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song from Cinderella
A/N: Firstly I'd like to apologise for the terrible title, feel free to suggest a new one. I've been infected with the songfic bug, so this will be the first of many chapters, some serious, some funny, some romantic and some downright scary and all with the pretence of a plot. This one is about a Slytherin and Draco, but not a Slytherin you'd normally think of
1 ****
Why would a fellow want a girl like her?
A frail and fluffy beauty?
Why can't a fellow ever once prefer
a solid girl like me?!
****
She sat alone on a chair in the corner of the cold Slytherin common room, nobody bothered her, why would they, they were Slytherin's they always had something better to be doing. So she sat alone in the corner watching a couple near the fire, sitting very close together, the boy was Draco Malfoy and he was running his hand very slowly up and down the girl's arm while whispering in her ear with a slight smirk on his face. She saw the girl's cheeks blush slightly, and wished it was her sat with Draco, he was so perfect he was born to be in Slytherin, he was cunning, good looking, sly, great at Quidditch, rich and most of all he was perfect.
That was why he was sat beside the fireplace with Pansy Parkinson, he was perfect so he wanted somebody perfect to be with, he would never want her, she was large, square and had a heavy jaw that jutted out aggresively, but underneath her exterior, she knew she could be everything that Draco would ever need.
But it never would be her, Draco was with Pansy, and she was all alone, after all who would want to be with Millicent Bulstrode.
****
She's a frothy little bubble
with a flimsy kind of charm
And with very little trouble
I could break her little arm!
****
Millicent wondered for the twentieth time that morning since she had woken 10 minutes ago, how Pansy managed to fit all her internal organs in her very small frame. She looked just like a china doll, that Millicent had once had (it had broken when Millicent sat on it), she couldn't believe anyone could spend as long as Pansy did in front of the mirror
'Milli, it's time to get going' Pansy's sickly sweet voice broke into her thoughts, Millicent forced herself to smile
'Oh sorry, coming Pansy' Millicent replied, even though she knew that as soon as Pansy saw Draco she would be all over him and quickly forget everyone else.
She was right, they reached the common room and Draco pulled Pansy aside as she was walking past. At that very moment Millicent would have gladly uttered an unforgivable curse on Pansy, but her wand was back in the dorm and she didn't actually know how.
****
Oh why would a fellow want a girl like her?
So obviously unusual?
Why can't a fellow ever once prefer
a usual girl like me?!
****
She could hear them talking and laughing together and it made her feel sick, Millicent was sat opposite Draco and Pansy who were once again talking, while Crabbe and Goyle sat there stuffing their faces just waiting for Draco to tell them what to do. Millicent sighed she wouldn't mind been one of Draco's goons, if it meant she got close to Draco for a while.
'So I was just about to get dressed when my mum told me to answer the front door, so I did, but my cat ran out so I chased her in only my robe' Pansy was telling Draco about her wonderful summer, which Millicent had already heard 10 times
'I wouldn't mind seeing you in a robe' Draco said causing Pansy to break out in a fit of giggles
'Anyway I finally saw her, so I tried to summon her back to me, but I accidentally turned her pink by mistake' Pansy continued blushing slightly, as everyone including Draco laughed. Millicent just snorted, it was just like Pansy to mess something up. Why did nobody see that Draco deserved someone better than pathetic Pansy, he deserved someone who would love him unconditionally, someone who wouldn't mess up every spell she did, someone who would always be there for him, someone like her.
****
Her face is exquisite I suppose,
but no more exquisite than a rose is.
Her skin may be delicate and soft
but not any softer that a doe's is.
****
'Hi' a voice said and Millicent looked up to see Crabbe and Goyle standing there
'Oh hi, what do you want?' Millicent was very surprised to see Crabbe and Goyle without Draco, so she was suspicious about why they where talking to her
'Draco told us to get lost because he's talking to Pansy' Goyle explained
'So we came to talk to you' Crabbe added
'Do you have any sweets?' Goyle asked getting back to his favourite subject of food. Millicent didn't reply she just handed over her box of chocolate frogs so Goyle and Crabbe could guzzle without disturbing her. She strained her ears very hard to make out the conversation Draco was having
'You look beautiful in firelight' Draco was saying
'Thank you. You don't look bad yourself' Pansy replied and Millicent didn't have to be able to see them to know that Pansy was blushing. She couldn't hear any more of the conversation because Draco was now whispering in Pansy's ear causing her to giggle even harder. Millicent sank down in her chair dejectedly, no one had ever told her she was beautiful, not even her mother. No one had even told her that she was wearing nice clothes or had sparkling eyes, she didn't care about any of them, but if Draco said that to her, then her life would be complete.
