A/N- Are my chapters too short? Well, obviously they're short, but are they
so short that you can't stand it? Tell me in reviews lol x.x cuz then I'll
lengthen them a bit. I just get very anxious and post when I find a good
spot to stop a chapter at.
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Chapter 4
Hermione left the Gryffindor common room at ten after eleven, wanting to leave herself extra time to get to the designated classroom. Everyone knew that you were more than likely to receive another detention for being late to a first (though Filch wished he could do more than just give detentions...)
Hermione had already finished her homework, including the incredibly long potions essay, which Ron and Harry were most likely still working on. This left her almost worry free about her detention that night. It wasn't that she was worried about WHAT she'd be doing. It was that she worried about WHO she'd be doing it with. She arrived at the unused classroom with eight minutes to spare, and so she sat down in an empty chair pushed up against a wall. She only had to wait a couple of minutes before the last person she wanted to see walked in.
Draco Malfoy looked surprised to see her there. Apparently he thought he would be having detention alone. Hermione was not surprised at all, only disappointed. She was hoping that Malfoy might still be in too much trouble to be even be allowed to go to detention, which was obviously not the case.
After glancing at her and jumping a bit, Malfoy averted his gaze from Hermione and sat down on the other side of the room. Though Hermione could have been imagining it, it seemed as if Malfoy kept glancing at her. She shrugged to herself and waited most patiently for Filch to arrive and tell her what she must do.
At exactly eleven thirty, Filch marched into the room accompanied by Mrs. Norris*. He was looking a bit too cheerful for Hermione's liking, but as expected she stood up and waited for orders. "You two, my dears, will be going into the forest tonight!" he said. "I won't be telling you what you're doing, but you'll be with Hagrid. I'm sure you both remember your last little visit with Hagrid into the forest," he said, smirking.
Hermione was upset. Not only was the forest scary enough, but now she had to be in it with Malfoy again. At least the last time, in second year, she wasn't stuck walking with him. But now it seemed that she and Malfoy would be spending plenty of quality time together. She chanced a quick look over at Malfoy and was surprised to see that he didn't look as angry as she thought he would.
The two of them followed behind Filch though Hermione left at least five feet of space between Malfoy and herself. They exited the castle and quickly made their way across the grounds to Hagrid's hut. When they reached it, Filch gave a few short knocks on the door and Hagrid answered immediately. Hermione and Hagrid looked at each other and nodded as a greeting because they knew better than to act too friendly in front of Filch. "All right, Hagrid, I'll be leaving them here," he said adding, "make sure they come out alive," as a taunting chant.
Hermione glared at his back as he retreated back to the castle with a bit of a skip in his step. She then looked at Hagrid and asked, "Is it really THAT bad, Hagrid?" Hagrid shook his head in a pitying way and replied, "Well, don't worry yerself. We're bringin' Fang." This didn't comfort Hermione much, but she thought, 'At least Malfoy is suffering too.' This is when she realized that Malfoy was staring at her.
She glared back at him, figuring he was looking at her hatefully. But strangely, when she looked into his eyes, there was no trace of hate whatsoever. Hermione chose to ignore this fact and looked back at Hagrid. Hagrid called Fang from inside the house and shut the door. Hagrid, Hermione, Malfoy, and Fang then made their way to the forest. Hermione did her best to ignore Malfoy and pretend he was not there but found it a bit difficult because he spoke up at that very moment. "Are you going to tell us what we're doing or not?" he said to Hagrid, attempting to sound tough but with a slight hint of fear in his voice.
Hermione remembered the last time they went into the forest. Malfoy had been scared stiff. 'Haha, I might even enjoy this,' Hermione thought, trying to cheer herself up.
"Er, well ye see..." Hagrid struggled, trying to find the words to tell them what they were doing. "I told 'em ye were too young for this job but, er, well Filch insisted and Dumbledore okayed it..." "Well then, ya big oaf, where are we going?" Malfoy spat out. Hagrid didn't even look insulted. He quickly said, "Well, there's this dragon got loose, see? And mind ye, it's no baby dragon like Nor..." glancing at Malfoy, he changed his mind about mentioning Norbert, "I mean to say well, there's a full grown dragon bustin' up the forest and killin' all sorts o' animals and we're s'posed to go in there and...er... catch it."
Hermione looked at Hagrid with disbelief for a moment before saying, "But Hagrid, how will Malf... I mean Draco and I be of any help in a situation with a dragon? We don't have any skills special enough for these circumstances..." "Well, ye see, Hermione. Yer the bait...mind you, you won't get hurt with me an' Fang hidin' right nearby and all. And they're havin' you two do it cuz yer both pretty smart... and it'll all be okay."
With this he quickened his pace and entered the dark woods.
"What? Is the oaf joking? We can't do something foolish like that! We'll be eaten!" Malfoy complained to Hermione. "Well, it didn't sound as if he was joking did it? Besides we can't refuse or we might be expelled!" Hermione replied as if she were speaking to Harry or Ron before she realized with whom she was speaking. She quickened her pace as well so that she moved ahead of Malfoy.
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*Poor, Poor Mrs. Norris :(. If she's a kitty she can't be all that bad!
A/N- Okay well ya... if you can't tell I just made up what they had to do for detention just now and I couldn't think of anything better... well I could think of better stuff but none of it was "scary" just...weird. It may seem a bit odd, but just think: if you had to go be bait for a dragon you'd be scared too. Just pretend it's good, ok? Especially you, Meru!!! Thank you.
Wow, I'm proud! Two chapters in one night. AND they're my longest so far. *Is proud*. I do think they're a bit better than the others as well... they may not make sense, but at least now the stories semi-going somewhere! Whee!
