to be or not to be| sixth year | draco malfoy

red dress and pretty brown hair

"think of me when you're out there."
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We were walking in the cold winter air through Hogsmead. I stood next to Harry as we walked. I don't understand why I decided to wear a dress because it was absolutely freezing out here.

"For weeks you carry around this book, practically sleep with it and yet you have no desire to find out who he is?" Hermione said. She was talking about the half blood prince.

"I didn't say I wasn't curious and I don't sleep with it." Harry said. I smiled a bit.

"Well, it's true. I like to have a nice chat before I go to bed. Now all you do is read that bloody book. It's just like being with Hermione." Ron said. I snorted. This conversation was actually quite amusing.

"Well I was curious, so I went to—." We cut Hermione off. "The library." Ron, Harry and me say in unison.

"And?" I asked.

"And nothing. I couldn't find a reference anywhere to a Half-Blood Prince." She said. So they weren't really known... interesting.

"There we go. That settles it, then." Harry said. Suddenly we heard a conversation just a few feet from us and we stopped. It was Slughorn and Flitwick. Oh my Merlin, Slughorn!

"Filius! I was hoping to find you in the Three Broomsticks." Slughorn spoke.

"Uh, no, emergency choir practice, I'm afraid, Horace." Flitwick said as he passed by Slughorn without a second glance. Harry also told me way back when that we needed to befriend him to get certain information out of him.

"Does anyone fancy a butterbeer?" Harry said. He read my mind.

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We went inside of The Three Broomsticks to see buzzing customers sitting at tables striking up conversations. I saw Slughorn drunkenly talking with the bartender about probably some nonsense.

I unbuttoned my coat as we walked over to a table. I stood across my Harry, facing Slughorn. I suddenly spotted Draco just across from a staircase, he stopped walking and his eyes lingered me. I took off my coat revealing my prominent red dress, the plunging v-line it had showed more than enough.

His jaw clenched for a second. He began blinking rapidly like he was clearing his vision before he turned around and walked into the loo. What is up with him? I sat in my seat while staring at the door he just went through. I place my coat on my lap.

"Violet, you alright?" I heard Ron asked. I glanced at the redhead. "I-I'm fine." I stuttered out.

Draco practically never goes out into bars or stores or practically anywhere alone, but today could be another exception.

"Oh, bloody hell." I hear Ron say. I looked up to see that Ginny and Dean Thomas were snuggled up together. "Slick git."

"Honestly, Ronald, they're only holding hands." Hermione looked back at the two to now see them snogging. She turns to look at Ron. "And snogging." She added.

"I'd like to leave." Ron said.

"What? You can't be serious." Hermione says.

"That happens to be my sister." Ron said. "So? What if she looked over here and saw you snogging me, you expect her to just get up and leave?" Hermione said. Oh. I glanced between Hermione and Ron with the tiniest smirk. I suddenly see Slughorn walking up to our table. Harry waved at the man.

"Hey, my boy." Slughorn said. Harry stood to his feet and they shook hands.

"Hello, sir. Wonderful to see you." Harry said with a grin. "So, what brings you here?"