Chapter 7
Slytherin vs. Gryffindor
That whole week every single guy in every single House in every single year hated Draco. Some more than usual. They all wanted to take Jennifer to the Ball but none of them had made the move fast enough. "Can you believe that slimy git?!" complained Ron on their way back from visiting Hagrid. "And I was mad at my own brother! Boy, he must feel worse than I do!"
They continued walking to their Common Room to leave their books so they could go to the Quidditch match. Gryffindor was playing Slytherin, and Draco had managed to get back on the team, only this time, he was a chaser. "I can't believe they actually let him join the team. Don't they know he plays dirty?" asked Hermione on their way to the match.
"Yeah but when you come across a good player, you don't *care* how he plays as long as he can score you some points and help your team win" answered Ron. Once Ron and Hermione got into their seats, they noticed Jennifer was missing. They thought nothing of it and waited for the game to start.
Down in the locker rooms, Oliver was giving the team his normal pre-match speech. "Now I know they let Malfoy on the team again, but don't let that bother you! We have devised a play so ingenious that there is no possible way we are going to lose. But either way I want all of you to go out and give it your best. I want your 1,000% out there on the field. Oh and Harry?"
Harry looked up, "Yeah?"
"You might want to try to fly a little faster; I don't want to risk anything."
Back in the Slytherin locker room, Marcus Flint, the captain of Slytherin, was also giving them a speech of his own. Once he had finished his very short speech, the team lined up by the gates which lead to the field. All of them except Draco. He had walked out the door on the other side of the locker room which lead to the Grounds. He opened it and there, on the other side, was Jennifer. "Hey there cutie, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in the stands cheering your team on?"
Jennifer smiled, "Actually, I just wanted to come and wish you luck."
Draco smiled and walked up closer to her until he was close enough to feel her breath on his chest, "Thanks, it means a lot coming from the most beautiful girl in the school." Then he leaned in and kissed her.
After a few seconds she pulled back and said with a smile, "My, someone is very pushy."
Then, without any warning, he pushed her up against the wall and said, "I don't care what you think, because right now all I wanna do is make out." Then he closed the little space there was between them and started making out with her. He was starting to get carried away when the door flew open and out walked Marcus, smiling when he caught them together. At first he thought Draco was leaning against the wall since he hadn't seen Jennifer who was at least six inches shorter than Draco, but when he moved over he saw Jennifer wrapped around his arms.
"Hey Malfoy, I wouldn't suggest snogging in the middle of the Grounds in this weather."
Malfoy snickered and said, "Flint, you wouldn't suggest snogging anywhere unless you were doing the snogging."
Then he leaned in towards Jennifer and whispered in her ear, "See you baby," then he kissed her and walked back into the locker room.
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"I…cannot…believe…we lost" said Oliver glumly walking into the Gryffindor locker room.
"Don't take it so hard Wood," said Angelina putting her hand on his shoulder, "They were playing dirty. There was no way we were gonna be able to win a game when we were missing one of our beaters and one of our chasers." Then she walked off, leaving him alone. He just stood there for a while, thinking about his ingenious plan which was supposed to guarantee his team a win.
Back in the Gryffindor Common Room, all the students were feeling just as awful, while the Slytherins were partying in their Common Room.
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Oliver finally decided to go back to the Common Room. He had been sitting in the locker room for over two hours now and it had grown dark. Surely the students were at dinner by now. When he got to the Common Room he sat down on an armchair by the fireplace. He felt so lousy and miserable. He just wanted to curl up in a corner and cry his eyes out. But he knew he couldn't do that, so he just sat there, staring at the fireplace, completely unaware that a girl had walked in through the door.
Jennifer walked over to him, kneeled down, and placed her hand on his knee. "Hey there big guy," she said, trying to comfort him, "What's wrong? You weren't at dinner and everyone got worried."
He finally snapped out of his trance and looked at her, "I'm just sort of mad that we lost."
Jennifer smiled and said, "There'll be other games, don't worry. And besides, there was no way you were gonna win with George unconscious and your chaser on the ground. You got a great score though! 210 to 300. Pretty good for a team missing two of their most important players."
Oliver laughed, "Yeah, I guess."
Then Jennifer got up and sat on his lap, putting her legs up on the armrest. "So, you hungry?"
Oliver just sat there trying to tell if his eyes were lying to him. Was the schools prettiest girl actually on his lap? "Ye…yeah" he finally managed to answer.
She smiled and said, "I thought you would be. That's why I sneaked you up a piece of pie. I ran into the cutest little house elf and he told me it would make you feel better. What was his name? Dorky…Lorpy…Korpy…"
"You mean Doby?"
"Yeah! That's right! Doby," laughed Jennifer.
Oliver didn't know what had come over him, but he leaned in and kissed her. He was shocked at his action and quickly pulled away. "I-I'm s-sorry. I don't know w-what came over me."
Jennifer looked at him in the eyes and said, "No, don't be." Then she leaned in and kissed him. Before they knew it they were making out and actually enjoying it. He started to go up her shirt but she pulled away and said, "Wow, slow down cowboy."
"Sorry," began Oliver, but she leaned in again and cut off the rest of his sentence.
