Not Such a Pure-Blood Malfoy
A/N: OK, this will definitely be the last chapter (sorry but that's just how the story goes). Thanks to *deep breath* Tindomiel, ElwOoD PenscOtTiE, VenusDeOmnipotent, Dolineth, Midnight and everyone else who reviewed. Cookies go out to all of you and I think there may be a few cameos as well. I just hope I spell everyone's name right! I'm listening to the Philosopher's Stone soundtrack at the mo, did you know it's great if you're stuck for inspiration :) Now, on with the story!
Chapter 6
There was only one week left before the Christmas holidays ended and the students would be due back at Hogwarts. Normally at this time, Draco would be excitedly planning when to meet up in Diagon Ally with Crabbe and Goyle but instead, he was lying on his bed, thinking about the letter. Obviously Lucius had destroyed it as soon as he'd read it out so Draco had to make do with what he could remember. Talia had said something about her Kwikspell course arriving. Well, at least that was something. She'd be learning magic just as his magic would be helpless against what his parents would do to him when they found out that half the wizard population in the area already knew about him and his muggle friend.
Draco sat up suddenly. That was it! The students at Hogwarts only knew from what they had been told that he had befriended a muggle, they only knew it as a rumour and rumours could be easily quashed with the right amount of evidence. Now, he just needed to inform Talia of his plan and agree to meet at a certain date without the need for Talia to write back to him.
Suddenly, the sound of Narcissa's voice caught Draco's attention. Thankfully, she seemed to have calmed down a bit now.
"Draco, a leaflet has just appeared in the fireplace. It says that there will be a Wizard Fair in Diagon Ally on Saturday. Will you be going with Vincent and Gregory? They need an idea of the number of people going so they know how much space to make."
Draco couldn't believe his luck.
"Yes Mother. I'll send them an owl in a minute."
"All right then," Narcissa replied and disappeared downstairs.
Draco smiled to himself. "Perfect."
*
For Draco, Saturday couldn't come fast enough. He happened to know that it only took a few weeks to learn the basics of Kwikspell and he also knew that no one who had access to Diagon Ally would miss a Wizard Fair if they could help it so almost everyone from Hogwarts would be there.
He had sent Talia a letter telling her what had happened and his idea of how to fix it (at night incase he got caught). Her answer would be decided on how long it took the owl to come back to him as they couldn't risk another letter. She agreed.
Finally, Saturday arrived, warm and dry and, as planned, Draco left for Diagon Ally with Crabbe and Goyle. He had sworn them to secrecy with the help of a large amount of Galleons. Of course, neither Crabbe nor Goyle were very much poorer that Draco but, being as greedy as they were, how could they refuse?
They met Talia in Diagon Ally where she had all her Kwikspell course memorised and her sister's wand at the ready. Just as Draco thought, Diagon Ally was absolutely packed although it didn't take the Hogwarts students very long to find Draco when the saw who he was with and in seconds, they were surrounded with witches and wizards, all wanting to see if Draco Malfoy really had made friends with a muggle.
"Oh my gosh, it's true! Look at her clothes!" a Hufflepuff 5th year shrieked.
"Don't be stupid, Midnight. Many wizards and witches wear muggle clothes." Another student said severely.
"Yeah, Dolineth's right."
"Shut up, Tindomiel," Midnight sulked, folding her arms.
The babble went on until Talia raised her wand (or rather, Marigold's wand) and the crowd became silent almost immediately.
"Well, it seems that you all think I'm a muggle. I don't know why or who said it but I'm here to prove otherwise. After all, why would Draco Malfoy be friends with me if I was a muggle especially when he has so many good pure-blood friends?
A murmur went up from the crowd.
"But if you are a witch, why would someone say you weren't?"
"Both VenusDeOmnipotent and ElwOoD PenscOtTiE told me and they wouldn't lie."
Enough talking, it was clear that these people wanted hard evidence that she was a witch and they weren't going until they got it. Talia raised the wand again and spoke to the group of students still waiting for proof that this girl was what she said she was.
"If I really was a muggle, could I do this? Orchideous!"
The assembly gasped as one as a bunch of flowers sprouted out of the wand Talia was holding. Talia did a few more spells just to make sure everyone saw that she wasn't cheating but she needn't have as everyone in the crowd had seen that Talia was the only one who had touched the wand and everyone had stood back out of the way so clearly, no one had helped her and the rumour was false. A few people even clapped and it soon spread to everyone who wasn't at Diagon Ally that day, that Draco Malfoy's friend was definitely a witch.
After the crowds had dispersed, Draco managed to get close enough to talk to Talia.
"Brilliant!" he said "Now everyone thinks you're a witch. Thanks ever so much, Talia."
"Don't mention it, Draco. I really enjoyed it. It made me feel like a proper witch." She answered, beaming at him. "I just have one question though."
"What's that?" Draco asked.
"What are you going to do about my sister's friends? They know that I'm really a muggle and Marigold said they can be real blabbermouths sometimes."
"Don't worry about that, I've already sorted it out." Draco said cheerfully.
"How?"
Draco grinned mischievously at her.
"Pocket money." He said.
As they passed Quality Quidditch Supplies, Draco noticed Crabbe and Goyle laughing stupidly as they counted the gold that he'd given them earlier. Talia looked up to where he was looking and smiled.
"Oh, pocket money."
