𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 (OC x OC)

[005] Chapter 2 - worse than down

"until i heard the noise, i never liked the quiet."
|| alexa valentino

Makayla

Everyone else tried to eavesdrop on the Order's meeting. They didn't exactly get far because the cats (literally every single one of them) destroyed the microphone they were using.

When we go downstairs, we're met with Mr and Mrs. Weasley, Remus, and Sirius. The first person to be acknowledged is, of course, Harry.

"Harry Potter..." Sirius announces with a feigned surprised tone.

Harry smiles, running up to Sirius and hugging him. As this happens, I notice Remus approaching me.

"Hello, Ms. Malfoy," he says with a hint of playfulness in his tone.

I roll my eyes at him calling me that before saying, "Hello, moonie."

"How was your summer?"

"It was okay. The Grangers stayed with us for the summer so it was fun with Grayson there."

As I say that, Grayson walks over, saying, "What about Grayson?"

I smile as he wraps his arm around my waist and then I say, "I was just telling Remus about our summer."

"Oh yeah," he says, a smirk playing on his lips. "It was definitely fun."

Rolling my eyes, I pull his arm away as I see Tonks and walk over to her, hugging her as I say, "Hi, Tonks."

"What's up, Moonshine?" she asks, a smile on her face as I pull away from the embrace.

"Nothing, really, but I'm starving."

"Well, good thing that we're eating soon," she teases. "No fighting with Louis at the table."

I groan dramatically, saying, "Okay, Mrs. Weasley."

This causes a few snorts to erupt from the group as we walk into the dining room.

I sit with Grayson as Ann and Louis sit across the table from us. Louis is in front of me and Ann is in front of Grayson.

As conversations erupt around the table, I stay silent and start eating my food. The people surrounding me seem to do the same.

I never really enjoy the quiet until it's everything but the quiet. Right now, it's actually enjoyable. The conversations aren't too loud, so this is perfect.

Sirius is talking about the timing for Harry's hearing at the Ministry of Magic while a familiar barn owl flies in through the window and lands in front of me on the table. In its mouth is a letter. I recognize the owl immediately.

"Hello, Apollo," I greet the owl, confused. "What are you doing here?"

In my mind, I'm going through all hte reasons why I would be getting a letter. The only reason I can think of is me accidentally shouting the disarming charm at fred when he tried to trip me with some spell in the middle of town surrounded by muggles. I better not be getting expelled—

The letter is released from Apollo's mouth and floats in the air, facing me. The room goes quiet.

"Makayla Irma Malfoy," the letter announces. "It has been brought to the Ministry's attention that you have used the expelliarmus charm and a patronus charm while being an underaged witch in the presence of muggles in the course of these seven days of August."

"Crap..." I murmur under my breath.

I forgot that two days ago, Dementors came to kill me as well. I was in a coffee shop that had literally one muggle in the premises.