Chapter 2

Everybody's Fool

"This place is so damp." Jade said looking around at her surroundings. They were standing outside of the dungeon that the Potions class was usually in.

"It's a dungeon." Hermoine said.

"And I wouldn't be so cheery if I were you." Ron said. "Professor Snape is the teacher."

"I bet he is a perfectly respectable teacher just like all the other professors here at Hogwarts." Jade said.

"Maybe to him." Harry said motioning over his shoulder to Malfoy.

"A little sugar-coating is all it takes to win him over." Jade said. "Trust me. I had teachers like that at my other school." Then the door opened and all of the students walked inside. The four chose seats near the far-left side of the class.

"Hello, Cateye." Malfoy said as he sat next to her.

"Get away from me before I kill you, Malfoy." Jade hissed staring dead ahead of her.

"I can sit wherever I want to, Cateye." Malfoy said.

"In America, there is a saying… 'It's a free country'… but this isn't America so I say MOVE!" She yelled.

"Is there a problem, Miss Cateye?" Snape asked.

"Mr. Malfoy here was trying to see how long it would take for me to react to him resting his hand on my leg." Jade said.

"I never!" Malfoy yelled.

"What do you have to say Mr. Malfoy?" Snape asked him.

"I didn't do it!" He yelled.

"He has been trying to get a peep show ever since I left the Great Hall last night, Professor." Jade said as though she were some weak little girl. "I believe he should be punished Professor."

"I agree." Snape said. "How do you feel he should be punished?"

"Ten points from Slytherin and detention with McGonagall." Jade said. She was still acting like she was upset.

"You heard her Mr. Malfoy." Snape said. "And move to the opposite side of the room."

Jade tried hard to supress her laughter. But of course the same went for the rest of Gryfinndor. All of the people from Slytherin were staring at Malfoy angrily. Never had any Slytherin gotten points taken away from them by Snape.

I'm going to kill you! Malfoy mouthed to her from the other side of the room.

When you become a Mudblood! Jade mouthed back. Malfoy just stared hard at her. She stuck her tongue out. "Miss Cateye." Snape said, calling her attention.

"Yes Professor?" Jade asked sweetly.

"If anything like that happens again report it immediately." He said. "I will not tolerate that kind of behavior."

"I promise, sir." Jade said. She was still sugarcoating everything. The rest of class went fairly well… it was just afterwards that things got just a little interesting.

"So you think that was funny, Cateye?" Malfoy asked as she walked down the hallway.

"I warned you Malfoy, now, leave before I hurt you." She said with poison dripping from every word. "Or should I make you have detention with Hagrid? I heard all about your little incident in the Forbidden Forest."

"From who?" He asked giving Harry a dirty look.

She smiled evilly. "Relatives." She said. "How come you seem so surprised?"

"They wouldn't."

"Oh but they would." Jade said with fake cheer. "Now if you don't mind, I need to go finish my homework… meaning…" She pretended to be thinking. "BUZZ OFF!" She yelled and walked away leaving Malfoy thunderstruck.

"Yet again, you cease to amaze me." Ron said.

"I need to be alone." Jade said and transformed into her feline self.

"I wish I could do that…" Ron said. "If I wanted to go somewhere, I would."

"That could be a bad thing." Hermoine said.

"You're only jealous because she can do something you can't." Ron argued.

Where should I go? Jade thought as she sauntered past tons of unbeknownst children. Maybe I should go check on him… With that thought she headed out onto the school grounds, and then headed towards the forest. When she arrived in there she found a black dog.

"Hello." She said cheerfully. (Pretend it's something like 101 Dalmations where only animals can understand each other when she is a cat.)

"How is Harry?" The dog asked.

"He's fine." She assured him. "I just left him a minute ago."

"Good…" The dog said. "Do you have any food?" He asked.

"No…" She said finally remembering. "Sorry. I forgot. I'll bring you something out later… okay?"

"Fine, but please no pizza. That stuff gives me gas."

"I'll remember that." She said. "Now I have to head back before I get noticed.

"Cateye!" Jade heard someone shout at her as she sat down for dinner. Jade turned to see Malfoy walking towards her.

"Shoo fly don't bother me." She said simply. "I would like to be able to eat without blowing it all back up."

"Very funny." Malfoy said sarcastically. "So what's the chance of you coming to visit my house this Christmas?"

"Zip." Jade answered. "I'm staying here."

"You're what!" Malfoy exclaimed. "Well, I'm going to have to ask my Father if I can stay here then."

"He won't do that and you know it." Jade said.

"Then what about you come with me to Hogsmeade tomorrow?" Malfoy asked.

"I will." Jade said, but turned and added quickly. "But only if you promise not to talk to me at least until Christmas break."

"Fine." Malfoy answered. "But you have to at least hold my hand."

Jade winced at the thought. But having him off her back for a week would be nice… "Whatever." Jade said. "But only holding hands. You try any funny stuff and I walk away and you can't bother me until the week after we get back from Christmas."

"Deal." Malfoy said happily and walked away.

"I feel so sorry for you, Jade." Ron said.

"I can NOT eat." Jade protested pushing her plate away. "Not when I keep thinking of touching that… that thing! I'm going to have nightmares."

"Don't forget to pack yourself some hand sanitizer." Hermoine added.

"Trust me I won't." Jade said quickly.