Slytherin vs. Gryffindor
That whole week every single guy in every single House in every single year hated Draco. Some more than usual. They all wanted to take Jennifer to the Ball but none of them had made the move fast enough. "Can you believe that slimy git?!" complained Ron on their way back from visiting Hagrid. "And I was mad at my own brother! Boy, he must feel worse than I do!"
They continued walking to their Common Room to leave their books so they could go to the Quidditch match. Gryffindor was playing Slytherin, and Draco had managed to get back on the team, only this time, he was a chaser. "I can't believe they actually let him join the team. Don't they know he plays dirty?" asked Hermione on their way to the match.
"Yeah but when you come across a good player, you don't *care* how he plays as long as he can score you some points and help your team win" answered Ron. Once Ron and Hermione got into their seats, they noticed Jennifer was missing. They thought nothing of it and waited for the game to start.
Down in the locker rooms, Oliver was giving the team his normal pre-match speech. "Now I know they let Malfoy on the team again, but don't let that bother you! We have devised a play so ingenious that there is no possible way we are going to lose. But either way I want all of you to go out and give it your best. I want your 1,000% out there on the field. Oh and Harry?"
Harry looked up, "Yeah?"
"You might want to try to fly a little faster; I don't want to risk anything."
Back in the Slytherin locker room, Marcus Flint, the captain of Slytherin, was also giving them a speech of his own. Once he had finished his very short speech, the team lined up by the gates which lead to the field. All of them except Draco. He had walked out the door on the other side of the locker room which lead to the Grounds. He opened it and there, on the other side, was Jennifer. "Hey there cutie, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in the stands cheering your team on?"
Jennifer smiled, "Actually, I just wanted to come and wish you luck."
Draco smiled and walked up closer to her until he was close enough to feel her breath on his chest, "Thanks, it means a lot coming from the most beautiful girl in the school." Then he leaned in and kissed her.
After a few seconds she pulled back and said with a smile, "My, someone is very pushy."
Then, without any warning, he pushed her up against the wall and said, "I don't care what you think, because right now all I wanna do is make out." Then he closed the little space there was between them and started making out with her. He was starting to get carried away when the door flew open and out walked Marcus, smiling when he caught them together. At first he thought Draco was leaning against the wall since he hadn't seen Jennifer who was at least six inches shorter than Draco, but when he moved over he saw Jennifer wrapped around his arms.
"Hey Malfoy, I wouldn't suggest snogging in the middle of the Grounds in this weather."
Malfoy snickered and said, "Flint, you wouldn't suggest snogging anywhere unless you were doing the snogging."
Then he leaned in towards Jennifer and whispered in her ear, "See you baby," then he kissed her and walked back into the locker room.
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"I…cannot…believe…we lost" said Oliver glumly walking into the Gryffindor locker room.
"Don't take it so hard Wood," said Angelina putting her hand on his shoulder, "They were playing dirty. There was no way we were gonna be able to win a game when we were missing one of our beaters and one of our chasers." Then she walked off, leaving him alone. He just stood there for a while, thinking about his ingenious plan which was supposed to guarantee his team a win.
Back in the Gryffindor Common Room, all the students were feeling just as awful, while the Slytherins were partying in their Common Room.
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Oliver finally decided to go back to the Common Room. He had been sitting in the locker room for over two hours now and it had grown dark. Surely the students were at dinner by now. When he got to the Common Room he sat down on an armchair by the fireplace. He felt so lousy and miserable. He just wanted to curl up in a corner and cry his eyes out. But he knew he couldn't do that, so he just sat there, staring at the fireplace, completely unaware that a girl had walked in through the door.
Jennifer walked over to him, kneeled down, and placed her hand on his knee. "Hey there big guy," she said, trying to comfort him, "What's wrong? You weren't at dinner and everyone got worried."
He finally snapped out of his trance and looked at her, "I'm just sort of mad that we lost."
Jennifer smiled and said, "There'll be other games, don't worry. And besides, there was no way you were gonna win with George unconscious and your chaser on the ground. You got a great score though! 210 to 300. Pretty good for a team missing two of their most important players."
Oliver laughed, "Yeah, I guess."
Then Jennifer got up and sat on his lap, putting her legs up on the armrest. "So, you hungry?"
Oliver just sat there trying to tell if his eyes were lying to him. Was the schools prettiest girl actually on his lap? "Ye…yeah" he finally managed to answer.
She smiled and said, "I thought you would be. That's why I sneaked you up a piece of pie. I ran into the cutest little house elf and he told me it would make you feel better. What was his name? Dorky…Lorpy…Korpy…"
"You mean Doby?"
"Yeah! That's right! Doby," laughed Jennifer.
Oliver didn't know what had come over him, but he leaned in and kissed her. He was shocked at his action and quickly pulled away. "I-I'm s-sorry. I don't know w-what came over me."
Jennifer looked at him in the eyes and said, "No, don't be." Then she leaned in and kissed him. Before they knew it they were making out and actually enjoying it. He started to go up her shirt but she pulled away and said, "Wow, slow down cowboy."
"Sorry," began Oliver, but she leaned in again and cut off the rest of his sentence.