Trying to not be seen, Ron and Parvati scuttled over to the nearest corner
in the room. It was perfectly blocked by a statue of an old witch. Ron
pulled Parvati close to him so that it was easier to hide.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Tyler yelled. "You're making a fool of me! Traipsing around with losers like Peter? How does that make me look? Rejected for a prig like him?"
"Look Tyler! I don't have to take this from you! Nothing happened between me and Peter, he was comforting me! Unlike you! I'm through with this!"
She was stopped short when Peter slapped her across the face. "Like hell you are!"
Parvati gasped and started toward them but was stopped by Ron. Ron kept one arm around Parvati and reached into his pocket with his free hand to grab his wand. He took careful aim but just as he was about to mutter an incantation, Parvati's wand fell to the floor. Tyler stopped and looked around. Ron and Parvati froze. It seemed like an eternity as Tyler looked around the room. It seemed that his eyes met Ron's more than once. Finally he gave up and went back to berating Stephanie.
"You know Stephanie? At first I actually cared about you, but now I see you as a slut who no one could care about!" He reeled back as though he was going to strike her again. Stephanie threw up her arm to shield herself, but he, in turn, grabbed her arm and threw her hard to the floor. He then brushed himself off, and stalked out of the classroom. Parvati again tried to run toward Stephanie but Run held her tight until the door closed.
When he finally released Parvati, she rushed to Stephanie. "Are you alright?" She asked softly. Stephanie tried to nod her head, hut turned out shaking it, no. She knew that if she opened her mouth she would lose the fight with the tears she had been holding back. "Ron! We've got to get her to Madam Pomfrey!" Parvati cried.
"We've got to go to Dumbledore first!" Ron said.
"No. . ." Stephanie moaned weakly. "He'd kill me!" Stephanie said, finally releasing the tears.
Ron looked at Stephanie, who was bleeding and had a large bruise on her cheek. He then looked at Parvati who was kneeling next to her. She looked him in the eye and shook her head. Ron sighed, and left the room. He decided to go up and get Madam Pomfrey but just as he reached the stairs he saw Tyler coming down. He was whistling and looked as though nothing had happened. The only proof that Tyler had been there were his red knuckles. Ron glared at him. Tyler, totally oblivious to him, smiled at Ron and kept walking. Ron had never felt such an intense hatred for anyone as he did that moment.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Tyler yelled. "You're making a fool of me! Traipsing around with losers like Peter? How does that make me look? Rejected for a prig like him?"
"Look Tyler! I don't have to take this from you! Nothing happened between me and Peter, he was comforting me! Unlike you! I'm through with this!"
She was stopped short when Peter slapped her across the face. "Like hell you are!"
Parvati gasped and started toward them but was stopped by Ron. Ron kept one arm around Parvati and reached into his pocket with his free hand to grab his wand. He took careful aim but just as he was about to mutter an incantation, Parvati's wand fell to the floor. Tyler stopped and looked around. Ron and Parvati froze. It seemed like an eternity as Tyler looked around the room. It seemed that his eyes met Ron's more than once. Finally he gave up and went back to berating Stephanie.
"You know Stephanie? At first I actually cared about you, but now I see you as a slut who no one could care about!" He reeled back as though he was going to strike her again. Stephanie threw up her arm to shield herself, but he, in turn, grabbed her arm and threw her hard to the floor. He then brushed himself off, and stalked out of the classroom. Parvati again tried to run toward Stephanie but Run held her tight until the door closed.
When he finally released Parvati, she rushed to Stephanie. "Are you alright?" She asked softly. Stephanie tried to nod her head, hut turned out shaking it, no. She knew that if she opened her mouth she would lose the fight with the tears she had been holding back. "Ron! We've got to get her to Madam Pomfrey!" Parvati cried.
"We've got to go to Dumbledore first!" Ron said.
"No. . ." Stephanie moaned weakly. "He'd kill me!" Stephanie said, finally releasing the tears.
Ron looked at Stephanie, who was bleeding and had a large bruise on her cheek. He then looked at Parvati who was kneeling next to her. She looked him in the eye and shook her head. Ron sighed, and left the room. He decided to go up and get Madam Pomfrey but just as he reached the stairs he saw Tyler coming down. He was whistling and looked as though nothing had happened. The only proof that Tyler had been there were his red knuckles. Ron glared at him. Tyler, totally oblivious to him, smiled at Ron and kept walking. Ron had never felt such an intense hatred for anyone as he did that moment.
