Chapter 11
The Hogsmeade Incident
The first few months of the term flew by pretty quickly. Slughorn had invited me to two dinners, which I went to (sadly, Draco refused to go with me, so I was stuck going either alone or with Blaise…at least until Blaise found Ivy.).
Ivy, Sheila and She-Cat also decided that we ought to do something memorable…something that we'd look back on happily when we were grown with husbands and kids and chatting over coffee. We decided on a sleepover at Nightshade's tree, with Hermione, Ginny, my dorm mates and Dominique.
"I say we all just wear our pyjamas to the tree." Ivy said, rolling her eyes "I'm excited to show off my better pyjamas that I bought over the summer."
"You mean like sexy lingerie that Blaise would like?" She-Cat asked, smirking "I think it's time to put on footie pyjamas when there's snow on the ground, V." she said.
I giggled "I have this adorable sleep suit!" I said, cracking a can of Coke.
"Oh, does it have pictures of Malfoy's…?" Sheila asked.
"Shut up!" I snapped, glaring daggers at my chatty best friend.
"I was just going to say butt. Get your mind out of the gutter!" Sheila said, rolling her eyes.
"What are we talking about again?" Ivy asked.
"We're talking about an awesome way to have fun so we can have something to talk about when we're thirty years old or something!" I said for the umpteenth time.
"There's always the time that I tackled Malfoy after your first kiss." Ivy laughed.
"And the time that me and Fireball ripped out some of Drosie's hair out." She-Cat said, sighing at the memory in her mind.
"And the time that we all saved our own asses in here from those seventh years, who I was pretty sure were trying to rape us." Sheila pointed out.
I rolled my eyes "Whatever. Through thick and thin, we're always going to be the best friends this school's ever known!" I announced, standing on the couch "I say, if we go, we go out with an incredibly awesome BANG!" I finished in a shout, making Sheila, She-Cat and Ivy jolt a little in their seats "NOW WHO'S WITH ME!?"
"WE ARE!" Ivy, Sheila and She-Cat shouted.
"READY TO PREP FOR THE BEST SLEEPOVER EVER, HAN!" Sheila shouted, helping me to my feet.
"Later…we have HOGSMEADE TODAY!" I squealed, grabbing my winter cloak "And I told Draco I'd spend it with him. So meet me in here afterwards." I said proudly, walking out of the tree and heading to the dungeons.
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When I got back to the dungeons, I shook some snow from my hair and beamed at Blaise.
"Hey, Blaise." I said, smirking at him "You see Draco?" I asked.
"'Sup, Han?" Blaise asked "Drake's upstairs. Heaven forbid his hair should fall out of place!"
I laughed "Yes. I never knew a boy who wanted his hair to be perfect twenty four seven. Does he sleep standing up to keep it un-nappy?" I asked.
Blaise shook his head "Nope. He just brushes it in his sleep." he said, laughing.
"I hope for Blaise's sake that you're not making jokes about me." Draco said coming down the stairs.
"Hey, don't look at me, Dray, Hannah started it!" Blaise said, jerking a thumb to me.
"You started it!" I protested "You were the one that said 'heaven forbid that his hair falls out of place.'" I said, quoting my best friend's idiot boyfriend.
Blaise stuck his tongue out at me, which I ignored and turned to Draco "Ready to go?" I asked.
"When am I not?" Draco asked, opening the common room door "After you, Hogwarts Cinderella."
I glared at him. He wasn't supposed to know about that! "Have you been reading my diary from fourth year?" I demanded.
Draco smirked as he closed the door behind me "Maybe. Let's just say…it was a very…interesting read." he drawled.
I glared at him "What? Did you just want to get inside your girlfriend's head?" I asked as Filch inspected me for Dark Artefacts.
Draco shrugged "Yes. Yes in fact, I did. Is it true that you thought that I was 'the hottest man in Hogwarts and he's mine, all mine!'?'" Draco asked, making me blanch.
"Uh…you shouldn't know that!" I said as I walked out, feeling my cheeks burn.
Draco smirked "As always, you're adorable when you blush. Holy crap, it's cold out here." he said, drawing his cloak tightly over himself "Aren't you freezing?"
I shrugged "I learn to woman up and take the cold like a man after eleven years of not having a proper winter coat." I said, gasping when Draco tugged me into him and covered me in his cloak.
"Three Broomsticks?" he asked "I'll buy."
I giggled, rolling my eyes as I was remarkably warm under Draco's arm, despite the fact I couldn't see. "Ok, but don't make me run into a tree." I said, looking up at Draco and twitching my nose.
Draco chuckled and messed up my hair "Whatever you say, Cinderella."
"Oh, shut up with the Cinderella!" I snapped going pink.
"Would you prefer I call you something remarkably embarrassing?" Draco asked as he opened the door and took his cloak off me, letting me into the warmth of the Three Broomsticks pub.
I gave him one of my signature looks, clenching my jaw and raising my eyebrows.
