Dani groaned as she awoke the next morning, dragging herself out of bed and heading downstairs to the Great Hall for breakfast. She hadn't seen Jackie or Bri in the dormitory, so she figured they were already down there.
Unfortunately, as she was making her way there she ran into someone she had a particular dislike for.
"You look like you've just come from a wrestling match with a mop." Dani commented.
"Like you can talk." Malfoy snapped.
"Argh! Why does this always happen?" Dani groaned, feeling sick again. "Every time I'm with you nowadays I feel like I'm going to vomit."
"Gee, thanks." Malfoy said, quickly hiding the fact that he'd felt it too. What was going on?
"Well, goodbye." Dani said, walking away from him and turning a corner. She quickly took a few steps back again as she had almost run into someone. "Sorry." she muttered.
"Hey, it's you!" Dani looked up to see the girl with blonde hair, Genevieve, who had been at detention last night.
"Yeah, and it's you." Dani replied.
"You disappeared from detention last night!" Genevieve said excitedly. "Do you have an invisibility cloak?"
"Uh, no." Dani said. "And it wasn't me. You disappeared."
"What? No I didn't." The girl shook her head firmly.
"Oh, whatever. It's too early in the morning for me to think about this." Dani turned and walked back around the corner again, literally bumping into Malfoy.
"Watch where you're going!" he said angrily.
"Sorry. 'M sleepy." she said, wiping her eye to add more of an effect to what she'd said.
"I don't care. Get out of my way." Malfoy shoved her aside and she collided with the wall that had been close to begin with.
"Ew, yuck. There's that darn feeling again." she groaned. "Honestly, maybe I'm allergic to you or something."
"Dani!"
"Whoa, don't spring up on me like that!" Dani said, stepping back from where Bri had walked up.
"Are you okay? We were wondering if you ever going to come to breakfast or not." Bri said. Jackie was standing beside her, nodding in agreement.
"I was just coming, no need to fret." Dani shrugged. Jackie grabbed her arm and pulled her close in order to whisper something in her ear.
"What were you doing with Malfoy?" she asked.
"Uh, nothing?" Dani turned and saw Malfoy still standing behind awkwardly and raised an eyebrow at him.
"Don't worry, I'm going." Malfoy spat, walking forward and passing the three of them to go into the Great Hall.
"He's such a prick." Dani said with a roll of her eyes, slipping one hand into her pocket. "Anywho... oh darn!"
"What is it?" Bri asked.
"I uh, forgot to put something back after detention last night." she mumbled, feeling the necklace in her pocket.
That means I've got to go back down there... no!
"Why don't you eat something first?" Jackie urged, gesturing to the doors to the Great Hall.
"Yeah... that's really tempting but I should put this back before I forget again." Dani said, turning to go back down to the dungeons.
"Dani! Eat first!" Bri ordered, grabbing her arm and pulling her back.
"Whoa! Okay! No need to get all angry!" Dani said, turning and walking with her two best friends to get some breakfast.
"So Bri," Dani began as they ate.
"Yes?" Bri asked, raising an eyebrow curiously.
"Who were you waiting for last night?" Dani asked.
"What? No one!" Bri said a bit too quickly for Dani or Jackie's liking.
"Very funny, we know you were." Jackie said, raising an eyebrow. Dani nodded and Bri finally sighed, rolling her eyes.
"Fine. I was waiting for Dayn Masten." Bri admitted.
"Him? He's in Gryffindor? You're joking!" Dani exclaimed. "How'd he get Katie to date him? And how on earth did she allow herself to get caught up with two guys at one time?"
"What? He's dating Katie?" Bri asked with a slight gasp.
"Weren't you listening in Potions?" Dani asked with a sigh, shaking her head as if scolding a small child.
"Oh... I guess I forgot after what happened with you and Malfoy." Bri mumbled, her hands now fidgeting.
"So what's with you and Dayn, then?" Jackie asked.
"Well, I sort of like him. But I'd completely forgotten he had a girlfriend and now I feel horrible because I was flirting!" Bri exclaimed, biting her lip in anxiety.
"Don't worry about it," Dani shrugged. "At least you now know."
"Yeah." Bri nodded slowly.
