Even When There's No Way, There's Always A Will
~* Okay, I've decided to keep on writing because people appear to be enjoying my story! Yay! Thanks so much guys, I won't let you down. By the way, Meneharma, I'm not sure how to add in the other school's Quidditch trials, but I'll do my best ok? *~
Chapter 10 ~ More Threats
Draco and Andrea were in the owlery. Draco had a piece of parchment, and Andrea was looking quite pale.
'Are you sure Draco? I mean, pretending to be dead? Just so you don't have to marry Pansy? I mean, sure, marrying Pansy's a terrible fate, but, won't your d-d-dad be mad when he finds you alive?' Andrea looked scared.
'I don't know Andy, I just don't know.' Draco handed her the parchment and quill.
'What are you doing?' Andrea asked eyeing the parchment like it was covered in blood.
'You'll have to write it, father knows my handwriting.' Draco said.
'No no no no! I can't get involved! No way, your dad will kill me, he'll kill us both, then, oh no, no no no I can't write it.' Andrea said, sounding entirely worried.
'Come on Andrea, you agreed to help me, so you have to.' Draco said, pushing the quill into her hand. She screwed up her face in doubt.
'Oh, alright, but you owe me big time Draco Malfoy.' She said in a stern voice. 'What do you want me to write?'
'I don't know, just announce my death, and yeah.'
'Well, if you say so.' Andrea said, and started writing.
To Lucious Malfoy,
I am sorry to inform you that your son Draco Malfoy has met his demise. He was in an unfortunate Potions accident.
It was quite sudden, and I'm sure he felt no pain. Since you now have no connections to Hogwarts, it would be much appreciated if you wouldn't keep in contact with any Hogwarts students. They are all quite distraut about his death, so it would be a good idea not to mention it for a while. You know, to give them time to grieve.
Thank you for your patience Mr Malfoy, sorry for your loss,
Albus Dumbledore.
'You can't send that Andrea! That looks nothing like Dumbledore's handwriting.' Draco exclaimed.
'Oh, no problem.' Andrea said, and tapped her wand against the parchment. The letters transformed into a swirly handwriting, so that even old McGonagall would believe the letter was written by Dumbledore.
'Nice.' Draco said with pride in his voice.
'Thanks!' Andrea said.
'Wait a minute, we can't use my owl, father bought him for me.' Draco said.
'Well, what about my owl?' Andrea said, she whistled, and a small, black owl flew down.
'Wow, that's a nice owl.' Draco said in awe.
'Thanks, her name's Opal.' Andrea said. She addressed the letter to Lucious Malfoy, tied it to Opal, and sent her on her way. Draco hugged Andrea.
'Thanks Andy, big help.' The two Slytherin's walked out of the owlery and set off to their first class, Defence Against the Dark Arts.
~***~
Slytherin's had Defence Against the Dark Arts with the Gryffindors. When Draco and Andrea showed up, they overheard Harry talking to Hermione and Ron.
'I saw Cho this morning.' Harry said.
'Really? Did you talk to her? What did she say?' Hermione said.
'I talked to her, I told her about DA, that I was thinking about starting it up again.' Harry said.
'Are you? Why didn't you tell us first Harry?' Ron asked.
'Because Ron, you git, I never intended to start it up now that we have a proper Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.'
'So you lied to Cho, just so you could talk to her?' Hermione said disapprovingly. This was where Draco decided to step in.
'Listen Potter, Cho doesn't like you, you really need to get over her, and I'll be sure to tell her you lied to her just so you could talk to her.' Draco said smugly. Andrea glared at Harry.
'Yeah,' She said, 'No one cracks onto Draco's girlfriend and gets away with it!' Andrea had no sooner said it than realised her mistake.
'WHAT?! You're dating Cho?! You keep your filthy hands off her Malfoy!' Harry yelled. A few people looked over to see what all the fuss was about. Soon enough, every Gryffindor and Slytherin 6th year was watching and listening to Harry and Draco.
