Chapter 18

What Changed it All

I got a few nice things for Christmas besides the earrings Draco gave me. Harry, Ron and Hermione pitched in and bought me a new dress (Slytherin green, thank heavens. I'd die if that dress was pink. Heck, I might even wear it.). And Ivy gave me a broomstick resurfacing kit, that was supposed to be my birthday present, but then again, with June being put out of commission, I guess better late to get it than never.

June's wing healed perfectly. Sure, she wasn't too keen on going on deliveries, but a little coaxing and she'd do it.

I got a pretty big surprise from Theo on Christmas morning (he was one of the Slytherins besides Draco, Crabbe and Goyle that stayed behind.). And I mean the bad surprise.

I walked into the dorm right after I got back from opening presents with my friends and brother when I saw him…scratch that…I saw them!

Theo…my boyfriend Theo, was snogging Astoria freaking Greengrass!

"THEODORE NOTT!" I yelled, tearing up a little out of fury.

Theodore jolted up from his snogging and looked up at me shocked.

"Han, babe…" he started.

"You don't have the right to call me 'babe' anymore! And you, Astoria! I thought you were my friend!" I shouted before running to the library.

I had a vision on my way. It was Theodore…and he shrugged and continued snogging Astoria.

I slumped down against a bookcase and let the tears fall. I kept myself as dignified as I could…but I just managed to do it.

"It's not fair." I muttered to myself as I slumped my head into my lap.

It was my job to be the heart breaker! Not Theodore's! I stayed faithful in the relationship, where Theodore probably snogged who knows whom.

At that moment, Gwen flew into the library, with a red letter clasped in her beak.

I gulped. Someone sent me a Howler.

A Howler was the worst thing to get at school. The person who sent you the Howler's voice would ring out a thousand times louder than normal to express anger.

I stood up and left the library before opening it, making Pugson's voice scream through the corridors.

"I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW, POTHEAD! THANKS TO YOU, DRACO DUMPED ME! WAIT UNTIL I GET MY HANDS ON YOU! I'M GOING TO USE YOUR HEAD AS A QUAFFLE AND PLAY FREAKING QUIDDITCH WITH IT!"

I sobbed as the letter tore itself into pieces. It's not like my life was any worse without Pugson yelling at me for Draco dumping her.

I heard Astoria's voice yelling out my name near the library. Panicking, I ran down the first corridor that I thought I'd be left alone in.

I slumped down when Astoria's footsteps retreated and resumed my pity party for a few more minutes before the one person I needed to talk to showed up.

"Hannah?" Draco's voice said.

I looked up and wiped away any trace of tears from my eyes. That was the last thing I needed. To know Draco saw me crying.

"Hey." I said in an unconvincing tone that everything was ok.

"What's wrong? You sound like you were crying." Draco said, slumping down next to me.

I pursed my lips and closed my eyes, trying to resist another flow of tears from falling.

"Well…" I choked out "let's just say…you were right…in that note you wrote me."

"About Nott not being who you think he is?" Draco asked, biting his lip.

I nodded. "I…I saw…him…snogging Greengrass!"

Draco gaped, and I swore I saw his eyes darken a shade. "WHAT!" Draco yelled.

I blinked and two stray tears fell down my face "You were right…I'm such an idiot." I said, leaning my head back against the wall.

Draco handed me a tissue. "You're not an idiot. I should have told you sooner. I…Nott is a womanizer. He was just using you to get someone else jealous."

I wiped my eyes "I'm just glad you told me and made me realize before I made the biggest mistake of my life." I said, wiping off the smeared mascara off my face.

"Well, Nott is the biggest mistake anyone can make." Draco said simply.

I looked down at my shoes "I still feel like such an idiot for not listening to you." I said guiltily.

"You are not an idiot!" Draco growled. "If anything, Nott's an idiot for not seeing what a great girl he had in front of him!"

I smiled and hugged him. "Thanks, Dray. You know just what to say." I said, standing up and starting to walk away, and I turned around "Oh, and I heard that you dumped Pansy. Good on you." I added, walking back to the Slytherin dungeons.

I walked into the common room and I heard screaming and squawking. I sprinted upstairs.

"What's going-OH MY SKINNER!" I shouted at the sight awaiting me.

Ivy was screaming at June, who was attacking Scar's falcon, Masquerade.

"CALL YOUR STUPID BIRD OFF!" Ivy shouted, trying to pry June away from Masquerade.

"Why don't you!" Scar shouted back, sneering.

