap on the ground.
While Hagrid rushed to the unconscious redhead, he missed the satisfied smirk on Pansy's face. But two persons saw it : Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger. The Gryffindor was biting her lips in an effort to restrain herself and the Slytherin was fuming. He walked to Hagrid and offered him to take Willow to the hospital wing. He left quickly, the redhead floating beside him.
* * *
Hermione Granger stepped into the infirmary, immediately seeing the pouting redhead sitting in her bed, an outraged nurse and a completely off the rocker Draco Malfoy. He was literally rolling on the ground, holding his side, laughing. Ms. Pomfrey stomped off, muttering to herself. The Gryffindor walked to the two Slytherins. "Okay, what did I miss?" she asked.
Willow still pouted and she had to wait for Draco to take a break from laughing. "You missed the best, Granger! You should have seen the nurse's face!"
"Yeah, I got the part about Ms. Pomfrey. But what happened to make her look like that?" She stomped her left foot impatiently. "Malfoy?!"
"Okay, okay! Jeez!" He took a few deep breaths and sat back down on his chair. "Willow tried to get out of bed when the nurse came back from her office. She wouldn't let her go. Lets say I didn't think such nasty words could come out of such a sweet girl's mouth."
Hermione gasped and looked at the redhead. A small smile was forming on her lips. "I admit it. It was funny to see her so outraged."
"You could be in trouble for that, Willow," the Gryffindor reprimanded.
"Oh! Give me a break! I've had enough of those walls! I've been in here for two days straight, barely able to walk alone to the bathroom because she was trailing behind me. I was going crazy! And then, not a week after I left the hospital, I'm back here because of stupid Pansy. She's so going to get it!"
A thoughtful look appeared on Hermione's face. Draco shook his head. "Uh oh! I don't like that look," he muttered.
"That's because most of the time you're on the receiving end of our pranks," she replied to the blond boy.
"What?" the redhead asked, lost.
The brown haired girl smirked evilly. "I think we should pay a little visit to Gred and Forge."
Draco lifted an eyebrow and smirked. "Remind me again why you weren't sorted in Slytherin?"
* * *
The redhead sighed heavily. "For when is it?" she asked impatiently.
"Shh!" Hermione and Draco said at the same time. "Just you wait!"
Two green eyes turned back to the doors of the great hall. Fred and George were... doing something to them. She wasn't sure what, but she'd bet she'd know soon enough. She could hear Pansy's inane chatter coming this way. The two Weasley ran back to the Gryffindor table where two Slytherins were hidden under it, Hermione talking quietly to them. "All is ready," they whispered.
They looked toward the doors, Willow already smirking. "Revenge is sweet," she whispered to Draco, who smiled back.
At the same moment the doors were pushed open... and slammed back closed. They heard a yell from outside the great hall and several heads turned toward the sound. The Gryffindors started snickering when they saw Pansy pushing hard against the door, trying to make her way forcefully in the great hall. She finally made it and tried keeping her pride when walking to the Slytherin table.
Her pride look was short lived. She stepped on a false part of the floor. Draco stifled a laugh when the false stone piece sprung and a shrieking Pansy went flying over several heads before landing on some carefully placed eggs on the Ravenclaw table.
The great hall exploded into laugher and even some of the teachers were having troubles controlling themselves. Hagrid was laughing loudly, McGonagall hid her smile behind her hand and even Snape was smirking a little. The Gryffindors were laughing their heads off, especially the Weasley twins and Hermione. Willow and Draco had tears rolling down their faces, trying to laugh silently so to not being discovered.
Pansy slowly lifted herself up from the table, shaking pieces of eggs of her shoulder and hair. Her bottom lip was trembling. She ran back out of the great hall, laugher following her outside.
Willow and Draco discreetly got out from under the Gryffindor table. The twins slapped their hands and Willow smiled gratefully at them. "You really are the best pranksters. Hope we'll see your shop in Hogsmeade after you graduate."
"You can count on it, Red," Fred said.
