coconuts and strawberries | draco malfoy

19.

the next day, you're watching Draco and his friends. you watch how often Pansy touches him and flirts with him, and how uninterested he looks. he spots you looking and smiles, so you smile back, biting your lip in thought. "y/n" your thoughts are interrupted, as you look away from Draco and turn to see Cedric.

you start to feel nervous, "hi..." "hey, look i'm sorry about lastnight" "oh... yeah um, about that..." "y/n i wanna show you that even if i didn't write the letter, the words in it still apply. i let jealousy get the best of me lastnight but... you said you didn't like him back, so there shouldn't be a problem" "right... okay" "yeah... so you'll give me another chance?"

"yeah" you smile. he steps forward to kiss you but you step back quickly, malfoy looks confused as he is watching your encounter. "um, it is a little insensitive though..." you whisper, nodding towards Draco and his friends. Cedric looks there then smiles at you, "you're extremely kind for that but i want people to know who i'm with, including him. it won't hurt him, he's a big boy"

you think for a moment, you don't want to cause drama so you just nod, kissing him too. Draco's expression drops pretty fast, feeling a pit in his stomach. "i'll see you later" Cedric smiles, "okay, bye" you smile back, he walks away and you walk over to Malfoy. his friends are there so you don't feel comfortable saying anything until you two are alone.

you just stand there silently looking at him, and he immediately knows to tell his friends to leave. they walk away and you smile at him, "hi, you okay?" you ask. "yeah... so you and Cedric are okay now?" "um... we don't have to talk about that, i actually wanted to ask something" "okay" "do you wanna... do you wanna be friends? like close friends, i know you said you..."

"like you?" "like me... yes, but i think we should be close friends. it'll be fun and i see something different in you" "i'm not soft if that's what you think" "i definitely think you're soft but no, that's not what i meant. so would you wanna be friends?" he thinks for a minute, before he nods. "sure, will Diggory be okay with that?" "probably not... but he will have to be fine with it"

"alright then y/l/n. we are friends" "close friends!" you correct, he laughs at you and you laugh with him. "yeah, close friends" "good, speaking of which do you wanna hang out later?" "uh, i kinda have a thing, with Pansy" "a- oh... like a romantic thing?" "um, no. no, not really" "not really...?" "i just have a thing, but tomorrow" "okay"

you wonder what this thing is, Pansy is smiling at you like she's trying to get under your skin, and it's working. something about her just annoys you, it's like she has it out for you.

you randomly think of christmas break, it's far away but, you have nowhere to go when the year is over. you have no home, no family. it starts to concern you while you're in class beside Harry. your knee is bouncing and your fingers are fidgeting while your mind is elsewhere. Harry notices your nervousness and taps your shoulder "are you okay?"

you jump and look over at him, your knee beginning to stop bouncing. "um, i'm worried about something" "you can tell me anything" "christmas break... i have nowhere to go" "oh, i feel that. i have to go back to my uncles place. they're not very nice to me as you know" "yeah... that really sucks" "we could both just...stay here" harry suggests with a shrug.

"you can do that?" "i don't know... i think some students stay here when they have nowhere to go. Neville told me about it" "oh... cool" you smile, feeling a weight lifted from your shoulder and no more worry. "thanks harry" "i didn't do anything" "why do you never accept a thanks?" he just shrugs.

you smile and shake your head, you look over and see Draco sitting with Pansy.

he seems uninterested in her trying to get his attention, which makes you snicker lightly. she looks over at you as does draco, Pansy gives you a snobby, rude look. you roll your eyes and look at your book instead, seeing your page is incredibly empty compared to Harry's.

"can i copy you?" you whisper, Harry looks confused. "uh, yeah" "thank you"