say that you love me

seven

Once I ran up to Ron and Harry I take both their hands, laughing as I pull them towards me. We let go of each others hands as we begin to walk, looking around. 

"So what did Malfoy want?" Harry asked, not bothering to look at me. I get it, I'm becoming friends with the person he dislikes most but he should at least look at me when speaking. I brush it off and shrug, "just catching up. Have you guys figured a place to hold the meetings at?". They shook their head. I sigh and shrug as we stop to sit around on a bench. "Maybe Hermione will help us during one of her free periods". 

As the day went on and classes passed by slowly, we continued to look around for a place to hold our meetings after our Hogsmeade trip. We of course were extremely unlucky, even Hermione. At dinner Ron, Hermione, Harry and I tried avoiding what we all wanted to talk about in case anyone would overhear us. Again, Draco and I would throw small glances at each other. I've slowly started to realize that my childhood crush has returned. In the back of my mind, I've known that Harry wouldn't feel the same way about me. Especially with Cho in the picture. It's normal to move on, and it was my turn to move on from Harry. I look at Draco once more and he motions that he'll write to me later. I smile at him, looking away. I look back up at him, noticing that he was still smiling at me. I look at Ron watching as he stuffed his face with food. I laugh at him causing Hermione to roll her eyes at him. "What are we going to?" Hermione asks as she looked at us, looking for a response. We all shrug, "well if we're going to do anything we need to make sure Umbridge doesn't find out about it" I say, looking at Umbridge. She looks back at me with that evil smile. 

After dinner we walked back to the common room, people talking or working on their work. Hermione, reading as Harry and Ron sat near the fireplace talking about whatever. I sit with Hermione watching the boys talk when I remember that Draco would be writing to me. I stand up quickly, causing the three to look at me. "I'll be in the dormitory, I'm going to write to my great aunt, she's very..ill" I say, quickly walking upstairs. I close the door behind me, smiling when an owl was waiting on a desk. I grab a little snack for it, taking the letter. I feed the owl, watching as it flew away. 

"Meet me in the Astronomy Tower after curfew, don't get caught unless you want to spend the rest of your life in detention" 

D.M

I laugh at the last part, hiding the letter again in case anyone went snooping around. After a few minutes I went back downstairs to the common room. I lock eyes with Harry, causing my heart to beat faster. Am I doing something wrong by meeting up with Draco? The only reason why Harry would be affected by it would be because they practically hate each other, but if I'm happy, he should be happy for me right? He doesn't even know about what's going on. 

I sit down next to Hermione again, giving her a small smile. "Is your great aunt okay?" She asks, placing a hand on my shoulder. "What? Oh- uh yeah she just got very ill but she's recovering well" I nod, chuckling nervously. "Well if you need anything we're here y/n" Ron said, having Harry and Hermione nod and agree with him. I hate lying to them. Maybe I'll talk to Hermione about it when we go upstairs. 

"Hey Harry can I use your invisibility cloak? I'm going to continue to look around" I lied again but this is the only way I'll be able to sneak out and see Draco. I feel horrible about lying but I have to do what I have to do. "Yes of course, come on let's go get it" he said while he stood up. I stood up afterwards, smiling at him before we walked upstairs. "I'll wait out here" I say once we reached the boys dormitory. He nods giving a small smile before I turn towards a wall, leaning against it. After a moment he comes back out, handing me the cloak, "Thank you, Harry" I say as I take it gently. "No problem and y/n, I was wondering if you'd want to walk around before we leave for the trip? I know that after the meeting you're going to hang out with Malfoy but I wanted to have a chance to be with you for a bit". I was taken by surprise on the invitation, especially if Cho was going to be at the meeting and possibly around the group throughout the day. I watch as he messed with his hands nervously, still looking into my eyes. My heart began to race as his words continuously played in my head. I felt butterflies in my stomach thinking about how I'd be able to spend time with him, and how I'd get lost in his eyes. How his hair just sort of falls and how fluffy it looks. We stood there for about a minute, feeling the tension and his nerves build up as he waited for my response. 

