Chapter 30

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The three girls were eating in the great hall, when Ian and Draco came over to sit with them at the Gryffindor table.

"Hey sweetie." Ian kissed Danielle and sat beside her. Draco as usual sat at the end beside Nehal, so they wouldn't be heard.

"Looks like you didn't get much sleep." Draco said looking closely at Nehal.

"Well you don't look so-stop that! People will think-"Nehal got irritated at Draco who was playing with her hair.

"That were going out? Yeah! We need to break ice here!" Draco stopped tugging it but continued to play with her hair. Nehal sighed and looked at her plate. Her appetite had vanished. Draco looked at Nehal. "What's up?"

"We need a plan. Christmas is approaching and-"Nehal's eyes lit up. She took was left of her toast. "I've got an idea. Be my partner for potions, and I'll tell you!" Then she left, leaving a confused Draco.

In potions class…

Professor Snape said, "Today, you get to choose your own partners. "

"What's the occasion Professor?" asked Draco.

Professor Snape looked at Draco. "I made Gryffindor lose 200 house points today."

All the Gryffindors groaned.

Draco smirked. "Sweet." He high-fived Sean. He then said, "Nehal! Come over!"

Professor Snape raised his eyebrows and everyone looked at Nehal.

"I know your eager and all but you don't have to make a scene!" Nehal said crossly, giving anyone who looked at her, the evil eye, except for Danielle who was looking at Nehal with a puzzled expression.

Draco said, "Let's move somewhere else." He dragged Nehal by the elbow. Once when they were out of earshot, he let go.

"Thank you." replied Nehal. "So let's get to work!"

"What work?" Nehal looked at Draco exasperatedly. "Oh yeah."

"Okay this is my plan. Invite Jackie to your house, I mean manor, for Christmas."

"Are you kidding?"

"No!"

"My dad will eat her alive!"

"Either that or nothing at all."

"Are you threatening me? Because no one threatens a Malfoy!"

"No, just a warning!"

"Fine! What do I do?"

"We talk some more-"

"Room of Requirements!"

"Yeah and we make a plan and then you tell Jackie or ask her."

"How about tonight?"

"Eager aren't you?" Nehal teased Draco and he mumbled something she couldn't hear.

"What is she doing?" Danielle whispered to Ian.

"What is he doing?" said Ian.

"Yeah…openly asking Nehal for a partner and all."

"Maybe she'll tell you. She always does!"

"Maybe." Danielle watched as Nehal said something and Draco smirked at Nehal. "They look like a couple, but their not!"

"Huh?"

"Yesterday, I saw her walking with someone who she usually avoids!" replied Danielle.

"Who?" asked Ian.

"I'll have to talk to her first!"

Meanwhile Jackie was sleeping in the hospital wing. She was having bad dreams about Nehal and Draco.

(8) Baby, silly for me to feel this way about you and her
Cuz I know she's been

such a good friend
I know she has helped you through

Talking late on

the phone
Every night you've been calling
Private moments alone
And your

heart soon be fallen
And I know she's a friend
But I can't shake the

feeling

That I could be losing your heart

I think I'm jealous of your

girlfriend
Although she's just a girl that is your friend
I think I'm

jealous of your girlfriend
She shares a special part of you

You said

that she's one well to see
How deep you're in love with me
And intentions

were not to get in between
But I see possibilities

And you say that you

feel
I'm the best thing in your life
And I know it's real I see it in your

eyes
There's no reason for me, to even feel this way
I know you just

enjoy her company

I think I'm jealous of your girlfriend
Although

she's just a girl that is your friend
I think I'm jealous of your

girlfriend
She shares a special part of you (8)

Jackie had various flashbacks of Nehal and Draco until she woke up with a start. "This potion is supposed to give you sweet dreams, not nightmares!" She saw the pain killers beside her bed. "Now remember what Heather said!" Thought Jackie to herself. Naw! She took the cap off, took a couple and…"

"What are you doing Jackie?" Jackie hid the pills, only to see Heather staring at her.

"Nothing."

Heather lunged at Jackie. And before she could do anything, Heather took the pills away.

"Hey, stop it!"

"Tsk, tsk!" said Heather. "Say nay to drugs-that's what the Mounty says!"

"But the pain!"

"Fine, I'll just follow you around everywhere to make sure you never have drugs!"

"No!"

"Just as I suspected." Heather took the pills, put them in a shelf, and locked it.

Jackie glared at Heather.

"Staring contest!" exclaimed Heather.

"Give them back!" Jackie said angrily

"No I won't. That's final." Heather smiled feeling quite satisfied with herself.

There was silence.

"I had a nightmare Heather. It was flashbacks of Nehal and Draco."

"Speaking of those two, Malfoy was acting weird today."

