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Astronomy - Assignment 2 Task: Write about someone being pretty, but has a terrible personality. Extra Prompts: (Extra 5 points if all are used) (AU) Slytherin!AU, (action) pretending to listen, (character) Ginny Weasley, (object) nail file, (word) whatever

Pokemon Go - Attacking Hogwarts gym.

Lucky Ducks - Slytherin Common Room

366 Challenge - Space

Around the Globe Challenge - Set your story at a busy place, but not at Diagon Alley.

Pokemon Trading Cards - Task: Write about someone plotting revenge.

Chocolate Frog Trading Cards - (Silver): Sacharissa Tugwood - Challenge: Write about external beauty.

Gossip and Revenge

Pansy lounged on the sofa in the Slytherin common room, a nail-file working slowly over one of her nails as she listened to the gossip.

Draco was nearby, after all, and he had a habit of getting dramatic and raising his voice constantly. Sometimes she'd get lucky and catch a bit of gossip before his friends interrupted, trying to get him to quiet down.

"But did you see Potter? Walking around with that stupid scarf?"

Pansy rolled her eyes at the now frequent subject, before turning her attention back to her nails once more. More often than not these days, Draco would be complaining about Harry Potter. She was in two minds to just hex Potter on his behalf. It was the best way to a Slytherin's heart after all, a spot of revenge. She moved onto the next finger as she listened, hoping for something interesting or juicy.

Maybe Draco would talk about Pansy instead? Now, that would make for much more interesting gossip.

"And he kissed Weasley on the cheek! The red-haired harlot. How dare he act that way?"

Pansy froze, the nail-file stopping against her nail. Surely Draco didn't have his attentions set on Ginny Weasley—blood traitor— of all people? It all made sense, she supposed, connecting the dots. He was constantly complaining about Potter after all.

Just because Draco had been… love-potioned by the weasel! That had to be it, there was no other explanation. He was love-potioned by the Weasley-harlot and was now jealous of Potter!

She pocketed the nail file—her nails would have to wait—and headed to her dorm room. She needed a quiet space so she could make plans on how to get Ginny Weasley out of the picture. Draco was hers.

...oOo...

Draco glared at Ginny Weasley as she took the seat next to Potter. With a flick of his wand, he sent a stinging hex in her direction, feeling it bounce off the shield.

Bloody Potter.

"I think Draco is jealous."

"Oh? Why's that?" Ginny asked.

"Three stinging charms already. I think he's trying to wear the shield down."

Ginny snorted, turning around to look towards the Slytherins. "That's not all. Pansy seems angry for some reason. Do you think we have to watch out for her?"

Harry nodded slightly. "Draco thinks she's obsessed with him. He told me to watch out for her. She'll work out I'm dating him soon enough, then it'll be hell!"

Ginny nodded, reaching for the glass in front of her. Across the room, Pansy grinned widely. The 'harmless' potion in the cup would have Ginny distracted for long enough to get the love-potion from Draco's system.

Then Draco would be hers.

She eagerly watched the commotion at the Gryffindor table as she ate her dinner. The female Weasley rushed out, her brother and his friends right behind her. Once finished, she ignored the whispers from Draco and his friends, running her fingers through her hair.

"What was that about?" Daphne said from next to her. "Did you see—"

Pansy pretended to listen as she thought about her next move, nodding in agreement with whatever Daphne was saying. After all, the girl could talk for England.

Pansy knew that she was one of the prettiest girls in Hogwarts, if not the prettiest and it was only a matter of time before Draco would be hers!

560 words

Thanks to Dina for betaing

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