A/N: Hey, thanks for the reviews. And yeah as most of you guessed it, the Slytherin stranger's Blaise Zabini though the Gryffindors don't know him - yet. And yeah, there will be some Harry Potter in the third chapter (I've already finished writing that chapter but I'm not going to add to the story - not just yet) Enjoy this chapter for now.
"What're you doing here?" asked Seamus, looking at the boy a little suspiciously.
The boy only looked more amused. "What do you think I'm doing here?" He asked. "I'm stuck in this classroom with you,"
"He means what are you doing here on our side?" snarled Ron.
The boy looked at him interestedly. "Our side?" He asked. His smile widened a little. "I didn't know that this was your side," He then pretended to look for something. "Don't see the name 'Gryffindor's side' anywhere nor is there a line that separates the room," He looked up at Ron again. "Do you?"
Ron opened his mouth to say something and then shut it. He then abruptly turned and went to the chalkboard. Instantly, he picked up a piece of chalk and then walked to the centre of the classroom. And then he drew a long line on the floor with the piece of chalk. When he had finished, he stood up looking satisfied and pleased. He turned to the boy. "Well now there's a line," He said triumphantly.
The boy merely looked bored as he saw Ron's shaky line. He looked at Ron who looked rather proud at what he had done. "Nice Weasley," He said. "Very nice," He then took out his wand out from the pocket of his robes. "But really, you can just simply do this-" He pointed at the floor and muttered something. The line which Ron drew disappeared. The wand still pointed at the floor, the boy muttered something again and this time a straight white line appeared on the floor where Ron's line used to be.
The boy then looked at Ron again, a small smile playing on his lips. He raised the wand and waved it a little. "Amazing what you can accomplish with a wand isn't it Weasley?" He asked the boy with another sly smile and turned around to join his gang of Slytherins once again. Upon seeing this the rest of the Slytherins hooted in laughter.
"Weasel, even Goyle here can do better than you and that's actually saying something!" shouted Draco. This caused Pansy to laugh even harder for some reason.
Ron marched back to the three Gryffindors, fuming. He glared at Seamus who had his hand stuffed in his mouth, his whole body shaking a little. It was obvious he was trying his hardest not to laugh.
"You stuff it!" said Ron angrily. This didn't do any good however. He looked at Hermione and was shocked to see an amused smile on her face.
"'Mione you're supposed to be on my side!" He said, enraged. "What sort of a friend are you?"
"Oh Ron," said Hermione with a small sigh though that smile was still on her face. "You shouldn't have showed off in the first place you know,"
"But I wasn't!" protested Ron. "It's all that git's fault!" He glanced at the Slytherin who was now laughing at something Draco had told him. "Just look at him will you?"
"I think he's dishy," Lavender giggled, a dreamy smile on her face. Ron looked at her in horror. Seamus had stopped laughing and was doing the same. Hermione, however, glanced at the Slytherin with an interested look on her face.
"Lav, you're my girlfriend!" cried Seamus in indignation.
Lavender looked at him, rather annoyed and then rolled her eyes. "Oh pur-lease!" She said. "It's not like you don't gawk at all the girls around here in Hogwarts as well!" She proceeded to stare at the Slytherin boy.
Seamus's cheeks turned pink and he started to splutter. "Well .. not all the time - I mean it's not like -"
"Oh don't try to lie to me Seamus Finnigan, I've seen you staring at girls before even when I'm with you!" said Lavender. She looked at him directly in the eye.
"But I never-"
"Oh stop blubbering Seamus! I've seen you look at Hermione quite a few times!" snapped Lavender.
Hermione suddenly looked at Seamus, her eyes wide and her cheeks pink. Ron was turning red again and he seemed to be looking at Seamus's neck as if wondering if it was worth strangling Seamus.
"What's she going on about eh Seamus?" asked Ron, his voice dangerously low. "Is it true? Were you really looking at Hermione?"
"Of course it's true!" Lavender cut in a little loudly, staring at Seamus who now looked half-frightened and half-angry. Angry at Lavender for telling of course. And frightened because Ron looked as if he was about to murder him. "No it's not!" insisted Seamus, his voice a little high. He looked at Ron a little desperately as if pleading the boy not to do anything to him. He refused to meet Hermione's eyes.
"You weren't doing that were you Seamus?" asked Hermione in a small voice. "I mean surely were looking at another girl who looked like me?"
Seamus looked down. And this time he looked at Hermione. "Well - well, you were looking r- rather pretty at that time so-" He couldn't finish his sentence. That was because Ron's fingers had found their way around Seamus's neck and he was now attempting to strangle the poor Gryffindor.
"This'll show you - " said Ron angrily. "Looking at her like that - don't you ever - ever - look at her that way!"
Hermione and Lavender were trying to pull Ron off Seamus but in vain. Ron's grip on Seamus's neck was like iron.
"Ronald Weasley, you stop it this instant!" cried Hermione angrily and this time she managed to pull Ron off Seamus who was starting to turn a little purple.