Jackie sat up so quickly, her stomach hurt. She mouthed the words, "Ow!"

Heather continued, "He was so open about talking to Nehal. Their like the subject of the week! The It couple!"

"Come to tell me something else, not to do with them?" Jackie said irritated.

"Oh yeah! There's the Dada, Divinations and Herbology homework."

Jackie groaned. "So much, so little time."

"Right…" replied Heather. "I gotta go. Neville and I need to catch up…if you know what I mean…" Heather winked at Jackie and was out of the door in a flash.

"Oh great! I'm alone again!" complained Jackie.

"Not for long." said Professor McGonagall coming in to the hospital wing.

Jackie was puzzled. "Um…professor…don't you have a class to teach now?"

"Not at the moment Miss Allan. Besides I have more important issues to deal with. I owled your parents to inform them of what happened. They were very worried about you, but I'm afraid they cannot come to see you because they are both working."

Jackie sighed. "I know."

"They were very, very worried."

"Yeah, my parents are kind of overprotective of me…"

Professor McGonagall gave Jackie a light smile. "Well I best be off then, take care of yourself."

"What if I don't want to take care of myself." muttered Jackie.

Professor McGonagall said, "You know, if you didn't have such a bad attitude then maybe bad things won't happen to you all the time." She looked at Jackie and left the room.

Jackie thought about this advice. "Yeah okay then." Just then she broke her fingernail from tapping her fingers along the edge of the bed. "Ow, I broke a nail!" Jackie then looked around the room to see if anyone was watching her.

It was now the evening. Nehal and Danielle were talking in the Gryffindor common room.

"Hey Nehal!" Danielle said cheerfully and sat in the closet couch beside Nehal.

"Hey! What do you want to talk about?" said Nehal.

"How did you know…?"

"Something in your voice."

"Okay…well what's going on between you and Malfoy?"

"I told you already Danie; I'm helping him get Jackie back! I have a plan!"

"What's the plan?"

"Invite her to his Manor!"

Danielle just stared at Nehal. Finally when she found her voice she said. "Are you crazy? His father-"

"Is not home." finished Nehal.

"Okay…another thing. What's up with-"

Nehal however interrupted her, looking at her watch. "Danielle I'm late. I'll see you around okay?" Nehal sped out of the portrait hole. She made her way safely to the room of requirements. Draco was already there. They had made plans to meet there that afternoon.

Except Neville & Heather were there … MAKING OUT! Draco was looking uncomfortable at their … noises.

"Uh, guys?" said Nehal.

Neville looked up, but Heather was making out with his earlobes. "Hi!" he said brightly.

"Draco & I need to talk," said Nehal. "Privately."

"Ohhhh," said Neville. "I gotcha," and he give them a hearty wink.

Nehal rolled her eyes.

"Where should we go?" said Neville.

Heather said, "Oh yeah, I forgot I have to go write that Potions essay with Tommy."

"Tommy?"

"Yeah, sorry NEV NEV!" She kissed him on the cheek.

"So….. as I was saying!" said Nehal.

"Indeed," said Draco. "What took you so long?" he said getting up from his chair.

"Danielle was asking me uncomfortable questions about Riley and I."

"What about that jerk?" said Draco. Nehal looked at him sharply. "Let's just get to work."

They spent 2 hours deciding how Draco should approach Jackie with the question. "And don't forget the flowers, teddy bear, and candy." Nehal said, handing it one by one into Draco's hands.

"Is this all necessary?" Draco looked up to see an annoyed Nehal. "Okay… Okay."

"Visit her tomorrow, after classes and do the following. Okay?"

Draco was about to leave when he stopped, turned around, hugged, and kissed Nehal on the cheek. "Thanks Neh Neh!"

Nehal giggled, because he sounded so much like Jackie. "Your welcome, and please call me Nehal. Let's keep this professional."

"Make sure you get caught walking back," joked Draco.

"Ha ha! Very funny! Bye Draco. Good luck," said Nehal.

"You're getting taller," remarked Draco. Nehal made a face. "What?"

"Nothing! Good night," said Nehal.

"Bye." And both left in opposite directions.

Nehal went back to the common room and Danielle was still there.

"Hey!" said Danielle. "You were about to tell me why you were hanging around Riley?"

"I was."

"Yeah."

"Err… oh, well. Would you look at the time. It's time for me to go to sleep. Good night, Danielle." Nehal walked up to the girls dorms' without ever looking back at Danielle.

The next day in the Great Hall, Heather went to sit beside Neville. "Sup! Nev! Nev!"

Neville blushed. "Err, nothing … Nothing is up… Don't ask me that question ever again."

"Err … okay."

