Chapter 4: Presenting the maid
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Draco's POV
What is taking her so long? Sheesh! I didn't know girls take this long to take a bath! Why can't they be like us men and just throw a couple of this and that and then we are done! Why do girls have to take so long? What do they do in there anyway? Maybe someday I'll find out! I stared at my closed curtain and scrutinized the elaborated design of the Malfoy crest it had and of course my wonderfully in scripted name, Draco Malfoy.
I wonder how the weather is outside, I'm never allowed to open that curtain especially when Palace is around, but wait she isn't my servant anymore, the mudblood is, maybe I can bend a few rules, and she doesn't know them anyway.
Maybe I'll take a look, once the mudblood arrives; I might get to see the beautiful sun again. What is the big deal with these idiotic rules anyway? They are just for show besides my pretty face needs a bit of sunlight, I'll have paler skin if I don't but nonetheless, pale skin is an asset, I should say that! I was about to lay myself on my comfortable, soft and exclusively for me king sized bed when a knock came from my bedroom doors.
Damn it! I thought I could have some peace and quiet sometimes the people in here can never get enough me and that includes Palace, a lot! She visits me more than twice each day since she became my personal servant, So it's like pursuing the fact that I like her but yet I don't because if I say I don't, I'll get a lot of visits from her.
"What do you want?" I said harshly
"Master, it is I, Scarlette" said the squeaky voice of our elf "I am here with the mudblood, who is bound to serve you for eternity, please let me in so that you may see her new state"
Finally! Granger has arrived; my personal maid is at my bedroom doorstep. Waiting and patience is not my virtue, so because this insolent maid of mine made my wait for about 10 minutes, I shall make her wait for ten full hours.
"Tell her to patiently wait for me there and I shall come out when I am ready for her" I said coldly
"Yes Master---"
"What does he mean when he is ready for me?! What is that prat playing at! If he wants to see me then let me in his room. now!" said the mudblood freaking the little Scarlette out of her mind, and to think this mudblood stood for her inane elf rights, what utter rubbish!
Maybe if I'll keep her this angry for the next few days, she might reconsider her career as an elf serving woman and instead be a Malfoy forever serving woman that sounds quite right! I heard that mudblood yell more insults and swearwords I never thought a girl like her would utter, yet I didn't know her that much.
I smirked as I stared at the door; maybe making her wait a little longer isn't such a bad idea after all.
What could the mudblood look like now, I never knew Annie's field of expertise but knowing Annie, she never wanted to be replaced, especially to someone who happens to be a mudblood, but it's hard to admit that Annie was quite weirder than this mudblood is.
Maybe Annie turned her into a monster like what I did to her, maybe she did her revenge on little innocent Granger, well if she did, it would give me quite a laugh for quite a time!
"Malfoy! Let me in and tell me what I should do!" the mudblood said starting to pound the doors.
I laughed and said "A little while, mudblood when I'm ready for you!" Ha! I could even make her stay there till tomorrow, that's an idea
"Bullshit! Let me in your fucking room and let's get this over with!"
"I didn't know I had to deal with a bastard in my stay in this pigsty!"
Though I didn't think a girl like her would say those things, I was used to insults so I didn't care about what she said, I've heard worse, well, what can you do if you are a major hottie in school?; people are bound to be jealous.
I can be very domineering and arrogant but the more insults I have the more arrogant I became, it just shows that people are truly that jealous of you. I never thought the mudblood could be this angry, well I'm doing a great job of making her and apparently, I, myself am enjoying it so I decided to make her stay at that doorstep a little while longer.
"Pound harder mudblood!" I shouted as I laughed
The pounding became persistent and strong.
"That's not hard enough!"
So suddenly an idea flashed into my mind, I drew nearer to the doors, hearing her loud strident and bossy voice echoing through the hall. I was so near to the doors right now, that there was no doubt she was only a few inches away from me.
"Louder, mudblood" The doors continued to push toward me, as if attempting to fall over me.
"Stronger!"
"Malfoy, what is the point?!" she asked loudly continuing to pound the door
"You forgot the word "master," I said with a sneer.
The pounding stopped and was then replaced by an exasperated blatant voice "Master Malfoy, please let me in"
I laughed then said "No"
She swore again, compelled and more expressed this time, she's having a hard time trying to convince me.
"Fine, if you don't want me in then I'll go instead and leave you!" I smirked; I was never taunted by another mudblood before, this was the only mudblood who tried to
"Leaving so soon aren't we, Granger?" I asked as I heard her footsteps clearly heading for the stairs
"Yeah, there's no point in knocking off my hands just for you to open those stupid doors"
"Well, I'm sure you'd love to hear about what happened to your beloved parents, right? Well if you're leaving, you will be leaving your chance too, Oh well, I guess it's up to you to decide" I said clearly hoping she caught all the words I uttered and just as I hoped for, the her footsteps grew louder which meant she was approaching the doors, I smirked as I heard her polite knock and voice
"Master Malfoy," she said in an almost imploring voice, I didn't believe that came from her
"Please let me in, so that I may know what happened to my parents"
"Not yet!"
She sighed in exasperation and began pounding the doors again, just what I had hoped for.
She pounded harder than before
"Malfoy please, I want to know!!!" she said as her pounding became steadily loud and hard
"Not yet, are your hands sore now? I asked scornfully fiddling with my wand I knew that would get her, she's so easy!
"Malfoy you are such a bas--"
As she said this I drew out my wand and pointed it at the door making it open an entrance for her. This was such a shock for the mudblood that she almost fell over me, of course I have better reflexes so she landed sprawled on the floor as I laughed, she quickly stood up and before I had any chance to stop her, she slapped me hard on the face, I was about to retort but my father's cold voice intervened with the situation.
"What is this all about, Draco?" he asked looking from the mudblood to me, but he didn't see the mudblood slap me, in which I hoped he did for I would have a better reason in having her head on a silver platter.
I was about to tell him about Granger's bold attempt in slapping me but decided not to, so I said, "Nothing father"
He gave me a suspicious look and went down the stairs and I turned to the mudblood who was wearing the bathrobe she was in a while ago.
Our eyes met for a second I smirked and she blushed, as she blushed I noticed a dry scar on the left part of her forehead, I didn't notice that before.
Damn! She and Potter must be soul mates having the same scars, I laughed at the thought. That scar must disappear or else this maid will remind me of Potter every single day I spend with her. She blushed more and that made her, prettier and sexier, Wait! She's my personal maid and maids are not supposed to be pretty and sexy.
She clutched the golden ribbon harder and that's when I realized she wore nothing inside but her bare milky skin, but unlike before the bathrobe covered every inch of her body, leaving only her feet to be distinctly seen but the fact lurks that she does not have anything underneath it at all.
The mere thought turned me on but hell she's my maid and she's a mudblood, Oh hell! A lowlife like her, that's simply the lowest thing I could ever think of as of the moment, she could never turn me on.
I smirked the signature smirk I always had in school, the evil one and walked towards her and saw her pupils dilate as I did, I took my time to scrutinize her as I approached her, the bushy hair was long gone and was now replaced by wavy long brown elaborate curls, her eyes were as brown as ever, her thick brows disappeared and was now replaced by a brown line and her lips was as red as ever and with that bathrobe as her only cover, If she didn't have that horrid scar she'd certainly look enticing to other men, not to me, never to me.
