Author's Note: My friend put a review saying that Draco would be like a
"hero" in the story. She didn't mean like he'd be saving the day. What she
meant was that Draco is actually kind of nice and well, I don't want to
give it away. Just wanted to clear that up. Thanks for you guys' reviews so
far!
Disclaimer: Nothing but the idea of the story belongs to me. It all belongs to the great HP author JK Rowling, and the people at Warner Bros.
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Chapter 3~ Distracted from Mystery
Cho was walking to her first class on her schedule. Herbology. She departed from Harry, Ron, and Hermione when they walked out of the Great Hall. Herbology wasn't exactly Cho's favorite class. The only thing she loved about it was that it had to do with nature. She loved the outdoors. The thing Cho hated about Herbology was all the unfamiliar, and at some cased dangerous plants. She would be scared to do a task at times.
"Good morning Miss Chang." Professor Sprout greeted as Cho entered the greenhouse.
"Morning Professor." Cho replied back and walked to her seat.
"Cho!" Someone called from across the table. "Cho! Is it true?" It was one of the Weasley twins.
"What is?" Cho asked.
" Did you get a ring at owl post worth 10,000 galleons?!"
Cho smiled and said, "First, are you Fred or George."
"I'm Fred. Now tell me if it's true." Fred was so anxious.
Cho smiled again and her cheeks turned pink. "Yes and no."
"What? It's either true or not. Which is it?" Fred was right in Cho's face.
"Yes, I got a really beautiful and expensive ring. No, because I don't know if it cost 10,000 galleons." Cho backed away a little. "Satisfied you know the truth Fred?" He nodded and thought.
"Do you know who sent it to you?" He said after a minute.
Cho shook her head. "There was no card or return address."
"Alright, settle in class!" Professor Sprout called out to the class. "Today, you'll be learning how to shrink tall pine trees so that it's small enough to fit into the greenhouse door. In honor of Christmas." Professor Sprout's voice trailed off in Cho's head, because she stopped listening to the lesson. Instead, she thought about the ring. Who went it? She kept asking that question in her head. Cho couldn't stop thinking about it. She had to find out who sent it.
"Miss Chang. Miss Chang!" Professor Sprout looked a bit angry.
"Huh.what?" Cho realized she was still in Herbology.
"Miss Chang, pleas stop daydreaming and pay attention!" Professor Sprout's voice was soft, but she still scolded.
"Sorry Professor." Cho looked down at the table for a second. She has never gotten in trouble before. "It won't happen again."
"Usually, I would take points off." Professor Sprout was stern. Then her voice became softer. "But since I know you're not a trouble maker, and this was your first time, I won't deduct points off Ravenclaw." Cho smiled thankfully. She was so relieved. Besides her first time getting in trouble, she has never caused her house to lose points. "Now." Professor Sprout continued. "Let's all start shrinking trees. Cho, you start. Come with me to the second greenhouse. Pick a tree, and say the Incendio spell." Cho closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Then she walked to one of the trees, and held up her wand.
"Incendio!" Cho chanted. The pine tree slowly began to shrink until it was small enough to fit through the greenhouse door.
"Well done!" Professor Sprout clapped her hands together and smiled. "Five points to Ravenclaw! You may go back to you seat. Oh, and tell Mr. Weasley to come in here and have a turn."
"Sure." Cho answered. She walked back to the first greenhouse and called Fred. "Fred! Professor Sprout wants you to go next." Fred made a face and walked to the second greenhouse. It was like this for the whole class time. One by one, each student was summoned to the second greenhouse to shrink a pine tree. When class ended, and Cho walked out of Herbology, her best friend, Eva, ran up to her.
"Cho!" Eva was panting. "Cho, glad. I. caught. up with you."
"Eva? What's wrong?" Cho looked worried. Eva would never run to her between classes. "Catch you breath." Eva calmed down a little, but she was still panting.
