Chapter 11
Disclaimer: I am not J.K. Rowling, as much as I would like to be.
In Potions, Snape gave a surprise quiz and made all houses sit together, separating Harry and Vanessa for the time being.
Vanessa was in horror when she found out they had to sit in their assigned house seats. She sat between Alexa and Crabbe. Oh, this was not going to be good. Sure enough, Draco switched seats with Crabbe, but when she tried to switch with Alexa, Snape gave her a detention. She sat back down next to Draco and didn't speak.
Draco was furious. Potter had stolen his crush, and he was stuck with some girl who kept looking for what she called "Kodak moments". 'What the hell is Kodak?' he thought. Then he looked over at Vanessa, and wanted to beat up Scar face, because he wanted Vanessa. 'Man, that's a girl worth fighting for.'
Harry looked over at Vanessa and saw Draco admiring her. 'Why that.'
"Mr. Potter, would you like to tell me why you find Miss Granger's paper so interesting? I think that cheating deserves a detention, don't you?"
Harry suddenly realized that it looked as if he was staring at Hermione's test. "But sir. I wasn't cheating!" Harry sputtered out replies until her realized that Vanessa had a detention too. Then he willed himself not to smile and said in a dejected tone, "Yes, sir." He quickly glanced back over at Vanessa and saw that Malfoy was a good few inches closer than a minute ago. Harry knew he would come to blows with Malfoy later, but hell, that's a girl worth fighting for.
When class was over, Alexa ran over and hugged Draco, trying to pull him in for a kiss. He pulled away, then saw Potter slip his arm around Vanessa again, so he kissed Alexa, in this never-ending battle of wills.
Harry loved how he and Vanessa were able to talk. It was just "chemistry" (he had heard Dudley complain about this class in muggle school once). He sighed and Vanessa leaned against his chest. They were sitting in the library, and supposed to be doing homework, but were just flirting with each other instead. Suddenly Harry looked at his watch and saw the hand on the edge of *late*. He got up, and pulling Vanessa with him, ran down the hallway to their detention. They were giggling and giddy from the run, when they saw Draco in the doorway.
"Damn," they both muttered in unison.
"Ah, I see you've arrived Scar Face. Hello Vanessa. Nice to see you again," Draco said with a cool, efficient voice that sounded like a male version of that from the Ministry phone booth.
"I have a name Draco. Use it," Harry replied curtly. Snape decided to appear then, and Vanessa shuddered at his appearance. Harry noticed this and stood closer, not daring to hold her hand in Snape's presence.
"Well, you three will be serving detention today. Potter for cheating, Miss McCall for attempting to switch seats, and Draco for cutting class." He paused, then continued, "You will be cleaning the glassware and cauldrons tonight. No wands. Accio wands!" At that, their wands flew into his hands. "Have fun." Then he turned and swept into his office closing the door with a resounding click.
"We're stuck together then," Draco said with a smile, looking at Vanessa.
Harry cleared his throat, and slipped his arm around her with a smile. Draco muttered a string of explicit words and said, "Lets get going, then." Harry and Vanessa nodded and headed over to the cabinet.
Snape emerged about an hour later and sent Harry to deliver a message to Dumbledore, leaving Vanessa and Draco alone. He gave her a smile before heading off. He hoped that Draco would behave himself, but if not, all the more reason to get in a fight with him. He sighed, not wanting Vanessa hurt, but not wanting another detention.
Draco walked over to her and said, "Hey, we have to talk."
She shrugged his arm off her shoulder and replied, "We have nothing to discuss Draco." Then she choked and walked across the room to the other cabinet of glassware to clean.
"Vanessa, please?" Draco pleaded with her.
"Fine." Vanessa sighed. "But only a second."
Draco smiled and walked over. "Do you like Scar Fa- I mean, Potter? Because I don't think you do."
"Well that shows what you know Draco. I love Harry."
Draco countered that with, "What does he have that I don't?"
"A heart." Then she saw her vision get cloudy with tears and started rubbing the vial she was cleaning even more vigorously. Draco walked over, and put his arms around her shoulders when Harry thundered in the room.
"GET YOUR BLOODY HANDS OFF HER DRACO!" He screamed.
