"Hi I'm Neville." Neville Longbottom clambered over his desk to shake hands
with Zelda.
"Pleasure to meet you Neville." She said smiling. Zelda was obviously thrilled about being in the same house as Harry. They hadn't stopped talking since they left the Great Hall.
"Like Snape needs another reason to hate Harry." Hermione went on. Ron had been listening to her whinge about how Snape was going to find a way of blaming them for Zelda's house placement.
"Got a new girlfriend Potter?" A voice from across the room spat. Hermione and Ron turned to see Draco Malfoy and his cronies Crabbe and Goyle leering at their friend.
"Drop dead Malfoy." Harry snapped back. Malfoy and his friends laughed.
"At least Harry has friends unlike those two baboons your standing next to." Zelda said fiercely. Malfoy stood up so suddenly his chair fell over. Wand drawn he walked over to Zelda.
"What did you say?" He hissed.
"You heard me...or is your hearing like your intelligence? Non-existent!" A few of the other students laughed. Malfoy's face was ridden up with pure hate. The only other person he looked at like that was Harry, who had his hand on his wand awaiting Malfoy's reaction.
*~*~*
"Right then, you'll pay for that." Malfoy said raising his wand. The class held their breath as Malfoy backed away to his side of the classroom.
"Stupefy." Malfoy shouted sending the curse soaring towards Zelda.
"Protego." Harry said suddenly leaping up and deflecting the curse. He looked down at Zelda who shot him a dirty look.
"I can fight my own battles." She said angrily.
"I'm sorry." Harry said. "It didn't look as though you were going to, I mean I don't even know if you can..." He didn't finish his sentence. Zelda stood up and held out her wand.
"Densaugeo." She bellowed. The curse hit Malfoy so quickly he almost fell backwards out the window. Suddenly his teeth began to grow at a rapid pace. Crabbe and Goyle reached for their wands.
"Furnunculus, Engorgio." Curses were flying all over the room. The three boys didn't know what hit them. Malfoy had regained his composure and aimed his wand at Zelda. His rapidly growing teeth however made it difficult to get a hex out.
"Diffind..."
"Finish that spell and consider yourself expelled Malfoy." A man with long, dark greasy locks and a hooked nose burst forth into the classroom.
"Finite Incantatem." He said disarming all the spells. Harry couldn't believe his ears. Did Snape just threaten to expel Malfoy?
"You three to the hospital wing." He snapped. Malfoy dragged Crabbe and Goyle out of the classroom muttering under his breath. Harry noticed Snape threw Zelda a look as he walked past. If Harry didn't know any better he would have said Snape was beaming, but that was impossible, wasn't it?
*~*~*
After class Harry waited outside the classroom for Zelda. She came out the door smiling.
"Potter, a word." He heard Snape call. He brushed past Zelda and re-entered the classroom.
"Yes Professor Snape." Harry said scratching the back of his neck.
"Sit down Potter." Harry did so.
"I take it you are aware that Zelda is my...daughter." Harry nodded swallowing nervously.
"Well Potter, I don't know why she was put into Griffyndor, don't think I wont be taking this up with the headmaster. Nevertheless I'm pleased to see that she has...settled, thanks to you no doubt." Harry wondered where this was going. He noted that Snape was having trouble saying what he wanted to say.
"And so I thank you for blocking Malfoy's attempt to stun my daughter." Harry looked at Snape. Did he just thank him for something?
"Is there anything you don't know, Sir?" Harry asked. Snape raised an intrigued eyebrow.
"Don't let it come as a shock to you Potter." With that he dismissed Harry.
"Oh and Harry." Harry stopped and turned at the door.
"If anything else happens to Zelda, I'm holding you personally responsible." Harry swallowed again.
"Yes sir." He said leaving the classroom. Zelda looked up at him and grinned.
"He's not as bad as you think Harry." She insisted. For once, Harry had to agree with her.
"Pleasure to meet you Neville." She said smiling. Zelda was obviously thrilled about being in the same house as Harry. They hadn't stopped talking since they left the Great Hall.
"Like Snape needs another reason to hate Harry." Hermione went on. Ron had been listening to her whinge about how Snape was going to find a way of blaming them for Zelda's house placement.
"Got a new girlfriend Potter?" A voice from across the room spat. Hermione and Ron turned to see Draco Malfoy and his cronies Crabbe and Goyle leering at their friend.
"Drop dead Malfoy." Harry snapped back. Malfoy and his friends laughed.
"At least Harry has friends unlike those two baboons your standing next to." Zelda said fiercely. Malfoy stood up so suddenly his chair fell over. Wand drawn he walked over to Zelda.
"What did you say?" He hissed.
"You heard me...or is your hearing like your intelligence? Non-existent!" A few of the other students laughed. Malfoy's face was ridden up with pure hate. The only other person he looked at like that was Harry, who had his hand on his wand awaiting Malfoy's reaction.
*~*~*
"Right then, you'll pay for that." Malfoy said raising his wand. The class held their breath as Malfoy backed away to his side of the classroom.
"Stupefy." Malfoy shouted sending the curse soaring towards Zelda.
"Protego." Harry said suddenly leaping up and deflecting the curse. He looked down at Zelda who shot him a dirty look.
"I can fight my own battles." She said angrily.
"I'm sorry." Harry said. "It didn't look as though you were going to, I mean I don't even know if you can..." He didn't finish his sentence. Zelda stood up and held out her wand.
"Densaugeo." She bellowed. The curse hit Malfoy so quickly he almost fell backwards out the window. Suddenly his teeth began to grow at a rapid pace. Crabbe and Goyle reached for their wands.
"Furnunculus, Engorgio." Curses were flying all over the room. The three boys didn't know what hit them. Malfoy had regained his composure and aimed his wand at Zelda. His rapidly growing teeth however made it difficult to get a hex out.
"Diffind..."
"Finish that spell and consider yourself expelled Malfoy." A man with long, dark greasy locks and a hooked nose burst forth into the classroom.
"Finite Incantatem." He said disarming all the spells. Harry couldn't believe his ears. Did Snape just threaten to expel Malfoy?
"You three to the hospital wing." He snapped. Malfoy dragged Crabbe and Goyle out of the classroom muttering under his breath. Harry noticed Snape threw Zelda a look as he walked past. If Harry didn't know any better he would have said Snape was beaming, but that was impossible, wasn't it?
*~*~*
After class Harry waited outside the classroom for Zelda. She came out the door smiling.
"Potter, a word." He heard Snape call. He brushed past Zelda and re-entered the classroom.
"Yes Professor Snape." Harry said scratching the back of his neck.
"Sit down Potter." Harry did so.
"I take it you are aware that Zelda is my...daughter." Harry nodded swallowing nervously.
"Well Potter, I don't know why she was put into Griffyndor, don't think I wont be taking this up with the headmaster. Nevertheless I'm pleased to see that she has...settled, thanks to you no doubt." Harry wondered where this was going. He noted that Snape was having trouble saying what he wanted to say.
"And so I thank you for blocking Malfoy's attempt to stun my daughter." Harry looked at Snape. Did he just thank him for something?
"Is there anything you don't know, Sir?" Harry asked. Snape raised an intrigued eyebrow.
"Don't let it come as a shock to you Potter." With that he dismissed Harry.
"Oh and Harry." Harry stopped and turned at the door.
"If anything else happens to Zelda, I'm holding you personally responsible." Harry swallowed again.
"Yes sir." He said leaving the classroom. Zelda looked up at him and grinned.
"He's not as bad as you think Harry." She insisted. For once, Harry had to agree with her.