Switching Places
Chapter Two ~ Inside the School
I ran up the stairs, into the school, and to the entrance of the Great Hall. I found Harry, just taking his seat. He looked over and saw me, just as I started heading over to him.
"Hey." He told me.
I didn't answer back, "You will NOT believe what just happened." I said instead.
"Yeah. Why don't you explain. Hermione kept going on and on about how you got in a separate carriage. With Malfoy! Are you nuts?"
"It was okay for a while. He was sweet for about 4 minutes-"
He interrupted me, "Malfoy? Sweet? Don't make me laugh." He looked over to his left and shared a few laughs with George.
I sat on the other side of Harry and continued, "Yeah. Then all of a sudden he asked me why I hadn't yelled at him yet, all he'd done was put his arm around me. Then we started arguing and I looked off. Then.he put his hand on my thigh and.crap.so I slapped him and he called me a bitch. He tried to pin me up to the wall thing, but the carriage stopped, and I flew to the door, but he grabbed my arm and said that I would be sorry. Sorry for what? Sticking up for myself for once?" I said rather quickly.
Harry's eyes got really big. "Sweet little Anna? Slapped Malfoy? Are we talking about the same, sweet, quiet, innocent Anna? Are you okay?" he asked.
"Never felt better I guess. Never slapped a guy. I feel great." I told him.
He put his arm around my shoulder, "He can't do anything to ya. Not while I'm here." He replied with a smile.
Hermione and Ron came in at separate times a little while after. Hermione sat across from me. "What the heck was going on out there?" she asked me.
I sighed, "There has been evidence that Malfoy can be sweet for at least five minutes." I told her. "And I'm not going to repeat myself to anyone anymore." I told her and Ron.
"Anna slapped the bad boy." Harry told them as he patted my head.
"No way! Anna!" Ron said as he sat on the other side of me. His eyes got as big as Harry's had done. Hermione stayed with her same facial expressions.
I tuned them out and looked over at the Slytherin table and found Malfoy sitting between is two little side-kicks, Crabbe and Goyle, with the most pissed off look on his face, that I'd never seen before.
Ron's POV
I couldn't believe what Anna had done. It was amazing. McGonagall had already sorted the first years into their houses, and Dumbledore had already given them their speeches, so at this time, we were eating.
"Are these.crab puffs?" Anna asked as she picked whatever it was up. She loved those.
"Why don't you eat it and find out. If you die, I'll know not to eat it." I heard someone say behind her, and mine, shoulder.
"Leave her alone, Malfoy." I told him.
"Why should I, Weasley?" he sneered back.
"Because! She didn't do anything to you-"
"Oh, yes she did, but that doesn't matter now. I'll pay her back later." He grinned at her devilishly.
"She had every right to slap you, Malfoy. Didn't you notice what you were trying to do to her? She's not ready for shit like that. And there isn't going to be any paying back from you anymore. You need to go try to rape your mother before you try it all on her." I told him, putting my arm around Anna's shoulder.
"You wouldn't happen to have feelings for little Morrison, now would you, Weasley?"
"She's like a sister to me. Care to re-ask that?" I was getting really pissed at him.
He ignored me and turned a little toward Anna, "I'll see you later, babe." He gave her a nasty wink, turned, and left the Great Hall.
"OK that's just nasty." Hermione said into the silence.
Suddenly, Anna stood up. I grabbed her arm, "Anna don't bother, okay? Ignore him." I told her.
"Ron, it's okay. I'm going to the common room. I'll see you guys later." She told me. I gave her a little nod. She looked over at Hermione and gave her a weak smile. After she exchanged one with Harry as well, I let go of her arm, and she left the Great Hall, her dark brown hair bouncing behind her.
Malfoy's POV
I started heading down the deserted hallway. I needed to think about what I was going to do to Morrison. Anna.whatever. All I knew was that I was going to get her alone. At night and after classes would be best. I wasn't going to go outside after dark either. I didn't really like that forest. Yeah, yeah, call me a baby.
I needed to get closer to her. I needed to find a way to be one of those idiotic friends of hers. I'd rather not. I needed to be.Harry. I mean what was I thinking? Be someone that has been my enemy for how many years? But how?
As I began to walk under the shadows, away from the light, I heard someone coming up behind me, rather quickly. It was Morrison. She was headed to the Gryffindor common room. That would've been perfect timing, if I were Harry, but no.
How could I become Potter for a few days?
When I got into the Slytherin common room, I walked quickly past everyone and up into the dorm. No one was in there yet; they were all downstairs.
After I got changed, I looked out the window next to my bed. In the far distance, there it was, my one chance: A shooting star. I smiled.
Ron's POV
"I'm worried about Anna." Harry continued on.
"Harry. She isn't a little girl. You aren't her father. Cool it down a bit, will ya?" Hermione told him.
"I'm just worried ok? Leave it at that." He replied.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm gonna go up there, and sleep now. I'll check up on her okay? Not that there's any possibility that Malfoy can get in there anyway."
"K. Thanks. I don't want anything to happen to her." He gave out a sigh.
"I.noticed." She told him, and left.
I turned to Harry, "What's with you lately, Harry? All of a sudden, you're all overprotective of her. Anna, that is."
"Because, Ron. Malfoy hadn't done this to her until now."
"Do you like her?" I raised an eyebrow.
"No, Ron! Of course not." He looked down at his mashed potatoes.
"Uh huh. I'm going to go up to sleep now. You ready?"
He nodded, "Yeah."
