Authors note:
DOORS & BLUE: Welcome back to chapter 2 of "Well, to be perfectly honest"...
BLUE: Doors has a confession to make, don't you Doors?
DOORS: Do I?
BLUE: Yes...
DOORS: Ok, ok, I have an obsession with the word 'intently', but only in this chapter! It's not as bad as the continuing obsession of Blue's with the phrase 'Bah Humbug' which makes a reappearance in this instalment!
BLUE: Yeah, but they already know that! I'm allowed one per chapter!
DOORS: Ok, you've got me there. So here it is, drum roll please...(BLUE taps on table)...CHAPTER TWO!!!!
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'Don't worry that little blonde head of yours, your father still has no idea and definitely won't hear it from me.'
Draco Malfoy gave a satisfied grunt before leaving the room with a refined swish of his robes. As he started toward the Great Hall, Snape couldn't help but marvel at the change in the boy, who had been anything but confident when he had first been sorted.
'Sir, I just don't know what to do.' Snape looked down at the snivelling wreck before him. It was hard to believe that this boy was intended to be the next prince of Slytherin. 'You won't tell my father will you? I'd rather die than let him know. Not that I'd still be alive if he knew.'
Snape felt a slight tinge of sympathy for the 1st year, though he wouldn't let it show.
'Now, now, Malfoy, you weren't brought up a Slytherin for it to go waste being a Gryffindor. There might be someway for your father to accept this, if you were to make some good of this unfortunate situation.' Draco looked up at his professor through blurred eyes. 'As you know you have sorted into the same house as the infamous Harry Potter, the boy who lived. Maybe you would like to see if you can find out how it was exactly that he managed to survive the dark lord's attack. A question that has plagued many of his followers.'
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Draco paused outside the great hall he could hear Dumbledore droning on about Merlin-knows-what!! He knew that upon entering all would turn to watch his walk of shame ignoring the headmaster who would watch his moves cautiously. On the other hand, not attending every meal would make it seem as though the past six years of insults and alienation had finally got to him and that his Malfoy pride would not accept. Before he was overcome by this inner dilemma of pride, he heard Dumbledore say something that caught his attention.
"And, as you know, we have lost yet another Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher. I therefore welcome his replacement, and I hope you will join me in doing so. Most of you here have been taught by him three years ago, and I have managed to persuade to return to us at the last minute to impart more of his wisdom onto you. Will you please join me in welcoming back Professor Lupin." A resounding cheer erupted through the great hall, nearly deafening the young adult who had his ear intently pressed against the door. Draco smiled menacingly, Snape would not be amused...the werewolf was back.
Draco turned on his heel and started to make his way back to the Gryffindor Tower. After that juicy bit of information, he didn't need breakfast anymore, that would keep him going all day. He couldn't wait to see the look of his godfather's face when he received the news that one of his oldest enemies was back in his life again. Filled with an inner glee, slightly tainted with evil intent, Draco began to quietly laugh to himself as he climbed the enchanted staircase. Soon, his laugh had developed into a full scale cackle, that echoed around the walls. Just as he reached the high point of his evil cackle, it transformed into a hacking cough. It took him five minutes to regain his breath, and thanked Merlin that no-one had been around to witness it.
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Draco was curled up in one of the voluptuous armchairs near the fire, intently studying his Potions book. He had his back to the entrance of the Common Room, and so was only alerted to the return of his housemates by the screaming of Hermione Granger.
'What did you mean by that?! You should be worried about how Snape will react to Lupin's return, not making smutty jokes about the two of them!"
'Yeah, but we all know that they are crushing on each other. Why else would there be so much tension between them?' Harry sarcastically replied, obviously unaware of the effect this was having on Hermione, who just stared at him blankly, trying to hold in her anger.
'Harry James Potter. Leave this room NOW before I hex you into oblivion!' came her cold, calculated reply.
Draco smiled slyly to himself behind his book. Go Granger, was his only thought.
'I don't know why you are taking this so seriously. All I said was that Snape and Lupin would end up having a reunion this evening.' When he saw the look of utter disgust on Hermione's face, he quickly said, 'It was a joke! Come on, Ron, back me up on this one.'
'I'm sorry, but I've got to side with Hermione on this one. I like you, mate, but I like her in a different way and with benefits of a different kind.' The tips of Ron's ears turned slightly pink at this admission.
'Bah humbug!' Harry shouted in frustration as he left the Common Room, to go and visit Remus. All Draco could do was hold back another cackle.
The End of Chapter Two
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Ok, that's the end of chapter two. We promise they will get longer, now that the story is beginning to kick off! (BLUE: we finally decided what is going to happen!)
PLEASE REVIEW...IT KEEPS US HAPPY!!!!! Until next time, have a wonderful day, or week, or month, or (god forbid) year- which we highly doubt because we don't write THAT slowly!!! (Sorry, but we are currently on a sugar high!)