coconuts and strawberries | draco malfoy

7

The morning after the dance, you wake up to Hermione standing over you... staring. You jump up and feel your heart racing, you calm down a little when you realise it's just her. "why are you watching me sleep...?" "so... your night at the dance..." she starts off as she sits beside you, staring at you.

"you seemed pretty happy with Malfoy" you roll your eyes at her remark, "i was happy about being there, Draco doesn't give me any ounce of joy" "are you sure about that? i saw him pull that little move and how you looked after... tell me you aren't starting to actually like him..."

"i'm not... i'm not!" you emphasise while seeing the face of disbelief on Hermione. "he is a- a bully, and he is rude and mean... he's a bad person!" "okay... i'm starting to believe you, kind of" "you should believe me, Malfoy is not a good person" "alright...". you sigh in relief that she finally believes you.

"so you and Ron?" her expression instantly changes to flushed and embarrassed, "we went as friends, that is all" she claims very seriously. "friends with benefits" you mumble under your breath, she gasps. "not at all!" she seems genuinely offended, but you know something is up.

"alright, well we better get ready for class" you say as you get out of your bed, grabbing your uniform off of the desk beside you. Hermione gets up off of the bed, already dressed and ready, and heads to her bed to grab her things. You get dressed for the day and grab everything you need, preparing for a flying lesson.

Everyone here already had a flying lesson when they were younger, but since you are new to hogwarts, you need a lesson.

you thought it was going to be one on one, but when you arrive to the area you're learning, you see a group of students. "ah, y/n you're here, good" Madam Hooch exclaims. "i thought this was just a you and me lesson..." you whisper to her. "oh, it was. but i figured if you could see in front of you by some experienced flyers, it would help more."

you watch her walk back to the group and spot Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle there. "great" you whisper to yourself. "Alright, who would like to go first in demonstrating how to fly their broom for Ms y/l/n?" "i'll do it" Malfoy says confidently, wanting so desperately to show off how amazing his skills are. "alright, go on"

he lifts his leg up over his broomstick and looks at you with an annoying smirk, you roll your eyes as he takes off. you watch him and completely lose focus of anything around you but him. it's not even him you're lost in, it's what he's doing, you're so focussed that everything around you doesn't exist... that is until you jump at the feeling of a broomstick hitting your arm.

you look over at Ms Hooch who thought you would catch it "you think you're ready to try?" "yeah" you say confidently, although you don't feel very confident. "stand up to the left side of your broomstick, stick your right hand over your broom and say up, with feeling".

Malfoy lands and smirks in a cocky way, "it's easy" he teases.

you ignore him and hover your hand over the broomstick, "up" you say confidently as it immediately flies up into your hand. the students around you gasp lightly and whisper, it took most of them longer then one try when they were young and learning. Malfoy looks unimpressed and envious, you love that.

"now, mount it and grip it so you don't slip off. when i tell you, kick off hard. keep your broom steady, hover for a moment, lean back slightly then touch back down" you get on the broomstick, holding it firmly. you do exactly what she says and end up off the ground, you gasp then start laughing. it feels great, you don't fly far because you're not supposed to.

you land again gently and jump off, accidentally letting out a light and happy squeal. "that was so thrilling!" you laugh. Malfoy accidentally lets out a small smile at your excitement, and you notice for a second. you furrow your brows in confusion for a moment but just continue being excited.

you rush to try find any of your friends, Hermione, Luna, Harry... "Ron!" you shout, seeing him sitting on a ledge outside. he looks over at you and sees you rush toward him, thinking somethings wrong. "are you okay?" he asks as you sit next to him, accidentally hitting him because of how close you're sitting.

you catch your breath for a second then look at him with a smile, "i can fly" "i'm sorry... already?" "yes... i can fly" he looks completely speechless, and you both sit in silence for a few seconds while his expression doesn't change. "Ron-" "already?!" he interrupts with, causing you to jump back a little, "yes" you smile.

"have you done it before?" "no, first time" he looks shocked, which just makes you laugh. "well are you proud of me?" "yes, yes i am" he says enthusiastically, which causes you to chuckle. "i've got to tell Hermione and Harry... Luna too. Oh and Neville, Seamus-" "okay slow down" "sorry" you laugh. "i'm so excited about this, i feel like i've already made such progress here" "you've done well" Ron nods with a smile.

you and Ron haven't really had any chances to bond or get to know each other, you want to be close to him but you're closer to Hermione and Harry then him so far.

"hey i was thinking, we should get some food together some time and get to know each other more" he stares at you for a moment, "y/n that sounds like a date..." "no! no no no, not a date. i just know how much you like food and i wanted to get to know you more. i'm a lot closer with the others then you"

"oh... yeah of course!" he says excitedly, "cool!" you laugh. "well i'll see you later Ron, i'm gonna go let those people i listed know about my flying" "you have fun with that" "i will, see ya!" you shout as you start walking away.

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aa. okay side note, i am australian... and although the slang is similar, there may be some things i say that aren't as british as they are australian so bare with me