A/N: My creative juices are flowing. I have written alot over the weekend and I hope your enjoying my fanfic. Now back to the fic!
Chapter Six: Sour Pumpkin Juice
Draco Malfoy was walking down the hallway. He felt a pang of jealousy as he thought back at the drawing Pansy had found. He turned the corner and walked into someone. Actually two people, caught in one another's embrace. Draco looked down at who he had run into and lets just say he wasn't happy.
"Get Out Of My Way!" Draco Malfoy shouted down at Autumn and Harry. He could feel the anger bubbling up inside of him.
"Geez, why don't you watch where your going!" Autumn shouted back as Harry helped her up.
"Oh what are you two the new 'it couple.' Potter finally got a girl?" Harry was turning a deep shade of red, as Autumn was growing paler and paler.
"Yes, Harry has got a girl. Now Harry and his 'girl' want some time alone. So why don't you run along there youngin and let the adults have some play time." Autumn said sarcastically
Draco just pushed passed them, knocking Autumn in the shoulder. Harry and Autumn walked up the stairs and to the common room to start where they had left off. Unluckily for them, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny walked in.
"What in the bloody hell is going on here?" Ginny shouted. Harry and Autumn pulled apart and blushed.
"Geez Gin it's just hormones, calm down. Plus what happened with Dean?" Ron smiled at Harry
"Nothing. It's just not everyday you walk in a room and find two of your friends snogging." Ginny walked over and sat down between them.
"Harry, Autumn-is there something you want to tell us?" Hermione added before sitting down.
"ummm" Autumn looked over at Harry hoping he would know what to say
"Yeah there is, not that its your business. But we are dating." Harry leaned back into the chair
"Well, lovebirds, I'm heading to bed." Ginny got up and ascended the stairs towards her dormitory. Autumn looked over at Harry then back towards the stairs.
"I'm going to go talk to Ginny, I've just got this bad feeling. . ." Autumn stood up and walked over to Harry. She planted a kiss on the top of his head and ran upstairs.
"Ginny?" Autumn openned the door to the 5th years dorms
"What, I'm tyring to sleep!" shouted back an annoyed Ginny.
"Gin, are you alright with me dating Harry?"
"Why wouldn't I be? Why don't you stop treating me like a kid." Ginny rolled over
"Hmm, maybe she has that attitude because she drank some sour pumpkin juice? or maybe she isn't telling me something VERY important like that she likes Harry?" Autumn pondered aloud
"I'm over Harry okay? I promise. It's just. . .WHY DIDNT YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LIKED HIM??????????" Ginny sat up, and soon the two girls were chatting away.
Two weeks later-Halloween:
"Are you excited Gin?" Autumn wiggled her eyebrows at Ginny from the otherside of the table. It was breakfast and Ginny wasn't eating. Today was Slytherin against Gryffindor, and the Gryffindor Quidditch team was eating together before warming up on the pitch.
"NO!" Autumn choked on some pumpkin juice from laughing while trying to drink. Harry turned to her and raised an eyebrow at Ginny
"You might not want to kill yourself before the game. We need you and Ginny at full strength." Harry smiled
"thanks for your concern but it is misplaced." Autumn nodded. Her lips were tight and it looked as if she was going to bust out laughing at any moment. Maybe it was because Ginny was making faces at her?
Farther down the table Ron looked absolutely horrible, and Hermione was at his side trying to comfort him, but apparently it wasn't working. When Harry stood a herd of scarlet cloaked Gryffindors followed suit. The only problem was that the Slytherins had the same idea, and followed the Gryffindors out.
"What are you playing at Malfoy?" Harry demanded
"What can't we practice before the big game?" Malfoy asked innocently. He looked over towards Autumn who rolled her eyes and mounted her broom.
"Come on Gin, lets run through that drill one last time." Autumn kicked off the ground while Ginny did the same, only holding the Quaffle.
Malfoy and Harry continued fighting though, and soon it turned physical. Autumn caught Malfoy punch Harry out of the corner of her eye and dove down towards him. Once she came to the ground she tumbled off her broom and ran towards Harry, Ginny and the rest of the team hot on her heels.
Harry stood up and Autumn grabbed his arm and pulled him away. He was bleeding pretty badly.
"Come on Harry, lets get you fix up so you can kick his ass today DURING the game." Autumn rubbed his back soothingly and started walking up towards the castle.
"What Potter, you scared?" Draco sneered. That was it, Autumn snapped. She had had all she could take and she rounded on Malfoy.
