A/N - Well, there's the express and.....*sing song voice* SOMEone's failing potions! *end sing song voice* tsk, tsk. That someone has to get tutored and of all people to get tutored by they get mmmppphhh! Fred! Fred - You really shouldn't ruin it for them you know?" PFB - Fine, fine, I'll let 'em read it...
Disclaimer - I still only own Lori & Melanie.....i might own the others.....one day....NOT! not in MY lifetime LOL
Dedication - To Cris, who helped me with chapters 5-8 (if she helps with any more, I'll give her credit). Ya see, Melanie Zardou is actually her character and not mine, and she sorta....helped with like all the stuff with Melanie and Draco and...quite a bit of other stuff actually....antyways, on with the story...
~*~*~
Ch 5 - The Express and Getting Unwanted Tutorial Schedules
The rest of the summer went by in a breeze and the six Hogwarts students were already boarding the Hogwarts Express. None of them were sure how, but they all managed to fit inside one compartment. Now, here's the tricky part: They all six fit in one compartment comfortably.
Just when they thought they wouldn't have an encounter with Draco Malfoy, the door to their compartment opened, only to reveal the said teenager. "Granger."
"What do you want Malfoy?" Harry asked, this had become a routine in the past 5 years.
"Which Granger were you talking about exactly?" Melanie asked.
Draco glared at her.
"What? Is that supposed to be your answer? Was it me you were talking to?"
His glare deepened but after a few seconds of staring into Melanie's eyes, and her staring back, he turned and left.
".....Well, I think as the years go on, we've got to look on the bright side of all our 'Malfoy Train Encounters'." Lori said.
"Bright side? There's a bright side to anything to do with Malfoy?" Ron questioned his cousin's statement.
"Well, it seems that, as the years go on, our encounters with him seem to get shorter." She shrugged.
Just when it seemed like the train ride to Hogwarts would never end, it did just that.
The six teenagers had gotten off the train and were now in the Great Hall, watching the sorting. Of course, none of them were really paying attention to it other than cheering when the rest of the Gryffindor table did so.
~*~*~
The next day, the start of classes. Melanie had received her class schedule last night, but was just now looking at it as she ate breakfast in the Great Hall. "Oh great!"
"What is it Mel?" Hermione asked.
"I dunno, just wanted to say that."
Hermione sighed and rolled his eyes.
After they all finished breakfast, the six headed off to their classes. First class was Transfiguration.
Melanie thought the day was going to be Draco-free when she remembered I have Potions with the Slytherins! This sucks! Just when I thought the day was gonna be Malfoy free!
She, along with five of her fellow Gryffindor friends, headed to the ever dreaded Potions classroom......dungeons rather.
When they reached the door outside the dungeon-classroom, they found Malfoy standing outside the door.
"Ahha...what have we got here? Two Weasels, two Mudbloods, and one Scarhead...And...what's this? Almost late for Potions?"
"Shut it and move Mr. Ferret." Melanie said, referring to what she had heard had happened in the others third year.
If one didn't know any better, one might say that Draco flinched at the name? But...no...we know Draco too well to know that he would never do such a thing....right? Wrong, he winced but it was only noticeable by the five in the hall.
"No, I don't have to move if I don't want and I certainly don't have to 'shut it'."
Melanie looked thoughtful as she said "Well....if you don't wanna shut it, then....shove it."
Now it was Draco's turn to look thoughtful "Now...where exactly do you want me to shove it."
Melanie's face contorted into horror "PERVERT!" And with that she shoved him aside and went into the classroom. The others followed.
Unfortunately for these five, Snape was already in the room–er–dungeon. "Your late. Ten points from Gryffindor."
"But! The tardy bell hasn't rung yet!" Right after Melanie said this, it did just that.
"I suggest, Miss Zardou, that you sit down before I deduct more points or give you and your friends a detention."
They all sat down in the very back of the class. "Detention with Snape? Now there's a scary thought." Ron muttered.
Mel shook her head.
After about twelve minutes into the class, Melanie could have sworn someone was staring at her. She turned around to find Draco behind her, but...he was listening to the class. She frowned and turned back around. "Freak." She murmured.
Ya know...this is kinda bad...He'll be giving us our homework in about twenty or so minutes and..I don't even know what we are talking about...actually...I never know what he's talking about...Potions is so stupid and confusing...Am I passing or failing? And why am I thinking all this crap? I need a boyfriend....wow! That was random, even for me. Ok...I'm gonna stop thinking now...I'm scaring myself...and my brain is starting to hurt from it all. Were Melanie's very random thoughts during the class.
