Scarlet Bird

3rd Year-Infiltration-20

After what seemed like a long day of serving tea left and right, the time to go back to Hogwarts had finally come. Everyone was being round up at the very front of the village near the trail back to Hogwarts for safety purposes. 

Shoving my untucked shirt into my pants, I waved goodbye to Madam Puddifoot and rushed out the door, ringing the little bell. Moving swiftly through the crowd I made my way to where the group of students were to join them, but right before I got there, I felt something squishy on the bottom of my sole and almost immediately upon looking down I was met with a splash of colors and a wet feeling. Stumbling back, I gasped for air and rubbed my eyes allowing me to look around to figure out what happened. Right in front of me Blaise and Alex were in a laughing fit. They were clutching their stomachs and Alex had even kneeled to the floor beating the ground in laughing hysterics. 

"Haha very funny, "I wiped the colorful liquid out of my face and stood up careful not to trip on the rainbow puddle below me, "So you manage to pull it off huh. I gotta hand it to you, I didn't even see it coming."

Alex wiped the tears in her eyes and placed her arm over Blaise's shoulder, "And that's not even the beginning of it. Courtesy of Zonko's Joke Shop of course." She and Blaise bowed and curtsied mockingly before running of again in a fit of giggles

I looked down to my color stained clothing and sighed. I should've brought another set of clothes. Glancing back up at the pair leaving, a small smile crept up on my face. I felt happy at seeing Alex smile and laugh like that given her situation. 

"I hope you don't plan on wearing that to the ball Pheonix," I turned around and noticed Malfoy heading over to me with Crabbe and Goyle on his side. He turned to dismiss them and continued walking till he was by my side.

"Maybe I will," I joked, taking out a hand kerchief from his coat pocket.

"Hey I just bought that," he reached out for it but I shrugged him off.

"Or maybe just maybe I'll run around like this in your home screaming your name like a lunatic," I stuck my tongue out at him while wiping my face. He looked at me horrified and extended his hand out," Then I take back the invitation."

"Nope, no takies backsies Malfoy,"I wiped the rest of the colorful substance from my clothing as much as I could and walked on ahead. He rushed behind me and I handed him back the cloth. He looked at it disgusted before commenting, " I hope you know that that handkerchief is extremely expensive, you'll have replace it ."

I tapped my chin for a moment and thought of the perfect thing to do as a counter ," Sounds like someone is extra grouchy today. Does Drakey need a hug." I extended my arms out to him and smiled innocently. He looked me up and down and realized what I was trying to do. "Don't you dare get near me," he said while backing away with his arms in front of him.

"Wait Malfoy what is that!!," I pointed to the group of students ahead of us and once he turned his head in question, I zoomed into hug him. 

"Nooooo-," Malfoy kept trying to push me off but the more he moved, the more color he got on him. He struggled to push me off but once he did he looked at his clothes in horror and whispered, "This was my favorite coat."

He turned to me with his face red and without notice he collected a ball of snow from the floor and hit me straight in the face causing me to stumble back in a haze. I rubbed my face and looked up and saw that he was smiling smugly at me.

"Oh ho ho, you're gonna regret that, "I said as I gathered a giant ball of snow in my two hands. I lifted it carefully and rose it over my head. 

"Feel my wrath Malf-"