Malfoy Neighbors

The Attack Of The Centaurs-Year 5 Chapter 53

"What did you call us?" The black centaur asked. This pulled you from your own thoughts and back into reality. You weren't listening to what was being said.

"Don't call them that." Granger said angrily.

'What did she call them?' You thought.

"Law Fifteen B states clearly that 'Any attack by a magical creature who is deemed to have near-human intelligence, and therefore considered responsible for its actions...' " Umbridge started saying before getting cut off.

" 'Near-human intelligence'?" Repeated another centaur. "We consider that a great insult, human! Our intelligence, thankfully, far outstrips your own." Centaurs were extremely smart, and they did not like being insulted especially by being told that humans were better. Apparently, Umbridge didn't know that because as the conversation went on, she continued to insult them. In the end, Umbridge was lifted from the ground and carried off. Most of the centaurs stayed and was threatening to kill Potter and Granger. They closed in around the two. You stood to help, not knowing how you were going to do that, when you heard a low, long growl say "Hager!" You, along with everyone else, looked around. A giant man was tramping through the forest. You ducked back into your hidding place.

'Yup, Draco is going to be livid when he finds all this out.' You thought.

"Hermen, where hager?!" The giant bellowed.

'If I don't die here, Draco is going to be livid.' You thought over and over. Sure, if you survived this, you didn't have to tell him, but you didn't like keeping secrets. After all, you didn't like secrets hidden from you. You hid for a minute or so behind a fallen tree before the centaurs all fled, a few jumping over the log where you hid.

It wasn't long after that, that you heard Potter ask, "How did you get away?" You looked to see who he was talking to. Ron and Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood Lovegood and Neville Longbottom had joined the group.

"Couple of Stunners. A Disarming Charm, Neville brought off a really nice little Impediment Jinx, but Ginny was the best, she got Malfoy; Bat Bogey Hex, it was superb, his whole face was covered in the great flapping things." Ron said triumphantly. "Anyways, we saw you heading into the forest out of the window and followed. What've you done with Umbridge?"

'What happens in her office?' You thought to yourself as the group spoke to each other. They were now fighting over who was going with and how they were going to get to the ministry. You were completely lost. They seemed to think they needed to save someone, then you heard the name Serious.

'Do they mean Serious Black? Why would they want to save him?' You were too busy asking yourself questions to notice that a few Thestrals had shown up. Before long the group had claimed onto the backs of the horse like creatures and flew off.

Baffled at what you just saw, you headed back to the school. Weasley had said that his sister got Draco. Was he ok?

"(Y/n)!" Crabbe called after you as you walked throughthe doors. "There you are."

"We've been looking everywhere for you." Goyle said.

"Where's Draco?" You asked looked around.

"In the hospital wing." Crabbe replied. You went straight up to the infirmary to see Draco. You entered the room and found Madam Pompfhy tending to Draco.

"You'll be fine, Malfoy" she was saying when you walked up to him. "I've calmed the spell, so you will be fine."

"What happened?" You asked.

"He was hexed with a harmless, but gross spell." Madam Pompfhy said, as she walked away.

"Weasley! That's what happend!" Draco said ferociously, storming out of the room. You chased after him.

"Draco wait." You called after him. "What happened in Umbridge's office? Why did Weasley attack you?" Draco didn't answer. He just kept storming down the corridor. "Draco, please talk to me. Tell me what happened." You said taking his hand.

"I don't want to talk about it." Draco spat and pulled away.

"I'm not the one who hurt you!" You yelled after him as he continueddown the hall way.

"Ginny Weasley got him with the Bat Bogey Hex." Goyle said. Of course, you already knew that.

"Why? What did he do?" You asked truning around to find both Crabbe and Goyle.

"He was just doing what he was told." Crabbe answered you. You looked back at Draco, who was at the end of the long corridor.

Later that night, you couldn't sleep and found yourself in the star room. You layed on the couch looking into the empty fire place. Draco was so upset that he didn't want to talk to anyone and because you were worried about him, you couldn't sleep. At some point you must have fallen asleep however, because you woke to the fire going. You sat up to find Draco on the floor leaning against the couch.

"Draco?" You said softly.

"I'm sorry I took my anger out on you." He said staring into the flames.

"It's fine, but I wish you could just talk to me when something is bugging you." You said as you slid onto the floor next to him. He didn't say anything for a while. The two of you looked into the flickering flames of the fire for a out five minute before you rested your head on his shoulder.

"What happend?" You whispered. Draco layed his head on yours and took a deep breath, but didn't say a word.

"After you left to go to Umbridges office, I went to dinner. After words, I saw her with Granger and Potter going into the woods." You sat up and looked at him. "What happened?" You begged him. Draco looked back at you.

"Why did she want you to go to her office?" You asked curiously. Draco looked back at the fire.

"Potter and Granger had broken into her office." Draco finally started. "It was nice to finally catch him breaking school rules." He said with a smile.

"Why were they in there?" You asked, laying your head back on his shoulder and looking into the flames once more.