Chasing Shadows || Draco Malfoy x OC

Year 5- Ch. 139

The school was buzzing with rumors left and right, at some point Céline overheard some second years saying that Minister Fudge was currently in St. Mongos with a pumpkin for a head. Céline couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"He'll be back before you know it." Ernie McMillan, the Hufflepuff prefect, said as he, Ron, Hermione, and Harry walk towards the entrance hall with Céline, Daphne and Tracey. "They couldn't keep out during our second year, they won't be able to now. The Fat Friar told me..." he leaned in closer, making everyone else lean closer too, "apparently Umbridge tried to go past the gargoyles to enter Dumbledore's office, and they would even budge for her. The Head office sealed itself against her...I heard she threw quite the tantrum."

"Oh, I bet she really fancied to go up there and sit in the Head's office." Hermione said, as they all step into the entrance hall, "Lording over all of the teachers, the stupid puffed-up, power-crazy old—"

"Now, do you really want to finish that sentence, Granger?" Draco's voice came from behind the door, with Crabbe and Goyle right behind him.

They all turned to face him, Céline hadn't seen him all morning, not even for breakfast. He looked at the group and then his eyes stopped on Céline for a moment before looking at Daphne and Tracey, a slight frown formed before disappearing and his smirk returning.

"I'm afraid I'm going to have to dock points off Gryffindor and Hufflepuff." He said.

"You can't take points from fellow Prefects, Malfoy." Ernie protested.

"I know Prefects can't take points," he said, his smirk widening. Céline didn't like where this was going. "But members of the Inquisitorial Squad can." He finished, pointing to the badge below his Prefect badge that had an I .

"The what?" Asked Hermione sharply.

"The Inquisitorial Squad, Granger." He repeated smugly, "a select group that is supportive of the Magic of Ministry hand picked by Professor Umbridge." Céline looked at him in disbelief, "Anyway, members of the Inquisitorial Squad do have the power to dock points... so that's going to be five points from you, Granger, for being disrespectful of the new Headmistress... five points from you, McMillan, for contradicting me... five points from you, Potter, because I just don't like you... Weasley, your shirts not tucked in, so that'll be five points from you..." he paused looking at Céline, who seemed to be challenging him with her eyes.

His hand lifted up to tuck in her hair, his favorite thing to do to her, "Five point for you, because you look beautiful today." Céline's mount dropped open in more disbelief, to which he put a finger under her chin and closed it shut, "close your mouth, darling." Céline's cheeks turned pink.

The Ron shook his head, ready to take his wand out, but Hermione stopped him and shook her head, whispering, "Don't."

"Wise move, Granger." Draco said, looking back at them, "New Headmistress... New days here at Hogwarts, be good now... and don't get my girl into anymore trouble." He said the last part a bit more seriously, as he looked directly at Harry with narrowed eyes. He then turned and walked away, nodding to Daphne and Tracey.

Harry glared back at him as he walked away.

"He's bluffing," Ernie said, looking at Draco's back completely disgusted, "he cant be allowed to do that... it undermines the Prefect system..."

All of them rush to the large wall that had the four giant hourglasses for the four houses, and just as they see some of the colored stones for Gryffindor and Hufflepuff raise up and disappear into the higher bulb.

"I think I'm getting a headache.." Céline groaned, rubbing her temples.

"Says the girl who got points for being pretty and for being his girlfriend." Ron grumbled.