Before she knew it, Snape was giving out homework: A 5 piece parchment essay on the potion of your choice. Just as Melanie had all her stuff together and was about out the door "Miss Zardou."
"What'd I do?"
"I need to talk to you for a moment."
Crap! I didn't want that detention you know! She thought as she turned around and went over to stand in front of, at least a good two feet in front of, Snape's desk.
"You know your failing this class, do you not?"
"Umm...no?"
"Well, you are."
"Oh..." I don't want a tutor. I don't want a tutor.
"You need a tutor."
"Well...Guess I better go get Hermione." She started to walk off.
"Did I say you could leave?"
She backed up.
"I think you need someone other than Miss Granger...someone more like...." He seemed to be thinking then he 'noticed' Draco in the back "Ahh. Someone like Mister Malfoy."
Melanie's eyes widened, mouth hanging out "No! Not him! Anyone but him!"
"Excuse me?"
"I...mean...Oh goody, him." She said very unenthusiastically.
"Good. You can start today."
"Yay!" Yet again, another unenthusiastic reply.
"I thought you'd feel that way." Malfoy said as he made his way to the front of the class.
"Wha-what? Your still here?" Melanie said, a bit confused why he was still here.
"No, I'm in the Great Hall." He said sarcastically.
"Oh my gosh! Draco Malfoy know the language of sarcasm! I can't believe it!" She said, the statement dripping with sarcasm
"Well, you can believe it."
She glared at him and left, Malfoy simply...followed.
"Are you following me?"
"Maybe."
"Your not following me! Your stalking me! You-you–ferret!"
"Do you want to pass Potions and get out of school this year or not?"
"I don't give a damn about Potions!"
"If you don't pass the class you won't get out of school."
"So?"
"You won't get away from Snape either."
"Oh. Yeah. Sheit!"
He raised an eyebrow.
"What?"
"I thought you Gryffindors didn't cuss. Thought you left that one up to the Slytherins."
"Says who?"
"Meet me at three o'clock in the library."
"What for?"
He sighed. The girl didn't seem to remember much...no wonder she was failing. "Potions."
"Oh...right. I'm so looking forward to it." She said flatly.
"See you, then."
When Malfoy turned around Mel flicked him off.
"I saw that you know."
"Wha–?"
He simply pointed to a window next to him.
She glared at him, turned around, and, walked away. Then...she realized she had to go to the Great Hall, in the same direction Malfoy was going. "This sucks..pass him quickly." She ran passed him.
He blinked. "That was weird."
~*~*~
Disclaimer - I still only own Lori & Melanie.....i might own the others.....one day....NOT! not in MY lifetime LOL
Dedication - To Cris, who helped me with chapters 5-8 (if she helps with any more, I'll give her credit). Ya see, Melanie Zardou is actually her character and not mine, and she sorta....helped with like all the stuff with Melanie and Draco and...quite a bit of other stuff actually....antyways, on with the story...
~*~*~
Ch 5 - The Express and Getting Unwanted Tutorial Schedules
The rest of the summer went by in a breeze and the six Hogwarts students were already boarding the Hogwarts Express. None of them were sure how, but they all managed to fit inside one compartment. Now, here's the tricky part: They all six fit in one compartment comfortably.
Just when they thought they wouldn't have an encounter with Draco Malfoy, the door to their compartment opened, only to reveal the said teenager. "Granger."
"What do you want Malfoy?" Harry asked, this had become a routine in the past 5 years.
"Which Granger were you talking about exactly?" Melanie asked.
Draco glared at her.
"What? Is that supposed to be your answer? Was it me you were talking to?"
His glare deepened but after a few seconds of staring into Melanie's eyes, and her staring back, he turned and left.
".....Well, I think as the years go on, we've got to look on the bright side of all our 'Malfoy Train Encounters'." Lori said.
"Bright side? There's a bright side to anything to do with Malfoy?" Ron questioned his cousin's statement.
"Well, it seems that, as the years go on, our encounters with him seem to get shorter." She shrugged.
Just when it seemed like the train ride to Hogwarts would never end, it did just that.
The six teenagers had gotten off the train and were now in the Great Hall, watching the sorting. Of course, none of them were really paying attention to it other than cheering when the rest of the Gryffindor table did so.
~*~*~
The next day, the start of classes. Melanie had received her class schedule last night, but was just now looking at it as she ate breakfast in the Great Hall. "Oh great!"
"What is it Mel?" Hermione asked.
"I dunno, just wanted to say that."
Hermione sighed and rolled his eyes.
After they all finished breakfast, the six headed off to their classes. First class was Transfiguration.