"Heather, I was wondering … maybe … you and I c-c-could …" Neville was stuttering. He looked around to make sure that no one else was listening. "If for the holidays you could come with me to visit my parents at St. Mungo's."

Heather knew about Neville's parents she knew that there was something wrong with them. He had told her last year and she swore not to tell anyone but she ended up telling Jackie, Danielle, and Nehal. "Yeah, sure. Neville!"

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"Oh wow! Thank you."

Heather smiled. She loved it when Neville was happy. "Eeeeeee Nev Nev."

Danielle sat in the great hall waiting for Nehal to come. She wanted to know what was going on.

Nehal walked into the great hall and saw Danielle looking at her. "Oh crap!" She knew she couldn't avoid Danielle any longer. Nehal decided it was best just to walk right past her.

But Danielle caught her arm. "Okay, you're gonna to tell me what's going on."

Nehal sat down beside Danielle in defeat. "I told you already."

"Not about you and Riley. Are you guys friends now?"

Nehal shrugged her shoulders. "Maybe."

Danielle's jaw dropped. "Your actually friends with him? He smells so bad!"

"Well…I have a feeling he likes me as more then a friend!"

"Omg really? Can I ask him?" Danielle turned towards the Ravenclaw table. "Yo Riley!"

Nehal and Danielle quickly turned around before Riley could notice.

Riley looked at the Gryffindor table but turned his attention back to his plate filled with food.

Nehal looked at Danielle. "Promise me you won't do that again."

"Fine! I won't." replied Danielle. "But he does smell!"

"You're saying that because you don't like him!" Nehal got mad at Danielle and walked up to the Slytherin table. She approached Draco. "Today! After classes-"Nehal began but got interrupted by Draco.

Draco said, "You've told me that a hundred times already!"

"Fine, I just came here to give you cue cards to practice with, but seeing as you don't need it."

"I'm a Malfoy! I don't need those shitty cards anyway!"

Nehal smiled. "Okay then!" She ripped them up into little pieces and dropped them on the floor.

Draco gulped. Maybe he would need them.

After classes Draco went to visit Jackie in the hospital wing.

Jackie didn't notice him come in, because she was reading a magazine.

Draco walked closer to Jackie. "Hey, how are you feeling?"

Jackie recognized that voice. "Please don't be him, with Nehal." She thought. She lowered the magazine. "Omg it's him…omg he is so hot! I wish he was single, but no he had to be dating one of my best friends." She then said, "I um…um…am good."

Draco smirked. "So I brought you some stuff." Draco handed Jackie a box of chocolates, flowers, and a teddy bear that I said I love you on it.

"Oh, you didn't have to bring me this stuff?"

"No but I wanted to."

"Oh…well, thank you."

Draco pulled up a chair and sat down beside Jackie. "You haven't been having the best Quidditch season."

Jackie laughed. "Yeah I'm doing terrible this year."

"Yeah well…what are you doing for the holidays? Anything special planned?"

"Nope. I'm just staying here at Hogwarts. What about you?"

"I'm going to my manor."

"Sounds like fun."

"Not really. It's pretty lonesome at times." Draco knew it was now or never. "That's why I wanted to know if you would like to come and spend the holidays at my house?"

Jackie froze. She thought, "I can't believe Draco invited me to his manor. He's probably using me as a substitute since Nehal turned him down." She then said, "Why are you asking me this?"

Draco gulped. "Because I like you and I wanted to know if maybe we could start over, like the way things used to be."

"But what about Nehal?"

"What about her?"

Jackie opened her mouth to say something, but Draco said it first.

"Everything will be okay."

Jackie shook her head. "No, not really. I don't know what hurts worse, you and Nehal sneaking around behind my back or you lying about it to my face."

Draco laughed.

"What's so funny?" demanded Jackie

Draco scoffed, "You think Pradhan and I are dating?"

"Yeah."

Draco stopped laughing. "Oh…were just friends."

"I'm sorry I can't Draco. You two belong with each other and I don't want to get in the way or anything…"

"Get in the way of what?"

"Your relationship." Jackie continued reading her magazine ignoring Draco.

Draco snatched the magazine out of her hand. "We're just friends."

Jackie tried to get her magazine back from Draco, but he put up his arm in the air so she couldn't reach it. "Give it back please."

"Not until you listen to me!"

"I am listening to you dumbass!"

Draco's jaw dropped. "You did not just call me that!"

"Uh yeah I just said that to you."

"Whoa, somebody's in a bad mood."

Jackie sighed. "Sorry…I didn't mean…"

"No worries, okay? Everybody gets in a bad mood." He smirked and stared at Jackie.

Jackie looked at Draco. "Do I have something on my face?"

"No…"

"Draco stop staring at my zits! I know you're looking at them!"

Draco started laughing.

