The Littlest Malfoy

|Chapter 12|

Carina's P.O.V
I was walking down to breakfast with Pansy and Daphne when a tall figure stepped in front of our path. The clicking of our heels stopped and Pansy and Daphne giggled as they saw Graham Montague standing in front of me.

"Carina. You, me, ball," he said bluntly.

I scoffed "Ask me in proper English and I'll think about it," I stepped aside and walked past him with Pansy and Daphne hurrying behind me. I could feel Montague's offended gaze watch me as I walked away.

"That was brilliant," said Daphne. I shrugged and walked into the great hall, sliding down next to Draco at the Slytherin table.

"Theodore Nott wanted me to ask you to go to the ball with him," said Draco not even look looking up from his copy of the Daily Prophet.

I couldn't help but laugh "I didn't realize we were still in first year and using messengers to talk to people for us. If that's the case why don't you tell Nott that if he wants to go with me than he's going to have to work up the gull to ask me himself,"

"I told him just that," he said with a smirk.

I was just about to take a bite of my toast when Adrian Pucey sat down across from me.

"Good morning Carina," he said charmingly.

"Hello Adrian," I replied with a charming smile that could turn anyone to putty in my hands.

"I was wondering if you would do me the great honor of being my date to the ball?" He asked a little over dramatically.

"I'll think about," I said slyly. Pucey cracked a smile and slinked back to sit with his friends.

"So are you gonna go with him?" Prodded Pansy.

"Like I told him, I'll think about it," I replied.

"So you seriously don't know who you want to go with?" She asked disbelievingly.

"I didn't say that. I just said I'm going to think about who I'm going to go with," I knew who I wanted to go with but I couldn't very well show up to the ball with George. "I'm keeping my options open," I said trying to distract myself from the pang I got whenever I thought about what life would be like if George and I were a normal couple.

Georges P.O.V
I was watching with amusement while Fred asked Angelina Johnson to the Yule Ball via suggestive movements from across the table. I was even more amused when she actually said yes.

"So have you gotten a date to the ball yet?" Asked Fred once he and Angelina were done with their wordless conversation.

"Actually now that you mention it," I turned to face Kate Bell who sat a few seats down the table.

"Ay Katie, would you like to go to the ball with me?" I inquired.

"Sure," she nodded.

"Great," I smiled happy to know the burden of finding a fake date was gone. I turned to Fred "You see that's how normal people ask people on dates, with words," I joked.

Fred leaned in close to my ear "But normal people generally don't ask people to be their cover date now do they ol' Georgie?" He whispered so only I could hear him. My smile dropped and I glared at him, knowing he was only joking but still finding his comment rather irritating. I couldn't help but think he was right thought.

Carina's P.O.V
Pansy, Daphne, and I were browsing through the racks of GladRags looking for our dresses for the ball. We were just about to take our variety of dresses into the dressing rooms when we heard voices coming from them. I was going to just go in a try on my dresses when I noticed Pansy and Daphne pressing their ears against one of the doors.