'What does it matter to you who Cho dates?' Draco spat.
'She deserves better than you Malfoy.' Harry sneered.
'Shut up Harry.' Andrea said, pushing Harry into Ron. 'Draco can date whoever he wants to, and there's nothing you can do to stop him.'
'Oh yeah?' Harry regained his balance with some help from Hermione, and pulled his wand on Draco. Quick as a flash, Andrea had Harry on the ground, with his wand hand pinned against the floor.
'Never. Pull. Your. Wand. On. A. Slytherin. Again.' She growled. At that moment, Krum opened the classroom door. Andrea got off Harry, 'You got lucky this time Potter, next time I'll get you.' She said, and headed into the classroom.
Draco and Andrea took their seats together. Much to his dismay, Pansy came and sat next to Draco, with Crabbe, Goyle and Millicent on her other side.
'Well done Andrea,' Pansy said. 'It's too bad you're a softie.'
'Huh?' Andrea said, 'Softie? Me? Did you not see me in the hallway?' She said, realising why Pansy was an annoying git.
'Shut up Andrea, no one likes you. You bring shame to Slytherin's.' Pansy turned to Draco, 'I trust you got the letter from your father?' She slipped her hand around his waist. She no sooner did this, when he pushed her hand out of the way.
'I am not marrying you Pansy. Understand that I would rather die.' He growled under his breath.
'Well then, that can be arranged.' She said. Draco spent the rest of the lesson listening to Krum drone on about a dangerous creature called a Lethifold, which apparantly killed victims in their sleep.
'The only way to fight off a Lethifold is to use a Patronus Charm on it, but since it's victims are usually asleep, they don't get much chance to perform this charm.' Krum said. Draco was completely unaware that Harry was glaring at him all lesson.
~* That's chapter 10, there actually is such thing as a Lethifold (in Harry Potter), it's in the book 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to find Them'. So I just thought I'd put that in. *~
~Gryffindor Gal~
~* Okay, I've decided to keep on writing because people appear to be enjoying my story! Yay! Thanks so much guys, I won't let you down. By the way, Meneharma, I'm not sure how to add in the other school's Quidditch trials, but I'll do my best ok? *~
Chapter 10 ~ More Threats
Draco and Andrea were in the owlery. Draco had a piece of parchment, and Andrea was looking quite pale.
'Are you sure Draco? I mean, pretending to be dead? Just so you don't have to marry Pansy? I mean, sure, marrying Pansy's a terrible fate, but, won't your d-d-dad be mad when he finds you alive?' Andrea looked scared.
'I don't know Andy, I just don't know.' Draco handed her the parchment and quill.
'What are you doing?' Andrea asked eyeing the parchment like it was covered in blood.
'You'll have to write it, father knows my handwriting.' Draco said.
'No no no no! I can't get involved! No way, your dad will kill me, he'll kill us both, then, oh no, no no no I can't write it.' Andrea said, sounding entirely worried.
'Come on Andrea, you agreed to help me, so you have to.' Draco said, pushing the quill into her hand. She screwed up her face in doubt.
'Oh, alright, but you owe me big time Draco Malfoy.' She said in a stern voice. 'What do you want me to write?'
'I don't know, just announce my death, and yeah.'
'Well, if you say so.' Andrea said, and started writing.
To Lucious Malfoy,
I am sorry to inform you that your son Draco Malfoy has met his demise. He was in an unfortunate Potions accident.
It was quite sudden, and I'm sure he felt no pain. Since you now have no connections to Hogwarts, it would be much appreciated if you wouldn't keep in contact with any Hogwarts students. They are all quite distraut about his death, so it would be a good idea not to mention it for a while. You know, to give them time to grieve.
Thank you for your patience Mr Malfoy, sorry for your loss,
Albus Dumbledore.
'You can't send that Andrea! That looks nothing like Dumbledore's handwriting.' Draco exclaimed.