"Stop it! What do you want from me?"

"I want an answer from you. Will you or would you not like to come to my house."

"Um…er…um…" Jackie didn't know what to do. She wanted to go to his house but she knew that two weeks was long time and his father and mother looked upon her with disgrace. "Um…I'll have to think about it."

Draco was disappointed. He would have been sure she would have said yes. Any girl would love to go to his manor any day. "Oh…okay that's cool, I understand."

"Sorry."

"Don't worry about it!" He walked out of the hospital wing without looking back at Jackie.

Jackie sighed and looked at her teddy bear. "Why does he have to be so hot? Draco Malfoy so hot right now!"

Nehal, Danielle and Heather were all waiting for Draco outside. When they saw him they all ran up to him.

"So how did it go?" asked Nehal

"Did she say yes?" asked Danielle

Draco glared at the three girls.

Heather answered, "She turned you down!"

Draco replied, "She said she would think about it. So I'm assuming that instead of saying no she's just saying that to be nice."

Danielle said, "I say I'll think about it to guys all the time!"

Nehal looked at Danielle. "Not helping Danie!" She then turned her attention to Draco. "I'll try talking to her. I'm sure she'll say yes."

Draco shrugged his shoulders.

Just then Amanda, Casey and Meghan came running towards Draco.

"Drackie poo!" yelled Amanda.

Draco said, "I don't know her."

Amanda grabbed hold of Draco's arm. "Guess what?"

"What?" said Heather

Meghan said, "Not you Reid!"

Amanda smiled. "My parents are going off to Hawaii for the Ministry of Magic business trip vacation package thing and I have the place all to myself so maybe you could come over and we could…you know…" She then whispered in Draco's ear. "I have a box of condoms in my drawer. Come on Drackie poo, I know you want me. We could go back to the way we used to be, when we had sex all day and all night long…"

Nehal yelled, "He is not going to your house!"

Amanda was shocked. She turned to face Nehal. "Excuse me? Since when do you speak for my Drackie poo?"

Danielle and Heather sniggered.

"Since now." replied Nehal sternly. "Your Drackie poo already has something planned."

Casey snarled, "What are you his day planner?"

Draco said, "Well I could ask father for one of those…"

"Oh shut up Malfoy!" yelled Danielle.

Draco raised his eyebrows at Danielle.

"The only reason she wants you is for your money and because you're one of the good looking guys in Slytherin. Besides I'm sure she's bored with all the other guys that she's slept with!"

Casey said, "Well the only reason you want Ian is for…his broomstick!"

"Right…Malfoy you gotta dump this whore now!"

"I agree." added Heather

Amanda said, "Don't listen to them Drackie poo! These stupid Gryffindors don't know what there talking about."

Meghan looked at Danielle and pointed her index finger at her. "Especially you!"

Danielle said, "Fuck you bitch!"

Draco's eyes widened. He would have to mention Danielle's behavior the next time he saw Ian.

"Bam!" said Heather.

Draco looked at Amanda. "No Ott I will not have sex with you…again!"

Amanda blushed and looked away. "Don't say that out loud, Drackie poo!"

"And another thing. Stop calling me Drackie poo!"

"Why you don't like Drackie poo?" mocked Nehal

Amanda said, "Come on girls. Let's go find some other boys to fuck!"

Meanwhile, Jackie was in the hospital wing nervously biting her nails, thinking about Draco's offer.

Colt then walked in. "Hey sugar pie, you're awake! How are you feeling?"

Jackie looked at Colt. She wasn't expecting him to visit. "Uh…better…my stomach hurts thought."

"It's because you had a chunk of glass in your stomach and Madame Pomfrey had to heal you…which may not be a good thing." Colt then noticed the flowers by Jackie's bed. "Where did that thing come from?"

"Oh…yeah where did they come from?" Jackie said innocently.

"It's from him!"

"From who?"

"That jerk Malfoy! After everything he's done to you, he has the nerve to walk in here and give you flowers…chocolates and a teddy bear!" By this time Colt's face was turning purple.

"He didn't, I, it wasn't his fault"

"He's seeing Nehal behind your back!"

"Colt, I just found out the truth. They've been friends the whole time!"

"But- what about the kiss they shared?"

Jackie looked like she was about to cry.

"I'm sorry Jaxs, I…"

"It's okay just please don't bring that up again."

Colt sighed. "Look, I know I didn't bring you presents or anything, but I don't think you should go back to him. He doesn't deserve you."

"Colt?"

"Just, shut up okay? I uh gotta go, later!"

Jackie looked at her teddy bear. "Why do I have to be so mean?"

A/N: Hey guys! I forgot to put an author's note in the last chapter. Sorry! So here's a funky chapter filled with drama to make up for it. Enjoy!