Chapter 2 - A ride in a horseless drawn carriage
The train stopped Hermione got out of the compartment and unloaded her luggage. She turned around to look for Harry and Ron.
As I looked for Harry and Ron I noticed some of the girls staring at something behind me. I turned around to see what they were staring at. But when I realized they were looking at Malfoy. It was like he was a magnet and all the girls were metal, how pathetic. I broke my gaze and spotted Harry stepping into a carriage after Luna Lovegood.
Typical, I thought. Of course he would be sharing a carriage with her he's liked her since last year. I walked over to their carriage. But before I got there it started to move towards the Castle. I looked around for someone else I could share a carriage with, but most of the carriages were already leaving.
I thought I was out of luck, but then I saw an empty carriage a few feet away. I walked over and got in. The carriage didn't leave yet. Oh, don't tell me it's waiting for more passengers.
Hermione's guess was right. She thought she was going to be stuck here forever. But then a voice called into her carriage.
"Do you mind if I come in here too?" he asked.
"Sure no problem" Hermione replied. She regretted her answer as soon as she saw whom that voice belonged to. Who else could climb into the carriage but Draco Malfoy?
Oh no it's Malfoy. Now what am I going to do. This is so awkward.
Malfoy turned around and saw Hermione sitting there. She tried not to make eye contact. "Oh look, it's the mudblood." Said Malfoy.
"Leave me alone Malfoy, calling me a mudblood isn't really doing anything," replied Hermione trying to act cool. See he's still a git.
"Number one I can't leave you alone because if you haven't noticed the carriage is already moving and I don't plan on jumping out.
Number two calling you a mudblood is doing something, it's annoying you. Which I might add is my favourite hobby." Said Malfoy smirking.
As the carriage ride continued I noticed how small the carriage seemed to be. When I was in here with Ron and Harry I never felt like we were this close. I never realized how good Malfoy looks in his Hogwarts robes. He looked elegant and classy not like the other boys in this year, they all look like they don't know how to put their clothes on without help.
Wait, am I complimenting Malfoy, it's not a compliment if I'm thinking it. I would have to say it out loud for it to be a compliment. Anyways just because he knows how to get dressed doesn't stop him from being a git.
After several long minutes of Hermione trying not to notice how much better he looks now that he doesn't gel his hair. Or how muscular his arms are (quidditch obviously had done him well).
The carriage finally pulled to a stop and Draco got out first stopping to help Hermione out after she gave him a questioning look. She then hurried off to catch up with Harry and Ron.Hermione caught up with Harry and Ron as they entered the great hall.
"Sorry we didn't wait for you but the carriage started moving before you got there." Explained Ron.
"It's okay," she replied, "I still got here." They took their seats at the Gryffindor table. A few minutes later the sorting began.
After the feast Harry, Ron and Hermione were walking back to the Gryffindor common room. The walked past a group of Slytherins, of course the group included Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle.
They started to make fun of one of the new students. The student fell on the way up to the sorting hat. He reminded Hermione of Neville, clumsy and not very confident. As Harry, Ron and Hermione got closer Malfoy noticed they were there.
"Hey it's Potty, Weasel and the mudblood," he called getting many people's attention.
"Is that the best you can come up with, 'cause it's not funny if you say it nearly everyday," defended Ron, "And picking on little kids, is that the best you can do."
"Weasley, you better calm down or you'll be expelled, then you'll have to go back to that dump you call a house." Malfoy said.
Ron lunged at Malfoy, Harry and Hermione tried to hold him back but he shook them off. He punched Malfoy. Malfoy's nose began to bleed. Malfoy punched Ron; there was a loud crack as Malfoy's fist connected to Ron's jaw. The hallway was deadly silent.
"What's going on out there," shouted Professor McGonagall. Detention for a week both of you and I will be writing to both of your families." She looked livid.
"I will be informing Professor Dumbledore about this. Mr. Potter, Ms. Granger please escort them to the Hospital wing now." She left the students standing in silence.
Hermione and Harry did as they were told and escorted Ron and Malfoy to the Hospital wing. It was a silent trip. They walked into the hospital wing and Madam
Pomfrey ushered Ron and Malfoy onto beds.
"Mr. Malfoy you're going to have to take a potion to slow down that nose bleed," said Madam Pomfrey passing him a goblet full of a steaming purple potion. Malfoy was covered in blood and he was extremely pale, but Harry and Hermione were more worried about Ron.
" And you, Mr. Weasley you're going to have to spend the night, you're jaw looks awful. It won't take long to mend the bones but the pain won't go away for a few hours. Over the next few days only eat soft foods nothing hard or crunchy." Advised Madam Pomfrey.
"I can't believe he did that," burst out Hermione angrily. "He could have really hurt Ron."
"You call a broken jaw not very hurt?" said Harry. "If I ever get my hands on him I'll kill him."
"Well if I ever need to practice using an unforgivable curse I can practice on Malfoy." Hermione raged.
"Really even if his family wasn't all Death Eaters, he'd probably end up being one anyway," replied Harry.
"Pickled Toad"
Apparently death threats for Malfoy made time pass quickly because before they knew it they were in front of the fat lady. But the fact that he hadn't said anything about her didn't escape Hermione's thoughts.