My Father's Only Rule {DRACO MALFOY X SNAPE'S DAUGHTER}

Chapter Ten: One More Time

September/October 1994 - Hogwarts

I turned 15 a week later on September 28, 1994. We had a party in the common room. I got permission to bring Cedric. Draco and I had been hanging out with our friends together and sitting next to each other in class, but we hadn't really talked. Even though Cedric had been snogging me at every chance, I couldn't stop thinking about my kiss with Draco. It was more real than anytime I had ever kissed Cedric. And sometimes, I only wanted to kiss Cedric when Draco was around.

My party was, for lack of a better word, a total rager. All planned and put together by Jane, although she let Cedric have some credit for picking out the cake or something. I guess it was Slytherin's way of letting me know I was being embraced. I didn't leave Cedric's arms the whole night, but Draco was in the back of my mind. Then I saw him in a corner, all by himself. I'm not sure what came over me, but I had to go to him. I just had to do it one more time. And then, I swear, I'll never do it again.

"I'll be right back," I said to Cedric. "I have to go to the bathroom." I walked over to Draco. We were around a corner and perfectly hidden from everyone.

"Hey," I said.

"Hey," he said, surprised to see me. "Enjoying your party?"

"Yeah," I said, smiling.

"Cedric giving you trouble?"

"No."

"Good."

Please kiss me. I need you to kiss me so if anybody sees, it won't be my fault. Please kiss me.

But he wasn't. So I put my arms around him and kissed him slowly, then pulled away, and let our lips linger around each other for a moment.

"Is that all you came over here for?" he whispered.

"Yeah," I whispered back. Then finally did it. He kissed me. And it was perfect. He was smiling when I pulled away. And without saying a word, I straightened my shirt and walked back out to my party.

Cedric turned 17 a week later on October 5th, 1994. So I had to return the favor and put together a rager in the Hufflepuff common room. I got Jane to help me. Parties were kind of her thing. But the big event of the day was watching him put his name in the goblet of fire. That attracted an audience. And what did he do immediately after? Turned around to kiss his perfect little girlfriend, of course.

Being Cedric Diggory's girlfriend was like being famous. When you're Cedric Diggory's girlfriend, it says something about you. It says there's something special about you that made the one and only Cedric Diggory pick you. It means you must be the prettiest, the funniest, and the smartest. Because Cedric Diggory only gets the best of the best.

But being Snape's daughter was also like being famous. When you're Snape's daughter, it says something about Snape. It says that somewhere in that stone faced man was a man who loves a little girl. It meant that I was all the worst parts of Snape in all the best ways. And because most people didn't know my full story, rumors were flying. Being Snape's daughter meant that when people saw you, they saw a version of Snape they liked. And it threw them off.

But being both was like living in a storm. Twice the attention, twice the expectations. People knew there must have been two sides to me. Because I was dating Cedric Diggory, I must have been a perfect angel. But I was also Snape's daughter, so how perfectly angelic could I possibly be? I was a walking contradiction. A very popular walking contradiction. But I had my own little secret that only two people in the world knew about. Cedric and I were perfect on the outside, and I loved being with him. But whenever we got into a fight, and whenever he yelled at me, I ran straight to Draco Malfoy.