Chapter 25
It was now Christmas morning. Cortney got up and ran to her cousin's dorm. In that dorm asleep was her cousin, Goyle, and Crabbe.
" Happy Christmas! " Cortney said loud and happily.
" Happy Christmas," all three groaned waking up.
" Someone's been in a good mood lately," Draco mumbled with his eyes closed.
"Well, probably because she and Nott kissed under a mistletoe yesterday," Goyle informed.
" WHAT !? " Draco shouted jolting out of bed. Cortney giggled, she left the room and levitated all her gifts into her dorm. Her family home gave her a hat, friends from home, a green pillow. She missed everyone from home so much. From the Weasly family another Weasly sweater. Hermione gave her an easy guide to Herbology, Harry gave her a new quill. Ron gave her new ink. Weasly twins gave her Chinese Fortune sticks, from a place called Zonko's joke shop. Ginny gave her new socks, Crabbe and Goyle gave her Chocolate Frogs, the girls in her dorm gave her a new brush. Dean gave her new hair ties. Neville gave her nail polish, and Seamus gave her cloverleaf earrings. Theodore gave her a beautiful heart necklace, she quickly put it on. Deluxe, Joey, and Milan gave her a bracelet. Draco gave her another picture frame with two different people in it, it was another moving picture. There was a man and a woman. The man was thick, tall, with long dark hair stopping at his shoulders. Dark hair and eyes, a blank stare, dressed in black. The woman had long, thick, curly dark hair, dark eyes, long eyelashes, heavily hard eyes, petite, also dressed in black. thin lips, strong jawline. Very pretty. There was a note.
~ Man is your father Rodolphus Lestrange, woman is Bellatrix Lestrange. We know you've been wondering what they looked like, Happy Christmas~ Malfoys.
Cortney stared at the picture. She looked up at a mirror and back down at the picture.
" I really do look like my mom," Cortney said to herself. She continued to stare at the picture.
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It was a late night. Cortney was sitting in the common room with Draco, he suddenly looked at her.
" Have you seen Crabbe and Goyle? " Draco asked.
" No, " Cortney said looking at him. The two got up and searched for them. They found them in a hall talking to Percy Weasly.
" Crabbe! Goyle! " Cortney called as the two walked up to the group. " Hello, Percy! " Percy nodded his head at her.
" Where have been? Pigging out in the Great Hall all this time? " Draco asked Goyle and Crabbe. The two looked at Goyle and noticed he was wearing glasses.
" Why are you wearing glasses? " Cortney asked Goyle.
" Um, reading," Goyle answered. Cortney looked strangely at him, something was off.
" Reading ?" Draco asked. " I didn't know you could read ". He pulled an impressed face. Draco turned towards Percy. " What are you doing down here Weasly ? "
" Mind your attitude Malfoy! " Percy snapped. They soon were in the common room again. Cortney and Draco sat on one couch, while Crabbe and Goyle still stood.
'There is something up those two' Cortney thought to herself.
" Well, sit down," Cortney said. The two sat on the opposite couch. Draco didn't notice anything.
" You'd never know the Weasly's were Pureblood, the way they behave. They are an embarrassment to the Wizarding World, all of them," Malfoy spat.
" No, they are not! " Cortney argued, glaring at her cousin.
" Shut up Cortney! " Draco snapped. They saw that Crabbe had his fist clenched.
" What's wrong with you Crabbe? " Cortney asked.
" Stomach ache," Crabbe replied.
" You know," Draco began. " I'm surprised the Daily Prophet hasn't done a report on all these attacks. I suppose Dumbledores trying to hush it all up. Father always said that Dumbledore was the worst thing that happened tho this place". Goyle stood up clenching his fists.
" Your wrong! " Goyle shouted. Draco stood up glaring at him. Goyle coward and sat back down.
" What? You think there is someone worse than Dumbledore ? " demanded Malfoy. " Well do you? "
" Harry Potter," Goyle replied.
" Shut up Goyle! Malfoy! " Cortney snapped at them, both ignored her.
" Good one Goyle," Malfoy said proudly. " You're absolutely right. Harry Potter, I can't stand people thinking he's the Heir of Slytherin".
" Well, you must know who it is," Goyle stated.
" You know I don't Goyle, I told you yesterday," Malfoy said picking up a box. " How many times do I have to tell you? Is this yours? " He shook the box. Goyle shook his head. Malfoy put it in his pocket. " But father did say this. It's been fifty years since the Chamber of Secrets has been open, a mud-blood died. So it's only a matter of time before one gets killed this time. As for me, I hope it's Granger ". All three stood up angrily. Draco understood why Cortney stood up, but not the other two.
"What's the matter with you two ? You are acting...very odd".
" It's our stomach aches," Crabbe said. Draco turned away and Cortney saw the truth. Crabbe's hair turned to a familiar redhead. The two began to run out.
" Hey! Where are you going !? " Draco shouted.
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Cortney walked into the hospital wing to find Harry and Ron walking up to a closed-off curtain bed. She ran up to them.
" Why were you two disguised as Goyle and Crabbe yesterday ?" Cortney whispered. They pulled her into the closed-off bed. She saw Hermione looking like Millicent's cat. They explained everything to her. And explained her Polyjuice Potion, Dobby, and Moaning Mrytle. " Understandable, but why didn't you just ask to use a strand of my hair ?"
" I didn't want to offend you," Hermione admitted.
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Cortney was now in the mysterious room with De'lexi, Milan, and Joey. They were practicing, it was the day before New Year. All of a sudden Cortney was on all fours.
" You're a fox! " " De'lexi squealed happily. Cortney had orange fur, a white-tipped tail, black paws, short, a small long snout.
" Turn back to human form," demanded Joey. Cortney did what she was told.
" That was so cool! " Cortney gasped. Eventually, everyone turned into the animal they wanted. De'lexi turned into a Lemur, Milan turned into a Coyote, and Joey turned into a bunny. They all turned into their animal form and played around for a bit. Now they were in human form, sitting in a circle.
" Why must come up with a name for this group? And code name for ourselves," De'lexi informed.
" Think of it during classes and whatnot," Joey suggested.
" Whatever we do, do not tell anybody," Milan confirmed.
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