She-Cat and Sheila were standing in the corner…doing nothing.

"WHY IS MY DORM TURNING INTO A LARGE FIGHT RING!" I shouted, pulling out my wand.

"Immobulous!" I shouted, freezing the two birds.

"What the hell is going on?" I demanded, clearing away some of the scattered feathers from the war zone my dorm became.

Everyone started talking at once. I could only catch this much.

"Her stupid bird started it all!…"

"She called me a half breed!"

"They just started fighting."

"She let the freaking beast attack June!"

"ENOUGH!" I shouted, pointing at Ivy "You…only you…talk." I ordered. "And She-Cat, and Sheila…OUT!"

"Scar called me a half breed, and June was defending me." Ivy said once She-Cat and Sheila were gone.

"Yeah. And Masquerade was defending me!" Scar objected.

"Look, I don't care!" I shouted, grabbing my Cloak. "I'm going to Nightshade's. I'll be back in a while. I need to cool off."

And leaving Scar and Ivy to squabble I left the dorm.

As I started out for the corridors of the dungeons, I was grabbed from behind and thrown to a wall.

I screamed, only to have my mouth gagged.

This is it! I thought, shutting my eyes Sirius Black has me…I'm gonna die! Goodbye, Harry, Ron, Mione, Ivy, She-Cat, Sheila and Draco.

The next thing I knew, I opened my eyes and saw Crabbe was pinning me to a wall.

"Look, Potter. Here's what's gonna happen." Crabbe snarled, biting down on my neck "You and me are going out now. Nothing's changing that…not even Malfoy."

I whimpered and tried to fight off, but Crabbe kissed me at the worst possible time.

He forced me to snog him. I just stood there and took it, not even making a move.

He made a grab for my behind…but I managed to find some strength and slapped his hand away and broke the kiss.

"Why don't you keep your hands to yourself?" I demanded, growling.

That's when the unthinkable happened. Crabbe raised his hand high and railed it towards my face, slapping me and leaving an angry stinging feeling to my cheek.

"I don't give a damn what you want me and don't want me to do." Crabbe growled "I do what I want. And if you say anything, I'll kill you."

A bead of sweat formed at my brow as Draco walked in. Crabbe kissed me again.

"We should do this again sometime, Potter." Crabbe said with a wink before heading up to his dorms.

I turned to Draco and blanched at the look on his face. A pure look of loathing and hatred was etched in every line of his face as he stormed upstairs.

I ran back up to the dorm and cried in more than one kind of pain.

Draco's P.O.V.

Damn it! Why can't I get one chance to ask her out without walking in on her snogging one of my friends!

Well, I had a plan to deal with that. And…it was going to make Hannah oozing with jealousy.

Once Hannah was gone and I double checked that she was gone, I headed up to the library to look for Duff. If I could date a girl to make Hannah upset, it'd be her.

I walked in and looked at Duff, who was sitting alone reading something with her stupid demon bird.

"Hey, Duff." I said, walking over to her with a flirtatious smirk on my face "How about we go out, huh?"

Duff gave me a cold glare "Piss off, Malfoy. I'm not dating you. I wouldn't do that to Hannah."

I groaned and walked away from her. I then saw Alexander reading…also alone.

"Hey Alexander. How about we go out?" I asked, smirking to her as well.

"SHH!" Alexander hissed, continuing to read. "I'm reading here!"

I stood there as she finished the last couple of pages of her book. I stood up straighter as she set the book aside.

"Oh, so you're reading another book?" I asked as Alexander picked up another book "What about my offer?"

Alexander looked at me and smirked "This isn't for reading." she said simply, before trying to smash the book in my face.

I ducked and ran over to the Mudblood Capodebt. She wasn't reading, she was levitating books with her wand.

I guess I gotta try the Mudblood. I thought miserably as I walked over to her.

"So…Capodebt." I said quietly with shame. Me, Draco Malfoy, resorting to asking to date a Mudblood to win over another girl "How about I buy you a drink next Hogsmeade weekend?"

Capodebt looked at me "Maybe…maybe not." she said simply "I'll think about it."

I groaned as I left the library with a small line of choices.

1) Duff…definitely not going to do it. She wouldn't do that to Hannah

2) Alexander…a bookworm, and really quiet. Good for a Malfoy girlfriend.

3) Capodebt…odd, weird and utterly nuts. But then again, she'd be insane enough to do it.

I chuckled evilly as I went back to my dorm.

Hannah Potter I thought evilly You're gonna wish you never met Crabbe when I get you oozing with jealousy.