Harry Potter and the Other Kind of Magic Chapter 4
Soon, it was dinner time and Mildred, Maud and Enid sat at the Gryffindor table with Harry, Ron and Hermione.
Hermione knew she had to warn Mildred about Malfoy before she gets hurt.
"Mildred, I have to talk to you about something," said Hermione.
"What is it, Hermione?" asked Mildred.
"It's about that boy you bumped into earlier," said Hermione.
"What boy? What are you talking about, Hermione?" asked Enid.
"Yes, what are you talking about, Hermione?" asked Ron.
"I saw Mildred accidentally bumping into Malfoy this afternoon," explained Hermione.
"What?!" exclaimed Harry, "Malfoy? Mildred, what did he do to you? Did he hurt you?"
"Calm down, Harry," said Mildred, "He didn't do anything to me. He was actually quite nice. Though he did make me feel a bit unformtable with the way he stared at me but he was really kind to me."
"Malfoy? Kind?" exclaimed Ron before bursting into laughter.
"What are you going on about, Ron?" asked Maud, "What's wrong with this Malfoy kid being nice?"
"Well being nice isn't exactly something Malfoy does," explained Ron.
"What do you mean?" asked Mildred.
"Well here's the thing about Malfoy," said Hermione, "He and his whole family believe they're more superior than everyone else because they're what's called 'pureblood'. He and his whole family believes that all muggles are scum and that witches and wizards born in non-magic families shouldn't learn magic at all. Most of the students here aren't 'pureblood' like him so he acts like he's better than everyone."
"That's horrible," exclaimed Mildred, "And yet he seemed so kind to me. I wonder why?"
"Perhaps he fancies you, Mil," suggested Enid.
"Oh, Enid, don't be ridiculous," said Mildred.
"Hey, it's possible," said Enid.
"I agree with Enid," said Ron, "That's the only explanation to why he was so nice to you, Mil. I mean, he's not even nice to his own friends."
Time skip
Soon, it was late and Mildred, Maud and Enid said goodbye to Harry, Ron and Hermione before heading back up to their dorms, Harry, Ron and Hermione doing the same thing.
"I can't believe Malfoy fancies Mildred," said Hermione, "I've never seen him show interest in any girl before. Not even the Slytherin girls."
"I know," exclaimed Harry, "And even if he did start to show an interest in girls why did it have to be Mildred?!"
"Calm down, mate," said Ron, "You look like you're about to throw a fit or something."
"I AM!" exclaimed Harry, "Because Malfoy fancies Millie. I mean, she's such a sweet girl she could do so much better than Malfoy."
"Oh my god, Harry," giggled Hermione, "I see what this is all about. You fancy Millie."
"What?!" exclaimed Harry, "I didn't say I fancied Millie. I'm just saying she could do a lot better than Malfoy."
"Uh huh," said Ron, raising an eyebrow, "Someone like you, maybe?"
"Yeah," said Harry, smiling, "Wait...I mean no...I mean..."
"Oh come on, Harry," said Hermione, "Admit it. We're your best friends."
"Well..." said Harry, "She's really nice and everything and as much as I hate to admit it, I really don't blame Malfoy for fancying Mildred."
"Awwww," exclaimed Hermione, "Harry's in love."
"Harry, if you like her so much you should ask her out," asid Ron.
"What?!" excalimed Harry, "No, I can't. What if she doesn't feel the way?"
"Harry, Mildred's only going to be here for a couple of weeks. You have to ask her or you'll go on for the rest of your life wondering what it would've been like if you had actually asked her." said Hermione.
"Alright, I'll do it," said Harry, smiling.
The next day
Mildred was walking down to the great hall for breakfast when she accidentally bumped into Harry.
"Oh, sorry, Mil," excalimed Harry.
"It's okay, Harry," said Mildred, "I'm just glad it was you I bumped into and not Malfoy."
"Where are you heading, Mil? And where are Maud and Enid?"
"They're still up in the dorms getting ready. For once in my life, I'm ready before they are. I'm just heading down to get some breakfast."
"Me too. Let's go together. Ron's still asleep and Hermione's studying in the library."
"Again? Seriously, doesn't she ever take a break?"
"Nope, that's why she's the smartest in our whole year. Well, shall we go then?"
"Sure."
In the Great Hall
Mildred and Harry sat next to each other in the great hall for breakfast.
Harry was going over in his head how he would ask Millie out.
"Hey, Mil? There's something I want to ask you."
"Sure. What is it, Harry?"
"I was just wondering if you'd like to go out with me some time."
"Sure, I'd love to, Harry."
"Really? Great, how about next Saturday we could go to hogsmeade. They've got a really great sweets shop down there and this incredible joke shop."
"That sounds great, Harry. I look forward to it."
"Me too."
"I better go now and find Maud and Enid. They're taking forever to get down here. But we'll talk more about it later, okay?"
"Sure, I better go find Ron and Hermione as well. I'll see you later, then."
Unknown to Harry and Mildred, Malfoy was watching them from the Slytherin table and he was furious.
As soon as Harry and Mildred went their separate ways, Malfoy walked over to Harry.
"Potter!" exclaimed Malfoy.
"What do you want, Malfoy?" asked an annoyed Harry.
"What were you and that girl talking about?"
"That girl is called Mildred and if you must know, I was asking her out. What, Malfoy? Are you jealous or something."
"As if I would be jealous of you scarhead," scoffed Malfoy as he strided away.
Harry couldn't believe the luck he was having today. He got a date with the girl he liked and his arch rival was jealous of him. Could this day get any better?