Melanie thought the day was going to be Draco-free when she remembered I have Potions with the Slytherins! This sucks! Just when I thought the day was gonna be Malfoy free!
She, along with five of her fellow Gryffindor friends, headed to the ever dreaded Potions classroom......dungeons rather.
When they reached the door outside the dungeon-classroom, they found Malfoy standing outside the door.
"Ahha...what have we got here? Two Weasels, two Mudbloods, and one Scarhead...And...what's this? Almost late for Potions?"
"Shut it and move Mr. Ferret." Melanie said, referring to what she had heard had happened in the others third year.
If one didn't know any better, one might say that Draco flinched at the name? But...no...we know Draco too well to know that he would never do such a thing....right? Wrong, he winced but it was only noticeable by the five in the hall.
"No, I don't have to move if I don't want and I certainly don't have to 'shut it'."
Melanie looked thoughtful as she said "Well....if you don't wanna shut it, then....shove it."
Now it was Draco's turn to look thoughtful "Now...where exactly do you want me to shove it."
Melanie's face contorted into horror "PERVERT!" And with that she shoved him aside and went into the classroom. The others followed.
Unfortunately for these five, Snape was already in the room–er–dungeon. "Your late. Ten points from Gryffindor."
"But! The tardy bell hasn't rung yet!" Right after Melanie said this, it did just that.
"I suggest, Miss Zardou, that you sit down before I deduct more points or give you and your friends a detention."
They all sat down in the very back of the class. "Detention with Snape? Now there's a scary thought." Ron muttered.
Mel shook her head.
After about twelve minutes into the class, Melanie could have sworn someone was staring at her. She turned around to find Draco behind her, but...he was listening to the class. She frowned and turned back around. "Freak." She murmured.
Ya know...this is kinda bad...He'll be giving us our homework in about twenty or so minutes and..I don't even know what we are talking about...actually...I never know what he's talking about...Potions is so stupid and confusing...Am I passing or failing? And why am I thinking all this crap? I need a boyfriend....wow! That was random, even for me. Ok...I'm gonna stop thinking now...I'm scaring myself...and my brain is starting to hurt from it all. Were Melanie's very random thoughts during the class.
Before she knew it, Snape was giving out homework: A 5 piece parchment essay on the potion of your choice. Just as Melanie had all her stuff together and was about out the door "Miss Zardou."
"What'd I do?"
"I need to talk to you for a moment."
Crap! I didn't want that detention you know! She thought as she turned around and went over to stand in front of, at least a good two feet in front of, Snape's desk.
"You know your failing this class, do you not?"
"Umm...no?"
"Well, you are."
"Oh..." I don't want a tutor. I don't want a tutor.
"You need a tutor."
"Well...Guess I better go get Hermione." She started to walk off.
"Did I say you could leave?"
She backed up.
"I think you need someone other than Miss Granger...someone more like...." He seemed to be thinking then he 'noticed' Draco in the back "Ahh. Someone like Mister Malfoy."
Melanie's eyes widened, mouth hanging out "No! Not him! Anyone but him!"
"Excuse me?"
"I...mean...Oh goody, him." She said very unenthusiastically.
"Good. You can start today."
"Yay!" Yet again, another unenthusiastic reply.
"I thought you'd feel that way." Malfoy said as he made his way to the front of the class.
"Wha-what? Your still here?" Melanie said, a bit confused why he was still here.
"No, I'm in the Great Hall." He said sarcastically.
"Oh my gosh! Draco Malfoy know the language of sarcasm! I can't believe it!" She said, the statement dripping with sarcasm
"Well, you can believe it."
She glared at him and left, Malfoy simply...followed.
"Are you following me?"
"Maybe."
"Your not following me! Your stalking me! You-you–ferret!"
"Do you want to pass Potions and get out of school this year or not?"
"I don't give a damn about Potions!"
"If you don't pass the class you won't get out of school."
"So?"
"You won't get away from Snape either."
"Oh. Yeah. Sheit!"
He raised an eyebrow.
"What?"
"I thought you Gryffindors didn't cuss. Thought you left that one up to the Slytherins."
"Says who?"
"Meet me at three o'clock in the library."
"What for?"
He sighed. The girl didn't seem to remember much...no wonder she was failing. "Potions."
"Oh...right. I'm so looking forward to it." She said flatly.
"See you, then."
When Malfoy turned around Mel flicked him off.
"I saw that you know."
"Wha–?"
He simply pointed to a window next to him.
She glared at him, turned around, and, walked away. Then...she realized she had to go to the Great Hall, in the same direction Malfoy was going. "This sucks..pass him quickly." She ran passed him.
He blinked. "That was weird."
~*~*~