Harry and Eloise Potter

Chapter Fifteen

   The next morning, I woke up to Draco still fast asleep next to me. I brushed his hair from his face softly, looking at him with a smile. His eyes fluttered open and he looked down at me.
   "This is a sight I could get used to." He chuckled.
   "Good morning." I leaned up and pressed my lips to his. I felt him smile against my lips, my body melting against his as he wrapped his arms around my waist.
   "Alright you two, it's too early to start snogging. Get up, get dressed, and get ready for your date." Blaise told us. I pulled away and got up and while Draco was in the bathroom, I kept changing my clothes with my powers, not liking any of them.
   "You look amazing in them all." Draco told me.
"But none of them are right." I whined softly.
   "Pick one quickly, so we can get to breakfast." He told me.
"There's too many though." I whined. "Help me pick one, Dray, please??" I asked him, wanting him to choose.
   "Okay... next outfit." I changed again.
   "Ooooh. I love that on you." He complimented.

   "No. I don't like it." I shook my head, changing again.
   "Love that one too."
   "You're no help!" I huffed, whining.
   "Babe, please just choose. I'll love you in whatever you wear, you know that."
   "Do I now? You know what I'm thinking, huh?" I asked with a small, teasing smile.
   "That I do. Now please choose."
   "Fine."

   "Okay, how's this?" I asked him.
   "Damn..." he whispered, eyes roaming my body.
   "Okay, stop undressing me with your eyes. Let's go, I'm hungry." We headed to breakfast, him in a loose fitted white button-up with a white tank underneath, the button-up open and flowing behind him as he walking, in jeans just like mine except for men and loose-fitted. We held hands as we headed to the Great Hall, just in time for breakfast to start. Everyone looked over as Draco and I came in holding hands with smiles as we walked. A few people seemed to smile at us as we laughed and talked with each other and our friends. I threw a strawberry at Theo for saying something stupid. All of us laughing and cheering slightly as he caught it. I took a large chocolate covered strawberry and took a bite as McGonagall got all of our attention.
   "This year, after Christmas break, we'll be having a new professor starting at Hogwarts." Confused whispers erupted from both the students and staff. "You all know them. Their class will be a class for those who didn't get an exceeding score on their OWLs but still want to pursue potions. Welcome our new and latest Pressor Potter." Everyone looked to Harry but gasps sounded softly as I stood up, stepping out of the bench.
   "Hello everyone. My name is Eloise Potter and the majority of you know me by now. While in hiding I had done a lot of potion research and I wish to share some new potions with classes and teach on how one way of doing a potion can be improved by doing something a little different. I hope all of you will consider my class as an option because as I understand it, this class will be open to any student who wishes to take it, but Professor Snape already has a full class. I'm willing to talk with anyone about enrollment for after the holiday break, but there will be no switching Professors." I earned a few groans of disappointment. "You may also speak with Headmistress McGonagall about any further questions of enrollment, but any curriculum questions should come to me as I'm the teacher. Thank you." I headed back to my seat, noticing my family's still shocked expressions.
   When Draco and I headed out, I couldn't stop pestering.
   "We're almost to Hogsmead, please tell me??" I begged.
"No. Now shush. You'll find out soon."
"Soon isn't soon enough. Please Draco???" He shot me a look that made me back down and just set my head on his shoulder softly. I pouted somewhat until he gave me a blindfold. "Put it on me?" I asked him. He smiled and nodded making me turn around and let him put it on me, my vision blacking out, only a small sliver of light on the top and bottom.
"Alright, can you see?"
"Uh, no, isn't that the point of the blindfold?" I heard him chuckle before the carriage stopped. He helped me out gently before leading me somewhere slowly, making sure I didn't fall or slip or anything.
"Alright, stay right here." Draco said, pausing me wherever it is I'm standing.
"Okay." I stood where I was, feeling ultra awkward. I heard footsteps approach me once again. And it was definitely Draco's shoes.
"Alright, take off the blindfold." Draco sounded excited. I untied it and when I saw what was in front of me, I gasped.
"Dray... oh my god he's adorable." I gushed, kneeling down and letting the black Labrador puppy run to me.
"This lovely lady is for my lovely lady." Draco sounded so proud of himself.
"Oh, I'm your lovely lady now, am I?" I asked teasingly.
"Eloise Liliana Euphemia Potter... will you be my girlfriend?" He asked me. I looked up at him to meet his eye.
"Yes Draco, of course." We kissed softly before standing up after pulling away.
"What do you think you're gonna name her?"
"No clue, and you'll have to help me figure out a name." I told him.
"Oh, will I now?" He smirked before pecking my lips again.
"Oh yes. I'm terrible at name giving." I giggled before grabbing the puppy's leash and we started walking, holding hands as we went. Draco got us food and we set up on a bench near a park to eat lunch before he gave me surprise flowers and chocolate which I tried to refuse, but he wouldn't let me. We ended up having to walk back to Hogwarts and everyone was sort of panicking when we got there.
"There you two are." Mrs. Malfoy approached. "We've been worried sick, where were you?"
"We kind of lost track of time and missed the carriages by two minutes. We had to walk back." Draco admitted sheepishly.
"Well you're here now, that's all that matters." She told us before giving Draco a hug.
   "It's lovely to see you again Misses Malfoy." I held out my hand for her to shake but she gave me a soft hug instead.
   "Well, have you given it to her yet?" Mrs. Malfoy asked Draco.
   "He's given me the best first date ever. Nothing could've made today happier for me." I looked at Draco with a smile. His cheeks tinted red. "Draco, you're going red." I teased him.
   "It's the uh," he cleared his throat before continuing, "the cold. We should get inside."
   "Of course son." His dad nodded with a small, knowing smirk.
   "It's most definitely the cold." I reassured him sarcastically. Draco gave me a look making me smile cheekily at him.
   "We were thinking of staying for the evening before returning home. Headmistress McGonagall's already given the go ahead."
   "Perfect, I've been wanting to get to know you both more anyways." I told them. "We should head to the Great Hall, dinner is supposed to be starting soon." Everyone looked over at us in admiration and happiness as they saw our joined hands. "It's weird. They give us those looks every time we enter the Great Hall and we're holding hands." I whispered to Draco. Their expressions turned to shock as they saw Mister and Misses Malfoy behind us.
   In the middle of dinner, I felt someone behind, but no one noticed anyone behind me. I stood up and grabbed the hand about to pour a drink on me.
   "I do hope you were going to drink that and not pour it on me." I ripped the cloak off of her and she was frozen in shock.
   "How did you...?" She trailed off.
   "Pansy Parkinson, as a newly appointed teacher, it is my great honor to award you a week's worth of detention and ten points from Slytherin. Now I suggest you sit down before you make me angrier." I felt my eyes darkening and flash white causing her eyes to widen.
   "I'll get you back for taking Draco away from me." She growled.
   "Make that two weeks of detention. Would you like to make it three? One more word out of you and it will be. Go. Sit. Down." I was acting strangely calm which frightened her. She huffed, yanking her wrist from my hand. I sat back down and Draco put a hand on my mine, worry and concern flooding his eyes. "I'm fine." I whispered reassuringly at him. "Sorry about that Mister and Misses Malfoy, where were we?"

