Chapter 15: Part Two
Harry entered the classroom and paused a second when he saw his Professors flushed expression. �Sorry, ummm I forgot my book� He mumbled at her. She ignored him and he went to his desk and picked up the book. On the way out the door a thought flashed through his mind. Maybe Ron was right? There WAS something going on between Malfoy and Cariad. Well this would come in handy at the Quidditch game tomorrow.
He turned one last time and looked over his shoulder as he closed the door. Oh yes, Ronald, if not completely correct, was on to something indeed, and he could take full advantage of this to get back at Malfoy. He pondered his idea all the way back to the Gryffindor common room, what could he do? He was at the portrait. He hurriedly spit out the password.
"Poppycock"
He ducked in quickly; glad to see Fred, George, Ron and Hermione sitting by the fire.
"Ronald.... you were right" Harry gasped breathlessly. Ronald looked up from something he was reading and blinked a few times rather tiredly.
"Right about what?"
"I went back in the classroom, I left my book...."
He had their attention now. "Before I went back in, Malfoy came out of the classroom, he had been talking to Cariad, I guess, or maybe more..."
"More?" Hermione interjected.
Harry nodded quickly. "Malfoy, looked...well Happy, well maybe not happy, but pleased at least...and Cariad was positively flushed when I went back in to get my book."
Hermione shrugged. "So"
Harry shook his head. "No, Ron, Fred, George, your right...there's something there...I can tell, and for her to even like Malfoy at all, she has to be at least as bad as he is."
"If not worse" Ron added bitterly, still quite upset over his brothers disappearance.
Harry nodded again, "I am going to prove it tomorrow, at the Quidditch match."
"How're you gonna do that?" George asked as he chewed absently on a piece of candy.
"Easy, give Malfoy a reason to think she's in danger, not to mention, if he does care for her...it will be a splendid way to get back at him!"
Ron, Fred and George all nodded, Hermione however didn�t look quite as pleased.
"You know, if she really IS AS BAD as you all seem to think, you shouldn�t antagonize her like this..."
Harry gave her a look, and ignored the comment. "What're you gonna do Harry?" Fred and George asked in unison.
"Be at the Quidditch match, you'll see!" With that, he turned to go back into the corridor to head to the library, and work further on his idea.