(Heavy editing)!A best friends to lovers story about an orphan taken in by the Malfoys and a nervous pure blood wizard that no one saw potential in. Happily ever after isn't as easy as these two young Hogwarts students thought, and with Voldemort re...
The Saturday of the Christmas party is here. I'm excited to attend with Neville but im also sad the days are going by quicker. Soon there won't be any more days to look forward to.
"Serenity, are you wearing makeup?" Ginny asks. You two agreed to get ready for the party together. This consisted of getting dressed and doing each others hair, but mostly gossiping and laughing together. "I might have too, even with magic these bruises are taking their sweet ass time to fade." I reply. I lean into the mirror and admire the blue and purple hues on my face. I trace them with my fingers.
You remember Lucious screamed at Draco, how he pulled him out of bed and slapped his face. You couldn't hold back, This wasn't the Dark lord you thought to yourself, he can't kill you. You had shoved Lucious with all your strength off of Draco. After that he let all his anger out on you. To punish you, to punish Draco, to help himself feel better. He had left you with an inch of your life. Draco said that if had been able to stand his father would be dead right now, and you didn't doubt it for a second.
I finished up my makeup and Ginny was strapping her shoes on. Ginny's dorm door gently opens and a single rose floats in your direction. I let it settle in my hand. "Hmm" I exclaim. "I wonder who on earth would be giving me a rose tonight." I joke. Ginny and I giggle as we make our way out the door.
"Wow you look gorgeous!" Neville exclaims "Not too bad yourself Nev." I say. He holds out his hand and I grab it and we enter the party together.
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The look of the room has completely changed from the last time you had seen it. The walls were draped with expensive cloth. There were tables of beautiful foods and drinks, and there were fancy important people everywhere. Neville and you grab a glass of champagne and cheers, both impressed with your surroundings. You both raise an eyebrow before taking a sip of the drink in your hands. "Damn that's good!" I exclaim. "Woah yeah. Shoot I need to remember I'm a light weight." Neville says. "Yeah you are." I laugh. I squint my eyes at one of the walls. "What is it?" Neville asks. "Doesn't that look like Hermione hiding back there?" I say. Ginny makes her way next to us. "That's definitely Hermione." Ginny says with a slight chuckle. Harry over hears and rolls his eyes. He makes his way over to the wall and slips behind the drapes where she is hiding.
"Have any of you seen Hermione?" Cormac asks. Ginny, Neville, and I all look at each other, acting completely clueless. "I haven't! Oh shoot now I remember! She said she was gonna powder her nose!" I add "What?" Cormac asks. My eyebrows furrow at his stupidity. "She went for a piss." I end up saying. "Ah! Alright." He says. He looks over at me. He looks me up and down, checking me out. I snap my hand in his face and he looks at me annoyed. "Hey, mind not undressing me with your eyes big man?" I say. Cormac looks at me and then over to Neville who is right next to me. He shrugs us off and walks away. "What a git." Neville and I speak in unison.
The party is fun but I feel slightly uncomfortable only being there for the fact of who my parents are. Ginny and Hermione are there because they are smart and skilled. It feels wrong I'm even here, but I'm here with Neville and that's all that matter.
Just as I'm about to make my way over to Ginny and Hermione I hear a commotion near the door. Then Your eyes fall on Draco being drug in by Filtch.
"Professor Slughorn! I caught this one wandering the halls, says he was invited to your party." Filtch huffs. "Get your hands off my brother! Of course he was invited!! Right professor?" I swat Filtch's hand off of Draco's coat and turn to face professor Slughorn in hopes he supports my lie. "Why yes Mr Filtch, this boy was in fact invited." Slughorn says. Filtch just scoffs and storms out of the room. "Thank you Professor, really, now if you'll excuse me." I say. I turn towards Draco and drag him by his wrist out the door into the empty dark hallway.
"What on earth Draco? How did you get caught?" I exclaim. I look at him and he just looks embarrassed, tired, stressed. "I'm exhausted leaf, I didn't mean to!" He yells. "You know what he said, I have to finish the task on time! There isn't much time left, what am I supposed to do!?!?" He continues. "Shhhhh Draco, it's ok just stop yelling. I might have something to help, but it will take all holiday to perfect. Now please go get some rest ok? You aren't fully recovered." I say. I fix his hair and straighten his tie. "You too Leaf. Make sure you take it easy ok? Hey can I take your bed tonight?" Draco asks. "Sure but don't wake up Hannah this time, you scared her half to death last month!" I reply. "No problem." He says with a smile. He turns and leaves and you let out a sigh. You compose yourself and return to the party.
"What happened? Is he ok?" Neville asks. "He is fine, just tired. Wasn't paying attention." I reply. "I don't mean to add to the stress but Harry followed you guys, did you see him?" He says. Your heart drops. You think back to your conversation with Draco. Did you say anything important? Anything he could use? You think again. No, you didn't. It's nothing he can figure out that's for sure. "I didn't see him..." you finally say. You glance over at Harry. He is already looking directly at you. A million thoughts running through his mind, your innocence not being one of them.
