Chapter 7

Detention!

It was nighttime and Larissa was in a nightgown looking at her reflection in front of a full length mirror in the girls' dormitory. Lavender approached her. "Something the matter?"

"Do I look... nice?" Parvati started to giggle in the background. It was the first time they had seen Sa worrying over her image. So far they had never seen the green-eyed girl looking at herself in a mirror.

"You are an amazingly pretty girl, Larissa. If you weren't you wouldn't have received all those love letters..."

Sa frowned: "I thought those letters were because of my... my... my..." Parvati was giggling even more and even fell off the bed.

"Shut up Parvati! Larissa, if you had a terribly ugly face not even big breasts would save you. Believe me! Boys are always looking at the complete image and not just a fragment."

Larissa was suddenly curious about something: "By the way Lavender, what do you think about that boy that is currently an exchange student in North America?"

"Harry Potter? I think he's cute, but he would be even cuter is he was taller. He's not that cute, though. I think Ron is cuter. What do you think, Parvati?"

"I disagree with you, Lavender. Harry is cuter than Ron, but he is an idiot. I still can't believe how he abandoned me in 4th year after we had that opening dance!"

Lavender laughed and whispered to Larissa: "She still hasn't gotten over that... Everyone knows that Harry fancied Cho and that's why he didn't worry about ignoring poor Parvati." A pillow came flying at Lavender. "Hey!"

"I heard that, Lavender!"

Sa gave a half smile. At least 'he' wasn't considered a total loser. She wanted to be Harry Potter again desperately. She longed for it, but at the same time, there was Malfoy. She had enjoyed the kiss and the teaser kisses on her neck, but couldn't help feeling that it was all wrong.

She dropped on the bed and sighed. Why had Malfoy fallen for her? It was total madness! He couldn't possibly expect anything from that as perhaps by the end of the school year she was going to be returned back to normal.

XxXxX

After the Christmas holidays, Draco and Larissa were obviously avoiding each other and each time their eyes locked somehow, Hermione got angry and started to give Sa speeches about not being silly. Sa didn't have the courage to speak with the Slytherin boy again, but there was no way someone could say that she was being afraid. She was only preventing any strange situations plus there was their slight quarrel before the holidays started.

The last time they had spoken after their exchange in a locked classroom, they had squabbled because Draco wanted Sa to report the attack. He obviously couldn't report his fellow Slytherins, but wanted the Gryffindor to do what was right in case they would attack again. Sa said she didn't want to report that to Dumbledore, as it would just make her look weak. Draco had gotten angry with her because of her stubbornness and since then, even though they didn't hate each other, they were still avoiding each other.

In Potions class, after returning from the holidays Draco's help had become minimal as he was aware people had noticed. Other Slytherins had started to ask questions and he suspected that this was the reason they hadn't involved him in the attack. They suspected Draco liked the new Gryffindor girl.

That day in DADA class, they had no choice but to face each other. McDowell thought that it was a great idea to improve the students' skills on shielding each other and had paired Malfoy with McGonagall. At first, Sa thought Malfoy would go soft on her, but on the contrary, he went against her full force with attacks. She had to keep shielding and protecting herself until the jixes started to go through like a storm and she ended up being rescued by Hermione, who gave Malfoy a glare. After Larissa had gotten de-jinxed by Granger, the black-haired girl was still sitting on the floor and Malfoy helped her stand. He whispered in her ear: "See that you are weak? Now report it!" That time it was Larissa who gave the blonde a glare and even shoved the arm that had just helped her stand away.

"I won't and I'm not weak nor a loser! We already discussed this so leave me alone!"

XxXxX

The day after they were in N.E.W.T. level Transfigurations class and as Larissa accidentally brushed against Malfoy the boy snapped: "WHAT?"

"What do you mean what?"

"What did you do that for?"

"I haven't even touched you, Malfoy!"

"Yes you did! You brushed your arm against mine! Planning on shoving me?"

"What the hell is wrong with you? That was just an accidental brushing!"

"Yeah right! You want me so much you brushed against me to feel me!"

"How dare you?" With that, Larissa slapped Draco hard on his left cheek and at that moment they turned crimson as they noticed everyone watching and McGonagall staring at them with a contorted expression.

"Five points from Gryffindor and five points from Slytherin and you two will serve detention with me tonight, in my office. I want to see you after dinner. Now class will continue!"

XxXxX

Larissa was playing with her dinner, every once in a while glaring at the Slytherin table. All her glares were returned by a particular white blonde's. The situation kept driving Hermione mad. "Would you stop that already, Ha, Sa? It's getting on my nerves! Why can't you two just make out!"

"I won't make out with that... That... Slytherin!"

"Wow... Great insult!" Hermione rolled her eyes. "You really like him, don't you?"

"Are you mad?"

Even Ron raised his eyebrows at the question before whispering: "Harry would only fall for Malfoy the day he goes completely mental, Hermione."

The bushy haired girl ignored the redhead. "Look Larissa, it's quite obvious that you two like each other. I am not blind."

Larissa got up from the table and before leaving stated: "I have to serve detention. Bye!"

Hermione sighed and Ron shook his head incredulously: "Are you trying to put those two together?"

"Ron! Is there a way for you to get even thicker than this? Haven't you noticed anything?"

