Falling In Love With A Slytherin

Chapter 6

Elizabeth's POV:

I received a letter from Professor McGonagall that detention would be cancelled today. Which I am super happy about. I'm sure the reason why is because is dealing with Pansy.

I follow my friends to the Great Hall for dinner. Walking to the Gryffindor table, I could feel that all eyes were on me.

"The school has been talking about you." Harry whispers to my ear.

We all sit down and I start to fill my plate with food and I start to drink some pumpkin juice.

"They're just surprised that the Draco Malfoy saved a Gryffindor. Everyone is thinking that your his girlfriend." Ginny fills me in the details.

Immediately I spit out my drink. Drenching Ron with pumpkin juice.  His face was just in pure disgust.

"I am so sorry Ron." I grab a napkin and try to wipe it off.

Harry, Hermione and Ginny couldn't stop laughing .

"Ha.ha.ha. Yeah laugh it up you guys." Ron takes the napkin from my hand and wipes himself.

"It's ridiculous what people are saying. Our dear Elizabeth wouldn't be so low and go out with Malfoy. Right?" Ron leans across the table and pinches my cheeks.

I slap his hands away from my face.
" He's not that bad Ron. What if he's really trying to change for the better? He deserves a chance."

"A chance? Elizabeth he's a Death Eater. We're talking about Draco Malfoy here. He made our life a living hell here, he sided with freaking Voldemort, and  he's a Slytherin. He can't be trusted."  Ron argues back.

"And he saved my life today. If it wasn't for him, Pansy would have killed me and you know it." I point out.

He looks at me and doesn't say anything. Ron pokes his food with a fork and shoves it in his mouth. "I don't care. He is not to be trusted Elizabeth. People like him never change."

Harry, Hermione and Ginny stayed quiet. Knowing they can feel the awkward tension at the table.

"Why do you care so much Elizabeth? I've noticed that you've been distant lately from us. You changed. Is it because of you spending so much time with him?  Did he put you in some type of spell? You call him by his first name for goodness sake." Ron starts to interrogate me with questions.

"Ron that's enough!" Hermione scolds at Ron.

"No Hermione. Elizabeth here needs to know what type of guy Malfoy is."

Anger starts to build up inside of me. My hands starts to clench into a fist.

"Draco didn't do anything. There's no freakin spell thrown at me or whatever fantasy goes on in that tiny brain of yours. Maybe if you weren't too stubborn for once in your life, you could see there is goodness in people even though they're bad. People like Draco can change. But I'm wasting my time here telling you because you don't care." I yell at Ron.

I get up and noticed that it was silent. It was so silent that you could cut it with a knife. Everyone was looking right at me.

Great more news for everyone to spread around the school.

"Where are you going?" Harry gets up as well.

"Going to my room. I lost my appetite."  I glare at Ron . Ron gives me an emotionless look and continues to eat his food. Not facing me anymore.

Leaving the table, I see Malfoy  and Blaise looking at me. Not wanting to be in this room, I look away and run out the doors.

Draco's POV: