Serpent's Veil || Draco Malfoy.

The Rifts Between Us

Daphne's POV

This doesn't make a damn bit of sense. 

It's like I've turned into some kind of oracle lately because I've noticed how, lately, the tension between Emily and Draco is thicker than the fog on the Quidditch pitch. 

And just now, we had front-row seats to one of their ridiculous fights at its very peak. 

Emily practically bolted out of here, claiming she wasn't hungry, and Draco didn't waste a second before storming off after her, tossing out some pathetic excuse about needing to finish his homework. 

But of course, not before slamming his hand on the table like a toddler throwing a tantrum, rattling the plates and making everyone jump. 

Honestly, I'm so over their bullshit.

Am I the only one who sees this? 

Because right now, everyone else seems more interested in their own little dramas. 

Pansy is gorging herself like a pig at a feast, while Millicent and Blaise are off in their heads somewhere. 

Blaise's probably lost in thought about this latest hook-up, while Millicent's likely dreaming about Crabbe in his underwear

Maybe I'm the only one who gives a damn because, honestly, I want to see them either hook up or crash and burn, anything that would make Theo see Emily for what she is: completely tangled up in Draco. 

It's infuriating. 

Ever since that night with Theo, I can't get him out of my head. 

And why should I have to? 

Emily's all over the place with Draco, whether she'll admit it or not, and it's clear they're obsessed with each other. 

If she'd just own up to it and let Theo go, maybe I'd finally get another chance with him.

A serious one

What I don't understand is how he is so blind.

He is practically another Pansy.

All he sees is this version of Emily she keeps pretending to be, someone who's all his, but she's never really there. 

Not in the way that matters, anyway. 

Even when she messes things up beyond belief, dragging him through her twisted mess with Draco, Theo still gives her chance after chance, like he's waiting for some magical moment where she'll finally pick him and stop this whole back-and-forth game. 

It's like he's addicted to her chaos, convinced she's going to change. 

But she won't. 

She never does. 

She'll keep slipping up, keep dragging him through the mud, and him? 

He'll keep giving her endless passes, no matter how many times she leaves him hanging.

And it drives me insane. 

Because for all the time I've spent trying to get him to notice me—to see that I'd be there for him without the drama or the games—it never seems to register. 

One slip from her, and he's right there, falling for her all over again like nothing happened.

After what just happened though, I seriously doubt their upcoming date in Hogsmeade will go anywhere good, so maybe I should thank Draco for getting under her skin.

Still, I want to know what my friends think about the whole situation.

"What a disaster," I mutter.