AN: Another chapter so soon? :O What must be going on? Has the author gotten an extra pair of hands? Has she grown another head? No, this lovely author has realized that when baba is asleep, mama can do things like drawing or typing up chapters for you lovely lot! Even better when baba is in bed and the hubby has gone out for the night cos there is no one to tell her to go to bed or have to make cup of tea after cup of tea haha MEN! That's all I'm gonna say on that subject!

Anyways... here is the next chapter for you. Hello to the new followers and those who added this to their favourites :) I will be slowing down the new chapters as only have up to 9 complete chapters at the moment but never fear I will get more written once my son has stopped teething. Poor baba's sleep pattern has been terribly disrupted because of teething. Sooner they are through the better. But until that time comes I shall be updating with the chapters I have written. Also been thinking on writing a Charmed fic. I have the prologue for that written already. Might post it later and see what people think of it, whether to continue with it or not. Let me know please in a Review or PM.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter. JK Rowling does. If I did Fred, Tonks, Sirius or Remus would not have died. I only own the plot & my OC Amanda x

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Chapter Five

The Wrath Of Dragons

Amanda walked into The Three Broomsticks at one pm as arranged with Harry the week before. Hermione ran over to her and pulled her into an empty chair at one of the tables.

"Where's the boys?" She said, glancing around the pub; spotting them sat with Ginny, Fred and George.

"You're not actually going to marry Malfoy are you?" Hermione asked as she waved to Harry. "He is telling people you are."

"WHAT!?" The pub fell silent for a minute then started chattering loudly again. "Of course I am bloody not! He's far too strange!" Harry walked over with two bottles of Butterbeer and sat down. "Did Malfoy really say that to you?" She asked as Ron wandered over with his sister and brothers in tow.

"He was telling some Slytherins in Honeydukes. And he was showing off a ring too." Harry whispered to her as he put an arm around her shoulder. "He rally does think you're going to marry him."

"Well I am not!" She replied "and I will never wear his pathetic piece of tin on my hand!" She took a swig of Butterbeer and her eyes widened as Malfoy entered the pub. Amanda slid off the chair to the floor and hid under the table.

"Amanda, what are - ?" Harry asked confused as she pointed to the door, where Malfoy held the door for Pansy and her friends. "Malfoy!" He snarled through gritted teeth, his eyes narrowed as Malfoy and Pansy joined a table of Slytherins near the bar. Harry pulled Amanda up onto her seat and held her hand, Draco glanced over as his table burst into laughter.

"Come on, let's go. Bye guys." Hermione said quietly as Draco looked over again. Amanda pulled her long, leather jacket around her as Harry grabbed his cloak and bag.

They walked out of the pub and along the main street before taking a side lane up to The Shrieking Shack. Amanda sat down on a large rock as it began to snow lightly. Ron and Harry began a snowball fight as Hermione joined Amanda on the rock, holding out a small box. Amanda took it and opened it, inside was a small silver locket.

"Harry wanted you to have this... he was too embarrassed to give it to you himself." Hermione explained as Amanda took the locket out of the box to read the engraved message: To A.H.R from H.J.P. With love.

Amanda smiled and slipped the locket over her head. Harry threw a snowball and it hit Amanda straight in the face. She stood up slowly, picked up some snow and began to ball it.

"You are so gonna get it!" Amanda hissed and threw threw the snowball at Harry; which started a snowball war. The group were too busy laughing and throwing snowballs at each other that they did not notice Malfoy and his two cronies, Crabbe and Goyle, walk up the lane towards them.

"Aren't they sweet?" Draco said as he stopped directly behind Harry. Harry turned and pushed the snowball he was holding into Draco's face. Amanda pulled Harry away from the angry blond as he realised that he had just pushed the ball of ice into Malfoy's face. "You are dead Potter!" Malfoy hissed at him, wiping snow from his face. Amanda reached out for Harry's hand then stopped and backed away as he pulled out his wand. Ron, Hermione and the three Slytherin boys copied him; Amanda stood frozen to the spot and Malfoy noticed.

"Oh it must be love! Too bad she's not willing to fight for you Potter!" Draco laughed loudly. Harry glanced at her, Amanda wore an uncertain look upon her face. Amanda met Draco's eyes and looked at the ground quickly. "See, I told you!" Draco laughed, pointing at her.

"Amanda?" Harry whispered, turning to look at her.

"Too bad Potter, looks like it's just us." Malfoy sneered as Amanda picked up Harry's bag and ran away from the duel.

