I sat in Astronomy, the stars glimmering in the sky like Christmas lights. Draco sat across the tower, nonchalantly waving his wand.
I tried to focus on my star chart, but my mind kept wandering to last nights conversation. He called me pretty, but he had a girlfriend. He knew my name...
I stole a glance.
"Careful, you're about to get some drool on your chart," a girl next to me said.
I rolled my eyes and looked through my telescope.
"You're messing it up," the girl said. I looked at her robes. She was a Hufflepuff. I smirked.
"Laugh all you want, but last I checked, we don't live in the Silky Day galaxy," she whispered. I looked at my paper.
"Oh, crap," I said. I wished I knew the spell that Draco had used last night. Draco. Why did all my thoughts lead back to him.
"Let me fix it for you," the girl said, tapping her wand on my page.
"Thanks," I said.
"He's got a girlfriend," she whispered.
"I know..."
"Her name is Maddie Evans. She's a gorgeous girl. So smart and-"
"Y'know, I really don't care," I said. Her face fell and tension overtook us.
"You're Presley, right?" The girl said. I nodded.
"I'm Vivian Jordan and I'm -"
"Look, I'm really sorry, but I just don't care."
"Oh, okay, that's fine too!" She grinned. What was with this girl? Had she taken some sort of potion to keep her permanently happy?
"You shouldn't smile so much, you look like you slept with a hanger in your mouth," I told her, finishing my chart.
"Look, I know I just told you the guy you like has a girlfriend, but there's no need to be a bitch," Vivian commented. Her face was flushed red. I raised my eyebrows.
"Oh my god! That was mean, I'm sorry but-"
"No!" I said, my lips curling up into a smile. "No. Something tells me we just became very good friends."
Vivian and I talked the whole way back to the main entrance of the school.
"I'm going up," she said.
"I'm a Slytherin," I whispered.
"What?" She asked.
"Slytherin. I'm in Slytherin house. I'm going down," I said.
"Oh, alright. I'll see you in the morning!" she said.
"Wait, no stupid snake comment? No eyebrow raise? No running away in fear?" I asked.
"No one should be judged on what house they're in. That's stupid," Vivian said. I grinned.
"Jordan, I like you a lot," I said.
She winked dramatically and ran up the stairs. I laughed to myself.
"May I escort you to the common room?" Someone behind my asked. I jumped.
Draco Malfoy walked a little further to smile at me. I looked into his eyes and smiled back.
"May I?" He asked, offering his arm.
"Sure," I whispered, looping my arm through his.
"I'm horrid at Astronomy," he commented.
"I'll bet you I'm worse," I challenged.
"Oh, really?" He asked,playfully.
"Yeah, just now I wrote the Silky Day galaxy, or something like that because I was busy looking at you."
The words were out of my mouth before I could stop them. I froze, dead in my tracks. We were in front of the common room door.
"You were looking at me?" He whispered. I looked at my shoes in shame.
"I'm sorry, I only just found out you're taken and I-"
I never got to finish my sentence.
Draco grabbed the sides of my face and pulled my lips into his. I kissed him back. I ran my hand through his hair, thinking about how perfect this was when I remembered.
I pulled back.
Seeing my expression, he asked, "what's wrong?"
"You've got a girlfriend!" I exclaimed. He looked at me, confused.
"What's her name...Allison?"
"Madison? Maddie?" He asked.
"Yeah! Her!" I said, ashamed of what I had done. Despite it all, though, my heart was still racing. I had kissed Draco Malfoy. And he had kissed me.
"Maddie and I are no longer a concern," he said, quietly.
"Oh," I whispered, "I'm sorry."
"The truth is, though, I've always wanted you," he said, grabbing my hand. A chill ran down my spine.
"I need to talk to you in the morning, Edwards. Have a good night," he said, starting to enter the common room.
"Night, Draco," I said.
He seemed to remember something and turned around. He walked towards me and I felt my knees go weak. He kissed my forehead and turned to leave. I waved slightly. As he turned around to look at me one last time. He winked.
I descended the stairs into the girl's dormitories and took of my robes. I slid into a large t-shirt and shorts. My breathing was still off, along with my heart rate as I washed my face, brushed my teeth and put my hair up into a high ponytail.
I plopped myself onto the mattress and pulled the covers up my chin. A smile was plastered on my face as I fell asleep, thinking....
He likes me.
