The sky was dark, the air cold, and the mist from the steam-wrought
lake kissed her cheeks as Hermione solemnly sat at her window, dreaming of
what is to come tomorrow...the beginning of Winter Break. Her roommates,
Parvati and Lavender lay awake in their beds, gossiping about the newest
coupling at Hogwarts. Hermione couldn't understand why she felt the way
she did.
'Why do I even care, why does this news invade my thoughts? Malfoy is an imbecile! He's tortured me ever since I arrived here. He hates muggles...at least that's what he has always said. So why is he dating one?'
"Melissa Malfoy...has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?," Lavender giggled.
"Hermione? Herm? What do you think? Isn't it groovy that Malfoy is actually dating a semi-decent girl? Maybe it'll make him a nicer Slytherin, and then a nicer human, and maybe he can make his father nicer, and then make Volde..." Parvati was interrupted
"PARVATI!", shouted Lavender and Hermione is unison. "Don't even say his name!"
"I don't think Melissa will change the fate of muggles. Malfoy is still evil, and he is still connected to 'He who shall not be named'...there's no reason to think he's changed. Melissa is probably just Malfoy's "in" to kill all muggles!", exclaimed Hermione, trying to convince herself that she doesn't like Malfoy. But, she was failing, miserably. Hermione knew she had feelings for Malfoy...RAGING ones! But, she couldn't let anyone know...she didn't want Malfoy to get a big head and make her feel even worse than she does now. Hermione crawled into bed and covered her bushy haired-head with her large Mickey Mouse velvet blanket that she picked up in London last Winter Break. She drifted off to the sound of the girls giggling and gossiping.
The next morning, Hermione awoke to the sound of owls whizzing by her window...they were acting crazy! She pulled on her robes, without bathing, and rushed down to see what was going on. She peered out the castle doorway to see none other than Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, and Melissa pointing their wands up into the sky as colorful sparks flew and burst into owls.
"I love this new spell...I didn't know Mud...I mean muggles could do these sorts of spells!", exclaimed Malfoy.
"Oh, Draco...I'd do anything for you!", Melissa purred.
Hermione watched as the sparks flew all around her in carrying shades of blue, green, and violet. She listened intently to see if she could pick up on the words so she could duplicate it in private. She didn't want to ask for the spell, making herself seem wanting of anything Draco Malfoy had...because she didn't "care".
"Wingarstio Hootflaminto!" Malfoy shouted. Huge stripes of violet burst into the air. But then something happened...the stripe came rushing down, straight towards Hermione. Hermione ran as fast as she could into the lake.
"No!" she screamed. "Make it stop Malfoy!"
"Granger, what are you doing out here? You shouldn't have been eavesdropping!" spewed Malfoy.
"Draco, make it stop...poor girl, she'll get burned!" urged Melissa.
"Hootflaminto Finite.", Draco muttered. The sparks stopped, but Hermione had already jumped into the lake. Furious, Hermione climbed out and stomped toward the castle.
"Ha...a little cold there, Granger?" Draco laughed.
"Shut up!" yelled Hermione.
Hermione ran into the castle and up the stairs. She wanted to go tell Harry and Ron about it, but they had left for break already. The only professor nearest to her was Snape, she knew better than to complain to him. She closed the door to her room and changed her robes.
"What a bloody mess! Why does he hate me so? Melissa's a muggle...why does he treat me like this?" Hermione sobbed.
Soon Lavender and Parvati walked in, clamoring about the beautiful fireworks they glimpsed whilst at the greenhouse.
"They were bee-uuu-tee-ful! Did ya' see 'em Herm'?" questioned Lavender. "Yes, I saw the bloody things. Malfoy set them loose on me!" Hermione complained.
"That Malfoy...he's so clever. I mean, to come up with that...not the fact he set them after you...I mean..." stammered Parvati.
"I know what you mean! But, it's Melissa's spell, not Malfoy's! He's such a jerk!"
Moments later, a small knock was heard on the door. Parvati opened the door to find none other than Melissa.
"Excuse me? I don't think we've been formally introduced...you're name is Granger?" Melissa asked politely.
"It's Hermione, actually. How do you do?", Hermione offered her hand to Melissa, whilst her soggy sleeve flicked water upon Melissa's face.
Umm...(whipping off her face with her sleeve), I am sorry about Draco...we had a very serious talk, or should I say...I gave him a stern lecture. Basically, he has to be nice to you. I told him that just because you are a muggle, doesn't give him any right to be mean to you, especially since I am a muggle, too. So, we muggles need to unite and treat him a lesson. He must be OUR slave for a whole week. He must do our bidding, and treat us like princesses. What do you say?" offered Melissa.
Lavender, Parvati, and Hermione sat on their beds stunned and Melissa waited patiently for a reply.
"Umm...Hermione?" asked Melissa. "What do you say? Are you interested?"
After a few more seconds of consideration... "He'll do whatever we tell him? Anything?"
"Yep...anything." Melissa said cheerfully. "He knows this is the only way to make it up to me, as well. I told him that we have to hold off on dating for the week whilst he is our slave. He wasn't too happy, but he agreed."
"Ok then...I'm in." said Hermione.
"What about us...can he be our slave, too?", inquired Lavender and Parvati.
"Sorry, gals, this is for us Muggles...Draco would get a big head if too many hot females were in on this" , giggled Melissa. "Hermione, we have our first planning session for our slave tonight at 5:00pm. Meet us in the Slytherin lobby." Hermione gave a look of terror.
"Don't worry...I booked the lobby for just us."
"How did you know I'd go along with it?", inquired Hermione.
"Draco said he'd be shocked if you'd give up the chance to order him around."
