Okay, here is my seventh installment, and NO, I DO NOT own HARRY POTTER or
ANY of J.K ROWLING'S characters... only in my dreams... although those ones
are pretty wonderful....
Chapter Seven:: The Scent of Trouble Pt. 2
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Hermione Granger stood stock still, horrified by the scene in front of her. The new girl lay crumpled against the pillar, blood seeping down her neck to be absorbed by her dark robes. Pansy Parkinson and Cho Chang stood watching her, the Ravenclaw apparently struggling - either to hold Pansy back or to not lunge at the girl herself.
"What did you do?" Hermione's quite gasp filled the corridor. Pansy and Cho froze, watching her flee the way she'd come.
Hermione raced back down the hall and down the steps, smacking into a figure coming up.
"Sorry." She gasped without looking up, "Please - I need your help - could you -"
Her words died on her lips as she recognized Draco Malfoy leering down at her. He had held out his hand to help her up, but quickly drew back once he realized the fallen figure to be Hermione.
"Granger," He sneered unpleasantly as she picked herself up, "Where's your boyfriend?" His eyes wandered around the empty hall, "Still stuffing his ugly mug in the Great Hall?"
"Not *now*, Malfoy!" Hermione growled, "Like it or not, I need your help and I need it now."
"Why should I bother?" He drawled in a bored voice.
"Because it could be a matter of life and death!" Hermione yelled in his face.
Looking a bit stunned, Malfoy followed her brisk pace as she explained.
"Making a long story short, your girlfriend and Harry's decided to knock Kit around - for some unbeknownst reason." She added scathingly. (A/N: She caught on fast!)
Malfoy winced and cast a glance at Hermione.
"So, what are we supposed to do?" He ventured. Hermione snorted impatiently.
"YOU are going to bring her to Madame Pomfrey. *I* am going to get Professor McGonagall." She stopped abruptly at a long corridor.
"They're down there. And Malfoy," She added anxiously, "Hurry up, okay?" And she disappeared down the opposite hall.
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" '*You* are going to bring her to Madame Pomfrey' " He mocked softly as he walked down the hall. "Yeah, I'll do it all right... stupid mud blood... bet she's exaggerating - it can't be that bad." He snorted aloud. "Can't wait to see what got you riled, Granger."
By the time he got to the end of the hall, he was back to his usual charming self. Turning the corner, his trademark sneer at the ready, he blanched at the sight. The girl - Kit - was there all right. The problem was, she was (apparently) unconscious and a steady flow of blood was trailing down her robes. He had thought Granger had meant that Kit had gotten into a cat fight and was crying somewhere. This picture was anything but what he'd thought.
Her face was all scratched up and her eye was purpling. On her left cheek were ugly gashes, the kind a ring would give you... his eyes traveled to his girlfriend's left hand. He let out a gasp, alerting Pansy and Harry's girlfriend, Cho, to his presence.
"What the heck did you do?" He hissed, eyes darting from Pansy to the unconscious girl. She didn't answer.
"Malfoy?" An uncertain voice came from the entrance of the corridor.
"Cho? What are you doing here?" It was Potter. "What -?" A sharp intake of breath, then Potter's eyes traveled the same way his had, now adding Malfoy to the equation. Turning quickly, he spread out his hands.
"I have nothing to do with this. Granger - Granger sent me here."
Harry nodded slowly, taking in Malfoy's greenish complexion.
"Wh- what happened?" He asked, clearing his throat. Malfoy shrugged.
"Dunno. Something between the girls here." Harry turned his eyes unwillingly to Cho.
"Cho? What happened?" He asked hesitantly. Silent, Cho lowered her eyes to the floor. Draco had to hold back a smirk. He was sure that once this all ended, Cho would end up locking herself up somewhere for a good cry.
He shifted and glanced at Kit. His face had lost some of its greenish complexion.
"Listen Potter," He said abruptly, "I need to get the girl to Madame Pomfrey. Stay here and make sure they don't - run or anything."
Harry reddened.
"Look, Malfoy, I don't -"
"Potter, I'd love to stay and argue with you right now," Malfoy cut in, "but she's already been unconscious for too long. You don't look like you're up to carrying anything, and she's probably got a concussion." He recited.
Harry snorted. It wasn't as if Malfoy looked much better. But, reluctantly, he realized he was right.
"Good." Draco said smugly. "Now, just wait here 'til Granger gets back with McGonagall."
Before anyone could say anything further, he had scooped up the girl - "Watch her head!" "I know, Potter!" - and he headed up toward the infirmary.
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darcosluv019:: ooh bad kit lol kewl story!
