Wow its been so long everyone! My greatest apologies! I have been so busy and I am ashamed to admit that I almost decided on not continuing the fic at all! That was until I got a couple of reviews from people nearly demanding I continue! I will try to write as much as I can but I might be going to the beach next week so I am not sure how long it will be till I update again! I have no clue how this chapter will be so bare with me! Thanks!
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Lacey woke-up the next morning, and for the first few seconds forgot about yesterday's events. That is until she looked up to see the Slytherin banner hanging from the ceiling. She sighed, "Here goes another day full of Slytherins." In her rather unhappy mood, Lacey emerged from her bed and got dressed. The rest of the dorm was gone, including Sydney. Lacey walked quietly down the stairs and quickly scanned the common room to make sure none of the Slytherin Quidditch Team members were there. After declaring the room safe, she made her way through the room and out the portrait hole.
"Safety at last!" She said to no one, but she spoke too soon. As she turned around, there stood a rather stern Draco."Oh great," she mumbled.
"Well, I'm waiting." Lacey looked confused. Waiting? What was he waiting for exactly?
"Waiting? What do you mean you're 'waiting?' "
"For you to apologize to me and Marcus for kicking him off his broom."
"Uh, I don't think so. I am not apologizing for anything I did because I don't think I did anything worth apologizing for. Now I am going to breakfast good-bye, Draco." She walked past him, giving him a little shove. She made her way to the Great Hall, feeling slightly better.
"Lacey!" Lacey turned at the sound of her name. Walking towards her was George.
"Oh hi George. Something wrong?"
"Well, you never met me in the North Tower last night to plan the joke on Fred. Remember on what we talked about before DADA?"
Lacey's eyes widened, "I completely forgot! I am so sorry George, but I was having problems with the stupid Slytherin's again."
"Again? Is it their favorite hobby to irritate you?" Lacey shrugged.
"I guess they have no life. Anyway, I could meet you tonight in the North Tower, and this time, I promise to not forget. I can't promise being on time though."
"That's fine, well I better get to eating before Fred eats my food too. See you in class, Lacey." George walked over to the Gryffindor table and Sydney sat down at the end of the Slytherin table. Sydney plopped down next to her.
"Well, took you long enough to wake-up this morning. Did you take a sleeping potion or something?" Sydney asked.
"No, just exhausted I guess. Any trouble from the others yet?" Sydney shook her head. "Well, Draco tried to give me a hard time again. I wish he would just sod off, you know?"
"Yea, well, Draco doesn't take hints very well. He doesn't take anything very well come to think about it." Sydney looked toward the entrance. "Well, well, speak of the devil. It's Draco and it looks like Flint has joined him."
Lacey looked up. "He's completely playing off the fact he maybe sprained his wrist. He didn't fall that hard. We weren't that high above the ground."
"You know how they are, Lacey." Sydney finished her breakfast and stood up. "Well, I don't feel like eating around them. They tend to make me lose my appetite. Coming, or would you rather put up with them?" Lacey thought for a moment.
"I'm right behind you!" She hopped up and followed Sydney out of the Great Hall. Not without getting cold stares from the Slytherins. Lacey went through her day, trying to pay attention as much as possible. None of the Slytherins attempted to talk to Lacey or even to look at her. She found it odd, but didn't want to push her luck.
While heading back to the dorm, she heard footsteps behind her. She figured it was just another Slytherin heading for the common room. Then the footsteps became louder and the amount doubled. Lacey still thought nothing of it. She looked straight ahead and saw Derek and Bole. They stopped in front of her. They sternly grabbed her arms and turned her around. The footsteps she had heard belonged to Marcus and Draco. Derek and Bole shoved Lacey against the wall. Lacey's eyes widened in pure fear. What were they doing? Hadn't they had enough? Why did they constantly threaten her?
"Listen here, Lacey. If you plan on playing Quidditch in this school you better learn to respect your fellow Slytherins. You were placed in Slytherin, not in Gryffindor. Therefore, you do not like them or act like you are one of them. You'd better learn that fact rather quickly if you plan on surviving in this school. And if you don't you'll wish that you had never been placed in Hogwarts." Marcus said, with nothing but pure coldness in his voice. He slammed his hand on the wall, only inches away from Lacey. He did it to scare her. It worked.
They left Lacey, and went through the portrait hole as if nothing had happened at all. Lacey stood there in shock. What was she going to do?
"I can't take this anymore ... they really mean business." Lacey made her way to the library where she had time to think to herself. She sat in a secluded corner of the library, pretending to read a book. Why did the Slytherins care so much about what she did? They never seemed to before? She could understand Draco's reason. He was a Malfoy, as was she, and he did not want the family name ruined. But no one even knew she was a Malfoy other than Dumbledore, Sydney, George and Draco.
"Oh Lacey! I didn't know you would be in the library!" Lacey put her book down and saw Hermione standing there, smiling.
"Oh hi, Hermione. Yea, I'm just here trying to get away from the Slytherins." Hermione sat down next to her.
"The Slytherins again? I knew they were annoying, but I've never heard of them causing so much trouble for one of their own house mates."
