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Part 14
Harry, Ron, Erin and Hermione sat away from the others at dinner that night. "The Polyjuice potion is ready." Erin said.
"We just a bit of whoever we're turning into." Hermione explained.
"Crabbe and Goyle." Ron said. "What about you, Erin?"
"Parkinson." Erin said making a face. "She's really into Malfoy and he doesn't seem to mind having her around."
"What about you, Hermione? Whose hair are you ripping out?"
"I've already got mine." She said pulling out a small vial. "Millicent Bulstrode, this came off her robes during the Dueling Club."
"You could turn in to Zabini, Erin." Ron said grinning with mirth.
Erin sighed and rolled her eyes. The boy did not know when to quit. "Has he asked you out, again?" Harry asked.
"Yes…" Erin groaned.
"He cornered her before dinner." Hermione said sympathetically. "He was a bit more forceful this time, but he doesn't seem to want to get the hint that he's not the one she's interested in."
"Who are you interested in?" Harry suddenly asked.
"No one of importance." Erin quickly said. "So we'll have to get the hairs after dinner."
"How?" Ron asked.
"I've got it all figured out." Hermione said pulling out two cupcakes. "I've filled these with a simple sleeping draught, simple, but effective."
"And what about Parkinson?" Harry asked.
Erin grinned. "I've got a plan for that. Don't worry, I'll meet you there."
Erin walked down the corridor behind Pansy smirking. "Hey, Parkinson, better wiggle more, Malfoy won't know what to look at."
Pansy whirled around glaring maliciously at the black-haired girl. "Mind your own business, Lyancomp!"
"Everyone knows you have the hots for him." Erin smirked. "And even he isn't that dense."
Malfoy was actually watching with amusement with Zabini and Nott. Zabini was watching with more than interest. "I bet you ten Galleons Erin can take Pansy."
"Deal." Malfoy said.
"Hey, Zabini, if Pansy can take me, I'll go out with you." Erin shot him.
Zabini raised an eyebrow. "I win no matter what."
"Why don't you go back to your little scarred boy?" Pansy threw at her. "I am sure you keep him warm on these cold nights."
"No more than you keep Draco warm…" Erin said, she knew that Pansy couldn't say anything that would leave this hallway. "What's the matter, Pansy? Are you a little pansy?"
That had made the girl with short black hair crack. Pansy threw herself onto the girl with long black hair and in moments that was basically what the boys' saw, lots of black hair as they had a 'cat fight'. Normally, Erin wouldn't have fought like this, but she was putting on an act and keeping these ones occupied so they wouldn't go looking for Crabbe and Goyle. Erin tore out some of Pansy's hair and was scratched for it.
The fight continued until they heard shouts. "Stop it, both of you!" McGonagall's voice came over the din.
"Stop!" Erin recognized the voice as Donovan. He grabbed her arms and pulled her back while McGonagall held onto Pansy.
"Explain yourselves!" McGonagall spluttered out.
"Just a little disagreement." Erin said.
McGonagall didn't know what to say. "20 points from Gryffindor and Slytherin. Both of you get to the hospital wing."
They went and didn't speak to each other as they did so.
Erin walked into Moaning Myrtle's bathroom a little while later. The other three were waiting for her. Ron looked at the smug look on her face and raised an eyebrow. "What did you do?"
"I started a fight with Pansy in front of Malfoy, Zabini and Nott." She grinned. "I lost Gryffindor 20 points, but it was worth it, McGonagall caught us and she sent us to the hospital wing, oh and I saw Donovan again, he was with her."
"What happened after you went to the hospital wing?" Harry asked.
"After Madam Pomfrey fixed us up I stunned her from behind, after she got to the Entrance Hall, I was invisible, and I stuffed her into an already overflowing closet." She grinned.
"With Crabbe and Goyle?" Hermione asked grinning.
"Right." Erin grinned.
"Ok, let's get this going." Hermione said shaking her head and laughing. She put the potion into four cups. "Ok, add the hairs."
They did and then they drank. "Cheers." Harry said.
It was disgusting. "I'm going to be sick." Ron said.
"Me too!" Hermione added and they both ran for stalls. Erin actually had the least amount to change, her and Pansy were the same size and really only their faces and hair was a little different. Well, there faces a lot different, but that was probably why Erin didn't feel so bad. Harry and Goyle actually looked a bit alike to, Goyle was just larger and his face shaped differently.
In a moment Erin looked up and saw Goyle beside her. 'Goyle' looked up also at her. "Erin?" He asked in the Goyle's voice.
