Title: The Dragon
Pendant
Chapter: Seven
Author: DaemonGirl or aka
Phoenix
Rating: bordering between R and NC-17 for sexual
relations and violence, maybe language.
Disclaimer: I do not
own Harry Potter and Co, just borrowing them for a little while then
putting them back where they belong. I also do not own any songs
mentioned either.
Draco walked slowly up
to the castle thinking about the conversation he just had with
Potter. He couldn't believe that they had been civil towards each
other.
When he got to his room, the others were just getting
up so he decided that he would just get changed and head down to
breakfast by himself. He didn't feel like dealing with the
questionable stares from the other Slytherins, including Pansy,
Crabbe, and Goyle.
As he sat down at the table in the Great
Hall, he noticed that Harry was sending him confused looks as whether
to believe what happened earlier that day was really true. Draco just
stared back and hardened his expression. "This was a mistake,"
he thought to himself. "Why did I ever let Potter see me being
so weak like that? Now he will go around and tell the whole school
and I will be a laughing stock. I have to keep up appearances to keep
Father happy."
When he finished eating his breakfast, he
sauntered past the Gryffindor table, sneering at Harry, "Take a
picture, Potter. It'll last longer." Laughing he left the room
on his way to his first class.
On his way to his first class,
Potions with Professor Snape, Draco thought to himself, "there,
I hope that teaches Potter a lesson on trying to become friends with
me." But the more that Draco thought about this, the angrier he
became. Because of his anger, his dragon pendant glowed to a
brilliant green, though nobody noticed this because it was hidden
safely beneath Draco's robes and clothes.
Harry
watched as Draco left the Great Hall confused at his behavior. Not
more then a few hours ago, he asked Harry to be his friend, now he is
acting as though that has never happened. Then he remembered that
they had to keep it a secret. "This is going to be strange,"
Harry thought. "I'm going to try to be friends with my worst
enemy. What the hell am I thinking?"
He looked at Ron and
Hermione who were in a deep discussion about Auruor training that the
three of them would be beginning once the term was over. They barely
noticed that he wasn't participating in their conversation. Ever
since they had started dating each other in sixth year, Harry has
felt a little more like the third wheel a little bit more every year,
not that he minded. It gave him a chance to check out the others in
their year and not be noticed.
Hermione looked at Harry and
noticed the pendant he was wearing was glowing. "Harry, why is
your pendant glowing?" she asked.
"I don't know,"
he replied. "I don't think it's ever done this before."
"Well,
who gave it to you, maybe they would know." she
said.
"Dumbledore gave it to me for my birthday. He said
I would know how to use it when the time came." "Maybe it
has something to do with You-Know- Who," Ron said through a
mouth full of porridge.
"Please," Hermione
exasperated.
"Why would Dumbledore give Harry something
that is connected to You-Know- Who? I mean," she continued, "he
is already connected enough ways with that evil man then anyone
should be."
"Yeah, I know," Ron replied
sheepishly. "It was only a suggestion, ya know."
"whatever.
You should really go ask Dumbledore what that means Harry, it could
be a sign of some sort," Hermione said with her usual worry
about him. Looking at her watch Hermione gave out a startled cry, "If
we don't hurry we are going to be late for Potions!" She grabbed
her books and urged the boys to do the same.
They arrived just
in time for class. Snape looked at them wickedly. "Think we can
show up anytime we wish do we now? Ten points from Gryffindor!"
he said.
"That's not fair!" Ron protested as the
bell chimed for the start of class. "Class hasn't even started
yet!"
"Another 10 points, Mr. Weasley. Now if it
doesn't offend you too much to take a seat so I can begin class
without any more interruptions from you." Snape said
coolly.
Ron mumbled under his breath about not being fair and
something about Snape being a two headed horned toad in a frilly pink
dress.
"Today," Snape continued, "we will be
making a truth serum. Not one as strong as Veritaserum, but it should
work just the same. If you do it correctly." with this, he
glared at Neville. He rambled off the list of ingredients they would
need to make the potion.]
"Also, I will be pairing you
up. And no, Miss Parkinson, it will not be with people from your own
house." he said without even looking at her. "Let's see,
Granger and Goyle, Weasley and Crabbe, Potter and Malfoy." This
last paring he sneered almost gleefully, then continued pairing the
rest of the class much to the mumbling and protests of the students.
