Chapter Two: Happy Birthday!
It was almost ten o'clock at night on the 27th of January and everything was rather quiet and peaceful in Hogwarts. Draco sat in the Slytherin common room trying in vain to finish his history of magic homework but was largely unsuccessful due to the fact that the unusually crowded room was in an oddly hushed silence and he could swear that everyone kept looking up at him. He glanced up from his parchment to see four pairs of eyes upon him. The four second years quickly looked back down at their books. Draco glanced over to his left only to see several other people quickly look away. This was getting to be too much.
All week things had seemed rather odd with the Slytherins. They were constantly whispering to each other and when he'd come upon small groups of them they would quickly stop talking and wouldn't start again until he would leave. Draco had become convinced that there was some horrible rumor being spread around about him. He confronted several of his housemates but they had all denied it. He was beginning to get really frustrated when most everyone avoided him like the plague during their last trip to Hogsmeade. Even Crabbe and Goyle wound up ditching him. What was wrong with him? Was it something that he did?
"That's it!" he thought to himself as he caught yet another group of students staring at him. He stood up from the couch that he had been sitting on, gathered up his things, and stormed out of the common room and to the boys' dormitory. As he did so he glared at each of his housemates; just daring them to look up at him, but none did.
"I thought he'd never leave." Blaise commented.
"Crabbe, Goyle, you two go to the room and make sure that Draco doesn't come back down." Pansy ordered. The two boys nodded and made their way up to their room.
"Okay, lets get started with the decorations. We need balloons blown, streamers strung, and presents wrapped. Come on people, let's move..move..move!"
7:30 am, Morning of the 28th....Draco's 16th birthday
"Ssshhh! Quiet!" Montague ordered as a large crowd of Slytherins made their way into the room where Draco was sleeping soundly. Several people held armfuls of balloons and others held fistfuls of confetti. They all crept towards Draco's bed and as quietly as they could they pulled the curtains back to reveal an unconscious and unsuspecting Draco.
"Okay, guys..." Pansy said, trying very hard not to burst out laughing, "on the count of three. One...two...three!"
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!" balloons and confetti were thrown in the air.
Draco was jolted awake. He had jumped so bad at the sudden noise that he almost fell off the side of his bed.
"What the..." He looked around at his fellow students with a stunned and confused expression on his face. Through bleary eyes Draco saw his housemates all standing around, laughing, clapping, and being entirely too noisy for this early in the morning. He then noticed the balloons and the confetti which covered his bed and himself.
"What in the world is going on?" he asked as he rubbed at his eyes.
"Happy Birthday!" came a second chorus.
"What?" Draco asked in a confused voice, "My birthday?"
"Yeah." Said Pansy, "Today is the 28th, your birthday, silly!"
"Oh. How did you all know?" he quickly glared at Crabbe and Goyle who were shifting uneasily and looking everywhere but at Draco.
"I found out." Pansy said when she saw the look that Draco was giving Crabbe and Goyle. "Were you surprised?"
"Yes, I was very surprised." Draco replied as he began brushing confetti out of his hair. "So surprised that I almost had a heart attack." He mumbled under his breath.
Everyone sported large grins as they were very please with themselves.
"Well, hurry up, birthday boy, and get out of bed. You've got to come downstairs and see the common room." Blaise said enthusiastically.
"There's more?" Draco asked as he tried very hard to suppress the groan.
"Oh, you bet there is." Millicent said. "So hurry up."
"Oookay." Came the sarcastic reply, for hurry was the last thing that Draco was going to do.
A/N: Okay, so I have finally gotten this chapter out. Sorry to those who have been waiting so long. Thank you to everyone who has reviewed this story and I promise that it won't be that long before the next chapter comes out. In the meantime I must recommend my story Who Are You And What Have You Done With My Dad? I think that I have 18 chapters up. Please review again.
Oh, and concerning the question about translating this story; everyone has my permission to translate this story into whatever language they want.
Thanks again to everyone and if you have any suggestions for what you would like to see happen, then please let me know.
