Chasing Shadows || Draco Malfoy x OC

Year 6- Ch. 170

After Defense lessons, Céline made her way to the common room with her friends again. Draco half way to the dungeon said he needed to do something really quick. He said it had to do with the quidditch try out. Once they all sat down, Theo and Céline decided to work on Professor Snape's homework.

"Listen, Céline..." Theo said, a while after they had started on their work. She looked at him, "I er— owe you an apology.."

"No you don't." Céline said. "You had every right to upset with me. I was there, granted I don't remember ever seeing your father, but he was there too. I've told Draco too."

"Yeah, well Tracey and I talked more about it yesterday, and she's right. You had to do what you needed to do to keep yourself alive. I would have done the same." Theo scratched the back of his head, "and about your dad—"

"It's fine. You didn't know." She cut him off. She was done talking about her parents, talking to Draco was the last time she wanted to talk about it. "I'd rather not dive into my parent's rubbish parenting skills, if you don't mind."

"Ah, right. Of course." Theo said awkwardly.  Tracey and Daphne came over shortly after, plopping themselves down on the sofa with Céline.

"I'm bored." Daphne whined.

"Why?" Céline asked looking at her friend.

"Because I only have three classes and none of them are today." Daphne said putting her head on her friend's shoulder.

"You know that you don't have to only have three classes. You can always take more that aren't N.E.W.T." Tracey said pulling out her defense homework. Daphne looked at Tracey incredulously.

"Why would I do that?" Daphne said.

"Because that way you aren't bored." Tracey said indifferently.

Daphne sighed dramatically again and she rolled her eyes. Then they landed on Theo who she caught watching her

"Have something to say, Theo?" She asked.

"Yeah, actually." Theo said, setting his quill down. "gingers?"

Céline and Tracey let out a snort and Daphne sighed again, this time more dreamily.

"Yes, gingers." She said in a light airy tone.

"Specifically, Fred Weasley?" He said with more disbelief. "What about him appeals to you?"

"Well, for one, he's funny—" Daphne said smiling.

"I'm funny." He retorted.

"Second, He's tall—" she continued, ignoring his comment.

"I'm tall." He said heatedly.

Daphne's lip spread into a big grin, "yeah, but he's tall tall."

"What—what does that even mean?" Theo said, sounding more frustratingly.

"Third," Daphne looks at her hands, she had beautiful slim fingers, "he has big hands, nice hands."

Theo looked at his hands, "my hands are beautiful. I moisturize."

"Yes, yes, your hands are lovely," Daphne said brushing his words off, "but his hands— well really just all of him is nice." She sighed dreamily.

"Seems to me that you've missed your chance Theodore." Tracey said shaking her head, as she looked at Theo with a pitied expression.

Theo looked at Daphne in disbelief. He packed up his textbooks and scrolls and got up. "I think I'll go do my work with Zabini instead." He grumbled.