Slytherin's Girl

Chapter 4

I was sitting in the common room when Draco came in sniggering with Grabbe and Goyle. I sad up immediately to look at the amused expression on his face.

After a while I got bored at the view and decided to ask,"What did you achieve now?"

"Well, you probably heard that Potter didn't get detention for his...uhm... misbehaving during the flying lessons..."

"Your misbehaving," I corrected.

"...so I made sure that he will receive punishment," he continued like I haven't said a word.

"Draco, I am going to hex you if you don't tell me what you did!" I threatened.

"I challenged him to a duel," he answered smugly.

I was stumped for a second and then my expression changed from confusion to awe and then to glee.

"Please let me be your second."

"No," said Draco.

I reached for my wand but before I could think of a good jinx he continued.

"I'm not actually going to go. I told Filch that I know of students who planned a duel in the trophy room."

"Draco!" I exclaimed, "that is so Slytherin of you."

He looked worried at first but that changed when he heard my last statement. I think that he got the feeling that he has finally convinced me to not care about kids in the other houses. He had to halt that thoughts after my next sentence, thought.

"You know it's wrong right? It's very uncivil of you to call for a duel and not show up."

The worry was back on his face when he asked, "You're not going to tell them, right?"

"No," I said.

He sighed with relief.

"I think that those two are smart enough not to go and if, for some reason, they are not, I believe that Hermione will be able to talk some sense into them."

Draco took a few seconds to think about this. He seemed to accept it and disappeared into his own thoughts. I picked up the book that I was reading and we sat in silence for a while. Grabbe and Goyle grunted their excuses and headed up to bed.

"Why do you try to be friends with the Griffindors anyway?" Draco asked suddenly.

I gave him a summarising look and when I decided that he genuinely wanted to know I answered,"I like them."

"Why?" he asked confused.

"Because I do. There's nothing wrong with mixing with the other houses."

"I wouldn't have cared if you mixed with the Ravenclaws or even the Hufflepuffs, but why Griffindors? They don't even seem to like you. Just the other day you were in tears when you had a conversation with them."

"Draco, my tears and why they fall have nothing to do with you. Secondly, why do you hate the Griffindors so much?"

"They are arrogant, attention seeking traitors," Draco said in such a way that it sounded rehearsed.

"Is that your own opinion or what your father told you?" I asked.

"My father is always right," said Draco simply.

I chuckled at his reaction. That is so Draco.

"As much as I respect your father and his views, I have to remind you, Draco, he is just human and humans make mistakes. When you are human you usually let your emotions get in the way of your judgement. Your father may have just have gotten his heart broken by a Griffindor and carried that grudge with him."