The Only Exception

The Light In His Eyes

Saturday came and it was hogsmeade weekends. I took my towel and headed straight to the bathroom. Knowing the girls, they would claw their way in into the bathroom just so that they could be first to take a shower. I better hurry before they wake up.

The water was extremely cold and I had no time to heat up some water so I just casted a spell and voila! The waters warm now.

I heard chaos outside meaning the girls are all probably awake.

I got out of the shower and dolled up.

"Are you not taking a shower Dapne?" I heard some faint voice outside judging from the deep voide it's Millicent.

"Of course not. My hair would get all soaked and damp it would look ghastly! Oh blast! I smeared some lipstick on my chin!"

I brushed my hair and dried it with a towel. I went outside the bathroom, greeted with two deranged looking girls. Dapne applying makeup in front of her vanity with her messy braided hairs. While Millicent rummaged through her dresser searching for clothes.

I ignored them and went straight to get my black dress that I placed beforehand on my bed. It looked gorgeous! I look gorgeous.

I fixed my long wavy black hair in to a princess hair style clipping it with my emerald-gold hair accessory thats resembles the flower baby's breath with it's stems being gold and the flower emerald.

"Are you girls ready?" I asked in excitement.

"Just a minute!" Dapne took her sweet time brushing her lovely blonde- now curly hair.

She looked stunning in that preppy styled pastel pink dress with white colar and cuffs. She matched the dress with a pastel blue headband.

"You look splendid Pansy!" The latter exclaimed.

"I can say the same for both of you two."

We squealed with joy and I couln't contain myself anymore and rushed to the door.

"You don't plan on going out with that right?" Millicent eyed me from my head to my toes.

Then it hit me. I can't go out there wearing this! Hypothermia would kill me before I even get a step in the snow. I took a white fur coat that goes down to my ankles enough to show my black velvet heels.

"Let's go ladies!"

 
  

We met up with the boys in the common and headed to hogsmeade. The skies were calm and didn't rain snow on our parade litterally. We went to various shops and spend our remaining time in the park.

"Blaise would you like to come to the frozen lake and watch the sunset with me?" Dapne asked with heart eyes, only visible to my sight.

Blaise agreed and took her by the hand. I could barely control myself from squealing and making some weird sound that would scare Draco who was beside me eyes looking far away.

I didn't even realize that we were the only two now. Millicent went wih Crabbe and Goyle to Honeydukes while Blaise and Dapne just left.

"Pans."

Shivers sent down my spine when he spoke my name out of the blue. My heart started pounding as if he's gonna give me news that would shatter my heart.

"Y-yes?" I stuttered.

"Would you like to go to Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop wih me?"

"You made me nervous for nothing!" I playfully hit him. "Why do you have to say my name like 'Pans,' you jerk!" I mocked him.

He giggled and took me to Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop. The store feels like an explosion of Pastel pink and candies. We sat to a chair by the window overlooking the roads of Hogsmeade.
We ordered our tea and there's something I do not fail to notice, almost everyone here is a couple aside from us. Most are 6th and 7th years either snogging or holding eachothers hands.

A bright smile started to form in my mouth from seeing these love birds around me. I hope their love lasts forever.

I looked back at the man I adore the most sipping his tea. He spun his teacup while keeping his gaze on the swirling tea at the bottom of his cup. His grey eyes reflected the lights outside making him more charming. Oh merlin have mercy on this helpless lady.

Couple by couple, each left the store considering it was already night. We also left since it was getting late and we might get caught in the curfew. We packed our things and headed outside. The shop closed automatically by magic.

"My coat!" I yelled through a whisper.

I banged the door shouting for someone to answer but it was closed shut. Ugh it was no use.

I shivered under the cold whether, breaths visible to the naked eye, and... stunned. I felt a warm brown coat get laid on my exposed shoulders. I looked back at Draco now only in his shoes, black slacks and navy blue turtle neck.

And then atlast, I looked back at him in his grey pupils staring back to mine. And then I saw it again,

 
The Light In His Eyes.