Rich Blood

Birthday

Me and Draco had been figuring it out together. Time was slowly ticking and soon enough our birthdays had come, his being the first which was tomorrow. As I lay in my bed I started thinking about what I could get him. It wasn't just about money or trying to out eat each other on gifts, it was truly about meaning. Draco had been there for me every time I needed him and despite me acting cold towards him he always cared. He had been there through one of the toughest years of my life and I just needed to think of something that could even come close to what he has been doing for me.

I jumped off my bed quickly thinking of a good idea, it wasn't the best but I was way too tired too think anymore as I had spent the past month thinking about his gift. I put on my cloak and headed to my fireplace that we discovered actually opened and led to Hogsmeade, one of the many passages in Hogwarts. I walked through the stuffy tunnel until finally I made it out. I started running slightly knowing I didn't have much time left, I turned every corner until I saw the store I needed. The pet shop. Now I know what you might be thinking why would Draco Malfoy want a pet. Well... Draco is obsessed with snakes and wanted one so badly but refused to ask his parents it's like he wanted them to figure out what he wanted or something. Anyway he told me, many many times.

I walked in and greeted the owner knowing sometimes he gave cheaper prices when people were nice and chatted with him. I walked straight up to the counter and asked to see the snakes he had. He smiled and led me over to where the snakes were. They weren't what I wanted though; there was a big white snake, two small ish green ones, a red and a yellow. That's was until he lifted the very last piece of cloth that was in the way to seeing the last snake, that one was perfect it was a small black snake that looked way more elegant and unique than the other ones, kind of like Draco. I instantly smiled knowing I had found what I wanted and paid the shop owner giving him more than he asked for despite me coming in here with the intention to not pay as much, but I was feeling generous.

I got back just as the sun was setting and provided the snake with all its essentials that the owner told me I needed to give her, which I had also bought. I walked in to the hall for dinner only to get stopped by Harry Potter.
"Um hello?" I waved my hand in his face and he snapped out of his daze, "oh yes well I- would you like to go to Hogsmeade with me sometime, I mean it doesn't" "Harry why would you want to go with ME? To Hogsmeade?" He looked confused himself almost as if he didn't know why he was asking, "you know what Harry," I placed my hands on his shoulder and slightly moved him aside,"thank you for the offer but I will take a hard pass maybe when I don't hate you and when your friends don't try to kill me with their looks" I said while looking at Harry's traitorous friends.

"What was that?" Draco asked with no jealously at all which surprised me, "just Harry being, well Harry" I rolled my eyes and carried on eating joining in the conversation with Blaise and Pansy. That night I fell asleep quickly thinking of Dracos birthday tomorrow.

"Good morning yall" I said in an American accent as I sat down beside Draco in the great hall at breakfast, Draco gave me a knowing look and hugged me. We ate our breakfast which was pretty good and then I grabbed Draco's hand pulling him as quickly as I could down to the dorms so I could give him his gift "I wanted to give you this before classes" I grabbed the snake and told Draco to close his eyes, I kept the snake contained and placed it in the table in front of Draco."okay open" he opened his eyes slowly and looked down at the small creature in front of him. His eyes went wide with excitement and he beamed with happiness. "I didn't actually think you were listening when I was talking about wanting a snake" I rolled my eyes at him, "I might look disinterested but I listen to everything you say Draco Malfoy" he ran up to me and hugged me quickly slightly lifting me off the ground.

Potions was a drag and Charms wasn't much better, I was still a very good student but sometimes it just wasn't exciting. I did look forward to Astrology though that was my favourite. I sat down in my usual seat and waited for Harry to come but he never did which made me wonder where him and his "friends" were. I enjoyed getting people in trouble yes but above that I enjoyed knowing what was happening at all times and this situation wasn't something I knew of it was completely throwing me off learning in my favourite class and I couldn't focus. "Excuse me Professor?" The professor looked up at me with a smile probably because I was the only student who cared about this lesson, "I'm not feeling too well may I go to Miss Pomfrey please?" I said trying to sound sweet but ill, with the nod of the professor I raced out the class and headed towards the Gryffindor side of the school, I saw Granger and Red hair and followed them to the hospital wing? I slowly looked inside seeing them go to a bed with Harry in it. I was so confused. I decided to risk it all and went to Miss. Pomfrey where I proceeded to tell her how I was feeling sick. She led me over to a bed where she gave me a nasty liquid and told me to lay there for awhile until I felt better, obviously I could be there all day as I wasn't ill so I wouldn't feel better but it gave me a chance to listen in to their conversations. I used an advance spell to hear better and soon I was catching on to what was happening and I couldn't believe my ears.

"Yeh Draco Malfoy did this" "why would he just attack Harry like that?" Said the red one, "he didn't Harry was provoking him you know how he is" said Granger, Harry was passed out on the bed with a slit eyebrow and lip. The two kept discussing how Harry lost his temper when Draco was taunting him and he tried to punch him but Draco got the upper hand and beat him up, that surprised me because I would never expect Draco to know how to fight like, well like a muggle.

I got up after laying in the bed for a good couple of hours to make it seem real and headed to the dorms. There on the couch was Draco with a slightly cut lip but no other visible injuries, surprisingly he was also alone which was rare with Draco. "Hello mister I know how to fight" he chuckled at me and patted the seat next to him. I sat down and looked at his lip which definitely wasn't as bad as Harry's. "he had it coming" I rolled my eyes and slightly scoffed. "Having a good birthday" "the best ever" he said as he slightly leaned in to kiss me. I kissed him back.