Chapter 29
"Hey, where are we going?" – I decided to ask her, while not resisting the fact that she was pulling me.
"Don't ask stupid questions. We're going for a walk! The weather is so wonderful outside, and you decided to spend your time reading books in a musty library, instead of having fun and relaxing like other children your age and beyond.
Soon we walked away from the castle and stopped at a small beach near a black lake. It was quite fresh here because of the water, and a small breeze filled the air with the scent of flowers and herbs.
- Well, what do you think, it's obviously better here than in a hot and stuffy castle? – The girl grinned.
- Well, I guess we can agree about the atmosphere. But there's nothing to do here…
- How is there nothing!? We're building a picnic! I've been dreaming of doing this for a long time, but I had no one to talk to... – having finished, the girl began to take out things from a small bag on her shoulder.
The first thing that came into play was a small blanket, which, after waving a wand, was neatly spread out on the sand, followed by an umbrella protecting it from the sun, and at the end a basket, apparently with food.
Nymphadora sat down on the blanket and quickly began emptying the basket. There were all kinds of sandwiches, fruits and drinks in white bottles.
- Well, what are you standing for. Come on, sit down! – finally, the girl noticed that I still hadn't joined her.
As soon as I sat down, Nymphadora quickly squeezed a sandwich and one of the bottles with an incomprehensible drink into my hands.
- what is it? It smells delicious! – I looked at the brownish-milky liquid inside the bottle.
"It's Hogsmeade butterbeer!" I specially bought it to treat you. After all, you will only be allowed to go there from the third year.
- Wow, thank you! – I thanked her cordially for such trouble, and then I picked up the bottle and started drinking.
Despite its name, the drink turned out to be sweet with a caramel flavor, a light salty note, a subtle rum flavor and creamy foam. So I didn't notice how the first bottle became empty pretty quickly.
The picnic was incredibly relaxing. Nymphadora and I hardly talked, all the while enjoying food and beer, to the sound of birds singing and the rustle of grass.
"Oh, Draco, I envy you. – finally, at some point, the girl broke the silence.
- why? A fair amount of surprise was clearly reflected on my face.
- Well, next year will be my last, and you won't have much fun with it because of the preparation for final exams and other things. And you, you just finished your first year, so the most fun days are just ahead of you. So try not to spend all your time in the library and have a lot of fun while you're young and irresponsible.
"Oh, you sound like you're old!" Look at you, you're so beautiful! You know how many seniors talk about you. Although I still haven't figured out what their "I would stick my magic wand in it" means, I think it's also something of a compliment.
"WHAT!?" WHICH BASTARD SAID THAT!? The girl was enraged like a tigress, which made her hair stand on end.
- I do not know the names of the students from the other houses, but I definitely heard Marcus Flint and Graham Pritchard discussing you. And what happened? Is this really something offensive and not a compliment?
"Hmm, don't worry about it. Maybe it's a compliment for someone, but definitely not for me. Oh, and I'll teach these imbeciles a lesson... – the girl did not want to calm down, so it became even more interesting to me what their words mean. In this regard, I made another mental note to find information about this in the library.
"Okay, Nymphadora, calm down already. My mom says that if you get angry a lot, wrinkles will appear sooner! – I got to my feet and tried to calm my cousin, but as soon as I did, the world immediately swam before my eyes, and my legs gave way.
"DRACO! WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU! – the girl was instantly worried and grabbed my falling body in her arms.
— I don't know. Suddenly, my head began to spin violently and everything swam before my eyes. This is the first time this has happened to me…
- Bliiin. I completely forgot that you're still young. And you can't drink too much butter beer! You're drunk, Draco! Come on. Lie on my lap, you'll feel better soon. – the girl immediately laid me down, while my head rested on her hips.
- Wow…
"What is it?" What surprised you so much?
"You're so soft... your feet are softer than the pillows at Hogwarts."…
"Well, I'm a girl, after all. We tend to be beautiful and gentle. – The girl smiled smugly.
"You also smell really good." I literally fell in love with your fragrance. I whispered, and as if to prove my words, I took a deep breath, after which a blissful smile clearly appeared on my face.
- Oh, you're obviously very drunk. Next time, I'll have to make sure you don't drink too much.…
"I don't know... but I'm telling the truth. And anyway, why are you being so nice to me? To be honest, the first time before I started talking to you, I was really worried that you wouldn't want to talk to me because of our parents' relationship.…
- Fool, what do you mean, why kind? Who should I treat well if not my little and sweet cousin? And anyway, if you ask such a stupid question again, you'll get it from me, okay!? She waved her fist in front of my face, which made me involuntarily close my eyes. However, the next moment, I felt a light wet touch of her lips on my forehead.
- This is so that you can understand my sincerity. – the girl smiled at my dumb look.
"Then I'll kiss you, too!" I replied, and without giving the girl time to respond in any way, I kissed her on the cheek, which made her cheeks turn pink.
We rested on the beach for about an hour until the alcohol cleared out of my body, after which we returned back to school, while agreeing to see each other more often and get out into the fresh air before the end of the school year.
Well, after that, the girl hurried to find the two Slytherin seniors I had told her about. And literally within an hour, many students were talking about how Nymphadora had first beaten two Slytherins until they were blue in the face, and then forced them to burp giant slugs, which caused the hapless young men to sit on the lawn with basins in their hands until they finished crawling out of their mouths.
I even felt sorry that I didn't see this show, but still, on occasion, I decided not to forget to learn about the slug spell from Nymphadora.…