Riddle Me This

Chapter 17

Catherine's POV

Since Draco had lost the capability of doing his homework, since Buckbeak had injured him, I offered to help. As in, I'd write whatever he told me to write. I also told him to shut the hell up about Buckbeak and his father being livid about it, because I would happily write down the wrong answers on purpose.

"Why would you even do that for him?" Hermione asked while we were studying together.

"Because even if he can be an insufferable prat, he's still one of my friends. And besides, if it were you or me, we'd still try to get our homework done. And it's not like I'm doing it for him." I smiled. "He still has to do all the thinking on his own, I'm just his new hand for the time being."

"Ew." Ron said as he settled next to us, Harry sitting as well. My face turned a deep red.

"Oh my goodness Ronald!" Hermione said, nearly as red as I was. "Catherine would never do that."

"Exactly. Besides, every boy had two hands. If he really needs to, Draco can learn to use his left." I stated, the three Gryffindors looked slightly mortified by me saying this. I just shrugged. "Ron started it." And I started packing my things. "Well, I have to go now. I promised Daphne that we'd study together second half of our study period back in the common room. See you later Hermione, Ron, Harry." I nodded and headed out.

On the way, I walked pass a few older students, Gryffindors and Ravenclaws. They took a hold of my arm and pulled me off to the side.

"And where do you think you're going?" One of the Gryffindors asked.

"My dormitory." I said simply. "Do you need something?"

"Yeah." One of the Ravenclaws said. "Get the hell out of our school."

"We don't need one of his spawn in here. You're probably trying to find a way to bring dear daddy back." Another Ravenclaw said. I bit my tongue.

"There's never been a 'dear daddy' to bring back." I quipped. I felt a pain in my shoulder. When I turned, one of the Gryffindor's had pulled out their wand. "What the-"

"Stinging jynx." He said. "You and your little Slytherin friends use them a lot, if I'm correct."

"I've never-" I felt the pain flare up in my shoulder again.

"I believe you were told to get out of the school." The Ravenclaw repeated.

"You have no reason to be here. No one wants you here."

"I bet those Slytherins aren't even your friends. They're just scared of you."

"Hermione-"

"She's too nice for her own good. So is Potter. But Weasley seems to get the point. He didn't like you in the first place." I curled in on myself slightly.

"S-So what? So Ron and I aren't best friends, but-"

"Just shut up." And I felt a pain tingling in my jaw. It took me a few seconds to realize it wasn't a spell, but a slap. "I don't know why Dumbledore let something like you into the school, but you should have been expelled."

"What's going on here?" Everyone turned to see Draco, Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy, and Blaise. I looked to them, and something on my face must have hinted my fear to Draco. "Come on Cat. Greengrass is waiting in the common room." I nodded and went to move, but one of the Gryffindors grabbed my shoulder, causing me to flinch and whimper because of the stinging jynx.

"We aren't quite done with her yet." Draco stepped closer, not quiet reaching the older students jaw.

"I think you've done quite enough." He said, reaching out and pulling me to him. I buried my face into his shoulder. Draco put his uninjured arm around me in a comforting hug. "Let's go." And Draco lead me away from the other students, our friends following behind us.