Chapter 8: Malfoy and Gwen Are Friends?
" Well, what do you want?" Draco asked again.
" Well, for one thing, you can tell me if you knew anything about the Ministry attacks." Gwen said, while staring him in the eye.
" I swear I didn't know a thing. My father only said something like Voldemort was going to attack Fudge. I didn't know that he was going to be killed." He shifted. " Can we go somewhere else to talk about this?"
" Yeah, let's go to the Quidditch Field." Gwen pulled the Invisibility Cloak out of her pocket.
" Where did you get that?" Draco asked his eyes twinkling.
" It's Harry's. I sort of borrowed it."
" Potter has an Invisibility Cloak? Cool."
" Well, let's go."
The two of them got under the Cloak. They made it out of the Common Room undetected. However, when they got to the top of the stairs, they heard somebody talking.
" Harry, we could've got caught." hissed Hermione and Ron.
" I know, but I couldn't find the Cloak."
" What do you mean?" asked Ron.
" It wasn't in the room at all. Come on, let's get to Hagrid's, before we get caught." They left out the oak doors.
" I hope they don't get into trouble." Gwen whispered.
" Don't worry. I'm sure if they do get caught Hermione could get them out of trouble." Draco said reassuringly.
They went out of the doors. When the got to the Quidditch Field, they made sure that no one was there.
" Anyway, about Fudge. I didn't know a thing, except that my dad was planning to attack him. Was your aunt there?"
" I know that my Aunt Catrina was there, but I suspect that my aunt Dori was there, too. How's your mum?"
" She's fine. You know, she is actually thinking of leaving my father? I think it would be for the best, but what if he tries to hurt her?"
" I'm sure that your mum could defend herself. I wish my mum was alive." Gwen sighed.
" I bet your mum and my mum would be friends, since they were both in Gryfinndor." Draco said.
" Probably. By the way, what's up with you and Ginny?"
" We're just friends, some what. Why?"
" Ron was freaking out when she told him that she was going to help you with Herbology."
" Well, what about at the Feast?"
" I was trying to warm you that Snape was coming, but you wouldn't listen."
" Well, let me tell you, detention was horrible. He made me pickle squid eyes." Draco had a revolted look on his face.
" Sorry. I'm glad we had a chance to talk. You better get back to the castle."
" See you later, Wood. Make sure that Weasley knows that I'm not trying to hurt his sister."
" Sure thing."
Gwen waited a few minutes, before she left. When she got out of the stadium she heard Hermione.
" Harry, Ron! What is wrong?"
" Well, it looks like Malfoy is going on a Midnight Rendezvous. Well, are you Malfoy?" Harry had Malfoy's arm twisted behind his back.
" Believe what you want, Potter. Now let go or you'll be sorry." Draco warned.
" Your petty little threats don't work." Ron said.
" Really, Weasley. That's why Wood's about to smack you."
Gwen was right behind Ron. As soon as he spun around, she smacked him.
" Why did you do that? You're supposed to hit Malfoy." Ron said.
" Quit attacking like a bunch of prats. If you must know Draco was talking to me."
" Why on earth would you want to talk to him?" Harry asked. He was beginning to get red in the face.
" He's my friend, just like you guys are!" Gwen shouted.
" Well, I'm not your friend if you hang around him. Gwen, come on, you know how Malfoy is. He is just feeding you with a load of garbage." Harry said.
" Fine if you can't at least find out who Draco is, then we have no business being friends!" Gwen threw the Invisibility Cloak down on the grass. She ran off to the castle in tears.
" Harry, why did you do that?" Hermione asked.
" She shouldn't be a friend with Malfoy, Hermione. She'll be just like him." Ron said.
" What did you do to her Malfoy?" Harry asked through clenched teeth.
Draco pulled of Harry's grip. " She came to talk to me about something. Face it. Ginny and Gwen can't stand the fact that you three tell each other secrets, without them. They want someone to talk to. Someone they trust." Draco said.
" And they can talk to you? My foot." Harry said.
" Yes, they can trust me." Draco stormed off to the castle.
Harry picked up the Invisibility Cloak, and the three of them walked off to the castle.
Gwen was crying herself to sleep, when Hermione came in. Lavender and Parvati had gone to stay in the sixth years' dormitory. So for the past 30 minutes, Gwen had been crying. She couldn't believe how cruel and selfish Harry and Ron were. When Hermione came in, Gwen got up.
" Gwen, I'm sorry." Hermione began.
" It isn't your fault. I'm not mad at you as much as I am at Harry and Ron. Though, I'm surprised that you didn't say anything after I came over to you guys." Gwen said.
" I'm so sorry." Hermione whispered.
" I forgive you. Just don't talk to me until I'm ready to talk to you." Gwen said. She pulled back here hangings and began to write in her diary.
Dear diary,
I went to talk to Draco.
He seemed to be so lonely today.
He and Ginny are becoming friends.
I am so mad at Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
They judge too quickly.
We got into a argument, and Harry said we
shouldn't be friends.
Now, I'm not speaking to them.
