ethereal - draco malfoy

quidditch world cup pt. 2

We arrived at the Minister's box and all sat down. I sat down next Malfoy while our parents all sat closer the the Minister, who sat behind us.

I had my legs crossed and my hands resting on my left knee when I noticed Malfoy looking at my hands. I looked down at them to see what he was looking at.

I had freshly manicured nails, they were all emerald green and my ring fingers were black. I had three rings on my left hand. The one on my middle finger was a wrap-around ring that was a black snake. The one on my ring finger was black with an emerald green stone. The one on my pointer finger was my Slytherin ring.

On my left hand I had two rings on. A basic, thin black band on my thumb and on my middle finger there was a sliver ring with a black diamond. There was nothing wrong with my hands, so what was he looking at? "What are you looking at, Malfoy?" I asked.

The sound of my voice made him jump and he looked back at me. "Is there something wrong with my hands? Or is it just a weird fetish?" I teased. Malfoy rolled his eyes and sighed.

"I was looking at your rings, dumbarse." he defended. I raised a brow and tilted my head. "What about them?" I asked. He showed me his own hands, and they were also covered in rings.

"I didn't know you wore rings." he explained. "Oh. Yeah, I collect them." I said shyly. "Same." he replied. I shifted uncomfortably in my seat and cleared my throat awkwardly, waiting for the match to start.

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Krum caught the snitch, but Ireland had already won. I stood up and stretched before walking over to my parents. Malfoy followed shortly behind, seeing as his parents were with my parents.

"Draco," Lucius started as he handed Malfoy a small black cloth. "Take Cynthia and this. It's a port-key, so once you get to the apparation point, pull the cloth back. You and Cynthia both have to touch it at the same time in order for it to work. It'll take you to the manor. Now go. Now." Lucius instructed.

Malfoy didn't ask any questions, he grabbed the black cloth and nodded before turning to me.

"We'll see you later. Be safe." My father said, kissing me on the head. What happened next was surprising. My mother wrapped her arm around me and pulled me into an embrace before pulling back and looking me dead in the eye.

"Go with Draco. Don't ask any questions. Don't make any stops. I'll see you later, yeah?" she said quietly yet frantically. I nodded quickly and she placed a kiss on my head. I stood there in shock for a second before turning to Malfoy, who was also shocked.

"Do you still have that touching problem?" he asked. "It was skin on skin contact and yes, but it's not as bad as it used to be, why?" I replied. He stuck out his arm and I almost laughed in his face until I heard a blast and a scream erupt from the tents. I grabbed Malfoy's arm and we immediately ran.

There were people running past us and knocking us until one another. At some point, someone had shoved Malfoy so hard that his elbow rammed into my side and we had to resort to interlocking our pinkies together.

We ran for so long that my legs felt like they were going to give out, and I suddenly became very grateful that I had worked out so much over the summer.

We reached the apparation point and Malfoy pulled his pinky out of mine to unwrap the cloth. "Ready?" he asked as he panted. Both of our chests were heaving and we were both out of breath. "Yeah." I exhaled.

We both touched the port-key and suddenly the ground beneath us was gone. We were spinning rapidly through the air for a few seconds before Malfoy let go. I didn't know why, but for some reason, as if out of instinct, I let go too.

My body hit something with a thud and I heard a grunt, but then I realized I didn't grunt. I looked down to be face to face with Malfoy. My arms were rested on either side of his head, my left leg between both of his legs and my right leg on the other side of his right leg.

I could feel his heart beating rapidly through his chest, and I only hoped he couldn't feel mine. I cleared my throat and scrambled to get off of him. I finally got back up to my feet and dusted myself off. I look over to see him doing the same.

I looked up and saw a large manor behind large black gates. The house was dark and gloomy. "They'll be gone for about four hours. Let's head inside." Malfoy said as he walked towards the gates. He mumbled what I'm guessing was a password to unlock his gate. We have to do that with our gate too.

We walked down the long pathway and up the stairs before reaching the manor. He opened the door and held it opened, allowing me to walk in first. I looked around the large foyer and it looked slightly similar to Morningstar Manor's.

He closed the door behind us and shrugged off his coat before looking at me expectantly. I took off my leather jacket and handed it to him and he hung it up on a black metal coat rack next to the door.

I realized I was still in my skirt, and I wanted something slightly more comfortable. I tugged at the side of my skirt and pantyhose, earning a confused look from Malfoy, and slid my hand down until I felt it brush up against my wand. I pulled my wand out and with a flick of my wand, I transfigured my skirt and pantyhose into a pair of black ripped jeans.

Malfoy looked at me with raised brows and wide eyes. "Well, if you had to run around in a skirt, you would get tired of it quickly, too." I reprimanded. "Fair." he said with a shrug.