Love Multiplied

1st Year- Chapter 3

A few weeks had passed at Hogwarts and nothing all that eventful had happened. I've been focused on school spending my time between studying with Harry who seems to be growing more and more distant, practicing quidditch with Cedric as I'm determined to make the team next year and avoiding Malfoy at all costs. I still haven't talked to him since that night, at least up until today.

'Hey Pucey,' I hear Malfoy shout at me from down the corridor as I instantly pick up the pace. 'Look Blair I know you're mad at me but I need your help okay?'

'I don't care Malfoy, just go away' I respond.

'It's not like I want to but Flitwick said you need to tutor me in charms, you don't have a choice.'

I stop suddenly, 'Fine meet me in the library tonight at 7.' I did think it was weird that he was failing a class seeing as Malfoy is one of the smartest in our year but I didn't think that much into it, figuring that he probably just didn't show up last term.

I met Draco that night in the library making sure to be as blunt as possible and talking about nothing but the work until he brought up a subject I couldn't help but find intriguing.

'So did you find out what's up with Potter?' he says

'What'd you mean?' I ask

'Well rumour has it he's been sneaking around the castle at night.''

'What no way, that must be why he was acting so weird when we were hanging out.'

'Uh yeah whatever, it was probably just a rumour like all that stuff about them defeating a mountain troll in the bathrooms.' he says 'Anyways i'm going.'

'Oh yeah okay, bye same time Friday I guess?' I say unsure why he turned so cold all of a sudden but did not dwell on it and got up and left the library.

After leaving my study session I ran into Hermione looking awfully stuck up as usual.

'Filthy Mudblood.' I mutter as I walk past her.

'Excuse me?' she says back to me with that irritating nasally voice 

'You heard me. Mudblood' I say not realising that Harry and Ron had joined us and of course not meaning anything I said, I was just frustrated with Draco's behaviour and taking it out on Hermione.

'Blair, what's wrong with you? Why are you acting like this?' Harry says to me.

'I'm just sick of having to go to school with Blood Traitors and Mudbloods like you guys.' I say and storm off making sure they don't see me cry. I'd rather they think I was a cold hard bitch then a weakling.

I got back to the common room and made a break for my dorm not wanting to deal with anyone's rubbish tonight and feeling horrible about the way I treated Hermione. Before I could make it to the stairs Malfoy called out, 'Hey Pucey,' he shouted at me

'What Malfoy.' I say bluntly

'Wanna help me spy on Potter, I reckon he's up to no good.'

'Not particularly if it means spending time with you.' I barked back at him and if i didn't know better I'd say there was a slight glint of hurt in his eyes.

'Seriously Blair, you're the only other capable person in this school I need your help.' he begged

'Fine, but only because I'm mad at those Gryffindorks and I'd just love to get them in trouble.'

That night Draco and I followed the trio all the way out to Hagrid's hut where much to our surprise we saw a dragon hatch. Feeling shocked and just plain peeved off by their utter disregard for the rules we went straight to Mcgonagal. We wait with her as she confronts them on breaking the rules barely able to contain our laughter when she punished them, 'All five of you will have detention with Hagrid in the Forbidden Forest.'

'Excuse me miss, you said five i think you meant three' Malfoy says.

'No, as noble as your intentions were Miss Pucey and Mr Malfoy you were out after curfew too.'

I stutter back a response but she just ignores me and dismisses all of us back to our dorms. As we leave I feel a hand grab me by the arm. I look back and realise its Potter, 'What do you want Potter.' I sneer back at him

'Blair can I please talk to you?' He practically begs me.

'No you may not. I've got nothing to say to you, nothing at all.' I then storm off following an eavesdropping Draco away to the Slytherin dorms.

'Wow Blair, I'm impressed I didn't know you could be so cruel.' he snickered

'Sod off Malfoy, we are not mates. I was already mad at you for being such a tool and now you've gone and gotten me detention.' and without another word I stormed off up the stairs into my room, careful not to wake Daphne no matter how mad I was.

Tonight I had detention with the 'Golden Trio', Draco and Hagrid in the Forbidden Forest, which I'm still convinced is a joke. Either way I was absolutely livid with Draco.

'Alright, now you'll be serving detention with Hagrid in the Forbidden Forest.' Filch said to us

'The forest? I thought that it was a joke we can't go into the forest.' Malfoy exclaims.

'Yeah,' I agree 'Students aren't allowed in the forest, plus it's dangerous there's... werewolves and stuff.'

Hagrid split us into groups, Ron, Hermione and himself and then Harry, Draco and I, and sent us off looking for a wounded unicorn. As we split off we came across a terrifying hooded figure drinking the blood of a poor innocent dead unicorn, as petrified as I was I couldn't help but crying seeing such a terrible thing happen to a beautiful creature I turn my head looking for comfort from Draco who had already run off screaming and instead find a shaking Harry's arms wrapped around my waist.

'Run Blair!' he shouts at me but like him I was frozen in place. That same hooded figure now aware of our presence rises and attempts to attack us causing Harry and I to fall flat on our bums. I bury my head in Harry's shoulder now sobbing with terror, too afraid to look at the creature making its way over. Until suddenly the figure was scared off by a different beast, a centaur named Firenze, and we were now safe. Everyone reaches us and we go back inside the castle, dismissed by a concerned Hagrid but I refuse to leave Harry's side not wanting to be left alone and I'm pretty sure everyone else, even Draco, felt the same.