"Yeah, I think that'd be fun. How about I spend some time with Draco and for the rest of the trip after that we'll hang out?" I ask, giving a small smile. I heard him sigh in relief, flashing a quick smile, "yeah that uh- sounds like a plan". Again with his shyness. "Well great, thanks again for the cloak". He shakes his head, putting his hands in his pockets as we both watch each other's every move, "don't mention it" he smiled. 

Once everyone was asleep in their beds I quietly get out of bed. I look around and make sure that nobody around me had been awake. I bend down and grab the cloak from under the bed, along with my wand, just in case anything were to happen. I carefully open the door, looking back to glance at Hermione once more before making my way out. The only fire that lit amongst the common room was from the fire. I wrap myself with the cloak before I begin to walk downstairs. I felt the warmth hit my body along with the warmth from the fire. I look around to make sure that no boys, girls, or Mcgonagall were around before opening the main door. Once I was safely out I felt my heart race as I grew nervous. I quickly, but carefully walk amongst the hallways, occasionally seeing professors or floor keepers looking around to make sure no one was walking around after curfew. 

Once I made it to the stairs that led up towards the Astronomy tower, I take the cloak off, laying it on my arm. I smile as I see Draco's back faced towards me. I gently place a hand on his shoulder and watch as he slowly turns his body to look at me. A goofy smile plastered on his face as he looked into my eyes. I stare back into his and notice how the night sky reflected beautifully onto his grey-ish eyes. "I was wondering if you stood me up" he began, chuckling lightly. "you're late you know?". I roll my eyes playfully at him as I lean against the railing, looking out into the sky, feeling the ocean breeze hit my face and body, "you're so dramatic Draco I was two minutes late". I heard him laugh, then watched as he stood beside me. "if you were one minute late I would have gone searching for you, I was so afraid" he continued with his joke. I nudged him lightly, laughing as I turn to look at the view again. "I have to tell you something" I start, standing up straight, turning my head to look up at him. He looked concerned and a bit confused on what I would say next. "I won't be able to spend a lot of time with you on the trip, Harry asked me to hang out with him". I heard him sigh silence, causing me to feel horrible about the sudden arrangement that I made earlier. "I should've known I'd come second to Potter, again. But, that's what I get for being cold to you throughout the years I suppose" He gave a weak smile. "You know, he's stupid if he passes a chance with you y/n. I was stupid for letting my ego and father get the best of me. I lost the opportunity to possibly have something so special with you. You are more than what anyone could ever want on a person, or lover." I shook my head as I look down for a moment. "Draco, I still feel something for you" I whisper, turning my body towards him. I push my hair back, looking away from him. "you don't understand how long I've been waiting for you to say something like that to me. I still feel the way I felt when I first saw you. I felt that way when you actually spoke to me again. You were my first crush Draco Malfoy. Right now, I don't know what's happening between Harry and I but I know that my feelings for him have slightly changed since you came back into my life and I know that he doesn't feel the way that I do- or should I say did". Draco shook his head and laughed, leaning against the rail. "You are incredibly blind y/n. Harry, like me and many of these Hogwarts boys have something going on for you. You're just too blind to see it" He smiled as he looked down. Was it true? I mean, did Harry ever feel anything for me? Even if he did, Cho is in his life now and I don't want to ruin what he has. 

"I think that you need to sort your feelings out y/n. Before you decide what you want to do, think about what you have laying out in front of you. If you choose Harry, I won't hold anything against you. You've always been my best friend, even when we weren't friends at all. You will always have a place in my heart, but I can't compete with Harry Potter". I was surprised by the way he spoke, so softly and he seemed sincere. It was the first time I heard Draco actually say "Harry" instead of "Potter". The all of a sudden, he gently took my hand, placing it on his chest. I felt his heart, feeling how it raced as I looked into his eyes. I leaned up, kissing him gently. His hands fell, feeling his arms wrap around my body loosely. I wrapped mine around his neck. My fingers ran through his hair as we kissed softly. He pulled away, and looked down at me before planting a sweet kiss on my cheek.