CRRRRACK
Autumn punched Malfoy square in the jaw, and by the sound of it broke it. He fell to the ground and while Ron and Ginny pulled her back away from the other Slytherins.
"AUTUMN!" She knew that voice all too well, it was her father.
"Detention for two weeks for attacking a student! Get Mr.Potter and Mr. Malfoy up the the hospital wing NOW! I guess because of your rash actions today's game is canceled. NOW GO!" Professor Snape shouted at her.
Autumn walked over to Harry and grabbed his hand and then head towards the castle.
"Aren't you forgetting someone?" her father pointed down at Malfoy. She walked over and looked down at him
"Get up and Hurry up!" she hissed. He did what he was told and held his jaw the whole way there.
Madam Pomfrey was not in the least bit happy. Draco Malfoy's jaw was broken and Harry was just plain beat up. They were sat on opposite sides of the room and Madam Pomfrey finished Draco first, his was easy-just painful. Then she started in on Harry.
"Thanks alot Autumn." Malfoy said sarcastically
"The idea was to break your jaw so you would learn to hold your tounge!"Autumn shouted back at him.
'It seemed that those two were always fighting' Harry thought. But he noticed that neither of them acted this way around anyone else. Autumn never yelled at anyone, she was a funny, easy going girl. But something in Malfoy always brought out the worst in her. And sure Malfoy yelled at anyone who wasn't him or related to him (Malachi), but never like this. He was never disrespectful to her. Most of the time he said something that offended one of her friends and she would blow up at him.
"You know, Harry, this was the first time I've ever been in detention in my whole life!" Autumn flopped down on his bed.
"You know, thats really hard to believe." Harry was clearly better
"Actually, I've gotten detention every year, without fail, since first year." Harry added proudly.
"And your going to have it again this year too Potter." McGonagall stated with disappointment
"All of you get two weeks of detention, Autumn you only have two don't worry, Professor Snape only saw you hit Malfoy thats why at first you were only punished." Autumn let out a big sigh of relief. She was still dead when her mother found out.
A/N: Its hard to write this next part but i have too or nothing will work out right-forgive me!
Monday came calling all to early for Autumn. This detention thing was wearing her out, plus homework! She drug herself down into the Great Hall for breakfast and mail before class. Autumn usually didn't get much mail, just a couple letters here and there from her mother, and her friends back in America. Today she expected a big fat howler from her mum. But even a howler would have been better than what Autumn did recieve.
"I thought you were getting a howler?" Harry arched an eyebrow at Autumn
"Me too" Autumn turned over the letter and read the return address. It was from her Uncle Jack, her mother's brother.
"Who's it from?" Ginny asked
"My Uncle Jack. That's my mother's younger brother." Autumn began to read over the letter, and as she did so she turned pale and her eyes began to fill with tears.
"What is it? Whats wrong?" Harry leaned over and put his arm around Autumn.
"Harry, she's. . .she's. . .she's gone." Autumn had tears streaming down her cheaks now. Her voice was but a whisper. Harry gather her up in his arms and held her tight. McGonagall came over and asked what was wrong. Ginny told her in a low voice. Ginny looked worriedly towards Autumn. Professor McGonagall rushed over to Professor Snape and told him the news. He then went to Dumbledore, the three stood discussing what to do as the students began to leave the hall.
"Harry would you take Autumn back to the dormitorys, and when she feels up to it, I would like a word with her. Now hurry along so you don't miss class." Dumbledore instructed. Harry nodded and he and Autumn stood up, Harry slipped his arm around her waist and they walked out of the Great Hall.
Autumn woke up hours later on the couch in the common room. She was all alone, not only in this room but in life now too. Her mother had meant the world to her and now she had lost her. She hadn't even been able to say goodbye. It was a cold overcast November day, and Autumn felt she would never be happy again. There was a void in chest where her heart should have been. Autumn couldn't stand to be in Hogwarts any longer, she stood up and stormed down the hallway towards Dumbledore's office.
A/N: Sry but I had to do it, expect more depression to come Autumn's way. And a new b/f! please review so I can continue on with it!!! Now for some reviewer Q&A!
Akai13 asked how Lucius Malfoy escaped Azkaban. (think 1st chapter)
Answer--
well i totally forgot to put it in but its a no brainer- MONEY! I always had the impression that Lucius Malfoy had the Minister in his pocket. Probably some Auror's too. money=power. power=corruption. thats why i stay broke!