Ron shrugged: "Even if Malfoy likes Larissa I don't think they should be together and maybe the fact that they are not speaking is a positive one, but you keep trying to force them, Hermione."

"I am not forcing them and in case you have forgotten, what has the Sorting Hat been singing these last three years? Unity, Ron. Remember that." The girl stood and left just like Harry before her.

XxXxX

Larissa arrived at Professor McGonagall's office in a foul mood. She dropped herself on a chair waiting for the one that wanted to make her look like a complete loser in front of the whole school by reporting a certain incident.

Draco Malfoy arrived and anger tinged his features as he saw Larissa glaring at him. Draco thought that the girl was quite immature. Usually girls matured quicker than boys, but that girl... He just couldn't understand why she thought that reporting a murder attempt would make her look like a loser. It was not like the students would know it was Harry Potter. Most of the school would simply see it as a horrible attack on a defenseless girl anyway.

"I am glad that you are already here and not quarrelling. Really, what did you two think you were doing yelling in my class? Now you two will help Mr. Filch by cleaning all of the school's bathrooms."

"WHAT?", Malfoy was horrified. He was going to clean bathrooms?

"Do not worry, Mr. Malfoy. You will be able to use magic. As you two are already of age I will not force upon you not using magic, but if Argus wants something in particular to be cleaned without magic you will obey him."

Larissa, with lowered eyes, replied with clenched teeth: "Yes, auntie."

"Very funny, Potter. Now go."

Larissa and Draco started cleaning all of Hogwarts' bathrooms with magic. They decided to separate into different bathrooms to avoid each other. Sa thought it wasn't so bad as she could use magic and so far hadn't encountered Filch to state otherwise. After finishing another girls' bathroom, she noticed that next in line was the avoided girls' room, the one where Moaning Myrtle dwelled. With a sigh Sa went in there to find it flooded, but not only that, Filch and Malfoy were in there too. Filch was angry because Myrtle had flooded the place. The ghost was not there and Sa figured the ghost girl left as soon as Filch started to probably yell at her. "You're here!" Sa jumped at Filch's voice. "You two are going to dry this toilet room and clean it WITHOUT MAGIC!"

There it was, what Sa and Draco had so much wanted to avoid. Sa was going to summon a mop when Filch grinned: "No mops! You will use cloths." Sa looked at the old man incredulously, but he kept grinning at her showing his awful teeth.

"With only cloths it will take us forever!" Larissa tried to make the man changed his mind in vain.

"Start already!"

Draco and Sa grabbed each a bucket and a bunch of cloths and started to get the cloths wet and squeeze the excess water in their respective buckets. After two hours, they hadn't managed to dry anything and Filch was still there observing them while smirking. After another hour the caretaker got bored and left, but not without warning them that he would know if magic had been used.

Sa snapped all of a sudden: "You do know that this is your fault, right? Merlin! Only because I accidentally brushed against you!"

"Then you should watch where you are going, Potter! And do not put the blame on me!"

"You should also watch where you are going then and simply step aside when I'm going to pass."

"Shut the fuck up, Potter!"

"No, you shut up!"

"You started it by bringing it up! Why do girls always have to bring past things up!"

"So now I'm a girl again, huh?"

"You sure bloody look like one and act like one, Potter!"

In seconds, the female Harry Potter had connected a punch against Draco's jaw. The blonde lost his balance falling on his back and obviously getting wet. He reacted by shoving the girl who also fell on her back. It took the blonde two seconds to be on top of her, her body trapped between his legs and her wrists against the floor in Draco's hands. He laughed. "Don't even try that. You also hit like a girl."

Larissa growled, but Draco kept laughing before saying: "It still hurt, though. Are you going to be a good girl and help me clean this bathroom, Potter? If they find us fighting I believe this won't be our last detention..." Sa's expression finally softened as she considered another detention like that one.

"Okay, I won't hit you." Draco freed her and Larissa trembled a bit. "This water is freezing!"

"What did you expect! We are still in the middle of winter and this is not a comfy common room with a fireplace, Larissa."

"What was that?"

"What was what?"

"You called me Larissa."

"So?"

"Forget it!"

"Look, Potter, McGonagall, or whatever! What I told you before... I stick to it, you know?"

Sa ignored the blonde and continued trying to dry the bathroom with cloths, but Draco approached her and trapped her face between his hands. "I believe I won't care when you turn back into a... guy."

Sa's eyes widened with shock, but then Draco kissed her making her forget everything. Larissa had just broken the kiss when the door to the bathroom opened. They quickly returned to their cloths and buckets when a female and strict voice spoke: "Do you two plan to sleep tonight? At this rate you will still be in here tomorrow by noon! Use magic!"

Draco and Larissa smiled and quickly dried themselves before starting to dry and clean the bathroom magically. If Filch came, they had the excuse of having done it on McGonagall's orders.

Thank you very much, Menecarkawan!

Also thanks to:

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Shadow Eclipse: Very true.

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JuMiKu: lol I know a girl that goes really sick with her periods and stays in bed. I tell her that she sounds like an old lady as she always describes her horrible symptoms. My best friends and me always had our periods together. Weird, huh? Wonder why that happens. A mystery...