My scrutiny was long disturbed when she turned to me again with her panic- stricken eyes, so I continued my pace toward her, hoping she didn't notice me eyeing her.
She panicked and backed off from me, falling onto the bed "Wha- what are you doing?!" she stammered edging her way off the bed I said nothing and continued towards her slowly, damn!
This is too fun finally when, she had nowhere to run, I clutched her arm clothed with the robe and pushed her to the wall and trapped her with both of my arms, one arm in level with her head the other just beside her small waist.
I stared at her, she looked so uncomfortable with me cornering her, and I saw those red lips quiver, I stared at her a little while longer, her lips were so red, it's as if she just ate strawberries.
I was never this close to her before and to tell quite honestly, it doesn't feel disgusting and horrid at all; in fact it feels quite right. Our faces were just about an inch apart, my nose was almost touching hers and it is as if I am breathing her steady yet nervous breaths.
I can see the panic in her very eyes and she was blushing furiously, I leaned towards her, fiddled with the golden ribbon, as if trying to pull it away to reveal her naked self to me, I thought she would take my hand then slap me but surprisingly she did none, I guess she was far too panicked to do so, I fiddled more with the ribbon twirling it with my fingers, but I wouldn't dare touch her, she's a mudblood.
Our bodies were so close right now and my face is barely an inch away from hers, I was taking in her breath, mudblood breath, God! My face was so near to hers that all it lacks was for me was to kiss her, like I would! Not in a thousand years so I merely whispered so seductively in her ears
"You'll pay for what you did, soon"
Then I released her and turned away, then finally when I thought I couldn't bear to stifle my laugh any longer, I laughed hard and loud
"Did you honestly think, I would dare touch a mudblood?!" I asked looking at her
She merely shook her head uncomfortably still blushing, I stared at her and noticed the height, the mudblood was not that short but her hair barely reached my forehead and I am bending my knees, maybe I'm just that tall.
"I thought so!" I said
"Well, I suppose you liked what I just did to you, not all the girls experience something like that, You are an exception because you are my maid and that will happen only once, so don't hope for it again"
I thought she would retort, like she always does but instead she just stayed there in the corner where I blocked her exit, still clutching the golden ribbon. I laughed to myself; I am so intimidating!
I took my time and scrutinized the mudblood again, hoping that this time she would not notice while she was there still in shock after what I just did, I honestly couldn't believe it was her, I mean she's more beautiful and now she was a woman, just a while ago while I was staring at her, she looked like a 15 year old girl and now she justified her age by looking her best.
Honestly, she looked better than Pansy, I must say but I wont tell her that, it'll just swell her pride. Any man would have wanted her now, but they couldn't have her because she is mine, she is my servant! No matter how pretty this mudblood may be, the fact will stay on, she is a mudblood and I will never be infatuated by a mudblood.
Not now, not ever but if I was not infatuated by her, why did I have that strong urge to kiss her when I saw her panic-stricken eyes just a while ago as I stared at her raspberry lips? It's just a mere infatuation, nothing more than that! I am a pureblood she is a mudblood, nothing will change and I am not going to fall for her, not now that I finally have the chance to dominate and overrule this pest that has been making my life in Hogwarts a living hell.
So I'll say this once, once a mudblood always a mudblood and purebloods are never to fall for them and that they ceased to exist because they are bound to serve us purebloods. That settled it, I felt much better after that. After all, Granger is only a mudblood, isn't she?
Hermione's POV
I stood there, apparently in shock at what Malfoy just did, I mean I thought he would never do such things to mudbloods, especially to someone like me but he proved me wrong just today by doing what he did to me.
I knew Malfoy was looking at me, probably checking out my new look. I didn't say anything, I didn't want him to know that I noticed him eyeing me, although it was clear and he didn't do anything to conceal the fact that he was indeed examining me.
I thought he was really going to do something to me, I'm glad he did not because if he did it would be his end, yet the time when he was fiddling with my ribbon, I didn't bother to stop him, I wonder why?
Maybe I was too intimidated by him that's why I did not retort, but I definitely did not like it! I mean, I didn't even notice I only had a bathrobe on, which means... wait! I only have a bathrobe on?! I had nothing underneath and with horny little Malfoy in front of me? I have to get out of this room and grab some clothes.
"I'll just go and get some clothes for me to change, Shall I, Master Malfoy?" I added with deepest sarcasm and without waiting for his reply, I dashed for the door revealing my white milky legs on the way there.
Malfoy didn't say anything, so I grasped my chance and run full speed to the door, any minute now, I'll be out of this bastard's room and get myself into some decent clothes. I made my way to the door with haste and just as I was about an inch away from it, it slammed hard on my nose and I landed hard on the floor the second time that day.
I heard scornful laugh, Malfoy laugh, stupid and sardonic laugh!
"You are not just my maid after all," he said
I sat on the prat's carpeted floor and looked up to him, I raised one of my eyebrows, threw him an exasperated look and sighed "What am I then? Your clown?
"Yeah! My personal entertainer"
I stood up and straightened myself then I felt something liquid drop on my lower lip, I brought my hand to it and then as I looked at it, I noticed that my nose was bleeding.
Shit! I looked at Malfoy; he just smirked at me and didn't care about my nose at all.
I rolled my eyes and took a handful of my robe, bended down and smeared my blood on it. I turned to look at Malfoy; he scowled at me, what the hell did I do now?
"You best not do that again mudblood, you are staining one of our robes," he said
"Your robes, I thought this was supposed to be the servant's robes?"
"It is but we don't want ant mudblood stain on any of our belongings"
"Right" I said as I rolled my eyes. So what if I stained their belongings? BIG DEAL!
The bleeding didn't stop and I felt something throb on my forehead, what the? I touched it and felt a dry scar on the left side.
This will remind me of Harry a lot, especially when it throbs.
Malfoy laughed and said, "Did I hurt and squash your little pretty nose, Granger? I'm sorry if I did but I had to, you didn't wait for me to give you any permission at all to leave my quarters"
I glared at him then he sat down on a silvery squashy sofa. "Sit" he said
"Where?" I asked bluntly
"There" he said pointing to the free green sofa opposite to the squashy sofa he was sitting on.
I sat and made sure that every part of my body was well covered; I didn't like Malfoy's peeking instincts.
I looked at him and felt another drop of blood fall from my nose, I wiped it again with the sleeve of the white robe, I didn't care if Malfoy had this ethics about not smearing blood on the robe, but surprisingly he did and said nothing.
Then he spoke "Before we start anything at all"
My eyes widened, what did he mean, start anything at all?
He noticed my reaction because he smirked and said " I didn't mean anything like that, Granger, I have told you before and I will tell you again, I am not interested in Mudbloods especially the likes of you, I will never do such thing to you, Never, did I make myself clear?"
I nodded then said "Crystal"
"Good I am here to give you a brief orientation of what you should do as my personal maid, and to begin with matters, let's first take that horrid blood away from your nose and that horrible scar on your forehead"
"Why do you want to take the scar on my forehead?" I asked
"Because it horridly reminds me of your audacious boyfriend"
So my scar reminds him of Harry, which made me feel that I'm missing Harry too, I didn't want him to heal the scar, after all, it would annoy him more when I leave it that way, it reminds him of his enemy anyway.
