Snivellus

5

The next day flying lessons started. Everyone lined up nervously just outside of the castle grounds.

Darah had her Cleensweep Seven at her side and was looking around nervously at everyone whilst waiting for Madam Hooch to arrive and start the lesson.

'This is going to be a walk in the park.' Draco announced purposely loud with his head held high.

Darah clenched her teeth together as she saw Madam Hooch appear over the hill.

Hooch arrived puffing. 'Right let's get started. Stick out your right hand and say "up!"

Loads of 'ups' started sounding. Draco was able to instantly do it. He looked smug with himself. Darah attempted. 'Up!' She said in a smooth, sophisticated, southern accent. Nothing happened. She tried it again. 'Up!' The broom lay still on the floor.

Draco spotted her struggling and tried to decide whether to help out or not. He started to walk to her when Pansy turned around and offered to help Darah.

Draco moved back a little trying to cover it up by kicking the floor.

Darah, with the help of Pansy, was able to command her broom up. Everyone had succeeded so it was onto step two.

Hooch taught them all how to properly mount the brooms so you wouldn't fall off whilst flying.

Draco had already hopped onto his broom as was boasting about it until Madam Hooch told him he'd been doing it wrong all this time.

Then suddenly Neville started to take off. He was out of control. Everyone was showing a concerned expression. Darah instantly got off her broomstick not wanting the same thing to happen. The Slytherins were all sniggering as Neville shouted down for help.

'Fred and George said these school brooms were nasty.' Ron Weasley murmured to Harry and Hermione as they all watched Neville spain out of control and he crashed.

Madam Hooch ran to help him up but his arm appeared to be broken. She announced she was taking him to the hospital wing and everyone must stay on the ground until she returned.

Everyone looked around nervously and confused except the Slytherins who were crying with laughter. Darah just stood silently in shock.

'He's dropped his stupid thing!' Malfoy headed over in the direction of Neville's remembrall and picked it up.

He then messed around and came close to breaking it.

'Give it here, Malfoy.' Harry instructed confidently and strode over to him to take back the remembrall.

Harry was about to grab it when Draco swiped his hand away. 'You know what? I think I'll keep it.' And with that Draco mounted his broom and sped off into the air.

Everyone gasped at his high skill in flying as Draco carelessly threw Neville's ball around.

Harry then made the quick decision to get up on his broom and try to catch him.

'Harry! You're not supposed to be flying!' Hermione shouted at him from below, frantically waving her arms back and forth.

The chase between Harry and Malfoy began, they seamlessly flew around the castle grounds, in and out of all the spires and towers. Then Harry caught the remembrall.

Cheers from Gryffindors exploded as Harry held the sphere up high in the air proud. Darah gave a small sign of relief and couldn't help but smirk at Harry. Suddenly she felt a kind of hatred to Draco and his friends.

The moment ended soon though as professor McGonagall came out and called Harry to her office.