One by one: DM X OC

Chapter 8

" Harry Potter~." She ruffled his hair and slipped into the spor next to him at the Gryffindor table in the great hall. He choked on his drink at her sudden appearance but quickly adjusted himself. " Introduce me. to your friends, why don't ya? "

" I think you know them. " He stated. She hadn't formally met Ron, but she briefly knew Herminoe. " Yeah, I'm just pulling your leg, I wanted to know who you're taking to the Yule Ball? " His face flushed red. " Rain, we can't take other champions. "

" I'm not asking you to the ball if that's what you're hinting at. Cedric is taking Cho. Fleur, well, actually, I'm not too sure who Fleur's taking. " She placed a finger on her chin. " I don't have a date yet. " She shrugged, slipping an arm around his shoulder and pulling him close. " Don't fret love, you'll find someone. If not, I'll let you steal a dance here and there. I'm not too sure how my date will feel about it, but I'm sure we'll manage. "

" Who's your date? " Harry furrowed his eyebrows. " Scarlett! " Harry's eyes trailed over to the figure sitting just in front of them at the Slytherin table, Herminoe looked over her shoulder, and her eyes held great concern. He beckoned her over. " No. You didn't. " He trailed off. " You're going with Malfoy? " Hermione hissed, Ron just grimaced at the sight. " He's my friend, I think we'd look good at the ball together. "

" You could've chosen anyone else. Why not Freddy or George? " Ron asked. He shoved food into his mouth immediately after. " I honestly thought they would've asked by now, but I heard from a little bird that Freddie is taking Angelina, and George is taking Katie. "

" Only cause it was rumored you had a date already. I guess we know how that got spread. " She stood up, a smile still on her face. " Well, the Slytherin's are calling me, duty calls, I'll see you later chosen one. " She made her way around the tables and plopped down across from Draco and Blaise.

" They're my friends too. You've got to respect that. " He narrowed his eyes at her. " I don't care about that Scarlett, my mum sent you a dress. She couldn't help herself. "

" What? A dress? Why would she do that? "
Blaise just chuckled with a mouthful of food. " Cissy will be like your second mother, Rainy. "

" Come on, Scarlett, we have places to be. " He stood up, grabbing her wrist and leading her away. She stumbled behind him and turned back to wave at Blaise, who was back stuffing his face.

" So this is the astronomy tower? " She looked over the edge to see the courtyard below. " It's a pretty sight, chilly, though. " Draco watched her eyes twinkle at the view. " Why'd you take me here? Not that I'm complaining. " She sat down on a dusty old couch just beside the staircase. " I wanted to show you this place, Scarlett. I like it up here too. " He joined her, kicking his legs up to rest them beside her own. His eyebrows furrowed at her, and she scrunched her nose at his stare. " Penny for your thoughts? "

" What's your blood status? " She frowned, her eyebrows furrowed too, and she crossed her arms over her chest. " You're lucky I was fortunate enough to have that paperwork when I was adopted. I'm a pureblood if that matters so much. What a rude thing to say, Malfoy. Would it have been a problem if I was a halfblood or even a muggle born? " She scoffed, looking away from the pureblood Slytherin who worried too much about blood status. " I didn't mean it like that, Scarlett. "

" How else would you have meant it? Does blood status mean that much to you? " His face turned red, and an evident frown was placed on it. She tried to stand up, but the blond quickly grabbed her wrist. " Don't go. " He hesitated. " Please. " He finished. Rain's lips parted, and her eyes almost popped out of her head. Malfoy was vulnerable with her. " It's hard. I worry about that. "  He hesitated, trying to find his words. She narrowed her eyes, hesitating to sit back down.

" You're a close mate, Scarlett. " He completely forgot he still had her hand in his own. " Wait, Scarlett? How are you a pureblood when you're adopted? Pureblood wizards are valued so greatly. How, why did that happen? Why would your parents do that to you? " She just shrugged, nibbling on her bottom lip. " I don't know. For all I know, I could be from America or Australia. Anywhere in the world. They could be dead or alive, poor or rich. All I know is that Im pureblood and Madam Maxime is my only parent. " One way she knew that Draco was thinking is when he furrows his eyebrows and looks away, his head turns, and he gets lost in thought. He then let out a relieved breath. " My parents will be glad that you're pureblood. Mum wanted me to invite you to our Christmas party. " Her head shrunk back.

" Christmas party? With a bunch of spoiled rich purebloods? I won't fit in, I can't afford a dress for that. " Madam Maxime made enough money to allow the both of them to live comfortably, not rich, but they had enough for the two of them, and Rain couldn't have asked for any more. " My mum will handle everything. You can stay with us during break, we'll have a room for you and they'll meet us at the train station. "

" Wait, this is sudden. " She got and began to gather her thoughts. " I'll have to think on it. It's a lot to take in. You're a Malfoy, Lucius works for the ministry, what will they think when they find out I'm an adopted pureblood and my parents abandoned me? I'm not rich, I have nothing of use to you and I'm a troublemaker. I got held back a grade for fucks sake. "