"No, I don't think so, I'd rather keep the scar" I said boldly
"And have that thing wreck Annie's masterpiece, God! Mudblood, I thought you were smart!""
"What do you mean?"
"Oh I'm so sorry! Even though you are the smartest girl in school before some things are not within your capabilities but oh what the hell! I'll explain, it's because Annie is a pureblood and you are a mudblood"
"Which means?" I asked raising my eyebrows, I didn't get his point and I could clearly see him making no hesitation in making me think hard for his mundane riddle.
"This means you are a mudblood and Annie is a pureblood" I let out an exasperated sigh and said
"Honestly, Malfoy! What does a scar have to do with a mudblood and pureblood, this is such nonsense, first my blood and now this crap!"
"Don't tell me you haven't read the book," he said in a serious tone "Unless it's a book about the Dark Arts, I believe I have read all the books"
"Yes and that's why you are such a nerd! But I'll explain it to you anyway, Annie is a pureblood and you just offered an oath to her by letting her fix you up and if ever she notices that that scar isn't gone by tomorrow she'll have a fit of angry yells and she can hurt you in any way because you have an oath and you'll be paying her if she'd hurt you and since I was notorious enough to disfigure her face, you'll look more presentable than her"
"Which means?"
"That even though you are a mudblood, you have an advantage over her when we are out of this house "Why?"
"Because you look far better than her but you still hold an oath and if ever you try to annoy her, she can disfigure you face like what I did to hers"
"What?!"
"Man! This is going nowhere. Listen it works this way in this house, my mother made the stupid charm, Every time a pureblood does a favor for another being lower than his or her position an oath is formed and since Annie is my personal maid before she'll do anything to have your job back even if it means disfiguring your face, she can easily do that because she placed a charm on you"
"So that's why she agreed to fix me up it's because in doing so I'll hold an oath"
"That's right so mudblood my advice is, if you want to keep that pretty face, you best not annoy Annie I cleared my throat, Annie and I were fine, we both hate Malfoy though Annie tries her best to conceal it, then it instantly blurted out of my mouth
"Why did Annie become your maid anyway?"
"Her father was in debt to the Malfoy family" he answered casually
"Really, why? "
"Those questions are not meant to be disclosed to servants like you besides Annie is happy here"
"And why is that?" I asked
"The point is, Annie could have volunteered for the job because of me. Her mother told my father that we at least make sure that Annie is happy and well fed while she is here, my father had second thoughts about it, especially when he is dealing with someone who is indebted to him but then Annie was a pureblood, so she has several privileges that mudbloods like you don't, that's why her happiness is always assured"
I merely nodded the stared at the floor, covered in the brown bear rug Malfoy had, rubbing my bare feet against it; it feels so soft, damn!
Sometimes I think it pays to be rich like the Malfoys. I looked at the cracking fire filling the room with its warmth then I looked at the vase full of violets next to me, it smelled so good.
I felt another drop of blood drop to my lips, I saw that Malfoy was busy with something in his hand, I didn't get to see it though, all I knew is that it was a blue box, so taking my chances, I grabbed a handful of robes and wiped my lips.
Now blood was all over my robes, it looked like as if Malfoy and I had a heavy row with the blood smeared all over my robes and the continuous gush of blood from my nose, when Malfoy looked up, he didn't seem to mind at all.
Then he spoke "Now, let me perform a simple healing charm for that cut and only that cut, the nose shall stay in that way"
So he'll let me bleed to death just as long as I don't serve as a replica of Harry, how damn childish! And he got his wand out and with its swish; I felt the searing pain vanish from my forehead. I touched it and then I couldn't feel the dry scar anymore.
I saw Malfoy levitate the box and drop it to my lap, it was heavy that my leg felt like it couldn't stand anymore but it was probably because of my fall.
"What's this?" I said picking it up, it was indeed heavy but not heavy enough to break one's leg, I wonder what's inside though.
"Present that to me"
What? Malfoy is somewhat acting weird, he gives me a damn heavy box then asks me to give it back to him, is he some nutter?
"Why?" I said uncertainly, what if the box was hoodwinked and it would do something pernicious to me?
"Oh God! Mudblood that is the simplest request I've made all day and yet you fail to comply!" he said in an exasperated tone
"What if you jinxed it?! "
"I didn't besides if I did; I wouldn't hesitate doing it now, right? Seeing you defenseless, without a wand, without Potter and barely clothed, this will be a very easy match, is it not?"
He had a point, so I stood up and with gritted teeth I approached him with the heavy box on my hands when I reached him, I handed it to him.
He smirked then said "Good, now kneel and give it to me"
He can't be serious!
"What do you mean kneel?"
"Crucio" I felt pain then I easily knelt, I saw Malfoy holding his wand, and he just did the cruciatus curse on me, though I knew he wouldn't hesitate doing it, I still didn't believe it. I wasn't good at resisting this kind of curse, Harry was and the thought of Harry made the pain worse.
"Good! Of course mudblood, when I say 'kneel' you must kneel, now give me that blue box," he said relentlessly, I felt my hand extend on it's own to him, after that I felt that the curse had been lifted and I landed sprawled on the floor, I just couldn't believe Malfoy did that to me.
"Don't worry that won't happen again, if you just comply with everything I say!" he said with a smirk
"You see you just presented your bell to me"
"My what?!"
"Your bell, when I ring this thing," he said pulling out a silver bell with a diamond edge from the box "You must come to me and answer to my call and most of all, my entire request"
Wow! All that cruciatus curse for a bell, how wonderful! I felt frustrated. Malfoy didn't only disrespect me he also had the chance to toy with me. Oh Harry! Hurry up and plan that escape, I wouldn't last a day in this house.
As my thoughts drifted to Harry, my eyes fell onto the ring he gave me, my engagement ring.
To my surprise, instead of a diamond encrusted to it, it was now a ruby gem, then that's when I realized that it was a mood ring and because of my anger towards Malfoy, it must have changed its color.
Harry is so brilliant for thinking of this; I looked fondly at the ring.
"What are you looking at?" came Malfoy's drawling voice
"Nothing" I said quickly hiding the ring away from sight, I didn't want Malfoy to take it, which I reckon he might, it's the only memento I have of Harry.
"So as I've said mudblood when you hear this bell ringing, you must come to my aid and comply with everything I say"
To his aid? I snorted at the thought but however, I don't want to have another row with Malfoy, once was enough for a day, so I nodded.
"I guess that's all" I heard and felt my stomach grumble, I just remembered that I didn't eat for how many hours already, damn! I'm a nineteen year old woman and I didn't even realize I was hungry, I saw Malfoy smirk then he asked sardonically
"Hungry, aren't we?"
I screwed my face up to make it look convincing; I don't want to give Malfoy the satisfaction that I was indeed hungry
"No, I am not hungry, thank you very much"
"Very well, mudblood. I was starting to feel relent towards you but since you insisted on not eating then have it your way, after all I know that you didn't have anything to eat since yesterday evening, on Potter's proposal and it's now the afternoon, you must be famished but however you are not hungry then suit yourself"
I felt my stomach give another grumble and felt my nose bleed again, I grabbed a handful of robes and wiped it clean again, this made Malfoy smirk even more. I looked at him, it was true I was hungry but I didn't want him to know that, I guess he understood the look I gave him because he said,
"I may be a ruthless and relentless person mudblood, but I don't starve my servants or their service may not be of quality" I stared at him then he asked "So are you hungry? Because we can proceed to the next part of your orientation after you have your meal"
This seemed like a hard question but anyway I must give in to my stomach's request, so I nodded in reply and he smiled. The first time he ever smiled that day, the first time I ever saw him smile, I actually found it comforting and at the same time warm, in one way his smile reminded me of Harry.
