=====Draco=====
The rest of the week flew by, and it was finally Saturday. We were planning to sneak off to the Forest; we had a secret spot there. I went to breakfast with Pansy, since the others had already gone there. We entered the Great Hall and sat down at the Slytherin table.
"So, are we going to the Forest tonight?" Jacob asked, as I sat down. "Yep" Pansy answered for me. Derek smiled. "I kind of missed that place," he said, taking some ham and putting it on his sandwich. I frowned. "Where're Crabbe and Goyle? I haven't been seeing them lately" I said, scanning the table. Derek, Jacob and Pansy looked at each other. I stared suspiciously at them. "What?" I asked. "Well." Pansy began; "They've been acting really weird lately" she finished. Jacob and Derek nodded. "They've been going to secret places all around the castle. I saw them in the trophy room yesterday" Derek said thickly through a mouthful of ham sandwich. "And they've been avoiding us. Been going to the library a lot," Jacob said.
"The library? Crabbe and Goyle? That's impossible!" I exclaimed, imagining Crabbe and Goyle actually reading. "Yeah" Pansy said, frowning. "What would they want to do in the library if they can't read?" she asked. "Beats me" Derek replied, taking the last piece of his ham sandwich and stuffing it into his mouth.
We hung around the Quidditch pitch the whole afternoon, then at nightfall, started out for the Forbidden Forest. "Keep quiet everyone," Pansy instructed, as we started making our way through the trees. "Isn't that what we're doing?" I whispered angrily. "Why do we have to keep quiet anyway?" Derek asked loudly. "Shhh!!" Pansy cried. "We have to you prat, do you want to spend the whole of next week doing stuff for detention? Prefects are much more active this year" Jacob whispered. "If I could get caught by that Granger girl, it'll be all right," Derek said dreamily. "Hands off she's mine" Jacob said. "Nooo she's mine" Derek argued.
"Will you two shut up? Someone will spot us" No sooner had Pansy said this than a bush behind us moved. "Who's there?" Derek and Jacob said, going ahead of Pansy to prevent being caught. I slowly crept up to the bush, and started to reach out my hand when a hand grabbed me. I shouted, and out of the bush came-Granger. She looked quite as stunned as I was. Behind her I saw Weasley. Pansy, Jacob and Derek had suddenly gone quiet. I turned around and they were gone. Great. I'm caught and they go running. Some friends I thought. "What are you doing here Malfoy?" Weasley asked me, coming out of the bush. "Why do you care?" I replied angrily. "Not me but she does" Weasley sneered. Then I suddenly realized a shiny badge was pinned on Granger's chest. Oops. I forgot Granger was a Prefect.
"Yes. I care Malfoy. What are you doing out at night?" Granger asked me suspiciously. "What are you? Don't tell me both of you were making- out" I smirked. Weasley made a gesture toward his robes, where his wand was poking out, but Granger stopped him. "We aren't making-out Malfoy, but I really think Professor Dumbledore might be interested on what YOU are doing out" she said. "Ron you go ahead, I have to do something about HIM" Granger said, gripping my hand more tightly. Weasley glared at me and nodded. As soon as he was out of earshot, Granger said, "Come on Malfoy" and took out her wand. She did a spell on me, but I didn't know what. I followed her, but decided to turn back. As I began to turn around, she giggled. I put my foot down and asked, "What?" She turned around and said, "No use escaping Malfoy. I did a jinx on you, so you'll only follow me," I stared angrily at her, and said, "Try and make me follow you." She grinned. "Go ahead. Move your foot." She sneered. I glared at her and moved.
Nothing happened. I tried to move again. Nothing happened. "What the-?" I remarked, wiggling my foot to get free. She giggled again. "I told you so. Now, are you following me or not?" she asked, crossing her arms over her chest. For a moment, we were both quiet. Then, I moved my foot toward the door, and at last it came free. "That's better" she smiled, walking ahead of me. We walked along dark corridors, toward Dumbledore's office. At last we came to a stop at an ugly stone gargoyle. "Fizzing Whizzbee" she said, and the gargoyle came to life. I walked quietly after her, and stepped on the moving stairs without a word. We reached the door with the brass doorknocker, and Granger knocked.
"Come in" came Dumbledore's voice, Granger opened the door and led me to his office.