After two minutes of that, Draco sighed "Ok, ok, we'll stick with…uh…I don't really have a pet name for you, don't I? Two Butterbeers." he added to the waitress
I shook my head "It's ok, I don't need one. As long as I'm not stuck with something like 'that idiot girl', I'll be fine. I don't have one for you either."
"Uh, yes you do, it's right in my name! Draco…Dragon? Did you not call me your dragon in fourth year before we left school?" Draco asked.
I shrugged "Yeah…that one was easy, though. Draco is Latin for Dragon." I pointed out "Besides, I'm just not the sort of girl that likes embarrassingly cute pet names. Thanks." I said to the waitress who set my drink in front of me.
Draco rolled his eyes "I can't believe you! You're like on a whole other planet! Just let me at least try to nickname you…please, I'm begging! I've never not nicknamed a girl before!" he pleaded before taking a sip of Butterbeer and shutting up.
I sighed "If I let you, you'll use the nickname only in private." I stated "But otherwise fine. Go ahead. I'd love to see you try."
Draco smirked "Ok…um…Bella." he started.
I shook my name "Too…vampire-like."
"Love?"
I shrugged "To…mainstream."
"Han?"
"Now you're not even trying!" I protested, sighing "Everyone calls me Han."
"I know, I know," Draco sighed, pinching his nose "That was retarded of me…let me think…"
"Draco…I still fail to see the necessity to this." I huffed, taking a sip of my drink.
"Kitten?"
I shrugged "It's okay…not original, though."
"Ok…ok…how about…klutz?" Draco asked.
I glared at him and packed a knuckle sandwich "If you want that pretty face to stay pretty, Malfoy, I suggest you never call me that again. I. Am. No. Klutz." I snarled.
Draco smirked "Fire." he said "I love it."
I smirked "I guess I'm a little flame of fury."
Draco sighed and shook his head "I can't think of a nickname adorable and original enough for you!" he said, exasperated "I know it'll come to me, later. I'll find you when it comes to mind."
I sighed and we changed the subject.
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After another five minutes and Draco finished his drink, he stood up as my brother, Ron, Hermione, Ivy and Dommie walked in.
"Crap, I have to go. I'll see you in the common room." Draco said, kissing me quickly before walking away.
"Han! Han!" Harry said brightly, taking the chair that Draco was sitting in and sitting across from me as Hermione ordered drinks for everyone, even me. "How're you, sis?" he asked.
I shrugged "Okay, I guess, you?"
"Great!" Hermione said happily "Ron's made the Quidditch team again!"
"Nice work, Ron!" I said, slapping Ron across the back "But I'm not having my Chasers go easy on you, Weasley, so watch your back."
"Was that Malfoy we saw with you?" Ivy demanded, sitting next to me.
"Yes…why?" I asked, finishing the drink Draco bought me and starting the one Hermione bought.
"Didn't we tell you to stay away from him?" Ivy asked, crossing her arms.
"Ivy, lay off!" I said, turning to Harry "For the last time, Draco is not trying to kill me!"
"Exactly!" Dominique said. "I agree wiz 'Annah!"
Hermione nodded "I hate to say it, but you know how romantic Malfoy is with her. He wouldn't try to hurt Hannah. So just leave her alone."
I smiled, showing a deep respect for the Gryffindor bookworm as she changed the subject.
"Oh, hey, Ron?" I asked after a minute or two.
"Yeah?" Ron asked.
"Another one of Slughorn's dinners is coming up…want to come with me?" I asked "Draco's busy again that night, but I don't want to go alone."
"Sure!" Ron said happily, wrapping me in his arms "I'll go with you…apparently, Hermione didn't tell me she could bring guests to these things!"
"Let it go, Ronald!" Hermione snapped "I would have invited you to this one had you not been so dramatic over it!"
"Both of you, please!" Ivy and I said together "I hate it when my friends fight!"
"Hey, guys, look!" Harry said, pointing towards the ladies room.
I turned around and saw that Katie Bell, a Chaser from the Gryffindor Quidditch team was walking out with a brown package and her friend and her were arguing.
"It's none of your business, Leanne!" Katie snapped as the two girls walked out.
I finished my drink, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ivy and Dominique doing the same.
"Let's go." Harry said, grabbing his cloak as I did the same as we walked out the door into the cold.
Suddenly, on the bridge, Katie flew up into the air…gracefully as if she were about ready to fly…and I had a bad feeling in my stomach that that wasn't meant to be a good thing. Her dark hair whipped around her face and her eyes were closed.
Suddenly, she opened her eyes and started screaming…like, really screaming as if she was dying.
Her friend, Leanne started screaming as well as she tried to bring Katie down to earth again.
My Quidditch Captain instincts started to kick in.
"Harry, Ron, Hermione, you guys go get Hagrid! Ivy, Dominique, come with me, we're going to help Leanne bring down Katie!" I said, rushing over to the redheaded Leanne "Need any help?" I asked.
"P-Please!" she sobbed, trying to grab Katie's ankle.