Erin giggled. "Yup. Transformation complete."
"You read too many science fiction novels." He laughed.
"I read too much as it is." She grinned and then Crabbe walked out of a stall.
"Harry? Erin?"
"Excellent." Harry said looking at Ron.
"Hermione, come on." Erin called. "Let's get going!"
"No, I don't think so. You go on without me!" Hermione's voice was high and a little scared.
"Hermione, are you all right?" Harry asked.
"Yes! Just go! You only have an hour!"
"Let's go." Erin said sighing.
They were lost…walking around the dungeons where the Slytherin Common Room entrance was. "Excuse me?"
They looked up surprised and saw Percy striding towards them. Oh…fabulous… actually Ron said something quite different. "What are you doing down here?"
Percy looked at them suspiciously. "I happen to be a school prefect, you however have no right to be walking around at this time of night. What are your name's again?"
"Ummm…I'm…" Erin started. "He's…uh…"
"Crabbe, Goyle! There you are! What have you been doing? Pigging out in the Great Hall all this time?" Malfoy was striding towards them.
"Hi, Draco." Erin said in low voice she had heard Pansy use while speaking to Malfoy.
Malfoy looked temporarily surprised, but then smirked. "Pansy." He turned back to Crabbe and Goyle and particularly at Goyle. "Why are you wearing glasses?"
"Uh, reading…" Harry said quickly taking them off. "Reading glasses."
Malfoy looked at him a little agape. "I didn't know you could read." Harry nodded. And Malfoy gave a look that he was actually impressed and turned to Percy. "What are you doing down here, Weasley?"
"Mind your attitude, Malfoy." He said.
"Come on." Draco said to the three of them. Erin latched onto his arm and he looked pleasantly surprised. He led them along to the entrance to the Slytherin Common Room, a blank wall with torches on either side. "What's the new password again?"
Erin, as Pansy, giggled as if it was funny and he gave her a smirk. Harry and Ron looked at each other. "Uh…"
"Nevermind." Malfoy said lazily. "Pureblood."
The wall opened and Malfoy led the way. Erin sat down on one of the leather couches away from the others and gave Malfoy an inviting look. It was certainly a good thing Erin could act. Even Harry and Ron were surprised at how well she was doing; normally she would have punched him out by now. Malfoy sprawled out on the couch with his head in 'Pansy's' lap. Erin reached down and stroked his hair pretending all the while he was Harry. "Well, sit down." Malfoy said to Harry and Ron. When they did, sitting on an opposite couch he continued. "Did you hear? Arthur Weasley was fined today because of that car that Potter and Weasley drove to school at the beginning of the year."
"No…" Erin simpered. "How much was he fined?"
"50 Galleons, a bit low in my opinion and Father's, but they don't send people to Azkaban for bewitching a car."
"Too bad, maybe next time, Draco."
"Father is calling for his resignation, I don't know if it will happen though." Malfoy drawled his eyes closed.
"Don't worry, love, the Weasley's will get what's coming to them." Malfoy smirked as he heard this and Erin looked up winking at Ron. He instantly calmed down and got the bewildered look off his face.
"You'd never know the Weasley's were pure-bloods." Malfoy continued. "Not with the way they behave. They're an embarrassment to the Wizarding world, all of them." Ron's face contorted in rage.
"What about Erin, Draco?"
"She's a special case, as you already know, Pansy, you know what she is…" Draco shook his head a little. "Father says just to keep my head down when it comes to her."
"You don't like her do you?" 'Pansy' asked anxiously.
Malfoy gave a dry laugh. "Not remotely." He seemed to think it was funny that she was jealous. "She's my cousin, after all. Yes, she has the pureblood looks from her family, but there's nothing there, really. I don't know why Blaise is so into her."
"Hmmm." Erin said.
"You know I'm surprised the Daily Prophet hasn't gotten wind of all these attacks, probably Dumbledore hushing it all up, as usual. Father always said that Dumbledore is the worst thing that ever happened to this school."
"You're wrong!" Harry suddenly burst out. Erin shot him a look, but it was too later.
Malfoy sat up and glared at him. "What?" He looked angry. "You think there's someone here that's worse than Dumbledore? Do you?"
Harry swallowed. "Harry Potter?"
Malfoy looked at him for a moment and then smirked. "Good one, Goyle. Saint Potter, the Mud-blood's friend. And people actually think he's the Heir of Slytherin?"