I guess those girls who had major crushes on Malfoy had a point, he was indeed cute when he smiles, even I found him cute but I never fell for him not ever not even now but I can say Malfoy in school was always the subject of lust and want, he could have any girl he wanted because of his popularity and looks and of course his mounting affluence.
I mean a blonde god with silver eyes and good abs, with his tantalizing smirk, a smirk that stops several breaths. I mean sure, Harry also had the same attention, many girls wanted to date Harry but Malfoy still had the major attention because of his looks.
I often heard that Malfoy handles his girls well, whether they are his toys or not, but I never bought any of those stories; this git will never know how to handle women. I once heard Lavender and Parvati talk about how Malfoy would be in bed and they offered me to join their conversation, as if I cared, I don't give a damn about how this guy is when he is in bed! But for the first time, I was one of those girls whose breath was taken away by him but not because of his smirk but his smile. However, Harry is way better and no once could ever take that fact away from him, Malfoy and Harry?
It's no competition Draco Malfoy was every girls dream in school, but certainly not mine. He thought he stole all the girls' hearts in school, he even has Annie's but he thought wrong because he missed a heart, he forgot one heart he didn't manage to capture and enthrall and that heart was mine and as long as I keep things straight and never fall for the git, his over swollen pride won't burst.
"I thought you were hungry" Malfoy asked waking me up from my stupor and bringing me back to his desolate room
" You can stare all day you know, but only stare no touching" he said with a smirk I gave him my own smirk and rolled my eyes
"Right, as if I want to!"
"You wouldn't be saying that if I were you!"
"Why?"
"Because soon you'll be falling for me." I snorted,
"RIGHT! I'll fall for you as soon as I've noticed how beautiful you are!"
Malfoy said nothing, was he serious? Does he really think I'll fall for him, well if he did he'd better think again because I'm never an easy catch, even for the school's major hottie! He smirked and said,
"Well if you want something to eat, then we better get going"
I followed him to his two-door entrance, and then as soon as we are about to get out he stopped by the doorway and said, "You wait here while I'll go and get something inside"
Whatever Malfoy was trying to get, I hell didn't know because as soon as I was out of the room, Annie came with a frying pan tightly grasped in her hands above her head and started toward Malfoy, hitting him continuously with it. Malfoy shielded his face with his hands from Annie's continuous hits saying, "What the hell are you trying to do?"
"I may have liked you and respected you" Annie shouted as she continued hitting Malfoy "but hurting an innocent girl is never right, you must dearly pay for such act!"
I tried hard to stifle my laugh; the commotion was so humorous that I thought I'd die on the spot from trying hard to suppress my laugh.
"I'm telling- y-you, it was n-not me who di-did that!" Malfoy retorted trying to grab his wand, which was sticking out from his pocket"
"A downright lie! And if you are trying to assault me Master, I must remind you that even though my father is indebted to you, you sealed a pact and if ever you hurt me in any way...!" Her voice trailed off but I wish she said more, I wanted to know what would happen to Malfoy if he assaulted Annie.
"You may have infatuated me but I must say Ms. Granger has earned my respect and she does not deserve something like this!" She said continuing to hit Malfoy with the frying pan
"Why don't you try and let the mudblood explain"
Although Annie may have seemed to get used to Malfoy calling me mudblood, maybe our recent friendship changed her mind because saying mudblood was a very wrong thing to say, because Annie continued hitting him harder than ever that several wounds and bruises appeared on his hand and a bit on his face.
"You deserve these scars, Master. I can't imagine you assaulting an innocent girl like her, Look at her pitiful state! You are a total relentless, belligerent and vain prat! For the likes of you, this is what you deserve"
I thought about watching the fiasco a bit longer but I heard another low grumble coming from my stomach and if Malfoy does not get himself out of that mess right away, I'll have my meal two years from now.
Finally I couldn't restrain myself, I laughed out loud, tears dropping from my eyes and blood dripping from my nose.
I wiped it with the sleeve and said "No Annie, I did this to myself, it was an accident that occurred half an hour ago, and so you can stop hitting Malfoy with that pan" I laughed again but stopped as I saw Annie's agitated face staring at me, almost instantly she dropped the pan onto the floor with a stentorian clang and kneeled down before Malfoy, her nose almost touching the floor.
"Master Malfoy, I am so sorry, I didn't know, the wretched girl didn't tell me!" she said tears streaming out of her eyes.
Wretched girl? I'm a wretched girl now? Now if only I knew where that pan came from...
"I am so sorry master, I know that I indeed deserve to be punished for such act, but please if you have intentions of hurting me then do those punishments unto this wretched girl too. For if she told me earlier, I will have not done that assault on you"
She is calling me wretched girl after she willingly defended me. Maybe Annie Palace has a sporadic personality, she can be nice then rude but it thoroughly amused me how quick her reaction was.
"Get up" Malfoy snarled at her and I continued to stare at them Annie stood up and faced Malfoy who was mending his hand.
"Master Malfoy you are hurt! I must get something for you to heal those nasty wounds"
"Of course I'm hurt you big ninny! You did this to me, anyway go back to your room and that is an order, right now!" Malfoy barked Annie gave a last low bow, picked up her frying pan and went away to her room.
Malfoy's eyes and mine met for a second then he hissed, "Don't say and ask anything!" He must have noticed my face so contorted with confusion and laughter but however I remained silent, almost punching myself for trying to laugh.
"Idiot maid!" he muttered fiddling with his hands
"Look at what she's done to my beautiful face" He said indicating the tiniest of his scars which was located on his left cheek
"It's so small and measly, nobody will even notice it!" I retorted
"It may be small to you but it's big enough for me!" Then with a swish of his wand, all his scars were gone, so was the scar on his right cheek, looking as smug as ever.
Gawd! Malfoy is totally in love with himself! It thoroughly amused me how he found a girlfriend in Hogwarts despite his issues of being a narcissist. I mean the low-life prat practically considers the rest of us students as unshaped and mutilated beings.
I looked at him and he looked at me too and he let out a heaved sigh and said, "I guess you need one too"
And with the swish of his wand, my nose stopped bleeding and my robes looked as if they just came out of the wash, so white!
"Now we might as well get going or you'll never have your meal" he said.
I smiled at my new state and then he proceeded down the stairs, motioning me to follow him. I followed him and he went after me, so I was leading the way.
I looked at my new clean robes and how white they are, I was so busy with my robes that I didn't noticed another step coming my way, I tripped and sent my robes flying and there was no doubt that Malfoy indeed saw my ass, I revealed it to him as I waited for my fall...
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Draco's POV
What is taking her so long? Sheesh! I didn't know girls take this long to take a bath! Why can't they be like us men and just throw a couple of this and that and then we are done! Why do girls have to take so long? What do they do in there anyway? Maybe someday I'll find out! I stared at my closed curtain and scrutinized the elaborated design of the Malfoy crest it had and of course my wonderfully in scripted name, Draco Malfoy.