****
Her neck is no longer that a swan's
She's only as dainty as a daisy
She's only as graceful as a bird...
So why is the fellow going crazy?
****
'Crabbe, Goyle' a voice came from behind her and Millicent knew instantly who it was, his voice was so sleek and silky, it had to be Draco. The breath in her throat caught and she silently debated whether or not to turn round
'Yes' either Crabbe or Goyle replied pausing in the middle of their guzzling
'Pansy's playing hard to get, so come on let's go for a walk, try and get Potter into trouble' Draco drawled apparently amused at the thought of Harry getting into serious trouble. Crabbe and Goyle leapt up so quickly to follow him that they knocked the small table over. Draco didn't notice Millicent sat there, hoping he would speak to her, he swept past and she let out the breathe she hadn't even realised she'd been holding in, Draco had failed to recognise her existence again
'Oh Millicent' Draco suddenly stopped and turned to face her 'I think Pansy might come over here, if she does put in a good word for me and tell her I'll be back soon' it was all Millicent could do to not faint from him talking directly to her, but she managed to nod before Draco left the room
****
Oh why would a fellow want a girl like her,
A girl who's merely lovely?
Why can't a fellow ever once prefer
a girl who's merely me?!
****
Even though Draco obviously wanted Pansy, Millicent felt a lot happier than she had done for a long time, at least he knew she existed, so there must be some hope.
'Hi Milli, have you seen Draco' Millicent sighed knowing that it was Pansy asking, she couldn't answer, she was torn between trying to put Pansy off Draco and sabotaging their potential relationship, or doing what Draco told her. In the end she needn't have bothered
'Looking for me?' Draco asked striding over to where Pansy stood with his trademark smirk
'Maybe' Pansy fluttered her eyes in a way that made Draco smirk even more and made Millicent feel sick. Pansy and Draco moved away to the couch near the fire, with Draco flashing Millicent the briefest of smiles as he left that filled her heart with hope again, and she sank down into the chair to enjoy the warm feeling that his smile gave her
The sound of happy laughter was a frightening sound in the Slytherin common room, it was very rarely heard, evil laughter or spiteful laughter were both common sounds but not happy laughter. So naturally Millicent like the rest of the room turned to see where it was coming from, what she saw made the warm feeling she had had seconds previously disappear. The laughter was coming from Pansy, who was been mercilessly tickled by Draco who had what appeared to be a very uncharacteristic smile on his face.
All Millicent could do was stare as Pansy finally wriggled free, only for Draco to jump up wrap his arms round Pansy's waist and pull her down to sit on his lap, as Pansy once again blushed. Millicent knew that if Draco and Pansy weren't together by the end of tonight, then they would get together the next night or the one after that. It was going to happen, but between Draco and Pansy, never Draco and Millicent.
****
She's a frothy little bubble
with a frilly sort of air
and with very little trouble
I could pull out all her hair!! Ha ha ha ha!
****
Millicent groaned inwardly and pulled her pillow back over her head in an attempt to get a few precious minutes more sleep, she never had been a morning person, she looked even worse in the morning than she did for the rest of the day. But sleep was impossible with Pansy humming loudly to herself, a smile fixed on her face as she did her hair. Pansy obviously recognised the signs too, Draco was eventually going to get Pansy and Pansy wanted to look her best for the moment she finally gave in to him, stopped the flirting and started a relationship.
She didn't know why she had allowed herself to be deluded for even a brief second that Draco might actually like her, actually she did, it was because she saw something there that not many other people saw. She knew that Draco was all an act, but most people in Slytherin were just an act, you had to rival each other all the time to show how cunning and sly you could be. Of course nobody rivalled Draco, that was why everyone liked or feared him, everyone but Millicent, Millicent was the only one who actually loved him.
