Cora hugged all her friends tightly as soon as they arrived... especially Draco. She really had missed him.
A few weeks into the term, the Slytherin friends were sitting in the Great Hall, studying for future exams. Cora and Draco were asking the others questions due to them having the highest marks and already knowing the answers. Having a bowl next to them filled with Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, they used them as rewards or punishments after each question.
"Your turn, Daph", said Cora. "Wiggenweld Potion. What does it do? Go."
"Okay, umm", replied Daphne. "It's used as an antidote to sleeping potions, it heals injuries and... uh, it replenishes stamina!"
Cora and Draco looked at each other and then back at Daphne. Without saying anything, Cora dug through the bowl of beans and gave one to Daphne. Slowly and with doubt, Daphne brought the bean to her mouth and started to chew it.
"Yay! It's cotton candy! I got it right", smiled Daphne.
Draco chuckled and whispered to Cora, "It's way more fun when they get them wrong."
"Yeah, for you maybe", said Blaise rolling his eyes, having heard Draco. They laughed and continued with their studying.
"Your turn, Theo", said Draco. "What are the ingredients for Forgetfulness Potion?"
"Oh, that's easy. Standard ingredient, mistletoe berries and valerian springs", Theo said.
Again, Cora and Draco looked at each other and, this time, Draco dug through the bowl and gave a bean to Theo. Theo smugly took it and put it in his mouth without a second thought. After a couple of seconds, he started to make a disgusted face.
"Ugghhh", he said as he spit it out and started to cough. "It's chilli powder." The other burst out laughing.
"What did I get wrong?", asked Theo after drinking water.
"You missed lethe river water", answered Cora.
Their attention was pulled away by Neville jumping into the Great Hall with his legs stuck together. Courtesy of Draco and the leg-luck curse. They all laughed while Harry and Ron glared at him from their table.
"I'll do the counter-curse", said Seamus loudly in the Gryffindor table.
"N-no. That's all I need! You to set my bloody kneecaps on fire!", said Neville.
"That wouldn't be so bad", laughed Pansy.
Cora rolled her eyes and chuckled. "That boy is too sweet for his own good."
"I don't appreciate the insinuation, Longbottom", said Seamus loudly. "Besides, if anyone cared to notice, my eyebrows have completely grown back!", he then angrily left the Gryffindor table. As he did, everyone could see he had a bald spot on the back of his head. The Gryffindors tried to hold their laughter, but the Slytherins couldn't.
"Oh, Merlin, the bald spot", laughed Daphne.
"I found him!", Harry suddenly said loudly from his table. Cora couldn't hear the rest of their conversation, but she nudged Draco for him to see.
The Golden Trio suddenly stood up from their seats abruptly looking excited. "Probably about the Sorcerer's Stone, don't you think?", said Draco.
"Definitely. But we should forget about it. Unlike my brother, we know when not to get involved. He's just gonna get himself in trouble. I should tell him that later", said Cora. Draco just nodded.
"Hey! Where are you going?", yelled Neville. "What about the counter-curse?" And then fell over, the whole Great Hall laughing.
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Harry, Ron and Hermione snook off that night to go to Hagrid's to talk about the Sorcerer's Stone.
Coincidently, Cora and Draco were also out that night, sneaking around because they wanted to explore the castle at night and go to the kitchens for snacks.
They saw the Golden Trio walking towards Hagrid's hut so they silently followed them. They leaned against the door, just being able to hear their conversation.
"Snape? Blimely, you're not still on 'bout him, ar yeh?", said Hagrid.
"Hagrid, we know he's after the stone, we just don't know why!", exclaimed Harry.
"Snape is one of the teachers protectin' the stone, he's not 'bout to steal it", answered Hagrid.
Cora rolled her eyes. "They're talking about the stone and Snape again. Please, Dray, can we just go get ice cream?", she pouted.
"Let's just listen a bit more. It's funny how wrong your brother is", replied Draco. Cora huffed in reply and they went back to listening.
"Of course! There are other thing defending the stone, aren't there? Spells, enchantments!", said Hermione.
"Thas right. Waste of bloody time if you ask me. Ain't no one gonna get past Fluffy. Ain't a soul knows how, except for me and Dumbledore! I shouldn't 'ave told you that, I should not have told you that", said Hagrid.
Cora started to complain again and trying to convince Draco to go to the kitchens before anyone caught them. "If we're caught, I'm blaming it all on your brother", said Draco. Cora chuckled and was about to reply until they heard cracking coming from inside. They listened carefully.
"Is that... a dragon?", asked Hermione.
"That's not just a dragon. It's a Norwegian Ridgeback. My brother Charlie works with these in Romania", said Ron.
Draco got excited and wanted to see it in the window. Cora chuckled at his excitement. "Be careful, Dray. Don't let them see you."
"Don't worry, they won't", he replied. He was looking at the dragon excited until he suddenly gasped.
"What happened?", asked Cora. Then, she heard Hagrid's voice.
"Who's that?", asked Hagrid looking at the window. He had spotted Draco's blonde hair. The trio turned to the window and saw Draco.
"They saw me, let's go!", said Draco.
Cora slapped his arm. "I told you to be careful!"
"I can't help that I'm so stunningly handsome that they noticed me standing there", said Draco.
Cora laughed and rolled her eyes. "Damn you and your good looks."
They ran away, laughing and being excited about the dragon, until they ran straight into Professor McGonagall. "Why are the two of you out of bed? And what is this about Hagrid having a dragon? You leave me no choice but to take house points away and report you to your Head of House."
"Wait!", said Cora. "We have a good reason to be out of bed after hours. Right, Draco?", she elbowed him.
"Uh-um. Of course, Professor", said Draco. He thought for a second and then smirked. "You see, we were just following Harry Potter because we heard him saying that he was sneaking off at night and Cora, being her sister, was concerned for him."
Cora smirked at Draco's fast thinking. "That is true, Professor. And, of course, Draco was being a true gentleman by not letting me go on my own."
Professor McGonagall took a deep breath. "Very well. Come with me." Cora and Draco followed her for a few moments when they finally heard the trio walking back from Hagrid's.
