THUMBSUCKER CHAPTER 5
Last time on Thumbsucker Misty was at the special ball at the Malfoy Manor. And Draco had almost killed her. Ok, back to the story! WARNING! Order of the Phoenix SPOILERS!
Draco was lying on the ground in pain. Misty couldn't believe her eyes. 'After all those things he said to me! I had believed him!' thought Misty. "What have I done?" said Draco throwing the dagger aside. Draco looked up at Misty. He reached out his hand to her. "Misty... I didn't mean to..." said Draco as he tried getting up. Misty stood and backed away. "You tried to kill me." said Misty. "Stay away from her Malfoy!" said Harry. Draco looked at the ground and looked like he was angry but Misty saw a tear fall on the cold ground. "Just as I had suspected... that man isn't as stupid as I thought he was." said Ravinie who had been standing behind Harry.
"How did you get there?" asked Harry. "I have my ways." said Ravinie. Ravinie walked up to Draco. "Ravinie no!" said Misty. But Ravinie didn't listen. "Draco didn't mean to do it." said Ravinie. Draco looked at Ravinie oddly. "You believe me?" asked Draco. Ravinie nodded. She turned around to face Harry and Misty. "I saw Lucius put the Imperius Curse on him. He did it right before he was going to go find Misty. Lucius must have told Draco he wanted to talk to him and took him somewhere private to put the curse on him. Isn't that right, Draco?" asked Ravinie looking back at him. Draco nodded still looking ashamed. "I finally came to my senses when Potter hit me with his disarming spell." said Draco.
"Like I said Lucius isn't as stupid as I thought he was. I might have tied Draco up and killed Misty myself, but that would be too much work." said Ravinie. "That's how I might have done it." Misty walked up to him and grabbed his chin and pushed it upward to make him look at her. "I am sorry, Misty. I really am. I am weak." said Draco. Misty shook her head. "You're not weak. You're human. We all have weaknesses." said Misty. Ravinie made a noise that sounded like a hmph. She couldn't believe that for even one second she thought that Draco had betrayed her. It was all his father's doing. "Would you mind if I asked you to dance?" asked Draco. Misty smiled.
"Of course I'll dance with you." said Misty. Draco looked like he had fought an emotional battle with himself. He took Misty by surprise when he hugged her. He didn't seem to want to let go. "I can't believe I almost killed you..." said Draco. Ravinie rolled her eyes and shooed Harry back inside. Misty couldn't believe she was seeing this side of Draco. He was so unselfish and caring. "I think you owe Harry an apology." said Misty. Draco let go of her and looked at her as if she was crazy. "Apologize to Potter?!" said Draco. "Draco if it wasn't for him I would have been dead." said Misty. Draco sighed. "Alright but you know I am doing this for you." said Draco.
Misty and Draco walked back inside and went into the ballroom. Misty nudged Draco in the ribs. "Yes, I know. I'll try to apologize." said Draco smirking. He walked up to Harry. Harry was apparently talking to Nicole and hadn't noticed Draco's presence. "Potter?" said Draco. Harry looked up at him. "What is it? Is Misty in trouble or something?" asked Harry. Draco rolled his eyes. "No she's not in trouble. I just wanted to thank you for... saving her from me." said Draco trying to say it without difficulty. Harry looked at him funny and thought that he heard him wrong. "What?" asked Harry. Draco groaned. "Are you deaf, Potter?! I said thank you!" said Draco.
Nicole tried to stop herself from giggling. It was not like a Malfoy to apologize especially to their sworn enemies. Draco swiftly turned away and started walking toward Misty. Lucius stopped him. He had stepped in front of him. "Ah here you are Draco. Don't you want to see who I paired you up with?" asked Lucius. "No I don't." said Draco trying to get past him. "I believe you already know her." said Lucius. "I am not dancing with Pansy again." said Draco. "No not Miss Parkinson. I want you to dance with Miss Smith." said Lucius. "Why?" asked Draco. "She already has a boyfriend. She's with Marcus. Besides we're just friends." Lucius smirked.