****
Why would a fellow want a girl like her,
a girl who's merely lovely?
Why can't a fellow ever once prefer
a girl who's merely me?
****
Sat in the common room again, Millicent was once again watching Draco and Pansy over near the fire, but this time something was different, they weren't giggling or whispering or even flirting, they were just silent gazing into each other's eyes.
'So Millicent how are you?' a loud uncouth voice asked
'We, well I was wondering if maybe well.. um' another voice joined the first, but haltered, there was no doubt that it was Crabbe and Goyle
'Yes?' Millicent asked trying to sound polite
'What Crabbe was trying to ask was if maybe you wanted to…' Goyle also trailed off
'What?' Millicent allowed the slightest hint of irritation creep into her voice
'Well if you wanted to maybe we could go out sometime' Crabbe finally spat out
'Or maybe with me' Goyle added determined not to be left out
Millicent tried to clear her head, surely Crabbe and Goyle had not just asked her out, it was too horrific to imagine, it must all be just a terrible dream
'You could swap between us, we just want some company now Draco and Pansy are going out' Crabbe said as though this new information could convince her. Millicent realised what he had said and it sunk in slowly, Draco was taken, but it couldn't be true, but why would Crabbe lie, there was only one way to find out. Millicent looked up slowly, and sure enough on the couch sat Draco and Pansy, but Pansy had her head on Draco's shoulder, he had his arm protectively around her shoulder and just as Millicent was about to look away Draco softly kissed Pansy's forehead not caring who saw.
It was the kiss that did it, when Millicent saw it she knew Draco had chosen, he hadn't chosen her and now she would live her life alone.
****
What's the matter with the man?
What's the matter with the man?
What's the matter with the man?!
****
A/N: Go on review, pleeeaaassseee. Tell you what, you can suggest a subject or character I should write about and I'll find a song to fit in, or you could even suggest a song. In fact you can suggest whatever you like so long as you review, in case it somehow escaped your attention, I'm trying to persuade you to review, so go on just do it.
A/N: Firstly I'd like to apologise for the terrible title, feel free to suggest a new one. I've been infected with the songfic bug, so this will be the first of many chapters, some serious, some funny, some romantic and some downright scary and all with the pretence of a plot. This one is about a Slytherin and Draco, but not a Slytherin you'd normally think of
1 ****
Why would a fellow want a girl like her?
A frail and fluffy beauty?
Why can't a fellow ever once prefer
a solid girl like me?!
****
She sat alone on a chair in the corner of the cold Slytherin common room, nobody bothered her, why would they, they were Slytherin's they always had something better to be doing. So she sat alone in the corner watching a couple near the fire, sitting very close together, the boy was Draco Malfoy and he was running his hand very slowly up and down the girl's arm while whispering in her ear with a slight smirk on his face. She saw the girl's cheeks blush slightly, and wished it was her sat with Draco, he was so perfect he was born to be in Slytherin, he was cunning, good looking, sly, great at Quidditch, rich and most of all he was perfect.
That was why he was sat beside the fireplace with Pansy Parkinson, he was perfect so he wanted somebody perfect to be with, he would never want her, she was large, square and had a heavy jaw that jutted out aggresively, but underneath her exterior, she knew she could be everything that Draco would ever need.
But it never would be her, Draco was with Pansy, and she was all alone, after all who would want to be with Millicent Bulstrode.
****
She's a frothy little bubble
with a flimsy kind of charm
And with very little trouble
I could break her little arm!
****
Millicent wondered for the twentieth time that morning since she had woken 10 minutes ago, how Pansy managed to fit all her internal organs in her very small frame. She looked just like a china doll, that Millicent had once had (it had broken when Millicent sat on it), she couldn't believe anyone could spend as long as Pansy did in front of the mirror
'Milli, it's time to get going' Pansy's sickly sweet voice broke into her thoughts, Millicent forced herself to smile
'Oh sorry, coming Pansy' Millicent replied, even though she knew that as soon as Pansy saw Draco she would be all over him and quickly forget everyone else.
