"Coleen, that's not really a Hogwarts robe, is it?" asked Carrie tentitivly. She didn't want to blow it with these girls already. Coleen had a tight blouse, which was nearly see-through, but wore a white spaghetti-strap top underneath. She wore a skin tight mini-skirt underneath, and then threw her robe over-top. But even her robe had been altered. She pulled in the waist, making her's look smaller and more fitting. The usual robes hung over you loosly, but not Coleen's.
"Sure, silly," replied Coleen, flashing another one of her dazzling smiles. "You see, it has the Slytherin crest on it. And there's the Hogwarts symbol." She pointed at both, still smiling. Carrie smiled back, but her smile was no where as wide as Coleen's. Carrie made a private note to fix that. Suddenly, the compartment door slid open, and Draco Malfoy slipped in. Coleen slid over, making room for Draco between her and Carrie.
"Hey babe," greeted Draco. Coleen smiled. "Hey Sabrina, and Jen." Jennifer and Sabrina smiled back at Draco. "And who's you new friend?" he asked, looking directly at Carrie. He looked friendly, but his blue eyes were scanning her face, recognizing the features.
"This is Carrie Fudge," supplied Coleen. Carrie smiled at Draco, but he wasn't looking. He had picked up Coleen's hand, and was tracing the lines on it with his finger, deep in though.
"Fudge..." he finally said. "Are you by any chance the daughter of Cornelius Fudge?" Carrie nodded, and Sabrina and Jen exchanged looks of excitement. "My father has had some eventful meetings with Fudge this summer. Seems Father has done something illegal, and they are threatening to place him in Azkaban Prison unless he fixes what he has done. Father was quite angry at their threats, but called them empty." Carrie frowned slightly. Why was Draco telling her this? It was her father's actions, not her's. After all, whatever the Malfoys were up to, her father wouldn't threaten to do something so severe, unless it was really worth it.
"No!" exclaimed Coleen. She clutched his arm. "They just can't put your daddy in Azkaban Prison Draco! That's so unfair. That awful, awful man! How can he do something to such a good man? What are you going to do Draco?" Her voice was filled with high-pitched, fake concern. From her corner, Dani gave an annoyed grunt. Nobody payed her any attention.
"I wish there's something I could do," said Carrie quietly. Coleen grinned mischieviously at Sabrina and Jennifer. Carrie felt bad for Draco, but she didn't want to upset her father. But since Coleen sounded so distressed, Carrie wanted to earn some points with her.
"Oh Carrie, really?" breathed Coleen. She sounded so hopeful. Carrie nodded. "Thats...thats..." she struggled for the right word. "So nice of you. Especially since your father has been so mean. Your so nice! I guess there are nice people in the Fudge family." Carrie was offended, but she had no idea where Coleen was going with this. "Maybe... maybe you could talk to your daddy about being nicer to Draco's daddy. I've met him, and he's sooooooo nice. It would be positivly awful if he was placed in Azkaban Prison. If you could do that, you would be my best friend ever Carrie."
Carrie was stunned. "Best friend ever?" she repeated. Doors and windows were opening all over for Carrie. She only had to talk to her father about Lucious Malfoy's punishment, and she could get a spot on the A List of Hogwarts. Coleen nodded excitedly, and Sabrina and Jen smiled broadly. Draco placed a hand on her knee.
"What do you think, Carrie?" he asked. He looked straight into her eyes, and Carrie struggled not to break the contact. Gears were spinning fast in Carrie's head, and she struggled against her conscience to figure out what to do. Her brain told her that if she told her father to rethink the Malfoy's punishment, he would automatically ask her why, then do it. So even if he killed every wizard in Britain, and Carrie told her father to give him the contract to Gringotts Bank for his efforts, he would. So talking to her father wasn't such the greatest idea, even though it would get the greatest of rewards.
On the other hand, not talking to her father, and letting him go through with the Malfoy's punishment, would lead to an eternity of being a know-it-all, and passing up her chance of being Coleen's best friend, and popular. Dani, who was listening a little, stopped her drawing to see what Carrie was going to do. Finally, the thought of being Coleen's best friend was too great to bear. "Okay, I'll owl my dad tonight, see what I can do. I'll ask him not to send your dad into Azkaban, but maybe just a fine. Or maybe no punishment at all. I haven't quite decided what to do, but I'll make sure your dad isn't going to see any Dementors any time soon."
"Oh thank you sooo much, Carrie!" cried Coleen. "You're awesome! I need to repay you some how. I know! I'll set you up with whichever guy you like for the next Hogsmeade visit. You're the best Carrie. I mean it." Draco put an arm around her shoulders, and pulled her into him, in a friendly way.
"Thanks so much Carrie," he said, smiling. Carrie smiled back, pleased at her descision, and their reaction. She wondered if Coleen could even get her a date with Harry Potter. Danielle had given Carrie a disgusted look, then packed up her drawing quill and scrapbook, and slung her bag over her shoulder. The Hogwarts was approaching quickly. Carrie struggled around for her purse, but then Draco handed it to her with a smile. When he was passing it to her, their hands brushed, and she felt her cheeks flush pink. Carrie hoped nobody notice, but they did when Draco put his arm around her, helping her out of the train. Carrie, Coleen, Sabrina, and Jennifer headed to one carriage, while Draco met up with his friends and body guards, Gregory Goyle, and Vincent Crabbe in another. Dani was left alone.
