The Words That Bind Us - Malfoy

2.

I jumped out of my seat as soon as class was dismissed, so that I could run to find Luna and Neville. Today, Ravenclaw played Gryffindor in the quidditch tournament, and I was absolutely ready for Gryffindor to eat dirt. As soon as I stepped into the hall, I heard a familiar voice call out.

"Rose! Over here!" I turned to see Neville waving me over, Luna standing next to him with a smile so big that it could cure a disease. I ran over to them as I prepared to smack-talk Neville to his witts end.

"Are you ready to watch your house lose, Longbottom?" I taunted lightly, waiting for a poorly thought out sarcastic comment to fly back at me.

"Oh please, Ravenclaw will win as soon as pigs fly!" He remarked, which of course, gave Luna the perfect opportunity to bring up that we are witches, and would be happy to make a pig fly.

Luna and Neville have been my saving grace lately. I don't know how I would have made it without them by my side these past few months. In a way, the three of us fit together like a puzzle. Each of us are a bit odd, but we work together so seamlessly that it makes sense.

I grab Luna by the arm to drag her up to the common room, telling Neville we will meet him in an hour at the match. Running up the stairs with my head down to watch my clumsy feet, I trip over a tall boy who seemed to have been sitting there reading.

"Watch where yo- I mean- Um nevermind, I shouldn't have been sitting here." Sputtered out the boy who I stepped on. I looked down to see who the familiar voice was coming from. Draco. I quickly apologized, promising that it was an accident. The boy's pale face reddens with embarrassment and slight unbelief. I am sure he thinks I did it on purpose, though I hope he wouldn't. He nods and I turn, continuing up the stares with Luna.

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"Harry's Left Nipple" I whisper to the painting, guarding the common room entrance. I hear a ghost nearby chuckle as the door swings open. The password was a practical joke that kind of stuck. I ran my hands over the blue velvet chairs as I walked past them and up to my room.

"I think this one is perfect for the game, don't you?" Luna asks, holding up an old blue jersey with the Ravenclaw crest on it. I agreed with her, it was perfect for the match. "You should match, you know. We could be twins. The Hufflepuff girls would love that." I say, winking at Luna. She smiles before tossing me my shirt and walking over for me to swipe blue paint across her face.

After finishing up, we head down to the stadium to meet Neville by the large tree near the entrance.

"You two look-um-stunning." Neville stumbles out as we near. I grin before letting him know that he can be nice, for a Gryffindor. He lays a playful punch on my arm before the three of us walk towards the entrance.

"Hey Luna, I think Annaleigh likes your outfit." Neville says with a smirk, nodding over to the 6th year Hufflepuff who was whispering and throwing glances at Luna.

"Neville hush!" Luna exclaims, before smiling down at her shoes. Neville and I have suspected that her and Annaleigh may have been flirting a bit back and forth, but we just cannot seem to get any proof. Of course, Luna won't admit to anything because she loves seeing me with a question I can't solve.

We walk on and find our seats, the crowd yelling and cheering as the match begins.