In the dinner in that same day, Carrie and I sit at the Griffindor table so we wouldn't have to look at Malfoy's face. "We haven't talked about the Triwizard Tournament yet" I say taking some roast beef "Fred and George said that they will find a way to participate" Ron says
Hermione huffed "I already told them, Dumbledore said that students under 17 cannot participate, but they are so stubborn" she says
After dinner we were leaving the Great Hall when Malfoy came waving to us with a pleased smile "Weasley! Hey Weasley!" I roll my eyes
"What?" Ron said shortly.
"Your dad's in the paper, Weasley!" Malfoy said, brandishing a copy of the Daily Prophet and speaking very loudly, so that everyone in the packed entrance hall could hear. "Listen to this!"
FURTHER MISTAKES AT THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC
It seems as though the Ministry of Magic's troublesare not yet at an end, writes Rita Skeeter, SpecialCorrespondent. Recently under fire for its poor crowd control at the Quidditch World Cup, andstill unable to account for the disappearance of oneof its witches, the Ministry was plunged into freshembarrassment yesterday by the antics of ArnoldWeasley, of the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office
Malfoy looked up.
"Imagine them not even getting his name right, Weasley. It's almost as though he's a complete nonentity, isn't it?" he crowed. I was starting to get mad again
Everyone in the entrance hall was listening now. Malfoy straightened the paper with a flourish and read on:
Arnold Weasley, who was charged with possessionof a flying car two years ago, was yesterday involvedin a tussle with several Muggle law-keepers("policemen") over a number of highly aggressivedustbins. Mr. Weasley appears to have rushed tothe aid of "Mad-Eye" Moody, the aged ex-Aurorwho retired from the Ministry when no longer ableto tell the difference between a handshake and attempted murder. Unsurprisingly, Mr. Weasleyfound, upon arrival at Mr. Moody's heavilyguarded house, that Mr. Moody had once againraised a false alarm. Mr. Weasley was forced tomodify several memories before he could escapefrom the policemen, but refused to answer DailyProphet questions about why he had involved theMinistry in such an undignified and potentiallyembarrassing scene.
"And there's a picture, Weasley!" Malfoy said, flipping the paper over and holding it up. "A picture of your parents outside their house — if you can call it a house! Your mother could do with losing a bit of weight, couldn't she?" Ron was shaking with fury.
Everyone was staring at him.
"Get stuffed, Malfoy," Harry said. "C'mon, Ron. . . ."
"Oh yeah, you were staying with them this summer, weren't you,Potter?" sneered Malfoy. "So tell me, is his mother really that porky, or is it just the picture?" he laugh loudly
"You know your mother, Malfoy?" Harry said — both me and Hermione had grabbed the back of Ron's robes to stop him from launching himself at Malfoy
"That expression she's got, like she's got shit under her nose? Has she always looked like that, or was it just because you were with her?"Malfoy's pale face went slightly pink.
"Don't you dare insult my mother, Potter."
"Keep your fat mouth shut, then" Harry said, turning away
