He sat down at the Slytherin table and filled his plate with some meat loaf, mashed potatoes, and green beans. Then he carelessly poured pumpkin juice into his goblet and gulped it down. He looked at the tutoring information sheet while he ate pieces of meatloaf and gobs of mashed potatoes; after all, he was a great multi-tasker. The sheet went over the basic information McGonagall had already explained. The first meeting was Saturday evening at 6:00. Lucius dug a quill out of his bag and began to fill out the form.
Name: Lucius Malfoy
Year: 6
Subjects interested in tutoring: Transfiguration, Arithmancy, History or Magic, Charms
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"Are you actually doing that dumb tutoring thing?" Melvin Parkinson inquired, peeking over at the papers in front of Lucius.
"Yeah, I have to if I want to move on to year 7."
"Well, good luck at trying to teach those annoying 1st years," Melvin said, patting Lucius on the back.
It was 5:45 Saturday evening, and Lucius was busy in the bathroom, deciding upon what hairstyle to wear, for fate might destine him to tutor a really hot chick. He finally decided upon a style with his hair flipped forwards. He spritzed some cologne on then left the Slytherin Common Room toward the Transfiguration classroom.
He entered the room with many students waiting in it. The tables were gone and replaced with rows of chairs. Lucius sat down on a chair in the front row, next to a pretty blonde girl. He was about to make conversation when Professor McGonagall stepped onto the podium, adjacent to where Lucius sat.
"Good evening," McGonagall greeted.
"Good evening, Professor," The students mumbled back.
"I'd first like to thank you all for coming and being part of this program. Since we only have a limited time here, we'll go straight to partners. The partners have already been pre-chosen. When call your name and your partner's, select a place in this room and become acquainted with your partner. Polly Baddock is with Terry Shaw, Lily Evans is with James Potter, Lucius Malfoy is with Bellatrix Black…"
Lucius walked up to the front and saw his partner. It was the girl from the cliff. They both jumped aback when they saw each other.
"Freddy Murray is with…" Professor McGonagall continued, but was interrupted by Lucius.
"Professor, is it possible that I could change partners?"
"No, I'm sorry Mr. Malfoy. All partners are final. As I was saying, Freddy Murray is with…"
"Please, Professor, trade her with someone else, anyone else!" Lucius pleaded.
"Mr. Malfoy! All partners are ufinal/u! Now please go with your partner! Freddy Murray is with Pamela Harrison."
Lucius reluctantly strutted over to his partner, who had her arms crossed and a sneer pasted across her face.
"We can go over there," Lucius looked over at an empty corner.
The two walked over to the corner and sat across from each other, each eye the other evilly. They sat there, neither speaking a word until Professor McGonagall called everyone over.
"Thank you all for coming this evening. The next tutoring session will be tomorrow night from 6:00-7:00 p.m."
Lucius glumly walked back to the Slytherin Common room. It would be an absolutely joy tutoring Bellatrix.
The next evening, Lucius took him time walking to the transfiguration classroom, enjoying his last moments of happiness before he had to tutor the demon child. To his surprise, he was only the second one that arrived at the classroom. There was one other person there: the pretty blonde girl he saw yesterday. She was sitting in the same seat she was the evening before. Lucius walked over to the front row and sat a few seats down from her.
"Hey," He said in a cordially.
"Hi," She said, her bright blue eyes smiling.
"I'm Lucius," he said, putting out his hand.
"Narcissa," she grasped Lucius's hand and shook it briefly.
"Are you here to tutor?"
Narcissa nodded.
"Who're you tutoring?"
"Megan Mustin…she's a 3rd year, you?"
"I think her name's Bellatrix, and I don't know what year she's in, taking to the fact that we hate each other."
"Oh, you've got my little sister."
"Oh, um, sorry…about what I said," Lucius apologized, looking down with pink cheeks.
"It's alright, I'm not too fond of the little brat anyways," Narcissa said grinning.
A few more people had arrived, including Professor McGonagall. "Everyone pair up with their partners. You may go where you desire, as long as it's within school boundaries."
"Well, I've got to go, Megan's here," Narcissa said, pointing at a red-haired girl in pigtails.
"I've got to go, too, but would you like to do something with me at the Hogsmeade visit this Friday?" Lucius asked anxiously.
"Sure, see you," Narcissa said then walked over to Megan.
Lucius sighed and looked dreamily at Narcissa.
"What're you looking so happy about?" Bellatrix asked bitterly as she arrived at the classroom.
"Why would you care?" Lucius spat, his dreamy smile fading instantly.
"I don't. Now, come on, we're going to the library."
"Well, I don't want to go to the library." Lucius protested.
"You know, I could just fail all my exams and you won't get your little extra credit points," Bellatrix said slyly.
Lucius growled, "Fine." They left the classroom and went to the library, with Lucius stomping crossly behind her.
As they sat down across from each other at a table in the Library, Lucius said, "You know, you're nothing like your sister."
"Thank you," Bellatrix said, smiling.
Lucius cocked his eyebrow, "That wasn't a compliment."
"I took it as one. I'm glad you don't think I'm like my sister. She's the last person I'd want to be like…oh wait, I take that back, you are."
"You should ask her to give you lessons on how to be nice."
"From the way you talk about her, I'm thinking you fancy her," Bellatrix snorted.
"And what if you're correct?" Lucius replied smartly. "And what if she fancies me back, and what if I asked her out and she said yes."
"What if I gag myself with a spoon?" Bellatrix said coolly, rolling her eyes. "And we should start tutoring."
"Okay, what do you need help in?"
"History of Magic…I have a test Wednesday," Bellatrix said, biting her bottom lip and looking worried.
"What is it over?"
"Some convention in 1290 or something," Bellatrix said, looking confused.
"The International Warlock Convention of 1289?"
"Yeah, that's one,"
"I don't remember this much, but I remember that they had this to discuss ways to solve the conflict between the Giants and the Trolls…do you have your History of Magic book?"
"No," Bellatrix shook her head.
"Well, bring it tomorrow, it's time to go," Lucius said, looking at the clock. It was already 7:00."
"If you hadn't wasted your time biting my head off, we'd have gotten more things done."
"I'm sure it's the other way around," Lucius said with a fake smile and getting up from his chair, "See you tomorrow."