Two days after Harry's prank Snape came into their common room and gave him a bottled memory and left without a word. After Viewing it he let the others see and the laughter continued for the whole day. Even Draco, Slytherin extraordinaire couldn't help but laugh at the site of the whole Slytherin common room, that would take two weeks to clean and air out, and the students within that had given him such grief since he had been back.
Halloween was fast approaching and Harry and Snape were now dueling with the students almost nonstop. Harry with help from Hermoine, Ron, Neville, Ginny, Luna and even Draco, the DA was back up and running. There were also new additions to the DA and even a few Slytherins joined. Those not loyal to Voldemort that is.
Quidditch practice was starting which Harry found only made time he spent with Ginny harder to find. He was often found asleep amidst his books for the course he was taking when not helping Snape. Hermoine, Ron and Draco were helping him study for his NEWTS and he was increasingly tired all the time. Draco himself was feeling the same way. After Quidditch practice, were the beaters mostly tried to hit Draco instead of anyone else, he came in from the pitch often tired and bruised.
On Saturday before the Slytherin and Griffondore game Draco Malfoy was cornered and outnumbered in the dungeon corridor late one night after helping Professor Slughorn restock his supplies. Ron Weasley while doing his rounds as Headboy turned the corner just in time to see the first two curses that were sent at Draco. Although he blocked the first two, Ron could tell Draco didn't stand a chance as there looked to be at least twenty students. Not thinking Ron gave a sudden war cry as if Valhalla had opened up and the God of War himself was let loose. Ron sent five stunners immediately into the group knowing they were bound to hit someone.
Draco Malfoy using the distraction Ron had given him sent six more curses into the group before they could fully separate. Making a path through to Draco, Ron descended on the last two blocking his path with a left hook and another stunning spell
Draco, having to duck and sidestep and block a cutting curse thrown at him by Goyle didn't see Crabbe behind him getting ready to send the killing curse at Malfoy but he did see Ron pointing his wand in his direction and a red jet of light passed within inches of his head and hearing a body fall behind him. Draco sent a leg locker curse at Goyle and yet another stunner so quick that Goyle had no time to defend himself. Both curses hit Goyle at the same time making him look like a top that had lost its momentum. Back to back now they took the rest of the Slytherins down bit by bit.
"Bloody Git!" Ron yelled at the Slytherin that had sent a stunner at him and in turn sent two and a disarming spell catching the unconscious boys wand. "Draco why do so many people like you?" Ron said between curses.
"It's the Malfoy charm Weasley!" Draco shot back "I'll teach it too you some time but basically you have to be born with it" he said smiling a grim smile.
"With Harry as a best mate I don't need to learn Malfoy arrogance to have this lot after me" Ron huffed while landing a punch and throwing a silent curse. "I already have enough Death-eaters that want to see me dead"
"Weasley has it ever occurred to you that they may want you dead even without being a friend to Potter?" Draco said frustrated while sending a curse into a dark area of the corridor that he had seen one curse fly from and watching as Pansy Parkinson sunk to the floor in a head. "The Dark Lord has had your family targeted before you know, back in the first war with him. It's inevitable."
The slytherins were still out numbering them four to two and decided to take full advantage. Seeing two of the Slytherins nod Ron turned grabbing Malfoy as he did and took them both to the floor while the three jets of red and one jet of yellow light flew over them.
