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Draco/Astoria's date
Dudley caught Draco staring at the beautiful Slytherin girl again when they were in Herbology. She had dark brown hair and bright blue eyes.
The girl must've sensed Draco staring at her, because she turned to look at him, and he blushed and looked away,squeezing the Trunkle pod he was holding so tight that it squeaked in pain.
"Why don't you just ask her out already?" Dudley said, taking the pod from Draco before he damaged the beans inside.
"It's not that easy," Draco mumbled, staring at the back of the girl's head again.
"I asked Luna out last year, and it was a piece of cake," Dudley replied, carefully slicing open the pod to reveal three small blue beans, and handed one to Draco.
"Yeah, but you two just belong together, it's fate. I even made bets with some of the other Ravenclaws about when you two would get together, but who knows, maybe this girl thinks that I'm a loser."
Luna reached out and took a bean; she had been listening to the boy's conversation with a thoughtful look on her face.
"Me and Dudley could set it up for you if you want," Luna said, tucking the bean into the pot in front of her that contained the fluffy potting soil. "We'll take care of everything, and then you could just show up!"
"Yeah, like a blind date!" Dudley said excitedly. Luna always had the best ideas.
"I don't know...I think I'd rather do this on my own." Draco said slowly, planting his own bean in the soil.
"Okay, but you know, if you need any help, you can always ask us!" Dudley said.
"Yeah," Draco said, then became quite for the rest of the lesson, trying to think of some extravagant way to win the girl's heart.
It was a week later, and Draco had set everything up so that it was perfect.
He was wearing his expensive emerald green dress robes that his parents had given him for Christmas and pacing back and forth nervously.
He was waiting for Astoria Greengrass{he had found out her name from one of her classmates} under a willow tree by t he lake. Luna had helped Draco set up a beautiful table covered in delicious food that the house elves had prepared,
and Dudley bewitched the tree so that every leaf was lit up in a different color, casting a warm multi-colored glow on the dinner table. They also had a beautiful view of the lake. It certainly was extravagant, worthy of a Malfoy.
Draco had sent Astoria a note in the morning mail, inviting her to dinner, that he simply signed Draco. Draco watched as his eagle- owl Porkchop{long story to how he got that name} dropped his note on the Slytherin table in front of Astoria. He half expected her to rip up the note, but instead she passed it to her sister, Daphne, and gestured excitedly, which made Draco's heat soar.
And so here he was, pacing back and forth, waiting for his date. It was just getting dark, and the tree shone even more, piercing through the darkness like a lighthouse's light pierced through fog.
Dudley and Luna had left a few minutes after everything was set up, wishing him good luck.
Draco stopped pacing as he spotted a figure in a long flowing white dress coming towards him; it was Astoria. Draco breathed in sharply; she was so beautiful.
"Good Evening, Draco," Astoria said politely; they were both from rich, pureblood families, and as such, were taught manners at a young age.
Draco pulled the chair back for her, and she sat down.
"The tree is really spectacular, you know." Astoria complimented with a small smile.
"Yes, I am rather good at charm work, so I decided to put my talent to good use." He felt a little guilty, taking credit for what Dudley did, but hey, all's fair in love and war; he wanted to impress Astoria. Besides, he didn't think Dudley would care much.
"Well, it's beautiful," Astoria smiled, her skin glowing in the light from the tree.
"So you don't mind coming out here to eat instead of being in the Great Hall with your friends?" Draco asked.
Astoria sighed. "Actually, I don't have many friends,"
"You must be kidding, you're beautiful, and just... great.." Draco said, then blushed.
"Oh, I admire your flattery, Draco, but I assure you it's true; the Slytherins don't like me very much because I don't share their views about muggles and purebloods and such things." Astoria gave a rather sad smile.
"I have argued with my parents on countless occasions about that very matter!" Draco said excitedly. "And I even asked the Hat not to put me in Slytherin even though my whole family was in that house."
"Oh, I wish I had your courage, Draco!" Astoria said wistfully, and Draco puffed out his chest a bit."But I was afraid of my parent's reaction if I was placed in a different house. How did your parents react?"
"Well, it was quite funny, actually." Draco laughed at the memory. "My mother said the enchantment on the Sorting Hat must be getting weak, and it was a mistake that I was put into Ravenclaw, because I am a Slytherin. Father threatened to come to the school and demand that I be placed in Slytherin House, and he did, but Dumbledore said that once placed, your house could not be changed. Father was fuming. It was the best thing ever," Draco said happily, and they sat in silence for a few moments.
"So, Draco," Astoria said. "I noticed you were watching me in Herbology the other day,"
Draco flushed red and glanced down at his plate.
"I was afraid you would never ask me out." As Draco looked up at her, it was Astoria's turn to blush.
"Really?" Draco looked surprised.
"I guess you never noticed that I have been staring at you for the past two years, huh?" she smiled.
"So you don't think I'm a loser?" Draco exclaimed.
"No, I think you're quite a stud," Astoria said quietly, leaning forward over the table.
"You do?" Draco said in astonishment. Here he was thinking that this girl would hate him, and it turned out that she actually liked him and thought he was a stud! Could it get any better than this?
"Are you kidding? Any girl would want to go out with you. But they're not going to get the chance, because I have you now!"Astoria reached out and caressed Draco's blonde locks. Wow, Draco thought, as Astoria's hand touched his hair. Her eyes are stunning! Look at her cute little nose! And those soft red lips...are getting really close.
Astoria leaned forward a little more, being careful not to get her dress in the food, and kissed Draco.
His eyes widened in surprise, but he fell into the kiss. He loved Astoria already; she was a woman who knew what she wanted, and tonight that thing was him.
Dudley whooped from where he was watching from the stone steps of the castle.
"You really shouldn't be watching you know," Luna was standing by the door. "It's very private."
"Look who's talking, you're watching them too." Dudley replied, sliding over to make room for Luna. "And it's fine, Draco wouldn't care."
Luna sat besides Dudley.
"You lied to Draco, you know,"
Dudley looked confused; sometimes it was hard to understand what Luna was talking about, as she brought stuff up out of nowhere. It was one of the many reasons he liked her; talking to her was always a surprise.
"What did I lie about?"
"When you asked me out, it wasn't a piece of cake; you were very nervous and you were sweating. I thought the yackpurts had taken your tongue,"
"Yeah, well, who wouldn't be nervous talking to a beautiful girl like you?" Dudley asked, pushing her blonde hair out of her face so he could kiss her. "Besides, I was trying to encourage Draco, and it worked, didn't it?"
They looked back across the vast lawns where the two figures sitting at the table were ignoring the scrumptious food and instead were talking to each other and laughing, Draco's laugh deeper then Astoria's golden tinkling one.
Luna stood, and pulled Dudley into the castle after her, so Draco and Astoria could be left alone.
Extravagant dinner date outside by the lake! Classic Malfoy.
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Harry/Ginny are next.