A Boy From Slytherin | Draco Malfoy X Reader

~15~

Y/n's POV

Theo and I have been getting close. I'm even starting to think that if Theo and I keep up what we're doing I might be able to get over Draco. Theo seems like he really likes me, he's pretty sweet all the time, and I like him a lot too. I still like Draco though. Every time I see him hanging with Astoria I feel so mad and sad and I wonder why because if I've been hanging out with Theo lately and I like him then why can't Draco do the same with other girls? 

The Yule Ball is in a few days now and I'm pretty excited. Me and Theo have been hanging out a lot recently, like everyday. I think I've been scared to admit to myself that I really like him because I've just liked Draco for so long that I thought he was the only guy for me. But he isn't. He doesn't like me back so I'm trying to move on from him. 

Apart the the excitement for the Yule Ball, I haven't been feeling too good recently. I've been telling everyone that I feel good and am happy, but that's all lies. Each day I can feel my anxiety and depression getting worse and worse, and last week during a History of Magic test I had to leave for a bit because I started having anxiety attack. But I told my friends that it was "lady issues" and they all left me alone about it. But what really happened is that every single question on the page I couldn't understand, and started thinking about how next year is O.W.L. year and if I don't start understanding then I'll fail. Then I started freaking out on the inside and got professor Binn's permission to leave, I left to the bathroom where I ended up having a breakdown and threw up.

Today Cedric and I are hanging out, we haven't hung out in a while because I've been hanging with Theo lately and I feel bad.

"So have you asked Cho to the Ball yet?" I asked him,

"Yes, I have actually. I did a few days ago, I wanted to tell you but you've been busy lately." Cedric said,

"That's great! I'm so happy for you!" I said, "And I'm really sorry we haven't been hanging out lately, I've been spending time with Theodore Nott, we're going to the Yule Ball together," 

"Theodore Nott? I thought...I thought you liked Draco?"

"I don't even know anymore. I like Draco but he doesn't like me back, so there's no point in keeping it up. I also like Theo a lot. I'm confused. And Draco asked Astoria Greengrass to the Ball and they've been hanging out a lot lately, so."

"I'm sorry. But really like Theo?"

"Yeah, I think I do," I said, "And I've never really been in a relationship before, well, unless you count the week in first year when Ron and I were "together" but I've never been in a real relationship, and I'm thinking maybe Theo will be my first?"

"Oh, wow. You really like him. So...you're over Draco, now?"

"Don't ask me that question, I really don't know. I've liked Draco forever and it still hurts when I see him with Astoria, so I think I still like him, but I'm trying forget about that crush,"

"I understand that," I smiled. I like being able to talk to Cedric about all this.

"I have a question, I couldn't ask Max or Hermione this because they're girls, and I can't ask Matt or Draco because that would be awkward. But...do you think Theo would want to be in a real relationship, you know....with love? Or are guys just asking girls to the Yule ball because they don't want to show up without a date? Like...like you with Cho, do you just think she's pretty or do you actually like her? Like you would want a relationship with her?"

"Well, I guess it depends on the guy, really. But with me, I actually really like Cho, not just because she's pretty but she's also smart and nice and funny, and yeah, I would for sure want a relationship with her. I don't know Theo that well though so I don't know about him, but if he hurts you, tell me. I will Crucio him."