falling for a malfoy

third year.

I scanned the great hall for my friends as I always did at meal times, seeing they're adorable smiling faces instantly made me feel calm. I waved back at them happily whilst James blew me a kiss, suddenly Peter Petigrew came into my eye line, I grimaced at the sight of his chubby, little face- I couldn't stand the boy. when my eyes came back to my own table 'Malfoy' was in front of me. I jumped at his sudden appearance. It had been 3 years since I first saw him, sitting under that large dusty hat, and we have never spoken a word. Just a few shy glances in the corridors and common room, a wink once or twice- to me it felt like we had our own beautiful language only we could speak.

"Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy" He said in a gravely voice that had so much power in it, I was taken a back. I had very few lessons with him and I had no memory of it being that deep- it must have dropped over summer break. He stretched a skeleton like hand across the food covered table and grasped mine in his. Instead of shaking it, he lightly brushed his lips against my shaking fingers. His emerald eyes pierced into my heart, no one had ever looked at me like that.

"Ebony Baxton, a pleasure to make your aquentence" I said with the sly air that my brothers had taught me long ago. I allowed my dark red lips to curl into a sweet smile, hoping that could say more than my words. Lucius. I knew that was his name, Padfoot and Prongs had teased me often enough. But right this second he was in front of me. "Lucius" I said daring to meet his eyes. "Meaning king- it suits you"

"Does it really?" He smirked to himself, leaning backwards and stretching. "Ebony? Now that's a beautiful name, it suits you too" He said leaning onto his elbows. I mimicked his action- we were centimetres away now, one slight knock on the back of the head and our lips would meet.

"Oh yeah? How come? And don't say my hair- I've heard it all before" I almost whispered, tossing my inky black hair over my shoulder.

"Oh my darling, I could never be so generic. No no. Its a beautiful name for a beautiful girl." He said dropping his voice to match my whisper. He smiled showing vampire like teeth, my heart rate sky rocketed. "A beautiful girl who will meet me in the common room tonight- if she so wishes" I opened my mouth to decline- playing hard to get just like my sister, but before I could reply he simpley said "I know you'll say yes to me eventually so i'll just see you at midnight- Ebony" and with a wink he went back to his original seat with his posse.

Staring across the room, slightly taken a back at his forwardness I saw Moony, Padfoot, Prongs and sadly Wormtail were staring at me. James had food half way to his mouth but right now his turkey was going cold. Moony looked so shocked you could see the whites all the way round his dark grey eyes, Sirius looked the same but had blushed bight red. All there mouths were wide open, I didn't even want to look at Peter. I shrugged and smiled, not knowing what else to do. Padfoot made the signal to meet by the clock tower in an hour. We had made the code in early second year, so we could talk to each other across the hall during mealtimes. I nodded back in agreement and turn back to my pie that had definitely gone cold by now smiling stupidly to myself.

After all the feast food had disappeared and everyone was leaving Lucius swaggered towards me.

"Don't forget our agreement beautiful girl" He muttered into my ear as we passed each other. I blushed deeply but continued to walk towards the door smiling like an idiot.

Knowing I had to meet the boys before I returned to my common room, I set off towards the clocktower. As I turned a left, I ran into Asia Adler, pretty, evil, bitchy Asia Adler. Much like Lucius we had never spoken but everyone knew her and everyone feared her.

"I see you've been cuddling up to Lucius" She said through clenched teeth. "We are really close you know. His family let me stay with them over summer"

"What do you want Asia? A medal?" I shot back, I knew she was just teasing me but the anger rising in my chest was almost unbearable.

"I want you to stay away from him. He's not for sluts like you. He's reserved." She stuck her nose up at me and walked away. 'Bloody good thing to' I thought 'I would've smacked her' I went to find my boys to tell them everything.