Amanda had just walked through the school gates when a hand grabbed her arm, thankfully it was only Harry. They walked down to the semi-frozen lake and sat on top of Harry's cloak.

"Why didn't you draw your wand?"

"I didn't want to."

"What's that supposed to mean?" He questioned, his eyes narrowed in confusion.

"Harry, I don't... I am not gonna get mixed up in you and Dragon's ego war!"

"WHAT!?" Harry asked as she walked away. He caught up to her near The Whomping Willow as the thick trunk arched forward, swinging its branches wildly. Harry pulled her out of its way and fell onto her as Amanda gazed at the tree. "Ego war? What does that mean?"

"I dunno exactly... its just you two seem to be... I dunno... fighting for something all the time and I just don't wanna be in the middle." She replied sourly, she stood up and began to walk away. He took her by the arm and turned her to face him. He placed both of his hands on either side of her head and kissed her passionately. Overwhelmed by shock, and loving every second, Amanda closed her eyes and kissed him back. Harry pulled back slightly and Amanda opened her eyes, smiling.

"Whoa." She whispered as their lips began to touch again. Oh never let this end she thought as his hands began to explore her body. They fell down onto the snow and her body screamed for more as fire and passion burned in their lips.

"POTTER!"

Harry turned his head over his shoulder as Amanda peered around his torso. In the fading light, they could just make out the form of Draco Malfoy. He reached out and pulled Harry off Amanda as he pulled out his wand.

"How dare you Potter!" He shrieked at Harry, who lay in the snow with a broken lip. He turned to Amanda and had tears in his eyes. "And you! You're a slut! Wait until I tell your father about this!"

Harry stood up, anger coursed through his body as he hit Draco. Draco staggered backwards for a moment and punched back, Amanda watched afraid as they fought. Harry fell to the floor and Draco smiled before he picked up his wand and turned on her, she stood up; scared of what was going to happen next.

"YOU MAKE ME SICK! And... you'll have to live with the guilt of... seeing me kill Potter! It'll drive you insane." He was right in front of her. She could see Harry's blood on his hands as he wrapped his fingers around her throat. "You're nothing. Just another worthless shell with no heart." He hit her hard across the face, the force knocking her to the ground. "That was because of what you did with Potter!" He kicked her in the stomach as he towered over her. "Spare your tears!" He slowly turned towards Harry. "For when he's dead!" Draco raised his wand and aimed it at Harry...

WHACK!

Draco fell to the ground as Amanda dropped the rock she had hit him with. Harry stared up at her through his broken glasses as she picked up their wands. She knelt down and checked Malfoy's pulse, he was not dead. Yet.

"Come on Harry. Get up!" She lifted him to his feet, he leaned into her for support as they made their way across the grounds up to the school. Amanda and Harry limped through the doors into the entrance hall as Ron and Hermione were walking down the marble staircase.

"HOLY CRAP! Harry?" Ron yelled, gazing at Harry's pale face. "What kind of girl are you? Lead him on then punch seven shades out of him? Crap girlfriend, you are!" He slapped her and took Harry from her. "Come on mate. You don't need a girl like her anyway!"

Amanda watched as the trio vanished up the staircase then turned towards the dungeons. She knocked on Snape's office door quietly.

"ENTER!"

Amanda entered the office and stood shaking slightly as Professor Snape looked up from behind his desk.

"Yes Riddle. What is it?"
"Malfoy sir"

"What about him? Is that blood?" He asked as he looked closely at her.

"Yes sir. Potter and Malfoy fought and... and Malfoy lost sir. Malfoy is close to The Whomping Willow sir." She explained as Snape stood and moved directly in front of her.

"And how do you know this?"

"I was there sir." She muttered quickly.

"Very well. Go up to the hospital wing. NOW!" He shouted before leaving her stood there in silence.

Amanda climbed the stairs to the hospital wing and walked towards it slowly, wincing in pain. Ron and Hermione walked out the hospital wing and pulled her into an empty classroom.

"What the hell did you do that to Harry for?" Ron hissed as he punched her in the jaw, she spat blood onto the floor and fresh tears rolled down her face.

"I didn't do anything!"

"Of course you didn't!" Hermione said, looking at her slyly. "Why should we believe you Riddle?"

"It wasn't me! It was Draco!"

"Malfoy? Malfoy would've used a wand! And you are covered in blood!" Ron snapped.

"He dropped his wand!" She hissed back.

