They all turned around to face Malfoy. Lilly's own face drained in color.
"What?" Ron said shortly.
"Your dad's in the paper, Weasley!" Malfoy said, brandishing a copy of the Daily Prophet, and speaking very loudly, so that everyone could hear, "Listen to this!"
FURTHER MISTAKES AT THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC
It seems as though the Ministry of Magic's troubles are not yet at an end, writes Rita Skeeter, Special Correspondent. Recently under fire for its poor crowd control at the Quidditch World Cup, and still unable to account for the disappearance of one of its witches, the Ministry was plunged into fresh embarrassment yesterday by the antics of Arnold Weasley, of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office.
"Imagine that Weasley! They didn't even get his name right! It's almost like he's a complete nonentity, isn't it?" Malfoy said looking up.
Anger bubbled inside of her. How dare he! That impotent little ass-hole! I'll show him! Lilly thought as Malfoy proceeded to read the rest of the article to his own amusement.
"And there's a picture, Weasley!" Malfoy said flipping the paper so everyone could see, "A picture of your parents outside their house – if you can call it a house! Your mother could do with losing a bit of weight, couldn't she?"
"Get stuffed, Malfoy," Harry said holding on to Ron, "C'mon Ron…"
Something inside of Lilly snapped no one noticed her walking slowly up to Malfoy from the other side of the hallway while Harry and Malfoy kept arguing.
"Oh yeah, you were staying with them this summer, weren't you, Potter? So tell me, is his mother really that porky, or is it just the picture."
"HOW DARE YOU!" Lilly yelled, she was now in the middle between Harry and Malfoy.
"Lilly no!" Hermione gasped.
"Oh what, now your sending little miss princess to rescue you Potter, is that it?" Malfoy sneered looking directly at her.
She moved to grab her wand but someone else had grabbed her. It was Hermione.
"It's not worth it Lilly! You could get in real trouble!" Hermione said dragging Lilly back to Harry and Ron.
"Smart move Granger. I wouldn't want the little princess to soil her hands!"
Lilly froze in anger. If her father thought he could force her to marry this ass-hole then he had another thing coming. Even if it got her expelled he WOULD pay.
"You know your mother, Malfoy?" Harry said holding onto Ron while Hermione held onto both Ron and Lilly, although Lilly had stopped moving and it didn't seem that she needed to be held onto, "That expression she's got, like she's got dung under her nose? Has she always looked like that, or was it just because you were with her?"
Malfoy went slightly pink in the face, "Don't you dare insult my mother, Potter."
"Right then keep your fat mouth shut!" Harry said turning away.
BANG!
Lilly jumped slightly at the sound of the spell, while others screamed. Something had just gazed the side of Harry's face. But before he could act there was another loud BANG, and a roar echoed through the Entrance Hall.
"OH NO YOU DON'T, LADDIE!"
The all spun around to see Professor Moody liming down the marble staircase. His wand was pointing directly at a pure white ferret, which was shivering on the floor, exactly where Malfoy had been standing.
There was complete silence in the hall. No one was moving except Moody who had turned to look at Harry with his normal eye.
"Did he get you?" Moody growled.
"No," said Harry, "missed."
"LEAVE IT!" Moody shouted.
"Leave – what?" Harry said, confused and a little startled.
"Not you – him!" he said jerking his thumb over at Crabbe, who was just about to pick up the white ferret.
Moody limped over to Crabbe, Goyle and the ferret, which gave a very terrified squeak and took off, streaking towards the dungeons.
"I don't think so!" roared Moody, which made Lilly jump again. Moody pointed his wand at the ferret and it flew ten feet into the air, fell with a smack to the floor, and then bounced upwards once again.
"I don't like it when people attack when their opponent's backs are turned!" Moody yelled bouncing Malfoy higher and higher, "Stinking, cowardly, scummy thing to do… Never – do – that – again!" Bouncing the ferret on each word.
"PROFESSOR MOODY!" Professor McGonagall screamed, "What – is going on!"
"Ah, Professor McGonagall. I'm teaching!"
"Is that a student!" she shrieked.
"Yes."
"NO!" McGonagall yelled in horror as she turned Malfoy back to normal, "We never use Transfiguration as a punishment! We give detentions Moody! Or talk to the offender's Head of house!"
"Right! I'll do that!" Moody said grabbing Malfoy by the arm, "That would be Professor Snape. I've been meaning to have a chat with him…" he said as he dragged Malfoy off to the dungeons.
They all stood in disbelief in the middle of the Entrance hall. Lilly gabbing at the floor when Malfoy had just been lying as a white ferret. Her face spreading into a wide smile, she began laughing hysterically.
"That – was – the – best – revenge – possible!" Lilly said laughing so hard she had to gasp for air in between each of her words.
"I want to fix that image in my memory forever!" Ron said chuckling as they entered the Great hall.
"Yes, but Malfoy could have been really hurt… that is if Professor McGonagall hadn't stopped it." Hermione said.
"Hermione come on!" Lilly said, "He attacked Harry for no reason! He deserved it!"
"Yah and your ruining the best moment of my life!" Ron said.
Hermione made a small noise of indignation and turned up her nose, and began eating at top speed.
"Going to the library again?" Lilly asked.
"Yes, I have so much to do!"
"You said you didn't get any homework!" Ron said puzzled.
"It's not homework." She said and five minutes later she was gone.
No sooner had Hermione left then did Fred, George, and Lee Jordan came to sit beside them.
"How amazing was Moody!" Fred excitedly.
"That was the best moment of my life!" Lilly said giggling at the memory.
"Oh come on being a Princess has to give you more exciting memories than that!" Said Lee sitting next to her, giving her his dashing 5th year smile.
"Not like that!" Lilly said blushing slightly.
They spent the rest of their dinner discussing the day's events and Moody.
A/N: Ok so I am super sorry that I haven't updated in a long LONG time but I've been busy with other stuff and other stories! I hope this makes up for it! Oh if anyone knows a really good wiccan or pagan chant/spell/song for growing plants or any thing to do with nature could you please tell me I need it for this story! THANKS! And keep on reading and reviewing! In the next chapter: a class with Moody!