Disclaimer: Still don't own the Harry Potter books. But I wish I did, man I could be rolling in the dough right now and not a starving college student.
So I put Ravenclaw and Slytherin in Herbology together since Gryffindor Hufflepuff have that class together I figured Ravenclaw and Slytherin would as well. If this isn't right let me know.
I also put the Ravenclaw household "near" the library, I'm not sure if that's correct or not but it seemed to make sense in my head since Ravenclaw is suppose to be the studious household.
Also reviews are worshiped! If you are reading this PLEASE review! I get most (if not all) of my inspiration from my reviewers! Also I want to make sure I'm not making Abigail to much of a Mary Sue or if the story is just stupid. Send me your thoughts!
Dedicated to Sakura Li-chan
My first reviewer and fellow Dracoxoc writer!
Many days had pasted and Abigail's new lifestyle became very routine. Get up, get dressed, met Malfoy –she had dropped the Mr. two days in- and his friends, carry Malfoy's books, walk them to class and if she didn't have class with them she would meet up with them later in the library to study. Most of the Slytherins had accepted her -except for a few of the girls who always eyed her warily as if it was her fault she had to do whatever the rich blonde said- and Abigail was grateful for that. It would have been really hard if they had all hated her.
However, Abigail was use to meeting and getting along with all sorts of people. Her mother was the 5th of seven girls and now that the sisters were all older they all lived near each other which meant Abigail had grown up with tons of cousins. Because of this, she had gotten use to getting along with all sorts of people. She even had a few cousins that were Slytherin. Most of them older, but, all the same, she had never had a hard time making friends. In fact, she was starting to become very close to Malfoy's little posse. Especially Vincent Crabbe who had, no one was sure why, a –not so- secret handshake with Abigail and sometimes even stopped to say hi to her even when she wasn't with Malfoy.
"Good morning Slytherins!" Abigail sang –like everyday- as she skipped up to the group of kids who walked down the hall. Quickly she did her handshake with Crabbe before gathering up Malfoy's books. "Did you have a good night Master?" She asked looking up at Draco, eyes wide all her attention instantly focused on him.
"Master?"
Abigail nodded, cautious look on her face as if she was trying to see if he liked it or not, "I thought of it last night, I mean we have been hanging out so much you deserved a nickname and since you're kind of like my master it fit." Draco shrugged; he wasn't going to tell someone NOT to call him Master. Too bad more people didn't. In all honesty he was really enjoying this spell that was under Abigail. No boy can resist a little –or tons- of adoring attention from the opposite sex and Draco was defiantly basking in the repercussions of this spell gone wrong.
Abigail had now turned to Crabbe –who was walking next to her- "And you're my Bestie!" she said giving him her Cheshire cat smile. Pansy laughed from behind Draco and Crabbe looked completely flabbergasted.
"What?"
"My bestie!" She then leaded forward whispering "But don't tell Lizzy or Tasha, they might get jealous. What they don't know is that while you're my bestie, they are my sisters or as Lizzy says sistas" She then straightened up turning to Pansy Parkinson who eyed her warily. The black haired girl hadn't never really accepted Abigail's presents but the brunette had never shown any realization of the hostility. "How are you doing today Pansy?" She asked cocking her head slightly to one side like a puppy. "Do you like my nickname for Crabbe?"
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The three girls were sitting in the library studying like they always did. Well, Anastasia was studying, Elizabeth was writing a letter home, and Abigail was lying -upside down- on a couch reading one of her aunt's notebooks.
"You two should really get back to work." Anastasia said looking up from her parchment that she was writing her essay on.
"After this letter"
"Already did it." Both girls turned in shock at Abigail who flipped the page of the journal as if she had just commented on the weather.
"What?"
"I did it last night when you guys were out."
Tasha was part of a debate team that some of the kids from Ravenclaw had started. Basically they chose different topics discussing and debating them. Because Tasha's father worked high up in the ministry her parents had "encouraged" her to participate in these sorts of extracurricular actives.
