Slytherin Tensions

Worst of all, he liked cooking. Only House Elves and pathetic magicals that could not do anything else cooked. It was one of the lowest "professions" in the British Wizarding World and Harry said it out loud that he liked cooking? Draco ground his teeth. He would make Harry suffer for ignoring his friendship and spitting on what a proper magical should be.

"What, Pansy?!" he hissed when she tugged on his sleeve again.

"Your fire is too high," she hissed back, pointing at his bubbling cauldron. "It's about to boil over."

"Then why didn't you just fix it!" He irritably tapped the stand with his wand and the fire reduced in size and intensity.

"I'm trying to help you," she whispered angrily, hurt.

"Next time just do it instead of try to help me do it," Draco retorted and turned in his seat, ignoring her.

Pansy looked down at the table, trying to fight the tears from building in her eyes. She knew proper Pureblood girls did not cry in public, it was unseemly and unbecoming. Being snapped at like that, when she was only trying to help, hurt her though and it was hard to keep the tears from falling.

Not for the first time, she wondered what had happened. She and Draco used to be incredibly close, used to be very good friends. As they got older, especially the last year, he had slowly changed. He was no longer as kind as he was, as playful and pleasant. He was turning more like into his idol, his father.

Pansy had hoped that when they started Hogwarts together, he would treat her better, like he used to. If anything, he was becoming worse. He wanted to be friends with the other older students, prove his worth and superiority. He was cold and biting to her and it was getting worse.

She looked at Harry and Lavender and Parvati angrily. Harry had been corrected by Parvati and he had not snapped at her. He had taken Lavender's teasing without any anger, had not said anything cruel back. They were working together and it looked like they were having fun.

"It's not fair," she thought, tearing her flower petals apart violently. She shot the trio of Gryffindors another angry look. If she was being honest, there was something else mixed in with the anger. Nothing she wanted to admit to, however.

Not right now anyways, and certainly not out loud.

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