Draco sighed and picked up a book off the floor and began reading it. After about ten minutes of watching Draco read Harry said, "So, what's the book called?"
Draco looked up, glaring and said, "Modern Contraptions for Devilish Minds."
"Mmm," said Harry.
Another fifteen minutes of silence went by and then Harry said, "What's it about?"
"I don't know,"
"How can you not know? You're reading it."
"Look," said Draco, "I've been trying to be nice but you're really starting to get on my nerves. Haven't you got somewhere to be?"
"No," said Harry, sadly.
"What about those friends of yours, you know, the poor one and the one with the funny hair."
"Oh come on, you know their names."
Draco laughed and said, "Do I?"
Harry sighed and left the room. After he left Draco chuckled to himself and went back to his book.
* * *
Later, in Potions, even though they just had Potions right before lunch and Harry and Draco have just been sitting around in their room, not going to class…
"Class, I have an announcement to make," said Snape.
A loud groan resounded throughout the room.
"Now, now, none of that," said the greasy haired man, "I want to tell you all that, as of next Thursday…" a student's hand shot up, "Yes?"
"By next Thursday," began the student (we'll call him Fitzpatrick), "Do you mean the Thursday of this week, or next? After all, today is only Tuesday, so you can see why I might be confused."
"I meant the Thursday of this week."
"Well then shouldn't you have said 'this coming Thursday' or 'this Thursday'?"
"Does it matter?"
"Of course, if you don't specify which Thursday you mean, there's potential for great confusion."
"All right," said Snape, obviously becoming even more irate than he all ready was, "This coming Thursday we will be celebrating career day…"
"Celebrating?" asked Fitzpatrick.
"That's it!" shrieked Snape, "What house are you in?"
"Ravenclaw."
"Ten points from Ravenclaw! Anyway," he continued, trying to control his temper, "On Thursday a parent will come in to discuss their career."
"Who's coming in?" asked Ron.
"Lucius Malfoy."
This made Draco want to die. 'Oh man,' he thought, 'I'd hoped I wouldn't have to see my dad until summer!'
"What was that?" asked Harry.
"I didn't say anything," replied Draco and it was true.
