coconuts and strawberries | draco malfoy

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Draco is currently sitting on the ledge in the hall, waiting for you to come through. It's the next morning after you met his friends, he's still confused about whether you're mad or not.

he waits patiently for about 15 minutes, before you finally turn the corner. you notice him sitting there, looking around. you approach him and tap his shoulder lightly, causing him to flinch slightly. "y/n" he says with relief.

"hey..." "i have a question" he jumps down from the ledge and stands in front of you, looking around before leaning in to whisper.

"are you upset with me?" "uh... no Draco. what you said just made me upset in the moment, i'm fine now" "are you sure?" "yes, i promise, i'm not mad at you" "oh... good" he smiles slightly before noticing a girl looking at him.

"what are you looking at? mud blood" she rushes away, holding her books tighter than before. "Draco" you say sternly, your arms crossed over your chest. "sorry..." "it's fine just stop using that word" he doesn't respond, just nodding. "were you worried that i was mad at you?" you smile.

"shut up" he responds, causing the both of you to laugh, before you have to head to a class that you two don't share.

Hermione sits beside you in a hurry, smiling. "hi 'mione" "hey, so i just heard from a girl named Katie that in a few days we will be doing a lesson where we look into the mirror of erised" "the what?" you ask cluelessly. "the mirror of erised, backwards spelt desire. it's a mirror that shows your hearts deepest desire"

"oh... what kind of class teaches that?" "i'm not sure, i heard Lupin is taking us to the dungeons to use it" "oh, so your hearts deepest desires huh? what if you don't have any?" "it'll just reflect you as you are, like a normal mirror". Harry has used it before" "what did he see?" "his parents" "oh... well it sounds fun aside from that"

"of course it's fun, it's one of the best creations at hogwarts. no one else can see your desire but you" "can it be people?" "yeah, if you have nothing you desire but a person, it'll show them" "that's pretty cool" "indeed!" she laughs, causing a smile to form on your face.

"bloody hell!" Ron whispers as he sits on the other side of you. "my wand is broken again" "how did you manage that Ron?" you ask curiously. "i don't remember..." "how do you not remember?" "i just found it like this! i've broken two wands already" "you need to be more careful Ron" Hermione says sternly, making Ron nod rapidly.

after the class you're in, you're walking through the halls. you're trying to find a quiet area to go through your spell book, and read up on some spells you don't know. you enter a quiet area you don't recognise, but you hear some voices from close by. your interest and curiosity are peeked, so you follow the voices.

"why are you avoiding me?" a girl asks. "i'm not avoiding you, i pay as much attention to you as i do the rest of the group" a boy responds. "that's a lie, you constantly ignore me" you hide behind a wall, slightly peeking around it to find Pansy and Draco arguing. you have no idea what area you're in, or why they are here.

"well you are a bit clingy Pansy" "so? I'm sorry for wanting your attention. she seems to have it all lately" "don't bring y/n into this" "see? you knew exactly who i was talking about without me saying her name. you know damn well you pay too much attention to her"

"so what! it's not like i paid much attention to you before" "do you have feelings for her?" you watch his expression, seeing him hesitate. "no, she's a gryffindor... i wouldn't have feelings for someone outside of our house. besides, feelings are weak"

you feel your heart stop for a moment, trying to process what he just said. once again you know he's doing it because you're a secret, but he could've just said no...

"well you have feelings for me right?" Pansy asks as she steps forward a little, you watch him step back almost instantly. "no, like i said, feelings are weak". you watch how uncomfortable he looks, before looking to see Pansy laughing.

it almost looked like she made eye contact with you for a moment while laughing... but you tell yourself that she doesn't know you're there.

before you can even finish that thought, she's attaching her lips to Draco's, and all you can feel in that split seconds is hurt.

you watch him push her off and groan, "what the hell Parkinson?" he asks rudely, as she makes eye contact with you again. you realise that it's real, she can see you. "you can come out!" she shouts, making Draco hesitantly look behind him. he spots you walking out from behind the wall, and his expression drops.

"y/n... what are you doing here?" "nothing... nothing i'm leaving, i'm sorry i interrupted... whatever this is" you begin walking away at a fast pace. he tries to follow you but Pansy grabs his arm, pulling him back. "you go after her, and ill tell your daddy" "tell him what? there's nothing going on with her and i" "i'm not stupid Malfoy"

he hesitates, wanting so desperately to chase after you... but he doesn't.

you run back through the halls, tears streaming down your face. you find the Gryffindor common room and make your way inside, no one being in there. you take a seat on the couch, your face in your hands. you cry into your hands for a few seconds before hearing fast paced footsteps on the stairs.

you look behind you, wondering who's about to enter. when you see the red headed boy you call your bestfriend, you sigh in relief, letting out the tears you held in for that moment. He looks extremely worried, sitting beside you and pulling you into his arms. "y/n... what happened?"

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aa. can anyone guess what Pansy did to make Draco so uncomfortable around her?