Lizzy, on the other hand, had been spending as much time as she could drooling over the Quittage team. Ever since she had found out about the sport she couldn't bet kept away and would go to any practiced she could. While Lizzy was an only child, her uncle's family had 4 boys who Lizzy had grown up with. The strawberry blonde was obsessed with any sport she could get her hands on and dreamed of the day she could try playing at the wizard sport.
Abigail, besides fallowing Draco around like a puppy, didn't have much else to do with her life other then study and read her aunt's books. So that was what she did. The first two years at Hogwarts were ok because both her friends hadn't quite gotten into everything there was at the school and they had spent many long days exploring. However it was now their third year they were starting to get new interests. Their friendship was still just as strong, they just didn't spend as much time together as they use to. In a small way –whither it was the spell speaking or not- Abbz was happy for the distraction of the being linked to Draco since she had been starting to get just a little lonely.
Speaking of her "master" his laugh had just carried through the room as he and a few of his friends walked in.
"Master!" Abigail squealed pulling down her book and waiving to Draco. The blond boy stared at her as if she had four heads. Abigail was still lying upside down on the couch, her brown hair around her like a pool of dark chocolate. After a moment the Slytherin prince gave a small wave back. "How are you master?" Abigail whispered loudly quickly pulling herself upright.
Draco shrugged nonchalantly looking around him; several students were looking up from their homework –probably glad to have a distraction- to see what was going on. Among the onlookers were Harry Potter and his friends. They watched in shock as Abigail bounded up to Draco. Was that Ravenclaw girl actually HAPPY to see the snobby Malfoy heir? And why did she just call him Master?
"We're studying for potions class, well Tasha is, I'm reading," She shoved her aunt's journal in his face. From her place on the table Tasha looked up studying Abigail. Draco pushed the worn notebook from his face.
"I could really careless." He mumbled rolling his eyes.
"Oh, sorry," Abigail said completely unfazed looking behind the blond to Crabbe and Goyle waving to them, "What are you all here for?"
Studying of course, we have that essay we need to write for potions." Draco droned rolling his eyes as if this was the most obvious thing in the whole world.
"Oh yeah! I already did mine."
"Well then help me with mine," Draco said puffing out his chest and looking right at Potter. The black haired boy and his friends watched the scene with confusion and interest. Draco never wanted to pass up a opportunity to show off to Potter.
"OK! I'll go grab it and be right back!"
She ran out.
"She'll do anything I tell her to," Draco bragged importantly. "More loyal than a house elf. I never have to do anything anymore. Why yesterday I even had her go back to my room and get a book I had forgotten. She had to stand outside Slytherin's common room for almost an hour until someone let her in" Several of his friends laughed around him.
Tasha watched her friend run out almost tripping with eagerness. Lizzy snorted next to her, obviously annoyed at Draco's story. "She wasn't that happy about that trip if I remember." The strawberry blonde mumbled, "freak."
"I know, but," Tasha remarked to Lizzy going back to her parchment, "it's a good thing it's Abbz who's under the spell. If that was you I'm sure Draco would probably have a black eye by now."
"And a few broken ribs." Lizzy added a slight snarl in her voice as she glared at the boy in question, "as it is I'm trying to hold myself back. Abbz already told me she would be upset if I hurt him. It's really too bad, I would love to let that momma's boy have it." at this last point Lizzy punched her hand, an evil glint in her eye. Tasha frowned slightly, Lizzy had been know for beating up a few older students their first year.
As if on cue Abigail came running back, her hands filled with books and papers. It hadn't taken her to long since the Ravenclaw household was close to the library. Looking up at her friends she flashed them her large Cheshire cat smile. Lizzy and Tasha smiled back waiving. Abbz skipped over to Draco placing her books next to him whispering something to him as she glanced over at her friends. Draco said something back and Abigail's face fell slightly. Then pulled out a chair and sat down next to Draco glancing at her friends mouthing a sorry to them before she started to pull out her notes for the blond to look over.
Lizzy stood up grunting, Tasha watched her get up, confusion written on the blonde's face, "What are you doing?"
"Just because she has to sit with him doesn't mean we can't hang out with her. Come on."