I wonder how the weather is outside, I'm never allowed to open that curtain especially when Palace is around, but wait she isn't my servant anymore, the mudblood is, maybe I can bend a few rules, and she doesn't know them anyway.
Maybe I'll take a look, once the mudblood arrives; I might get to see the beautiful sun again. What is the big deal with these idiotic rules anyway? They are just for show besides my pretty face needs a bit of sunlight, I'll have paler skin if I don't but nonetheless, pale skin is an asset, I should say that! I was about to lay myself on my comfortable, soft and exclusively for me king sized bed when a knock came from my bedroom doors.
Damn it! I thought I could have some peace and quiet sometimes the people in here can never get enough me and that includes Palace, a lot! She visits me more than twice each day since she became my personal servant, So it's like pursuing the fact that I like her but yet I don't because if I say I don't, I'll get a lot of visits from her.
"What do you want?" I said harshly
"Master, it is I, Scarlette" said the squeaky voice of our elf "I am here with the mudblood, who is bound to serve you for eternity, please let me in so that you may see her new state"
Finally! Granger has arrived; my personal maid is at my bedroom doorstep. Waiting and patience is not my virtue, so because this insolent maid of mine made my wait for about 10 minutes, I shall make her wait for ten full hours.
"Tell her to patiently wait for me there and I shall come out when I am ready for her" I said coldly
"Yes Master---"
"What does he mean when he is ready for me?! What is that prat playing at! If he wants to see me then let me in his room. now!" said the mudblood freaking the little Scarlette out of her mind, and to think this mudblood stood for her inane elf rights, what utter rubbish!
Maybe if I'll keep her this angry for the next few days, she might reconsider her career as an elf serving woman and instead be a Malfoy forever serving woman that sounds quite right! I heard that mudblood yell more insults and swearwords I never thought a girl like her would utter, yet I didn't know her that much.
I smirked as I stared at the door; maybe making her wait a little longer isn't such a bad idea after all.
What could the mudblood look like now, I never knew Annie's field of expertise but knowing Annie, she never wanted to be replaced, especially to someone who happens to be a mudblood, but it's hard to admit that Annie was quite weirder than this mudblood is.
Maybe Annie turned her into a monster like what I did to her, maybe she did her revenge on little innocent Granger, well if she did, it would give me quite a laugh for quite a time!
"Malfoy! Let me in and tell me what I should do!" the mudblood said starting to pound the doors.
I laughed and said "A little while, mudblood when I'm ready for you!" Ha! I could even make her stay there till tomorrow, that's an idea
"Bullshit! Let me in your fucking room and let's get this over with!"
"I didn't know I had to deal with a bastard in my stay in this pigsty!"
Though I didn't think a girl like her would say those things, I was used to insults so I didn't care about what she said, I've heard worse, well, what can you do if you are a major hottie in school?; people are bound to be jealous.
I can be very domineering and arrogant but the more insults I have the more arrogant I became, it just shows that people are truly that jealous of you. I never thought the mudblood could be this angry, well I'm doing a great job of making her and apparently, I, myself am enjoying it so I decided to make her stay at that doorstep a little while longer.
"Pound harder mudblood!" I shouted as I laughed
The pounding became persistent and strong.
"That's not hard enough!"
So suddenly an idea flashed into my mind, I drew nearer to the doors, hearing her loud strident and bossy voice echoing through the hall. I was so near to the doors right now, that there was no doubt she was only a few inches away from me.
"Louder, mudblood" The doors continued to push toward me, as if attempting to fall over me.
"Stronger!"
"Malfoy, what is the point?!" she asked loudly continuing to pound the door
"You forgot the word "master," I said with a sneer.
The pounding stopped and was then replaced by an exasperated blatant voice "Master Malfoy, please let me in"
I laughed then said "No"
She swore again, compelled and more expressed this time, she's having a hard time trying to convince me.
"Fine, if you don't want me in then I'll go instead and leave you!" I smirked; I was never taunted by another mudblood before, this was the only mudblood who tried to
"Leaving so soon aren't we, Granger?" I asked as I heard her footsteps clearly heading for the stairs
"Yeah, there's no point in knocking off my hands just for you to open those stupid doors"
"Well, I'm sure you'd love to hear about what happened to your beloved parents, right? Well if you're leaving, you will be leaving your chance too, Oh well, I guess it's up to you to decide" I said clearly hoping she caught all the words I uttered and just as I hoped for, the her footsteps grew louder which meant she was approaching the doors, I smirked as I heard her polite knock and voice
"Master Malfoy," she said in an almost imploring voice, I didn't believe that came from her
"Please let me in, so that I may know what happened to my parents"
"Not yet!"
She sighed in exasperation and began pounding the doors again, just what I had hoped for.
She pounded harder than before
"Malfoy please, I want to know!!!" she said as her pounding became steadily loud and hard
"Not yet, are your hands sore now? I asked scornfully fiddling with my wand I knew that would get her, she's so easy!
"Malfoy you are such a bas--"
As she said this I drew out my wand and pointed it at the door making it open an entrance for her. This was such a shock for the mudblood that she almost fell over me, of course I have better reflexes so she landed sprawled on the floor as I laughed, she quickly stood up and before I had any chance to stop her, she slapped me hard on the face, I was about to retort but my father's cold voice intervened with the situation.
"What is this all about, Draco?" he asked looking from the mudblood to me, but he didn't see the mudblood slap me, in which I hoped he did for I would have a better reason in having her head on a silver platter.
I was about to tell him about Granger's bold attempt in slapping me but decided not to, so I said, "Nothing father"
He gave me a suspicious look and went down the stairs and I turned to the mudblood who was wearing the bathrobe she was in a while ago.
Our eyes met for a second I smirked and she blushed, as she blushed I noticed a dry scar on the left part of her forehead, I didn't notice that before.
Damn! She and Potter must be soul mates having the same scars, I laughed at the thought. That scar must disappear or else this maid will remind me of Potter every single day I spend with her. She blushed more and that made her, prettier and sexier, Wait! She's my personal maid and maids are not supposed to be pretty and sexy.
She clutched the golden ribbon harder and that's when I realized she wore nothing inside but her bare milky skin, but unlike before the bathrobe covered every inch of her body, leaving only her feet to be distinctly seen but the fact lurks that she does not have anything underneath it at all.
The mere thought turned me on but hell she's my maid and she's a mudblood, Oh hell! A lowlife like her, that's simply the lowest thing I could ever think of as of the moment, she could never turn me on.
I smirked the signature smirk I always had in school, the evil one and walked towards her and saw her pupils dilate as I did, I took my time to scrutinize her as I approached her, the bushy hair was long gone and was now replaced by wavy long brown elaborate curls, her eyes were as brown as ever, her thick brows disappeared and was now replaced by a brown line and her lips was as red as ever and with that bathrobe as her only cover, If she didn't have that horrid scar she'd certainly look enticing to other men, not to me, never to me.
My scrutiny was long disturbed when she turned to me again with her panic- stricken eyes, so I continued my pace toward her, hoping she didn't notice me eyeing her.
She panicked and backed off from me, falling onto the bed "Wha- what are you doing?!" she stammered edging her way off the bed I said nothing and continued towards her slowly, damn!