Draco recoiled and Snape came running from his office. Harry strode over to Draco and looked as if he was going to punch him. Snape stepped in between them, not giving either one a chance to throw the first blow. "I think you have learned your lessons." He delivered the wands to the students and sent Draco and Vanessa back first, detaining Harry. "Mr. Potter, I never want to hear that kind of language directed at another student or teacher, or I can guarantee you, it will result in a meeting with your head of house. I should do that now, but I don't really want to deal with that at this moment." He paused then sternly told him, "Now, get out of my sight before I change my mind."
Harry bolted from the office, slowing down once he got up to the main hall. He heard voices somewhere and went to investigate.
"Come on, you can't like him. I mean, is that all you care about, a scar? You can do a hell of a lot better than him, Vanessa."
Harry suddenly drew in his breath and started going in the direction of the voices. "What, Draco. With you?" she asked sarcastically, then she heard footsteps behind her and saw Harry.
Draco muttered something, then asked irritably, "Well Pottyhead, what do you want?"
"As if you don't already know. Get away from Vanessa." Harry growled.
Draco smiled and said slowly and clearly, "Make me."
"Watch me!" Harry yelled angrily and walked over, and punched Draco. Draco returned the favor and before they knew it blood was flying. Vanessa pleaded with them to stop, starting with Harry then moving over to Draco. When she was getting somewhere and Draco stopped punching, Harry came over and took Vanessa out of the way and asked Draco why the hell he had to steal other people's girlfriends and not just get one of his own.
Vanessa spotted the Ravenclaw Head boy and went over to tell him about the fight. When they returned, Harry had a bloody nose and cuts all over his arms. Draco was worse off, having lost a tooth, but both had stopped fighting and were glaring at each other when Vanessa returned with the Ravenclaw. Both boys were sent to the hospital wing, and then were to be dealt with by their head of house. Vanessa went with both of them to the hospital, letting Madame Pomfrey concentrate on Draco, while she took care of Harry.
"Harry, you didn't have to fight Draco. It's not worth it." She gently told him as she dabbed a wet washcloth on the cuts.
"Don't ever say that Vanessa, it was worth it. He was upsetting you, and his topic of conversation wasn't all that good." Harry paused and went on, "Besides, we were going to come to blows anyway, at least it was over something worth fighting for."
Vanessa stood and exclaimed, "If you didn't have a broken nose I would kiss you!" Harry just blushed in reply.
In Potions, Snape gave a surprise quiz and made all houses sit together, separating Harry and Vanessa for the time being.
Vanessa was in horror when she found out they had to sit in their assigned house seats. She sat between Alexa and Crabbe. Oh, this was not going to be good. Sure enough, Draco switched seats with Crabbe, but when she tried to switch with Alexa, Snape gave her a detention. She sat back down next to Draco and didn't speak.
Draco was furious. Potter had stolen his crush, and he was stuck with some girl who kept looking for what she called "Kodak moments". 'What the hell is Kodak?' he thought. Then he looked over at Vanessa, and wanted to beat up Scar face, because he wanted Vanessa. 'Man, that's a girl worth fighting for.'
Harry looked over at Vanessa and saw Draco admiring her. 'Why that.'
"Mr. Potter, would you like to tell me why you find Miss Granger's paper so interesting? I think that cheating deserves a detention, don't you?"
Harry suddenly realized that it looked as if he was staring at Hermione's test. "But sir. I wasn't cheating!" Harry sputtered out replies until her realized that Vanessa had a detention too. Then he willed himself not to smile and said in a dejected tone, "Yes, sir." He quickly glanced back over at Vanessa and saw that Malfoy was a good few inches closer than a minute ago. Harry knew he would come to blows with Malfoy later, but hell, that's a girl worth fighting for.
When class was over, Alexa ran over and hugged Draco, trying to pull him in for a kiss. He pulled away, then saw Potter slip his arm around Vanessa again, so he kissed Alexa, in this never-ending battle of wills.
Harry loved how he and Vanessa were able to talk. It was just "chemistry" (he had heard Dudley complain about this class in muggle school once). He sighed and Vanessa leaned against his chest. They were sitting in the library, and supposed to be doing homework, but were just flirting with each other instead. Suddenly Harry looked at his watch and saw the hand on the edge of *late*. He got up, and pulling Vanessa with him, ran down the hallway to their detention. They were giggling and giddy from the run, when they saw Draco in the doorway.
"Damn," they both muttered in unison.
