pureblood.

t h i r t y - o n e

I pull back the fabric on the tower and look at the pitch. The music is now much louder and people are now dancing on the grass.

I need a drink and a strong one. My throat is sore from holding back the tears. I get to the tent and make my way straight over to the drinks table. I pour myself a drink from the cauldron into a empty cup. The liquid is a bright red colour that shimmers in the light. Gold specks float to the top of the drink and dance in the smoke raising from my cup. I down the whole cup. The drink tastes like strawberries. It's official. I not hate strawberries. Anything that reminds me of him I hate now.

"Where did you disappear too?" I hear a voice say from behind me. I turn and it's fucking Malfoy. "I've been looking all over for you."

"Oh I'm sure you have." I say sarcastically as I roll my eyes.

"Blaise said you just ran off from him earlier." He explained. "We couldn't find you anywhere." He was a good liar. He wasn't looking for me.

"Where do you think I was?" I ask.

"Well it must have been a good hiding spot because neither of us could find you." He says with that stupid smile on his face. He really thinks I'm that dim.

"I was in the forest." I say with a serious look on my face.

He looks at me like I had two heads. "No you wasn't. Me and."

"What you and Blaise looked there? You're a lying prick you know that." I shout angrily. "You didn't even go looking for me did you."

"What's your problem, Ivy? Of cause we went looking for you." He shouts back at me.

"Who's we then?" I ask while shrugging my shoulders. "Because I know it's wasn't you and Blaise."

"It was you in the forest wasn't it?" He says with a shocked expression on his face. "Look, princess, that wasn't what he looked like I promise!" He says trying to reason with me.

"Really then what was it then? Because from where I was standing it looked like you two were about to play the game." I shout at him.

He stands in silence and looks at me like a sulking puppy. "It didn't mean anything." He finally says breaking the silence.

"And how am I supposed to believe you." I shout. "Did last night mean nothing too? Or was it just another girl falling for Draco Malfoy."

"Last night means more to me than you could ever know." He steps closer to me and tried to grab hold of my hand. "Your my girl, Ivy."

"You fucking try and touch me again and it will be the last thing your hand ever touches." I threaten him as I step back and almost knock the table over. "I'm not your girl. I never was."

"I'm sorry." He says stepping even closer to me. "I know that they are just words but I mean it."

I step closer to him and put my hand on his cheek and stroke my thumb over his face. "Your so beautiful when you lie." I say then take my hand off his face and try and walk away from him.

"Don't walk away from me, princess." He shouts as I turn my back on him.

"Don't call me princess!" I snap back at him as I turn back around.

"Come on. Let's talk about this. What could I do to show you how sorry I am?" He pleads.

"Oh drink goblin piss, Malfoy. There is nothing that you could possibly do to earn my forgiveness." I grab one of the full cups from the table behind me and throw the contents all over him.

"What the fuck Ivy." He shouts at me.

I walk away from him still holding the cup in my hand. "Have a nice life, prick."

"Can I at least have my jacket back?" He says.

I turn back around and pull the jacket from off my body. I throw the heavy leather in his direction and it lands on the ground in front of him.

He leans down and picks the jacket up off the dirty floor. He puts the jacket on the table in front of him and pulls off his button down shirt. He then puts on the jacket and zips it up all the way so you could not see his chest.

I walk away from him and I don't think anyone had even notices us argue. Everyone is still dancing to the loud music and nobody is even looking in our direction even.

I notice Parkinson at the other side of the room with the same group of girls she was with on Tuesday night. She is talking to the girls and smiling at them with a smug look on her face. She's probably boasting about how she kissed Malfoy. She's honestly making herself look stupid boasting. Going back to the boy that cheated on you is desperate even for her.

I refuse to let this ruin my night. I want to remember my first wizard party as fun not a monumental disaster. I finally see Luna through the crowd. She's dancing in the middle of the room with Neville.

I push through the crowd of dancing wizards and get to where Luna is. "Where have you been, silly?" Luna says as she notices me.

"It's a long story. I'll tell you later." I say with a smile trying to mask my emotions.

"Let's see you dance then new girl." Neville says as he moves to the beat of the music.

I have never heard any of the songs that are playing. The music is so loud that I can feel the beat in my ears. I start to let the music take over my movement and I start to dance. I start swinging my hips and hold my hands up in the air.

I feel someone dancing behind me. I turn around and it's the Irish boy from earlier. He isn't wearing his hoodie anymore and is now wearing a black t-shirt.

"I'm Ivy." I say introducing myself to him.

"Seamus." He says. His accent is really thick. It was nice to hear.

"How the hell have you two not met yet?" Neville says interrupting us.

"It's a big school." I say shrugging my shoulders.

"Harry." I hear Luna shout from across the room.

Harry walks over to us and smiles at everyone and stops when he notices me. "You made it." He says to me.

"Just about." I reply with a smile.

"We're just about to play a game of truth or dare if you wanna join us?"

"Sounds fun. I'm in." I say.

"Me too." I hear from behind me. It's fucking Malfoy.

"Great. Let's play." Luna says with a grin.