The Jade Malfoy Book 1: Goblet of Fire

Chapter 26: Pranks & Second Task

When Ursa gets to Hagrid's first class back, she notices he has two unicorn foals. "Easier ter spot than the adults. Then turn silver at about two and grow horns around four. They're not pure white until they're grown about seven. Come on boys. You can pet em. They're less cautious as babies. Give em a few sugar lumps."

Ursa is gently petting one of the foals when she finds a bump. She moves the unicorn's hair to see it is a tick. "Lyra." Ursa says. Lyra flies down from the tree above to Ursa's shoulder. "Fetch the first aid kit or at least open the window." Lyra flies away and comes back a minute later without anything. Ursa turns to look at the hut and sees Pansy and Goyle in the way. "Pansy, Goyle, you might want to move for a moment unless you want to get hit." They look at her questioningly before moving. "Accio Creature First Aid Kit." It only takes a few seconds for the kit to come flying out of the window and to Ursa. Ursa opens it and finds the tweezers. "Keep feeding him sugar lumps. I would rather not have to immobilize him." Ursa carefully grabs the tick and pulls it off. She makes sure she got it all before healing the unicorn. She looks carefully at the tick and groans. "Ugh, Rare Magical Tick. Only one way to kill these." Ursa immobilizes the tick and tweezers. She stands and walks away from the group. She gets far enough away but doesn't notice Hermione following her. "Incendio." A flame shoots from Ursa's wand and clears a circle in the snow. Ursa puts the tick on the ground and releases the tweezers. She makes sure no one is looking before pointing her wand at the tick, Hermione hiding behind a tree when Ursa looks. Hermione looks back when Ursa stops looking. "Avada Kedavra." A green bolt shoots from her wand and hits the tick, behind her, Hermione whimpers in shock. Ursa spins around.

"You... you..." Hermione says in shock.

"Let me explain please. That was a Rare Magical Tick. They are difficult to kill even without the unicorn's blood. The Killing Curse is the only way to kill it. Even stepping on it wouldn't work. It would be like stepping on a pebble."

"You... you did that so casually."

"It was how my guardian and I would occasionally kill bugs in the States. That or a normal spell. It is good target practice."

"So that was the Killing Curse we saw you use on a spider after Moody's first class?"

"Shit you saw that?"

"We did. Also explains why you didn't flinch when he killed that spider in front of you."

"Yes."

"There you are Ursa." Hagrid says. "Everything okay? I saw the kit out."

"Just a Rare Magical Tick on one of the foals." Ursa says.

"D-did you kill it?"

"I did and Hermione saw so I explained it to her."

"I usually have Snape come do it."

"Not the first bug I've killed like that. And why does it not surprise me Severus does it?"

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In the library, Ursa sits at a table "So you are the infamous Ursa Malfoy." A red-head says to Ursa. As him and an identical guy look over her shoulders.

"Yes, and judging by the hair and the fact you look alike," Ursa says as the walk around to the others side of the table. "You must be the infamous Weasley twins. The two who almost got blamed for my fireworks."

"That we are. I'm George and he's Fred." George says.

"Nice to meet you. Is there a reason you are interrupting my studying?"