Malfoy was walking directly behind Fang. In ordinary circumstances, he would have distanced himself from that beast, but these weren't ordinary circumstances. As it was, he was so frightened he was about to pee in his pants.
The sound of a twig snapping caused him to jump and whirl around, wand in hand. It was only Longbottom, of course, looking sheepish and dundering as always. Malfoy snorted.
"From now on, you're walking behind this smelly beast. I can't stand it."
With that, Malfoy stuck his nose in the air and waited for Longbottom to pass him.
Once they were moving again, Malfoy couldn't help seething. His father would most definately hear about this, and that big, bumbling oaf would be gone for good.
A crash from up ahead brought Malfoy back to reality. Longbottom had tripped over a root. Now would be the perfect time to exact revenge for earlier.
Bounding up behind Longbottom, Malfoy grabbed his shoulders and howled in the boy's ear. Longbottom panicked, and in his frenzy to get away shot up red sparks from his wand. Draco groaned.
"Now look what you've done, you idiot! That oaf is gonna be here any minute!"
Malfoy glowered at Longbottom, and the pudgy boy visibly quailed.
Turning at the sound of crashes, Malfoy sighed. 'Time to go face Potty and the Weasel.' With that thought, he followed the beckoning hand of one outraged Rubeus Hagrid.
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A/N: I was wondering what happened right before Malfoy scared Neville in the Forest. Decided to write it myself.
Disclaimer: Owned!Harry Potter belongs to J.K. Rowling.
