Chapter 6
Building a strong foundation of suspicion.
Disclaimer: I own everything! It's mine! all mine! Mwahahah =cough= Ok not really but it's fun to pretend.
Thank you for your reviews and extremely helpful suggestions.
Sage-good suggestion. From now on thoughts will be in 'thought' and dialog will be "word".
Dragonkatgirl- I was thrilled to get a review from you. I love your stories!
Everyone I have forgotten-thank you and please tell me what you like/dislike. I aim to please :)
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Leaving the potions classroom Draco made sure he was in front of Ron and finalized with Hermione that he would meet her in the library before seven to escort her to the dungeons. He made sure his voice carried back to Ron and waited for the inenvitable explosion. He didn't have to wait long.
"What in the bloody hell is the meaning of this?"
All students stopped and stared at Ron who had shouted that and was almost purple with rage. Draco smiled nastily at Ron before asking him calmly
"What do you mean Weasley? You didn't think with your lack of working brain cells that you'd be offered a special potions project did you?"
"I thought you hated mudbloods Malfoy. Why are you hanging around one?" Ron sneered
Ignoring the gasps of the other students at Rons insult. Draco let his eyes narrow before replying
"Maybe it was only muggleborns who wasted their time with you I disliked. Luckily Hermione wised up. Quite smart of her wasn't it?"
Hermione had turned white and was shaking at the confrontation and insult to herself. She put a gentle hand on Draco's wrist and whispered
"He's angry. Don't get yourself in trouble. I'm not worth that."
Draco said angrily back to her
"Of course you are. Only a moron would say you weren't"
Ron, watching the exchange, went to pull his wand. Draco was quicker, however. He pushed Hermione behind him and pointed his wand at Ron.
"Petrificus Totalus" he said almost lazily
Ron stiffened and fell to the ground.
"What exactly is this disturbance outside my classroom?" Severus asked coming out of the shadows. "Mr. Malfoy, explain please."
Weasley tried to hex me and insulted Hermione." He replied.
"Is this true?" Snape asked looking at the group of students. Several nodded.
"Very well. Mr. Malfoy, if you would be so kind as to lift the curse please?" Snape asked him politely
When Ron got to his feet Severus told him
"Come with me Mr. Weasley.We have detentions to arrange. Starting this evening."
"But Sir." Ron protested "I've got quiddich practice tonight."
"Perhaps you should have thought of that before causing a commotion in front of my classroom." Snape replied coldly.
Rons shoulders slumped as he followed Severus back towards his office. Draco heard Severus say to him
"I expect you here at 7:15 Mr. Weasley."
Draco smiled.
'And the game starts here' he thought before saying goodbye to Hermione and moving off to herbology.
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"What got into Malfoy do you think?" Neville asked Harry quietly over dinner.
Harry, who was watching Ron scowling as Professor McGonnagal had suspended him from the next quiddich game loudly a few minutes before, turned to watch Draco as he to was watching Ron.
"It's not just Malfoy" Harry said thoughtfully "Didn't it seem odd that Snape didn't take points or dive detentions to anyone else as he normally would?"
Neville thought for a moment
"Yes it did" He said slowly "And the only bad comment he made in class was directed at Ron. Normally he's relentless in insults to Griffindor."
"It's almost like he was trying to wind Ron up." Harry commented "But why?"
"Well, Draco was being protective of Hermione and he is in Snapes house" Neville said before adding "But Malfoy has always despised Hermione. Mostly because of you, yes, but today he wasn't rude to you at all which was strange too."
"In any case it seems Hermione has Malfoy as well as us keeping an eye on her because of Ron. Harry said before adding darkly "As much as I dislike Malfoy, if it helps Hermione I'm for it."
"Me too" Neville said quietly as they both turned their attention back to their dinners.
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Coming up, Ron gets the rug pulled from under his feet. Draco and the Baron get some unexpected help, and Snape shocks himself
Building a strong foundation of suspicion.
