Malfoy Neighbors

Invite to party-year 6 chapter 9

You sat with Leanne for a while before Sam found the two of you. Leanne quickly recaped why she was upset and said she wanted to go see Katie again. You let her leave and then you and Sam went to the Great Hall because dinner would be ready soon anyways.

The next morning, Leanne told you that Katie Bell was being moved to St. Mungo's. And by potions class, the whole school had heard the news. Only a handful of people seem to understand that Katie wasn't the intended target.

When you walked into the potions classroom, you noticed people were still talking about what happend to Kaite.

"Oh, and Malfoy knows, of course." Potter said to his friends. Weasley and Granger looked at each other and rolled their eyes. You joined Draco and the other Slytherins. Draco was glaring at Potter's table.

"What's wrong with you, Malfoy?" Zabini asked him. Draco looked back at his friend and shrugged it off.

"Potter thinks it was Draco who cursed Katie Bell." You said casually as you sat down. "But he didn't." Draco looked at you and smiled. "I don't think Potter's friends think Draco did it either. They rolled their eyes at him." You added, opening Draco's book. The class went by vary slowly. And for a while, you thought a fight would break out between Potter and Draco. Potter was still testing to convince his friends that Draco was guilty.

"He was at the school." Granger finally snapped. "So leave it alone." This shocked both you and Draco.

"What did she just say?" Draco whispered to you in confusion.

"I think she just told Potter to drop it." You whispered back. "I think she's tired of hearing it."

After class, Slughorn asked you to stay, so he could talk to you.

"What does he want?" Draco asked in his normal drawl. Draco seemed to be in a bad mood, and you understand why.

"I don't know." You replied in a puzzled tone. It wasn't like you did anything to get into trouble. "I'll let you know later." You added and walked up to Slughorn's desk confused.

"I've noticed the good work you're doing in class." Slughorn said, grinning.

"Well, if it wasn't for Draco, I'd be lost." You admitted with a smile, and looked back at Draco who was now talking with Zabini in the door way.

"Well, I just wanted to tell you good job and to invite you, and a guest of your liking, to my Christmas party." Slughorn said. You smiled again and nodded. You had never been invited to join one of the Slugclub things, and as it didn't bother you much, this was a once in a lifetime time chance. You agreed to go and Slughorn gave you the details. You went to talk to Draco about it and ask him to be your guest but he was already gone.

"Guess I'll ask him later." You whispered to yourself and headed off to your next class.

Later that evening at dinner, Sam sat down with an excited look, "Sebastian just ask me to go to Slughorn's party." She said, with the biggest smile.

"I was invited too, I've been trying to ask Draco all evening but..." you said and looked at the Slytherin table. "I have no idea where he keeps going."

"Is he in the star room?" Sam asked. You shook your head no.

"Last time I saw him was in Potions." You said worried. "After dinner, I'll go ask his friends if they've seen him."

And that's just what you did. However, Crabb and Goyle hadn't seen him all evening either. It was as if he just disappeared. You spent some time looking around the school. He wasn't in the star room, the court yard, the quidditch pitch or the libary. You checked the glass room that you watched the tri wizard tournament in too. He wasn't in either of those. You finally gave up and figured you would see him in class. It was getting late anyways. You headed to bed but couldn't sleep a wink that night. Draco had vanished and noone seem to care.

A week went by and Draco was still not to be seen. Snape told you he wasn't feeling good but he wasn't in the infirmary. You were realy worried about him. Something was going on and you wanted to know what it was.