Chapter Five: Horrible Hazing
Gwen sensed trouble, leaping up from her bed and throwing on her bathrobe; tying it shut she rushed out of the apartment to find that the Gryffindor boys had paralyzed both Harry and Ben and were physically assaulting Draco as Ron looked on lazily.
She felt her power coming to the fore, "Leave him ALONE!" she thundered as she froze everything in place. She moved through the students to her newest change, looking him over. She unfroze her group, except for Ron.
"Draco," Hermione went to his side, having been roused by the commotion, "Draco, who started it?"
The blonde boy looked around fearfully before pointing to a seventh year named Justin O' Connor. Hermione nodded and left Draco in the care of Gwen, heading to face the attacker. Harry backed up, moving Ben and now Kevin along with him, knowing how she got when she got angry.
"You hurt my friend, Justin," her voice was deathly quiet.
"He's a Slytherin."
She sighed and grabbed the boy's collar, pulling his face to her level, "He's a kid who just lost both parents because of what a bigoted git his father was. He has no friends; we Gryffindors are supposed to be supportive, friendly, nice. Hazing does not match any of that description. I do not care how old you are…" she whipped out her wand, nearly shoving it up his nose, "I am the smartest witch of this century and I can and will jinx your minuscule, atrophied brain to jelly, take your scalp off, and feed that jelly to my cat if you ever try something like this again. Understood?" He merely gulped and whimpered, she tightened her hold on him, taking aim, eyes narrowing, "Do we have an understanding Justin?"
"Yes."
"Good." She let him go and spun on the mob, "Same goes for the rest of you. Draco has not caused us trouble yet and he was in a poisonous environment when he tormented us before. Give him a chance. Or else."
They all nodded.
She spun again, now focusing on Ron, "Ronald Weasley! YOU ARE A COMPLETE ASS!" Each word was punctuated by a different spell, so he ran and she chased him up to the Boys' Dorms, yelling all the way.
The group, completed as Julie had just arrived on the scene, circled around Draco, Gwen helping him to his feet, and herded him to the apartment. The furniture was vanished and sleeping bags took their places.