Pearls and Fire whisky | A Harry James Potter love story

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Classes wouldn't start until Monday morning, which meant we still had two free days to get settled in. It usually meant spending our Saturday afternoon at Hogsmeade, browsing the shops and drinking some butterbeer at the three broomsticks. There was also a welcome back party every year for fifth years students and up. Although that never stopped our group of friends from attending ever since year three. The elder Slytherin students never really minded breaking the rules and would often take younger students with them. 

I remember our first time very well because Pansy threw up all over my black heels after she had to much punch, even though the elder students had warned her that the punch was very, very strong. The rest of the night I spend in the girls bathroom holding her hair for her while she kept throwing up into the toilet. It sure was a magical night. 

Today our annual trip was a little different since both Blaise and Theodore were helping setting up the party for tonight. Pansy, Daphne and Tracey were walking together a little bit ahead from Draco and me, giving us a little bit of privacy.  

"I am sorry about yesterday Draco, my emotions got the best of me," I whisper scared the girls would hear us talking. "There is no need to apologise. If the roles had been reversed I would have done a lot worse." I take his arm and stop walking so I can pull him into a tight embrace. "I am so scared," I let him know honestly. He puts his arms around me, hugging me back with even more force.

"I will do whatever it takes to protect you Z." 

I put a step back so I can look into his face, but keep my arms around him to remain in his embrace. "That is what I am scared about. I do not like the sound of that at all Draco. I want you to protect yourself, just as much as you want to protect me. You think you are protecting me by getting hurt yourself?" 

"Hurry up lovebirds!" We hear Daphne scream before Draco could give me an answer, making the both of us sigh. It wasn't until Draco let go of me that I saw multiple students standing still and starring at Draco and me. We knew the news of our engagement would be the hottest piece of summer gossip, and right now Daphne really wasn't helping us keeping a low profile. I could see Pansy hitting Daphne's arm. "Are you daft?!" she then screams at her. Daphne gave her a small slap on the shoulder back and then turned to Draco and me with an apologetic smile.

The rest of the day was rather lovely, apart from some stares and whispers here and there. Draco even treated the four of us to a bag filled with sweets of our choice at Honeydukes. We also brought some sweets with us for Blaise and Theodore because they had been pretty upset they wouldn't be able to come themselves. We came back just in time for dinner and afterwards went upstairs to get ready for the party of tonight.

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One thing I loved the most about sharing a bedroom with a large group of girls was how there was always soft music playing, scented candles burning and chattering. I never felt lonely here. I was laughing at Pansy who was giving us a very exaggerated fashion show walk to show of her new dress. She did look absolutely stunning in her grey velvet dress. I had gone for one of my favourite dresses, a black satin one that I could lace up on the sides to make it shorter or longer to my liking. I was feeling rather confident tonight and decided to give it an extra pull at the bottom, showing of my legs.

Some of the girls had already left, but Pansy and I had waited a little bit longer until Blaise and Theodore would be finished getting ready after setting everything up as well. We were waiting for them in the common room and after half a hour they finally walked downstairs from the boys dormitory. "Where is Draco?" is the first thing I ask them when I don't spot my white haired best friend with them. "He isn't coming tonight," Blaise answers. I stand up, wanting to make my way through them to walk upstairs and speak to Draco but Blaise holds me back. "Draco left a while ago, but he wanted you to go to the party. Even gave me permission to carry you if I had to," he says with a wink.