Secrets and Dirty Deeds
By the Barefoot Pianist
Chapter 7
A/N: Sorry it's taken so long but this is where the truths start to come out! And to Prowling Kit Kat: No, this isn't a Draco/Hermione fic… sorry! But please read on!
Jade wondered whether is was the her or the light, "what's wrong, Carmen, you look a little pale."
"Ooh, maybe she's going to start being an Albino," Daphne said mockingly.
Carmen shot her an evil look before she answered. "My Great-great-great-grandmother died yesterday," and she took out a crumpled piece of parchment, recognisable as a letter.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Jade sweat over with her emotions.
Carmen continued, "But there's something else. And I don't want you telling anyone what I'm going to tell you now… that includes you, Daphne and don't look so bloody innocent." Daphne was silently aghast that such an accusation was put upon her, but everyone ignored her. Carmen took a breath, "I'm not a pure-blood."
"What?!" Jade said, stunned that such a close friend of hers was deprived in such a way. Daphne sat silent. Carmen quickly added, "Well, I am sort of! It was just my Great-great-great grandmother was a chop suey. But after that, I'm all clean, I mean it was five generations ago…" (A/N: Chop suey means mixed blood or mixed race)
"Oh, god," Carmen said, her head buried in her hands.
"You are kidding me," Daphne said flatly, not much sorrow in her voice.
Carmen's temper flew and hit the ceiling; she could literally see the wheels and clogs moving in Daphne's brain. "You better fucking not, you stupid bitch! Or else I'll tell the whole fucking school that you're a fucking bottle-fucking blond!" she said, and lunged at Daphne and gripped her painfully by the shoulders.
"Ugh, get off of me!" Daphne pushed Carmen away and rubbed her shoulders, "What are you on about anyway?" Carmen walked towards Daphne's four-poster bed, lowered herself to the floor and disappeared momentarily. Jade looked sideways at Daphne, who was looking paler than her already blanche complexion.
Carmen came back with an empty glass bottle in her hand. "Then care to fucking explain what the fuck this is doing?" It was labelled 'Malkinov's Magic Hair Bleaching Potion'.
Jade's hand flew to her mouth to cover up her gasp. This was too much melodrama to handle in one day. Carmen was still glaring at Daphne, who scowled at her misfortune. "Fine," she said, giving a little "tut". "I won't tell if you won't."
"Deal," Carmen said firmly and stuck her hand out. Daphne took it, but then looked at Jade, who was still sitting beside them, realising that she had heard and seen everything. Carmen quickly turned her glare at Jade, also.
Suddenly confronted by possibly the two feistiest girls in the school in less than two seconds flat, Jade couldn't help but blurt out, "What?"
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"Okay everyone, good job!" yelled Malfoy. That indicated the end of the session. As everyone flew down, he noticed Pansy waving from the stadium seats. She was there to spectate the session. "I'll be down in sec," he shouted to her and began to pack up the Quidditch equipment.
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Pansy made her way towards the changing rooms, next to the equipment shed. There however, as she waited, she met someone that made her heart stop. Nott had come out of the changing room and saw her, immediately making a beeline towards her with a handsome grin.
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When Malfoy had finished packing up, he levitated the huge box and took it in the direction of the equipment shed. But he didn't expect to see his girlfriend – scratch that: ex-girlfriend – to be in the presence of his rival. He stopped dead in his tracks at the sight of Pansy, leaning against the wall of the equipment shed and Nott, leaning into her, their mouths perhaps only half an inch away. But that was stopped short when Pansy looked up to realise Malfoy was standing, perhaps ten feet from them, witnessing everything. Her eyes widened and she gave a small squeak, but before she could even do or say anything, Malfoy turned and walked away.
A/N: Please R&R!