Chapter Seven
Later that day, supper came and Rita had noticed she hadn't opened Amelia's package.
She wondered what it was, and quickly opened it.
A red envelope had already burst into flames and made Hermione gasp.
"Oh no, it's a howler!" gasped Rita. She tried to run to the doors as fast as she could.
"RITA WILLIAMS LOVES DRACO MALFOY!" the howler yelled.
Draco glared at Rita, while she was still trying to open the door.
All the students laughed violently at Rita; some spitting their juice out.
Many of them tried to figure out who Rita and Draco was.
Teri and Hermione quickly ran out through the huge doors of the Great Hall.
"That was a bloody horrible howler! I never thought Amelia would do that!" said Teri, searching for Rita.
Soon, near the Gryffindor dorm fireplace, Teri heard quiet curses.
"Rah! I hate Amelia! I'm going to get her!" screamed Rita.
She gad been so excited from when she had awoke today, but now her secret was revealed and it was almost 6 o'clock.
When Rita had gone to her detention with Snape Ron came down from the boy's dorm with a maroon colored sweater.
"Your mom still sends you those?" Harry snorted.
"I told her not to, but she won't listen! I bet Ginny has a sweater too, go and bug her about it!" shouted Ron.
"It's too bad Rita has a detention with Snape, on Christmas!" yelled Teri.
There was a quiet moment of sympathy, but Hermione quickly interrupted it.
She was holding a large folded piece of parchment, and she had slammed the door open.
Hermione looked just like Luna Lovegood, with dreamy eyes looking up to the sky.
"Victor's letter came." Teri whispered to Ron. It was pretty obvious but Teri and Ron didn't mind talking about the littlest things.
"So what did it say?" said Harry.
Hermione glared at him, "It's none of your business."
Teri, Ron and Harry all rolled their eyes and went back to relaxing by fireplace that Rita had been cursing by.
"So does Rita like Draco Malfoy?" said Harry, almost jumping out of his chair.
Teri hesitated for a moment, but said, "No, she probably doesn't, I think the howler was a joke."
Rita had been staring at the clock.
When it was finally 8:00, she ran out the door with her bag dangling at her knees.
Unexpectedly, Rita had run into something that smelt of a rich perfume.
Draco turned around, surprised but with fierce eyes.
Rita had turned red and she couldn't even say 'Hi' because of the howler incident.
Draco just shook his head and left.
Rita stared at Draco slowly disappearing down the staircase.
She let out a miserable sigh and went back to the Gryffindor dorm.
On to chapter eight….