"Look, I've got to go to the dungeons quickly to return what I forgot to last night, I'll be quick and I'll see you in Transfiguration." Dani said, standing up.
"Don't be late or you'll get another detention." Bri warned as Dani began walking off.
"Ha, that would suck." Dani laughed as she left.
It wasn't long before she reached the dungeons and turned down a corridor towards where her detention had been held the previous night. She slowed her footsteps as she heard voices and hoped Professor Snape wasn't there as she'd probably get in trouble for stealing the necklace in the first place.
It was by accident though.
"I don't know what you're talking about! I never said that!"
Dani's eyes widened slightly as she heard the voice of her twin sister. She could recognise it anywhere.
"Katie, I'm not mad at you. If that's how you feel then-"
"Listen to me! After dinner the first day back I didn't go straight to the common room. I didn't even know you were looking for me until later!" Katie said, cutting off the voice of Draco Malfoy.
"But..." Malfoy paused and Dani could imagine him frowning in confusion, trying to work out a logical explanation for what had happened. "It must've been Monroe."
"Dani?" Katie asked with a gasp. "What would she want in your room?"
"Who knows? She's out to kill me, I swear." Malfoy said, and now Dani could picture him running a hand through his hair.
"Out to kill you... what a nice idea." she whispered, grinning.
"Draco, this is terrible! What if she succeeds?" Katie asked in a very worried voice.
"Oh, as if someone like Dani Monroe could actually kill me." Draco scoffed. Dani made a squeak of annoyance before quickly covering her mouth with a hand and waiting silently. Had he heard her?
"Draco-"
"Shh." Draco said, cutting Katie off. Dani's heart sank and she knew he was listening for any further sounds. Obviously he had heard and knew someone was there now. Just great. Brilliant. Perfect.
"Monroe?"
Dani screamed and spun around, wondering how on earth he had managed to sneak up behind her when he had been in front of her only moments ago.
"Don't scare me like that!" she snapped, getting in first before he got a chance to say something about why she had been in his room.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I was coming to put the necklace back, if you must know." Dani flicked some of her hair behind her shoulder and then turned from him to walk towards the room where she had spent detention, walking inside.
"You mean you didn't put it back last night? I should tell Snape, you know." Draco said, following her and folding his arms.
"Wow, I'm scared now." Dani droned sarcastically, not being able to stop the grin which appeared on her face as she made her way to the drawer where she had first found the necklace.
"You should be. I know your secret." Draco was smirking and leaning on one of the desks, his eyes twinkling cheekily. When Dani turned to look at him and raised an eyebrow, she found herself actually a bit worried about it was he could know about her.
"Feel like sharing what you know?" she asked, the necklace dangling from her hand, centimetres above the open drawer.
"You want me." he murmured seductively.
Dani burst out laughing, clutching at her sides quickly. "Well that's a joke if ever I heard one!" she exclaimed.
"You pretended to be Katie just so that you could get into my room and then you tell me you don't like me flirting with other girls. It's obvious you want me." Draco reasoned calmly, still quite proud of himself.
"Alright, well you can believe your little delusion." Dani shrugged, moving her hand over to the drawer again. She had just begun letting go of it when suddenly Katie was beside her and wrenched it out of her grip.
"Why didn't you ever tell me you like him?" she asked angrily.
"Because I don't!" Dani snapped. "Now if you won't give that back to me at least put it in the drawer."
"Katie, give it here." Draco said, reaching a hand out with his palm up. Katie stared at Dani for a few more moments before turning and tossing the necklace to Draco, who caught it easily.
"Great, well so long as I don't have to worry about it any more I don't care." Dani said, moving away from the drawer and making her way to the door. As she was passing Draco he reached out and grabbed her arm firmly.
"Just because you're a Gryffindor doesn't mean I won't consider you." he whispered.
"Yuck!" Dani spat, quickly yanking her arm free. "Are you out of your mind? No don't answer that; you clearly are."
"How long are you going to pretend you don't like me?" Draco asked angrily, pushing away from the desk he had been leaning on.
"I don't have to pretend, Malfoy!" Dani said in exasperation before she suddenly found herself clenching her teeth in disgust at the feeling which had overcome her again.
"Draco!" Katie's voice called out from what sounded like far away, and the next thing Dani knew was that her sick feeling was gone and she was far from the detention room.