The Lost Potter || Draco Malfoy [BOOK 1]

Chapter 39

After classes that day, I met up with Blaise and Hermione, and ventured down to the Black Lake to meet with Draco. I gathered every single piece of evidence I needed, which included the picture that Becca had taken of me before the date was supposed to happen.

"Are you alright?" Asked Blaise. "You look a bit tense."

"I'm okay," I said. "I'm just pissed at Nicolette, Ryan, and Nott."

"Fair enough," said Blaise.

We kept walking down the steep dirt path and spotted Draco, who was sitting at our tree with the one and only, Nicolette Roux.

"I didn't know she was going to be here," I said.

"I told him to bring her," said Blaise. "Just so that she could attempt to defend herself. He doesn't know that me and Granger are coming through."

"Got it," I said.

Nicolette and Draco noticed when we were about ten feet away from us, and Nicolette raised her eyebrows. Draco rolled his eyes at me when he saw us, and scowled.

We then stood in front of them, with Hermione and Blaise at my sides.

"Lovebug, what is this?" Asked Nicolette in surprise, looking at Draco.

I cringed and sent her a small glare. I noticed Draco cringe too, but he didn't say anything.

"Lovebug?" Blaise mouthed, and I just shrugged.

"You didn't mention that they were going to be here," complained Draco, ignoring Nicolette.

"You didn't mention that she was going to be here either," I retorted. "Now, stop being difficult."

"Drake, what's going on?" Asked Nicolette as Hermione, Blaise, and I sat down on the ground with Draco and Nicolette. "I thought it was only going to be us like it usually is."

"What is it?" Spat Draco. "I don't have all day, especially for liars."

I rolled my eyes, took out the photo that Becca had taken, and the picture from the pamphlet, and shoved them into Draco's face. I noticed Nicolette tense up, and I fought the urge to smirk.

"Quit the attitude," I said as Draco looked at the two pictures.

"What am I supposed to be looking at?" Asked Draco, looking back at me.

"Those were taken on the same day around the same time, one of them was taken by Skeeter, and the other was taken by Becca" Said Hermione. "Maya was wearing something completely different in both pictures and had two completely different brooms."

"What?" Asked Nicolette. "How could that be? Draco—you saw her. I saw you see her. She was kissing Ryan Lestrange and it's not fair for them to say that you didn't see what you saw. That picture must have been taken at a different time."

"Cut the shit, Nicolette," Said Blaise. "Why is it that in Skeeter's picture that Maya has a Clean Sweep? In what world would someone who owns a firebolt ever use a Clean Sweep?"

"I wouldn't, my firebolt is perfectly fine," I said. "Meaning, it isn't me, but someone else. Do you know who that someone could be, Nicolette?"

"I have no idea what you're—"

"Polyjuice Potion," Said Blaise exasperatedly. "God's sake, it was polyjuice potion. Lestrange and Roux were upset about you two being together, and they brewed a polyjuice potion so Nicolette could steal one of Maya's hairs and make out with Lestrange somewhere you would see it. Lestrange dropped out last minute, Nott replaced him and stole one of Ryan's hairs. They both used the potion and went through with the plan."