"Shut up right now." He says, covering my mouth with his hand.
For a moment we both stare at each other, not quite sure what to do next.
My body is frozen against the wall. All I can focus on is Draco's minty breath that dances across my face.
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Shorty after the music stops, everyone is asked to make their way to bed. Cedric walks me back to the Slytherin common room and gives me a quick kiss before leaving to his room. I know it's very early in the relationship (less than 20 minutes officially) but I had kind of hoped that he would invite me to come back with him. I wait a minute for my friends to get back considering they weren't too far behind Cedric and I. When I finally hear footsteps coming round the corner of the stairs, I decide to walk over and greet them there. But it isn't any of my friends. It's Cho Chang.
"Cho? What are you doing down here?" I ask her with a smile. The poor girl must've had too much to drink and forgotten the Ravenclaw common room is the floor above the ballroom rather than below.
"Oh... Freya! I didn't expect to see you here." She looks almost irritated to see me but I shrug it off.
"Um... it's actually Francesca." I correct her. "But don't worry- easy mistake to make! How was your night with Harry?"
"Yeah, um, it was great thanks. I promised my friend Hannah I'd sleepover with her- you wouldn't happen to remember where the Hufflepuff common room is, would you?" I point Cho in the right direction and wish her a good night. She laughs in reply and I feel a little bad for Hannah that she has to deal with Cho in such a state. Soon enough my friends round the corner, Graham leading the pack. He's got his arm around Daphne, supporting her as she stumbles through the corridor.
"Fucking hell, Daph! How much did you drink?" I ask, wrapping my arm around her too.
"What are you talking about?! I didn't drink anything!" A cheeky grin covers her face and I can't help but laugh.
"What do you say we keep the party going in my room?" Blaise asks, his words slightly slurred.
We all agree, except Graham who insists he's too tired and asks that we get Daphne to bed in one piece. It's quite sweet seeing how much he cares about her. Despite his tough guy exterior, Graham always looks after Daph- or at least makes sure one of us is sober enough to do it for him. I know that tomorrow morning he'll wait up for her and spend his whole morning trying to cure her hangover.
Back in Theó and Blaise's room, drinks are being retrieved from various hiding places around the room. I pull the bottle of muggle vodka out from Blaise's underwear drawer and begin pouring shots for everyone. Looking around the room, I realise that we're missing someone.
"Where's Draco?" I ask Theó, taking my first shot.
"Is he not here? Be a babe and see if you can force him out his room, Fran." I roll my eyes at him but agree, turning to find Draco's dorm. As I wander through the corridor, I have to cover my ears at certain points to block out the blaring music from other after parties. When I finally reach Draco's door, it's slightly open. I knock but when I get no reply I decide to go in anyway.