Ron was breathing very hard, still glaring daggers at Seamus who was still looking a little purple and rubbing his neck. Hermione looked behind her and sure enough the Slytherins were staring at the four of them interestedly.
"Ooh mudblood! 'Fraid that your poor boyfriend would kill Finnigan?" asked Pansy and she burst into laughter.
"At least he doesn't really need to use a wand this time to finish the job!" said Draco rather lazily and then he sniggered.
Now Ron seemed as if he was about to strangle Draco next but Hermione pulled him back.
"Don't you go try and finish him off as well, Ron!" She hissed angrily. She looked at the three Gryffindors before her and she sighed. "We might as well apologising and make up,"
Ron looked up at her in shock. "You're not making me apologise to him," He threw a dirty look at Seamus.
"What're you making me apologise for?" Lavender wanted to know. "I didn't do anything!"
"Alright then just Ron and Seamus," said Hermione with another weary sigh and she glanced at the two of them.
"Hermione you just heard this git confess a few minutes ago. You know what he did-"
"Ron, just a few minutes ago, you two were friends. And really, he was just looking at me and nothing else," Hermione pointed out. "Though it was rather disloyal of him," She added giving Seamus a rather dark look and he paled a little. "Also, I can't stand the four of them there just laughing at us whenever they get the chance," She continued. "Especially Pansy Parkinson. Her voice is starting to make my ears bleed,"
Ron sunk into a chair heavily knowing that Hermione had a point. But he wasn't going to apologise to Seamus. Not right now anyway. He glanced at Seamus who was rubbing his neck which seemed to be a little bruised. He glanced at Hermione who was looking down at him as if expecting him to apologise right this instant.
"Make him apologise first Hermione," muttered Ron.
Hermione shot him an annoyed look and then looked at Lavender and they both turned their heads to look at Seamus who glared at Ron. He looked a little alarmed to find the gazes of the two Gryffindor females suddenly on him.
"Don't be looking at me!" He said immediately. "He's the one who should apologise first! He tried to kill me!" Seamus pointed a finger at Ron who threw him a sour look.
"Well he's the one who started it-"
"You didn't have to pop my head off because of that-"
"Aha! So you do admit that you started it-"
"I never said that-"
"Yeah but you implied it!"
The two boys started to quarrel leaving the two girls to stare at them in disgust and annoyance. Hermione opened her mouth as if she was about to cut off their silly quarrel but Lavender stopped her.
"Oh why bother Hermione?" She groaned and rolled her eyes at the two bickering boys in front of her. "It's not like we can do anything about it!"
Hermione looked as if she wanted to protest to that but then sighed. She was tired. She was locked in an empty classroom with her friends and a group of Slytherins. The night couldn't possibly get worst now could it? Her eyes suddenly widened. She had forgotten all about Harry!
"What're you doing here?" asked Seamus, looking at the boy a little suspiciously.
The boy only looked more amused. "What do you think I'm doing here?" He asked. "I'm stuck in this classroom with you,"
"He means what are you doing here on our side?" snarled Ron.
The boy looked at him interestedly. "Our side?" He asked. His smile widened a little. "I didn't know that this was your side," He then pretended to look for something. "Don't see the name 'Gryffindor's side' anywhere nor is there a line that separates the room," He looked up at Ron again. "Do you?"
Ron opened his mouth to say something and then shut it. He then abruptly turned and went to the chalkboard. Instantly, he picked up a piece of chalk and then walked to the centre of the classroom. And then he drew a long line on the floor with the piece of chalk. When he had finished, he stood up looking satisfied and pleased. He turned to the boy. "Well now there's a line," He said triumphantly.
The boy merely looked bored as he saw Ron's shaky line. He looked at Ron who looked rather proud at what he had done. "Nice Weasley," He said. "Very nice," He then took out his wand out from the pocket of his robes. "But really, you can just simply do this-" He pointed at the floor and muttered something. The line which Ron drew disappeared. The wand still pointed at the floor, the boy muttered something again and this time a straight white line appeared on the floor where Ron's line used to be.
The boy then looked at Ron again, a small smile playing on his lips. He raised the wand and waved it a little. "Amazing what you can accomplish with a wand isn't it Weasley?" He asked the boy with another sly smile and turned around to join his gang of Slytherins once again. Upon seeing this the rest of the Slytherins hooted in laughter.
"Weasel, even Goyle here can do better than you and that's actually saying something!" shouted Draco. This caused Pansy to laugh even harder for some reason.
Ron marched back to the three Gryffindors, fuming. He glared at Seamus who had his hand stuffed in his mouth, his whole body shaking a little. It was obvious he was trying his hardest not to laugh.
"You stuff it!" said Ron angrily. This didn't do any good however. He looked at Hermione and was shocked to see an amused smile on her face.
"'Mione you're supposed to be on my side!" He said, enraged. "What sort of a friend are you?"
"Oh Ron," said Hermione with a small sigh though that smile was still on her face. "You shouldn't have showed off in the first place you know,"
"But I wasn't!" protested Ron. "It's all that git's fault!" He glanced at the Slytherin who was now laughing at something Draco had told him. "Just look at him will you?"