Gathering up her things, Tasha stood and fallowed Lizzy who pulled up two more chairs at the Slytherin's table. The Slytherins watched her curiously. "Hey there, we thought we'd join you since you have kidnapped our best friend." Lizzy said lightly smiling as if everything was fine and dandy. Tasha sat causally next to the red head, unsure of how this was going to play out. However, the blonde's reservations were gone when Abigail's face light up at the sight of her friends. If it made Abbz happy Tasha was fine with doing it.
"Yay! I was just showing Master some of my notes on the different ways to make a sleeping potion."
"Oh I was just working on that." Tasha said pulling out her notes. "What did you come up with for the second one?"
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"Well look who it is." Draco sneered as Harry Potter and his friends walked by the famous Harry Potter and his friends, "you better be careful Harry I hear the Demeanors might show up at any moment" Harry frowned and tried to look away from Draco and his jeering friends. The brunette girl next to him frowned slightly.
Abbz stood there watching while the other kids around Draco laughed. She had been around Draco for a while now but most of her interaction with his hadn't been around people besides his friends. She had been told by several of her friends from Ravenclaw that her Master was a rather mean spirited boy but she had a hard time believing it. Whenever someone had told her about something Draco had done or said she had brushed it off with a "he's the only child of a rich family, mostly just spoiled with no social skills." But now she was seeing his true colors.
Her eyes held a sturdy gaze trying to figure out why her assumptions had wrong, she was normally pretty good at reading people. Finely–unnerved- Draco addressed her.
"What's your problem Sheppard?"
"Why are you so mean?"
The question took Draco slightly aback, no one had ever just asked him why he did the things he did. Running his fingers through his perfect blond hair he gave her an oily smile, "I'm not mean, I just give people what's coming to them." Abigail blinked her face unchanging as if she was processing this information.
"So it's your job to deal out justice on people by saying unkind things
"Look" Draco spluttered, other students were starting to gather around him, interested in what he was going to say. From the corner of his eye he could see Potter and his friends glancing at him waiting for his reply. That stupid Weasley's eyes were popping out of his head as he tried not to laugh. "Stop asking such stupid questions."
"You're angry" Abigail mumbled hanging her head like a dog that had just been yelled by its master. "I'm sorry."
"You should be" Draco snapped walking off so that Abigail had to run to keep up with him.
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"You're not all that bad you ugly beast you."
"Draco NO!"
Abigail hadn't turned around until too late. She had been petting her own large Hippogriff and watching Lizzy tell a fellow student how she would love to fly this to her muggle home to show her cousins.
Draco was lying on the ground screaming as he clutching his arm. Students were gathering around him as their teacher Rubeus Hagrid gathering him up running him off to the hospital. Lizzy watched as Abbz stood watchin the back of their teacher grow smaller and smaller. The brunette's normally casual stance had turned hard as if she had been the one to get hurt.
"You want to make sure he'll be ok?" The strawberry blonde asked. Abbz turned and nodded tears in her eyes. She wasn't sure why she fighting back tears but she felt like she had just failed her duty. Not that she knew she had a duty, but she felt like she had failed it none the less.
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"Master!"
Draco looked up from his bed to see Abigial running into the hospital wing. Her chocolate eyes wide behind her glasses filled with unshed tears brimming ready to over flow.
"What do you want? I'm in a lot of pain right now." Draco said looking away from her.
Abigail gasped and Draco turned to see her standing next to him looking at his bandaged arm, "Does it hurt a lot?" she asked concern in her eyes. Draco tired hard to fight a smirk, how could a girl so stupid be part of Ravenclaw? Really, would she believe ANYTHING he said? Time to find out,
"As a matter a fact, yes it hurts dreadfully." He said pulling on a brave face as if he had gotten it in some battle with the Dark Lord. Abigail stood over him looking closer and closer to tears.
"It's all my fault."
"Huh?"
"If… if I had been with you I could have pulled you out of the way… I'm a horrible friend!"