"She deserves much better than Mr. Flint, Draco. She needs a Malfoy." said Lucius. "Now go ask her to dance or I'll kill Miss Hosh myself." Draco was shaking with anger. He had never had this much hate towards his father before. "I will as soon as I tell Misty something." said Draco. Lucius finally let him pass and Draco gave him a cold glare. When he finally reached Misty she looked worried. "What happened? What did he say to you?" asked Misty. "I need to dance with Jamie. My father wants me to do it. He said he'd kill you himself if I didn't. It's the only way you'll be safe." said Draco grabbing her shoulders. Misty opened her mouth to say something but decided not to. Draco let go of her and began walking towards Jamie.
Flint was sitting next to Jamie. Flint spotted Draco coming over. "What in the world is he doing?" said Flint eyeing him suspiciously. Draco finally reached them and he looked really tense. "What's wrong?" asked Jamie. "I need to dance with you Jamie. My father wants it. He said he'll kill Misty if I don't." said Draco. Flint looked like Jamie had dumped him. "What? Tell me you're making that up!" said Flint. "Calm down Marcus. We need to do this for Misty's safety." said Jamie standing and taking Draco's outstretched hand. "But..." started Flint. Draco and Jamie started dancing and Misty came over and sat next to Flint looking steamed. She hated it. "Thanks a lot Misty." said Flint.
"You think I enjoy looking at this?" asked Misty. "It's not my fault. Draco's father obviously has a problem with me. And he wants Jamie to be with Draco instead of you." Flint looked mutinous. "Draco's father did this?" asked Flint looking around for any sight of him. "Who else did you think that Draco was making an excuse to dance with Jamie?" asked Misty. "Well, sort of..." said Flint looking slightly embarrassed. "That awful man put the Imperius Curse on Draco and made him almost kill me." said Misty. Flint wasn't listening. His face was turning red. He was glaring intently at Draco. "If he touches her..." muttered Flint. Misty started laughing.
"What's so funny?" asked Flint. "You." said Misty. "You're so jealous of him aren't you?" Flint glared at her. "And you aren't jealous of Jamie?" asked Flint. Misty frowned. "Well at least there isn't steam coming out of my ears." said Misty. Finally the song was over and Misty stood so Jamie could take back her seat. "Draco told me about what happened. Are you ok?" asked Jamie ignoring Flint who was acting like a overprotective father. Misty nodded. Draco was called by his father. They were talking and it didn't look very good by Draco's expression. Lucius had a wine glass raised and tapped it lightly. "Attention everyone! My son has wonderful news!" he said smiling at everyone.
Draco stepped forward and looked like he was being sentenced to Azkaban. "I going to make a toast to the woman I love." said Draco. "Jamie Smith and I are getting married." All color seemed to have drained from Jamie's face when she heard her name. Flint was choking and Misty couldn't believe what she had heard. Draco looked paler than ever and walked out of the ballroom. Harry and Nicole rushed over with Ron and Hermione. "What happened?" asked Ron. "What do you think happened?" asked Hermione. "You are so tactless..." Ron frowned. Ash, Ravinie, and Botan rushed over too and they didn't look surprised. "Well, you guys look calm..." said Nicole looking at them. Ravinie shrugged. "I knew that was going to happen." said Ravinie.
"And how is that?" asked Hermione. Ravinie sighed. "Didn't you see what was coming? Being the horrible man Lucius is...?" said Ravinie impatiently. Flint looked really pale and didn't move. Jamie was silent but was listening to the conversation. "Do you think someone should fetch Draco?" asked Nicole. Ravinie shook her head. "Out of respect of his feelings I think we should leave him alone." said Ravinie. Lucius walked over to Jamie who looked paler than ever. "Could I speak with you Miss Smith?" asked Lucius and then he looked over at the others who were around her. "Alone?" Jamie nodded and left the group with Lucius. Harry looked at Misty with concern. "Are you going to be ok?" asked Harry. Misty nodded. She knew that he knew that she was not ok.
