I sat in Potions class beside Draco Malfoy at the end of the table. Today we were studying theory in simple potions that I wasn't paying attention to. Neither was Draco as he lay on his potions book with his eyes shut, sound asleep while I perfected my drawing of the Dark Mark on his arm. I always carried a pen from the muggle world with me in case I didn't have my ink pot with me and this was the perfect time to use my pen.
'Bane!' Snape called at me. I looked up and smiled.
'Yes Professor?' I asked innocently.
'Pay attention or you will be sitting in another detention this evening,' he snapped.
'Hey Professor, that rhymes! Pay attention or you'll be in detention,' I laughed. He glared at me until I stopped laughing. 'Professor, if you don't mind my saying, I think you take yourself far too seriously.' A few people in the class snickered but stopped immediately as Snape threw a quick glare over his shoulder at the class.
'Detention. For the rest of the week.' He slapped a book down on the table and Draco jumped in his seat, waking up finally. He looked up at Professor Snape in horror as he was also awarded detention for the rest of the week.
'Thanks a lot Erin,' Draco muttered as he walked past me to go to his next class.
'Hey!' I called at him. I grabbed my book and hurried out the door after him. I finally caught up to him through the mass of the crowd that had suddenly formed in the dungeons.
'What do you want?' he growled.
'I was wondering if you wanted to walk me to detention this evening and then back to the Common room. Oh the trip can be so lonely sometime!' I mocked, falling on him in an over-dramatic fashion. He pushed me off and I smirked at him.
'What do you want?' he repeated.
'I just wanted to walk with you. Relax. I figured why not, we're both headed to Care of Magical Creatures,' I said with a shrug. He didn't respond, but he didn't tell me to go away so I took that as a "sure you can walk with me Erin".
'Hi Draco,' Pansy Parkinson said flirtatiously as we arrived down at Hagrid's hut.
'Hi Pansy,' I said, mocking her whiney voice. She ignored me and pushed her way in to stand beside Draco.
'Draco! What is that on your arm?!' she gasped in horror. A smile grew on my face. Draco looked at his arm and quickly pulled the sleeve of his robes over it and glared at me.
'Oh come on, it's only a joke,' I told him.
'You could have him expelled!' Pansy hissed at me.
'Oh please, we wouldn't be that lucky,' I snickered.
'Stop it Bane, that's the third one in two weeks,' he warned me.
'Well I have to practice on someone and you just happen to fall asleep in most of our classes together. Do I bore you Draco? Would you prefer if I spiced things up a little?' I sent him a wink and bit my lip. He shifted in his stance uncomfortably and I giggled.
I turned away as class began.
'Hello Neville,' I said with a smile as I skipped happily past him through the corridor on my way to detention again. He didn't reply but he cast his head down to the ground immediately to avoid looking at me.
I arrived in detention once again and greeted Professor Snape. A glare was all I received from him. I sat down at the first desk and he placed a potions book in front of me and a few blank pieces of parchment. He placed an inkpot and a quill on top of the parchment and ordered me to begin writing out the book.
'Should I include the drawings?' I asked.
'No,' he snapped at me. I shrugged and began writing out the notes. Draco entered the classroom and he was scolded for being late. He hurried to the seat behind mine like a puppy with his tail between his legs. He was given the same book as me and requested to do the same.
'Don't fall asleep this time,' Snape warned with a scolding look.
When the hour had passed Draco was the first to jump from his seat and leave the potions book and his copy of it on Professor Snape's desk and hurry off out of the room. I placed mine neatly on the desk on top of Draco's and handed Professor Snape the potions book with a smile.
'Professor is it possible to create a potion that can poison a person a few days after it has been ingested?' I asked.
'Why on earth would you need that information,' he asked, his voice dripping with utter hatred for me as I kept him here longer than he needed to be.
'I was just wondering for my personal notes,' I said with a shrug, 'See you tomorrow in class Professor!' I hurried out the door and caught up to Draco who was walking with his shoulders hunched up as he stalked down the corridor towards the Common Room.
'That was interesting,' I commented.
'No it wasn't,' he said with a huff.
'You don't find poisons to be interesting?'
'No, I'm not planning on murdering anyone. Although I guess you can't say the same,' he scoffed.
'I'll have you know I would do no such thing. Murder just doesn't sound as fun as torture,' I said with a smirk. He missed the joke because he gave me a worried glare. I laughed and he picked up his pace.
'Hey, can I sit with you at dinner tomorrow?' I asked.
'No,' he said bluntly.
'Okay. Can I go with you and the others on the trip to Hogsmeade?'
'No,' he repeated.
'Oh come on, I won't say anything weird for the whole trip,' I said with a smile.
'You and I both know that is not possible for you Bane,' he laughed.
'Well, I'll at least try then,' I said. I stood in front of him, blocking his path until he gave me the answer I wanted to hear.
'Okay fine, you can come with us then. But you can't be your usual self,' he snorted.
'Aw thank you! I'll make it up to you for getting you into detention! I promise!' I smiled and threw my arms around him and gave him a large hug and a peck on the cheek. He pushed me away and I saw his pale cheeks turn pink and I gave him a smirk.
'Aw, you're gone all red,' I teased.
'When I said you can't be your usual self, I mean that starts now until we're back from Hogsmeade,' he warned.