A/N: Feel free to ignore this and go straight to the story.
I wanted to give a thank you to BlackCat200 for being the first member of this site to actually recognize I existed.
So this is for her.
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Draco watched the girl calmly, thinking to himself. 'She looks so delicate, lying there. Is this the same girl who stood up to that pest Parkinson in Potions class?' Smiling slightly he watched her sleep, his thought going back to that incident…
"Don't you have somewhere else to be Malfoy?" He looked up and noticed Ginny Weasley standing in front of him with an expectant look on her face. Draco smirked. 'Poor girl's probably wondering why she sees me so much. Little does she know there's a reason I changed to this seat… Hmm…might as well get some daily mocking in, to keep up appearances.
"My, aren't you impatient, mind if I gather my books first, your Royal Highness?" Raising an insolent eyebrow he lingered over the gathering of books just to irritate her further and left the seat. He glanced back and watched as she proceeded to take her seat, noting once again the grace she seemed to exhibit in all her motions and smiled softly at the way the hair fell in the little pixie's face. Then he saw her stop and turn with a dangerous look in her eye. He schooled his features and watched her, wondering if he was at fault, and relaxed slightly when he noticed her rage wasn't focused on him. He then noticed it was directed at Pansy. 'What the hell is that girl doing? Parkinson's hobby is looking up curses, the poor girl doesn't stand a chance' He took a half-step towards her and caught himself, no need to reveal himself unless it became necessary. It became immediately necessary when the whole class was brought up short by a large crackling bolt of energy.
"Parkinson! BLOODY HELL!!! Get away from her!" Draco strode forward and snatched Pansy roughly away.
"Oh...but Draco...," she whined in that simpering tone that always got on his nerves, "The prat needs to be taught a lesson." She slipped out of his grasp and stepped back into Ginny's view, pointing her wand dramatically to make sure Ginny saw her fate approaching.
Draco watched them with panic in his eyes, his brain searching for something, anything, to do to stop this. He whipped out his wand and, just before Pansy started her spell, hit her with a bolt of powerful light.
Everything stopped. The whispering, the edging away from the action, the rustle of the gathering crowd, it all stopped as everyone stared at Draco in disbelief. Draco looked around at them uneasily, realizing what he had done. 'Damn' he thought, 'I've really done it this time'
"Mr. Malfoy" A voice drawled behind him, "What exactly are you doing?"
Draco spun around at the familiar tone, "Professor Snape, "I ...well I...Pansy hit ..and then she...and then I...." Draco gave up. "It's complicated."
Snape raised an eyebrow and turned calmly. "Class is cancelled for today. I want 290 inches on the wormwort versus aconite on Monday." Nobody moved, still a little shocked. "I said OUT!!!" The room was immediately empty. He turned back and looked at Draco, "I'm waiting."
Draco sighed, Simplest terms? "Pansy hurt Ginny and was about to do it again and I stopped her."
Snape blinked "Fascinating" Draco groaned inwardly, one word could say so much with Snape. "You know I'm going to have to punish you for this," Snape grimaced, "and take away points."
Draco winced. "I know, I'm sorry." Everybody knew how much Snape hated taking points from his own house. "So what's it to be? Cleaning slime? Hanging u pside down in manacles?"
Snape smiled smugly "I have a better idea. Since you were part of this whole mess, it's only right that you see it through. Therefore, you are to work in the hospital under Madam Pomfrey's guidance till Miss Weasley and Miss Parkinson are both out. Now help me carry these two."
Draco was yanked out of his memories by a groan. He hurried over to the source and watched apprehensively. The little slip of a girl on the bed before him stretched and opened her eyes expectantly, as though she knew that he would be there. That is until he saw her eyes widen.