It was almost ten o'clock at night on the 27th of January and everything was rather quiet and peaceful in Hogwarts. Draco sat in the Slytherin common room trying in vain to finish his history of magic homework but was largely unsuccessful due to the fact that the unusually crowded room was in an oddly hushed silence and he could swear that everyone kept looking up at him. He glanced up from his parchment to see four pairs of eyes upon him. The four second years quickly looked back down at their books. Draco glanced over to his left only to see several other people quickly look away. This was getting to be too much.
All week things had seemed rather odd with the Slytherins. They were constantly whispering to each other and when he'd come upon small groups of them they would quickly stop talking and wouldn't start again until he would leave. Draco had become convinced that there was some horrible rumor being spread around about him. He confronted several of his housemates but they had all denied it. He was beginning to get really frustrated when most everyone avoided him like the plague during their last trip to Hogsmeade. Even Crabbe and Goyle wound up ditching him. What was wrong with him? Was it something that he did?
"That's it!" he thought to himself as he caught yet another group of students staring at him. He stood up from the couch that he had been sitting on, gathered up his things, and stormed out of the common room and to the boys' dormitory. As he did so he glared at each of his housemates; just daring them to look up at him, but none did.
"I thought he'd never leave." Blaise commented.
"Crabbe, Goyle, you two go to the room and make sure that Draco doesn't come back down." Pansy ordered. The two boys nodded and made their way up to their room.
"Okay, lets get started with the decorations. We need balloons blown, streamers strung, and presents wrapped. Come on people, let's move..move..move!"
7:30 am, Morning of the 28th....Draco's 16th birthday
"Ssshhh! Quiet!" Montague ordered as a large crowd of Slytherins made their way into the room where Draco was sleeping soundly. Several people held armfuls of balloons and others held fistfuls of confetti. They all crept towards Draco's bed and as quietly as they could they pulled the curtains back to reveal an unconscious and unsuspecting Draco.
"Okay, guys..." Pansy said, trying very hard not to burst out laughing, "on the count of three. One...two...three!"
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!" balloons and confetti were thrown in the air.
Draco was jolted awake. He had jumped so bad at the sudden noise that he almost fell off the side of his bed.
"What the..." He looked around at his fellow students with a stunned and confused expression on his face. Through bleary eyes Draco saw his housemates all standing around, laughing, clapping, and being entirely too noisy for this early in the morning. He then noticed the balloons and the confetti which covered his bed and himself.
"What in the world is going on?" he asked as he rubbed at his eyes.
"Happy Birthday!" came a second chorus.
"What?" Draco asked in a confused voice, "My birthday?"
"Yeah." Said Pansy, "Today is the 28th, your birthday, silly!"
"Oh. How did you all know?" he quickly glared at Crabbe and Goyle who were shifting uneasily and looking everywhere but at Draco.
"I found out." Pansy said when she saw the look that Draco was giving Crabbe and Goyle. "Were you surprised?"
"Yes, I was very surprised." Draco replied as he began brushing confetti out of his hair. "So surprised that I almost had a heart attack." He mumbled under his breath.
Everyone sported large grins as they were very please with themselves.
"Well, hurry up, birthday boy, and get out of bed. You've got to come downstairs and see the common room." Blaise said enthusiastically.
"There's more?" Draco asked as he tried very hard to suppress the groan.
"Oh, you bet there is." Millicent said. "So hurry up."
"Oookay." Came the sarcastic reply, for hurry was the last thing that Draco was going to do.
A/N: Okay, so I have finally gotten this chapter out. Sorry to those who have been waiting so long. Thank you to everyone who has reviewed this story and I promise that it won't be that long before the next chapter comes out. In the meantime I must recommend my story Who Are You And What Have You Done With My Dad? I think that I have 18 chapters up. Please review again.
Oh, and concerning the question about translating this story; everyone has my permission to translate this story into whatever language they want.
Thanks again to everyone and if you have any suggestions for what you would like to see happen, then please let me know.