|| Star-Crossed ||

12

Jealousy Looks Good On You

CAROLINE POTTER

Today is the day of the party and I'm excited. Ginny, Hermione and I are getting ready in our room and I can't wait. Hermione curled my hair and I did my make up. I'm ready.

We walked to the common room and the boys were waiting. Harry stared at me and shook his head. "No. No way. Go change." he said. I rolled my eyes. "No! Ginny lent me this. I like it." I said. "It's too short. Far too short." he said. "Don't be boring, Harold. If she wants to wear the dress, she can wear it!" Hermione said. "Thank you, Mione." I said smugly. Harry rolled his eyes. "Fine, but please- just be careful. Don't go off by yourself ,watch your drink, you know-" he started. "I know. I'll be fine. It'll be fine. I'll stay with Max." I said. He nodded and we all left.

We got to the old Divination classroom and it had been charmed to be huge. There was music playing and lights and people were dancing and drinking. I could even see the corner where people were smoking. I made a mental note to thank Neville for bringing the weed later. "Let's go get drinks!" Ginny exclaimed. I nodded and took Max's hand as we made our way to the table. We shot and drank. "Wanna dance?" Max asked. I nodded with excitement. We went to the dance floor and I could feel the heat of everyone's bodies. I swayed to the music with Max and we laughed. Then he looked past me and his face fell. "You've got a bogey," he said. I looked over my shoulder and Draco stood there. He was leaning against the wall with a cup in his hand and staring at us. He was clearly pissed. I'll admit he did look hot. He wore black trousers and a white button up with the top couple buttons undone and the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. His hair was messy and he looked flushed. "Flirt with me." I said quickly. "What?" Max exclaimed. "Come on, please?" I said. "Are you sure making him jealous is a good idea? I don't think it's smart to piss someone like him off." he said. "I guess we'll find out." I said. I turned around so my back was pressed against Max's front. I swayed as I kept eye contact with Draco. Jealousy looks good on him. He clenched his fists and within an instant he was storming over. "You're so screwed." Max whispered. Draco grabbed my wrist and started to drag me through the crowd. "Let go of me!" I shouted. "Why? You want to act like a brat, I'll treat you like a brat." he snapped. "I thought I was a whore!" I shouted. He rolled his eyes and we stopped. "I was going to apologize before you started grinding on Max." he snapped. "I can do what I want. I'm not yours, Malfoy." I spat. He gave me a smug grin. "We'll see about that," he replied. I rolled my eyes. "I'm going back to the-" I started. Suddenly he picked me up and threw me over his shoulder like a sack of flour.

"What the hell?! Put me down!" I shouted. I hit his back with my fists but he just kept walking. "Let go of me!" I yelled. "No." he said calmly. "I mean it, Malfoy. Put me down." I said. "That's not my name," he added. "Where are we going?" I asked. He just kept walking. Then we arrived at the Slytherin dorms. "I don't want to go into the snake pit." I said. He laughed. "Funny. We call your dorms the Lions Den." he said. I rolled my eyes and he put me down. He held my hand and took me to his dorm. His door had a golden plaque with the name Malfoy on it. "Seriously? You have your own dorm?" I asked. He shrugged as he opened it. "I don't share," he said smugly. We went inside and it was huge. "Bloody hell" I muttered. It was all shades of emerald green and silver. He had a huge bed, a huge desk, and his own black marble bathroom. I was in awe. He pulled out a glass and poured some firewhiskey. I stared at him. "Why am I here?" I asked. "Well, you clearly can't be trusted at that party seeing as you were going to throw yourself at Max just to spite me-" he started. "I'm sorry, throw myself at Max?!" I exclaimed. He nodded casually. "Just to spite you?!" I added. He nodded again. "The ego of you is outrageous. Not to mention the jealousy and the anger issues. I can't handle it." I said. He scoffed. "I don't have anger issues," he said. I laughed. "Yeah, and my hair isn't red." I said. He stalked towards me. "I said I don't have anger issues," he spat. I stared at him. "But you do. You got pissed because I literally spoke to Theo. I was dancing with my friend and you looked like you wanted to punch him." I said. "I did want to punch him. He shouldn't have been touching you." he said. "There it is again! The possessiveness. He's my friend and we were dancing." I said. He scoffed. "That kid had way more than dancing on his mind," he said. "Maybe he did. Maybe he was remembering the time we slept together!" I shouted. Draco's face went stone cold. His knuckles turned white and his eyes went dark. "What?" he said sharply. "Nothing. I was just saying you can't-" I started.

Suddenly, Draco grabbed my wrists and pinned them to the wall and forced his knee between my legs. Our chests were touching and he stared into my eyes. "You fucked Max?" he snapped. "Last year, after the Yule Ball. It wasn't a big deal." I said. "It is a big deal!" he yelled. "How?" I exclaimed. "Because he's probably still trying to get at you," he said. I laughed. "Max is my friend. My best friend. And his brother just died. Do you really think sex with me is his biggest concern right now?" I asked. "It's my biggest concern," he replied with a smirk. "Well too bad. I'm not just some toy you can use until something better comes along." I said. His face dropped and he stepped back. "What? Is that what you think this is?" he asked. I shrugged. "What else would it be?" I asked. He shook his head and rubbed his temples. "Gods, what did they do to you?" he mumbled to himself. "Who?" I asked. "The people you grew up with. Max and Theo told me some stuff." he said. My stomach sank. "Oh" I said quietly. "I can't unsay what I said. And I can't wipe away whatever they said or did to you. But I can tell you, I care about you. Not just sex. I'm sorry, I truly am." he said. "It's alright. I shouldn't have doubted you." I replied. He nodded. "Do you want to stay here tonight?" he asked. I raised an eyebrow and smirked. "Not like that. Just sleep. It's too late for you to walk back to your dorm." he said. "Ok" I said with a smile. He gave me a shirt of his to change into and we got into bed. I laid on his chest and he smiled at me. "What?" I asked. "I'm just trying to figure out how I got so lucky." he replied. I fell asleep smiling.