Chasing Shadows || Draco Malfoy x OC

Year 5- Ch. 117

Céline woke up in a bit a of a daze the next morning. The evening prior was very eventful, from the first secret meeting of D.A., to her run in with Draco and her confession in a broom cupboard.

She was going to tell Daphne and Tracey about Draco, but Pansy was in the room, so she didn't feel right to bring it up.

"Alright, what's going on?" Daphne said, as they got ready. Pansy had already left the room before they had woken up. "You look like you've been itching to tell us something since you came back last night, late I might add."

Céline looked at her with her face burning as she retold the broom cupboard events to them. By the time she finished, they both had enormous grins plastered their faces.

"It's about time!" Daphne said gleefully.

"You owe me a two galleons." Tracey said to Daphne. To which she rolled her eyes and rummaged through her trunk for her coin purse.

"You guys bet on me again?" Céline asked them in disbelief.

"Yes and no. It was on Draco, and this time, I won." Said Tracey, triumphantly. "We had a bet about how long it would take Draco to finally make his move on you. I said it would be pretty soon, seeing how he's been acting recently."

"And I said that Draco is a coward and would still take a couple more months. Especially when he's been a prat to your friends." Daphne said immediately after.

Tracey's smile faded and was replaced with a look of concern.

"How do you plan on letting Potter and the others know about you and Draco. I have my suspicions that they won't take it very well..." asked Tracey.

"And how will Malfoy act with you hanging out with the golden trio?" Daphne asked, mirroring Tracey's expression.

"I'm... I'm not quite sure how I'll tell them... T-technically I've only told Draco how I felt. He didn't say anything about what we are after that... but I imagine Harry and Ron will be rather miffed by the news." Céline said anxiously.

"It's alright." Tracey said, playing a hand in Céline's shoulder to comfort her, "If they're truly your friends they'll understand, sometimes you can't control how your heart feels. They may be upset at first, but I'm sure they'll come around."

Céline gave her an appreciative smile.

"And if not, I'll give them a stern talking to." Daphne said, holding her wand up.

"Thanks, I appreciate you two. I also don't know what I should say to Pansy..." Céline said, looking over to Pansy's four post bed.

"Why would you need to tell her. If anything, Malfoy should be the one to say something to her. That way she can finally give up and move on." Daphne said. Céline nodded, still unsure.

The three of them headed to the Great Hall for breakfast. She looked over to her friends at the Gryffindor table and saw her three friends talking and laughing. Probably still feeling great about last night's meeting.

I don't want to take away from that happiness they're feeling right now Céline thought to herself. She continued to her table and sat with her friends, putting her usual foods on her plate. She casually looked around her table as she ate, her eyes scanning automatically for the platinum hairs boy.

"You looking me already?" She heard the voice say next to her. The voice that can quickly make her cheeks burn. She looked over to see Draco sitting down next to her, looking at her with his usual smirk.

"Oh, no." She said nervously. "I just happened to be looking around. Not for you in particular." She quickly grabbed her cup of juice and took a sip.

He chuckled and began to eat his breakfast. Céline was expecting him to say something, anything really, about the night before, but he just started to talk to Theo. Soon it was time to head their lessons.