Kapitel 61: Chapter - 61 : Lessons and Loyalty
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"What was that about?" Daphne asked curiously as I sat down and started pulling pancakes onto my plate.
"That was me telling Harry that if he went hunting trolls again I'd kick his ass," I said bluntly.
"Did you see his face?" Malfoy was red from laughing, which wasn't a good look for him. He should stay pale. "He looked so stupid!"
"Kinda like you do now?" I asked sweetly. Malfoy took a couple deep breaths, getting a hold of himself while glaring at me.
"Alright you two, no one has the energy for this so early in the morning," Nott said before Malfoy could respond. He watched up sternly and waited for us both to start eating again before he turned back to his own meal. Malfoy flicked a piece of egg at me and I stuck my tongue out at him.
"Children," Daphne scowled, shaking her head. "Do I need to separate you two?"
"No mum," I replied. She nodded in satisfaction.
"Good," she approved. "Now, did anyone do the essay for Charms? It's due tomorrow and I don't want to write it."
"I got a copy out of a Ravenclaw," Zabini said.
"You can come with me to the library and copy it there," Tracey invited. She pouted. "I've got to do that essay for McGonagall. You know she gets if the sentences are similar."
"I'll come too," Lily offered. "I've got some research to do for Herbology."
"Study date this morning, is it?" Zabini grinned, handing over the essay. "Up for some learning, Malfoy?"
Malfoy scoffed. "Please. I'd rather chew glass than do that essay for McGonagall."
"You'll have to do it sooner or later," Daphne reasoned.
"Yeah, and I choose later," Malfoy said, stabbing a bite of sausage.
"That'll come back to bite you," I warned him.
"I'll handle my own work, thanks Potter," he sneered. I lifted my fork, pointing it at him.
"Oi, you. I'm just trying to-"
"Alright, no cutlery for you." Nott snatched the fork from me and set it beside his plate with one hand, still using the other to calmly eat his waffles. I stared at him incredulously. He gave me a scolding look. "You can have this back when you learn how to use it properly."
I narrowed my eyes at him. "I'm gonna start calling you dad if you're not careful."
Lily snorted into her pumpkin juice and looked between Daphne and Nott. "So, mum and dad," she asked, grinning widely, "how'd you two meet?"
Nott and Daphne exchanged looks, shook their heads, and went back to their food.
"You're all grounded," Daphne muttered.
"But muuuuuuum!" Lily, Tracey, and I whined.
I joined the other girls long enough to get a couple of books from the library and then headed back to the Common Room. It wasn't that I didn't want to be around then – in fact, now that I'd taken off my Gryffindor-colored glasses, they were actually alright – but I tended to work better when I was alone and I'd let my homework wait a little long. I had two essays due tomorrow for Transfiguration and Charms, and I had the Herbology paper to do as well. I was looking to buckle-down and spend a day of intense essay writing in the privacy of my dorm.
"Titanoboa," I said to the stone wall, and it ground open. I stepped into the Common Room, my three books tucked under my arm. I was headed to my dorm when I heard someone call, "Potter!"
I groaned aloud and turned. "What is it Malfoy?" I whined. "I have essays to write."
Malfoy was sitting at one of the tables with a gorgeous chess set in front of him. I was no expert in stones, but it looked like it was made of black and white marble. I didn't even want to think what a chess set like that would cost.
"Play chess with me," Malfoy commanded. I stared at him.
"I have essays to write," I repeated slowly, like I was talking to a small child. "What part of that escaped you?"
"I'm bored!" Malfoy whined. "Zabini was playing, but he ran off to do something."
I snorted. "Aw, poor baby. Sorry to disappoint you, but I wasn't put on this earth to entertain you, Malfoy. Besides, I can't play chess anyway."
Malfoy straightened up. "You don't know how to play chess?" he demanded incredulously.
I shifted uncomfortably. Chess wasn't exactly common in the Dursley house, not that I would have been allowed to play if it was. "No, Malfoy, is that so terrible?"
"Yes," he said bluntly. "Sit down, I'm teaching you."
I was a little incredulous that Malfoy was willing to go this far just so he would have someone to play chess with. To be honest, I was also kind of interested in learning to play. But I had the feeling Malfoy would be a jerk of a teacher and I really did have essays to write.
"Sorry Malfoy, I've got homework," I said, lifting up my books.
Malfoy groaned. "Fine! But after you finish, you're coming back here and I'm teaching you to play."
I stared his down. "Why are you so keen on me playing with you?" I demanded. "We're not exactly the best of pals."
"Yeah, but Nott's boring, Zabini lets me win and Crabbe and Goyle can't tell a pawn from a rook."
"Right," I said slowly. "And how does that answer my question?"
"You're smart enough to be decent and you won't let me win."
I raised my eyebrows. "Wow, Malfoy. That was almost… sweet of you."
Malfoy leaned back in his chair preening. "I know."
I sighed. "And you ruined it. See you later."
I headed into my dormitory and spread out my reference materials. I wasn't terribly concerned with my Charms essay, so I knocked that one out fairly quickly. It was the Transfiguration essay I got stuck on, for two reasons. One, because much as she'd like to pretend to be above such things McGonagall did grade Slytherins harder whether she realized it or not, particularly with the first game of the Quidditch season coming up. Two, because it was a theory question and I was absolute crap at theory. Most of the time when I managed spells it was because I just sort of felt my way through doing them, not because I had some precise formula running through my head. In fact, that usually made it harder on me, because I was too focused on trying to remember the formula to make the spell come out right.
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