Against the Odds

the party

"Clara, it'll be fun," Pansy whines, pulling on my robes. Bury my head in my hands and then drag my hands down my face. I glance over at Enzo and see how he's just as nervous as I am. "Ok yeah fine," I say, picking up my fork.

"Thank you all and let's have a fantastic year," Some lady in a pink dress says, going back to her seats. We missed all the announcements talking.

"Clara I'm so excited," Pansy says, grabbing onto my arm as we walk out of the great hall. My eyes widen and I smile at the ground. "It'll be fun, yeah it'll be fun," I say. More trying to convince myself than anyone else.

"Ok but you're gonna have to help me find something to wear," I say, throwing my trunk onto my bed. "Girl don't even worry I have just the thing," Pansy says digging into her trunk. I sit down on my bed and watch as she tosses clothes onto her bed. "Aha! Here you go," she shouts, tossing me a small, black, sparkly dress. My jaw drops as I lift it up to my body. "Pans you cannot expect me to wear this," I say, beginning to laugh. "Shut up and try it on ok," She says as she slips out of her clothes and into a short, green dress with sleeves.

As I take off my clothes and begin to rethink all my life choices. I pull the dress up and smooth it out. "Pansy," I say, throwing my hands to the side. Her jaw drops as she walks over to me. "You. Look. Stunning," she says, grabbing my hands. "The dress barely goes down to my fingertips," I say, trying to pull the dress down further. "That's the point, silly you're single and hot," she says, forcing me to spin. I groan loudly and she shakes her head.

"Girl, it's our fifth year, you're coming off a weird thing with Mattheo, why not just live it up?" She says. "Pansy nothing happened with me and Mattheo, I had... other relationships," I say, scratching my head. She bursts into laughter. "Hey I had that one Gryffindor who you still don't know about!" I yell. She nods and starts doing her hair.

I walk away from her and to the mirror that has been placed on the wall. I stare at myself for a couple of seconds before shaking my head and walking away.

"Ready? I think the boys are waiting for us in the common room," Pansy says, clipping in her earrings. I slide on the rest of my jewelry and shoes before jumping up. "How do I look?" I say striking a pose for her. She clasps her hands together and sighs, "Ugh you're stunning, and me?" She says, she spins around and I laugh. "Gorgeous as always," I respond.

We walk down the stairs hand in hand. This is always the most nerve wrecking part of the night. Most boys lie and tell you what you wanna hear but not these boys. They are the most brutally honest people I know.

"Well don't you both look stunning," Theo says walking towards the stairs. Pansy begins to blush and kisses theo on the cheek.

"I dunno you kinda look like a whore Clara," Draco says leaning against the wall. "Shut up," I say, shoving him. Him and Blaise start laughing as I shake my head.

"Damn you look-" Mattheo starts reaching his hand towards my waist. I shake my head mouthing "no" and walk past him. "Ooooh," Enzo and Theo coo while laughing.

"Who are you trying to impress anyway," Draco asks as we make our way out of the dungeon. I scoff and look behind me. "Anyone and everyone," Pansy replies for me, "That's the joy of being single." "Hey," Theo says, looking down at her. "No no no I didn't mean it like that," she says trying to defend herself.

We finally make it to the Gryffindor common room as we find our first dilemma. "Ok how are we supposed to get in," Blaise asks as we all stare at the painting. "Draco, how do we get it," Enzo asks. He pulls a piece of paper out of his pocket and examines it. "Draco??" Pansy shouts. "Guys I don't know!" he yells, flipping the paper around and eventually throwing it.