Chapter 11 – All Hallow's Eve
Author's Notes: Hello ello all, this was supposed to b written for Halloween so I'm a bit late, but whatever, try to enjoy it neway. R&R please, thank you.
"Err...Ron?" said Maddie.
"Yeah?"
"Well, you've told me everything about what's happened to the school since you guys have been here and everything, but...can I ask a question?"
"Go ahead."
"What happened to Percy?"
Harry and Hermione looked at each other before looking at Ron. It was a question they hadn't wanted to ask...
"He's talking to us, but refuses to live with us, says he doesn't deserve to, which I agree with, and he's still working for the Ministry. Only, the new Minister remembers his name." said Ron, a slight tone of disgust in his voice towards his sibling.
"And your other two brothers own a joke shop right?"
This time Ron grinned.
"That's right"
"That's so cool."
Harry came down the stairs from the boys' dorm.
"Took your time." Maddie teased.
"Had to look my best." he said with a grin.
"Why's Hermione taking so long?" Ron asked.
"I wasn't in there how am I supposed to know?" Harry said.
"I'll go check up on her." Maddie said, getting up and climbing the stairs.
She knocked, before entering the dorm, to the sound of a girl's cry.
"Hermione?" she said.
"I'm in here." She heard her call, and following the sound, she found her, and Ginny sitting on Hermione's bed.
"Aw, what's wrong Gin?" Maddie asked.
"It's just not fair!" she said
Maddie sat on the other side of her, giving her a hug.
"What happened?" she asked.
"It doesn't matter." Ginny said, and standing up she left the dorm.
"What was that about?"
"I don't know," Hermione replied. "She wouldn't tell me."
"Well, I guess we better get going."
Hermione and Maddie headed for the door, but as soon as they got on the other side of it, they were bombarded with questions.
"What happened to Ginny?" Ron exclaimed.
"She just a bit upset that's all." Hermione replied irritably
"That's no reason to go and slap Dean, I mean, Merlin, she could do with a bit of self restraint."
"She what?" laughed Hermione.
Ginny was sitting by the fire, with a smug look on her face, while, looking from her to Dean, he was clutching his face. Maddie went down the steps and gave her a high five.
"Congrats, Gin." She said with a wink, to the red faced girl that giggled in return.
"You women are EVIL!" Ron said. "Ginny, I really think you should-"
"Right people, its Halloween, and I'm starving, that can't be right can it? We can discuss this when we get food down us, where's Harry?"
"Here." Harry replied with a smile as he came out of the shadowy corner. "Staying quite...staying out of it...admiring the view."
Maddie, laughed.
"Come on, did I mention my hunger?" she said, linking his arm as they headed towards the portrait exit.
"Only about a hundred times."
"Ah thanks." She said sarcastically.
"Your welcome." He said, grinning.
But even after Maddie's efforts, and a dozen other conversations, Ron couldn't help but bring back his dilemma, unaware, as usual, of the consequences it would have.
"So why did you slap Dean again?" he asked causally.
"'Cause he's a git." Ginny replied stabbing her peas with her fork, in frustration
"What did he ever do to you?"
"WHAT?!" Ginny exclaimed, her face burning with anger.
"You don't have to do this." Hermione muttered, holding Ginny down on her seat.
The Gryffindor table was silent, all focusing on the angry red-head.
"You know what? I think I do! Ron, you may not have realised but Dean and I used to go out, and guess what? He dumped me for that Parvati cow, and guess what? YOU weren't there to help!"
"WHO?!" Ron exclaimed. "What happened to your infatuation with Harry? He's nice enough ain't he?"
A ripple of laughter filled the hall.
"Err...Ron?" Maddie whispered. "Um, I like, totally agree with you and everything, but you sound a bit gay."
Ron dropped his knife in horror, to follow another burst of laughter.
"You tell it then." He said gruffly.
Maddie looked up at Harry. He didn't seem embarrassed anymore....more....curious...
Maddie grinned at him.
"Okay, well dark hair can be an attraction and it contrasts with those emerald green eyes, his personality shows a sign of courage, but he still manages to keep his sweet character."
She looked around the hall, expecting to see everyone carrying on, she thought she had stopped it but people seemed to be listening to her as well. Even Draco whose smirk seemed to disappear and his mouth hung open with surprise. Remembering himself, he fixed his expression, got up and stormed out of the hall. Everyone was silent, and this time Maddie couldn't think of how to change it. They were all focusing on her.
"Yeah well." Ginny said. "It's not the same OK?!"
And with that, she also left the hall. Maddie let out a sigh of relief, hopefully that had turned the light off of her. She hated getting attention for the wrong reasons.
Ginny, being just as angry as Draco stood up and left the hall. With nowhere to go she decided to head for the library, in hope that she could hide under some bookcase, as she headed up the corridor, she noticed Malfoy storming ahead in front of her,. She wondered for a minute why he was in such and a mood and in the end smiled, as they both entered the Library she followed him to a table and sat down in front of him.
"Get lost, Weasley, I'm not in the mood to have you pestering me, not to mind being seen with you.
Draco expected her to blow up or something, being the angry red head she was, but instead, she smiled.
"You like her don't you." She whispered.
He tried to ignore her, focusing on the book in front of him.
"Don't you." She said a little bit louder.
He sighed and looked up.
"Who the hell are you on about?" he asked pretending to be patient though the annoyance was building up inside of him.
"Maddie."
He dropped the book.
"SHE'S A GRYFFINDOR!" he bellowed.
"Sshh!"
"Yeah well, you're supposed to be rebellious right? Why not be rebellious against your father."
Draco stood up and left the Library, could he never find a bit of peace?
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