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Hermione woke up that morning in an unfamiliar room, but soon recognised it as the old Defence Against the Dark Arts office. That is when she remembered why she was here, for severely hurting an innocent girl, 'well maybe not all innocent,' she thought.
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Draco woke as his wrist was feeling really warm, he actually jumped when he realised it was his bracelet heating up.
'Wake up sleepy head,' the bracelet read.
'How did you know I was asleep?'
'I know you, now try and ambush Harry before breakfast.'
'Fine, but if you hurt me I won't be happy!'
'See you at brekkie in an hour,' Amanda sent as her last message before breakfast.
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Amanda stood in front of a mirror in the bathroom after her shower, applying a light layer of brown cream to her face. Amanda was thankful she had inherited her mother's amazing potion making skills. Then again it isn't hard when you've been making potions since you were five!
Amanda swiftly changed into her robes and headed down to breakfast with Harry and Ron, as Ginny had seemed to disappear again. Before they got to The Great Hall Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle approached them.
"I see you've made a new friend Potter, even better one extra person we get to hex." Malfoy looked at Crabbe and Goyle who started laughing.
"Potter a little Phoenix told me that it'll just be Torque and I in Care of Magical Creatures together, alone." Malfoy smiled as he saw the look of panic in Harry's eyes, which gave Crabbe and Goyle a reason to laugh.
"If you do anything to her Malfoy, I'll I'll I'll,"
"St-ttutt-tter at me," Malfoy suggested, making Crabbe and Goyle laugh even louder.
"Ohh shut up Malfoy, didn't I already prove to you on the train that you just can't hex me," she told him as she drew her wand.
"Wanna bet," he threatened, pulling out his own wand.
Amanda saw his arem move as if about to cast spell, but she bet him to it, "Incarcerous," she said as she pointed her wand at the three Slytherin's in front of her. They became bound by ropes, Crabbe and Goyle started yelling, trying to get her caught in the act of hexing them, until Malfoy yelled at them, then they became silent.
"Very clever Torque, now can you untie us?"
"I think you'll manage yourself!" She told him as she walked off to get some breakfast, followed by Harry and Ron. Though once she was out of site she muttered the counter curse to untie the ropes.
They trio ate their breakfast and talked about Malfoy and Quidditch, including the chaos at the Quidditch World Cup, then headed of to their separate classes.
Harry and Ron headed of to Charms excited about talking to Hermione again, while Amanda headed off to meet Draco, at their Care of Magical Creature class.
Amanda arrived at Hagrid's hut to find a huge tent pitched next to the school vegetable patch, which appeared to be made out of a wire kind of mesh. Inside it was a small tree with blueish green long leaves, on it and around it there were small creatures, about a half-inch long and vivid blue in colour. Amanda couldn't tell from a distant exactly what they were, most likely Billywig's because of the gum tree in the cage, which meant it was an Australian creature.
" 'Ello 'manda good to see you're in my class, I thought I wouldn't get to see ya again."
"Why wouldn't I be here, this class it's my absolute favourite I love all animals, especially dragons and snakes." Amanda stretched the truth a little, she did like dragons and snakes, but her real favourite class is actually potions.
"Me too, everybody tells me they're monsters but…"
"They are just misunderstood?" Amanda finished for him; already knowing this is exactly what Hagrid thinks of monsters.
"Yeah, they're jus' misunderstood."
"How many people are in this class, Professor?"
"A couple I think and none of this Professor rubbish, it's 'agrid."
Hagrid groaned as he saw Malfoy walking towards them, "Watta you doin' 'ere."
"I'm taking your class Professor," Malfoy told him without a hint of sarcasm.
Amanda knew it would be hard for him to be nice Hagrid, as he is so use to being mean to him, but he was going to try. Teachers won't give you a good mark if they hate you, and Hagrid seemed to be the kind of person who could see the good in every creature, so why not Draco?
" 'kay then if it's just you two we 'ad betta get started, now folla me."
Hagrid had expected a groan or smart arse comment from Malfoy but it never came, instead both of the students followed him willing into the cage.
"Now either of you two know what these are?" Hagrid asked as he nodded his head towards one of the half an inch blue flying insects.
"Are they Billywigs?" Amanda queried.
"They sure are, twenty points to Gryffindor, these little creatures aren't very common and are only found in Australia, mostly on the island of Tasmania. Their sting is highly sought after by Australian wizards and their stinger is a valuable potions ingredient."
"Why would any one purposely get stung by one?" Malfoy asked in confusion.
"You'll soon see," Hagrid laughed.
"What do you, ouch it stung me, wow I feel weird and really giddy."
"And you're levitating!" Amanda told him laughing, causing Malfoy to look down, as she had said he was hovering a foot from the ground.
After a while Malfoy started to slowly come closer to the ground, Hagrid started hovering a few inches above the ground but after only a few seconds was firmly on the ground.
After both, Amanda and Malfoy, had had a turn and being stung they went and sat on the grass and started their theory for the lesson. Where they continued to laugh about the billywigs and other exciting creatures. Hagrid nearly died of shock, Malfoy wasn't bullying the new Gryffindor but being nice and sharing thrilling tales, which was very out of character. Hagrid defiantly appreciated the new Malfoy much more then the old one, which Hagrid could not stand to be around. But a new Gryffindor, that's Malfoy's favourite past time, bullying new Gryffindors.
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I didn't want to make him nice, he's so hotter when he's mean, when he's nice he's just so adorable. But again it's a part of my story.
But has he really changed? That is the question! What do you think?