100 Interview (1/2)
Draco was sitting in the living room, opposite of 3 reporters. One of the reporter present there was none other than Rita Skeeter. Draco didn't know how she managed to get in, because as far as he knew, he had excluded Rita from the list of interviewers who were coming today. From the very beginning, as soon as she entered his house, Rita kept staring at Draco. Draco felt uncomfortable by her gaze and stared back at her, wondering what was going on. As soon as he did, Rita pushed the other reporters aside, walking closer with a photographer, who started taking pictures. The flash of the camera was so bright that it left Draco dazed for a while.
”We can take the pictures later Rita.” Fudge who was present there along with some aurors said.
”Yes, we can Minister.” Rita said with a smile.
Fudge who had been called a few things by Rita, ignored her as he was already in a bad mood. Fudge who was in a position of power felt helpless as he had to obey orders from a 12-year-old to keep his position. Draco after a brief discussion with Lucius this morning, decided to not interfere with the Minister position for a while. Due to Fudge's stupidity controlling things would be much easier, so Draco didn't want someone unexpected and hard to control become the new minister. Fudge too admitted that he had nothing to do with the aurors following them, so after a last warning from the pure-blood community, they let Fudge go but not without certain promises.
The reporter asked him various questions, mostly Rita who kept asking direct and provocative questions.
”Hello, I'm Rita Skeeter! I write for the Daily Prophet. But, of course, you know that, don't you? It's you we don't know, so let's cut the introduction short.” Rita said pushing the two reporters aside, ”I have been wanting to interview for a couple of years now but you always seem to reject the offer, what makes this time an exception?”
”This time, what has happened with Pius is not my personal issue alone.” Draco said calmly, not getting nervous at all, ”With the attack on different ministry officials and normal wizards with one of the Unforgivable Curses, the Imperius Curse. The people have the right to know what is going on.”
The reporters wrote down the things, Rita included but she kept staring at Draco while writing it.
”So can you give us an account of what happened with Pius from your perspective, from your disappearance to you defeating him.” A reporter asked quickly before Rita had the chance to do so. Rita snorted and sat back, ready to write things down.
”Well, it's difficult to explain actually but I will try to give you some details of what I could remember in the very least.” Draco said, ”As you might have already heard, I went on a little tour to Romania with my friend.”
”You escaped.” Rita cut off Draco, ”Why?”
”I will appreciate if you don't cut me off next time, I am not a very patient man.” Draco said glaring back at Rita, If it was before the whole fiasco, the reporters would have brushed the comment off as a child's threat but now they were dealing with someone who defeated a soon to be Dark Lord. Gulping, they all naturally smiled.
”I apologize.” Rita said smiling as if nothing happened, ”Please continue.”