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we followed the crazy giant man to the woods

"All right, you lot less chattering. Form a group over there and open your books to page 49," Hagrid said

"Exactly how do we do that?" Draco asked.

"Just stroke the spine, of course," he said as if it was the most obvious thing ever.

Draco stopped and fidgeted with his textbook. He studied it carefully and then used two fingers to stroke down the side of it.

"You're good with your fingers. You can use them for something else," I said, teasing Draco.

We usually made jokes like this, but they were always just jokes. They weren't because of any hidden desires we were just dumb 13/14 year-olds. I know what you're thinking, reader. Stop that.

"shut up, Milly, there are other people here," Draco said with an annoyed look on his face.

"aww, am I embarrassing you... you're no fun. You always shut me down," I said, Rolling my eyes.

"I'll use my fingers on you, Dora," Mattheo said, laughing.

"eww, go away, Mattheo," I said walking away.

then this one Gryffindor idiot opened the book without stroking it, and it attacked him as if he was deaf and didn't hear what Hagrid just said.

"I think they're funny" that Gryffindor girl said

"oh yeah, terribly funny. Really witty. God, this place had gone to the dogs. wait until my father hears that Dumbledore got this oaf teaching classes."

"shut up Malfoy," Harry said walking towards us

I took my seat on a wall behind me ready to watch the show.

Draco whistled and whispered, "Watch this" to me before walking towards Harry.

Draco looked him up and down, laughing. He stopped right in front of him and looked just past him with a terrified expression on his face. he took a step back before pointing and shouting, "dementor! dementor!"

Harry and all the other Gryffindor turned to look Draco came back to the Slytherin side, and we all laughed and put our hoods up, wiggling our fingers to tease Harry. Hermione pulled him away, and Hagrid came back.

He went on with the lesson, but I tuned him out, playing with Mattheo's hair as a distraction.

"Now who'd like to come say hello"

Everyone took a step back, leaving Harry standing alone at the front.

"Well done, Harry," Hagrid said. Only then did Harry realize what everyone else did.

Then Ron pushed him forward.

Some friends. if Mattheo or Draco did that to me I'd break their arms.

Everyone watched nervously as he approached the big chicken thing. he bowed, and it bowed back at him, and then Hagrid told him to go touch it.

couldn't be me.

"I can barely see anything," I said

Draco and Mattheo and some other Slytherin boys pushed some kids out of the way so I could have a better view.

"better?" Mattheo asked.

I nodded.

Draco pointed and laughed because it almost bit Harry. that was when I noticed the apple he was eating.

"Hey, where did you get that? I want one."

Draco rolled his eyes, reached into his bag, and handed me a shiny green apple. My eyes lit up. I took it with a smile resting my head on his shoulders for a second.

Suddenly, Hagrid picked up Harry and put him on that thing's back, and it flew away.

That has to be dangerous and illegal. Harry can't ride that thing.

we watched Harry fade into the distance and disappear.

"what do we do now" I turned to the boys

Mattheo shrugged, then pulled out some mushrooms in a little bag.

"put that away before someone sees you, idiot," I whispered, hitting him.

"fine," he said stuffing them back in his pocket.

"Can I meet you guys in your dorm later?" I said to Mattheo.

"yeah, of course," he said, putting his arm around me.

hagrid called the hippogriff back.

well done, Harry, well done, buckbeak.

"Harry's not special; anyone can do that. Watch this."

"Draco, wait," Pansy said, trying to save Draco from his own stupidity.

"I don't think that's such a good idea dray," I said.

"oh please," he said, pushing passed some boys walking up to the bird thing.

The Slytherin boys cheered.

"Don't encourage him!" I shouted, and they all shut up immediately.