Disclaimer: I own everything! It's mine! all mine! Mwahahah =cough= Ok not really but it's fun to pretend.
Thank you for your reviews and extremely helpful suggestions.
Sage-good suggestion. From now on thoughts will be in 'thought' and dialog will be "word".
Dragonkatgirl- I was thrilled to get a review from you. I love your stories!
Everyone I have forgotten-thank you and please tell me what you like/dislike. I aim to please :)
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Leaving the potions classroom Draco made sure he was in front of Ron and finalized with Hermione that he would meet her in the library before seven to escort her to the dungeons. He made sure his voice carried back to Ron and waited for the inenvitable explosion. He didn't have to wait long.
"What in the bloody hell is the meaning of this?"
All students stopped and stared at Ron who had shouted that and was almost purple with rage. Draco smiled nastily at Ron before asking him calmly
"What do you mean Weasley? You didn't think with your lack of working brain cells that you'd be offered a special potions project did you?"
"I thought you hated mudbloods Malfoy. Why are you hanging around one?" Ron sneered
Ignoring the gasps of the other students at Rons insult. Draco let his eyes narrow before replying
"Maybe it was only muggleborns who wasted their time with you I disliked. Luckily Hermione wised up. Quite smart of her wasn't it?"
Hermione had turned white and was shaking at the confrontation and insult to herself. She put a gentle hand on Draco's wrist and whispered
"He's angry. Don't get yourself in trouble. I'm not worth that."
Draco said angrily back to her
"Of course you are. Only a moron would say you weren't"
Ron, watching the exchange, went to pull his wand. Draco was quicker, however. He pushed Hermione behind him and pointed his wand at Ron.
"Petrificus Totalus" he said almost lazily
Ron stiffened and fell to the ground.
"What exactly is this disturbance outside my classroom?" Severus asked coming out of the shadows. "Mr. Malfoy, explain please."
Weasley tried to hex me and insulted Hermione." He replied.
"Is this true?" Snape asked looking at the group of students. Several nodded.
"Very well. Mr. Malfoy, if you would be so kind as to lift the curse please?" Snape asked him politely
When Ron got to his feet Severus told him
"Come with me Mr. Weasley.We have detentions to arrange. Starting this evening."
"But Sir." Ron protested "I've got quiddich practice tonight."
"Perhaps you should have thought of that before causing a commotion in front of my classroom." Snape replied coldly.
Rons shoulders slumped as he followed Severus back towards his office. Draco heard Severus say to him
"I expect you here at 7:15 Mr. Weasley."
Draco smiled.
'And the game starts here' he thought before saying goodbye to Hermione and moving off to herbology.
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"What got into Malfoy do you think?" Neville asked Harry quietly over dinner.
Harry, who was watching Ron scowling as Professor McGonnagal had suspended him from the next quiddich game loudly a few minutes before, turned to watch Draco as he to was watching Ron.
"It's not just Malfoy" Harry said thoughtfully "Didn't it seem odd that Snape didn't take points or dive detentions to anyone else as he normally would?"
Neville thought for a moment
"Yes it did" He said slowly "And the only bad comment he made in class was directed at Ron. Normally he's relentless in insults to Griffindor."
"It's almost like he was trying to wind Ron up." Harry commented "But why?"
"Well, Draco was being protective of Hermione and he is in Snapes house" Neville said before adding "But Malfoy has always despised Hermione. Mostly because of you, yes, but today he wasn't rude to you at all which was strange too."
"In any case it seems Hermione has Malfoy as well as us keeping an eye on her because of Ron. Harry said before adding darkly "As much as I dislike Malfoy, if it helps Hermione I'm for it."
"Me too" Neville said quietly as they both turned their attention back to their dinners.
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Coming up, Ron gets the rug pulled from under his feet. Draco and the Baron get some unexpected help, and Snape shocks himself