Chapter.3. – Jealousy Can Sometimes Pay the Price
All through that week, nobody saw Malfoy and Pansy apart. They sat together at dinner, sat together in lessons, walked down the corridor holding hands. Even the teachers had noticed. Eleanor was becoming increasingly jealous. Not only had she stopped hanging round with Pansy (although she had no choice) but she was already plotting against her. Eleanor had had a little conversation with Marcus Flint. "Marcus, I really need your help. Would you be able to do me a little favour?" "It depends what it is" snarled Flint. "You know the whole thing with Draco and Pansy?" "Yes" he replied with a miserable drone. "It's making me jealous. Really Jealous!" "So ...... what's that got to with me?" said Flint not really listening. "I want her dead!" snapped Eleanor. "WHAT?!" exclaimed Flint "You're not serious. And anyway where do I come into it?" "Well ......" muttered Eleanor.
"Good Afternoon Hogwarts, and welcome to the Quidditch Pitch on this fine, sunny afternoon. I'm Lee Thomas, and I will be your commentator for today's match of Ravenclaw V.S. Slytherin." The crowd roared as the players took their places on the pitch. Pansy was squealing with excitement at sight of Malfoy and Eleanor, sat next to her, was cackling away to herself. "AND THEY'RE OFF!" shouted Lee. "Abbie Swan passes it to Liam Slingsby and it's a goal to Slytherin!" The Slytherin crowd roars and Draco Malfoy looked smugger than ever. "Celina Baxter passes Abbie Swan; Swan passes it off, AND IT GOES TO RAVENCLAW!! Cho Chang has the ball, passes to Phillips, Phillips passes to Rowena Baltimore, Baltimore takes the shot, AND SHE MISSES!" Lee Thomas shouts as he really gets into the game. All of a sudden, before anyone knew what was happening, Waltham Gaffes (one of the Slytherin beaters) had smashed a bludger right in the direction of an unaware Pansy Parkinson. But, all of a sudden, not realising that Waltham had sent bludger, Eleanor stood up to cheer on Slytherin. Doing so, the bludger went straight for her and hit her in the side of the face. As soon as the Bludger made contact with Eleanor, she fell. She fell straight off the Quidditch stand and into the ground. Many people screamed, others just stood there speechless, and some ran down the stairs to go and see what they could do. Pansy distraught. Crying her eyes out she stared down at her best friend's body lying on the ground.
All through that week, nobody saw Malfoy and Pansy apart. They sat together at dinner, sat together in lessons, walked down the corridor holding hands. Even the teachers had noticed. Eleanor was becoming increasingly jealous. Not only had she stopped hanging round with Pansy (although she had no choice) but she was already plotting against her. Eleanor had had a little conversation with Marcus Flint. "Marcus, I really need your help. Would you be able to do me a little favour?" "It depends what it is" snarled Flint. "You know the whole thing with Draco and Pansy?" "Yes" he replied with a miserable drone. "It's making me jealous. Really Jealous!" "So ...... what's that got to with me?" said Flint not really listening. "I want her dead!" snapped Eleanor. "WHAT?!" exclaimed Flint "You're not serious. And anyway where do I come into it?" "Well ......" muttered Eleanor.
"Good Afternoon Hogwarts, and welcome to the Quidditch Pitch on this fine, sunny afternoon. I'm Lee Thomas, and I will be your commentator for today's match of Ravenclaw V.S. Slytherin." The crowd roared as the players took their places on the pitch. Pansy was squealing with excitement at sight of Malfoy and Eleanor, sat next to her, was cackling away to herself. "AND THEY'RE OFF!" shouted Lee. "Abbie Swan passes it to Liam Slingsby and it's a goal to Slytherin!" The Slytherin crowd roars and Draco Malfoy looked smugger than ever. "Celina Baxter passes Abbie Swan; Swan passes it off, AND IT GOES TO RAVENCLAW!! Cho Chang has the ball, passes to Phillips, Phillips passes to Rowena Baltimore, Baltimore takes the shot, AND SHE MISSES!" Lee Thomas shouts as he really gets into the game. All of a sudden, before anyone knew what was happening, Waltham Gaffes (one of the Slytherin beaters) had smashed a bludger right in the direction of an unaware Pansy Parkinson. But, all of a sudden, not realising that Waltham had sent bludger, Eleanor stood up to cheer on Slytherin. Doing so, the bludger went straight for her and hit her in the side of the face. As soon as the Bludger made contact with Eleanor, she fell. She fell straight off the Quidditch stand and into the ground. Many people screamed, others just stood there speechless, and some ran down the stairs to go and see what they could do. Pansy distraught. Crying her eyes out she stared down at her best friend's body lying on the ground.