"Dropped his wand? Was this all part of your dad's plans? Hmm? Is that what happened?"

"NO! I'm not working for anyone! Malfoy was too angry to use his wand because he did not like what he saw! That's what bloody happened!"

"Didn't like what he saw? And what would that be?" Hermione asked.

"Did he want you? Did Harry get in the way?" Ron said quietly.

"NO!"

"WHY THEN?" Hermione shouted at her. "What didn't he like seeing?"

"Harry and I making out!"

"He's seen you loads of times! Everyone has!"

"We weren't just making out... if you know what I mean, I mean, it looked like more than just making out..." she said looking at Hermione's expressionless face then back at her shoes.

"OH! Okay, enough information about that." Ron said, blushing scarlet.

"So if that is what happened. Where's Malfoy now?" Hermione asked, folding her arms.

"I knocked him out. He's near The Whomping Willow."

"Anyone else know?"

"Only Snape."

"Why?" Ron asked quietly. "So he doesn't get eaten or squished?"

"Exactly Ron." She whispered.

"You okay? You don't look too good." Ron asked as Amanda swayed, she nodded and fell sideways off the chair she was sitting on. Ron and Hermione pulled her to her feet and dragged her into the hospital wing.

"Where -?" Amanda mumbled as she woke up. There was someone holding her hand, she turned slowly to see who it was. Harry.

"I thought you'd never wake up." He kissed her on the lips gently. "Are you alright?"

"Never mind me! Are you okay?" She said quietly as Ron looked over at the bed in the corner. "Is that - ?"

"Shh! He'll hear you! He woke up about an hour or so ago." Hermione said as she brushed her hair out of her eyes. "He keeps asking for Betsy. Who is Betsy?"

"His teddy bear!" Amanda giggled. "Harry..."

"Could you give us a minute?" Ron and Hermione stood up and walked away. "I think I love you Amanda Riddle."

"I think I love you too, Harry Potter."

"WHERE IS HE?" Professor Snape's voice yelled from behind the matron's office door.

"Mr Malfoy?"

"No. Potter." He marched out of the office and over to Amanda and Harry. "Potter."

"Yes Professor?"

"The Headmaster would like to see you as soon as possible!" He growled before marching down the ward as Hermione and Ron hurried towards them.

"What was that about?" Ron asked.

"Miss Granger, Mr Weasley would you kindly return to your common room." The matron said sternly, handing Harry and Amanda some potion. "Back to bed Mr Potter." She ushered him back to his bed as Hermione and Ron left the hospital wing.

Amanda and Harry left the hospital wing and walked together down to The Great Hall.

"Are you staying here for Christmas?"

"Nah, Diagon Alley, need some of that sweet London air." She whispered quickly.

"Might see you there. Ron's invited me for Christmas." Harry said as he pulled his trunk down the stairs, Amanda was helping as her own trunk was already up from the Slytherin common room. They burst into laughter as Draco Malfoy walked by with, what could only be described as a baby's bonnet, upon his injured head.

Amanda and Harry boarded the Hogwarts Express an hour later and sat down in the last compartment with Hermione, Ron and Neville, who was asleep. Hermione and Ron were talking quietly as Harry and Amanda sat kissing.

"EWW! Do you really have to?" Ginny said appearing at the compartment door, Harry smiled at her as she sat down. "Really?"

"Yea... well you know, I heard you didn't complain when you were snogging all over the school!" Amanda said quietly as the tea – trolley witch arrived with pasties and hot chocolate. She shared her's with Harry as Neville woke up.

"Aww, ain't they cute? Too bad your boyfriend's a knob, Riddle!" Malfoy said, opening the door wider.

"GET LOST! Or I'll hit you so hard Dragon, you will need twenty-four hour care!" Amanda hissed, standing up to face Draco's cold grey eyes with her fists tightly balled.

"There's something I'd like to see again!" Harry sang cheerfully.

"Me too!" Ron sang, clapping his hands together.

"Do it!" Hermione said.

"Go on Amanda! Whack him!" Ginny said as Amanda pulled out her wand and pointed it at Draco. He sneered, turned on his heel and left.

"Bye Dragon!" Amanda called up the corridor as she closed the door.

It had begun to rain as the Hogwarts Express pulled into Platform Nine and Three Quarters. Amanda waved goodbye to Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione as she left King's Cross Station and climbed into a Muggle taxi.

"Assassin's on Charing Cross Road." She said to the driver, who nodded. She looked out the window and she looked forward to Christmas for the first time in years.