Erin took Malfoy's arm. "Calm down." She said putting her hand on his face. "You know you shouldn't get so worked up about him."
Malfoy turned to her and then very suddenly kissed her, his arms going around her waist. Oh, it was a good thing that she was such a good actress. She giggled and kissed him back, all the while fighting the impulse to throw up. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Ron and Harry look absolutely disgusted and surprised. Erin pushed him back giggling. "They're watching."
"So?" Malfoy said. "They don't care."
"You must have some idea who's behind it all." Harry suddenly asked.
"Behind what?" Malfoy asked looking at him, his arms still firmly around Erin. "Oh, the Heir of Slytherin." He sighed. "You know I don't, I told you yesterday. Father won't tell me much, but he did tell me this much…" His voice dropped to a conspiratorial level. "The last time the Chamber was opened a Mudblood died, this time I hope it's Granger." He turned back to Erin kissing her again. He didn't see that Ron was restraining Harry.
"D'you know if the person who opened the Chamber last time was caught?" Ron asked eagerly.
Malfoy sighed and rolled his eyes. "Yes!" He snapped. "Whoever it was was expelled. They're probably still in Azkaban."
"Azkaban?" Harry asked.
"The Wizard Prison, Goyle." Erin said.
"Honestly," Malfoy said. "Can you get any stupider?" But Malfoy seemed preoccupied.
"What's the matter, Draco?" Erin asked. "You look like you have something on your mind." She whispered drawing a hand through his hair.
Malfoy sighed. "They raided our manor last week."
All them managed to put their faces into looks of concern. "Oh, how awful!" Erin said. "They didn't find anything, did they?"
"No." He sighed. "Father's got some very valuable Dark Arts stuff, though, luckily we've got our own secret chamber underneath the drawing-room floor…"
"And just when I am going to see your drawing-room, Draco?" Erin asked with big eyes.
He looked at her up and down for a moment. "How many times do I have to tell you that I haven't told Mother and Father about you yet? As soon as I tell them you can come over and they can meet you. They already know your parents, it shouldn't me too much trouble, but I want to keep you to myself for now."
Erin sighed dramatically. "Ok, Draco, you can have me all to yourself…" She grinned and giggled.
Harry was trying to get her attention. Oh, no, an hour must be up. "All to myself…" Draco said closing his eyes.
"Draco, I have an idea…" Erin said and then whispered something in his ear.
Malfoy's eyes grew huge and then he nodded. "Ok, let me just go tell Zabini and Nott."
"I'll be waiting." She said, and as soon as he was gone, the three of them launching themselves from the couches and out of the common room.
"You are a genius!" Ron said.
"What did you tell him?" Harry asked as they ran along the corridors.
Erin grinned. "I told him that if he got rid of Nott and Zabini in his dorm tonight that 'Pansy' would go up there and snog with him."
Ron laughed. "Pansy is in for a surprise."
"Yup." Erin said. "Oh, god, I need some mouthwash and my toothbrush."
"It's a good thing you were Pansy." Ron said still laughing. "Hermione would have beaten him senseless."
"I was about to." Erin confided. "I have no idea how I pulled that off."
They turned a corner and (they were only half-changed back) they ran into Crabbe, Goyle and Pansy. They all stared at each other for a moment and then Harry, Ron and Erin ran for it. The other three stood there stunned and then Pansy must have thought it was there imaginations so she went back to yelling at Crabbe and Goyle for luring her into a broom closet and she was going to be telling Malfoy what despicable cretins they were.
By the time they reached the bathroom they were their old selves again. "Hermione! Come out, we've got loads to tell you!" Harry said knocking on the stall door.
"Go away!" Hermione cried out.
"Wait till you see!" Myrtle appeared through the stall door. "It's awful."
"Hermione?" Harry asked pushing the door open. "Are you ok?"
Erin and Ron's jaws dropped. Hermione stood with her back to them, but they could see a long black tail coming out of her robes. "Didn't I tell you that the Polyjuice Potion was just for human transformations?" She turned. "Look at my face." She had turned into a huge cat complete with ears.
"Look at your tail." Ron said laughing and Myrtle was behind them giggling happily.
Harry had since put his glasses back on so he could see what was going on. He looked just as stunned. "OK," Harry said. "We should get you to the hospital wing."
Hermione didn't argue. Erin put her arm around the girl and whispered. "I'm sorry, but this is what you'd call ironic, isn't it?"
Neither of the girls' had mentioned that Hermione could now turn into a cat as an Animagus.