OBLIVIATE • d. malfoy

chapter ten

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❝ Cause darling, I'm a nightmare, dress like a daydream. ❞
Blank Space by Taylor Swift

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A pleasant afternoon was felt all over Hogwarts, as the young brunette walked into the empty hallways to the Potions Class. When she thought she was alone, that was she wasn't right at all. Footsteps on her back was heard. She had heard them that is why she quickly looked back but no one was around. Alice just shrugged it off and continue to walk towards the hallways when all of a sudden, a hand wrap her wrist and pulled her a bit.

Her body turned as she landed to a raven-haired boy's chest. He had a lightning scar on his forehead with a pair of round eyeglasses and inside those glasses were mysterious emerald eyes.

"Were you the one following me, Potter?"

"Well y-yes. I didn't mean to s-scare you though," he stuttered. "Y-you see. The Y-Yule Ball is c-oming around soon and I was wondering if you could be my partner ㅡ "

"Yes. Why not?" She didn't even let him finish his sentence. "How lovely it is to be the Harry Potter's partner for the Yule Ball," she teased.

Harry grinned excitedly at her unexpected answer. "You will?"

"Of course I will. I mean you're too brave to even ask a Slytherin on an exclusive event in Hogwarts," she teased and poked his nose.

Harry chuckled as she stood up properly. "Wow. You actually didn't reject me unlike, her,"

"Who is her?" Alice smirked. "Your crush?"

"Uh, no. Just, I think she might have said yes but, she didn't since she already have a partner."

"Wow, I never expect someone would reject the one who wrestles with a troll at first year," she teased.

The boy with round glasses shook his head with a smile. "I swear you are one of a kind,"

"Yea, of course," she said with a wink. "Now I should be going to class,"

"Let's go together," Harry said. "We'll be going in the same class anyway,"

Alice smiled as they both entered the room which made mostly some gasps and whisper.

"Mr. Potter, Ms. Diggory," the strict Potions Master said. "Wonderful to see you to come late," he spoke in a sarcastic manner.

"What is he doing with a Slytherin?"

"Is he out of a mind?"

"Why are you two even together at the first place?" Professor Severus Snape asked.

"Uhm, you see, sir ㅡ "

"We bumped to each other," Harry reasoned out.

Professor Severus Snape raised an eyebrow on the Gryffindor. "That's it, Mr. Potter?" He asked.

"Yes,"

"Yes, sir," corrected by the Potions master.