13 Flying (1/2)

After everyone got their broom. Madam Hooch then showed them, how to mount their brooms without sliding off the end, and walked up and down the rows correcting their grips. Madam Hooch corrected Draco's posture since it was a little off. Draco didn't know why Ron and Harry were snickering at it but he just kept quiet and didn't say anything. Madam Hooch surprisingly complimented Pansy, since her form was perfect.

”Now, when I blow my whistle, you kick off from the ground, hard,” said Madam Hooch. ”Keep your brooms steady, rise a few feet, and then come straight back down by leaning forward slightly. On my whistle -- three -- two --”

But Neville, nervous and jumpy and frightened of being left on the ground, pushed off hard before the whistle had touched Madam Hooch's lips.

”Come back, boy!” she shouted, but Neville was rising straight up like a cork shot out of a bottle -- twelve feet -- twenty feet. Draco saw his scared white face look down at the ground falling away.

Theodore and Pansy looked at Draco, who to their surprise was there just humming a tune.

”Aren't you going to save him?” Theodore whispered.

Draco just looked at him for a second and went back to humming.

Theodore didn't say anything after that. Then everyone saw Neville gasp, slip sideways off the broom and -- WHAM -- a thud and a nasty crack and Neville laid face down on the grass in a heap. His broomstick was still rising higher and higher and started to drift lazily toward the forbidden forest and out of sight.

Madam Hooch was bending over Neville, her face as white as his. ”Broken wrist,” Draco heard her mutter. ”Come on, boy -- it's all right, up you get.”.

She turned to the rest of the class.

”None of you is to move while I take this boy to the hospital wing! You leave those brooms where they are or you'll be out of Hogwarts before you can say 'Quidditch.' Come on, dear.”

Neville, his face tear-streaked, clutching his wrist, hobbled off with Madam Hooch, who had her arm around him.

”So why didn't you save him, Mr kind guy.” Said, Theodore. Pansy was also looking at Draco wanting to know why.

”Well the teacher too could have saved him but she just stood there, so why should I?” Draco shrugged his shoulders, ”Besides he needed to learn a lesson, to not be an air-head all the time. And I also wanted some revenge for my shoes, since his potion burned it.”

Theodore snickered, ”It was just for the shoes, wasn't it?”

”Well, it was the first gift Pansy gave me, but he ruined it.” Draco said with a stoic face.

Pansy blushed hearing that and she started fidgeting, Theodore laughed hearing that reason.

Some Slytherin students looking at that joined in, thinking they were actually making fun of Neville.

Suddenly Millicent Bulstrode, a girl who Draco remembered to be Pansy's other roommate said, ”Did you see his face, the great lump?”

The other Slytherins started to laugh harder.

'Eh! Why does this situation seem bad!' Draco was confused.

”Shut up, Millicent,” snapped Parvati Patil.

”Ooh, sticking up for Longbottom?” said Daphne. ”Never thought you'd like fat little crybabies, Parvati.”

Theodore quickly went to pull Daphne back, as he too felt that they were getting into some misunderstanding. But it was already too late, the Slytherins were already laughing their ass off and the Gryffindor's faces were ugly.

”Give that back, Parkinson!” Suddenly Ron's voice came. Draco looked at Pansy who was picking Neville's Remembrall.

The whole ground was quiet as Draco, went over.

”I was just picking it up.” Pansy explained to Draco, she didn't want him to misunderstand. Draco didn't say anything but just smiled signaling her that he understands.

”Lies.” Ron raised his voice, ”Don't think, I don't know about you Slytherins, you probably want to steal it.”

All the Slytherins were irritated as they glared at Ron like hungry wolves.

Pansy was getting angry as well but to her surprise, Hermione came in front of them, ”Ron, I think she just wanted to give the Remembrall back to Neville, don't make it a big deal.”

Pansy looked at Hermione and didn't say anything,

”Why are you supporting them we are all Gryffindor's, remember.”Ron whose face looked ugly now glared at Hermione, ”Oh! I forgot you are also a supporter of the so-called genius.”

Ron has been frustrated with Draco and his friends for days now. They do everything without any consequences and they still keep getting praised for it. Ron was insecure about other Slytherin students making fun of him and his new friend Harry. And he blamed it all on Draco. Draco, yes.. he was the center of all of it. Even though he only hung out with three of his friends, he knew how every Slytherin students respected him deep inside, The Slytherins were proud that Draco was in their house like how Gryffindor's were with Harry. Even Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students were fine with Draco and they all wanted to be friends with him. Because of him... Harry was getting pressured by other students. Even though no one said anything they could feel it. They could hear people talking how the Great Harry Potter wasn't anything, he was just a stupid boy with a weird scar. Harry wasn't affected by this rumors instead he was glad that people's expectations of him were getting low but Ron was different. He blamed Draco, for affecting his friend's influence.The last potion class multiplied all the complains he was carrying about Draco.

Snape their professor, hated Gryffindor especially Harry but favored Draco in every way and what more, the professor didn't need to cross a line, Draco was perfect himself, so Snape only had to throw bad comments at Gryffindor and keep praising Draco. The other person he was pissed at was Hermione, even though he didn't like her very much due to her bossy tone but seeing her act friendly with a Slytherin student made him dislike her even more. To add to the complain, Hermione's bossy tone seems to be gone in front of Draco as she spoke normally with him. This made Ron feel that Hermione was looking down on him and Harry for not being as talented as her and Draco. And today he saw one of Draco's lackey trying to steal Neville's Remembrall but even though he caught her red-handed, Hermione still seems to believe in Slytherins lies that a fellow Gryffindor.

”I--” Hermione wanted to say something but under the glare of other Gryffindors, she couldn't.

Draco seeing this was extremely annoyed, ”Enough! Weasley.” He said with a powerful tone.

”Do you think if you keep barking in front of me, I would just stand still and listen to whatever insults you throw at me and my friends. This is the last warning I will give you, Weasley; because next time I will throw you straight into the lake.”

The Slytherin students impressed by Draco, stood behind him in support; glaring at Weasley with a nasty smirk. Ron seeing their faces couldn't help but step back a little.

Draco didn't want to waste his time on them, so he started walking away. But he stopped, hearing Harry's voice.