It had been dementors at the match, Mia had found out several hours later, and part of her was definitely glad Draco had pulled her away.
The weather continued to get worse over the next month, with the thunder and lightning changing to snow; the third year wasn't sure which she preferred when walking to the school gate. She'd just come from seeing Ginny, who was too bogged down with homework to join her and get some early Christmas shopping in Hogsmede done. So instead the older girl had opted for going with Draco and his two followers, her mind currently inventing ways to get rid of them.
"Lestrange". A voice called behind her, quickly followed by something slightly solid and cold hitting her back. Scowling, she crouched down, scooping up her own snow ball and turning to face the voice. She'd recognised it immediately, even if they hadn't called her by her last name.
"What?" She asked, whilst aiming the snowball at the twin she hoped was Fred and hitting him on the chest.
"I was just going to tell you, you had snow on your back" the other redhead said, a grin on his features that his brother had been hit instead.
"And I was just admiring you from behind" Said the one she'd hit with the snowball, finalising that it was definitely Fred. Rolling her eyes Mia picked up another clump of snow, this time separating it in two and throwing them at both boys. A laugh parted her lips as the two balls hit their targets faces perfectly, though it died shortly after when someone new shouted her name.
"Mia!" The voice shouted again sounding very annoyed. Turning to face it, she understood the angered looks that had appeared on the twins faces.
"What's wrong? I said I'd meet you at the gate just before one" she said, glancing at the watch on her wrist to check she wasn't late.
"Come on" Draco gave an answer, though it was really more of a command, whilst walking over to her, his hand clamping around her wrist and giving a firm pull. The younger girl flashed him a confused look, though put up no resistance.
"I'll catch up with you guys later/" she called over her shoulder to the twins- who were both shooting death glares at the blonde beside her.
Draco kept a hold of her wrist until they'd reached the gate where Crabbe and Goyle were stood talking. Both promptly shut up when they caught sight of their 'leader', but as soon as he'd released Mia's wrist, she stopped walking.
"Why did you do that? You knew I was coming" she said, slightly annoyed herself. She'd been having a good time in that mini snowball fight, why had he come over and dragged her off?
"You shouldn't be seen with them like that"
"Like what?"
"At all" He answered, messing with the dark hat on his head. Personally Mia thought the ear flaps hanging down were a little too much, and she much preferred her purple beanie. It also did a decent job of hiding that damned green streak.
"Why?" She asked again, truly perplexed. What was wrong with having a snowball fight with the twins? Sure they could be annoying sometimes, but it wasn't hurting anyone.
"You're one of my best friends Mia, you can't be seen with people like that" oh, so that was it. Why did it always have to come down to his reputation? Then again, she could take a guess that it had more to do with his father than anything. Well, she couldn't be mad at him for that. But there was no way she'd stop being friends with people for him.
The four walked in mostly silence after that, with Draco giving the occasional command, and the raven haired girls mind elsewhere. It didn't seem right that she'd ended up with a nice loving family when in reality her mother was probably on the same level as his father. If things had been reversed, would she be like the blonde now? Hating everything and everyone? Shuddering at the thought, she looked beside at the uninterested look covering Draco's features as they passed several shops, and decided a family like that would make anyone bitter.
"Do you think I need a better broom? He asked aloud, pausing in front of one of the shops. It was a stupid question really, considering he still had the current fasted broom and the fire bolt didn't come out for several more months. But with the first match against Gryffindor in a few weeks, Mia could understand his paranoia.
"You'll do fine" She reassured, offering the older boy a small smile. She wasn't all that sure that he would beat Harry, but there was no point in voicing that.
"'Course I will" Slytherin's prince said, carrying on to the next shop.
Only Mia ended up buying something, and even then it was only a few small present for Ginny and the twins. She couldn't get Draco his present whilst he was with her, and though she toyed with the idea of getting the other two dog collars again, she reframed. Instead the four headed towards the shrieking shack, Draco wanting to show her something. Whatever that something was, didn't get shown however, as two other forms were stood by the fence.
"Well well, look who's here" The blonde began before Mia could stop him. "You two shopping for your new dream home? Bit grand for you isn't it Weaslebee? Don't your family sleep in one room?"
"Draco!" The younger Slytherin scolded, finally having enough She'd told him enough times not to say things like that, yet he never seemed to pay any attention.
"Shut your mouth Malfoy" Ron said, his right hand balling up into a fist, and for once she had to agree with him.
"Ooh, not very friendly. Boys, I think it's time we teach Weaslebee to respect his superiors" Mia put her head in her hands at that, not wishing to look at him when he was acting like this. It was ridiculous. The sound of laughter made her look up however, and she waited for Hermione to speak,
"I hope you don't mean you" She spat, though her tone caused a flicker of anger to rise in the younger girl.
"How dare you talk to me, filthy little mudblood" This time Mia bit her lip, feeling no urgency to reprimand the blonde, Hermione had brought that one on herself.
Before either Gryffindor could respond though, a snowball came flying out of nowhere and hit Draco on the shoulder. All four Slytherin's turned to see who had thrown it, but couldn't see anyone.
"Who was that?" He shouted to the air and getting more snowballs flying over as a response. Mia ducked, moving away from the other three, and noticed that non were being directed at her. "Don't stand there, do something" He shouted again as one hit him in the face. Crabbe opened his mouth to respond, but was stopped when his trousers fell down. A laugh left her lips at the sight, and another followed when Goyle's hat was pulled down over his eyes and he was spun around by his scarf. She had a reasonable guess as to who was doing it all thanks to something the twins had told her before, but there was no point in saying yet, it was still fun to watch. At least until Draco tripped over Crabbe and was pulled by his legs towards the shrieking shack.
"Oi!" She shouted, throwing a snowball at the invisible force. The other three didn't seem to realise it hit the shape of a person, and when it dropped Draco's legs, all three ran off back the way they'd come.
Mia stood up from the position she'd been sitting in on the snow, brushing herself off and took off after them, knowing they wouldn't be hard to catch up with considering Crabbe and Goyle's stamina.
A/N: Phew this chapter annoyed me. I wrote two alternatives for it and finally decided on Draco dragging Mia off from the twins. I thought it would show more of his possessiveness possibly. Anyway, chapters aren't getting put up as quickly, i know, i'm sorry. But i'm starting college, so stories can't be my top priority. The chapters WILL keep coming though I promise. They'll come quicker if I get lovely reviews *Hint hint*. Z-Nugget xx