"Okay, sorry. Nothing's wrong. I just really need to tell you something. Meet me in the common room before lunch okay?"
"Well, why don't you tell me now?" Cho asked relieved nothing was wrong.
"Because it's personal, and there are a lot of people around. Plus, we'll be late for our next class. See you!" Eva turned around and ran to her next class before Cho could say another word. She looked puzzled and started toward her second class.
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Draco, Crabbe, Goyle, and the other fifth year Slytherins entered Potions class along with the fifth year Gryffindors.
"I hate having classes with those goody-goody Gryffindors." Pansy Parkinson said to the Slytherins. They all nodded in agreement. "Especially because miss know-it-all is in here." The Slytherins laughed a little. "You just love having a big brain and knowing everything. Don't you Hermione." Pansy called out. She said "Hermione" loudly, and looked over at the Gryffindors. Hermione heard, and felt a stab of pain. She was trying to fight back tears. Now it was Draco's turn to say something cruel.
"Aww. Now baby Granger's going to cry." He puted his lips and made a fake sad expression. All the Slytherins laughed laughed even louder. Hermione couldn'e fight the tears any longer, and started to cry. First, the tears just rolled down her cheek. Then she started sobbing softly. Draco smirked along with Pansy, and the other Slytherins just laughed louder and longer.
"Hey! What did Hermione ever do to you?!" Harry felt sorry for Hermione, and defended her like always. The Slytherins stayed silent for a second, then started laughing again. "Pansy, you're saying cruel things to Hermione because she's smart? That makes no sense at all."
"Yeah!" Ron added. "You're just jealous because she's smarter than you! All of you!" The Slytherins became silent and angry.
"If Granger were smarted than us, then she wouldn't just be sitting there right now crying like a baby. She'd defend herself instead of you two defending her all time!" Pansy shot back. The Slytherins were laughing again.
"Silence!" Professor Snape said as he walked into the room. "Miss Granger. Stop crying." Hermione forced herself to stop and wiped her tears. The Slytherins and Gryffindors sat down.
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Author's Note: Like I said before, this was supposed to be part of the 2nd chapter, but it was getting too long. Please r/r!
Disclaimer: Nothing but the idea of the story belongs to me. It all belongs to the great HP author JK Rowling, and the people at Warner Bros.
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Chapter 3~ Distracted from Mystery
Cho was walking to her first class on her schedule. Herbology. She departed from Harry, Ron, and Hermione when they walked out of the Great Hall. Herbology wasn't exactly Cho's favorite class. The only thing she loved about it was that it had to do with nature. She loved the outdoors. The thing Cho hated about Herbology was all the unfamiliar, and at some cased dangerous plants. She would be scared to do a task at times.
"Good morning Miss Chang." Professor Sprout greeted as Cho entered the greenhouse.
"Morning Professor." Cho replied back and walked to her seat.
"Cho!" Someone called from across the table. "Cho! Is it true?" It was one of the Weasley twins.
"What is?" Cho asked.
" Did you get a ring at owl post worth 10,000 galleons?!"
Cho smiled and said, "First, are you Fred or George."
"I'm Fred. Now tell me if it's true." Fred was so anxious.
Cho smiled again and her cheeks turned pink. "Yes and no."
"What? It's either true or not. Which is it?" Fred was right in Cho's face.
"Yes, I got a really beautiful and expensive ring. No, because I don't know if it cost 10,000 galleons." Cho backed away a little. "Satisfied you know the truth Fred?" He nodded and thought.
"Do you know who sent it to you?" He said after a minute.
Cho shook her head. "There was no card or return address."
"Alright, settle in class!" Professor Sprout called out to the class. "Today, you'll be learning how to shrink tall pine trees so that it's small enough to fit into the greenhouse door. In honor of Christmas." Professor Sprout's voice trailed off in Cho's head, because she stopped listening to the lesson. Instead, she thought about the ring. Who went it? She kept asking that question in her head. Cho couldn't stop thinking about it. She had to find out who sent it.
