The Mudblood and The Slytherin Prince

Chapter 20: Hogsmeade

We all go to Hogsmeade the next weekend to celebrate Ron's birthday. He doesn't want to do much so we just go to The Three Broomsticks and each have a butterbeer.

'How does it feel being fifteen?' You ask him.

'Same as fourteen. Harry, didn't you have something to tell us?' Ron asks.

Harry nods his head, but says not here. 'We'll talk about it when we get back to the common room.'

Everyone nods their heads and sips their butterbeers in silence.

'So, we all agreed to pitch in money to buy you whatever you want.' Hermonie says smiling. 'That means as much candy as you want.' Ron's eyes light up when she says this.

'Lets go to Honeydukes then!'

'Ron, we just got here. We have all day, we will go after this.' Hermonie says and Ron just pouts.

After everyone finishes their butterbeers you all head to Honeydukes. Ron is the first one in and starts grabbing random candy, along with his favorites.

'Hey, Hermonie. Here's mine and (y/n)'s money, we're going to go for a walk.' Harry says as he hands Hermonie the money.

You and Harry walk out of the store and go to Tomes and Scrolls, Zonko's Joke Shop and Dervish and Banges. You like to read about as much as Hermonie does and love music. Before you started Ilvermorny, you were in your muggle schools band. It was fun, even though you were awful. After you're done looking around in the stores, you and Harry go back to The Three Broomsticks.

You both order another two butterbeers and sit down by the fire.

'I have something I want to ask you.' Harry says, but he seems distracted.

You look around and notice him looking at Ginny. You also see Cedric and Cho in the corner. You know he likes Cho. Hermonie told you that he asked her to the ball first, but she already had a date.

'Do you think you would.. um.. I forgot.' He says as he is still looking at one of the two girls.

You feel your heart break a little on the inside and a lump form in your throat, but you don't let him notice.

'I get it, Harry. I do. I'm going to go back to the common room.' You get up and leave, ignoring him calling out to you.

You decide to not go to your common room, because if he tries to find you, that's the first place he will go looking. So, you decide to go back into Tomes and Scrolls. You have some money left, maybe you can find a book to keep you occupied over the weekend.

You walk towards the back away from the door so there's no chance of Harry seeing you in here. You let out a long sigh and tears start falling down your cheeks. There's a few other students in here, but they don't notice you. You grab a random book

'Romeo and Juliet.. no.' And you put the book back.

'Double Love.. no.'

'Remember Me.. no. God, am I in the romance section?' You look up and see the sign that you are. You let out an annoyed sigh and go to a different section of the store. When you turn the corner you see Malfoy. You ignore him and just look for a book.

Find a book and leave. Don't make this awkward. Just find a book. It's fine.

You're zoned into your thoughts and when you reach for a book, he grabs the same one and both your hands touch.

'Sorry.' You both say in unison.

He moves his hand away.

'You can have it.' He says, gesturing towards the book.

'No, that's okay. I'm just looking.' You say while trying to give him a smile.

'You sure? Because I was just looking myself. Just needed something to do.'

'Well, long story short, Ron has my money so I probably can't afford it anyway. Just seeing if there is a book in here I can get.' You take a deep breath. 'I just need something to occupy me, but it's okay, I have plenty in my room I can re-read or I can just draw.'

Quit rambling. You're making this awkward.

'I can buy it for you.' He says quietly. 'And I didn't know you like to draw.'

'What? No, it's okay. Really. Besides, I have to do some homework tomorrow anyway, I don't really need a new book. And yeah, I love to draw, but I keep that to myself because I don't want people to see how bad I am.' Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. You start to leave but then you stop immediately when he asks you a question.

'I dropped something the last time we talked. Did you happen to see it?' You blink a few times, wondering if you should say yes or no. You turn around and look at him.

'Note? No, I didn't see a note anywhere.'

'I didn't say it was a note.' He says smiling.

You let out a loud breath and take the note out of your pocket. 'This?' You ask him.

He nods his head and tries to take it from you, but you put it behind your back.

'Why do you want it?' You ask with the note still behind you.

'Because it's private. Why are you carrying it around with you?'

You walk up closer to him and stand on your tippy toes. You bring your mouth up to his ear and whisper, 'I like you too.' You put the note in his hand and walk away. Before you leave the isle, you turn to him. 'I like to read it. It makes me happy.' And with that, you leave the book store.