Unable to stop myself, I fidget and shuffle my feet.

"Hold still, dammit!"

"Remind me WHY I'm doing this again?" I ask, sounding for all the world like a small child forced to dress up instead of playing outside.

"Tilt your head back." I do as I'm told, and the blond in front of me readjusts my tie. His, of course, is perfectly tied, while mine –much like my hair- refuses to lie straight and cooperate. "We're doing this because it's Dudley's senior prom tonight, and he wants you there."

"Why?"

"Because you saved both worlds, Potter. The Muggles know it, and Dudley, for once," I snort derisively, "is proud of you and wants the world to see that he is related to the great Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived."

"Malfoy, that's really stupid."

"Ah, but it's true!" With a tug, he finishes the knot and smiles. "Come on, Harry," he says, and drops a kiss on my lips. "You owe me a dance!"

Hand in hand, we run out the door and to the waiting limo, grinning like a pair of fools.