"Hannah I don't mean to be an asshole but. . . I told you so," Draco said. "I told you today after he left with Emily that he was cheating on you."
Parvati and Padma gasped.
"You knew and you didn't do anything?" they said in unison.
"What did I say about the freaky twin thing?" I asked.
The four of us sat inside the Three Broomsticks.
"If he was supposed to meet you somewhere and he didn't because he left with another girl, he's probably cheating on you," Parvati said.
"I say you kick his ass," Padma said.
"And think, you have the whole house to back you up because none of us like Draco. . . Wait a second. . . I'm talking about the wrong boy aren't?" Parvati asked. Draco nodded.
"How about mind rape?" Padma suggested.
"Ooh. Scandalous," Parvati replied.
"So what are you gonna do, Hannah?" Parvati asked. "We can have Colin Creevey make incriminating photographs of him."
"You're obviously the smart twin Parvati," Padma said.
"I know," Parvati said. Draco rolled his eyes.
"This is why I don't talk to Gryffindors," Draco said. Parvati and Padma completely ignored him.
"Listen you guys, I personally don't think you should do anything," I said.
"What do you mean you're not gonna do anything? He's cheating on you!" Padma said.
"Of course I'm going to do something. You three are going to go on with life as if nothing is wrong and you don't even know," I said.
"But Hannah, I have to be in on the sabotage. It's in my nature to bring down guys that think they're too good for one girl," Padma said.
"And I have to help destroy the lives of the not so innocent," Parvati said.
"Speaking of not innocent, look who just walked in," Draco said. We turned and looked over at the door. Pansy had entered to spread sunshine and cheer to our already wonderful day.
Pansy of course using her "Malfoy Sense" came right over to our table.
"Hi Draco! Hello Patil twins. Hannah, I heard you joined the circus," Pansy said.
"Yeah! It debuts after you star in the one woman hooker parade," I retorted.
Pansy crossed her arms and looked over at Draco.
"Draco she's being mean to me," she complained.
". . . So?" Draco asked. Pansy bit her bottom lip.
"Well I better head back to the school before they steal the chairs in front of the fire place," I said standing up. Parvati and Padma stand up with me.
"We'll come with you," Parvati said. I shrugged. We walked out of the Three Broomsticks and began to walk back to the school.
It was silent until I heard some girl screaming and yelling about Rita Skeeter. I couldn't see who it was up in front of me that was yelling but it wasn't very happy.
"I'm glad I don't know whoever that is," Parvati said.
As we walked forward more we saw them come into focus and it was Hermione and Harry. Hermione was yelling and Harry was trying to calm her down.
The three of us ran over to her.
"What's wrong?" I asked. Hermione handed me the Daily Prophet and looked at the front cover.
There was a picture of Harry, Cedric, Fleur and Viktor.
"Nice picture Harry," Padma said.
"I do look good in this picture," Harry replied.
"Yes those robes help an awful out as well. Do you work out?" Parvati asked.
"Well, you know I play Quidditch-."
"Look at the article," Hermione said lividly.
I looked over it. What I found was shocking and would of course piss Hermione off.
"You're dating Harry? Why didn't you tell us?" Parvati asked.
"I'm not! Why else would I be upset?" Hermione asked.
"Calm down Herms. I'm sure we can sort all of this out. Rita Skeeter can't be that unreasonable," I said.
"She had better not be," Hermione said. "You should get her to pull all the lies she put in that article it's-"
"Scandalous," Parvati and Padma said.
"It's turning the Prophet into a tabloid," Harry said. "She said I was 12. How does she figure 12? If we're twins and she said you were 14 how am I. . . 12?"
"Apparently Rita Skeeter isn't all that brigt," Parvati said. "You'd both obviously be 12 if you were twins."
Harry and I exchanged glances.
"Yeah... That's right Parvati," I said.
We walked back to school and Hermione swore under her breath about how pissed she was at Rita Skeeter so we unanimously decided to make it our number one priority when we returned to school to get Rita Skeeter to stop spreading lies through the wizarding world.
We found Rita waiting outside the exit of the school where we were coming in from Hogsmeade.
The five of us ran up to her.
"Hello Harry, Hannah and Hermione. Who are your friends?" Rita asked.
"I'm Parvati Patil."
"I'm Padma Patil."
"We're twins." Rita smiled unsurely at them.
"Yes... Would you like something?" she asked.
"Yes," Hermione said hiding her anger. She handed her the newspaper. "I would like you to take back those things you said about Harry and I being together."
"Why? You don't everyone to know you're together?" Rita asked.
"No! I mean, we're not together!" Hermione said angrily.
"Temper, temper," Rita said. "I'll see what I can do... If I get an interview with Hannah."
"Oh uh, I'm not much of a newspaper girl," I said trying not to have my reputation tarnished.
"Oh don't be silly. Everyone is fit for the news. Just think, you were all over the papers when you were a child," Rita said.
"That was different," I replied.
"Come to the library after dinner and I may think about revoking the Harry and Hermione issues. Do we have a deal?" Rita asked.
*I don't trust
reporters*
-I know-
*If we do this she might take out what she
said about Harry and HErms, but she could be out to ruin us...*
-Do
we really have another choice?-
*Not really*
"Fine," I replied to Rita. "I'll be there." The five of us walked away from Rita.
"Thanks Hannah. You're a life saver. I owe you big time. What can I do to help you out?" Hermione asked.
*Should I*
-I should-
"You can help me, Parvati and Padma get revenge on a certain boyfriend of mine..."
"What did Seamus do?" Harry asked.
"He's cheating on her with Emily we suspect," Parvati said.
"Emily? No way. She likes one of the twins, she one of our best friends," Hermione pointed out.
"Be that as it may we still need to figure out why he blew you off because that is unacceptable," Parvati said.
"Then let us go forth and strangle Seamus," Harry said.