"You liar." said Nicole eyeing her suspiciously. Meanwhile outside in the courtyard Draco was sitting on a cold bench. 'I can't believe I just did that.' thought Draco. 'I hope Jamie won't kill me. Or worse! FLINT!' Draco was looking at the ground wondering what to do. Meanwhile Jamie and Lucius were in the living room. Jamie looked nervous being alone with Lucius. "I want you to know that you that you will soon be part of this family whether you like it or not." said Lucius. "I want you to go fetch Draco. The guests want to congratulate the lucky couple." Jamie couldn't speak. She stood and headed for the courtyard. Draco was throwing pebbles at bushes and heard some cursing from a couple he didn't know. Apparently he had disturbed them.
Jamie walked in and stood behind him. "It's not nice to throw rocks at your guests, Draco." said Jamie. Draco didn't turn around. "I thought you'd be inside trying to calm Flint down." said Draco. Jamie laughed. "He left so you won't have to worry about him." said Jamie. "Oh and your father had a nice little chat with me." Draco looked up at her this time. "What did he tell you?" asked Draco. Jamie sighed and sat down next to Draco. "He said that I was going to be part of the family whether I liked it or not." replied Jamie. Draco looked really depressed. "Is Misty alright?" asked Draco. Jamie didn't nod or shake her head.
"I didn't get a chance to really look at her. I was a bit occupied seeing as you were declaring your love for me in front of everyone." said Jamie. Draco laughed lightly. "The sacrifices I have to make for her..." said Draco. Jamie frowned at him. "I have to make sacrifices, too!" said Jamie. "I didn't beg to be married you know! I am not even out of school yet! Do you know what my parents will say?!" Draco started laughing. "Well, the Malfoys have been alive for generations. We have certain traditions to keep." said Draco. "First, a Malfoy must marry a pure blooded witch, and she has to be in Slytherin." Jamie made a groan in annoyance. Draco couldn't stop laughing. "I will turn you into a ferret! And I won't care how much Misty complains!" said Jamie. Draco's laughing didn't stop.
"Do what you want to me. It's just worth seeing the look on your face." said Draco. Jamie glared at him. "I don't understand why Misty puts up with you." said Jamie. Draco smirked. "Because I am good looking and an all around nice guy?" asked Draco. This time Jamie started laughing. "What HAVE you done with the Draco I know?" asked Jamie. Draco just shrugged. "He finally matured?" asked Draco. "Ah... well you have finally hit puberty?" asked Jamie. "That's not even remotely funny..." frowned Draco. "Let's go dear Draco. We have an appearance to make. Your father wants it." said Jamie. Draco sighed. "Might as well..." said Draco. They walked in together and were greeted by tremendous applause.
"Ah here comes the couple now!" said Lucius smiling at them. Lucius walked behind them and clamped their hands together forcefully. Draco who was known for smirking and not smiling the corner of his mouth twitched and tried to put on a smile. Jamie was better at putting on a fake smile than Draco because she wasn't twitching. Jamie thought she heard Ash giggling insanely. Something caught Jamie's eye and saw Flint coming into the ballroom avoiding eye contact with either of them. Jamie felt Draco shudder and saw Flint walk over to Misty who looked close to tears. "Why don't you go talk to Misty while I go talk to Flint?" whispered Jamie. Draco nodded and they finally let go of each others hands.
Draco walked up to Misty who started crying and Jamie went over to Flint. Flint didn't seem like he wanted to talk. "Could you please listen?" asked Jamie. Flint looked like he was about to explode with anger. "WHY WERE YOU HOLDING HAND WITH MALFOY?!" yelled Flint. Jamie blushed. "Well, it wasn't my fault. Lucius put us up to it." said Jamie. "I DON'T CARE! YOU COULD HAVE JUST NOT HELD HIS HAND! THERE WAS NO NEED FOR THAT!" shouted Flint even louder. Jamie's face turned red and looked like she had been slapped by him. "Why can't you ever trust me?!" asked Jamie who starting crying. She ran out of the ballroom. Draco saw this and stared after her.
