Once back in the common room Vanessa thought about the days events. She
wondered how Harry was, and remembered his meeting with McGonagall. She
sighed, knowing that Draco would get nothing, seeing as his head of house
was Snape. Harry on the other hand, was going to get in really deep
trouble.
Harry winced as McGonagall let another string of reasons why he should be kicked off the quidditch team. He nodded and said, "If you kick me off the team, then we will lose against Slytherin tomorrow." He knew he had scored points there. If the match had been with any other team he would have been told to take a hike.
McGonagall sighed and said, "I see. Well, 50 points from Gryfindor, and a detention Friday." She stood up and shooed him out of the room.
Draco was in Snape's office, but not for very long. "20 points from Slytherin, and next time, don't let Potter get to you. Be gone boy." Snape then turned around and Draco left, satisfied that he had gotten away with so much.
The next morning's breakfast was a noisy one, being it was the last meal before a Hogsmeade trip. Harry and Vanessa were sitting with Ron and Hermione, while Draco let Alexa sit with him. Harry and Vanessa had fun flirting and making fun of each other, pulling Hermione and Ron into it. Laughingly Draco tried to picture himself and Alexa so happy. She was looking over at Dean Thomas with a wanting look, and he rolled his eyes at this, trying to figure out how long it would be till they broke up. Sighing he excused himself, promising to return in time for the trip, and headed to his dormitory.
Harry was surprised when the Hogsmeade trip was announced, but pleased that they were able to miss all afternoon classes. He sighed, and looked lovingly at Vanessa, who was poking fun at Ron and his red hair. He chuckled, and diverted her attention, asking her if she had ever been to Hogsmeade before.
"No, this is my first time in this country." She replied, then laughed, "I sure missed out on a lot of fun staying at home all these years."
"Hey, Vanessa. Are your parents muggles? Not trying to be mean, just wondering." Ron asked sheepishly. As a matter of fact, Harry had wanted to know the very same thing.
"Well, my mother is a muggle, and my father is a wizard. He never told her, or me, for that matter until owls started coming to our house. Then he told both of us, and my mother left us for a few years." She paused, then seeing she had her audience actually listening. "But she came back last year. Her whole reason for going away was my father lying to her, and she said she got over that." She smiled as she finished and saw Hermione nodding her head.
"Yes, well both my parents are muggles, so I have muggle friends. One of them, Susan, her parents split for a while. But just like yours, her mother came back." Hermione finished, glad to be able to contribute to the conversation.
Harry was ecstatic inside. She was part muggle! Malfoy hated everything that had to do with part muggles. That was why he gave Hermione grief all the time. He let out a sigh of relief, and smiled at his friends.
Soon everyone left to go to their morning classes, and then get ready to go to Hogsmeade. Harry, Hermione, Ron and Vanessa all walked to Care of Magical Creature together. When they got there they found Malfoy and his entourage whispering something and a few times Draco nodded and smiled. Then when Harry and his group walked past, they stopped talking and Malfoy greeted him in the usual manner.
"So Scar Face, Vanessa still putting up with you? Can't imagine why, there are so many better options." He paused, waiting for Harry's reaction.
"Malfoy, back off. Just because I have a girlfriend who is worth it and you don't doesn't mean you be a jerk about it." Vanessa heard the calm reasoning behind those words, but felt Harry tense up and knew he was nearing the end of his patience. He seemed very temperamental on the subject of her, and Malfoy knew that.
"So, let's see. Better options for a girl like Vanessa. Hmm, well a bloody rock would be better than Potter, but you deserve better than that, so." He pretended to think, and Vanessa felt Harry tense up, so she stepped in.
"Who, Malfoy, spit it out! Who do I deserve?!" She was upset, and Draco saw that.
"Vanessa, I didn't mean to hurt you," Draco said gently. "It was aimed at Potter." He glared at Harry, beginning to form his last sentence when Vanessa exploded.
"Draco, you idiot! When you aim an insult at my boyfriend, you are aiming at me! I can't believe you are that stupid!" She was angry enough to be in tears and Harry saw this. He came over and gave her a hug, and at the same time giving Malfoy an icy stare before leading Vanessa away.
Vanessa shook loose from Harry's hold, turned around, and faced Draco, "By the way, who was it that you were going to suggest, Draco?"
Draco turned and walked away in defeat. "Nobody. forget it." Vanessa stared. She had never seen Draco that upset.
