Love vs Family (Draco Malfoy)

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There was silence in the hall. "April Potter," Dumbledore said again. I felt myself fading into the back but was grabbed by Harry who was also shocked. "April go up there" Hermione whispered. I gave her a look but straightened up and made my way to Dumbledore. He had a grave face handing over the parchment with my name on it. I just nodded and walked to the back ignoring the whispers behind my back. When I walked back to the trophy room, Cedric saw me first. "April have they called for us?" Before I could answer him, the adults were coming down the stairs all shouting their different opinions to professor Dumbledore. He walked up to me keeping eye contact. "Ms. Potter, did you pout your name in?" I shook my head rapidly "Headmaster I did no such thing I'm not an idiot" "Lies Karakoff shouted. "Ms. Potter may be advanced for her age but has not been one to break the rules unlike her brother" Snape Voiced. "Barty, what can be done?" McGonagall asked. "There's not much to be done the Goblet has a binding magical contract" Mr crouch turned to me "As of tonight Ms. Potter is a Champion."

Dumbledore dismissed us all for the night. Cedric volunteered himself to walk me back to the Common Room. "Crazy thing isn't it who could've put your name in?" I just shrugged "Don't know I was against this tournament from the beginning I just wanted a normal school year" Cedric just chuckled keeping pace with me. "From what I hear you just sit in class because you're so ahead" I smiled nodding. "I don't know about that" When we came to the portrait of the fat lady I turned to Cedric smiling "Well this is where we part ways you didn't have to walk me Diggory" Cedric shrugged sporting a smile. "I wouldn't be much of a gentleman" That made me roll my eyes "Goodnight Cedric" Cedric nodded his head and walked down the hall to his common room. "He's an attractive young man" I turned to the fat lady sneering. "Deviance" She glared while opening the portrait for me.

I walked in seeing Hermione and Neville still waiting up for me. "April are you alright?" I sat down near the fire staring at the flames letting every emotion hit me. "I have to compete there's no other way." Neville gasped sitting next to me "That's insane you're only 14, but I have faith in you" I smiled patting him on the back. Stopping actually to look around I noticed someone was missing "Where's Harry?" Hermione stood in front of me looking grim. "He had a row with Ron about you...Ron thinks that you entered" I stood up outraged. "What! How could he think that?!" Hermione rubbed my back calming me down. "It's okay April he'll come around" I shook her hand off and stepped back "I'm going to go up...see you guys tomorrow" I ignored their looks of pity and walked to the girl's dorm hoping this was just a nightmare that I'll wake up from.

The next morning was a mess everywhere I went people stared. Hufflepuffs were glaring at me, I felt like..a Slytherin. It was now Charms class, and I was just sitting back in my charm blocking out Flitwick's discussion on some spell I had already mastered when a piece of parchment fell on my book. I sat up opening the parchment. Whoever put your bloody name it is bonkers. I looked around to see Malfoy staring at me. I huffed and wrote back How do you know I didn't jinx the Goblet and out my name in? I folded up the parchment transfiguring it into a spider, watching it crawl over to Malfoy. When he received the paper, he just smirked and wrote back. I looked around the room to make sure no one was watching us. The paper flew back grabbing my attention. You're not stupid April otherwise you'd put my name to see me fail. I stifled my laughter and looked at his smirking face. "Ms. Potter are we paying attention?" I jumped a bit looking in Flitwick's direction. "Of course Professor I'm still awake" Flitwick nodded and continued his discussion. I glanced over at Malfoy seeing him trying to stifle a laugh also

The class was over, and everyone was filing out. Malfoy walked up to me as I was putting my potions book away. "So how much do your lions hate you?" I chuckled ignoring some looks from people exiting the class. "Wouldn't know haven't been in my common room that long to see" Malfoy nodded placing a pin on the desk. On the pin in red letters flashed "Down With Diggory" then taking its place was green letters also flashing "Support April Potter" I picked up the pin astonished. "Did you make these?" I asked Malfoy. He just shrugged with a small smile and walked out the room not saying anything. I smiled down at the pin again Flitwick snapping me out my thoughts "Ms. Potter best not be late for lunch" I nodded grabbing my bag and making my way to the Great Hall.

        Walking in the Great Hall was a bad idea. It still felt a little strange feeling people's eyes on me knowing I was the topic of their discussion. How did Harry deal with this? I found Hermione and Harry already sitting and from the looks of it arguing with Ron probably about me. When I sat down next to Hermione, the talking ceased. "Oh no please continue I'm not here" I grabbed some potatoes and poured juice looking for more food to eat. Ron folded his arms sitting across from me eyeing the Slytherin table. "I see you already have your supporters figure it'd be from them." We all glanced at the table seeing everyone including Pansy wearing the pins that Draco made. I chuckled facing Ron again. "If you think I put my name in that goblet you are mental." Ron just scoffed and got up leaving us. "I'm sorry about him April," Harry said touching my hand. "Don't worry about it I should get used to people thinking the worst of me right?" Harry and Hermione didn't comment and just left me with my food. It did hurt that Ron thought I did it I mean yeah we aren't close, but still, we've known each other for four years now. I glanced back at the Slytherin table catching Draco's eye. He gave me a wink before looking away.