The Fairy of Hogwarts // Draco Malfoy

Chapter 3

YEAR 2

Year one passed quickly for Arya. She remained closed friends with Luna and even made friends with Cho and the Patil twins. She hung out a lot with Fred and George, through whom she met the golden trio who also became close friends of hers. Out of all of them, Luna, Fred, George and Ginny were her closest friends.

of course, she soon discovered that Draco was a bully and she stopped considering him a friend. he still wrote her letters every few days but she would never answer them, except telling him when and where she read the notes. Whenever he tried to talk to her, she would make an excuse to talk to Fred and George.

"THERE YOU ARE ARYA!" luna cried.

Arya looked up from where she was walking down the hallway and smiled. she hugged her best friend and Luna looked her up and down.

"love the outfit. So screams girl and your hair.... always looks gorgeous!"

Arya chuckled. Luna was never this talkative unless she was around her. Everyone found Luna strange but Arya adored her.

"Well look who it is!" a voice remarked.

the two girls turned to see David Kieth, a Slytherin standing there. David was what girls called a Lady Killer but most of the time he liked to just attempt at flirting with girls.

"Looking good Gerasimov," the boy remarked, sauntering over to the second year. "Totally love the skirt. Shows off your legs."

"Back off," Luna said, pulling Arya behind her.

David rolled his eyes, "You're just jealous because you're not as pretty Lovegood."

Arya glared and pulled Luna next to her, "Don't talk to her like that! You're lucky she's even talking to you! Only someone with as thick a scull and as thin a brain as you would bother talking to you!"

"GERASIMOV!" Macgonagal called, approaching, "Might I have a word with you?"

Arya nodded, noting that Minerva's voice wasn't one of anger or annoyance.

"Lovegood, you may go on your way to class. As for you Keith. A detention for three days with Professor Snape. I shall inform him."

Keith rolled his eyes and stormed off, leaving Minerva and Arya alone.

"Sorry professor," Arya said, hanging her head.

"Not at all," Minerva assured her, "That was very good and brave of you to stand up for your friend like that. Besides that, I wouldn't expect anything less from you. However, that isnt why I wanted to talk with you. Madam Pomfrey needs some help in the medical bay because there have been many more incidents since you know who has returned. You are gifted in the healing arts Arya. Would you be willing to offer your free time to helping Madam Pomfrey? she specifically asked for you and agreed to let you have the weekends off. it will not interfere with your studies. Besides that, you excel in everything."

Arya's face lit up and she nodded her head in excitement. Minerva smiled, "Also, Mr. Weasley and Mr. Potter crashed into the whomping willow with a flying car. It will not calm down and I was wondering if you would mind trying to comfort it."

The girl nodded and soon she was rushing off to her new duties. She found the whomping willow with no trouble and saw that it shook whenever someone walked past. Several students were looking at it, making sort of a crowd for it kept howling.

Arya pushed through and approached the tree. Looking up, she smiled.

"Hey there," she called in her sweet voice. "I know you're scared but I'm here to help.'