Royals (Draco Malfoy x Reader)

Chapter 77

Draco still refused to speak with me, the few times he had was him being rather pissed off about my prying into where the vanishing cabinet was. I groaned lightly as I shoved the rather flashy diamond earrings into my ears, accidentally stabbing myself in the wrong place a few times, I grabbed my heels and clumsily put them on glaring at the empty bottle of wine I had drunk, but if I hadn't I wouldn't have been bothered to go to slughorns stupid party. I was rather tipsy, you could tell by the glazed over look in my eye. "(name)! hurry up" I heard Blaise bang on the door and I rolled my eyes, we had decided, mutually, to go as friends. I adjusted my necklace before swinging my door open "come in, I'm just finishing my wine" he closed the door behind him before flopping onto my bed in the shape of a starfish. "looking lovely" he winked and I swigged my wine finishing the last bit in the goblet. "come on" I grabbed him and pulled him up off the bed and he moaned like a child about how stupid Slughorn was, and I couldn't help but smile. 

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The ceiling andwalls are draped with hangings of emerald, crimson andgold, so the room feels like a tent or the inside of agift box. It is loud and packed with people. I move through the room greeting people as I move, Blaise beside me like a lost puppy "go have fun!" I hiss and he speeds off. I notice a glimmer of pale pink hiding under a table and I walked towards it lifting the table cloth "Granger" I greet and she recoils in shock "what are you doing?" I raise an eyebrow and she flushed red "Hm? Oh, I've just escaped -- Imean, left Cormac. Under themistletoe." she explained rubbing her neck sheepishly "ah fair enough, he has no manners, oh here he comes, I'll distract him" I stand quickly as Cormac approaches rapidly, I watch from the corner of my eye as Hermione climbs out from underneath the table and disappears behind a crimson curtain. He comes to a halt in front of me "have you seen Hermione?" his eyes move from my own to my breasts "no Mclaggen, I am not friends with Hermione" I snap and he nods his eyes not moving "stop staring at my fucking tits Mclaggen" I spit angrily and he flashes me a smirk "you like it" he winks and I roll my eyes grabbing him by his tie and pulling him down so I could reach his ear "no, not in the slightest, your manners are disgraceful look at me again and I'll hex you" I release him and he stumbles back nodding before running off. I straighten my dress and grab a glass of champagne from Neville gulping it quickly before putting the empty glass back "Thank you" I smile and he nods before scrambling off; clearly had just seen my interaction with Cormac. 

The doors slam open "get off me you filthy squib!" oh god Draco A frown overtakes my face and I turn toward thesource of the commotion and find Malfoy in Filch's roughgrip. "Professor Slughorn, sir! I'vejust discovered this boy lurkingin an upstairs corridor. Heclaims to have been invited toyour party." Filch pushes him forward and Draco eyes land on me, pleadingly. "He's my date sir" I raise my hand lightly and all eyes shift to me "ah I see" Slughorn frowns and Snape steps forward "I'll escort him out!" he begins towards Draco and I move alongside him, "I think I'll come with you" I send snape a false smile and he seems to fall for it, I and Draco were supposed to be fighting but here I was, declaring he was my date, in front of half of the people we were supposed to be fooling, my eyes shift to Blaise who is holding back and laugh. Draco's eyes shift, regard Snape. He shrugs free ofFilch "of course, professor" Draco spat the last part as I followed behind the two men quietly. 

I stood beside Draco "did you hex Katie bell" Snape glowered and I flinched lightly shrinking down "Maybe I did hex that Bell girl.Maybe I didn't. What's it to you?" Draco was slumped againstthe wall in lazy insolence. "I swore to (name) and your mother that I would protect you. I made the unbreakable vow--" Draco's eyes shifted to me at Severus's words. "I don't need protection. I waschosen for this! Out of allothers. Me! And I won't failhim." Draco hissed at Snape who glared at him "You're afraid, Draco. You attemptto conceal it, but it's obvious.Let me assist you --" Snape was cut off again "No! I was chosen. This is mymoment!" Draco grabbed my wrist and began pulling me off leaving snape standing alone. 

"what were you doing Draco!" I pleaded with him, his head snapped to me and he ignored me continuing to pull me deeper into the school "Draco!" he held a finger to his lips as he continued dragging me behind him, my feet hurt from the heels, I was rather tipsy, my dress fluttering behind me with every large step Draco took, this was a very bad decision. A door began to form in front of us and Draco walked in, the room glimmers dully in the greymoonlight streaming through a window. There are dozens of towering shelves, dust strewn and listing like dominoes, cluttered with allmatter of strange objects, I glance around curiously as Draco continues walking wending his way through the narrowpassages. Draco stops stares at the solid mass before him. Reachesout and takes the fringe of the tapestry covering it.Tugs. The tapestry shivers like water to the floor,revealing a cabinet, identical to the one in Borgin & Burkes. 

"This is it" he releases his grasp on me, Draco runs a hand over the glossy finish, comes away with dust upon his fingertips. His gaze moves to a mannequin, He removes the silk scarf hanging from its porcelain neck and gently wipes the dustaway from the cabinet. "The vanishing cabinet" I breathe out and he nods "I've been mending it for quite a while, I think I'm finished" he moves across the room pulling an apple from a bowl Bringing the apple up, he opensthe cabinet and places it within. Shuts it. Closing hiseyes, he mutters a low incantation, barely discernible.He reaches out. Opens it. The apple is gone. He closesthe cabinet again. Waits. Longer this time. Finally,he opens it. Removes the apple. Rotates it.Someone has taken a bite out of it.

I let out a gasp "this is it (name) we must be prepared" his hand moved to my cheek rubbing his thumb over it in small rotations, he leans closer "I have to tell you something" he leans down more "you look absolutely marvellous" his eyes practically undress me and he moved closer "would you mind if I kissed you?" he tilted his head a cocky smirk appearing and I step back "yes I would mind, you haven't spoken to me in weeks" I hiss and he rolls his eyes pointing to the cabinet standing up straight "aren't you and Pansy together?" I question and he shakes his head "she likes Daphne, I was covering for her, and making you quite jealous" he smiled, Draco smiled, he hasn't smiled like that in ages. I couldn't take it I stepped closer "love or lust?" I question "definitely the first" he stepped towards me and I nodded as he crashed his lips against mine once again.