"Sure, silly," replied Coleen, flashing another one of her dazzling smiles. "You see, it has the Slytherin crest on it. And there's the Hogwarts symbol." She pointed at both, still smiling. Carrie smiled back, but her smile was no where as wide as Coleen's. Carrie made a private note to fix that. Suddenly, the compartment door slid open, and Draco Malfoy slipped in. Coleen slid over, making room for Draco between her and Carrie.
"Hey babe," greeted Draco. Coleen smiled. "Hey Sabrina, and Jen." Jennifer and Sabrina smiled back at Draco. "And who's you new friend?" he asked, looking directly at Carrie. He looked friendly, but his blue eyes were scanning her face, recognizing the features.
"This is Carrie Fudge," supplied Coleen. Carrie smiled at Draco, but he wasn't looking. He had picked up Coleen's hand, and was tracing the lines on it with his finger, deep in though.
"Fudge..." he finally said. "Are you by any chance the daughter of Cornelius Fudge?" Carrie nodded, and Sabrina and Jen exchanged looks of excitement. "My father has had some eventful meetings with Fudge this summer. Seems Father has done something illegal, and they are threatening to place him in Azkaban Prison unless he fixes what he has done. Father was quite angry at their threats, but called them empty." Carrie frowned slightly. Why was Draco telling her this? It was her father's actions, not her's. After all, whatever the Malfoys were up to, her father wouldn't threaten to do something so severe, unless it was really worth it.
"No!" exclaimed Coleen. She clutched his arm. "They just can't put your daddy in Azkaban Prison Draco! That's so unfair. That awful, awful man! How can he do something to such a good man? What are you going to do Draco?" Her voice was filled with high-pitched, fake concern. From her corner, Dani gave an annoyed grunt. Nobody payed her any attention.
"I wish there's something I could do," said Carrie quietly. Coleen grinned mischieviously at Sabrina and Jennifer. Carrie felt bad for Draco, but she didn't want to upset her father. But since Coleen sounded so distressed, Carrie wanted to earn some points with her.
"Oh Carrie, really?" breathed Coleen. She sounded so hopeful. Carrie nodded. "Thats...thats..." she struggled for the right word. "So nice of you. Especially since your father has been so mean. Your so nice! I guess there are nice people in the Fudge family." Carrie was offended, but she had no idea where Coleen was going with this. "Maybe... maybe you could talk to your daddy about being nicer to Draco's daddy. I've met him, and he's sooooooo nice. It would be positivly awful if he was placed in Azkaban Prison. If you could do that, you would be my best friend ever Carrie."
Carrie was stunned. "Best friend ever?" she repeated. Doors and windows were opening all over for Carrie. She only had to talk to her father about Lucious Malfoy's punishment, and she could get a spot on the A List of Hogwarts. Coleen nodded excitedly, and Sabrina and Jen smiled broadly. Draco placed a hand on her knee.
"What do you think, Carrie?" he asked. He looked straight into her eyes, and Carrie struggled not to break the contact. Gears were spinning fast in Carrie's head, and she struggled against her conscience to figure out what to do. Her brain told her that if she told her father to rethink the Malfoy's punishment, he would automatically ask her why, then do it. So even if he killed every wizard in Britain, and Carrie told her father to give him the contract to Gringotts Bank for his efforts, he would. So talking to her father wasn't such the greatest idea, even though it would get the greatest of rewards.
On the other hand, not talking to her father, and letting him go through with the Malfoy's punishment, would lead to an eternity of being a know-it-all, and passing up her chance of being Coleen's best friend, and popular. Dani, who was listening a little, stopped her drawing to see what Carrie was going to do. Finally, the thought of being Coleen's best friend was too great to bear. "Okay, I'll owl my dad tonight, see what I can do. I'll ask him not to send your dad into Azkaban, but maybe just a fine. Or maybe no punishment at all. I haven't quite decided what to do, but I'll make sure your dad isn't going to see any Dementors any time soon."
"Oh thank you sooo much, Carrie!" cried Coleen. "You're awesome! I need to repay you some how. I know! I'll set you up with whichever guy you like for the next Hogsmeade visit. You're the best Carrie. I mean it." Draco put an arm around her shoulders, and pulled her into him, in a friendly way.
"Thanks so much Carrie," he said, smiling. Carrie smiled back, pleased at her descision, and their reaction. She wondered if Coleen could even get her a date with Harry Potter. Danielle had given Carrie a disgusted look, then packed up her drawing quill and scrapbook, and slung her bag over her shoulder. The Hogwarts was approaching quickly. Carrie struggled around for her purse, but then Draco handed it to her with a smile. When he was passing it to her, their hands brushed, and she felt her cheeks flush pink. Carrie hoped nobody notice, but they did when Draco put his arm around her, helping her out of the train. Carrie, Coleen, Sabrina, and Jennifer headed to one carriage, while Draco met up with his friends and body guards, Gregory Goyle, and Vincent Crabbe in another. Dani was left alone.