Lacey sighed, "It's only because I'm not as nasty and cold hearted as them. It's because I'm friends with you and the others in Gryffindor. They won't stop threatening me, Hermione."
Hermione gasped, with a look of worry on her face. "Lacey you have to tell someone! Tell Snape! Tell Dumbledore! Tell someone at least! You can't have your safety being threatened by the likes of those people!"
"Hermione, its not that big of a deal. They're just trying to act tough. Besides, like Snape is going to do a lot. He loves Malfoy!"
"That does present a slight problem. Well, if they do it again you MUST tell Dumbledore. Okay?" Lacey nodded. "Well, I'm off to the Gryffindor common room. See you later." Lacey smiled and waved as Hermione stood up and left.
The rest of the day passed quickly for Lacey. She quickly climbed in bed, wanting desperately to fall asleep and escape Hogwarts. However, she couldn't because she had promised to meet George in the North Tower. When everyone had seemed to fall asleep, Lacey quietly got out of bed. She snuck out of the dorm room and took the same indirect route to go around the common room as the day before.
She tried to remember the secret way to leave the dungeon and go towards the North Tower. After finding the passage, she quietly started to walk up the steps, coming upon a door. She listened intently for any footsteps that would signal her to run back to the dorm. She opened the door and slipped inside, quietly shutting it. She looked around to see an empty room.
"Is this some kind of joke? This is just an empty room!" But the room quickly became an empty class room, that was lit with candles. George was waiting.
"Sorry, forgot to tell you 'bout that. Room seems empty at first glance. But at least you showed up this time. We don't have much time so we'd better get to planning." Lacey nodded and sat in a chair. George continued, "So anyway I've been tryin real hard to think of a prank that would really get Fred good. But so far I've got nothing. I'm used to having Fred with me to make a prank."
"Okay, but I must tell you I'm not very good at coming up with pranks. But I can help pull it off."
"That's all I need. Fred is suspicious of me every moment. But he would never suspect you of anything. We'll have to do it when we go to Hogsmeade tomorrow ok? I'll try and figure out what to do before then and I'll let you know the plan."
"All right. I'd better get back, knowing my luck I'll get caught. See you tomorrow George. G'night." With that Lacey left the empty room and headed back to the dorm room.
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Holy crackers that was short. I need to get in the groove don't you think. Okay I figured out why it took me 6 months to update... I have no idea what to write for the prank! I'm not the prankster type. I do know that no matter the prank it will go horribly wrong! So if you have any ideas, any at all, pleasseee let me know by e-mailing me at BlueTigris007@aol.com Do not put it in ur review because I do not want it to be spoiled for the other readers.... But u still must review nonetheless in order to keep me a happy writer :-D Until then REVIEW!!!!
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Lacey woke-up the next morning, and for the first few seconds forgot about yesterday's events. That is until she looked up to see the Slytherin banner hanging from the ceiling. She sighed, "Here goes another day full of Slytherins." In her rather unhappy mood, Lacey emerged from her bed and got dressed. The rest of the dorm was gone, including Sydney. Lacey walked quietly down the stairs and quickly scanned the common room to make sure none of the Slytherin Quidditch Team members were there. After declaring the room safe, she made her way through the room and out the portrait hole.
"Safety at last!" She said to no one, but she spoke too soon. As she turned around, there stood a rather stern Draco."Oh great," she mumbled.
"Well, I'm waiting." Lacey looked confused. Waiting? What was he waiting for exactly?
"Waiting? What do you mean you're 'waiting?' "
"For you to apologize to me and Marcus for kicking him off his broom."
"Uh, I don't think so. I am not apologizing for anything I did because I don't think I did anything worth apologizing for. Now I am going to breakfast good-bye, Draco." She walked past him, giving him a little shove. She made her way to the Great Hall, feeling slightly better.
"Lacey!" Lacey turned at the sound of her name. Walking towards her was George.
"Oh hi George. Something wrong?"
"Well, you never met me in the North Tower last night to plan the joke on Fred. Remember on what we talked about before DADA?"
Lacey's eyes widened, "I completely forgot! I am so sorry George, but I was having problems with the stupid Slytherin's again."
"Again? Is it their favorite hobby to irritate you?" Lacey shrugged.
"I guess they have no life. Anyway, I could meet you tonight in the North Tower, and this time, I promise to not forget. I can't promise being on time though."
"That's fine, well I better get to eating before Fred eats my food too. See you in class, Lacey." George walked over to the Gryffindor table and Sydney sat down at the end of the Slytherin table. Sydney plopped down next to her.
"Well, took you long enough to wake-up this morning. Did you take a sleeping potion or something?" Sydney asked.
"No, just exhausted I guess. Any trouble from the others yet?" Sydney shook her head. "Well, Draco tried to give me a hard time again. I wish he would just sod off, you know?"
"Yea, well, Draco doesn't take hints very well. He doesn't take anything very well come to think about it." Sydney looked toward the entrance. "Well, well, speak of the devil. It's Draco and it looks like Flint has joined him."
Lacey looked up. "He's completely playing off the fact he maybe sprained his wrist. He didn't fall that hard. We weren't that high above the ground."
