A week had passed and those at Grimmauld Place who were to be returning to
Hogwarts in less than a month had received what they had been waiting for
all summer. Their letters for book lists finally arrived.
They had yet another new Defense against Dark Arts teacher. The last one just wasn't as good as they thought he would be. Professor Windole was a total joke. He didn't know what he was doing at all. Many of the students were quite disappointed in Professor Dumbledore for hiring him at all but then what could Dumbledore do? No one wanted the job and Windole had openly offered to do the job and make Dumbledore's life just a bit easier with all the Voldemort work to do. At the end of the year Dumbledore had to let Windole go. Even Dumbledore was disappointed and Dumbledore was never disappointed, well that's what the others thought, he let Trelawney teach Divination after all didn't he?
After Windole was presented before the school, it wasn't long before Harry had to start up the DA group again. This time without that little snitch they had last year in. Harry ended up teaching the entire year 6 Defense against Dark Arts. Voldemort was too focused on releasing his death eaters than planning anything against Harry, yet. Too bad Voldemort didn't notice how much power was growing in Harry. As Harry was teaching he was learning and this would be a great advantage against Voldemort one day.
They arrived at Diagon Alley to get their items. Everything was going fine until they reached Flourish and Boltts when they ran into Draco and his father.
"Well, isn't it nice to see that the poor are only getting poorer while their population grows. Did you have to beg the ministry yet again to get money for items or what? You'd think that after the twins ran off and fulfilled their dream that maybe someone in the family would have brains to follow. Too bad their shop is a joke, literally speaking as well. What a waste of time and energy for such rubbish." exclaimed Draco when he ran into Aurthur Weasley.
"At least their father isn't on the run from the ministry Malfoy." Replied Ron.
The day before Draco had stopped by to tell the others that he would be at Diagon Alley but his father would be with him under an invisibility spell. Lucius didn't want to use his cloak because it would give room for accidents to happen if the cloak came off.
Lucius had told Draco that the only reason he was accompanying Draco was that there was a plan Voldemort had to carry out and this meant that Lucius had some errands to run while Draco went to shop for his school supplies.
"Well well, if it isn't the boy who lived. Don't you have a family of your own? I'm sure ONE of your parents had relatives." Said Draco looking at Harry.
"Again Draco, at least I don't have a father on the run from good Malfoy. Where's your 'family' now? All hiding from the ministry I suppose." Replied Harry
Draco shot a look at Harry that could have killed him right there. "At least we will be on the winning side, you, you will not have very much life to live Potter."
Draco walked off with a smirk on his face. He hated having to say those things to his new friends but his father was around, he felt it and he had to make it convincing to his father.
That night Draco showed up at Grimmauld Place again and the others had a joke they had all planned to play on Draco.
Draco apparated into Hermione's room once again. Before he could open his mouth he saw, "I'm sorry. You know I didn't mean any of it."
None of them smiled, none of them even showed in the slightest way that they even cared to hear what he had to say.
"My father was there, honest."
None of them seemed to care. "Guys?"
That was it. Ron couldn't take it anymore and he cracked up. Draco sounded so desperate that he thought Draco would start crying.
Ginny elbowed Ron really hard in the stomach and Ron fell on the floor clutching his stomach in pain.
"If it weren't for little snitch over here we couldn't have pulled it off too." Said George smiling like mad.
"Waste of time huh?" said Fred glaring at Draco but before Draco could open his mouth in protest Fred broke out in a smile too. "Nah, I can't pretend anymore. Draco looks so desperate and being the Griffindor I am, I can't just let this go."
Draco was still partially in shock he could not possibly be hearing this, but it was true "So it was a joke?"
"Yes Draco, we were trying to fool you but Ron here ruined it all. Never trust Ron again." Said Hermione
"Yes, I agree, those in favour of never letting Ron in on a secret plan again raise your hand!" said Harry. And practically everyone put up their hand except for Draco who was still in a bit of a shock. Even Ron put up his hand at that. This only made everyone laugh even harder.
"Draco, don't look so worried. It wasn't for real. It was only a joke. We know you didn't really mean anything you said earlier." Said Hermione
It wasn't until she placed her hand on his arm when he finally let out the breath he didn't know he had been holding.
"Bloody Hell, that was the scariest thing that has ever happened to me. Don't any of you EVER try to play that kind of joke on me again!" exclaimed Draco with a red face.
"Ha ha, Draco, I didn't know you cared." Said Fred sarcastically while bashing his eye's.
"Oh God don't do that Fred. It makes me sick." Said Draco. It was a pretty scary sight to see Fred bashing his eye lashes.
Fred made a face as if he took offence to Draco's remark. "Fine!" he said as he put his hands on his hips and turned the other way with his head held high. This only achieved more laughs from everyone, this time, even Draco joined in for the fun.
"That was one scary fell of a thirty seconds there." said Draco finally as the laughter started dying down. "But I'm still sorry about the things I said. I swear I didn't mean any of it."
"We know, we know Draco. All is forgiven." Said Harry
Draco blushed again and thought to himself, how lucky was he to be able to have such great friends who forgave him and was able to carry out an intelligent conversation with him without thinking about food, although this may not have applied to Ron who was constantly thinking of food even after a full meal.