"DRACO?! What's going on? Why were you guys holding hands like that?" asked Misty. Draco finally realized that Misty was yelling at him and saw that she was ready for hysterics. "It was nothing. My father put us up to it." said Draco. "You don't understand. If I don't marry Jamie my father will do something horrible to you." Draco took Misty's hands in his. Misty's crying made her shake violently. "What about us?" asked Misty. Draco raised one of her hands to his lips and kissed it. "I will always think of you. Jamie and I will be nothing more than friends. My father wants us to marry before we go back to school for seventh year." said Draco. Draco let go of her hands and walked over to a couple who was beckoning him over.
Misty could hear someone come up behind her. "Don't worry Misty. It will be alright. Once we prove that Lucius is trying something funny he will be in Azkaban permanently with his fellow Death Eaters." said Nicole patting her on the back. Misty turned around and cried on Nicole's shoulder. Ravinie had walked over to Lucius who was apparently alone. "That was a sick, twisted thing you did. I respect that, but when you hurt my friends that's when I get angry." said Ravinie. Lucius looked at her as if she was crazy for talking to him in that way. "Don't talk about things you don't understand you silly girl." said Lucius.
Ravinie gave a dark look that made Lucius uneasy. "I am not a silly girl. I have seen things that would make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck. Don't underestimate me. I know what you're up to." said Ravinie coldly. She turned away leaving Lucius with his thoughts. After the ball everyone tried their hardest not to mention Draco and tried to cheer her up. Hermione had to shush Ron before he made things worse. Misty, Nicole, Hermione, and Harry were spending their time at the burrow. Ash and Ravinie were both on summer vacation and Jamie was forced to stay at the Malfoy manor. Jamie sent letters to the Burrow trying not to mention anything that was going on.
But Misty insisted on telling her what they were doing. It wasn't easy telling Misty in the nicest way, 'We're planning the wedding.' Misty pretended not to be bothered by it, but everyone knew better. At the end of the week on Friday one of Jamie's owls flew in through the window in the kitchen. Misty was helping Mrs. Weasley cook dinner and Ron yelped when the owl screeched by. Misty took the letter from the owl and ripped open the envelope. She took the letter out and read it. She sat down at the table looking like she was sentenced to hundred detentions. "What is it?" asked Ron. "Is everything ok?" Hermione was sitting next to Ron and looked at Misty. "Draco and Jamie are sharing a room at Hogwarts next year. Lucius arranged it with Dumbledore." said Misty putting the letter down on the table.
Mrs. Weasley placed a hand on Misty's shoulder. "Oh don't worry dear. I still have one eligible son. Charlie will be perfect for you." said Mrs. Weasley brightly. "That Malfoy boy is simply awful." Hermione gave Mrs. Weasley a reproachful look and cleared her throat. Mrs. Weasley got the message and went back to cooking dinner. "What about Percy, Fred, and George mum?" asked Ron. "They're eligible." Mrs. Weasley turned around and frowned. "Percy has not yet apologized yet. I think he's too stubborn to admit he was wrong about You-Know-Who coming back. And I am afraid of what Fred and George might do to Misty. They'll either fight over who gets her or fight over who will give her fake wands and all those awful things they're selling..." said Mrs. Weasley.
Harry joined the table and sat down next to Misty. "He's still in London?" asked Harry. Mrs. Weasley gave them all plates and smiled fondly at Harry. "Yes unfortunately he is." said Mrs. Weasley. "I just wish everyone would come to dinner. Where are they?" asked Mrs. Weasley folding her arms across her chest. Ron shrugged and began to eat. "Last time I saw Ginny and Nicole they were playing with Crookshanks outside." said Hermione. Mrs. Weasley went out the front door and called to them. Nicole and Ginny ran in giggling madly. "What on earth are you two on about?" asked Mrs. Weasley coming in. Nicole sat down on the other side of Harry and Ginny sat down on the other side of Misty.
