Royals (Draco Malfoy x Reader)

Chapter 30

I sat with Aurelia as she showed me a new spell, we were having roast for dinner tonight Aurelia and I glanced over to Draco his arm was in a sling "Does it hurt terribly, Draco?" Pansy hung out of Draco's good arm "It comes and goes. Still... I consider myself lucky. According to Madam Pomfrey, another minute or two... and I could've lost the arm." I laughed loudly an Aurelia slapped my arm, "oh does it hurt terribly Draco?" I mocked pansy my hand twirling to my forehead as I pretend to swoon, "I could have lost my arm!" Aurelia joked along grasping her arm. Draco stared back at us "You're really laying it on thick Daddies boy, Your arm was fine! the worst thing would have been stitches!" I rolled my eyes at the blonde who stuck his nose up at me and Aurelia. We looked at each other and began to cry with laughter. 

I stood with Aurelia and the trio in Lupins classroom, a tall wardrobe rattling violently "Intriguing, yes? Would anyone like to venture a guess as to what's inside?" Lupin glanced around "That's a Boggart, that is." Seamus answered his voice hushed "Very good, Mr Finnigan. Can anyone tell us what a Boggart looks like?" Lupin looked around again "no one knows!" Hermione said and Ron jumped looking at us "when did she get here?" he questioned and we all shrugged. "Boggarts are shape-shifters. They take the shape of whatever a particular person fears most. That's what makes it so --" I spoke up and Lupin cut me off mid-sentence "Terrifying, yes. Luckily, a very simple charm exists to repel aBoggart. Let's practice it now, shall we? Without wands, please... Riddikulus!" Remus demanded, "Riddikulus!" we all chanted "This class is ridiculous!" Draco muttered and I laughed lightly. "Good. So much for the easy part. You see, the incantation alone is not enough. What really finishes a Boggart off is...laughter. You need to force it to assume a shape you find truly amusing. Neville, come up here, will you?" Lupin motioned for Neville to come forward and he complied, he eyed the Wardrobe queasily. "What would you say is the thing that frightens you most?" Lupin questioned Neville peering at the boy "Profter... Snafpt..." he muttered, "I'm sorry Neville, I didn't catch that?" Lupin tilted his head "Professor Snape" he spoke clearly and everyone giggled, I felt bad that snape scared Neville that much. "As everyone is!" Lupin laughed "Neville, I believe you live with your grandmother?" Neville nodded "Yes, but I don't want the Boggartto turn into her either." everyone laughed again but Neville was dead serious. "It won't. But I want you to picture her clothes, only her clothes, very clearly in your mind. Can you do that?" Neville nods again he closes his eyes "she carries a red handbag..." "That's fine. We don't need to hear it. If you see it, we will. Now, when I open this wardrobe, Neville, here's what I want you todo..." Lupin leaned close to Neville and whispered something in his ear "are you sure?" he questioned and the Professor nodded lightly. "Right then. Wand at the ready.One. Two. Three!" sparks jet from Lupin's wand, strike the doorknob, and the wardrobe bursts open. Instantly, Snape appears, eyes flashing hideously as he stalks forward. Neville backs away in fright "Think Neville think!" Lupin shouts "R-ridukkuilis!" Neville stutters Snape stumbles in a flash of light and reappears in a long lace-trimmed dress, a towering moth-eaten hat and a crimson handbag. Instantly, the class roars in laughter. Neville blinks, amazed, then slowly, grins himself. Lupin drops the needle on an old gramophone and scratchy rhumba fills the room, he points to Ron. "Ron! Forward!" Snape dissolves into a mad whirling mass, then mutates into a giant spider, Ron let out a terrified gasp, me and Hermione share an uncertain glance. Lupin puts his hands-on Ron's shoulders to steady him. Ron raises his wand "Riddikulus!" roller skates materialize on the spider's hairy feet and it begins to shuffle crazily in place. Instantly, Ron relaxes as the class' Laughter rings out he walks back to us smiling. "Parvati!"The girl walks up the spider spins faster and faster and turns into a dizzying blur, then reappears as a Vampire. "Riddikulus!" As the vampire whips its cloak across its eyes, Thecloak reopens, the vampire is now dressed like Carmen Miranda and it begins to shimmy about. "Mr Thomas!" As Dean steps up, the vampire's undulating body attenuates, its skin darkening with diamond-thatched scales becoming a rather large cobra. "Riddikulus" the snake changed from a snake to a jack in the box it swang backwards and forwards everyone laughed tears brimming in my eyes.

"Ms Windsor!" I gulped as I stepped forward the jack in the box turning into a cloaked man a scythe in hand, the grim reaper. I panicked lightly "Riddikulus!" The Reaper spun and its cloak dropped and it turned into a dancing skeleton, I laughed lightly. Ironic. Harry was next, Concernflickers through Lupin's face the dancing skeleton spun and transformed into a dementor. Harry starts to raise his wand, then he freezes, transfixed. TheDementor looms closer and closer, when Lupin steps between, snaps his wand the Dementor vanishes and a rolling mist appears, which becomes clouds. Something glows within the clouds, white, silvery and round "Riddukulis!" The orb deflates like a punctured balloon, whizzes crazily about the room, then darts back into the wardrobe. The door slams shut and the class cheers. "Well done, everyone. I think that's enough excitement for today." Lupin called and everyone moved out the doors laughing. I moved quickly towards harry "Harry!" he was frozen I grabbed him "come on" I began to lead him out of the room smiling at the Professor mouthing a thank you, the wardrobe gave one last rattle as we exited the door.