camellia withlock│draco malfoy ✓

30│the yule ball

CHAPTER 30: the yule ball

Melia was getting ready in her dorm. She was going later over to Hermione's bedroom. She invited her to get ready with her. But before that, she had something else she had to do.

"Ipsum Pallium," she mutters and the Dark Mark on her hand vanishes. Then she puts on a t-shirt and some sweatpants before walking out of the dorm. Or trying to get out of the dorm. Daphne stops her.

"How did you do that? I didn't know that spell existed!"

"It doesn't."

"You made it yourself?" Melia nods her head. "How?" she smirks at her.

"The spell only works for a few hours, so it'll go away at midnight. And it stings a lot, so it's not that effective in the long run."

"At least you'll get to wear that dress and not think about the mark!" they talk some more about the spell and about how she made it before Melia had to go. She walks down to the common room where Blaise and Draco are sitting. She gives him a quick kiss before walking towards the Gryffindor common room. 'Mione said she would meet her outside the common room and help her in. When she arrived, she was already standing there.

"What took you so long?" Melia shrugs, "Oh, just get in here."

Melia chuckles and follows her. When she goes in, she gets some glances from the others sitting there, but she ignores it. She follows 'Mione up to her dorm where Ginny and Lavender are also getting ready. Melia puts down her dress on 'Miones bed and that's when she notices. She runs over to Melia trying to hide her left arm.

"What are you doing," she whispers while laughing.

"Your arm!"

"Look at it," she does and gets shocked over not seeing a mark there.

"How?"

"I made a cloaking spell, Ipsum Pallium. It only works until midnight though, and it stings a lot."

"So, it's like Cinderella, but with more pain?"

Melia giggles, "In a way, yes." After 'Mione knows it's safe she lets her start to get ready. Melia has already put on makeup and needs only to put on her dress and style her hair. But the hair goes fast. Yesterday she learned a spell that fixes hair, so she didn't have to worry about that. After all four of the girls were ready, and after all the compliments on each others' outfits, they could go.

Melia was supposed to wait at the top of the stairs for Draco, so the other girls went before her. She remembered what the reaction of the others seeing Hermione was, so she didn't need to see that again. Even though it's better in person. A few minutes after 'Mione had her grand entrance, Draco came.

"Wow, you look stunning."

"You look pretty good yourself."

He bows down and asks for her hand. She places it in his hand, and they start going down the stairs. When they walked down, people stopped talking and looked at them. You could hear people giving them compliments, but people also gave them negative comments. But both of them tried to shut it out. Melia gave a hug to Hermione before they went inside. They positioned themselves in the front of the ring that was already made.

After the champions had walked in and danced, the young couple joined in. They danced gracefully and probably better than all of the people there. Melia glanced over to where Minerva and Severus were standing. They were pointing at her. I guess she knows about the mark, she thought. They were wondering why her mark wasn't on her forearm and Minerva wondered if he had been lying, which he hadn't. Melia just smirked in their direction.

When the dance was over, Draco went to get some drinks while Melia went over to where the golden trio was. She stood with them for a while before she started to wonder where Draco had gone. She knew that he was getting drinks, but he had used a lot of time. She looked around the room for him. Then she spotted him on the dance floor with Pansy. Of course, he's dancing with her, why wouldn't he be.

She ran out of the room and went straight for the Astronomy Tower. Draco noticed her running away and followed her. When he arrived at the tower, he saw her sitting by the railings, crying.

"Why are you sitting here? Did something happen?"

"You happened."

"You mean me dancing with Pansy? She asked me to dance one dance with her and I said yes, but we're only friends."

She lets out a breathy laugh, "Ye, right."

"Melia. I could never be together with her. And Pansy already has someone. Surely you know?" she looks at him in confusion. "Pansy and Daphne? Wait, you didn't know?" she shakes her head no.

"Well, they are together. And my heart belongs to you. It's you I love. So, stop thinking that everyone hates you or dislikes you. Because we don't. Hermione didn't hate you after she found out about the mark, neither did Sirius. He gave you that dress to show you that. Potter and Wesley too, they care about you in their own weird way."

"When they know about the mark, they will hate me."

"Let's' take that when that time comes, right now they care about you. So does Pansy, Daphne, Millicent, Blaise... and Rosie. We can't forget about her," he says with a smile. "I love you, Melia. With all my heart. Don't forget that!"

Melia walks up to him and gives him a passionate kiss, "I love you, too." They move closer to kiss again but break apart when her hand starts hurting. She looks down and sees the mark revealing itself again. It's already midnight? Draco takes off his dress jacket and gives it to her. She gladly accepts it and puts it on. Then they walk down to the great hall again.

"Oh no! I completely forgot!"

"What?"

"I'm sorry, love. I'll catch up with you later," she gives him a small peck on the lips and runs down the stairs to where 'Mione is sitting. Draco sees the picture unfolding in front of him and understands right away. He walks towards the common room trapped in his thoughts. She said she loves me too...

(A/N) Ipsum Pallium means cloak yourself. I used google translate so it may be wrong.