Harry pulled her over, "Don't worry about it 'Nessa." Then he smiled. "Thanks for standing up for me. We make a pretty good team." Vanessa just smiled back weakly.
Harry winced as McGonagall let another string of reasons why he should be kicked off the quidditch team. He nodded and said, "If you kick me off the team, then we will lose against Slytherin tomorrow." He knew he had scored points there. If the match had been with any other team he would have been told to take a hike.
McGonagall sighed and said, "I see. Well, 50 points from Gryfindor, and a detention Friday." She stood up and shooed him out of the room.
Draco was in Snape's office, but not for very long. "20 points from Slytherin, and next time, don't let Potter get to you. Be gone boy." Snape then turned around and Draco left, satisfied that he had gotten away with so much.
The next morning's breakfast was a noisy one, being it was the last meal before a Hogsmeade trip. Harry and Vanessa were sitting with Ron and Hermione, while Draco let Alexa sit with him. Harry and Vanessa had fun flirting and making fun of each other, pulling Hermione and Ron into it. Laughingly Draco tried to picture himself and Alexa so happy. She was looking over at Dean Thomas with a wanting look, and he rolled his eyes at this, trying to figure out how long it would be till they broke up. Sighing he excused himself, promising to return in time for the trip, and headed to his dormitory.
Harry was surprised when the Hogsmeade trip was announced, but pleased that they were able to miss all afternoon classes. He sighed, and looked lovingly at Vanessa, who was poking fun at Ron and his red hair. He chuckled, and diverted her attention, asking her if she had ever been to Hogsmeade before.
"No, this is my first time in this country." She replied, then laughed, "I sure missed out on a lot of fun staying at home all these years."
"Hey, Vanessa. Are your parents muggles? Not trying to be mean, just wondering." Ron asked sheepishly. As a matter of fact, Harry had wanted to know the very same thing.
"Well, my mother is a muggle, and my father is a wizard. He never told her, or me, for that matter until owls started coming to our house. Then he told both of us, and my mother left us for a few years." She paused, then seeing she had her audience actually listening. "But she came back last year. Her whole reason for going away was my father lying to her, and she said she got over that." She smiled as she finished and saw Hermione nodding her head.
"Yes, well both my parents are muggles, so I have muggle friends. One of them, Susan, her parents split for a while. But just like yours, her mother came back." Hermione finished, glad to be able to contribute to the conversation.
Harry was ecstatic inside. She was part muggle! Malfoy hated everything that had to do with part muggles. That was why he gave Hermione grief all the time. He let out a sigh of relief, and smiled at his friends.
Soon everyone left to go to their morning classes, and then get ready to go to Hogsmeade. Harry, Hermione, Ron and Vanessa all walked to Care of Magical Creature together. When they got there they found Malfoy and his entourage whispering something and a few times Draco nodded and smiled. Then when Harry and his group walked past, they stopped talking and Malfoy greeted him in the usual manner.
"So Scar Face, Vanessa still putting up with you? Can't imagine why, there are so many better options." He paused, waiting for Harry's reaction.
"Malfoy, back off. Just because I have a girlfriend who is worth it and you don't doesn't mean you be a jerk about it." Vanessa heard the calm reasoning behind those words, but felt Harry tense up and knew he was nearing the end of his patience. He seemed very temperamental on the subject of her, and Malfoy knew that.
"So, let's see. Better options for a girl like Vanessa. Hmm, well a bloody rock would be better than Potter, but you deserve better than that, so." He pretended to think, and Vanessa felt Harry tense up, so she stepped in.
"Who, Malfoy, spit it out! Who do I deserve?!" She was upset, and Draco saw that.
"Vanessa, I didn't mean to hurt you," Draco said gently. "It was aimed at Potter." He glared at Harry, beginning to form his last sentence when Vanessa exploded.
"Draco, you idiot! When you aim an insult at my boyfriend, you are aiming at me! I can't believe you are that stupid!" She was angry enough to be in tears and Harry saw this. He came over and gave her a hug, and at the same time giving Malfoy an icy stare before leading Vanessa away.
Vanessa shook loose from Harry's hold, turned around, and faced Draco, "By the way, who was it that you were going to suggest, Draco?"
Draco turned and walked away in defeat. "Nobody. forget it." Vanessa stared. She had never seen Draco that upset.
Harry pulled her over, "Don't worry about it 'Nessa." Then he smiled. "Thanks for standing up for me. We make a pretty good team." Vanessa just smiled back weakly.