Hell Tastes Sweet
Chapter Four
"Wake up…we need to go back to our dorms…" Pansy opened her eyes and looked around herself. They were still in the Room of Requirement and she had fallen sleep right after their lovemaking session. The silvery light coming from the room's lone window told her that dawn was getting nearer.
"Sure…sorry I fell asleep…" Pansy said feeling truly ashamed and hoping her hair had not gone totally flat.
"Don't worry…you look quite nice while you're asleep anyway…" Draco said shocking Pansy with this unexpected compliment, then showing the Malfoy in him added "The best thing is, that when you're asleep, you're quiet…."
Then getting up, grabbed his trousers and shirt and started getting dressed. Pansy copied him and they headed straight down the dungeons where they went separate ways to their dorms.
Predictably enough, the most annoying of all Slytherin girls, Millicent Bulstrode, was waiting for her in their dorm.
"Pansy, Pansy…I see things never change…now, where exactly have you been? All night out of bed…that's not a very prefect-like behaviour, is it now?."
"Millicent, like I told you last year, I am the prefect here and I command you mind your own business or you'll be writing lines for me until you take your NEWT's…and if you try to report me…" Pansy said only to stop herself before it was too late.
"What will you do if I report you?" Millicent challenged.
"That's yet another thing it's none of your business…just mark my words, you don't want to mess with me…" Pansy said while collecting her beauty case, some fresh robes and a towel.
She then left the room again and made to the prefects' bathroom.
The rest of the weeks passed fairly quickly for Pansy, between the lessons, the prefects' patrols and the midnight meetings with Draco things were quite enjoyable at the moment making Pansy forget all about the angst that seemed to reign in her heart during the summer holidays.
Now, with the Quidditch practices, she was seeing Draco a bit less but it only meant that for once Pansy had time to do her homework properly. Since her OWL's had not been the best, she was trying her best to do well for the NEWT's subjects she had been admitted to.
She still had not chosen a career but that didn't matter much, she could always do as her mum and become a housewife.
"I cannot believe this, they've lifted the life-time ban off Potter and he's been re-admitted into the Gryffindor's house team…" said Draco one night talking to a group of Slytherin boys.
"Oh, don't worry Malfoy, you'll beat him for sure this year…he hasn't played for ages now…and, besides, you also have a Firebolt this year…" said one of them.
"Yeah, that's right…we'll be unbeatable now…" confirmed another one.
"Yes. You're right. Absolutely right, in fact. Well, guys…it's not that the company's not good but, right now I rather fancy something else…" Draco said suddenly getting up from his couch.
It took only a short glance for Pansy to understand that it was time for them to go to one of their 'patrols'.
She wasn't about to get paranoid but she could swear she heard some of the comments the guys were making, some being appreciative, some being just plain rude.
"Don't worry about them…they just wish they'd get some…" Draco said seeing Pansy's hurt face.
"Draco…" Pansy started saying before interrupting herself unsure that the blond would want to hear what she wanted to say.
"Yes? Carry on…you know I hate when you girls stop at mid-sentence…" Draco said sounding almost curious.
"Sorry…I…I just wanted to say that…you've changed quite a lot Draco…I mean…" Pansy finally said.
"I know…I've grown up too you know…I now see what my father has been trying to warn me about during all these years…" Draco said.
"And, what is it?" Pansy asked glad they were making conversation.
"I, of course, cannot tell you but, I will tell you that I have now set my priorities and I know that, in order to achieve something you've got to work hard for it. We're going to do that…for the cause…" Draco said so cryptically that it confused Pansy even more.
"Guess you know best…" Pansy said not wanting him to know that she had not understood a single thing.
"Of course I do…" Draco replied, then added, "Really Pansy, sometimes I think you haven't changed a single thing ever since first year…you've been far too spoiled…."
Pansy was going to say 'look who's talking' but chose not to for she knew better than provoke the blond man's fury.
They just carried on like this until Halloween. Pansy woke up that morning, strangely enough, in her own bed, with a funny feeling. After having a quick shower and cleaning her teeth, Pansy got dressed and headed up to the Great Hall for breakfast. It was Halloween and, following an ancient Hogwarts tradition, all years from third to seventh, were allowed to visit the village.
She had been planning to go with Draco but alas, the young man was nowhere to be seen. She headed towards the part of the Slytherin table occupied by his friends.
"Good morning Crabbe, have you seen Draco?" Pansy asked trying to be as polite as possible.
"Nope…has he finally managed to get rid of you?" Crabbe said sarcastically making everyone around to laugh out loud.
It was to be expected. Crabbe and Goyle, Draco's best friends, had not taken very well the fact that Draco seemed to spend almost all his free time with her. Something told Pansy that Crabbe knew a lot more than he pretended.
"I'll find him, don't worry…" Pansy said turning around to sit with her small group of friends. Not seeing Draco anywhere, Pansy decided to accept one of her friends' invitation to join them and the group headed to Hogsmeade where they spent sometime buying sweets, drinking Butter Beer and, their favourite pastime, criticising the Gryffindors.
They came back tired but happy. Pansy was still worried that she had not seen Draco so, before going to the Great Hall, she went down to the common room. There, she found two of Draco's friends, Igor Dolohov and Peter Avery talking, at first she thought of walking past them and pretend she was going to her room. Then, she heard Avery say her name and that made her stop and seek a good hiding place to eavesdrop the conversation.
"…have you seen her…she's still looking for him…if only she knew…" Avery carried on saying laughing.
"Do you think he'll be successful? It's his first mission, isn't it?" Dolohov asked a bit doubtful.
"It'll be a piece of cake…I heard the Dementors have joined forces with us…it won't be too hard to get everybody out of Azkaban…" Avery explained.
"Well, I hope he comes back in one piece…we've got the match against Gryffindor in two days time…" Dolohov added sounding a bit more confident.
Pansy had to press her hand to her mouth to stop herself from screaming. That was the reason why today she had not seen Draco at all. He had gone to Azkaban to rescue his father.
To be continued…
A/N: Yeah, I know…another chapter up!! Is just that I'm in one of those periods that when I start typing I just can't stop!! Sorry… Ah, thanks again for your reviews…you guys are sooo sweeeet!!
You'll notice I have changed the last bit and I made up two people, they're supposed to be the sons of Dolohov and Avery two very famous Death Eaters. The reason of the change being that the two people that were originally speaking (Crabbe and Goyle) are indeed too thick to have such intelligent conversation. Thanks for pointing this out PoisonDraco and for making me notice I was spelling Hogwarts with a D. Oh my gosh, (Sanae blushing terribly for such silly mistake!!).