A/N: I don't own Harry Potter
A Run In
She shook her head as she made her way to the Gryffindor common room and dormitories. "I'm going to get caught one of these days." She mumbled to herself. She kept up her fast pace until a voice from behind her said, "Consider that day today." Hazel whipped around, her red hair flying behind her as she came face to face with the last person she wanted to see. He pushed himself off the wall he was leaning on and walked closer to her. "Hello Hazel."
"Hello Draco." She replied evenly. His brow furrowed. "How did you know my name?" He asked. "How'd you know mine?" She replied. "Potter." He told her with a sneer remembering. Hazel smiled. "Snape called you Malfoy. I put two and two together." Draco rolled his eyes. "So where have you been?" Hazel bit her lip. "No where." She said unconvincingly. Draco smirked. "You're lying. You snuck out didn't you?" Hazel's eyes got wide. "What? No! Why would I-?"
"Save it." Draco stopped her and started to walk away. "I'm not and idiot and I'm going to tell-."
"Professor Snape gave me detention! I was just going back to the dorm!" Hazel said quickly, grabbing onto his arm and holding him where he was. Draco stopped and stared at her. "Oh really. For what?" Hazel bit her lip again. "I dropped a potion bottle and it shattered and spilled all over his desk." Draco arched an eyebrow. Should he believe her? "Can I go back to the dorm now? I'm really tired." She asked several moments later. "Depends." Draco said. "Can I have my arm back?" Hazel's cheeks turned pink and she released his arm from her grip. "Yeah whatever." Draco said. Hazel nodded. "Thanks." Her face was still pink as she rushed away. Draco paid that no mind as he watched her run off. It wasn't until she was out of sight that Draco remembered the potion bottle Snape had broken while they had been hiding in his office.
Hazel had lied to him.
The next morning Hermione walked into the library to find someone seated at her usual table. She smiled once she saw who it was and sat beside her. "Hey, Hazel." Said girl jumped but smiled when she saw it was Hermione. "Oh hi Hermione. Do you think you could help me with my homework?" Hermione's eyes lit up. The only thing she liked more than learning was teaching. She pulled out some parchment and began explaining it to Hazel who nodded and took careful notes. They worked until breakfast and Hermione took her to the Gryffindor table.
"There you are!" Ron said upon their arrival. Hermione smiled and patted the seat beside her for Hazel. Hazel walked over hesitantly but saw them all smiling encouragingly at her and she sat down. "Guys this is Hazel. Hazel this is Ron Weasely and Harry Potter." Hermione introduced. Hazel smiled and nodded. "Nice to meet you."
"You too." Harry said. Ron nodded. "Enjoying Hogwarts?" Hazel nodded again. "Some parts more than others." She said casting a glance at the Slytherin table. "Malfoy?" Harry asked following her line of vision. "Git." Hermione said, glaring. "Is he always like that?" Hazel asked innocently. "Yes." The three replied in unison. "We saw what happened the other day." Harry told her. "When he called you a mudblood." Hazel rolled her eyes. "I'm not even a mudblood! I'm a pureblood!" She told them. "And Malfoy's stupidity level is off the charts." Ron said. Hazel laughed slightly. "So who are your parents, Hazel?" Hermione asked, curiously. Before she could answer, however, the owls flew in with everyone's mail. Hedwig flew over to Harry with a letter as another owl came to Hazel. They each took their letters and the owls flew off. Harry frowned as her read his and Hazel bit her lip at hers. Ron and Hermione looked at each other and waited to see if either of them would reveal what their letters said.
Harry cleared his throat as he stuffed his letter away. "So...your parents Hazel?" Hazel also put her letter away. "Um...oh yeah. Well my dad...hm...he looks a lot like you Harry." She said tilting her head to the side. Harry was looking at her just as intently. "Harry didn't you tell us Hazel reminded you of your mum?" Ron asked while eating. "Yeah." Harry said still watching Hazel. Their matching green eyes never left the others. Hazel coughed and looked away after a while. Harry blinked a few times and turned away. Hermione poked Hazel in the side the side and leaned over by her ear. "Malfoy's staring at you." She whispered. Hazel looked over and sure enough she met Draco's eyes. He glared at her and looked away abruptly. Hazel sighed and pushed her plate away.
"See you in class." She told Hermione, Ron, and Harry as she left the Great Hall. "Strange girl." Ron commented. "Pretty quiet like Hermione said." Harry told them with a nod at Ron's statement. "I'm still wondering about that conversation she had with Snape though. And how he seemed to defend her." Ron added. "The git's following her." Hermione said. They turned in their chairs to see Draco also leaving the Great Hall. "Let's go." Harry said, getting to his feet. They caught up to him just outside the doors and grabbed him. "What do you think you're doing?" Harry and Draco asked at the same time. "Did you not get my letter Potter?" Hermione and Ron looked at Harry. "That letter was from him?" Hermione asked. Harry pulled it out and handed it to them.
"So she lied to you." Ron said when he finished reading. "So what?" Draco rolled his eyes. "Slow much? That girl is trouble and I intend to find out what's going on with her." Ron laughed. "Figure out what's going on with her? You? You couldn't even figure out she was a pureblood!" He declared. Draco narrowed his eyes. "What does that have to do with anything?" He asked. "It proves, without a doubt, that you are a brainless git." Hermione said matter-of-factly. Draco rolled his eyes. "Sure Granger." He started to walk away again when Harry called out to him.
"For us being the people you hate-Hazel included-we sure do take up most of your day don't we? By choice even." Draco stopped walking but didn't face them or say anything. He resumed walking a moment later without a word.
"Think he's still going after Hazel?" Ron asked. Harry shook his head. "He'd never catch up to her by now anyway." Hermione scoffed and turned back to the Great Hall. "She's way out of his league anyway."
~Chameleon52 2/24/13