Hermione took a walk along the lake, thinking of what she could possibly have Malfoy do.
'I'll make him pay big time for all those years of humiliation. I know just the thing."
'Why do I even care, why does this news invade my thoughts? Malfoy is an imbecile! He's tortured me ever since I arrived here. He hates muggles...at least that's what he has always said. So why is he dating one?'
"Melissa Malfoy...has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?," Lavender giggled.
"Hermione? Herm? What do you think? Isn't it groovy that Malfoy is actually dating a semi-decent girl? Maybe it'll make him a nicer Slytherin, and then a nicer human, and maybe he can make his father nicer, and then make Volde..." Parvati was interrupted
"PARVATI!", shouted Lavender and Hermione is unison. "Don't even say his name!"
"I don't think Melissa will change the fate of muggles. Malfoy is still evil, and he is still connected to 'He who shall not be named'...there's no reason to think he's changed. Melissa is probably just Malfoy's "in" to kill all muggles!", exclaimed Hermione, trying to convince herself that she doesn't like Malfoy. But, she was failing, miserably. Hermione knew she had feelings for Malfoy...RAGING ones! But, she couldn't let anyone know...she didn't want Malfoy to get a big head and make her feel even worse than she does now. Hermione crawled into bed and covered her bushy haired-head with her large Mickey Mouse velvet blanket that she picked up in London last Winter Break. She drifted off to the sound of the girls giggling and gossiping.
The next morning, Hermione awoke to the sound of owls whizzing by her window...they were acting crazy! She pulled on her robes, without bathing, and rushed down to see what was going on. She peered out the castle doorway to see none other than Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, and Melissa pointing their wands up into the sky as colorful sparks flew and burst into owls.
"I love this new spell...I didn't know Mud...I mean muggles could do these sorts of spells!", exclaimed Malfoy.
"Oh, Draco...I'd do anything for you!", Melissa purred.
Hermione watched as the sparks flew all around her in carrying shades of blue, green, and violet. She listened intently to see if she could pick up on the words so she could duplicate it in private. She didn't want to ask for the spell, making herself seem wanting of anything Draco Malfoy had...because she didn't "care".
"Wingarstio Hootflaminto!" Malfoy shouted. Huge stripes of violet burst into the air. But then something happened...the stripe came rushing down, straight towards Hermione. Hermione ran as fast as she could into the lake.
"No!" she screamed. "Make it stop Malfoy!"
"Granger, what are you doing out here? You shouldn't have been eavesdropping!" spewed Malfoy.
"Draco, make it stop...poor girl, she'll get burned!" urged Melissa.
"Hootflaminto Finite.", Draco muttered. The sparks stopped, but Hermione had already jumped into the lake. Furious, Hermione climbed out and stomped toward the castle.
"Ha...a little cold there, Granger?" Draco laughed.
"Shut up!" yelled Hermione.
Hermione ran into the castle and up the stairs. She wanted to go tell Harry and Ron about it, but they had left for break already. The only professor nearest to her was Snape, she knew better than to complain to him. She closed the door to her room and changed her robes.
"What a bloody mess! Why does he hate me so? Melissa's a muggle...why does he treat me like this?" Hermione sobbed.
Soon Lavender and Parvati walked in, clamoring about the beautiful fireworks they glimpsed whilst at the greenhouse.
"They were bee-uuu-tee-ful! Did ya' see 'em Herm'?" questioned Lavender. "Yes, I saw the bloody things. Malfoy set them loose on me!" Hermione complained.
"That Malfoy...he's so clever. I mean, to come up with that...not the fact he set them after you...I mean..." stammered Parvati.
"I know what you mean! But, it's Melissa's spell, not Malfoy's! He's such a jerk!"
Moments later, a small knock was heard on the door. Parvati opened the door to find none other than Melissa.
"Excuse me? I don't think we've been formally introduced...you're name is Granger?" Melissa asked politely.
"It's Hermione, actually. How do you do?", Hermione offered her hand to Melissa, whilst her soggy sleeve flicked water upon Melissa's face.
Umm...(whipping off her face with her sleeve), I am sorry about Draco...we had a very serious talk, or should I say...I gave him a stern lecture. Basically, he has to be nice to you. I told him that just because you are a muggle, doesn't give him any right to be mean to you, especially since I am a muggle, too. So, we muggles need to unite and treat him a lesson. He must be OUR slave for a whole week. He must do our bidding, and treat us like princesses. What do you say?" offered Melissa.
Lavender, Parvati, and Hermione sat on their beds stunned and Melissa waited patiently for a reply.
"Umm...Hermione?" asked Melissa. "What do you say? Are you interested?"
After a few more seconds of consideration... "He'll do whatever we tell him? Anything?"
"Yep...anything." Melissa said cheerfully. "He knows this is the only way to make it up to me, as well. I told him that we have to hold off on dating for the week whilst he is our slave. He wasn't too happy, but he agreed."
"Ok then...I'm in." said Hermione.
"What about us...can he be our slave, too?", inquired Lavender and Parvati.
"Sorry, gals, this is for us Muggles...Draco would get a big head if too many hot females were in on this" , giggled Melissa. "Hermione, we have our first planning session for our slave tonight at 5:00pm. Meet us in the Slytherin lobby." Hermione gave a look of terror.
"Don't worry...I booked the lobby for just us."
"How did you know I'd go along with it?", inquired Hermione.
"Draco said he'd be shocked if you'd give up the chance to order him around."
Hermione took a walk along the lake, thinking of what she could possibly have Malfoy do.
'I'll make him pay big time for all those years of humiliation. I know just the thing."