𝐇𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 - 𝐑𝐚𝐲 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 - 𝐑𝐞-𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞

Chapter Twenty-One

I'm heading back to the Slytherin dorms after telling Susan who my crush is. She was... shocked to say the least. . . Oh who am I kidding, shocked, what an understatement, she literally froze like someone stopped time for a minute! A whole minute! On my way back to the student dorms, I see Draco bullying Don, which I couldn't stop because that would blow my reputation, and rumors are inevitable in Hogwarts. So I approach Draco, saying;

"Draco, what are you doing with this... mudblood."

"Do I really need to explain? He's a mudblood. I don't think you need much more explanation."

"I... suppose not."

"Exactly."

"Just stop Draco, we have to go study. This worthless mudblood isn't worth any of our time." Sorry I can't help you more, Don.

"Wha- but we don't have-" I cut him off by grabbing his arm and dragging him away.

"We have a surprise quiz coming up, come on." He pulls his arm out of my grip and walks with me back to the Slytherin dorms. When we reach the dorms I say the password and head in with Draco. On the couch is Ray, he's reading a book about potions. That's good, he needs to learn more about potions, considering that last year he almost blew up the dungeons because he got one ingredient wrong. He looks up as he hears the door open and shut, when he realizes that it's us he goes back to reading his book. Draco glares at him, for some reason, probably because he's muggle born.

Ray's Pov

It's the next morning and I'm headed to the Quidditch pitch with Emma, Norman, Hermione, Ron, Harry and the Gryffindor team. Oliver is going on about how he has come up with the perfect training schedule and how they will definitely win the cup this year.

"We will train two times harder- hold on, what's this?" He loses his track of speech when he sees the Slytherin team walking towards us in their uniform, with L/n tagging along. "What the- what are you guys doing?" Oliver asks befuddled.

"We've got a note saying we can use the pitch." The captain of the Slytherin hands over a note to Oliver.

"Professor Severus Snape gives permission for the Slytherin team to use the Quidditch pitch for the purpose of training their new Seeker..." Oliver reads out the note. When he finishes speaking Malfoy walks to the front and stands next to Flint.

"That's right, I'm the new Seeker. And as a gift for them letting me on the team I got us all brooms." He shows off his new broom to us.

"That's a Nimbus 2001, how did you get that?" Ron asks.

"Well Weasley, some of us actually have money and know what it is."

"At least no one on the Gryffindor team had to buy their way in, they got in on pure talent. Unlike you." Hermione defends Ron.

"No one asked for your opinion, you filthy mudblood." Malfoy spits. Hermione's eyes widen in shock as a frown makes its way to her face.

"That's it! Eat slugs!" Ron points his broken wand towards Malfoy...but considering it's broken...the spells don't work well. The spell ends up back firing onto him instead. I cringe internally as Ron bends over and starts retching. Ron then throws up a slug and I see Malfoy snicker and turn away. Harry and I go over to Ron, leading him away, and helping him to Hagrid's hut.

In Hagrid's hut

By the time we got there, Hagrid gave Ron a bucket to puke the slugs in. Hermione keeps looking away from us and she looks like she's about to cry.

"What has made you so down, Hermione?" Hagrid asks her. Hermione refuses to answer and looks away from him.

"Malfoy called her a mudblood." Ron manages to get out between slugs.

"I've been hearing mudblood a lot because of L/n, but I still don't know what it means, so what does it mean?" Harry asks.

"I heard it means "Dirty Blood"," Norman replies. "At least that's what Y/n told me." He adds. I roll my eyes at the mention of L/n. Why does he talk to L/n so much?

"You are correct Norman, it does mean dirty blood." Hagrid says.

"That's why I'm so upset..." Hermione whispers. Emma looks at her in sympathy and pats her back.

" 'ey, it ain't that bad 'ermione. Besides, without you muggles, then purebloods would've been extinct by now."

"Really?" I was shocked.

" Yup, ya heard me kiddo. The only pure pureblooded people are the Malfoys, the Blacks, and the L/ns." No surprise that one of the families is L/n's family. She acts all arrogant so she's probably proud that she is a pure pureblood.

That night

It is now nighttime in the Slytherin dorms, and right now, I'm on my way to the library to see what other books they have. While passing by the common room, I see L/n. She looks like she is awake reading something. I look closer and see that she is in fact reading. That's surprising. Well, not really. She seems like the type to stay up and read instead of sleep. She doesn't notice me as I walk past and look at her, or if she has noticed she hasn't said anything.

"You know you're going to get detention, right?" I freeze up as I hear her speak to me. I turn around and she is still reading her book – not sparing a look at me.

"Why do you care if I get detention?"

"You're probably gonna lose us house points if you go out."

"Maybe so, but you'll just get them back anyways."

"True, but it's hard to keep getting them back when others keep doing stupid stuff that loses those points I get. I work hard for those points, you know. I don't magically convince the professor to give them."

"Well, maybe if you have the books I need then I won't go out and you don't have to worry about losing points."

"....What books do you need..." I look at the back of her head with wide eyes. I'm shocked at the fact she would even offer for me to borrow her things, let alone actually let me borrow her books.

"I need books on charms and transfiguration."

"Go to the table in the corner, I left my books there. Pick out the ones you need, be sure to give them back by tomorrow morning." I go over to the table and take out the books that I need. I was about to go back to the boys dorms before I ask;

"Why are you being so nice?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean that you are never usually this nice." She just laughs dryly.

"I'm only letting you use those books so you don't go out and lose us house points. I'm not doing this to be nice in any way."

She's weird.