What is right and what is easy (Book 1) [A Draco Malfoy Love Story]

The bath with an egg

Everyone got up late on Boxing Day. The Slytherin common room was much quieter than it had been lately, many yawns punctuating the conversations. I sat by the fire, stroking a purring Luna softly behind the ears. Draco and I seemed to have reached an unspoken agreement not to discuss our argument. We were being quite friendly to eachother, though oddly formal. It was now time to think of all the homework I had neglected during the first week of the holidays, however, the only thing I cared about was the egg. The snow was still thick upon the ground when our new term began. I was not looking forward to care of magical creatures in the weather.

When we arrived to Hagrid's Cabin, we found an elderly witch with a very prominent chin standing before his front door.

"Who're you?" Ron asked, staring at her "where's Hagrid?"

"My name is professor Grubbly-Plank" she said briskly "I'm your temporary care of magical creatures teacher"

"Where's Hagrid?" I repeated loudly.

"He is indisposed"

Soft and unpleasant laughter reached my ears. I turned, Draco and Blaise were joining the class. Both of them look gleeful, and none of them seem surprised to see Professor Grubbly-Plank. I tried to peer into Hagrid's window but all of the curtains were closed. Was Hagrid in there, alone and ill?

"What's wrong with Hagrid?" I said, hurrying to catch up with Professor Grubbly-plank.

"Never you mind" she said, as though I was being nosy.

"I do mind though" I raised my voice as she walked away "what's up with him?"

She acted as though she didn't hear me and led us to the edge of the forest where a large and beautiful unicorn was tethered. Many girls 'ooooohed!' At the sight of the unicorn, I just rolled my eyes. Sure, the unicorn was pretty, but Professor Grubbly-Plank can't just replace Hagrid. The unicorn was so brightly white that it made the snow all around look grey.

"Boys keep back!" Barked professor Grubbly-Plank "they prefer the woman's touch"

She beckoned the girls forward, yet I hung back with the boys. No way on earth was I participating in her lesson. The moment Professor Grubbly-plank was out of ear shot, Harry turned to me "what d'you reckon is wrong with him? You don't think a Skrewt-?"

"Oh, he hasn't been attacked potter, if that's what you're thinking" said Malfoy softly "No, he's just too ashamed to show his big ugly face"

"What d'you mean?" I said sharply.

Malfoy put his hand in his pocket, and pulled out a folded newspaper print. He smirked as Harry and I snatched the page and read it.

The article exposed Hagrid as being a Giant.

"Hagrid is not- as he has always
Pretended - a Pureblood wizard. He is not,
in fact, even pure human."

My eyes widened as I read through the article.

"I was attacked by a Hippogriff, and
my friend Vincent Crabbe got a bad bite
off a Flobberworm" says Draco Malfoy,
a forth-year student. "We all hate Hagrid
but we're just too scared to say anything"

This is what annoyed me most of all. "What d'you mean 'we all hate Hagird'?" I spat at Malfoy.

"..And what's this about him" I shot Crabbe a dirty look "getting a bad bite off a Flobberwom? They haven't even got teeth"

Crabbe was sniggering, apparently very pleased with himself.

"Well, I think this should put an end to the oafs teaching career" said Malfoy, his eyes glinting "Half-giant... And there was me thinking he'd just swallowed a bottle of skele-gro when he was young... None of the parents are going to like this at all... They'll be worried he'll eat their kids"