Gwendoylen
Gwen put her things away and went to sleep.
" Well, what do you want?" Draco asked again.
" Well, for one thing, you can tell me if you knew anything about the Ministry attacks." Gwen said, while staring him in the eye.
" I swear I didn't know a thing. My father only said something like Voldemort was going to attack Fudge. I didn't know that he was going to be killed." He shifted. " Can we go somewhere else to talk about this?"
" Yeah, let's go to the Quidditch Field." Gwen pulled the Invisibility Cloak out of her pocket.
" Where did you get that?" Draco asked his eyes twinkling.
" It's Harry's. I sort of borrowed it."
" Potter has an Invisibility Cloak? Cool."
" Well, let's go."
The two of them got under the Cloak. They made it out of the Common Room undetected. However, when they got to the top of the stairs, they heard somebody talking.
" Harry, we could've got caught." hissed Hermione and Ron.
" I know, but I couldn't find the Cloak."
" What do you mean?" asked Ron.
" It wasn't in the room at all. Come on, let's get to Hagrid's, before we get caught." They left out the oak doors.
" I hope they don't get into trouble." Gwen whispered.
" Don't worry. I'm sure if they do get caught Hermione could get them out of trouble." Draco said reassuringly.
They went out of the doors. When the got to the Quidditch Field, they made sure that no one was there.
" Anyway, about Fudge. I didn't know a thing, except that my dad was planning to attack him. Was your aunt there?"
" I know that my Aunt Catrina was there, but I suspect that my aunt Dori was there, too. How's your mum?"
" She's fine. You know, she is actually thinking of leaving my father? I think it would be for the best, but what if he tries to hurt her?"
" I'm sure that your mum could defend herself. I wish my mum was alive." Gwen sighed.
" I bet your mum and my mum would be friends, since they were both in Gryfinndor." Draco said.
" Probably. By the way, what's up with you and Ginny?"
" We're just friends, some what. Why?"
" Ron was freaking out when she told him that she was going to help you with Herbology."
" Well, what about at the Feast?"
" I was trying to warm you that Snape was coming, but you wouldn't listen."
" Well, let me tell you, detention was horrible. He made me pickle squid eyes." Draco had a revolted look on his face.
" Sorry. I'm glad we had a chance to talk. You better get back to the castle."
" See you later, Wood. Make sure that Weasley knows that I'm not trying to hurt his sister."
" Sure thing."
Gwen waited a few minutes, before she left. When she got out of the stadium she heard Hermione.
" Harry, Ron! What is wrong?"
" Well, it looks like Malfoy is going on a Midnight Rendezvous. Well, are you Malfoy?" Harry had Malfoy's arm twisted behind his back.
" Believe what you want, Potter. Now let go or you'll be sorry." Draco warned.
" Your petty little threats don't work." Ron said.
" Really, Weasley. That's why Wood's about to smack you."
Gwen was right behind Ron. As soon as he spun around, she smacked him.
" Why did you do that? You're supposed to hit Malfoy." Ron said.
" Quit attacking like a bunch of prats. If you must know Draco was talking to me."
" Why on earth would you want to talk to him?" Harry asked. He was beginning to get red in the face.
" He's my friend, just like you guys are!" Gwen shouted.
" Well, I'm not your friend if you hang around him. Gwen, come on, you know how Malfoy is. He is just feeding you with a load of garbage." Harry said.
" Fine if you can't at least find out who Draco is, then we have no business being friends!" Gwen threw the Invisibility Cloak down on the grass. She ran off to the castle in tears.
" Harry, why did you do that?" Hermione asked.
" She shouldn't be a friend with Malfoy, Hermione. She'll be just like him." Ron said.
" What did you do to her Malfoy?" Harry asked through clenched teeth.
Draco pulled of Harry's grip. " She came to talk to me about something. Face it. Ginny and Gwen can't stand the fact that you three tell each other secrets, without them. They want someone to talk to. Someone they trust." Draco said.
" And they can talk to you? My foot." Harry said.
" Yes, they can trust me." Draco stormed off to the castle.
Harry picked up the Invisibility Cloak, and the three of them walked off to the castle.
Gwen was crying herself to sleep, when Hermione came in. Lavender and Parvati had gone to stay in the sixth years' dormitory. So for the past 30 minutes, Gwen had been crying. She couldn't believe how cruel and selfish Harry and Ron were. When Hermione came in, Gwen got up.
" Gwen, I'm sorry." Hermione began.
" It isn't your fault. I'm not mad at you as much as I am at Harry and Ron. Though, I'm surprised that you didn't say anything after I came over to you guys." Gwen said.
" I'm so sorry." Hermione whispered.
" I forgive you. Just don't talk to me until I'm ready to talk to you." Gwen said. She pulled back here hangings and began to write in her diary.
Dear diary,
I went to talk to Draco.
He seemed to be so lonely today.
He and Ginny are becoming friends.
I am so mad at Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
They judge too quickly.
We got into a argument, and Harry said we
shouldn't be friends.
Now, I'm not speaking to them.
Gwendoylen
Gwen put her things away and went to sleep.