THE END
A/N: Yay! My first fanfic is finished! Did you like the cameos? Did I spell everyone's name right? Did I miss anyone? All the pen names made my spellchecker go haywire! So I hope you liked the story and I'm sorry if I did miss anyone out. Well, that's it, folks, until next time. I don't know when I'll start writing a new fanfic or what it'll be about but when I do, it'll be on my profile. Bye for now! :)
A/N: OK, this will definitely be the last chapter (sorry but that's just how the story goes). Thanks to *deep breath* Tindomiel, ElwOoD PenscOtTiE, VenusDeOmnipotent, Dolineth, Midnight and everyone else who reviewed. Cookies go out to all of you and I think there may be a few cameos as well. I just hope I spell everyone's name right! I'm listening to the Philosopher's Stone soundtrack at the mo, did you know it's great if you're stuck for inspiration :) Now, on with the story!
Chapter 6
There was only one week left before the Christmas holidays ended and the students would be due back at Hogwarts. Normally at this time, Draco would be excitedly planning when to meet up in Diagon Ally with Crabbe and Goyle but instead, he was lying on his bed, thinking about the letter. Obviously Lucius had destroyed it as soon as he'd read it out so Draco had to make do with what he could remember. Talia had said something about her Kwikspell course arriving. Well, at least that was something. She'd be learning magic just as his magic would be helpless against what his parents would do to him when they found out that half the wizard population in the area already knew about him and his muggle friend.
Draco sat up suddenly. That was it! The students at Hogwarts only knew from what they had been told that he had befriended a muggle, they only knew it as a rumour and rumours could be easily quashed with the right amount of evidence. Now, he just needed to inform Talia of his plan and agree to meet at a certain date without the need for Talia to write back to him.
Suddenly, the sound of Narcissa's voice caught Draco's attention. Thankfully, she seemed to have calmed down a bit now.
"Draco, a leaflet has just appeared in the fireplace. It says that there will be a Wizard Fair in Diagon Ally on Saturday. Will you be going with Vincent and Gregory? They need an idea of the number of people going so they know how much space to make."
Draco couldn't believe his luck.
"Yes Mother. I'll send them an owl in a minute."
"All right then," Narcissa replied and disappeared downstairs.
Draco smiled to himself. "Perfect."
*
For Draco, Saturday couldn't come fast enough. He happened to know that it only took a few weeks to learn the basics of Kwikspell and he also knew that no one who had access to Diagon Ally would miss a Wizard Fair if they could help it so almost everyone from Hogwarts would be there.
He had sent Talia a letter telling her what had happened and his idea of how to fix it (at night incase he got caught). Her answer would be decided on how long it took the owl to come back to him as they couldn't risk another letter. She agreed.
Finally, Saturday arrived, warm and dry and, as planned, Draco left for Diagon Ally with Crabbe and Goyle. He had sworn them to secrecy with the help of a large amount of Galleons. Of course, neither Crabbe nor Goyle were very much poorer that Draco but, being as greedy as they were, how could they refuse?
They met Talia in Diagon Ally where she had all her Kwikspell course memorised and her sister's wand at the ready. Just as Draco thought, Diagon Ally was absolutely packed although it didn't take the Hogwarts students very long to find Draco when the saw who he was with and in seconds, they were surrounded with witches and wizards, all wanting to see if Draco Malfoy really had made friends with a muggle.
"Oh my gosh, it's true! Look at her clothes!" a Hufflepuff 5th year shrieked.
"Don't be stupid, Midnight. Many wizards and witches wear muggle clothes." Another student said severely.
"Yeah, Dolineth's right."
"Shut up, Tindomiel," Midnight sulked, folding her arms.
The babble went on until Talia raised her wand (or rather, Marigold's wand) and the crowd became silent almost immediately.
"Well, it seems that you all think I'm a muggle. I don't know why or who said it but I'm here to prove otherwise. After all, why would Draco Malfoy be friends with me if I was a muggle especially when he has so many good pure-blood friends?
A murmur went up from the crowd.
"But if you are a witch, why would someone say you weren't?"
"Both VenusDeOmnipotent and ElwOoD PenscOtTiE told me and they wouldn't lie."
Enough talking, it was clear that these people wanted hard evidence that she was a witch and they weren't going until they got it. Talia raised the wand again and spoke to the group of students still waiting for proof that this girl was what she said she was.
"If I really was a muggle, could I do this? Orchideous!"
The assembly gasped as one as a bunch of flowers sprouted out of the wand Talia was holding. Talia did a few more spells just to make sure everyone saw that she wasn't cheating but she needn't have as everyone in the crowd had seen that Talia was the only one who had touched the wand and everyone had stood back out of the way so clearly, no one had helped her and the rumour was false. A few people even clapped and it soon spread to everyone who wasn't at Diagon Ally that day, that Draco Malfoy's friend was definitely a witch.
After the crowds had dispersed, Draco managed to get close enough to talk to Talia.
"Brilliant!" he said "Now everyone thinks you're a witch. Thanks ever so much, Talia."
"Don't mention it, Draco. I really enjoyed it. It made me feel like a proper witch." She answered, beaming at him. "I just have one question though."
"What's that?" Draco asked.
"What are you going to do about my sister's friends? They know that I'm really a muggle and Marigold said they can be real blabbermouths sometimes."
"Don't worry about that, I've already sorted it out." Draco said cheerfully.
"How?"
Draco grinned mischievously at her.
"Pocket money." He said.
As they passed Quality Quidditch Supplies, Draco noticed Crabbe and Goyle laughing stupidly as they counted the gold that he'd given them earlier. Talia looked up to where he was looking and smiled.
"Oh, pocket money."
THE END
A/N: Yay! My first fanfic is finished! Did you like the cameos? Did I spell everyone's name right? Did I miss anyone? All the pen names made my spellchecker go haywire! So I hope you liked the story and I'm sorry if I did miss anyone out. Well, that's it, folks, until next time. I don't know when I'll start writing a new fanfic or what it'll be about but when I do, it'll be on my profile. Bye for now! :)