The Slytherin princess

Chapter 47 // I would never do that...

Hermione's POV

"why exactly are you in a tree Draco?"

Wren and I were walking to the courtyard when I spotted Draco, sitting in a tree, yes you read that right;

sitting. In. a. tree

"dunno, bored... look it's Potter! I wonder how he's taking the news about the badges" 

I looked over to the raven-haired boy and noticed he was alone, his friends still didn't like him, might as well take advantage of it 

"why so tense potter?" I called over to him 

"my father and I have a bet you see, I don't think your gonna last ten minutes in this tournament" he jumped down from the tree "he disagrees, he thinks you won't last five" 

Potter stormed toward us 

"I don't give a damn what your father thinks Malfoy" he shoved him "he's vile, and cruel" I agree there "and your just pathetic" I half agree there 

"pathetic? Pathetic? I'll show you-" 

"oh no, you don't sonny!" 

someone pointed their wand at Draco, but it wasn't him anymore, in his place was a... a ferret? Why the hell did he pick a ferret? 

"I'll teach you to curse someone when their back is turned!" 

I should've known, mad-eye moody 

"you stinking..." he maneuvered his wand up and down, this moved Ferret-Draco up and down too "cowardly, scummy" I couldn't help but laugh, even if it was my own brother I would be laughing, this is too good "back-shooting" 

Professor McGonagall scurried toward the now large group of kids crowding around "Professor moody! What are you doing?" 

"teaching" 

"is that a- is that a student?" that's a student alright 

"Technically it's a ferret" the insane teacher threw my friend down Crabbe's trousers. 

Everyone in Hogwarts seemed to be watching the scene and laughing by now, sadly it all ended too soon when the white Ferret crawled out of Crabbe's undergarments and McGonagall turned him back

"m- my father will hear about this!" he backed away, his hair a mess and his clothes filthy 

"is that a threat? Is that a threat?! I COULD TELL YOU STORIES ABOUT YOUR FATHER THAT'LL CURL EVEN YOUR GREASY HAIR BOY! IT DOESN'T END HERE" I ran after Draco, still laughing

eventually, we were able to get to the Slytherin common room

"Hermione! It's not funny" 

"you- you have to admit it's a little funny" I'm still coming down from my amusement high 

"It wasn't! that was the most embarrassing thing I've ever been through" 

"for some reason Draco, I highly doubt that"

*

"Is this seat taken?"

Finally, after weeks of preparation and anxiety over the first task, it was here, the first Dragon was being released and chained to the floor, and I was- Terrified. 

Not of the Dragon but of what the hell I saw in those trances, when were they going to happen? Were they going to happen now? Or later? And were they the truth at all? I don't know...

"Not that I know of" I wasn't paying attention, when I looked up I saw it was Elio "still annoyed with me?" I asked letting him slide into the seat next to me, his brother next to him