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Chapter 21: Christmas Dinner Anxiety

"Later. In private," Draco said, obviously not wanting to share his reasons to beating up a fellow Slytherin.

Dumbledore looked curiously at Draco through the top of his half moon spectacles. "Very well," he sighed. "Give me an explanation after tonight's dinner."

"Alright," Draco replied.

"I think you should tell us NOW," Hermione persisted.

"I think you should shut your mouth, you dirty little mud-" but at the look on Ginny's face, Draco stopped talking, and instead said, "Granger, just shut your mouth and mind your own bloody business."

"Well, I never!" Hermione said, obviously offended.

"Oh shut up already, you foolish little girl! No one wants to hear you and your pathetic whining," Lucius said cooly, glaring at the puffy brown haired girl seated at the large table.

Ron put his arm around Hermione protectively, and whispered, "Don't worry about what he says, he's not worth it," in her ear.

"Well, well, well! Look what we have here! Weasley and Granger," Lucius said the names with pure disgust, and after a moment added, "the perfect couple."

Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Colin glared at Lucius. They knew that talking back to the pathetic soul standing infront of them would result in nothing but trouble. Ginny tried to avoid eye contact with him all together, fearing his wrath. Ginny had always been nervous and uneasy around Lucius after what he did to her in her first year, the whole chamber of secrets incident.

'Please just sit down and drink the enchanted drink!' Ginny's mind begged. 'Please!'

"Why don't we continue with our Christmas dinner from where we left off, hmm?" Professor McGonnagal asked with a stern tone.

"Yes, lets," Dumbledore said, motioning for Lucius and Draco to sit back down at the table. Lucius resumed his spot next to Professor Severus Snape, and Draco sat back down next to his father. Dumbledore made his way back to the head of the table and sat down.

Dumbledore turned to face Madame Pomfrey and said, "When you have time, after the feast, do take care of that boy," he said, motioning his head toward the Slytherin boy laying on the floor.

"Alright," she replied.

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The previous chatter quickly filled the Great Hall once again. Draco, Ginny, Ron, Harry, and Hermione kept a close watch on Lucius, hoping that he would soon drink the potion, and forget all about his hatred toward the Weasley family.

Draco held his breath when he saw Lucius pick up his glass, and was disappointed when he saw that he put the glass back down without drinking from it.

Lucius stood up after a moment. "This dinner was-" he stopped, trying to think of the right word to describe it, "pleasant." He sent a sneering glance toward the Gryffindors on the opposite end of the table. "But I must be going."

Draco sent a worried glance toward the end of the table where the Gryffindors sat.

Ginny's heart was beating rapidly. Hermione felt worried and uneasy, shifting from side to side in her chair. Ron and Harry, although they despised Lucius, knew they had to do something quickly, or else their whole plan had gone completely to waste. Ron knew that Draco made Ginny happy, and although he didn't like the idea of Malfoy with his little sister, if that's what made her happy, then he was ok with it - for the time being.

'If Lucius doesn't drink the potion,' Draco thought, 'than me and Ginny can never be together.'

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