This is too fun finally when, she had nowhere to run, I clutched her arm clothed with the robe and pushed her to the wall and trapped her with both of my arms, one arm in level with her head the other just beside her small waist.
I stared at her, she looked so uncomfortable with me cornering her, and I saw those red lips quiver, I stared at her a little while longer, her lips were so red, it's as if she just ate strawberries.
I was never this close to her before and to tell quite honestly, it doesn't feel disgusting and horrid at all; in fact it feels quite right. Our faces were just about an inch apart, my nose was almost touching hers and it is as if I am breathing her steady yet nervous breaths.
I can see the panic in her very eyes and she was blushing furiously, I leaned towards her, fiddled with the golden ribbon, as if trying to pull it away to reveal her naked self to me, I thought she would take my hand then slap me but surprisingly she did none, I guess she was far too panicked to do so, I fiddled more with the ribbon twirling it with my fingers, but I wouldn't dare touch her, she's a mudblood.
Our bodies were so close right now and my face is barely an inch away from hers, I was taking in her breath, mudblood breath, God! My face was so near to hers that all it lacks was for me was to kiss her, like I would! Not in a thousand years so I merely whispered so seductively in her ears
"You'll pay for what you did, soon"
Then I released her and turned away, then finally when I thought I couldn't bear to stifle my laugh any longer, I laughed hard and loud
"Did you honestly think, I would dare touch a mudblood?!" I asked looking at her
She merely shook her head uncomfortably still blushing, I stared at her and noticed the height, the mudblood was not that short but her hair barely reached my forehead and I am bending my knees, maybe I'm just that tall.
"I thought so!" I said
"Well, I suppose you liked what I just did to you, not all the girls experience something like that, You are an exception because you are my maid and that will happen only once, so don't hope for it again"
I thought she would retort, like she always does but instead she just stayed there in the corner where I blocked her exit, still clutching the golden ribbon. I laughed to myself; I am so intimidating!
I took my time and scrutinized the mudblood again, hoping that this time she would not notice while she was there still in shock after what I just did, I honestly couldn't believe it was her, I mean she's more beautiful and now she was a woman, just a while ago while I was staring at her, she looked like a 15 year old girl and now she justified her age by looking her best.
Honestly, she looked better than Pansy, I must say but I wont tell her that, it'll just swell her pride. Any man would have wanted her now, but they couldn't have her because she is mine, she is my servant! No matter how pretty this mudblood may be, the fact will stay on, she is a mudblood and I will never be infatuated by a mudblood.
Not now, not ever but if I was not infatuated by her, why did I have that strong urge to kiss her when I saw her panic-stricken eyes just a while ago as I stared at her raspberry lips? It's just a mere infatuation, nothing more than that! I am a pureblood she is a mudblood, nothing will change and I am not going to fall for her, not now that I finally have the chance to dominate and overrule this pest that has been making my life in Hogwarts a living hell.
So I'll say this once, once a mudblood always a mudblood and purebloods are never to fall for them and that they ceased to exist because they are bound to serve us purebloods. That settled it, I felt much better after that. After all, Granger is only a mudblood, isn't she?
Hermione's POV
I stood there, apparently in shock at what Malfoy just did, I mean I thought he would never do such things to mudbloods, especially to someone like me but he proved me wrong just today by doing what he did to me.
I knew Malfoy was looking at me, probably checking out my new look. I didn't say anything, I didn't want him to know that I noticed him eyeing me, although it was clear and he didn't do anything to conceal the fact that he was indeed examining me.
I thought he was really going to do something to me, I'm glad he did not because if he did it would be his end, yet the time when he was fiddling with my ribbon, I didn't bother to stop him, I wonder why?
Maybe I was too intimidated by him that's why I did not retort, but I definitely did not like it! I mean, I didn't even notice I only had a bathrobe on, which means... wait! I only have a bathrobe on?! I had nothing underneath and with horny little Malfoy in front of me? I have to get out of this room and grab some clothes.
"I'll just go and get some clothes for me to change, Shall I, Master Malfoy?" I added with deepest sarcasm and without waiting for his reply, I dashed for the door revealing my white milky legs on the way there.
Malfoy didn't say anything, so I grasped my chance and run full speed to the door, any minute now, I'll be out of this bastard's room and get myself into some decent clothes. I made my way to the door with haste and just as I was about an inch away from it, it slammed hard on my nose and I landed hard on the floor the second time that day.
I heard scornful laugh, Malfoy laugh, stupid and sardonic laugh!
"You are not just my maid after all," he said
I sat on the prat's carpeted floor and looked up to him, I raised one of my eyebrows, threw him an exasperated look and sighed "What am I then? Your clown?
"Yeah! My personal entertainer"
I stood up and straightened myself then I felt something liquid drop on my lower lip, I brought my hand to it and then as I looked at it, I noticed that my nose was bleeding.
Shit! I looked at Malfoy; he just smirked at me and didn't care about my nose at all.
I rolled my eyes and took a handful of my robe, bended down and smeared my blood on it. I turned to look at Malfoy; he scowled at me, what the hell did I do now?
"You best not do that again mudblood, you are staining one of our robes," he said
"Your robes, I thought this was supposed to be the servant's robes?"
"It is but we don't want ant mudblood stain on any of our belongings"
"Right" I said as I rolled my eyes. So what if I stained their belongings? BIG DEAL!
The bleeding didn't stop and I felt something throb on my forehead, what the? I touched it and felt a dry scar on the left side.
This will remind me of Harry a lot, especially when it throbs.
Malfoy laughed and said, "Did I hurt and squash your little pretty nose, Granger? I'm sorry if I did but I had to, you didn't wait for me to give you any permission at all to leave my quarters"
I glared at him then he sat down on a silvery squashy sofa. "Sit" he said
"Where?" I asked bluntly
"There" he said pointing to the free green sofa opposite to the squashy sofa he was sitting on.
I sat and made sure that every part of my body was well covered; I didn't like Malfoy's peeking instincts.
I looked at him and felt another drop of blood fall from my nose, I wiped it again with the sleeve of the white robe, I didn't care if Malfoy had this ethics about not smearing blood on the robe, but surprisingly he did and said nothing.
Then he spoke "Before we start anything at all"
My eyes widened, what did he mean, start anything at all?
He noticed my reaction because he smirked and said " I didn't mean anything like that, Granger, I have told you before and I will tell you again, I am not interested in Mudbloods especially the likes of you, I will never do such thing to you, Never, did I make myself clear?"
I nodded then said "Crystal"
"Good I am here to give you a brief orientation of what you should do as my personal maid, and to begin with matters, let's first take that horrid blood away from your nose and that horrible scar on your forehead"
"Why do you want to take the scar on my forehead?" I asked
"Because it horridly reminds me of your audacious boyfriend"
So my scar reminds him of Harry, which made me feel that I'm missing Harry too, I didn't want him to heal the scar, after all, it would annoy him more when I leave it that way, it reminds him of his enemy anyway.
"No, I don't think so, I'd rather keep the scar" I said boldly
"And have that thing wreck Annie's masterpiece, God! Mudblood, I thought you were smart!""
"What do you mean?"
