Dark Light - a Draco Malfoy Fanfic

The other schools

The door opened and in walked the girls, gracefully sending out butterflies with each curtsy. Their flowy blue uniform dresses fluttering magestically and then I saw Emelia. She saw me and passed a big smile and with another curtsy, sent a bunch of butterflies on my face. She signalled to the girl in front. It was Camille. I was overjoyed.

My dreamy happiness was broken as I heard thumping of wooden staffs on the ground.
Sparks flying out with each thump. Men, Durmstrang men, marched in aggressively. At the end of the parade, Krum. Victor Krum, walked in in full force. Everyone's head turned. Ron almost fainted. We laughed at him.

The headmasters and headmistress greeted each other. Dumbledore moved forward," Now to welcome our guests. Everyone please stand up to sing the School song"

Everyone stood up. Letters started floating above Dumbledore's head as everyone started singing.
"Hogwarts, Hogwarts. Hoggy Warty Hogwarts.
Teach us something please....."
I was confused and amused at the same time. I joined in with "La la la la, lalalala la la.."
My eyes went to Draco at the Slytherin table who was not standing up or singing but making mocking , Uninterested faces at Crabbe and Goyle.
The students from the other schools looked confused at the badly coordinated school song.
I let out a little laugh.

After the song, we all sat down and Dumbledore gave the instructions for those who wished participate in the Tournament. When it was declared that no one under the age of 17 could participate, everyone booed. Dumbledore silenced everyone at once and revealed a Goblet of fire. Anyone eligible who wished to participate could write their names in a piece of parchment and drop it in the goblet.

I turned around and looked at Cedric. He turned around at the same time. I bobbed my head as if to ask if he would participate.  He nodded. I put my thumbs up. He smiled.

I heard Fred and George discussing ways to break the magic age line Dumbledore himself had drawn around the goblet to prevent underaged students from participating.
I waved at my  friends from Beauxbaton. Except the 2 who joined us at the Gryffindor table, most of them had joined the ravenclaw table.
I introduced them to everyone and everyone to them. We chatted, talked about the old days. Told them about my new friends at Hogwarts until we were dismissed and had to go to our dorm.
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The next day, our first class was DADA. Draco and his bunch of 'Slithering' friends were in the corridor that lead to the classroom.
"Looking Good, Berkeley!" Draco shouted. He left his friends behind as he followed me to class.
" You're breaking my heart. Why don't you speak to me? A thank you would've been nice."

"Why are you so annoying?" I said.
"Remember, the last time we were at Hogwarts, you never finished your sentence. You called me a filthy little....?? Finish the sentence and then we'll talk."

I moved faster to leave him behind and finally reached the classroom.

Our new professor, Professor Moony was a famous ex auror. He looked as dangerous as he sounded.
He came inside, introduced himself and  was to teach us the 3 unforgivable curse.
When the class was over. Half the people were dumbstruck and the rest were terrified. Especially Neville. He looked like a Dementor had sucked all the happiness out of him.
"Neville." I called " are you okay?"
He nodded slightly. Then Moony came out of his office and took Neville with him.

We were all in the hall where the Goblet of fire was placed. A few 7th year students came in to drop their name into the fire.
Then Cedric comes in. Everyone cheered . I nod at him and he puts in his name. The fire accepts it.

A while later. Fred and George come running in with a tube of potion in their hands. They drank it and jumped into the age line. Nothing happened. Not yet. Then suddenly the fire shot the 2 out of the line and they grew long white hair and beard. Everyone started laughing. Then they started their "you said, he said" fight.
Everyone fell silent when Krum walked in and dropped in his name.

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The next evening I saw Camille talking to Draco in the corridor. I looked or may have stared at them.
Draco looked at me and sniggered. Camille said her goodbyes and came running to me.
She looked really happy. I had already told her about the kind of person Draco Malfoy was but it didn't seem to affect her decision to befriend him.
"He is so handsome." She said. "He asked me on a date next week."
"And you're going with him?"
"Of course I am."
"He is... aah, we'll never mind." I smiled.
She looked too happy for me to be bitching about Malfoy.
I looked back. He was standing leaned towards the wall, arms crossed, biting his lips and looked straight at me.

He better not hurt her feelings.

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The day of her date with Draco came.
"You have to come with me." She said.
"Why?" I asked. "Take Em"
"She has her own plans."
"And I don't?"
"Please..... I don't know anyone who knows this place better. His friend Blaise is coming too. We'll have fun."
"You bet." I said.
"Pleaaaaassssee." She said and made a puppy face.
"Okay fine!" I said.
"Thank you Ev!" She hugged me.

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We were at Miss Puddifoot's tea shop. It was very daintily and lacily decorated.
We met Draco and Blaise there.
"Hey!" Draco waved.
She waved back.
He came forward and gave Camille a kiss on her cheeks. And moved towards me.
I moved back. He extended his hand into a handshake. I looked away.
Camille nudged me with her elbow. I raised my hand into a hi and faked a smile.
He smiled as he let his hand down. Blaise said hello too and I replied to him with a handshake.
Draco looked surprised and laughed. "Wow." He said.

We sat down at a table for 4 and ordered tea. I took out a book from my bag and started reading it.
"Are you always this boring?" Draco asked.
I didn't even look up.
Camille nudged me again. Draco stood up and pulled the book from my hand and kept it on his lap.
"Better." He said as he placed the book on his lap.
He started talking about Beauxbatons. He was asking Camille of stories of me. And Camille being the innocent being she was, blabbered on about me.
I kept asking her to stop but she wouldn't.
"So what do you like? What are your interests?" He asked.
"I like music and baking and-"
"And her?" Draco cut her off.
"Her?" She asked. "Ask her yourself. She's right here."
By this point, she was kind of getting annoyed because of his lack in interest in her.
"Okay. What are your interests Berkeley?"
"Definitely not sitting here with you." I replied.
He laughed.

The rest of the noon went by with Draco trying to get information out of Camille but but she knew better by then.
"I think we should go now." She said.
"Oh yes. We must." I said as I smiled.
We stood up and said goodbye to them.

"I'm sorry Ev. I know what you meant now. Why didn't you tell me he likes you?" She said.
"What? No. He was just trying to get information from you so that he could use it against me." I said.
"Well he is definitely very dedicated to be spending the whole outing trying to do that.", She said.