   Later on that night, Draco and I were sat in the common room reading together, Celeste, the puppy he got me, on the ground by the fire fast asleep, her little paws moving every few seconds like she was chasing something in her dreams.
   "I'm sorry that you have to spend two weeks with Pansy, love." Draco said softly making me pause my reading and look over at him.
   "It's not your fault. It's hers. I'm fine with it. Hell, I might just give my own twin detention with me for two weeks just so that way I wouldn't be alone." We laughed quietly at the thought.
   "I'll stay with you, if you want?" He suggested to me.
   "You'd do that??" I asked him.
   "Of course, you're my girlfriend, I'd do anything for you." Draco kissed me softly.
   "Thank you. I still might just give Harry detention so we can catch up again though." Draco rolled his eyes fondly, kissing my head.
   "Alright, I think it's time we head to bed, it's getting late. I'll get Celeste, you carry the books." I nodded and stood up, stretching. I took the books from the coffee table and he led up both to the shared bedroom, Celeste staying fast asleep on Draco's shoulder.
   "This sight is the cutest." I cooed at Draco causing him to let out a breathy laugh. Theo and Blaise were still asleep as he laid Celeste in her dog bed and we changed ourselves to climb in bed. I laid with my head on his chest, his fingers playing with my hair softly before I slowly fell asleep, him following my lead.