"Who said you were my friend?" Draco asked scoffing; however Abigail looked so close to crying that he stopped. "Whoh! What ARE you doing?" Draco squeaked trying to move away from her before the water works started, "Don't you start crying!"
She instantly stopped sniffing a few times, "S…sorry. It's this stupid spell. I think it's really messing with my head." At this she rubbed her head eyes closed for a moment. When she opened them her chocolate eyes were clear of any trace of tears.
"I'll say" Draco said looking at her as if she had four heads. Abigail bit her lip suddenly realizing exactly what had happened.
"I just almost cried didn't I?"
"Yeah."
"…" there was a long awkward pause as the brunette looked around the hospital room. Finely she spoke, "is there anything you need?"
"Not right now."
"Ok… See you later?"
"Whatever."
Abigail took this as a yes, "Ok, bye." With that she left waving once before she closed the door. Draco watched her go, shock still written on his face. Of all the females he had ever met she was the strangest.
oOoOoOo
"Lizzy, Tasha I have a HUGE problem?"
"You fallow the Malfoy brat around like a puppy dog or a sick fangirl?"
"… Well kind of."
"Finely! She admits it!"
Tasha rolled her eyes at Lizzy as she putting away her book for her muggle studies taking the brunette's hands. "What's the matter Abbz?"
"I almost cried in front of Malfoy today. In the hospital wing," Both her friends sat there in complete shock. If there was one thing Abigail hated more than anything was for people to see her cry.
"Man that's not fair, I have seen you cry… once and that was last year. Malfoy has known you what? A week?"
"I think the spell is consuming you a little too much." Tasha said gently, "We need to find a way to keep you in control of it."
"Yeah, that's why I need your help." Abbz said. Lizzy got up and went to find the notebook with the information about the spell. Tasha pulled out a book on basic spell aftereffects that she had been reading for her debate team. Abbz vaguely wondered what Tasha needed a book on spell aftereffects for a debate team for, but she decided not to ask.
"Part of it might just be because you're so easy going Abbz." Lizzy said as she leafed through some of the books, "You just let him tell you around and you put up with way to much gripe than is good."
"I know" Abigail mumbled mournfully.
"It's because you like to help people anyway." Tasha said scrolling her finger down the index page of her book. "Even without this spell you tend to let people walk all over you."
"I can't help it."
"You're going to have to try." Lizzy said, "Or you'll turn into some strange love sick emotional puppy…. Ahh here we go." The strawberry blonde held up the worn notebook and then tossed it to Abbz. The brunette opened the worn journal and read through her aunts notes out loud.
"If the side effects get to overwhelming I suggest some calming mediation and soul searching. Since this is a taming spell for animals the side effects might make a human lose some of themselves."
"I think it might be a good idea for you to read all of your aunts notes on that spell," Tasha added, "it might have some other tips on other side effects that we don't know about."
"Or maybe even a cure!" Lizzy said hopefully, she had come over and was now sitting next to Abbz reading over her friends shoulder.
"Well regardless I think you should start mediating, I think Luna Lovegood knows some good tricks." Tasha said getting up and dusting herself off. "I'll go find her and see if she'll be willing to help."
"Ok," Abbz said getting up, "Hey, we could even do it together since we haven't hung out as much as before!"
"I have always been interesting in the art of mediation." Tasha said shrugging. Lizzy sighed rolling her eyes.
"Guess that means I have too now."
Sometimes it's hard for me to write these chapters because they are slightly choppy… but that's the way this story is going to be. I'll try to make things smoother as things go and if anyone has any suggestions for next chapters or things they want to see. I'd be glad to try and add them in!
I really respect my reviewers thoughts and I really hope you guys review to let me know what you think of this little story. I really am having a BLAST writing this and can't wait to post more and see what you all think!
Now to thank my REVIWERS from the last chapter!
Sakura Li-chan:
My first reviewer! –glomps- Wow thank you SOOO much for the WONDERFUL review! You have no idea how much it meant to me! I hope you like this chapter just as much as the last one. And I can't wait to see what happens in your next few chapters! –is going off to read them right now-
Well until next time everyone!
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