the secrets of a pretty boy

chapter 20 // first year

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a/n: so I was listening to blood//water while I was writing this chapter and I thought it fit it well, feel free to listen to it while you're reading this chapter.

Harry and I walked into the Great Hall, as soon as we stepped through the doors all eyes were glued to us. I was used to this because of my family's reputation so it was nothing out of the ordinary.

There were Slytherin banners strung from the ceiling which meant only that Slytherin had one the house cup this school year.

We walked side by side down the middle of the Great Hall and people began whispering, some good things and some bad things, many people also began to cheer and whistle out to us as we took our seats at our house tables, it was extremely thrilling.

I looked to Elliot, Theo, Daphne, and Blaise who all had beaming smiles on their faces, they kept asking me all of these questions about the dungeons and about Quirell I tried to tell them as much as I could as we began digging into our food, I was extremely hungry.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle sitting beside each other, Draco shot me a dirty look and rolled his eyes. What is it with him? I only saved this school from a pyhsco with 2 faces.

I felt someone lightly elbow me in the ribbs and turned to face Elliot "He's just jealous that he was too chicken to save the school" He chuckled. I smirked then turned my focus back to Draco, his eyes pierced into mine as I let out a chicken noise.

"Buck! Buck!" I teased, Elliot joining in with me and the chicken noises. Draco looked at us as if we were crazy he had the most disgusted yet annoyed looked plastered on his face.

I began to have an uncontrollable laughing fit, which seemed to be contagious because soon Elliot, Blaise, Daphne, and Theo were laughing uncontrollably with me.

Once we had all finished our food when Dumbledore had begun speaking "Now, as I understand the House cup needs awarding and the points stand thus: in fourth place Gryffindor, with three hundred and twelve points; in third, Hufflepuff, with three hundred and fifty-two points; Ravenclaw have four hundred and twenty-six and Slytherin, four hundred and seventy-two."

A thunderous amount of cheers broke out from the Slytherin table, Draco was banging his goblet on the table, and Elliot, Theo, and Blaise were clapping and cheering in excitement.

"Yes, yes, well done Slytherin," said Dumbledore "However, recent events must be taken into account"

The Slytherin table went completely quiet, the smiles from my fellows Slytherins had faded, including mine.

"You're little heroic act better have paid off Rosewood" Draco hissed from along the table, I rolled my eyes directed my focus to Dumbledore.

"Ahem" Dumbledore began "I have a few last-minute points to give out. Let me see. Yes... First- to Ronald Weasly for the best-played game of chess Hogwarts has seen in many years, I award Gryffindor fifty points"

The Gryffindor table let out a loud roar in cheers and whistles, the Slytherin table remained quiet and sulked to themselves silently.

Dumbledore continued to give out a generous amount of points, Hermione received fifty points for using her brain then Harry was awarded sixty points so I was sure that I was the next to receive some points.