"Oh I'm so sorry! Even though you are the smartest girl in school before some things are not within your capabilities but oh what the hell! I'll explain, it's because Annie is a pureblood and you are a mudblood"
"Which means?" I asked raising my eyebrows, I didn't get his point and I could clearly see him making no hesitation in making me think hard for his mundane riddle.
"This means you are a mudblood and Annie is a pureblood" I let out an exasperated sigh and said
"Honestly, Malfoy! What does a scar have to do with a mudblood and pureblood, this is such nonsense, first my blood and now this crap!"
"Don't tell me you haven't read the book," he said in a serious tone "Unless it's a book about the Dark Arts, I believe I have read all the books"
"Yes and that's why you are such a nerd! But I'll explain it to you anyway, Annie is a pureblood and you just offered an oath to her by letting her fix you up and if ever she notices that that scar isn't gone by tomorrow she'll have a fit of angry yells and she can hurt you in any way because you have an oath and you'll be paying her if she'd hurt you and since I was notorious enough to disfigure her face, you'll look more presentable than her"
"Which means?"
"That even though you are a mudblood, you have an advantage over her when we are out of this house "Why?"
"Because you look far better than her but you still hold an oath and if ever you try to annoy her, she can disfigure you face like what I did to hers"
"What?!"
"Man! This is going nowhere. Listen it works this way in this house, my mother made the stupid charm, Every time a pureblood does a favor for another being lower than his or her position an oath is formed and since Annie is my personal maid before she'll do anything to have your job back even if it means disfiguring your face, she can easily do that because she placed a charm on you"
"So that's why she agreed to fix me up it's because in doing so I'll hold an oath"
"That's right so mudblood my advice is, if you want to keep that pretty face, you best not annoy Annie I cleared my throat, Annie and I were fine, we both hate Malfoy though Annie tries her best to conceal it, then it instantly blurted out of my mouth
"Why did Annie become your maid anyway?"
"Her father was in debt to the Malfoy family" he answered casually
"Really, why? "
"Those questions are not meant to be disclosed to servants like you besides Annie is happy here"
"And why is that?" I asked
"The point is, Annie could have volunteered for the job because of me. Her mother told my father that we at least make sure that Annie is happy and well fed while she is here, my father had second thoughts about it, especially when he is dealing with someone who is indebted to him but then Annie was a pureblood, so she has several privileges that mudbloods like you don't, that's why her happiness is always assured"
I merely nodded the stared at the floor, covered in the brown bear rug Malfoy had, rubbing my bare feet against it; it feels so soft, damn!
Sometimes I think it pays to be rich like the Malfoys. I looked at the cracking fire filling the room with its warmth then I looked at the vase full of violets next to me, it smelled so good.
I felt another drop of blood drop to my lips, I saw that Malfoy was busy with something in his hand, I didn't get to see it though, all I knew is that it was a blue box, so taking my chances, I grabbed a handful of robes and wiped my lips.
Now blood was all over my robes, it looked like as if Malfoy and I had a heavy row with the blood smeared all over my robes and the continuous gush of blood from my nose, when Malfoy looked up, he didn't seem to mind at all.
Then he spoke "Now, let me perform a simple healing charm for that cut and only that cut, the nose shall stay in that way"
So he'll let me bleed to death just as long as I don't serve as a replica of Harry, how damn childish! And he got his wand out and with its swish; I felt the searing pain vanish from my forehead. I touched it and then I couldn't feel the dry scar anymore.
I saw Malfoy levitate the box and drop it to my lap, it was heavy that my leg felt like it couldn't stand anymore but it was probably because of my fall.
"What's this?" I said picking it up, it was indeed heavy but not heavy enough to break one's leg, I wonder what's inside though.
"Present that to me"
What? Malfoy is somewhat acting weird, he gives me a damn heavy box then asks me to give it back to him, is he some nutter?
"Why?" I said uncertainly, what if the box was hoodwinked and it would do something pernicious to me?
"Oh God! Mudblood that is the simplest request I've made all day and yet you fail to comply!" he said in an exasperated tone
"What if you jinxed it?! "
"I didn't besides if I did; I wouldn't hesitate doing it now, right? Seeing you defenseless, without a wand, without Potter and barely clothed, this will be a very easy match, is it not?"
He had a point, so I stood up and with gritted teeth I approached him with the heavy box on my hands when I reached him, I handed it to him.
He smirked then said "Good, now kneel and give it to me"
He can't be serious!
"What do you mean kneel?"
"Crucio" I felt pain then I easily knelt, I saw Malfoy holding his wand, and he just did the cruciatus curse on me, though I knew he wouldn't hesitate doing it, I still didn't believe it. I wasn't good at resisting this kind of curse, Harry was and the thought of Harry made the pain worse.
"Good! Of course mudblood, when I say 'kneel' you must kneel, now give me that blue box," he said relentlessly, I felt my hand extend on it's own to him, after that I felt that the curse had been lifted and I landed sprawled on the floor, I just couldn't believe Malfoy did that to me.
"Don't worry that won't happen again, if you just comply with everything I say!" he said with a smirk
"You see you just presented your bell to me"
"My what?!"
"Your bell, when I ring this thing," he said pulling out a silver bell with a diamond edge from the box "You must come to me and answer to my call and most of all, my entire request"
Wow! All that cruciatus curse for a bell, how wonderful! I felt frustrated. Malfoy didn't only disrespect me he also had the chance to toy with me. Oh Harry! Hurry up and plan that escape, I wouldn't last a day in this house.
As my thoughts drifted to Harry, my eyes fell onto the ring he gave me, my engagement ring.
To my surprise, instead of a diamond encrusted to it, it was now a ruby gem, then that's when I realized that it was a mood ring and because of my anger towards Malfoy, it must have changed its color.
Harry is so brilliant for thinking of this; I looked fondly at the ring.
"What are you looking at?" came Malfoy's drawling voice
"Nothing" I said quickly hiding the ring away from sight, I didn't want Malfoy to take it, which I reckon he might, it's the only memento I have of Harry.
"So as I've said mudblood when you hear this bell ringing, you must come to my aid and comply with everything I say"
To his aid? I snorted at the thought but however, I don't want to have another row with Malfoy, once was enough for a day, so I nodded.
"I guess that's all" I heard and felt my stomach grumble, I just remembered that I didn't eat for how many hours already, damn! I'm a nineteen year old woman and I didn't even realize I was hungry, I saw Malfoy smirk then he asked sardonically
"Hungry, aren't we?"
I screwed my face up to make it look convincing; I don't want to give Malfoy the satisfaction that I was indeed hungry
"No, I am not hungry, thank you very much"
"Very well, mudblood. I was starting to feel relent towards you but since you insisted on not eating then have it your way, after all I know that you didn't have anything to eat since yesterday evening, on Potter's proposal and it's now the afternoon, you must be famished but however you are not hungry then suit yourself"
I felt my stomach give another grumble and felt my nose bleed again, I grabbed a handful of robes and wiped it clean again, this made Malfoy smirk even more. I looked at him, it was true I was hungry but I didn't want him to know that, I guess he understood the look I gave him because he said,
"I may be a ruthless and relentless person mudblood, but I don't starve my servants or their service may not be of quality" I stared at him then he asked "So are you hungry? Because we can proceed to the next part of your orientation after you have your meal"
This seemed like a hard question but anyway I must give in to my stomach's request, so I nodded in reply and he smiled. The first time he ever smiled that day, the first time I ever saw him smile, I actually found it comforting and at the same time warm, in one way his smile reminded me of Harry.