"Ah, I see you've arrived Scar Face. Hello Vanessa. Nice to see you again," Draco said with a cool, efficient voice that sounded like a male version of that from the Ministry phone booth.
"I have a name Draco. Use it," Harry replied curtly. Snape decided to appear then, and Vanessa shuddered at his appearance. Harry noticed this and stood closer, not daring to hold her hand in Snape's presence.
"Well, you three will be serving detention today. Potter for cheating, Miss McCall for attempting to switch seats, and Draco for cutting class." He paused, then continued, "You will be cleaning the glassware and cauldrons tonight. No wands. Accio wands!" At that, their wands flew into his hands. "Have fun." Then he turned and swept into his office closing the door with a resounding click.
"We're stuck together then," Draco said with a smile, looking at Vanessa.
Harry cleared his throat, and slipped his arm around her with a smile. Draco muttered a string of explicit words and said, "Lets get going, then." Harry and Vanessa nodded and headed over to the cabinet.
Snape emerged about an hour later and sent Harry to deliver a message to Dumbledore, leaving Vanessa and Draco alone. He gave her a smile before heading off. He hoped that Draco would behave himself, but if not, all the more reason to get in a fight with him. He sighed, not wanting Vanessa hurt, but not wanting another detention.
Draco walked over to her and said, "Hey, we have to talk."
She shrugged his arm off her shoulder and replied, "We have nothing to discuss Draco." Then she choked and walked across the room to the other cabinet of glassware to clean.
"Vanessa, please?" Draco pleaded with her.
"Fine." Vanessa sighed. "But only a second."
Draco smiled and walked over. "Do you like Scar Fa- I mean, Potter? Because I don't think you do."
"Well that shows what you know Draco. I love Harry."
Draco countered that with, "What does he have that I don't?"
"A heart." Then she saw her vision get cloudy with tears and started rubbing the vial she was cleaning even more vigorously. Draco walked over, and put his arms around her shoulders when Harry thundered in the room.
"GET YOUR BLOODY HANDS OFF HER DRACO!" He screamed.
Draco recoiled and Snape came running from his office. Harry strode over to Draco and looked as if he was going to punch him. Snape stepped in between them, not giving either one a chance to throw the first blow. "I think you have learned your lessons." He delivered the wands to the students and sent Draco and Vanessa back first, detaining Harry. "Mr. Potter, I never want to hear that kind of language directed at another student or teacher, or I can guarantee you, it will result in a meeting with your head of house. I should do that now, but I don't really want to deal with that at this moment." He paused then sternly told him, "Now, get out of my sight before I change my mind."
Harry bolted from the office, slowing down once he got up to the main hall. He heard voices somewhere and went to investigate.
"Come on, you can't like him. I mean, is that all you care about, a scar? You can do a hell of a lot better than him, Vanessa."
Harry suddenly drew in his breath and started going in the direction of the voices. "What, Draco. With you?" she asked sarcastically, then she heard footsteps behind her and saw Harry.
Draco muttered something, then asked irritably, "Well Pottyhead, what do you want?"
"As if you don't already know. Get away from Vanessa." Harry growled.
Draco smiled and said slowly and clearly, "Make me."
"Watch me!" Harry yelled angrily and walked over, and punched Draco. Draco returned the favor and before they knew it blood was flying. Vanessa pleaded with them to stop, starting with Harry then moving over to Draco. When she was getting somewhere and Draco stopped punching, Harry came over and took Vanessa out of the way and asked Draco why the hell he had to steal other people's girlfriends and not just get one of his own.
Vanessa spotted the Ravenclaw Head boy and went over to tell him about the fight. When they returned, Harry had a bloody nose and cuts all over his arms. Draco was worse off, having lost a tooth, but both had stopped fighting and were glaring at each other when Vanessa returned with the Ravenclaw. Both boys were sent to the hospital wing, and then were to be dealt with by their head of house. Vanessa went with both of them to the hospital, letting Madame Pomfrey concentrate on Draco, while she took care of Harry.
"Harry, you didn't have to fight Draco. It's not worth it." She gently told him as she dabbed a wet washcloth on the cuts.
"Don't ever say that Vanessa, it was worth it. He was upsetting you, and his topic of conversation wasn't all that good." Harry paused and went on, "Besides, we were going to come to blows anyway, at least it was over something worth fighting for."
Vanessa stood and exclaimed, "If you didn't have a broken nose I would kiss you!" Harry just blushed in reply.