Redamancy (d.m)

Chapter fifty nine-three words

The train swayed idly from side to side as I sat in a compartment with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny, who's nose wrinkled in my direction before sitting down in the farthest seat from me.

"How's your head?" Harry asked for the countless time during the ride
"Since you asked two seconds ago?" I said chuckling, propping my legs up on his and unwrapping a chocolate frog, "it's fine"
"What exactly happened to your head last night?" Ron said curiously; Harry and I had only given him and Hermione a brief summary to explain our resumed friendship
"I was attacked" I stated dramatically, clapping a hand to my forehead in distress, and Harry shoved me playfully
"You were not attacked" he said, rolling his eyes and saying to our friends "she wasn't attacked"
"That's what an attacker would say, Harry" I teased, throwing my chocolate frog container at him
"Hey, Harry" Ron said, stopping mid laugh to gesture his head towards the window of the sliding door, where Cho Chang and her curly haired friend were passing by, "what's going on with you and her anyways?"
"Nothing" Harry answered simply
"I heard she's going out with Michael Corner now" I remarked with mild interest
"What!" Ron said in shocked confusion, staring at Ginny, "but you and him were together"
"Not anymore" Ginny said, shrugging her shoulders, "He didn't like Gryffindor beating Ravenclaw at Quidditch and got really sulky, so I ditched him and he ran off to comfort Cho instead"
"Funny trade off really, red head to red eyes" I joked, and Ginny shot me an unamused look
"I didn't ask your opinion" she scorned
"Someone's bitter Corner left her" I mused with a smirk
"Fuck you" she said, while Hermione, Ron, and Harry looked at each other awkwardly
"I'm sure you want to, sweetheart" I winked with a sweet smile, and warmth rushed to Ginny's cheeks as she blinked quickly, clearing her throat
"I have a boyfriend" I snapped in disgust, and Ron did another indignant twitch
"A what-"  he said with narrowed eyes
"He can join, I don't mind" I bantered, which only made her blush deeper, ceasing our bickering
"Now now, Lestrange, behave" Malfoy's mocking voice drifted in from the entrance of the compartment
"Don't tell her what to do" Harry spat, glaring at Malfoy, who scoffed darkly
"I'll tell her anything I want" he said scornfully, hands in his pockets as he looked me up and down from my eyes to the legs perched casually on Harry's lap, the sight making his gaze harden ominously,"and she'll listen. Because that's what whores do"

Ron and Harry leapt out of their cushioned seats in united fury, digging their wands out of their robes while shooting withering looks at Malfoy, who remained unbothered as he smirked at me

"Sit down" I said sternly, pointing a finger at the both of them, "if either of you get hurt I'll have to pretend to care and I don't have the energy for theatrics right now"
"Don't you ever call her that bloody word ever again, Malfoy" Ron said through gritted teeth as Hermione pulled him back down by his sleeve
"If I didn't know any better, Weasel, I'd say she likes it" Malfoy crooned cynically
"Confringo" Harry yelled, shooting a blast of light blue in Malfoy's direction, who deflected it lazily
"Oh come one, Potter, that's pathetic, even for you" Malfoy said with a dry laugh
"Accio wand" I muttered, making Harry's wand fly out of his hand and into mine
"Give it back" Harry demanded
"Sit down" I said, nodding curtly to the empty seat beside me
"Right after I hex Malfoy" Harry replied, shooting Malfoy a glare
"Are you really going to make me repeat myself?" I asked threateningly, and Harry displayed signs of a pressing mental struggle, gaze darting back and forth from me to Malfoy, while Ron, Hermione, and Ginny observed in anticipation
"Better do what she says mate, she's the last person you wanna piss off" Ron said tentatively to Harry, who sighed in resignation before plopping back down onto the seat, yanking his wand from my grasp
"Good choice, Potter" Malfoy remarked smugly
"If there an actual reason you're burdening us with your presence, Malfoy?" Ginny said scathingly
"Why would there be? He's never needed one before" I said with a scoff
"Well, Lestrange, I was actually here to have a word with you" Malfoy stated grandly
"You can have three" I said pleasantly, "suck my cock"
As laughter rose from around me, the muscles in Malfoy's jaw contracted, highlighting the striking features of his face
"Isn't that usually your job?" He said innocently, and everyone, with the exception of Harry, grew silently, gawking at me