"Miss Chang. Miss Chang!" Professor Sprout looked a bit angry.
"Huh.what?" Cho realized she was still in Herbology.
"Miss Chang, pleas stop daydreaming and pay attention!" Professor Sprout's voice was soft, but she still scolded.
"Sorry Professor." Cho looked down at the table for a second. She has never gotten in trouble before. "It won't happen again."
"Usually, I would take points off." Professor Sprout was stern. Then her voice became softer. "But since I know you're not a trouble maker, and this was your first time, I won't deduct points off Ravenclaw." Cho smiled thankfully. She was so relieved. Besides her first time getting in trouble, she has never caused her house to lose points. "Now." Professor Sprout continued. "Let's all start shrinking trees. Cho, you start. Come with me to the second greenhouse. Pick a tree, and say the Incendio spell." Cho closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Then she walked to one of the trees, and held up her wand.
"Incendio!" Cho chanted. The pine tree slowly began to shrink until it was small enough to fit through the greenhouse door.
"Well done!" Professor Sprout clapped her hands together and smiled. "Five points to Ravenclaw! You may go back to you seat. Oh, and tell Mr. Weasley to come in here and have a turn."
"Sure." Cho answered. She walked back to the first greenhouse and called Fred. "Fred! Professor Sprout wants you to go next." Fred made a face and walked to the second greenhouse. It was like this for the whole class time. One by one, each student was summoned to the second greenhouse to shrink a pine tree. When class ended, and Cho walked out of Herbology, her best friend, Eva, ran up to her.
"Cho!" Eva was panting. "Cho, glad. I. caught. up with you."
"Eva? What's wrong?" Cho looked worried. Eva would never run to her between classes. "Catch you breath." Eva calmed down a little, but she was still panting.
"Okay, sorry. Nothing's wrong. I just really need to tell you something. Meet me in the common room before lunch okay?"
"Well, why don't you tell me now?" Cho asked relieved nothing was wrong.
"Because it's personal, and there are a lot of people around. Plus, we'll be late for our next class. See you!" Eva turned around and ran to her next class before Cho could say another word. She looked puzzled and started toward her second class.
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Draco, Crabbe, Goyle, and the other fifth year Slytherins entered Potions class along with the fifth year Gryffindors.
"I hate having classes with those goody-goody Gryffindors." Pansy Parkinson said to the Slytherins. They all nodded in agreement. "Especially because miss know-it-all is in here." The Slytherins laughed a little. "You just love having a big brain and knowing everything. Don't you Hermione." Pansy called out. She said "Hermione" loudly, and looked over at the Gryffindors. Hermione heard, and felt a stab of pain. She was trying to fight back tears. Now it was Draco's turn to say something cruel.
"Aww. Now baby Granger's going to cry." He puted his lips and made a fake sad expression. All the Slytherins laughed laughed even louder. Hermione couldn'e fight the tears any longer, and started to cry. First, the tears just rolled down her cheek. Then she started sobbing softly. Draco smirked along with Pansy, and the other Slytherins just laughed louder and longer.
"Hey! What did Hermione ever do to you?!" Harry felt sorry for Hermione, and defended her like always. The Slytherins stayed silent for a second, then started laughing again. "Pansy, you're saying cruel things to Hermione because she's smart? That makes no sense at all."
"Yeah!" Ron added. "You're just jealous because she's smarter than you! All of you!" The Slytherins became silent and angry.
"If Granger were smarted than us, then she wouldn't just be sitting there right now crying like a baby. She'd defend herself instead of you two defending her all time!" Pansy shot back. The Slytherins were laughing again.
"Silence!" Professor Snape said as he walked into the room. "Miss Granger. Stop crying." Hermione forced herself to stop and wiped her tears. The Slytherins and Gryffindors sat down.
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Author's Note: Like I said before, this was supposed to be part of the 2nd chapter, but it was getting too long. Please r/r!