'Oh, no problem.' Andrea said, and tapped her wand against the parchment. The letters transformed into a swirly handwriting, so that even old McGonagall would believe the letter was written by Dumbledore.
'Nice.' Draco said with pride in his voice.
'Thanks!' Andrea said.
'Wait a minute, we can't use my owl, father bought him for me.' Draco said.
'Well, what about my owl?' Andrea said, she whistled, and a small, black owl flew down.
'Wow, that's a nice owl.' Draco said in awe.
'Thanks, her name's Opal.' Andrea said. She addressed the letter to Lucious Malfoy, tied it to Opal, and sent her on her way. Draco hugged Andrea.
'Thanks Andy, big help.' The two Slytherin's walked out of the owlery and set off to their first class, Defence Against the Dark Arts.
~***~
Slytherin's had Defence Against the Dark Arts with the Gryffindors. When Draco and Andrea showed up, they overheard Harry talking to Hermione and Ron.
'I saw Cho this morning.' Harry said.
'Really? Did you talk to her? What did she say?' Hermione said.
'I talked to her, I told her about DA, that I was thinking about starting it up again.' Harry said.
'Are you? Why didn't you tell us first Harry?' Ron asked.
'Because Ron, you git, I never intended to start it up now that we have a proper Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.'
'So you lied to Cho, just so you could talk to her?' Hermione said disapprovingly. This was where Draco decided to step in.
'Listen Potter, Cho doesn't like you, you really need to get over her, and I'll be sure to tell her you lied to her just so you could talk to her.' Draco said smugly. Andrea glared at Harry.
'Yeah,' She said, 'No one cracks onto Draco's girlfriend and gets away with it!' Andrea had no sooner said it than realised her mistake.
'WHAT?! You're dating Cho?! You keep your filthy hands off her Malfoy!' Harry yelled. A few people looked over to see what all the fuss was about. Soon enough, every Gryffindor and Slytherin 6th year was watching and listening to Harry and Draco.
'What does it matter to you who Cho dates?' Draco spat.
'She deserves better than you Malfoy.' Harry sneered.
'Shut up Harry.' Andrea said, pushing Harry into Ron. 'Draco can date whoever he wants to, and there's nothing you can do to stop him.'
'Oh yeah?' Harry regained his balance with some help from Hermione, and pulled his wand on Draco. Quick as a flash, Andrea had Harry on the ground, with his wand hand pinned against the floor.
'Never. Pull. Your. Wand. On. A. Slytherin. Again.' She growled. At that moment, Krum opened the classroom door. Andrea got off Harry, 'You got lucky this time Potter, next time I'll get you.' She said, and headed into the classroom.
Draco and Andrea took their seats together. Much to his dismay, Pansy came and sat next to Draco, with Crabbe, Goyle and Millicent on her other side.
'Well done Andrea,' Pansy said. 'It's too bad you're a softie.'
'Huh?' Andrea said, 'Softie? Me? Did you not see me in the hallway?' She said, realising why Pansy was an annoying git.
'Shut up Andrea, no one likes you. You bring shame to Slytherin's.' Pansy turned to Draco, 'I trust you got the letter from your father?' She slipped her hand around his waist. She no sooner did this, when he pushed her hand out of the way.
'I am not marrying you Pansy. Understand that I would rather die.' He growled under his breath.
'Well then, that can be arranged.' She said. Draco spent the rest of the lesson listening to Krum drone on about a dangerous creature called a Lethifold, which apparantly killed victims in their sleep.
'The only way to fight off a Lethifold is to use a Patronus Charm on it, but since it's victims are usually asleep, they don't get much chance to perform this charm.' Krum said. Draco was completely unaware that Harry was glaring at him all lesson.
~* That's chapter 10, there actually is such thing as a Lethifold (in Harry Potter), it's in the book 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to find Them'. So I just thought I'd put that in. *~
~Gryffindor Gal~