The White Peacock (A Draco Malfoy Fanfic)

Chapter 6: Rivalry Continues

The first challenge had been completed, and I couldn't believe what I had just witnessed. Four extremely brave and talented people fight off 4 huge fire breathing dragons. As much as I was so relieved and excited to see Harry, a 14-year-old fight off a dragon and live to tell the story, I couldn't help feel slightly inadequate.

I try harder than anyone in this school to be the best at everything, it doesn't come easy and I'm definitely not as smart as Hermione, so the only reason I actually ace all my classes is because I study and practice over and over till I get it.

But after seeing Harry today I realised I try so hard every day, yet I don't think I could ever do what he did, I don't think I could ever be as legendary as him or as intellectually gifted as Hermione. What was the point of all this I thought, why am I killing myself every day?

Maybe I wasn't meant to be extraordinary, maybe I wasn't worthy of the name Margot Murphy. I didn't want to think about this not after the amount of time I have invested in being the person I am today; I was going to get over it and continue doing what I know best.

I started trying to get my mind off everything, I had a quiz today in Defence against the dark arts, and I had to smash it. As I walk towards the classroom, I feel someone bump into me from the back, causing me to fall forward, spilling the papers and books out of my bag. I turn over still on the ground and look up to see Malfoy standing over me looking down.

"sorry Murphy, I accidentally bumped into you" he says sarcastically.

"if you think you can intimidate me by pushing me over, you have another thing coming" I growl as I whip out my wand.

"I told you it was an accident, here let me help you with your books" he says gathering my things quickly. I get up swiftly, snatching my things of his hand and putting them in my bag.

"see you in there" he says smugly. What was he up to? I thought to myself.

I get into the classroom and start getting ready for the Quiz, Professor Moody walks in harshly and with a flick of his wand disperses the papers on each desk. Your time starts now he announces loudly. I wet my quill and begin writing, when I suddenly hear pages flick around in my bag next to me.

Distracting me from the test I look down at my bag, and I swear I papers shuffling around, I keep staring when Moody interrupts me, "what are you looking at miss Murphy?" he says towering over me.

"I think she's cheating" Malfoy calls out from behind me.

"what no I would never? My textbook is not even open" I cry.

"let us see what we have here" Professor Moody says as he flicks is wand up, making the loose pages in my bag float into the air.

"well, well, well, just as I suspected" he says grabbing one of pages. "The answers to the quiz that were missing from my office the morning" he says loudly looking down at me.

I grab the page from him to examine it, "this is not mine, I swear" I cry out at him.

"yet it was in your bag" he says disapprovingly.

"I have never cheated a day in my life Professor, you have to believe me" I say, my voice strained.

"it's always the last ones you suspect" Malfoy says smugly.

"you did this!" I shout at Malfoy. "you bumped into me in the hall, and you put this in my bag" I growl.

"Miss Murphy, not only have you clearly tried to cheat, but now you are being disruptive during a test, I'm going to have to ask you to leave". He says sternly.

"Please Professor, don't stop me from doing this, I have a perfect record of grades I can't be failed" I say started to choke up.

"well you should have thought about that before you decided to cheat today, now out of my class" he shouts.

Hermione and Harry look over to me sympathetically and confused, I start crying as I walk out. Screw my reputation, screw not engaging with that prick I was going to get my revenge I thought.