The rest of the week flew by, and it was finally Saturday. We were planning to sneak off to the Forest; we had a secret spot there. I went to breakfast with Pansy, since the others had already gone there. We entered the Great Hall and sat down at the Slytherin table.
"So, are we going to the Forest tonight?" Jacob asked, as I sat down. "Yep" Pansy answered for me. Derek smiled. "I kind of missed that place," he said, taking some ham and putting it on his sandwich. I frowned. "Where're Crabbe and Goyle? I haven't been seeing them lately" I said, scanning the table. Derek, Jacob and Pansy looked at each other. I stared suspiciously at them. "What?" I asked. "Well." Pansy began; "They've been acting really weird lately" she finished. Jacob and Derek nodded. "They've been going to secret places all around the castle. I saw them in the trophy room yesterday" Derek said thickly through a mouthful of ham sandwich. "And they've been avoiding us. Been going to the library a lot," Jacob said.
"The library? Crabbe and Goyle? That's impossible!" I exclaimed, imagining Crabbe and Goyle actually reading. "Yeah" Pansy said, frowning. "What would they want to do in the library if they can't read?" she asked. "Beats me" Derek replied, taking the last piece of his ham sandwich and stuffing it into his mouth.
We hung around the Quidditch pitch the whole afternoon, then at nightfall, started out for the Forbidden Forest. "Keep quiet everyone," Pansy instructed, as we started making our way through the trees. "Isn't that what we're doing?" I whispered angrily. "Why do we have to keep quiet anyway?" Derek asked loudly. "Shhh!!" Pansy cried. "We have to you prat, do you want to spend the whole of next week doing stuff for detention? Prefects are much more active this year" Jacob whispered. "If I could get caught by that Granger girl, it'll be all right," Derek said dreamily. "Hands off she's mine" Jacob said. "Nooo she's mine" Derek argued.
"Will you two shut up? Someone will spot us" No sooner had Pansy said this than a bush behind us moved. "Who's there?" Derek and Jacob said, going ahead of Pansy to prevent being caught. I slowly crept up to the bush, and started to reach out my hand when a hand grabbed me. I shouted, and out of the bush came-Granger. She looked quite as stunned as I was. Behind her I saw Weasley. Pansy, Jacob and Derek had suddenly gone quiet. I turned around and they were gone. Great. I'm caught and they go running. Some friends I thought. "What are you doing here Malfoy?" Weasley asked me, coming out of the bush. "Why do you care?" I replied angrily. "Not me but she does" Weasley sneered. Then I suddenly realized a shiny badge was pinned on Granger's chest. Oops. I forgot Granger was a Prefect.
"Yes. I care Malfoy. What are you doing out at night?" Granger asked me suspiciously. "What are you? Don't tell me both of you were making- out" I smirked. Weasley made a gesture toward his robes, where his wand was poking out, but Granger stopped him. "We aren't making-out Malfoy, but I really think Professor Dumbledore might be interested on what YOU are doing out" she said. "Ron you go ahead, I have to do something about HIM" Granger said, gripping my hand more tightly. Weasley glared at me and nodded. As soon as he was out of earshot, Granger said, "Come on Malfoy" and took out her wand. She did a spell on me, but I didn't know what. I followed her, but decided to turn back. As I began to turn around, she giggled. I put my foot down and asked, "What?" She turned around and said, "No use escaping Malfoy. I did a jinx on you, so you'll only follow me," I stared angrily at her, and said, "Try and make me follow you." She grinned. "Go ahead. Move your foot." She sneered. I glared at her and moved.
Nothing happened. I tried to move again. Nothing happened. "What the-?" I remarked, wiggling my foot to get free. She giggled again. "I told you so. Now, are you following me or not?" she asked, crossing her arms over her chest. For a moment, we were both quiet. Then, I moved my foot toward the door, and at last it came free. "That's better" she smiled, walking ahead of me. We walked along dark corridors, toward Dumbledore's office. At last we came to a stop at an ugly stone gargoyle. "Fizzing Whizzbee" she said, and the gargoyle came to life. I walked quietly after her, and stepped on the moving stairs without a word. We reached the door with the brass doorknocker, and Granger knocked.
"Come in" came Dumbledore's voice, Granger opened the door and led me to his office.