Draco Malfoy and The Broken Promise

Halloween

   The morning after their little scheme, Draco awoke rather early to try and find out what punishment Harry and Ron received. He had woken up Crabbe and Goyle to accompany him, hoping they would share the joy of the duo's potential expulsion as much as he would. Draco had also thought about waking up Blaise and Theo but after last night he thought it would be better to let them sleep.

  As Draco rounded the corner into the Great Hall and looked around he almost screamed. Sitting at the Gryffindor table eating and chatting was none other than Harry and Ron. Surely the both of them actually went to the trophy room, and if so then why hadn't Filch caught them and gotten them expelled?

  "Draco, he's got a package," Crabbe pointed out. Draco's eyes immediately darted towards the huge brown box placed in front of Harry. Ron was fawning over the package like a hopeless little puppy which caused Draco to roll his eyes. Ron was pathetic in his opinion, and honestly sometimes forgot he was pureblood. Yet before Draco could find another thing about Ron to insult, he watched as Harry got up rather quickly clutching the box.

  "Quick get to the stairs, we'll cut them off," Draco demanded, turning around and running towards the main staircase. Crabbe and Goyle just looked at each other and sighed, they were honestly quite hungry but decided it would be best to go and follow Draco.

  It worked out perfectly. The minute Draco had reached the top of the stairs, Harry and Ron were exiting the Great Hall. Draco smirked as he watched the look on their faces as they began to approach him. He eyed the package in Harry's arm and when Harry had gotten close enough, Draco snatched it. He didn't really understand why he had an impulse for grabbing things, it just seemed faster then asking if he could see it.

  He didn't want to open it but decided to try and feel what it could be. Though the minute his fingers brushed the handle, he knew exactly what it was. "That's a broomstick," Draco bit his lip. How had Potter managed to get a broomstick? And how was he not getting into trouble for any of this? Draco threw the broom back towards Harry, "You'll be in for it this time, Potter, first years aren't allowed them."

Draco, riddled with jealousy, was ready to just walk away until Ron decided to speak. "It's not any old broomstick, it's a Nimbus Two Thousand," Ron smirked, "What did you say you've got at home Malfoy? A Comet Two Sixty?" Draco's face turned red, he wanted so badly to just bonk him and get it over with. 

"Comets look flashy, but they're not in the same league as the Nimbus," Ron told Harry just loud enough that Draco could hear. At this point, Draco was too angry to even hold back from what he wanted to say.

"What would you know about it, Weasley, you couldn't afford half the handle," Draco snapped. "I suppose you and your brothers have to save up twig by twig". Draco was too focused on trying to intimidate Ron he hadn't felt Professor Flitwick appear at his elbow.

"No Arguing, I hope, boys?" Flitwick squeaked. Draco saw this as his golden opportunity to finally get Harry in trouble. "Potter's been sent a broom Professor," Draco blurted out. He didn't necessarily want to be a snitch but he also didn't want Potter to have a broom.

"Yes, yes, that's right, Professor McGonagall told me all about the special circumstances, Potter. And what model is it?" Professor Flitwick chirped. Draco's jaw dropped. What was going on? Special circumstances?

 "It's a Nimbus Two Thousand, sir. And it's really thanks to Malfoy here that I've got it," Harry said, a huge smile growing on his face. Harry and Ron then quickly ran up the stairs, their laughter echoing as they disappeared from sight. Harry Potter had once again managed to embarrass him, and he didn't know how to feel.

Draco decided it was best to head back to the common room, he wasn't hungry anymore. He quickly said goodbye to Crabbe and Goyle and walked down into the dungeons. Draco didn't even have the chance to mutter the password as Pansy, Blaise and Theo were walking out the same time he arrived.