The Brave Slytherin

The Party

Before we knew it, we had arrived at Hogwarts and started the feast. We had gained some new first year Slytherins and made sure they felt welcome. I introduced myself and my friends and told them, that if they had any questions or problems, that they could come to me. Mattheo responded with: 'You know you're too nice to be a Slytherin, right?' 'I'm not really. I'm just as nice to everyone else as you guys are to me.' 'Yeah, but we're just nice to you and you're nice to everyone.' 'Yeah, well... I just like being nice, okay?!' I said angrily, but with a smile, so he would know I'm not really angry. 'I know' Mattheo grinned as he moved on to the subject of the party where everyone else was talking about. They decided to have the party tomorrownight, so we had enough time to get snacks, drinks and make sure everyone knew about the party. I was looking forward to the party. Slytherin parties are always the best parties. Everyone is there, there is good music and food and I can just let loose a bit, without having to go back to the other end of the castle to go to bed. 

After we discussed all the details of the party and the feast was over, we went back to our dorms. I said goodnight to the others, while Mattheo and I walked into our room. When we were alone, I asked him: 'Are you feeling a bit better than on the train?' 'Yeah, I am. Thanks for distracting me and not telling the others.' 'Ofcourse, that's why we're friends right?' 'Yeah, right.' 'Are you excited for the party tomorrow?' I asked him. 'Yes, I am. Hopefully it will take my mind of off everything some more and it will just be a good start of the schoolyear.' 'I hope so too!' Right after I said this, we just sat there in some comfortable silence until I told Mattheo that I was quite tired and I was going to bed. He said he was tired as well, so we said our goodnights and went to sleep. 

The next morning Mattheo was already gone when I woke up. He was probably helping get the common room ready for the party, so I got dressed to go to Hermione to help her figure out what to wear tonight. She told me not too long ago that she has a crush on Ron and that she wanted to attract his attention, so we needed to find a dress that would do so. We didn't have to look long, before we found the perfect dress. It was a pink layered dress with some short sleeves. It looked amazing on her. Now that we found the perfect dress for her, we just needed to find a nice outfit for me. It took a bit longer than for Hermione, because I had multiple options, which were cute, but just not it. But, in the end, I found a dress with a darkgreen checkered print skirt and a black top. I put some black boots under it and some snake earrings in my ears and my outfit was complete. I had bought this dress right before the holidays, but hadn't had the chance to wear it yet. And this party was the perfect oppertunity. 
Now that Hermione and I were both ready, the party could begin. 

I was already at the party when Hermione arrived together with Harry, Ron, Ginny and Luna. Hermione went to pick them up when I was doing my hair. I was talking to Pansy, when I saw them come in, so I told Pansy I would see her later and turned to say hi to Hermione and the others. Ginny and Luna told me they liked my outfit, while I gushed over their outfits as well. They all looked so cute. While we were just catching up, I heard my name get called by a particular voice. 'Hey Potter, well Y/N Potter, not you Harry. Are you coming? We're playing Beerpong and we could really use your aim.' Draco yelled across the room. 'Yeah, I'll be right there'. I yelled back. 'Sorry guys, duty calls. I'll see you guys later okay?' And with that I walked over to Draco to join his teams at Beerpong. They were behind 2-5, so they could really use my help. On the other team were Cedric, Dean Thomas and Neville. They were all good at Beerpong, but I atleast had to try to win from them. Before I knew it, I had matched there scores and we were 8-8. Just two more cups and we win. I threw the ball and hit, so now just one more cup. But, they also hit a cup, so we were back at a tie. I was ready to throw the last pingpongball, when out of the corner of my eye, I saw Mattheo make out with Daphne Greengrass, another Slytherin. I never really talked to Daphne, so I didn't really know her, but I knew she wouldn't be someone Mattheo would spend more than a couple days on. But, it still annoyed me to see them make-out. Because I saw them, I wasn't paying attention when I threw the last ball and that's why I missed the last cup. The other team hit their last cup, which made us lose. I made us lose. 

I was still staring at Mattheo and Daphne, when Draco started talking to me. 'What happened?!!! You had that shot! We almost won!' 'Sorry Draco...' 'Hey, what's wrong Y/N? You always joke about losing with Beerpong, you never apologise for it.' I didn't even hear him ask that, but since I was staring he just followed my eyes and saw what I saw. He turned to me and said 'You know he won't spend more than a couple days on Daphne right. He will probably even be done with her by the end of the night.' 'I know' 'Okay, so let's just dance then and forget all about them' 'Yeah okay.' And so, we started dancing till it was about 2 in the morning. While we were dancing, Mattheo was already done with Daphne and was just talking to Blaise. I was tired from the day, so I told Draco I would go to bed and I said goodnight to him, Harry and the others. I avoided Mattheo and went straight to our dorm. While I stepped into our dorm, I saw Mattheo ask Draco something and not even two minutes after I layed down in my bed, he walked into the room. He asked if I was still awake, but I just pretended to be asleep. I didn't feel like talking to him. I just wanted this day to be over.