Chapter Seven:: The Scent of Trouble Pt. 2
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Hermione Granger stood stock still, horrified by the scene in front of her. The new girl lay crumpled against the pillar, blood seeping down her neck to be absorbed by her dark robes. Pansy Parkinson and Cho Chang stood watching her, the Ravenclaw apparently struggling - either to hold Pansy back or to not lunge at the girl herself.
"What did you do?" Hermione's quite gasp filled the corridor. Pansy and Cho froze, watching her flee the way she'd come.
Hermione raced back down the hall and down the steps, smacking into a figure coming up.
"Sorry." She gasped without looking up, "Please - I need your help - could you -"
Her words died on her lips as she recognized Draco Malfoy leering down at her. He had held out his hand to help her up, but quickly drew back once he realized the fallen figure to be Hermione.
"Granger," He sneered unpleasantly as she picked herself up, "Where's your boyfriend?" His eyes wandered around the empty hall, "Still stuffing his ugly mug in the Great Hall?"
"Not *now*, Malfoy!" Hermione growled, "Like it or not, I need your help and I need it now."
"Why should I bother?" He drawled in a bored voice.
"Because it could be a matter of life and death!" Hermione yelled in his face.
Looking a bit stunned, Malfoy followed her brisk pace as she explained.
"Making a long story short, your girlfriend and Harry's decided to knock Kit around - for some unbeknownst reason." She added scathingly. (A/N: She caught on fast!)
Malfoy winced and cast a glance at Hermione.
"So, what are we supposed to do?" He ventured. Hermione snorted impatiently.
"YOU are going to bring her to Madame Pomfrey. *I* am going to get Professor McGonagall." She stopped abruptly at a long corridor.
"They're down there. And Malfoy," She added anxiously, "Hurry up, okay?" And she disappeared down the opposite hall.
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" '*You* are going to bring her to Madame Pomfrey' " He mocked softly as he walked down the hall. "Yeah, I'll do it all right... stupid mud blood... bet she's exaggerating - it can't be that bad." He snorted aloud. "Can't wait to see what got you riled, Granger."
By the time he got to the end of the hall, he was back to his usual charming self. Turning the corner, his trademark sneer at the ready, he blanched at the sight. The girl - Kit - was there all right. The problem was, she was (apparently) unconscious and a steady flow of blood was trailing down her robes. He had thought Granger had meant that Kit had gotten into a cat fight and was crying somewhere. This picture was anything but what he'd thought.
Her face was all scratched up and her eye was purpling. On her left cheek were ugly gashes, the kind a ring would give you... his eyes traveled to his girlfriend's left hand. He let out a gasp, alerting Pansy and Harry's girlfriend, Cho, to his presence.
"What the heck did you do?" He hissed, eyes darting from Pansy to the unconscious girl. She didn't answer.
"Malfoy?" An uncertain voice came from the entrance of the corridor.
"Cho? What are you doing here?" It was Potter. "What -?" A sharp intake of breath, then Potter's eyes traveled the same way his had, now adding Malfoy to the equation. Turning quickly, he spread out his hands.
"I have nothing to do with this. Granger - Granger sent me here."
Harry nodded slowly, taking in Malfoy's greenish complexion.
"Wh- what happened?" He asked, clearing his throat. Malfoy shrugged.
"Dunno. Something between the girls here." Harry turned his eyes unwillingly to Cho.
"Cho? What happened?" He asked hesitantly. Silent, Cho lowered her eyes to the floor. Draco had to hold back a smirk. He was sure that once this all ended, Cho would end up locking herself up somewhere for a good cry.
He shifted and glanced at Kit. His face had lost some of its greenish complexion.
"Listen Potter," He said abruptly, "I need to get the girl to Madame Pomfrey. Stay here and make sure they don't - run or anything."
Harry reddened.
"Look, Malfoy, I don't -"
"Potter, I'd love to stay and argue with you right now," Malfoy cut in, "but she's already been unconscious for too long. You don't look like you're up to carrying anything, and she's probably got a concussion." He recited.
Harry snorted. It wasn't as if Malfoy looked much better. But, reluctantly, he realized he was right.
"Good." Draco said smugly. "Now, just wait here 'til Granger gets back with McGonagall."
Before anyone could say anything further, he had scooped up the girl - "Watch her head!" "I know, Potter!" - and he headed up toward the infirmary.
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C'mon, peeps, i want moooorrrrreeeeeee reviews!! so start reading! then, see that little go button on the bottom of the web page??? HIT IT!! Even if you can't think of anything... i heartily welcome flames as well!! SO TYPE!!
Ahem.
Anyway, thank you to the peeps who DID r&r... ur gr8!
Sandy Black and Vicky Lupin:: This is from sandy black and her cousin: THIS IS QUITE NICE! I CANT WAIT FOR MORE CHAPTER! YOU ARE GOOD AT THE SUPENSE!
darcosluv019:: ooh bad kit lol kewl story!