A HIDDEN SECRET #wattys2017

CHAPTER THIRTY

"Get me the GIRL !!!" I shouted at the top of my lungs. My death eaters are useless !!
"Master, she's protected my Dumbledore, we can't go back, we'll just loose again. But...maybe if you join us-"
"NO !!! YOURE MY DEATH EATERS AND SHALL DO AS I SAY!!!"
"Yes master, of course, silly silly me-"
"Avada Kedavra" I said calmly and the fool dropped to the ground. 
"Avery, dispose of his body and bring me...Lucius" I sneered.
"Yes master. As you say" he dragged the lifeless body away.
A few moments later, Lucius and young Draco walked in.
"Ah, like father like son" I said.
"Master, you - summoned me?"
"Yes. I want another attack on Hogwarts, and make sure you bring the girl"
"Master, you've seen how the past battle went, we just don't stand a chance against Dumbledore." Lucius whimpered.
"What have I said to all you f***ers earlier? I don't care if you lose again, I just want the GIRL!!" I slammed my fist on the table I was sitting at.
"With all do respect My Lord, I think I have a way of bringing the girl here, without having another attack." Draco Spoke up.
"Forgive me My Lord, he doesn't know what he's sayin-"
"No. Let the boy speak"
"I just need...."
                                  *
~Cassandra~

We were in herbology.

"Alright class. We're gonna learn about Mandrakes today. Now who can tel me
A little about Mandrakes.

Heather's hand shot up.

"Mandrake, or Mandragora, is a powerful restorative,' said Heather, sounding as usual as though she had swallowed the textbook. 'It is used to return people who have been transfigured or cursed, to their original state.'

'Excellent. Ten points to Gryffindor,' said Professor Sprout. 'The Mandrake forms an essential part of most antidotes. It is also, however, dangerous. Who can tell me why?'

Hermione's hand narrowly missed Harry's glasses as it shot up again.

'The cry of the Mandrake is fatal to anyone who hears it,' she said promptly.

"Precisely. Take another ten points,' said Professor Sprout. 'Now the Mandrakes we have have here are still very young.'

She pointed to a row of a deep trays as she spoke and everyone shuffled forward for a better look. A hundred or so tufty little plants, purplish green in colour, were growing there in rows. They looked quite unremarkable to Me, since I didn't have the slightest idea what Heather meant by the 'cry' of the Mandrake.

'Everyone take a pair of earmuffs,' said Professor Sprout.

There was a scramble as everyone tried to seize a pair that wasn't pink and fluffy.

'When I tell you to put them on, make sure your ears are completely covered,' said Professor Sprout. 'When it is safe to remove them, I will give you the thumbs-up. Right - earmuffs on.'

I snapped the earmuffs over my ears. They shut out sound completely. Professor Sprout put a pink fluffy pair over her own ears, rolled up the sleeves of her robes, grasped one of the tufty plants firmly, and pulled hard.

I let out a gasp of surprise that no one could hear.

Instead of roots, a small, muddy and extremely ugly baby popped out of the earth. The leaves were growing right out of his head. He had pale green, mottled skin, and was clearly bawling at the top of his lungs.

Professor Sprout took a large plant pot from under the table and plunged the Mandrake into it, burying him in the dark, damp compost until only the tufted leaves were visible. Professor Sprout dusted off her hands, gave them all the thumbs-up and removed her own earmuffs.

'As our Mandrakes are only seedlings, their cries won't kill yet,' she said calmly, as though she'd just done nothing more exciting than water a begonia. 'However they will knock you out for several hours, and as I'm sure none of you want to miss your first day back, make sure your earmuffs are securely in place while you work. I'll attract your attention when it is time to pack up."

After that we all had many attempts trying pull a mandrake root out of their pots and planting them, the class was over. Finally. I am so not like my best friend. Heather loves school. I hate books. She takes after her sister a lot. Sometimes I even think how on earth we became best friends?! Right?! Huh. I guess opposites do attract. Well... That came out wrong.

I ran to catch up with heather after class.

"How dos you know all that?!" I asked her.
"Know what?"
"You know what. You knew everything about them. I mean, you're not ALWAYS lie this."
"Oh. Well, my sister was in second year last year and they had this big basilisk attack and all. Mandrakes cured them and Hermione was like the only one who knew about them being the smart ass she is. So she wouldn't shut her pie hole about it so I just listened to whatever she said about Mandrakes over the year. It actually helped out a lot."

"Wow. I wouldn't listen"

She just rolled her eyes playfully at me.

We then started walking to our common room talking about.... Uh... Whatever crap best friends even talk about..

When we entered the common room, we saw him.

I so wanted to end the chapter there as a cliffhanger but then I though.... I can't be THAT evil can I?

Gideon Malfoy was sitting in the common room couch when we got there. He looked up from the book he was-pretending- to read with a stupid smirk plastered to his face.

"Hello beautiful." He said.
"What?!" I was shocked.
"Don't get all worked up four-eyes! I was talking to Heather." He snapped at me. I was dumbfounded.
Heather started blushing like a tomato. She really likes him. She can't. A griffindor can't date a slytherin idiot! But whatever.

"Oh.... Hello Gideon..." She said
"So now you're addressing him with his last name now?!" I asked bewildered.
Just like I expected.....she didn't answer me and Gideon just roles his eyes at me.

"Would you mind if I spoke alone to Heather?." He asked. Why do I have a really strong feeling he said that not as a question, but as an order?

"Sure whatever." I said making my way to the girls' dormitory...

They were talking for a while. So I was alone in the dormitory.

After a while, Heather came in her face pink and a big grin plastered to her face.

Hello people!!!! Cliffhanger!!!!! Hahaha! U got a cliffhanger!!!!!!!! Haha! So hope you like this story. For those of ya wondering why happened to the story In The Eye.... We removed it. Hehe. Sorry for those who liked that story.

So hope you liked what I wrote this time!!!!! 1152 words!!!!! Haha!!! It's really long nowadays!!!

~ peace out✌️