The American Wizard

Chapter 9

Our night ended with a kiss right before we walked through the front gate into the castle. We went our separate ways. The next few weeks went the same way. Tonight is the night for the announcement of the champions.

We all sat on bleachers and waited for Dumbledore to start talking. He stood in the middle of everyone and got right to the point. The pieces of paper just started flying out of the goblet. The champions were Viktor Krum, Fleur Delacour, and Cedric Diggory. Dumbledore started to congratulate our champions before the goblet spit out another piece of paper.

Dumbledore caught it from the air and then read the name aloud in a quiet voice.

"Harry Potter." He mumbled.

Then he said it again, louder. "Harry Potter."

Harry sat there in shock that his name was called. Hermione had to shove him off the bench and towards Dumbledore so that Dumbledore wouldn't have to say his name again. Harry walked towards the room for the champions and disappeared inside, as did Dumbledore as well as the other headmasters and Mr. Barty Crouch.

Professor McGonagall dismissed all of us to our common rooms. Ron, Hermione, Ginny and I all waited for Harry to get back from the meeting so that we could figure out what happened. He didn't return until the early hours of the morning though. We all stood up as soon as the portrait opened. Harry came walking in looking exhausted. He turned to all of us and said that he was required to compete otherwise the consequences would be deadly. He didn't offer any other details before leaving us all in the Common Room while he went up to bed.

All of us looked at each other in shock. We couldn't even put together any words to say. It was completely silent until Hermione spoke up and suggested that we all go up to bed and if Harry wanted to speak about it in the morning we would.

All three of us girls said goodnight to Ron before going up our stairwell. We all got into bed before we started to talk.

"Guys I'm worried. People have died in this before." I told them quietly.

"We are too. But the best we can do right now is be there for him." Ginny told me.

"Yeah. No one knows what's going through Harry's mind right now. We just have to stay strong for him." Hermione told the both of us.

We didn't say anything else, then we all fell asleep.

I woke up the next day and remembered that it was Saturday. We got to go to Hogsmeade today. Ginny and I had plans to shop as long as we could. I got dressed in jeans and a sweater since it is a little colder today. I went down to the Great Hall to see Ginny already there and ready to go. We ate some before we left and started on our way to Hogsmeade.

We went to the candy store first since that has always been our favorite place. I got a bunch of sweets to hold me over until our next Hogsmeade weekend. I made sure to put it at the bottom of my bag so that I wouldn't be tempted to eat some of it.

We walked around and went in several different shops to get things, before stopping at the Three Broomsticks for lunch and a butterbeer. We met up with Ron, Harry, and Hermione and we all had lunch together. No one brought up the Tri Wizard Tournament though. We kept it to lighter topics and just had fun for the day. We were in there for a long time, longer than usual. When we had had enough, we paid for our bill then started to walk back towards the castle. Something caught my eye in one of the shop windows though so i told the four of them to go on without me and that I'd be up later.

I walked in to find a necklace that had a shark's tooth as the pendant. I saw Draco walk by the window by himself right before I walked out the door, so I shoved the small bag with my most recent purchases into another larger bag and walked out. I followed Draco until he turned down a side alley. That's when I caught up and started to walk beside him. He glanced over at me quickly before turning and looking fully at me. He seemed surprised but happy that I had joined him. We rounded another corner that was lined with the backs of shops and he gently pushed me against the wall.

His body caged me there and he put his hands on either side of my head. My hands immediately went to his neck and started to play with the hair at the nape of his neck. We just stared into each others eyes. I got lost in our little world before a question came to the front of my mind.

"Draco?" I whispered as if trying not to break the fragile silence.

"Hm." He hummed in response.

"What are we?"

"What do you mean?"

" Like what's our title?"

"Well, I'd love it if you would be my girlfriend."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Well I'd love to have you as my boyfriend."

And with that last sentence said, I pulled his head towards mine and claimed his lips in a kiss. He immediately responded and he took control of the kiss. We pulled away and we both smiled at each other.

The bell started to ring, signalling that it was time for us to head back to the castle. We split apart, but not both one more peck to the lips.

"Meet me at the spot behind the lake after dinner, I have something to give to you."I whispered in his ear before kissing his cheek and walking back down the alley towards Hogwarts.