"She's the sweetener to his bitter self."
"And maybe he can get her sober."
In which Draco Malfoy falls in love with a muggle-born Ravenclaw who likes to pretend she doesn't have substance issues.
part 1// 6th year AU (ongoing)
//started: july 2020
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IT TOOK an hour for Joanna's friends to convince her to go to Slytherin with them, and eventually she had to give in. But only because so many people from their house and other ones were going, not justbecause Draco. Well maybe a little of Draco. But she didn't want to see him it would be too much for her. He could ignore her and she'd die if that happened. Staying in the common room for the night appealed so much more because it was safer. But Joanna agreed to go and she wouldn't be able to back out because her friends were persistent. So there she was sitting on her bed watching Alyssa, Marietta and Cho try to pick out outfits. She loved nights like these watching her friends all happy and getting ready, they only get a year left of it before adulthood.
Joanna was smiling as she watched her friends go through multiple tops and different bottoms too. From short skirts to jeans; to tank tops and baggy shirts. A bottle of wine was being on passed around as the festivities were beginning and they needed to get fully into the mood. Cho brought up a playlist on her phone and started blasting music. Joanna figured out what she had wanted to wear long before they had, and now she just drank while waiting. She wished more than anything that she didn't have to sport a broken arm, which definitely toned down the cuteness of her outfit.
"Cho please wear that!!" Joanna called out. Cho looked absolutely perfect as she did a spin in her jean skirt and blue blouse.
"Well there's no one I'm really trying to impress but I definitely look good!" she laughed.
"Speaking of boys," Alyssa started, "are you going to try to talk to Draco at all?"
"Not unless he does first," she shook her head, "I mean he did invite me..."
"What!" Cho said turning to face her, "you didn't tell us that."
"Not that important, I just told him I'll see."
"Wow Jojo, you really know how to make a guy feel good about himself." Alyssa laughed.
"He could probably have his ego tuned down a notch or two." Marietta said.
"And since I've turned 17, I finally feel as if I've reached the age I can fuck around." Alyssa explained, "I'm so sick of stupid boys though, I always get too attached," she then retorted as she made her way towards the door. There had been a soft knock at the door and she went to see who it was.
At the door was Aidan who had a bag in his hand. Joanna's eyes focused on the plastic bag and she recognized the pills in there as the ecstasy from the quidditch match. Like being drawn in by a force field she felt a strong attraction and couldn't look away. Her jaw involuntarily moved up in down as it was one of the symptoms when taking it. Cho noticed Joanna's state instantly and took a seat besides her, "hey you okay?"
For someone to stop using, it has to come from within them not from someone else. Joanna would have to come to terms or realize she didn't want to touch any drugs for it to end. And she didn't think she was there yet. Yet when Aidan asked her if she wanted any she shook her head no. If Joanna was going to walk into the Slytherin common room soon she needed to be more alert. Could this be her first step to stopping?
