12 Months in a Year
Summary: 12 one-shots for each month of the year. Draco/Luna
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.
February
The month of love. Valentine's Day was probably the worst day of the year for Draco, besides Christmas and probably his birthday. Every girl in Slytherin was trying to get him to give her a valentine and he hated it. Before he went to school, he had never bothered with such silly holidays but now girls who wanted him to like them surrounded him. He wasn't really sure why every girl in Slytherin liked him; he didn't do much to provoke them. Sure he was selfish and liked the attention, but he didn't like the attacks of candy and cards that usually came with this particular holiday.
So he was determined to not speak to anyone about anything on the day. V-Day came quickly and Draco was awakened to the sound of screaming girls. He entered the common room to find that boys were already giving their girls their gifts and many girls were waiting to see him. He realized far too late that nothing was going to stop these girls and the only way to satisfy them was to take the damn presents. Girls seemed to line up to give him these gifts and he took them without really saying anything at all.
He soon became the envy of the school as the day progressed, girls following and chatting to him as he walked the halls. There seemed to be no escape at all. Harry Potter, the most popular guy in school had to bow down the attention that Draco was receiving. He entered the Great Hall and sat down, the girls taking up every Slytherin seat near him they could find and he groaned to himself.
"Go away," he would snarl and it was only provoke them to squeal louder and beg him to take their gifts. Girls soon surrounded him and their presents began to stack up in front of him as the morning breakfast progressed. Draco said nothing else since it seemed to get the girls even more excited when he snarled. Why didn't he just stay in bed?
The breakfast concluded and he stood up, followed by the mob of girls whispering excitedly. Draco looked at the ceiling in annoyance and began to make his way towards his first class, nearly running right into Luna Lovegood on the way. She had rounded a corner at full speed, righting right into Draco. He was bigger than her so she was thrown back and he only took a step back to balance himself. He looked down at her and the girls all whispered and mocked her to themselves.
"Watch where you're going, Lovegood," Draco said, and she smiled brightly at him. She didn't ask for help up or anything she just stood up and patted down her skirt and smiled.
"Thank you, Draco, for the advice. I shall try harder to not run into things in the future," she said, quite seriously. Draco only sighed, knowing that she was probably about to go run into someone or something else in a few more seconds. She walked around the girls and soon was on her full speed run again, rounding another corner before he heard a crash and a bunch of shouts from a group of Hufflepuff girls. Draco just shook his head and continued towards class, his entourage of girls following close behind him.
Draco managed to allude the crowd of girls by having to take a bathroom break and sneaking out of the window of the tower. With a little magic he managed to get down safely to the ground below and walk away whistling. It was nice to not be followed every second of the day.
Walking the grounds aimlessly for a while he managed to get around another corner of the castle and run right into, guess who. Luna fell back just like she had before and looked up to see Draco towering over her, glaring. This was beginning to get a little annoying.
"Lovegood! What did I tell you about watching where you're going?!" he snarled, crossing his arms, not bothering to help her up in any way. She stood up on her own and dusted herself off again.
"Hello Draco," she said happily, trying to find something in her robes. He tried to see what she was looking for and she suddenly produced a little box. It was plain white and had a few stains from her breakfast and lunch on it. She held it out for him.
"What is it?"
"Open it!" she said, smiling and putting it right into his hands, and he looked down at the little box. He opened it to find a small thimble inside. He picked up and saw that it was nothing really special.
"This is supposed to be some kind of gift? What do I need a thimble for?" he asked, putting it on his finger to examine it, unconsciously stuffing the box into his pocket.
"I read a Muggle book that Harry gave me. In the book the girl gives the boy a thimble and calls it a kiss!" she said, smiling brightly and pulling out a book.
"Peter Pan? You read that Muggle crap?"
"It was fun! I liked it. And so I thought that a good present for a Draco Malfoy on Valentine's Day would be a kiss!" she said, smiling brightly and he looked back at the thimble. He didn't get it but if it made Luna happy and would make her leave faster, he just accepted it and put it in his pocket.
"Thanks, now get lost," he said, trying to regain his usual snarling air. It didn't seemed to phase Luna one bit. She smiled and suddenly ran up to him and kissed him lightly on the mouth. He almost fell over in surprise.
"In the book they call that a thimble!" she said, suddenly skipping off in the other direction and Draco just stood there, confused. What in the hell kind of books did Muggles read? And why in the name of Merlin did he like that thimble so much?
- Another brilliant story! I know what you're all thinking. Invader Hog? How can you be so clever? I always ask myself that question... then I realize that I'm not and cry in my emo corner. lol. Peter Pan, for all the little children trapped in adult bodies. I do believe in faries! Thanks for reading!
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