They had yet another new Defense against Dark Arts teacher. The last one just wasn't as good as they thought he would be. Professor Windole was a total joke. He didn't know what he was doing at all. Many of the students were quite disappointed in Professor Dumbledore for hiring him at all but then what could Dumbledore do? No one wanted the job and Windole had openly offered to do the job and make Dumbledore's life just a bit easier with all the Voldemort work to do. At the end of the year Dumbledore had to let Windole go. Even Dumbledore was disappointed and Dumbledore was never disappointed, well that's what the others thought, he let Trelawney teach Divination after all didn't he?
After Windole was presented before the school, it wasn't long before Harry had to start up the DA group again. This time without that little snitch they had last year in. Harry ended up teaching the entire year 6 Defense against Dark Arts. Voldemort was too focused on releasing his death eaters than planning anything against Harry, yet. Too bad Voldemort didn't notice how much power was growing in Harry. As Harry was teaching he was learning and this would be a great advantage against Voldemort one day.
They arrived at Diagon Alley to get their items. Everything was going fine until they reached Flourish and Boltts when they ran into Draco and his father.
"Well, isn't it nice to see that the poor are only getting poorer while their population grows. Did you have to beg the ministry yet again to get money for items or what? You'd think that after the twins ran off and fulfilled their dream that maybe someone in the family would have brains to follow. Too bad their shop is a joke, literally speaking as well. What a waste of time and energy for such rubbish." exclaimed Draco when he ran into Aurthur Weasley.
"At least their father isn't on the run from the ministry Malfoy." Replied Ron.
The day before Draco had stopped by to tell the others that he would be at Diagon Alley but his father would be with him under an invisibility spell. Lucius didn't want to use his cloak because it would give room for accidents to happen if the cloak came off.
Lucius had told Draco that the only reason he was accompanying Draco was that there was a plan Voldemort had to carry out and this meant that Lucius had some errands to run while Draco went to shop for his school supplies.
"Well well, if it isn't the boy who lived. Don't you have a family of your own? I'm sure ONE of your parents had relatives." Said Draco looking at Harry.
"Again Draco, at least I don't have a father on the run from good Malfoy. Where's your 'family' now? All hiding from the ministry I suppose." Replied Harry
Draco shot a look at Harry that could have killed him right there. "At least we will be on the winning side, you, you will not have very much life to live Potter."
Draco walked off with a smirk on his face. He hated having to say those things to his new friends but his father was around, he felt it and he had to make it convincing to his father.
That night Draco showed up at Grimmauld Place again and the others had a joke they had all planned to play on Draco.
Draco apparated into Hermione's room once again. Before he could open his mouth he saw, "I'm sorry. You know I didn't mean any of it."
None of them smiled, none of them even showed in the slightest way that they even cared to hear what he had to say.
"My father was there, honest."
None of them seemed to care. "Guys?"
That was it. Ron couldn't take it anymore and he cracked up. Draco sounded so desperate that he thought Draco would start crying.
Ginny elbowed Ron really hard in the stomach and Ron fell on the floor clutching his stomach in pain.
"If it weren't for little snitch over here we couldn't have pulled it off too." Said George smiling like mad.
"Waste of time huh?" said Fred glaring at Draco but before Draco could open his mouth in protest Fred broke out in a smile too. "Nah, I can't pretend anymore. Draco looks so desperate and being the Griffindor I am, I can't just let this go."
Draco was still partially in shock he could not possibly be hearing this, but it was true "So it was a joke?"
"Yes Draco, we were trying to fool you but Ron here ruined it all. Never trust Ron again." Said Hermione
"Yes, I agree, those in favour of never letting Ron in on a secret plan again raise your hand!" said Harry. And practically everyone put up their hand except for Draco who was still in a bit of a shock. Even Ron put up his hand at that. This only made everyone laugh even harder.
"Draco, don't look so worried. It wasn't for real. It was only a joke. We know you didn't really mean anything you said earlier." Said Hermione
It wasn't until she placed her hand on his arm when he finally let out the breath he didn't know he had been holding.
"Bloody Hell, that was the scariest thing that has ever happened to me. Don't any of you EVER try to play that kind of joke on me again!" exclaimed Draco with a red face.
"Ha ha, Draco, I didn't know you cared." Said Fred sarcastically while bashing his eye's.
"Oh God don't do that Fred. It makes me sick." Said Draco. It was a pretty scary sight to see Fred bashing his eye lashes.
Fred made a face as if he took offence to Draco's remark. "Fine!" he said as he put his hands on his hips and turned the other way with his head held high. This only achieved more laughs from everyone, this time, even Draco joined in for the fun.
"That was one scary fell of a thirty seconds there." said Draco finally as the laughter started dying down. "But I'm still sorry about the things I said. I swear I didn't mean any of it."
"We know, we know Draco. All is forgiven." Said Harry
Draco blushed again and thought to himself, how lucky was he to be able to have such great friends who forgave him and was able to carry out an intelligent conversation with him without thinking about food, although this may not have applied to Ron who was constantly thinking of food even after a full meal.