Reviews are greatly appreciated!
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Chapter 4
Hermione left the Gryffindor common room at ten after eleven, wanting to leave herself extra time to get to the designated classroom. Everyone knew that you were more than likely to receive another detention for being late to a first (though Filch wished he could do more than just give detentions...)
Hermione had already finished her homework, including the incredibly long potions essay, which Ron and Harry were most likely still working on. This left her almost worry free about her detention that night. It wasn't that she was worried about WHAT she'd be doing. It was that she worried about WHO she'd be doing it with. She arrived at the unused classroom with eight minutes to spare, and so she sat down in an empty chair pushed up against a wall. She only had to wait a couple of minutes before the last person she wanted to see walked in.
Draco Malfoy looked surprised to see her there. Apparently he thought he would be having detention alone. Hermione was not surprised at all, only disappointed. She was hoping that Malfoy might still be in too much trouble to be even be allowed to go to detention, which was obviously not the case.
After glancing at her and jumping a bit, Malfoy averted his gaze from Hermione and sat down on the other side of the room. Though Hermione could have been imagining it, it seemed as if Malfoy kept glancing at her. She shrugged to herself and waited most patiently for Filch to arrive and tell her what she must do.
At exactly eleven thirty, Filch marched into the room accompanied by Mrs. Norris*. He was looking a bit too cheerful for Hermione's liking, but as expected she stood up and waited for orders. "You two, my dears, will be going into the forest tonight!" he said. "I won't be telling you what you're doing, but you'll be with Hagrid. I'm sure you both remember your last little visit with Hagrid into the forest," he said, smirking.
Hermione was upset. Not only was the forest scary enough, but now she had to be in it with Malfoy again. At least the last time, in second year, she wasn't stuck walking with him. But now it seemed that she and Malfoy would be spending plenty of quality time together. She chanced a quick look over at Malfoy and was surprised to see that he didn't look as angry as she thought he would.
The two of them followed behind Filch though Hermione left at least five feet of space between Malfoy and herself. They exited the castle and quickly made their way across the grounds to Hagrid's hut. When they reached it, Filch gave a few short knocks on the door and Hagrid answered immediately. Hermione and Hagrid looked at each other and nodded as a greeting because they knew better than to act too friendly in front of Filch. "All right, Hagrid, I'll be leaving them here," he said adding, "make sure they come out alive," as a taunting chant.
Hermione glared at his back as he retreated back to the castle with a bit of a skip in his step. She then looked at Hagrid and asked, "Is it really THAT bad, Hagrid?" Hagrid shook his head in a pitying way and replied, "Well, don't worry yerself. We're bringin' Fang." This didn't comfort Hermione much, but she thought, 'At least Malfoy is suffering too.' This is when she realized that Malfoy was staring at her.
She glared back at him, figuring he was looking at her hatefully. But strangely, when she looked into his eyes, there was no trace of hate whatsoever. Hermione chose to ignore this fact and looked back at Hagrid. Hagrid called Fang from inside the house and shut the door. Hagrid, Hermione, Malfoy, and Fang then made their way to the forest. Hermione did her best to ignore Malfoy and pretend he was not there but found it a bit difficult because he spoke up at that very moment. "Are you going to tell us what we're doing or not?" he said to Hagrid, attempting to sound tough but with a slight hint of fear in his voice.
Hermione remembered the last time they went into the forest. Malfoy had been scared stiff. 'Haha, I might even enjoy this,' Hermione thought, trying to cheer herself up.
"Er, well ye see..." Hagrid struggled, trying to find the words to tell them what they were doing. "I told 'em ye were too young for this job but, er, well Filch insisted and Dumbledore okayed it..." "Well then, ya big oaf, where are we going?" Malfoy spat out. Hagrid didn't even look insulted. He quickly said, "Well, there's this dragon got loose, see? And mind ye, it's no baby dragon like Nor..." glancing at Malfoy, he changed his mind about mentioning Norbert, "I mean to say well, there's a full grown dragon bustin' up the forest and killin' all sorts o' animals and we're s'posed to go in there and...er... catch it."
Hermione looked at Hagrid with disbelief for a moment before saying, "But Hagrid, how will Malf... I mean Draco and I be of any help in a situation with a dragon? We don't have any skills special enough for these circumstances..." "Well, ye see, Hermione. Yer the bait...mind you, you won't get hurt with me an' Fang hidin' right nearby and all. And they're havin' you two do it cuz yer both pretty smart... and it'll all be okay."
With this he quickened his pace and entered the dark woods.
"What? Is the oaf joking? We can't do something foolish like that! We'll be eaten!" Malfoy complained to Hermione. "Well, it didn't sound as if he was joking did it? Besides we can't refuse or we might be expelled!" Hermione replied as if she were speaking to Harry or Ron before she realized with whom she was speaking. She quickened her pace as well so that she moved ahead of Malfoy.
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*Poor, Poor Mrs. Norris :(. If she's a kitty she can't be all that bad!
A/N- Okay well ya... if you can't tell I just made up what they had to do for detention just now and I couldn't think of anything better... well I could think of better stuff but none of it was "scary" just...weird. It may seem a bit odd, but just think: if you had to go be bait for a dragon you'd be scared too. Just pretend it's good, ok? Especially you, Meru!!! Thank you.
Wow, I'm proud! Two chapters in one night. AND they're my longest so far. *Is proud*. I do think they're a bit better than the others as well... they may not make sense, but at least now the stories semi-going somewhere! Whee!
Reviews are greatly appreciated!