You! | Draco Malfoy x Y/n |

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A yawn escapes my lips as I head to the dungeons after dinner, my eyes closing on the way, begging me to sleep. 

"Wolfsbane," I mumble sleepily as the dungeon's door swings open, revealing the gently-lit common room with a familiar face sitting cross-legged on the couch.

"Skye?" I inquire, the tiredness suddenly vanishing as I wonder how my Ravenclaw friend could enter the Slytherin common room. "What are you doing here?"

"Never mind whut I am zoing here. Doez Lennon know zat you and zee bleached-boy 'ave kizzed before?" She demands loudly. I run up to her and clap a hand on her mouth, urging her to shut up, knowing that the 'bleached boy' could very well be in the room next to us.

"Shut up!" I hiss at my friend as I sit next to her, whose wide eyes relax as she pushes my hand off gently. 

"Y/n," She says softly, changing my expression from angry to confused. "You 'ave got to be zee most obliviouz person I have ever met!" She shouts, her voice rising at the last few words.

"What?" 

She tsks several times, clutching her forehead as she redirects her gaze to me, a smirk on her face.

"Iz eet not obviouz? Zee Lennon boy clearly likes you!" She squeals, shaking my shoulders as a wide grin spreads across her pale face. 

"No, he doesn't, Skye!" I laugh back, mainly at the absurd accusation. "He loves me like a brother, and that's that! He's just overly protective. If anything, he likes you." I poke her in the ribs, winking. "Remember how he flirted with you on the train?"

"Zat was only to try and make you feel j-" Skye remarks but is cut off by a tall figure entering the common room.

Oh, brother.

"Skye," Lennon's flat voice announces with a slight nod. His gaze fixes on me for a moment, his eyes looking me up and down, and he clears his voice before quickly muttering:

"Y/n."

I've never been so clueless in my entire life. I'm not sure whether I want to run across the room and then hug him... or smack him right across the face. I'm halfway out of my seat when I sit back down awkwardly, an unknown force in myself telling me to not do anything. 

"Lennon," I squeak back, my voice high-pitched and fake.

He raises an eyebrow at the noise, his eyes narrowing. 

"I'll, um, see you around, I guess." He mumbles as he rocks back and forth on the balls of his feet, carefully avoiding my gaze and fixating on Skye's brown eyes.

"Yeah, you too." 

The conversation hadn't left my mind since yesterday.

I was torn between my two friends. Skye thinks I'm being oblivious, but deep down I know that all Lennon cares about when it comes to me is my safety. I've known the boy since we were infants, for Merlin's sake. Of course he'd want to protect me, even if I might not need it.

 I hum contently as I spread jam over a small piece of toast as I make my way into the courtyard outside for some fresh air. 

Thankfully, today was Saturday, so I didn't have to worry about Lennon in any of my classes, seeing that there weren't any. I sit down under a tree at the farther end of the school where fewer people would come, morning dew gently brushing the exposed areas of my skin. Leaning against the vast tree stump, I close my eyes slowly, enjoying the gentle breeze of the wind stroking my face.

"Oh, Draco, you're so funny!" A shrill voice simpers, causing me to open my eyes in disgust at the artificial voice. My eyes reveal Pansy Parkinson wrapping her hand around Malfoy's shoulder, and I can't help but stifle a laugh at the disgruntled expression on Malfoy's face, right up until he catches my eye. 

Shit. Does he think I was staring at him?

Even if he does, so what? It's not like it meant something, anyway. If anything, I should ask why he decided to look at me.

"I'll meet you in a moment, Pansy," I hear the blond say before Pansy stalks away, the boy now making his way to me.

Bloody hell, what is this, hide-and-seek? Anytime I'm even near the boy some interaction has to happen. In an attempt to avoid him, I scoop up my bookbag and get up, trying to be stealthy when:

"No need to avoid me, Y/n." He affirms, his cold hand on my shoulder as goosebumps run up my legs. 

Well, I guess this conversation has to happen anyway. 

A/n: At first I kinda didn't like Skye but now I love her idk bout you lol

Anyway, hopefully you're enjoying this book so far pls give me any feedback + tips you can think of cause anything is appreciated 🤗

I'm planning to bring Lennon back in the next chapter or the one after that cause I honestly miss him lol

I'll see you in the next chapter byeee