She was right, they reached the common room and Draco pulled Pansy aside as she was walking past. At that very moment Millicent would have gladly uttered an unforgivable curse on Pansy, but her wand was back in the dorm and she didn't actually know how.
****
Oh why would a fellow want a girl like her?
So obviously unusual?
Why can't a fellow ever once prefer
a usual girl like me?!
****
She could hear them talking and laughing together and it made her feel sick, Millicent was sat opposite Draco and Pansy who were once again talking, while Crabbe and Goyle sat there stuffing their faces just waiting for Draco to tell them what to do. Millicent sighed she wouldn't mind been one of Draco's goons, if it meant she got close to Draco for a while.
'So I was just about to get dressed when my mum told me to answer the front door, so I did, but my cat ran out so I chased her in only my robe' Pansy was telling Draco about her wonderful summer, which Millicent had already heard 10 times
'I wouldn't mind seeing you in a robe' Draco said causing Pansy to break out in a fit of giggles
'Anyway I finally saw her, so I tried to summon her back to me, but I accidentally turned her pink by mistake' Pansy continued blushing slightly, as everyone including Draco laughed. Millicent just snorted, it was just like Pansy to mess something up. Why did nobody see that Draco deserved someone better than pathetic Pansy, he deserved someone who would love him unconditionally, someone who wouldn't mess up every spell she did, someone who would always be there for him, someone like her.
****
Her face is exquisite I suppose,
but no more exquisite than a rose is.
Her skin may be delicate and soft
but not any softer that a doe's is.
****
'Hi' a voice said and Millicent looked up to see Crabbe and Goyle standing there
'Oh hi, what do you want?' Millicent was very surprised to see Crabbe and Goyle without Draco, so she was suspicious about why they where talking to her
'Draco told us to get lost because he's talking to Pansy' Goyle explained
'So we came to talk to you' Crabbe added
'Do you have any sweets?' Goyle asked getting back to his favourite subject of food. Millicent didn't reply she just handed over her box of chocolate frogs so Goyle and Crabbe could guzzle without disturbing her. She strained her ears very hard to make out the conversation Draco was having
'You look beautiful in firelight' Draco was saying
'Thank you. You don't look bad yourself' Pansy replied and Millicent didn't have to be able to see them to know that Pansy was blushing. She couldn't hear any more of the conversation because Draco was now whispering in Pansy's ear causing her to giggle even harder. Millicent sank down in her chair dejectedly, no one had ever told her she was beautiful, not even her mother. No one had even told her that she was wearing nice clothes or had sparkling eyes, she didn't care about any of them, but if Draco said that to her, then her life would be complete.
****
Her neck is no longer that a swan's
She's only as dainty as a daisy
She's only as graceful as a bird...
So why is the fellow going crazy?
****
'Crabbe, Goyle' a voice came from behind her and Millicent knew instantly who it was, his voice was so sleek and silky, it had to be Draco. The breath in her throat caught and she silently debated whether or not to turn round
'Yes' either Crabbe or Goyle replied pausing in the middle of their guzzling
'Pansy's playing hard to get, so come on let's go for a walk, try and get Potter into trouble' Draco drawled apparently amused at the thought of Harry getting into serious trouble. Crabbe and Goyle leapt up so quickly to follow him that they knocked the small table over. Draco didn't notice Millicent sat there, hoping he would speak to her, he swept past and she let out the breathe she hadn't even realised she'd been holding in, Draco had failed to recognise her existence again
'Oh Millicent' Draco suddenly stopped and turned to face her 'I think Pansy might come over here, if she does put in a good word for me and tell her I'll be back soon' it was all Millicent could do to not faint from him talking directly to her, but she managed to nod before Draco left the room
****
Oh why would a fellow want a girl like her,
A girl who's merely lovely?
Why can't a fellow ever once prefer
a girl who's merely me?!
****
Even though Draco obviously wanted Pansy, Millicent felt a lot happier than she had done for a long time, at least he knew she existed, so there must be some hope.
