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On with the chapter…
Chap. 36 Mookie
It was the weekend before Christmas Break. Draco strolled down to the Slytherin dungeons. He turned a corner and saw Pansy Parkinson.
'Shit.' He mumbled.
He tried to turn around and go the other way, but she saw him.
'Drakie!' Her high pitch voice squealed.
'Hey.' He replied in monotone-like.
'What are you doing down here? You finally have come to visit?' She asked excitedly.
'I've come to talk to Blaise.' He responded, 'Not you.'
Pansy's expression dropped.
'He's in the room.' She snapped.
He nodded and slid around her, moving to the door.
'Don't you need the password?' She teased.
'I'm head boy, I have all the passwords to Hogwarts.' He replied smartly.
Downtrodden, Pansy walked away.
'Venom.' Draco said to the portrait covering the dungeon door.
It swung open and Draco entered into a room full of Slytherins. They all looked at Draco in awe, reverence. Many acknowledged him by saying 'hello', 'hi', 'good day', what have you. He nodded in return until he found Blaise talking with Goyle about quidditch.
'Hey Drake.' Blaise said when he saw him.
'Hey Draco.' Goyle also said.
'Hey guys,' Draco replied, 'Blaise can I talk to you?'
'Yeah sure.' Blaise responded, 'Where? My room?'
'Yeah, that'll work.'
'I'll be back, Greg.' Blaise said to Goyle.
Goyle nodded and went to find Crabbe. Blaise and Draco went into Blaise's room.
'What's up? Anything wrong?' Blaise asked.
'Nah, I just have a favor to ask.'
'Ahh, is that all, fucker? Well, lay it on me.'
'I am going to Hermione's house for Christmas break.' Draco said quickly.
'What?' Blaise asked in shock, 'Willingly?'
'It was my idea, think about it. They are muggles, they don't care about me or my father, I can spend…quality time with Hermione, if you know what I mean.' Draco said with a smirk.
'I understand about your "quality time" with Granger, but your father is not going to just let you hang out with your mudblood girlie.'
'I know, that's when your favor comes in.'
'Ohhhh shit.' Blaise responded with a grin.
'I wrote my father telling him I am going to your house over break to practice new dark arts. He believed me and supports it.'
'Why did you drag my sorry ass into this? I mean, of course I'll cover for you, fucker, but your father sure in hell better not owl my parents or come and check up on you. I have heard of your father's wrath and I want no part of it.'
'So you'll cover for me?'
'That's what I said fucker.'
'Thanks, Blaise.' Draco smirked.
Draco took Blaise's hand in a shake and slapped his back with his free hand, in a good-natured hug.
'When do you leave with the little Gryffindor sex kitten?' Blaise asked.
'Doesn't everyone leave next Friday?'
'I can't believe you are willingly going to a muggle home, with Granger.'
'What can I say?' Draco asked, moving toward the door. He put his hand on the knob and turned back to Blaise for a second. 'I love her, and if I have to go play house with her family, I will.'
Blaise nodded as Draco left.
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Draco walked back to his common room. He walked in and saw Hermione laughing as she was leaning over and looking at something.
'What the bloody hell are you laughing at?' He asked after he stepped in and shut the door.
Hermione turned and saw Draco. Draco then saw what she was laughing at. A little red bodied, green appendaged gnome was running in circles in front of Hermione. It was very small, about the size of a rabbit.
Draco's eyes widened at the poor excuse for a gnome.
'Is that what he's supposed to look like? Is he supposed to be that small?' Draco asked, bending down to get closer to the gnome.
Hermione was about to say something, but then they little gnome ran up to Draco and kicked his shin.
'What the fuck?!' Draco cried, grabbing the gnome.
'Draco! No! It's just a baby, he was offended by what you said, he doesn't know any better.'
'He knows right from wrong. And that was wrong.' Draco said angrily.
Hermione walked up to Draco and took the gnome from him.
'It's okay, Mookie.'
'Mookie? What the fuck is a mookie?'
'Well, he has to have a name.'
'Mookie? No. This is OUR project, and I have some say in the naming of this… creature.'
'Well, you were gone when he jumped from the pot so I named him. He's used to his name already you can't just change it.' Hermione said happily.
'He was just born or whatever, he's not used to his name, Hermione. I want to name him… Roche.' Draco said poking the gnome in Hermione's arms.
'Roche? Why Roche?'
'It's French for 'rock'. And this thing is as dumb as a rock.' He said moving his finger to poke the gnome again.
Suddenly teeth appeared from it's mouth and latched onto Draco's finger.
'AHHHH!!!' Draco cried, 'Hermione, get this fucking thing off of me!!'
'Mookie! Mookie stop!' Hermione cried, 'Draco, you shouldn't have made fun of him! He's just a baby gnome!'
Hermione finally grabbed he gnome and held it gently.
'Are you okay?' She asked.
'No! My finger's bleeding!' Draco snapped loudly.
'I was talking to Mookie! You scared him!' Hermione yelled.
'What?? The thing bit me!'
'You said he was dumb!'
'He is! He's a baby he doesn't know anything!' Draco yelled.
The gnome started crying loudly.
'Oh fuck, Hermione! Make it be quiet! It's a gnome, not a actual baby, what the fuck is it doing?!' Draco cried.
'Stop swearing around him, he's already a bit N-A-U-G-H-T-Y don't teach him other words.'
Draco rolled his eyes, sucked his bleeding finger and stormed away toward the bathroom.
Mookie looked up at Hermione, Hermione put him back into his pot.
'Stay here, Mookie.' Hermione told him.
She then walked into the bathroom.
'Draco, are you okay?' Hermione asked softly.
'Leave me alone. I'm fine.' He snapped. 'That gnome is a bloody menace. We better not be taking it to your parents' house.'
'Draco, we can't leave it here.'
'What's Potter doing over break?'
'You know he stays here, Draco.'
'Then he can take care of that…thing.'
'No, Draco, that's not fair to do to Harry. Mookie is our project and he is coming home with us.'
'Oh dear Lord, we are never going to be able to do anything!'
'What were you planning on doing with me in my parents house?' She asked suspiciously.
'Uhh…' Draco stammered.
Hermione smiled and kissed him on the cheek.
'We are bringing Mookie.' She said, 'Did you talk to Blaise?'
'Yes, everything is fine.' He replied wrapping the cut on his finger.
'Good. I can't wait to go.' She smiled at him.
'Your dad…isn't going to like take me outside, beat me up and give me a speech or anything is he?' Draco asked hesitantly.
'No.' Hermione replied. 'But my brother might.'
