Misunderstood | Draco Malfoy ✓

12 | Wait, That Means...

For a few weeks the whole school whispered about what happened at Honeydukes with Draco and me. The twins would help me sneak into the Gryffindor common room for the first couple of nights and Hermione would share her bed with me. Students still whisper about it but not as much anymore, and I had to even lie to my dad what it was about because he heard some whispers. Cedric even came up to me outside telling me that am a strong girl and will push through it. As for Draco and me, I keep my distance from him and even with Austin because he sorta started the whole thing. "Maddy, you coming to Hagrid's hut with us?" Ron asks as I walk up to them. "That's kinda why I'm here." I laugh. As we walk we see the executor sharpening his axe. "I can't believe they're going to kill Buckbeak! It's too horrible." Hermione says as we walk. "It just got worse." I say seeing Draco and his goons with binoculars.

"Did you see the big, fat blubbering oaf?! Oh, this is going to be rich. Did I tell you, Father said I can keep the head. Ah. Come to see the show?" He sees us. "You foul loathsome evil little cockroach." Malfoy stumbles back against the rock, in fear with his eyes closed as Hermione jabs the tip of her wand at his neck. "Hermione! No! He's not worth it." Ron tells her. "I actually don't care." I shrug my shoulders making Ron look at me. Hermione nods, then Draco starts to chuckle making her punch him in the face. He leaps to his feet and runs away. "That felt good." Hermione smiles. "I should have done that at Honeydukes." I say making them laugh.

The four of us make our way down the slope and past Buckbeak, chewing on a ferret with idle satisfaction. Hagrid tells us he doesn't want us here when they come to kill Buckbeak and also gives Ron his rat back. Both Ron and Hermione slightly argue about how he owns her an apology since the cat didn't eat him. They get cut off as a jar breaks them Harry gets hit in the head. "Hagrid..." Everyone turns to look. Dumbledore and Fudge approach and behind them, executioner follows, axe at his side. Hagrid begins to panic. "Yeh gotta go! It's almost dark. Anyone sees yeh outside the castle it'll be trouble! Big trouble! Especially you, Harry." There was a knock at the door and Hagrid says wait. As we exit through the back door, Fudge, Dumbledore and the Executioner enter through the front. Harry and us duck behind the pumpkins, watchIng Hagrid solemnly greet the others. We run back up the hill before we get caught. We watch from a far the ax hangs seemingly forever, etched against the sky, then drops from sight. Ron, Harry, and me stare in numb disbelief as Hermione, turned away.

"He bit me..." Ron holds his bleeding finger as his rat runs off. Ron pelts after Scabbers, Harry, Hermione and me chase after him. Since I was faster than the other two, I was on Ron's tail the whole time till he grabs his rat. As Harry tells us to us Ron points out the jet black dog behind him and Hermione. The dog leaps over the two and gets Ron by his foot dragging him towards the trunk. "RON!" I try grabbing his and hand when I do I try to pull him back. "Harry!" I yell reaching for his hand but he falls on his face as we are pulled into the tree. I continue to try to pull Ron away but the dog was to strong pulling me with them. As we are dragged to the room me and Ron sit while the dog turns into a person, Sirius Black. When Harry and Hermione do show up Ron points him out as the door closes. Harry gets Sirius on the ground points his wand at him before Lupin comes in.