'Hi Milli, have you seen Draco' Millicent sighed knowing that it was Pansy asking, she couldn't answer, she was torn between trying to put Pansy off Draco and sabotaging their potential relationship, or doing what Draco told her. In the end she needn't have bothered
'Looking for me?' Draco asked striding over to where Pansy stood with his trademark smirk
'Maybe' Pansy fluttered her eyes in a way that made Draco smirk even more and made Millicent feel sick. Pansy and Draco moved away to the couch near the fire, with Draco flashing Millicent the briefest of smiles as he left that filled her heart with hope again, and she sank down into the chair to enjoy the warm feeling that his smile gave her
The sound of happy laughter was a frightening sound in the Slytherin common room, it was very rarely heard, evil laughter or spiteful laughter were both common sounds but not happy laughter. So naturally Millicent like the rest of the room turned to see where it was coming from, what she saw made the warm feeling she had had seconds previously disappear. The laughter was coming from Pansy, who was been mercilessly tickled by Draco who had what appeared to be a very uncharacteristic smile on his face.
All Millicent could do was stare as Pansy finally wriggled free, only for Draco to jump up wrap his arms round Pansy's waist and pull her down to sit on his lap, as Pansy once again blushed. Millicent knew that if Draco and Pansy weren't together by the end of tonight, then they would get together the next night or the one after that. It was going to happen, but between Draco and Pansy, never Draco and Millicent.
****
She's a frothy little bubble
with a frilly sort of air
and with very little trouble
I could pull out all her hair!! Ha ha ha ha!
****
Millicent groaned inwardly and pulled her pillow back over her head in an attempt to get a few precious minutes more sleep, she never had been a morning person, she looked even worse in the morning than she did for the rest of the day. But sleep was impossible with Pansy humming loudly to herself, a smile fixed on her face as she did her hair. Pansy obviously recognised the signs too, Draco was eventually going to get Pansy and Pansy wanted to look her best for the moment she finally gave in to him, stopped the flirting and started a relationship.
She didn't know why she had allowed herself to be deluded for even a brief second that Draco might actually like her, actually she did, it was because she saw something there that not many other people saw. She knew that Draco was all an act, but most people in Slytherin were just an act, you had to rival each other all the time to show how cunning and sly you could be. Of course nobody rivalled Draco, that was why everyone liked or feared him, everyone but Millicent, Millicent was the only one who actually loved him.
****
Why would a fellow want a girl like her,
a girl who's merely lovely?
Why can't a fellow ever once prefer
a girl who's merely me?
****
Sat in the common room again, Millicent was once again watching Draco and Pansy over near the fire, but this time something was different, they weren't giggling or whispering or even flirting, they were just silent gazing into each other's eyes.
'So Millicent how are you?' a loud uncouth voice asked
'We, well I was wondering if maybe well.. um' another voice joined the first, but haltered, there was no doubt that it was Crabbe and Goyle
'Yes?' Millicent asked trying to sound polite
'What Crabbe was trying to ask was if maybe you wanted to…' Goyle also trailed off
'What?' Millicent allowed the slightest hint of irritation creep into her voice
'Well if you wanted to maybe we could go out sometime' Crabbe finally spat out
'Or maybe with me' Goyle added determined not to be left out
Millicent tried to clear her head, surely Crabbe and Goyle had not just asked her out, it was too horrific to imagine, it must all be just a terrible dream
'You could swap between us, we just want some company now Draco and Pansy are going out' Crabbe said as though this new information could convince her. Millicent realised what he had said and it sunk in slowly, Draco was taken, but it couldn't be true, but why would Crabbe lie, there was only one way to find out. Millicent looked up slowly, and sure enough on the couch sat Draco and Pansy, but Pansy had her head on Draco's shoulder, he had his arm protectively around her shoulder and just as Millicent was about to look away Draco softly kissed Pansy's forehead not caring who saw.
It was the kiss that did it, when Millicent saw it she knew Draco had chosen, he hadn't chosen her and now she would live her life alone.
****
What's the matter with the man?
What's the matter with the man?
What's the matter with the man?!
****
A/N: Go on review, pleeeaaassseee. Tell you what, you can suggest a subject or character I should write about and I'll find a song to fit in, or you could even suggest a song. In fact you can suggest whatever you like so long as you review, in case it somehow escaped your attention, I'm trying to persuade you to review, so go on just do it.