Chapter Two ~ Inside the School
I ran up the stairs, into the school, and to the entrance of the Great Hall. I found Harry, just taking his seat. He looked over and saw me, just as I started heading over to him.
"Hey." He told me.
I didn't answer back, "You will NOT believe what just happened." I said instead.
"Yeah. Why don't you explain. Hermione kept going on and on about how you got in a separate carriage. With Malfoy! Are you nuts?"
"It was okay for a while. He was sweet for about 4 minutes-"
He interrupted me, "Malfoy? Sweet? Don't make me laugh." He looked over to his left and shared a few laughs with George.
I sat on the other side of Harry and continued, "Yeah. Then all of a sudden he asked me why I hadn't yelled at him yet, all he'd done was put his arm around me. Then we started arguing and I looked off. Then.he put his hand on my thigh and.crap.so I slapped him and he called me a bitch. He tried to pin me up to the wall thing, but the carriage stopped, and I flew to the door, but he grabbed my arm and said that I would be sorry. Sorry for what? Sticking up for myself for once?" I said rather quickly.
Harry's eyes got really big. "Sweet little Anna? Slapped Malfoy? Are we talking about the same, sweet, quiet, innocent Anna? Are you okay?" he asked.
"Never felt better I guess. Never slapped a guy. I feel great." I told him.
He put his arm around my shoulder, "He can't do anything to ya. Not while I'm here." He replied with a smile.
Hermione and Ron came in at separate times a little while after. Hermione sat across from me. "What the heck was going on out there?" she asked me.
I sighed, "There has been evidence that Malfoy can be sweet for at least five minutes." I told her. "And I'm not going to repeat myself to anyone anymore." I told her and Ron.
"Anna slapped the bad boy." Harry told them as he patted my head.
"No way! Anna!" Ron said as he sat on the other side of me. His eyes got as big as Harry's had done. Hermione stayed with her same facial expressions.
I tuned them out and looked over at the Slytherin table and found Malfoy sitting between is two little side-kicks, Crabbe and Goyle, with the most pissed off look on his face, that I'd never seen before.
Ron's POV
I couldn't believe what Anna had done. It was amazing. McGonagall had already sorted the first years into their houses, and Dumbledore had already given them their speeches, so at this time, we were eating.
"Are these.crab puffs?" Anna asked as she picked whatever it was up. She loved those.
"Why don't you eat it and find out. If you die, I'll know not to eat it." I heard someone say behind her, and mine, shoulder.
"Leave her alone, Malfoy." I told him.
"Why should I, Weasley?" he sneered back.
"Because! She didn't do anything to you-"
"Oh, yes she did, but that doesn't matter now. I'll pay her back later." He grinned at her devilishly.
"She had every right to slap you, Malfoy. Didn't you notice what you were trying to do to her? She's not ready for shit like that. And there isn't going to be any paying back from you anymore. You need to go try to rape your mother before you try it all on her." I told him, putting my arm around Anna's shoulder.
"You wouldn't happen to have feelings for little Morrison, now would you, Weasley?"
"She's like a sister to me. Care to re-ask that?" I was getting really pissed at him.
He ignored me and turned a little toward Anna, "I'll see you later, babe." He gave her a nasty wink, turned, and left the Great Hall.
"OK that's just nasty." Hermione said into the silence.
Suddenly, Anna stood up. I grabbed her arm, "Anna don't bother, okay? Ignore him." I told her.
"Ron, it's okay. I'm going to the common room. I'll see you guys later." She told me. I gave her a little nod. She looked over at Hermione and gave her a weak smile. After she exchanged one with Harry as well, I let go of her arm, and she left the Great Hall, her dark brown hair bouncing behind her.
Malfoy's POV
I started heading down the deserted hallway. I needed to think about what I was going to do to Morrison. Anna.whatever. All I knew was that I was going to get her alone. At night and after classes would be best. I wasn't going to go outside after dark either. I didn't really like that forest. Yeah, yeah, call me a baby.
I needed to get closer to her. I needed to find a way to be one of those idiotic friends of hers. I'd rather not. I needed to be.Harry. I mean what was I thinking? Be someone that has been my enemy for how many years? But how?
As I began to walk under the shadows, away from the light, I heard someone coming up behind me, rather quickly. It was Morrison. She was headed to the Gryffindor common room. That would've been perfect timing, if I were Harry, but no.
How could I become Potter for a few days?
When I got into the Slytherin common room, I walked quickly past everyone and up into the dorm. No one was in there yet; they were all downstairs.
After I got changed, I looked out the window next to my bed. In the far distance, there it was, my one chance: A shooting star. I smiled.
Ron's POV
"I'm worried about Anna." Harry continued on.
"Harry. She isn't a little girl. You aren't her father. Cool it down a bit, will ya?" Hermione told him.
"I'm just worried ok? Leave it at that." He replied.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm gonna go up there, and sleep now. I'll check up on her okay? Not that there's any possibility that Malfoy can get in there anyway."
"K. Thanks. I don't want anything to happen to her." He gave out a sigh.
"I.noticed." She told him, and left.
I turned to Harry, "What's with you lately, Harry? All of a sudden, you're all overprotective of her. Anna, that is."
"Because, Ron. Malfoy hadn't done this to her until now."
"Do you like her?" I raised an eyebrow.
"No, Ron! Of course not." He looked down at his mashed potatoes.
"Uh huh. I'm going to go up to sleep now. You ready?"
He nodded, "Yeah."