Ginny tried to suppress her giggles. "Bill and Charlie are chasing Crookshanks. Crookshanks was chasing the gnomes and Bill and Charlie told us to stand back and they would take care of it. But you should've seen them running!" said Ginny. Ron laughed at the thought of his older brothers chasing Crookshanks. "I thought they de-gnomed the garden yesterday. Ah well. I guess I'll have to do that tomorrow." said Mrs. Weasley. Bill and Charlie came in and they were covered in dirt and both looked tired from running. "What happened to you two?" asked Nicole giggling. Bill had a wand in his right hand and used his other hand to wipe off dirt from his face. Charlie closed the door and held Crookshanks in one arm. "We fell alright? We were trying to get Hermione's cat before it hurt itself trying to chase the gnomes." said Bill. Misty laughed. "It looks like you two got hurt more than Crookshanks." said Misty.
Bill and Charlie frowned at Misty. "Well, I'll be upstairs taking a nap if anyone needs me." said Misty getting up and going upstairs. "Wow. She's really taking it hard..." said Harry looking after her. Bill and Charlie exchanged looks and then looked at Harry. "What are you talking about?" asked Charlie. "Her boyfriend broke up with her..." said Nicole in a whispered tone. "Who's her boyfriend?" asked Charlie. "It's that git Malfoy." said Ron stabbing his eggs. "Draco Malfoy?" asked Charlie. "Who else would we be talking about?" asked Hermione. "Why did they go out in the first place?" asked Charlie. "Well, Charlie. It starts when someone likes another person. Do I have to explain the birds and the bees for you, too?" asked Ginny. Nicole giggled.
"I know that! But Draco Malfoy?! She can do a lot better!" said Charlie. "Well, why don't you go cheer her up dear?" asked Mrs. Weasley. "I thought she was napping..." said Charlie. "Honestly... that always means she's crying her eyes out upstairs." said Hermione. Charlie sighed and trudged upstairs. He finally reached the room that Ginny, Nicole, Hermione, and Misty shared. He opened the door slowly and could hear sniffles as he entered. "Misty?" he said in a quiet voice. "Are you ok?" He saw Misty sprawled out on her bed and she had her face buried in her pillow. Misty jumped at his voice and sat up and wiped her eyes quickly. "Yea I am ok. What is it? Does your mum need help in the kitchen?" asked Misty. "No I just wanted to see if you were ok. I mean with the whole breakup with Malfoy and all..." said Charlie. Misty blushed.
"I WAS NOT CRYING ABOUT HIM, OK?!" shouted Misty rather snappishly and threw her pillow at him. "AH! MMMPPPHH! Stop! I didn't say you were. You just seemed a little down." said Charlie. Charlie approached her and Misty started crying. He didn't know what to do so he just wanted to comfort her so he hugged her. There was a whooshing sound coming from the fireplace but Misty's crying muffled it and Charlie didn't take any notice. Misty calmed down a little and pulled away. Draco's head had appeared in the fireplace. "How about you come downstairs with me and watch Bill and I duel?" asked Charlie smiling. Misty nodded. "I guess..." said Misty. "Thanks for making me feel better." Misty kissed Charlie on the cheek and hugged him. 'How could you?! You... you replaced ME with a Weasley?! Two can play at this game.' thought Draco disappearing.
"I just didn't want to see you crying over that prat Malfoy." blushed Charlie. (AN: Draco has a tendency to pop in at the wrong time doesn't he?) Misty smiled. "If I wasn't completely in love with Draco I would've picked you." said Misty. Charlie looked surprised. Misty laughed at his expression. "I was just kidding!" said Misty. Charlie laughed himself. "So you don't think I am attractive?" asked Charlie. Misty rolled her eyes. "Of course I think you're attractive, but I don't feel the same way for you the way I do Draco. Besides if I did date you every time I would look at you I would be reminded constantly of Ron!" laughed Misty. Charlie frowned. "Do I really look like Ron?" asked Charlie. Misty sighed. "You still can't take a joke? I was kidding about you looking like him. I mean you do have similar physical aspects, but you aren't like Fred and George. You guys don't look alike." said Misty.