"You know how they are, Lacey." Sydney finished her breakfast and stood up. "Well, I don't feel like eating around them. They tend to make me lose my appetite. Coming, or would you rather put up with them?" Lacey thought for a moment.
"I'm right behind you!" She hopped up and followed Sydney out of the Great Hall. Not without getting cold stares from the Slytherins. Lacey went through her day, trying to pay attention as much as possible. None of the Slytherins attempted to talk to Lacey or even to look at her. She found it odd, but didn't want to push her luck.
While heading back to the dorm, she heard footsteps behind her. She figured it was just another Slytherin heading for the common room. Then the footsteps became louder and the amount doubled. Lacey still thought nothing of it. She looked straight ahead and saw Derek and Bole. They stopped in front of her. They sternly grabbed her arms and turned her around. The footsteps she had heard belonged to Marcus and Draco. Derek and Bole shoved Lacey against the wall. Lacey's eyes widened in pure fear. What were they doing? Hadn't they had enough? Why did they constantly threaten her?
"Listen here, Lacey. If you plan on playing Quidditch in this school you better learn to respect your fellow Slytherins. You were placed in Slytherin, not in Gryffindor. Therefore, you do not like them or act like you are one of them. You'd better learn that fact rather quickly if you plan on surviving in this school. And if you don't you'll wish that you had never been placed in Hogwarts." Marcus said, with nothing but pure coldness in his voice. He slammed his hand on the wall, only inches away from Lacey. He did it to scare her. It worked.
They left Lacey, and went through the portrait hole as if nothing had happened at all. Lacey stood there in shock. What was she going to do?
"I can't take this anymore ... they really mean business." Lacey made her way to the library where she had time to think to herself. She sat in a secluded corner of the library, pretending to read a book. Why did the Slytherins care so much about what she did? They never seemed to before? She could understand Draco's reason. He was a Malfoy, as was she, and he did not want the family name ruined. But no one even knew she was a Malfoy other than Dumbledore, Sydney, George and Draco.
"Oh Lacey! I didn't know you would be in the library!" Lacey put her book down and saw Hermione standing there, smiling.
"Oh hi, Hermione. Yea, I'm just here trying to get away from the Slytherins." Hermione sat down next to her.
"The Slytherins again? I knew they were annoying, but I've never heard of them causing so much trouble for one of their own house mates."
Lacey sighed, "It's only because I'm not as nasty and cold hearted as them. It's because I'm friends with you and the others in Gryffindor. They won't stop threatening me, Hermione."
Hermione gasped, with a look of worry on her face. "Lacey you have to tell someone! Tell Snape! Tell Dumbledore! Tell someone at least! You can't have your safety being threatened by the likes of those people!"
"Hermione, its not that big of a deal. They're just trying to act tough. Besides, like Snape is going to do a lot. He loves Malfoy!"
"That does present a slight problem. Well, if they do it again you MUST tell Dumbledore. Okay?" Lacey nodded. "Well, I'm off to the Gryffindor common room. See you later." Lacey smiled and waved as Hermione stood up and left.
The rest of the day passed quickly for Lacey. She quickly climbed in bed, wanting desperately to fall asleep and escape Hogwarts. However, she couldn't because she had promised to meet George in the North Tower. When everyone had seemed to fall asleep, Lacey quietly got out of bed. She snuck out of the dorm room and took the same indirect route to go around the common room as the day before.
She tried to remember the secret way to leave the dungeon and go towards the North Tower. After finding the passage, she quietly started to walk up the steps, coming upon a door. She listened intently for any footsteps that would signal her to run back to the dorm. She opened the door and slipped inside, quietly shutting it. She looked around to see an empty room.
"Is this some kind of joke? This is just an empty room!" But the room quickly became an empty class room, that was lit with candles. George was waiting.
"Sorry, forgot to tell you 'bout that. Room seems empty at first glance. But at least you showed up this time. We don't have much time so we'd better get to planning." Lacey nodded and sat in a chair. George continued, "So anyway I've been tryin real hard to think of a prank that would really get Fred good. But so far I've got nothing. I'm used to having Fred with me to make a prank."
"Okay, but I must tell you I'm not very good at coming up with pranks. But I can help pull it off."
"That's all I need. Fred is suspicious of me every moment. But he would never suspect you of anything. We'll have to do it when we go to Hogsmeade tomorrow ok? I'll try and figure out what to do before then and I'll let you know the plan."
"All right. I'd better get back, knowing my luck I'll get caught. See you tomorrow George. G'night." With that Lacey left the empty room and headed back to the dorm room.
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Holy crackers that was short. I need to get in the groove don't you think. Okay I figured out why it took me 6 months to update... I have no idea what to write for the prank! I'm not the prankster type. I do know that no matter the prank it will go horribly wrong! So if you have any ideas, any at all, pleasseee let me know by e-mailing me at BlueTigris007@aol.com Do not put it in ur review because I do not want it to be spoiled for the other readers.... But u still must review nonetheless in order to keep me a happy writer :-D Until then REVIEW!!!!