"I think he's dishy," Lavender giggled, a dreamy smile on her face. Ron looked at her in horror. Seamus had stopped laughing and was doing the same. Hermione, however, glanced at the Slytherin with an interested look on her face.
"Lav, you're my girlfriend!" cried Seamus in indignation.
Lavender looked at him, rather annoyed and then rolled her eyes. "Oh pur-lease!" She said. "It's not like you don't gawk at all the girls around here in Hogwarts as well!" She proceeded to stare at the Slytherin boy.
Seamus's cheeks turned pink and he started to splutter. "Well .. not all the time - I mean it's not like -"
"Oh don't try to lie to me Seamus Finnigan, I've seen you staring at girls before even when I'm with you!" said Lavender. She looked at him directly in the eye.
"But I never-"
"Oh stop blubbering Seamus! I've seen you look at Hermione quite a few times!" snapped Lavender.
Hermione suddenly looked at Seamus, her eyes wide and her cheeks pink. Ron was turning red again and he seemed to be looking at Seamus's neck as if wondering if it was worth strangling Seamus.
"What's she going on about eh Seamus?" asked Ron, his voice dangerously low. "Is it true? Were you really looking at Hermione?"
"Of course it's true!" Lavender cut in a little loudly, staring at Seamus who now looked half-frightened and half-angry. Angry at Lavender for telling of course. And frightened because Ron looked as if he was about to murder him. "No it's not!" insisted Seamus, his voice a little high. He looked at Ron a little desperately as if pleading the boy not to do anything to him. He refused to meet Hermione's eyes.
"You weren't doing that were you Seamus?" asked Hermione in a small voice. "I mean surely were looking at another girl who looked like me?"
Seamus looked down. And this time he looked at Hermione. "Well - well, you were looking r- rather pretty at that time so-" He couldn't finish his sentence. That was because Ron's fingers had found their way around Seamus's neck and he was now attempting to strangle the poor Gryffindor.
"This'll show you - " said Ron angrily. "Looking at her like that - don't you ever - ever - look at her that way!"
Hermione and Lavender were trying to pull Ron off Seamus but in vain. Ron's grip on Seamus's neck was like iron.
"Ronald Weasley, you stop it this instant!" cried Hermione angrily and this time she managed to pull Ron off Seamus who was starting to turn a little purple.
Ron was breathing very hard, still glaring daggers at Seamus who was still looking a little purple and rubbing his neck. Hermione looked behind her and sure enough the Slytherins were staring at the four of them interestedly.
"Ooh mudblood! 'Fraid that your poor boyfriend would kill Finnigan?" asked Pansy and she burst into laughter.
"At least he doesn't really need to use a wand this time to finish the job!" said Draco rather lazily and then he sniggered.
Now Ron seemed as if he was about to strangle Draco next but Hermione pulled him back.
"Don't you go try and finish him off as well, Ron!" She hissed angrily. She looked at the three Gryffindors before her and she sighed. "We might as well apologising and make up,"
Ron looked up at her in shock. "You're not making me apologise to him," He threw a dirty look at Seamus.
"What're you making me apologise for?" Lavender wanted to know. "I didn't do anything!"
"Alright then just Ron and Seamus," said Hermione with another weary sigh and she glanced at the two of them.
"Hermione you just heard this git confess a few minutes ago. You know what he did-"
"Ron, just a few minutes ago, you two were friends. And really, he was just looking at me and nothing else," Hermione pointed out. "Though it was rather disloyal of him," She added giving Seamus a rather dark look and he paled a little. "Also, I can't stand the four of them there just laughing at us whenever they get the chance," She continued. "Especially Pansy Parkinson. Her voice is starting to make my ears bleed,"
Ron sunk into a chair heavily knowing that Hermione had a point. But he wasn't going to apologise to Seamus. Not right now anyway. He glanced at Seamus who was rubbing his neck which seemed to be a little bruised. He glanced at Hermione who was looking down at him as if expecting him to apologise right this instant.
"Make him apologise first Hermione," muttered Ron.
Hermione shot him an annoyed look and then looked at Lavender and they both turned their heads to look at Seamus who glared at Ron. He looked a little alarmed to find the gazes of the two Gryffindor females suddenly on him.
"Don't be looking at me!" He said immediately. "He's the one who should apologise first! He tried to kill me!" Seamus pointed a finger at Ron who threw him a sour look.
"Well he's the one who started it-"
"You didn't have to pop my head off because of that-"
"Aha! So you do admit that you started it-"
"I never said that-"
"Yeah but you implied it!"
The two boys started to quarrel leaving the two girls to stare at them in disgust and annoyance. Hermione opened her mouth as if she was about to cut off their silly quarrel but Lavender stopped her.
"Oh why bother Hermione?" She groaned and rolled her eyes at the two bickering boys in front of her. "It's not like we can do anything about it!"
Hermione looked as if she wanted to protest to that but then sighed. She was tired. She was locked in an empty classroom with her friends and a group of Slytherins. The night couldn't possibly get worst now could it? Her eyes suddenly widened. She had forgotten all about Harry!