I guess those girls who had major crushes on Malfoy had a point, he was indeed cute when he smiles, even I found him cute but I never fell for him not ever not even now but I can say Malfoy in school was always the subject of lust and want, he could have any girl he wanted because of his popularity and looks and of course his mounting affluence.
I mean a blonde god with silver eyes and good abs, with his tantalizing smirk, a smirk that stops several breaths. I mean sure, Harry also had the same attention, many girls wanted to date Harry but Malfoy still had the major attention because of his looks.
I often heard that Malfoy handles his girls well, whether they are his toys or not, but I never bought any of those stories; this git will never know how to handle women. I once heard Lavender and Parvati talk about how Malfoy would be in bed and they offered me to join their conversation, as if I cared, I don't give a damn about how this guy is when he is in bed! But for the first time, I was one of those girls whose breath was taken away by him but not because of his smirk but his smile. However, Harry is way better and no once could ever take that fact away from him, Malfoy and Harry?
It's no competition Draco Malfoy was every girls dream in school, but certainly not mine. He thought he stole all the girls' hearts in school, he even has Annie's but he thought wrong because he missed a heart, he forgot one heart he didn't manage to capture and enthrall and that heart was mine and as long as I keep things straight and never fall for the git, his over swollen pride won't burst.
"I thought you were hungry" Malfoy asked waking me up from my stupor and bringing me back to his desolate room
" You can stare all day you know, but only stare no touching" he said with a smirk I gave him my own smirk and rolled my eyes
"Right, as if I want to!"
"You wouldn't be saying that if I were you!"
"Why?"
"Because soon you'll be falling for me." I snorted,
"RIGHT! I'll fall for you as soon as I've noticed how beautiful you are!"
Malfoy said nothing, was he serious? Does he really think I'll fall for him, well if he did he'd better think again because I'm never an easy catch, even for the school's major hottie! He smirked and said,
"Well if you want something to eat, then we better get going"
I followed him to his two-door entrance, and then as soon as we are about to get out he stopped by the doorway and said, "You wait here while I'll go and get something inside"
Whatever Malfoy was trying to get, I hell didn't know because as soon as I was out of the room, Annie came with a frying pan tightly grasped in her hands above her head and started toward Malfoy, hitting him continuously with it. Malfoy shielded his face with his hands from Annie's continuous hits saying, "What the hell are you trying to do?"
"I may have liked you and respected you" Annie shouted as she continued hitting Malfoy "but hurting an innocent girl is never right, you must dearly pay for such act!"
I tried hard to stifle my laugh; the commotion was so humorous that I thought I'd die on the spot from trying hard to suppress my laugh.
"I'm telling- y-you, it was n-not me who di-did that!" Malfoy retorted trying to grab his wand, which was sticking out from his pocket"
"A downright lie! And if you are trying to assault me Master, I must remind you that even though my father is indebted to you, you sealed a pact and if ever you hurt me in any way...!" Her voice trailed off but I wish she said more, I wanted to know what would happen to Malfoy if he assaulted Annie.
"You may have infatuated me but I must say Ms. Granger has earned my respect and she does not deserve something like this!" She said continuing to hit Malfoy with the frying pan
"Why don't you try and let the mudblood explain"
Although Annie may have seemed to get used to Malfoy calling me mudblood, maybe our recent friendship changed her mind because saying mudblood was a very wrong thing to say, because Annie continued hitting him harder than ever that several wounds and bruises appeared on his hand and a bit on his face.
"You deserve these scars, Master. I can't imagine you assaulting an innocent girl like her, Look at her pitiful state! You are a total relentless, belligerent and vain prat! For the likes of you, this is what you deserve"
I thought about watching the fiasco a bit longer but I heard another low grumble coming from my stomach and if Malfoy does not get himself out of that mess right away, I'll have my meal two years from now.
Finally I couldn't restrain myself, I laughed out loud, tears dropping from my eyes and blood dripping from my nose.
I wiped it with the sleeve and said "No Annie, I did this to myself, it was an accident that occurred half an hour ago, and so you can stop hitting Malfoy with that pan" I laughed again but stopped as I saw Annie's agitated face staring at me, almost instantly she dropped the pan onto the floor with a stentorian clang and kneeled down before Malfoy, her nose almost touching the floor.
"Master Malfoy, I am so sorry, I didn't know, the wretched girl didn't tell me!" she said tears streaming out of her eyes.
Wretched girl? I'm a wretched girl now? Now if only I knew where that pan came from...
"I am so sorry master, I know that I indeed deserve to be punished for such act, but please if you have intentions of hurting me then do those punishments unto this wretched girl too. For if she told me earlier, I will have not done that assault on you"
She is calling me wretched girl after she willingly defended me. Maybe Annie Palace has a sporadic personality, she can be nice then rude but it thoroughly amused me how quick her reaction was.
"Get up" Malfoy snarled at her and I continued to stare at them Annie stood up and faced Malfoy who was mending his hand.
"Master Malfoy you are hurt! I must get something for you to heal those nasty wounds"
"Of course I'm hurt you big ninny! You did this to me, anyway go back to your room and that is an order, right now!" Malfoy barked Annie gave a last low bow, picked up her frying pan and went away to her room.
Malfoy's eyes and mine met for a second then he hissed, "Don't say and ask anything!" He must have noticed my face so contorted with confusion and laughter but however I remained silent, almost punching myself for trying to laugh.
"Idiot maid!" he muttered fiddling with his hands
"Look at what she's done to my beautiful face" He said indicating the tiniest of his scars which was located on his left cheek
"It's so small and measly, nobody will even notice it!" I retorted
"It may be small to you but it's big enough for me!" Then with a swish of his wand, all his scars were gone, so was the scar on his right cheek, looking as smug as ever.
Gawd! Malfoy is totally in love with himself! It thoroughly amused me how he found a girlfriend in Hogwarts despite his issues of being a narcissist. I mean the low-life prat practically considers the rest of us students as unshaped and mutilated beings.
I looked at him and he looked at me too and he let out a heaved sigh and said, "I guess you need one too"
And with the swish of his wand, my nose stopped bleeding and my robes looked as if they just came out of the wash, so white!
"Now we might as well get going or you'll never have your meal" he said.
I smiled at my new state and then he proceeded down the stairs, motioning me to follow him. I followed him and he went after me, so I was leading the way.
I looked at my new clean robes and how white they are, I was so busy with my robes that I didn't noticed another step coming my way, I tripped and sent my robes flying and there was no doubt that Malfoy indeed saw my ass, I revealed it to him as I waited for my fall...
~I posted this chapter a few days ago but the formatting seemed odd and it didn't make any sense at all so I posted it back and made a few changes, thanks all...HAPPY EASTER!!!~
~And so again, my failed attempt in giving you all a good chapter, I'm sorry if this chapter is a bit or even...REALLY CONFUSING, it's just that my computer is mac and every time I try to post THIS particular chapter, the formatting seems odd and well the spellings if possible are even much odder...I read this chapter in FF net and completely got confused, I mean the words are jumbled...So, in this last(I hope) attempt to submit a good chapter...I hope this will turn out good in the page~
I reckon that I should have entitled this chapter "Three falls for all" but nah...
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