Not the villain in my story *ON HIATUS*

The Yule Ball

"Now you look breathtaking." Fleur smiles to your reflection in the mirror while adding the last touch to your lips,"My champion's absolutely gorgeous, isn't she?"

You let out a chuckle.

"Thank you, you're really good at these stuff." you grin, looking at yourself in the mirror. You look different - a very good different. You can't believe Fleur can do this without magic, it didn't take her a long time at all. She did it effortlessly.

"I deedn't 'ave to use magic because you are naturally beautiful. I only added some shades so zat you'll stand out at ze Ball." Fleur says as if she could read your mind.

You nod, smiling brightly. The girl looking back at you in the mirror really is you, but she's still unfamiliar. Her hair is smooth and silky, her lips are a perfect scarlet and her cheeks are slightly pink, like she's blushing. Fleur even found a way to hide all the little bruises and scars she got from the First Task. She does look breathtaking.

"Fleur..." you look up at your friend, who's standing next to your seat in front of the mirror. She herself looks stunning in her dress robes. Fleur uses almost no makeup, since she's probably the most beautiful girl of all the three schools,"I can never ever thank you enough for this. I've never used any makeup before, my mother's always too busy to teach me anything, my hair's never been this perfect before, my lips have never looked this good before and...Merlin, I think I'm gonna cry." you let a tear slip from your eye, just because you're so happy to have a friend like Fleur.

"Don't cry, girl. I don't want ze makeups to get all washed off." Fleur chuckles. She puts a hand on your shoulder,"Ze guy dancing with you tonight's ze luckiest boy in ze world."

"I'm lucky to get to dance with him tonight." you reply dreamily,"He's the one who bought me the cat."

"Oh I remember 'im, yes I do!" Fleur nods,"'e must be super cute."

"He is. He's the cutest guy I know." you sigh happily,"I feel like the luckiest person on Earth right now."

"But you've never told me 'is name." Fleur nudges your arm playfully,"C'mon, tell me!"

"His name's Draco." you answer, blushing red.

Fleur's face drops. She stays silent for a moment, just opening her mouth then closing them.

"Draco...Malfoy?" she frowns.

"Yeah, you know him?" you ask innocently.

"'E's Lucius Malfoy's son! Of course I know 'im, 'is father's a Death Eater!" Fleur exclaims accusingl,"Don't you know zat? He might be using you! What if 'e's secretly working for You-Know-Who? What if 'e's on some kind of mission to murder your parents, all for 'E-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named?"

"No, he's not! He's never been and he'll never be! He's never lied to me before!" you protest.

"And 'ow can you be so certain about that?" Fleur folds her arms sternly.

"I just..." you hesitate,"I know that. I trust him. He's promised to protect me no matter what happens."

"You cannot trust a Malfoy!"

"WHY DOES A SURNAME MATTER SO MUCH TO YOU?" you start yelling,"HE'S JUST BORN IN THE WRONG FAMILY! WHY CAN'T YOU JUST GIVE HIM A CHANCE? WHY DOES NO ONE EVER GIVE HIM A CHANCE? HE'S NOT LIKE HIS MOTHER AND FATHER!"

"You're blindfolded, (Y/n)! 'e's just a filthy son of two Death Eaters! 'e'll grow to be ze same thing!" Fleur fights back.

"WHAT ABOUT ME? I AM JUST LIKE HIM, THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO OF US!" you scream, raising from your chair. Your throat feels like exploding, your eyes start to well up with tears,"I AM A FILTHY DAUGHTER OF TWO DEATH EATERS! YEAH, MAYBE I'LL GROW TO BE THE SAME THING!" you start crying,"BUT HE GAVE ME A CHANCE! HE TRUSTED ME! SO WHY SHOULDN'T I TRUST HIM? WHY SHOULDN'T I GIVE HIM A CHANCE?"