I looked on in total disbelief. Was I really seeing what I thought I was? Sure enough, there walking into Snape's classroom, was none other than Pansy Parkinson! I walked into the classroom shaking from head to toe. I scanned around the class looking for a seat. There were two left. One was next to Harry, though he made it completely obvious he didn't want me there by placing his bag on the seat. The only other one left, was of course right next to Pansy Parkinson. Groaning and trembling slightly I walked up to the seat and sat down placing my bag on the floor. Pansy looked at me smirking like there was no tomorrow. I wanted to slap that stupid smirk off of her face but thought better of it. She would probably Avada Kedavra me in one shot if I did. Instead I turned my attention to the front of the room where Professor Snape was writing ingredients on the board. Written at the top in bold letters was i Veritaserum /i . I perked up a little at this as I knew it was a complex potion which was the kind I would usually enjoy making. I glanced around and noticed I was getting a few glares. Though quite surprisingly it was not from the Slytherins, but from my own house Gryffindor! Surely they hadn't all sided with Harry had they? The must know it was an accident, I found myself thinking. Clearly though they thought I had stuck up for Draco and hexed the living daylights out of my best friend Ron out of spite. As if I would do that. br /
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"Oy freak!" br /
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I twirled around quickly to see who had addressed someone so rudely. Of course it was Pansy making her politest attempt of conversation with me. br /
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"Mmhmm?" was my simple reply. br /
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"Just in case you are wondering, which I know of course you are, I am back a little earlier than expected because my father had talks with Fudge and after a little settlement he allowed me back on the Hogwarts premises! So now I can get back to torturing filth such as yourself." she snarled. br /
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"Oh did he now? What did your father do? The Cruciatus curse or the Imperius? I heard he is very skilled at both. Then again he would be considering he is sweet little Voldie's sidekick!" I said sweetly. br /
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"Don't you ever speak to me in that manner. If you do don't expect to be around much longer. Never speak to superiors like that!" br /
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At that point Draco twirled around extremely quickly in his chair. He was sitting directly in front of Pansy. He looked thoroughly annoyed. br /
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"Did you just imply that you are superior to Malfoys?" he asked calmly although I could see he was bottling up a good bit of anger inside him. Pansy however smiled sweetly at him. It seemed flirtatious somehow but Draco showed no sign of acting the same way back. br /
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"No Draco darling, I would never dream of that. You see I was just refering to that piece of filth there, you know the one whom you were forced to marry!" she said batting her eyelids and putting a lot of emphasis on the word forced. I could barely keep a straight face. It was utterly revolting. br /
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"That 'piece of filth' happens to be my wife!" Draco snarled. br /
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"But Draco dear, you can't seriously consider i her /i as a Malfoy can you?" she said laughing. br /
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"I dunno, let's see shall we? Could you be so kind in telling us your full name Hermione?" br /
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"Hermione Elizabeth Malfoy." I said trying my hardest not to laugh. br /
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"Is that indeed? Now can you please tell me, are you or are you not married to me?" br /
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"Um...Yes." br /
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He turned back to Pansy. br /
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"You see, she is a Malfoy. Calling her something is just the same as calling me it. Now never let me catch you thinking that you are superior to a Malfoy. Is that clear?" br /
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"Yes." br /
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Draco nodded and turned back around. Pansy threw daggers at me. I merrily smiled laughing in my head at the look of outrage on her ugly face. br /
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"This isn't over!" she hissed so as not to let Draco hear. "It's just the beginning!" br /
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I ignored her and once again turned my attention to the front of the class. Professor Snape was just about to officially start the class. br /
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"Ahem." he called. The whole class turned silent. br /
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"We will be making the Veritaseruum Potion today. It is the strongest truth potion existing. Can anyone tell me the vital ingredient in Veritaserum?" br /
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I raised my hand as usual but knew there was no point really. He always ignored me in class, but I just wanted to prove I knew. But to my, and everybody elses surprise he responded to me for nearly the first time ever. br /
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"Yes, Mrs Malfoy?" he asked. Nearly the whole room shuddered. It was going to take some getting used to for me to be reffered to as Mrs Malfoy. It was kind of creepy. br /
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"One Pheonix feather. It is the part of the potion that seals the disloyal part of our brain because pheonixes are such loyal creatures." I answered. br /
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"Correct, five points to Gryffindor." he said with great difficulty. The whole room gasped including myself. When did Snape ever hand out points to us Gryffindors. The Gryffindors looked curious whilst the Slytherins looked murderous. All except Draco of course. He had settled down a little bit on house arguements but still hated Gryffindor on the inside I supposed. br /
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"Now you will make your potion in pairs and no you will not get to choose your pairs. I have a list of appropriate partners here. Um... Ok so Mr Potter and Miss Parkinson." Snape began. A loud groan escaped both Harry and Pansy's mouth. All of the partners were Gryffindor/Slytherin. Totally typical. I was with Draco obviously. He came up and sat where Pansy had sat previously. I summoned all of our ingredients to save us having to collect them from the cupboard. br /
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"So how are you?" Draco asked. br /
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"Better now that the whore has gone." I answered truthfully. Draco laughed amusedly (A/N: lol is that a word?). br /
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"Oh, I almost forgot. Meet me at the Room of Requirement tonight at 8:00." br /
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"Why?" br /
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"Ah now that would be telling!" br /
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"What's the point in the room of requirement? We have our own common room!" br /
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"Once again that would be telling." he smirked. br /
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"You are totally hopeless!" I groaned. He laughed like usual. I turned back to slicing boomslang whilst Draco weighed out the essence of Hellebore. It wasn;t long until we were finished. Like usual I was finished about 10 minutes before everybody else accompanied by Draco. I gazed at the front of the room lapsing into a world of my own. A world where everything was perfect. A world where Harry and Ron weren't mad, one where Sirius wasn't dead, one where life was normal. A world which was far from the existing world around me. I was snapped back into it by Snape who was now standing directly in front of me holding a small bottle. br /
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"As I was saying Mrs Malfoy, if you and Mr Malfoy's potion has no faults, when you drink this you should tell nothing but the truth." he said. I nearly fell out of my chair. br /
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"What! I am not drinking that." I yelled in anger and shock. Did he seriously expect me to drink a bottle of Veritaserum, the strongest truth potion going, in front of a bunch of Slytherins and a teacher who wanted to skin me alive when they could ask me my biggest secrets. No way! br /
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"I think you heard me perfectly well Mrs Malfoy. If you do not want to fail this I suggest you drink this without complaint." he said sneering. Everyone, may I say including the Gryffindors, looked pretty amused. If there was one thing that got to me, it was failing a test. Especially a potions or a charms one. Giving in to defeat I took the bottle and unscrewed the top. I gulped it all in a one. For the first time in my life I hoped I had gotten my potion wrong. I really did not want to tell Snape anything he wanted to know. Snape looked at me with glee. He knew I had gotten it right. I never got it wrong. He probably only set the test so he could hear what I had to say about my personal life and so on. I was about to be proved correct. br /
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"Mrs Malfoy, what is the biggest secret you have ever been asked to keep?" Snape question unable to keep a smile from twitching across his face. A force I could not explain forced me to talk. br /
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"Harry Potter asked me to keep a secret. In his sixth year he got Cho Chang pregnant but had the baby aborted!" br /
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