I nodded. "V, DOMMIE, GIVE ME A BOOST!" I said, looking up at the still screaming Katie.
Ivy and Dommie nodded at each other and Ivy picked me up onto her shoulders.
"Spot me, Leanne, Dominique!" I said as I managed to grab hold of the end of Katie's coat "I got her! Bring me a little higher, guys!" I said, looking down as Ivy lifted me higher to grab Katie's wrist.
"Ok, ok, bring me down, guys!" I said before it happened.
"Katie dropped, her excess weight causing Ivy, Leanne, Dominique and I to fall as well. Katie still screamed and thrashed around, preventing anyone to go near her.
"Hagrid!" I shouted as Hagrid came bounding into the scene, Hermione, Ron and Harry following.
"Out of the way, girls, lemme see her!" Hagrid said, lifting Katie into his arms.
"Nice work." Ivy panted, rubbing her shoulders from where I was standing on them as Leanne started sobbing.
"I knew it wasn't any good! I warned her!" she sobbed.
I turned and saw a brown paper bag on the ground, which I levitated with my telekinesis and gasped.
It was a silver necklace…and it was encrusted with opal gems. And I knew where I had last seen it…hell, it was in the only shop in Knockturn Alley I was ever in or would ever like to be in…Borgin and Burkes.
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Flashback
It was summer before second year, and Harry and I were using the Floo Network together to get to Diagon Alley, I let Harry give the fireplace the directions, but he was coughing so much we went haywire!
"AHH!" I screamed before sliding into Harry and hitting the dusty floor with a loud "Oof!"
"Where are we?" Harry asked as I shot up and dusted myself off.
"Lovely, Harry, just absolutely perfect! I am dusty, I look dishevelled and I'm Skinner knows where. Brilliant navigating, bro! Just brilliant!" I snapped.
"Hey, soot made it hard to talk, sis!" Harry shouted as I heard someone coming.
I looked out the window…it was Draco.
"It's Draco!" I squealed excitedly "Maybe he knows how to get to Diagon Alley from here!" I said before Harry grabbed my arm and pushed me into a cabinet.
I looked through a small hole in the cabinet and saw Draco walk into the shop with his father after him. Lucius slapped his cane down on Draco's wrist.
"Don't touch anything, Draco." he said coldly.
Draco looked down then back up at Lucius "Yes, Father."
Harry clapped a hand over my mouth as I let out a muffled sigh.
"Hannah, calm down!" Harry hissed "Malfoy will hear you!"
I sighed and looked at the cabinet across from us and saw a silver necklace with opals…I managed to read the sign in my fan girlish daze:
Extremely Dangerous!
Has killed fifteen Muggle owners to date!
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We were standing in the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom as McGonagall lifted the necklace up with her wand.
"Mr Filch, take this to Professor Snape right away, and for the Lord's sake, don't touch it!" McGonagall said, turning to Harry, Ron and Hermione. "What happened?" she asked.
Harry started to explain, but I explained before he could get another "uh" out of his mouth. I told her about seeing Katie come out of the bathroom with the package, the argument and what happened after Katie supposedly touched the necklace.
McGonagall nodded to me, Ivy and Dominique "Thank you, ladies, you may go." she said.
"Thank you, Professor." Ivy, Dommie and I said together as we walked out.
"I'll meet you in Nightshade's, Ivy." I said, walking down to the dungeons.
…
When I got back down to the dungeons, I heard two boys arguing.
"Well, now I know Malfoy's dirty little secret!" Theodore Nott's voice sneered.
"And I know you, Nott. I know that you're a womanizer." Draco's voice snapped back.
"Oh, being a womanizer is much worse than what you did. Good lord, I guess I'm right. I guess all your little girlfriends are better off with me than you. What will Hannah say when she knows?"
"YOU LEAVE HANNAH OUT OF THIS!" Draco shouted "I don't care what you did to me in the past anymore with Astoria. All I care about is her. And if you value your life, you won't say a word!"
"Well, a crime of this magnitude…it makes me wonder if Hannah will stay with you after she finds out."
I saw Draco punch Nott in the face "You leave her out of this, you fucking bastard!" he spat "We're not talking about that! You won't say another word of this. And if Hannah finds out, I know it'll be from you. And you'd best have a grave dug up." Draco said before walking off. He looked back and glared at Nott "And don't think for a second that you and I are all right. Get this straight through that straw coloured head of yours. I hate you. I hate you for what you've done to me when we were nine. And I hate you for what you've done when we were in third year. Be bloody grateful that I made Hannah see sense and see you for who you really are. A lying, cheating, backstabbing womanizer." he finished before walking off into the dorm.
I gasped and left the common room, more confused than anything. And ready to tell Dominique about what went on with Draco and Nott.
A/N: Well, good, bad, average? Any good pet names for Draco to use on Hannah? Any ideas on what the girls should do at their sleepover at Nightshade's? R+R=Happy Author! Please rate and review!
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