Draco knew he could never be with her. Somehow he got her attention by bullying Potter and Weasley, but he truly doesn't want her to notice him that way. He never forgave himself for calling her a mudblood. That was what really pushed her away from him. He thought about asking her to the Yule Ball, but when he rounded the corner to the Gryffindor Common Room to wait for her, he overheard her ...telling the Weasley girl that she was going with Viktor Krum. He looked down and almost gave up. At the ball, when Weasley and her got into a fight about her date, Draco saw her crying. He looked around to see if no one's looking then approached her.
"Granger, would you like to dance?" he asked. She glared at him and said.
"Go away, Malfoy." Draco sighed, took her hand, and pulled her up and danced with her while she was staring at him with her teary eyes.
