Unequivocally in love.

15.

1 MONTH LATER

the night went by very slowly. the same enchantment said. Harmonia Nectere Passus. i decided to give it one last try. i got up, wand in hand, ready to go. i raised my wand. "Harmonia Nectere Passus!" i said waving my wand the right way. i took a bite out of an apple placed it in and sent it off. i checked the other cabinet expecting to see nothing, again. i opened it, and to my surprise, the apple sat there. it was unharmed and very much the same bitten apple sitting there. i look at it in shock for a second thinking no way. i am very much going to rub this in his face.

i have to tell him. i run out of the Room of Requirements and straight to his dorm. i don't even knock, i just walk right in. he is sitting on his bed writing in his journal. he looks up at me and smirks. "i did it. i fixed the cabinet!" i yell. he throws his journal down and stands. "really? you did it?" he asks with a growing smile. "yes! it's fixed!" i yell jumping with excitement. he scoffs in amusement and runs at me, picking me up and spinning me.

he stops spinning and is still holding me. my hands were on his shoulders. his face looks of pure happiness. my smile was wide. i lean down and pecked his lips. "we did it." i say. "we did." he agrees. i hug him tightly. "we need to send word to our families." i say. "yes, let's go to the Owlry." Draco says. i nod my head while he sets me down onto the hard floor. we head outside. it was an overcast day, not to warm and not to cool. it was mid-afternoon today. Saturday. what a brilliant time of the week.

we make our way down the steps and into the Owlry. happy chirps were heard. we stopped, i pulled out some parchment and quills. Blaise had gotten me and travel set of quills and ink for my birthday last year. it was quite handy. i scribble down some words and sent it off with Athena. it went something like,   "we've done it! the vanishing cabinet is fixed for you guys! send word back once you've received this. love, Katie." Draco wrote his and sent it off.

i went to his right. i placed my hand in his, leaning on his side. "everything's about to change isn't it?" he asked, breaking the silence. "yeah, it is." i say with a sigh. Hogwarts is never going to be the same. we were to blame. we walked back up to Draco's dorm. i decided wi didnt want to be alone tonight. "hey, can i stay why you for tonight?" I ask him. "why?" he asked. "because this is probably going to to be our last normal night together." i shrugged. "fine." he said.

we got to his room. i almost immediately collapsed on his bed. he chuckled at me. i groaned. "i don't have any clothes!" i whined. he rolled his eyes. i got up to head to my dorm for night clothes, "where are you going?" he asks. "to get clothes." i said with a perplexed face. "here, you can wear some of mine." he said handing me and shirt and sweatpants. i stared at him for a second thinking of all the ways he could be tricking me. he shrugged, "i'm not tricking you Kat, if that's what you think." he smiled. i nodded slowly. "right." i say and walk slowly to the bathroom.

i take my clothes off and slip his on. they smell just like him. i'm immediately brought at ease. the pants were way too
big and swallowed me whole. i walk out of the bathroom and stand there. i was looking down at my legs which were engulfed in cloth. "this is huge Draco!" i laughed. he look up from his book. his face contorted into a smirk. "you look lovely in my clothing Kat." he said putting his hands behind his head. "yeah, i'm sure i do." i roll my eyes. i jumped into his bed, the green sheets surrounded me. i felt like royalty. Draco was living in luxury here.

"i still can't get over the fact that these sheets are so much softer than everyone else's." i say. he chuckled. "perks of being a Malfoy." he shrugged. i was on my back, staring at the ceiling. all i wanted was for him to wrap an arm around me and hold me. i missed his touch. we had to stay away from each other for a while, i guess i forgot what it felt like. i turned my head to look at Draco. he was caught up in his book. he was mouthing the words. he seemed to sink into his own little world of literature. "what are you reading about?" i broke the silence. he snapped out of whatever trance he was in to reply.

"it's a love story about two people who were banned to be together for all eternity. they loved each other too much and they fought for each other." he said smiling. i noticed him replaying his words over again. "erm, i mean, it's okay. not the best." he rolled his eyes. i snickered. "okay." i mocked him. "come see for yourself!" he said opening up a space for me to crawl into. i rolled my eyes, i slid over next to him. he put the book into my view as well. he was only wearing some of his Quidditch pants.

i laid my head on his chest. his chin was rested on my head. his arms, draped over me. being that close to him was the best feeling ever. Draco's warm body next to mine. i scanned the pages of the book not really wanting to read it. i was too focused on my heartbeat. it was going faster than normal, while his was slow and steady. i took a deep but shaky breath in and let it out slowly. i closed my eyes in attempt to fall asleep, to no avail. i stayed there for a second trying to calm down when the book was closed firmly and set aside.

"if i knew i had this big of an affect on you, i would have invited you to cuddle with me sooner." he winked at me. i rolled my eyes. "don't flatter yourself Draco. i was just thinking about our Muggle Studies test tomorrow." i lied. he looked down at me and raised an eyebrow. he sank into the mattress and put his lips to my ear. "or you were thinking about how close we are to each other." he whispered delicately into my ear. shivers erupted in my body. he sat back up and closed his eyes once more.

"a penny for your thoughts, Malfoy?" i ask. he sighed. "if you must know, i was thinking about you." he said never once opening his eyes. i was thankful he didn't or he would have seen me blush like a maniac. he pulled me closer and twisted onto his side. our legs were interlocked, our bodies touching. i was in heaven with him. my head was now resting on his arm. his scent flooded my nose and within a few minutes, i was out cold. Draco Malfoy is going to be the death of me, but i wouldn't want it any other way.

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AN- hey loves!! checking in on y'all, i have not in a while! if anyone is confused about the chapters, in my description of the book i explained it but if you need more than that, i would be more than happy to talk with you. just lemme know! and just so you guys know, the drama is coming in big time. love you all and have a great day!! - Sadie🤍