Harry Potter x Reader

Second Year - Interrogating Malfoy

"And if she wasn't in Gryffindor, she'd.. come in handy."
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I'm going to stay as calm as possible when saying this..

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(Y/N)'s POV

The double attack on Justin and Nearly Headless Nick turned what had been nervousness into real panic. Curiously, it was Nearly Headless Nick's fate that seemed to worry people most. People started to suspect Harry more and more after this and after Harry told Ron, Hermione and I his encounter with Dumbledore, it made us more worried.

What could possibly do that to a ghost, people asked each other; what terrible power could harm someone who was already dead?

There was almost a stampede to book seats on the Hogwarts Express so that students could go home for Christmas.

'At this rate, we'll be the only ones left,' Ron told Harry and Hermione. 'Us, Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle. What a jolly holiday it's going to be.'

Crabbe and Goyle, who always did whatever Malfoy did, had signed up to stay over the holidays too.

Fred and George, found all this very funny. They went out of their way to march ahead of Harry and I down the corridors, shouting, 'Make way for the heir of Slytherin, seriously evil wizard coming through!' or 'the evil duo, coming through!'

Percy was deeply disapproving of this behaviour. 'It is not a laughing matter,' he said coldly.

'Oh, get out of the way, Percy,' said Fred. 'They're in a hurry.'

'Yeah, they're nipping off to the Chamber of Secrets for a cup of tea with their fanged servant,' said George, chortling.

Ginny didn't find it amusing either. 'Oh, don't,' she wailed every time Fred asked the us loudly who we were planning to attack next, or George pretended to ward Harry off with a large clove of garlic when they met.

I didn't mind; it made both me and Harry feel better that Fred and George, at least, thought the idea of his being Slytherin's heir was quite ludicrous.
But their antics seemed to be aggravating Draco Malfoy, who looked increasingly sour each time he saw them at it.

'It's because he's bursting to say it's really him,' said Ron knowingly. 'You know how he hates anyone beating him at anything, and you're getting all the credit for his dirty work.'

'Not for long,' said Hermione in a satisfied tone. 'The Polyjuice Potion's nearly ready. We'll be getting the truth out of him any day now.'
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Harry's POV

At last the term ended, and a silence deep as the snow on the grounds descended on the castle.

I found it peaceful and havung the whole of Gryffindor tower to ourselves meantt hat we could practice dueling and playing Exploding Snaps loudly without bothering anyone.

Fred, George and Ginny had chosen to stay at school rather than visit Bill in Egypt with Mr and Mrs Weasley. Percy, didn't spend much time in the Gryffindor common room. He had already told them pompously that he was only staying over Christmas because it was his duty as a Prefect to support the teachers during this troubled time.