Misunderstood | Draco Malfoy ✓

8 | Not Scared Of You

Today was the first meeting of Dueling Club. "Gather round! Gather round! Can everyone see me? Can you all hear me? Excellent. In light of the dark events of recent weeks, Professor Dumbledore has granted me permission to start this little Dueling Club, to train you all up in case you ever need to defend yourselves as I myself have done on countless occasions -- for full details, see my published works." Lockhart starts off. "He's something isn't he. I think he's actually a liar. Remember the pixies..." I whisper to Evelyn. "Totally agree." She whispers back.

"Let me introduce my assistant Professor Snape. He has sportingly agreed to help me with a short demonstration. Now I don't want any of you youngsters to worry. You'll still have your Potions Master when I'm through with him, never fear!" Lockhart laughs. "My father could so kick your ass so I fear for you." I say a little to laugh and some of the Slytherins laugh. Lockhart and Snape face each other and bow. They turn, walk ten paces, then spin pointing their wands like swords. "Expelliarmus!" A dazzling flash of scarlet light bursts forth and blasts Lockhart off his feet and into the wall behind. "Excellent idea to show them that, Professor Snape, but if you don't mind my saying so, it was very obvious what you were about to do. If I had wanted to stop you it would have been only too easy..." Lockhart walks back to Snape. "Perhaps it would be prudent to first teach the students to block unfriendly spells, Professor."

Lockhart pick Ron and Harry but dad points out Ron's wand is not safe and picks Draco. "This isn't going to be pretty." I say as they two walk towards each other. They turn, walk ten paces, then whirl, wands poised. Draco fires early, knocking Harry off his feet with a blast of white light. Harry jumps up, points his wand and a jet of silver light hits Draco dead in the stomach. Dad picks him up tossing him back towards Harry. "Serpensortia!" The tip of Draco's wand explodes and a black snake slithers forth. Snape says he'll get it but Lockhart makes it worse trying and Harry ends up talking in Parseltongue. Snape waves his wand and the snake puffs into black smoke, then regards Harry with a look that is both shrewd and calculating.

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The holidays came round the corner fast and this time all the girls were going home so I was alone. "Madeline, why you down there all alone?" Draco calls me making me look over at him and his little group. "Because I want to be and the girls aren't here." I say looking over at Harry, Ron, and Hermione. To my knowledge she told me the Polyjuice Potion would be ready some time this week but not exactly sure when. I told her that I wish I could have got Draco to tell me things but he's not really a trusting guy when it comes to some people. "Come down here. You look like a loser over there by yourself." He shakes his head and I don't feel like arguing with him so I slide down over to him. "Don't you guys ever get full?" I ask Crabbe and Goyle and they only shake their head no. "I've asked them the same thing and never get a verbal response.

Both Draco and I head back to the common room while Crabbe and Goyle continue to eat. "Why didn't you go home this time?" I ask Draco as we sat on two different couches. "Father was still upset about the Quidditch match." He groans rolling his eyes. "Aww, so this is like a punishment for you Malfoy. Boohoo." I lean back into the couch laughing at him. "Very funny Madeline." He says in a mocking tone. "What? You gonna run and go tell your father?" He sits up, "No, how about I tell your father." He gets up leaving the room making me rush after him. "Malfoy, where are you going?" I run to catch up to him. "Scared, I'm going to tell on you?" He laughs walking towards my dad's office. "What are you two doing out late?" My dad turns the corner. "We had a question about our paper and wanted to ask you Professor." Draco tells him. "Ask another time when it's not late. Now both of you go back to your dorm." He turns us around and we leave.