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Another bad day. Well, everyday IS a bad day for me. If I don't get scolded by my father in front of hundreds of people, he owls me and says the usual words. Act like a Malfoy. It's your duty to do this and that. We must help each other in order to revive the Dark Lord!. I am so tired of living up to him! Why does the House of Malfoy work for him anyway? Is it that my family always gets manipulated by you-know-who, or is it just an act of freewill to attain more power? I really don't get it.
"Mr. Malfoy, you'll get detention if you don't stop mumbling to yourself and start copying what I have written in the board." Snape would usually scold either Potter or Weasley, but it's the first time he scolded me, well, my fault anyway, was thinking too much of my dad and his stupid schemes.
"I'm sorry professor." This I said automatically. At hearing this, everyone gasped. Malfoy actually apologized? That's new! Yeah, everything is slowly turning into something new now! The hell I care with it.
I just opened my notebook, got my quill and started writing. Potions, I thought. They're pretty boring don't you think? But it was a potion that made it possible for me to hear Potter and Herm-, I mean Granger's conversation, so I'm thankful in a way.
I wonder what class we have next, a class that we're together… hmm… ah! Care of Magical Creatures. The class I hate the most. Ugh… thinking of those creatures is sickening, but anyway, it's the only class I've got my chance. I walked by myself towards the place and felt someone following me. Pansy, who else?
"Why are you following me?" I hate her. I just befriended her because I needed something. Don't think of that something as 'that' okay? I'm not that perverted!
"Well, think of it this way." Then and there, she leaned up and kissed me full on the lips. Her lips tasted like strawberry but I wasn't enjoying it. I pushed her and wiped my lips.
"What the hell was that for??"
"Aw… You're so cute Draco! No wonder many of the Slytherin girls envied me. Because, I. .!"
"Give me break… we didn't even get together." I turned around and started walking but felt her hands slip through my arms.
"Oh c'mon sweetie, it's not like we didn't have a relationship!" Hearing her emphasize the word relationship, I suddenly felt the need to vomit. Okay I'm joking! I just like to exaggerate things a little. I brushed her hand aside and put my hands on her shoulders.
"We didn't have one. Live with it okay?" With that, I left her. You should've seen the look on her face! It was priceless, especially with all those people looking at us.
Upon seeing the site of Hermione, I quickly made my way to her. She was seated on a stone and was reading as usual. But again, it wasn't something educational. A novel. She was reading a novel. That was new, I actually thought she'd spend the rest of her life learning things. Anyway, seeing that there wasn't anyone near her, not Potter or Weasley, I took the chance. The rock's size was enough for two people to be seated, so I just sat beside her.
"Hi." I think she recognized the voice because she didn't budge to see who it was.
"It's not everyday a Malfoy politely greets someone." Here we go again. This is a total contradiction of the fact that she likes me.
"Come to the ball with me." I didn't want anymore loopholes so I just said it directly. She closed her book and turned her attention to me. I could tell she was pretty surprised. Her brown eyes met with my gray ones. I could tell there was a glint of happiness in those eyes.
"What?" Oh c'mon Granger, quit pretending.
"I said come to the ball with me." For the first time in years, I actually smiled at her when I said it.
"But why me? Why not Pansy or some other Slytherin girls?" She avoided my eyes as she asked me that question, but I just let out a little laugh.
"Well, first of all, I dumped Pansy. Not like we have a relationship or something, I got tired of her following me around, and second, I want to go with you and no one else. Understand now?"
"It's just…-"
"Weird? Yeah, I thought of that too, but I can't hold this weirdness any longer."
"What do you mean?" I love it when the great Granger looks and feels confused.
"You'll know at the ball. That is, if you're coming with me."
"Damn it... I hate secrets. Oh alright!" Finally, she accepted! I felt my heart pounding like it was gonna explode any minute. I just smiled at her, left and proceeded to where Crabbe and Goyle were. I turned one more time and I caught her smiling and giggling like a little girl.
"Cute..." Whoa!!! What's happening to me? First I'm thanking and apologizing to people, now I'm actually complementing them? The works of love, perhaps...
A few days after that, we were allowed to go to Hogsmeade. Like the usual, I went with Crabbe and Goyle. We had our own trio, minus Pansy, she was such a pain in the ass. My family had a favorite store to go to whenever we'd go to balls or parties. I was immediately greeted as I went inside the store.
"Good day Mr. Malfoy. I've been expecting you." I hate that kind of tone. So stiff, and empty... Nevertheless, it was nothing special to think about, so I just nodded at him and waited.
He came back with a selection of new suits for me to try on. My eyes ran through each of them, and I spotted a perfect one. Malfoys usually wear black, but it's time for a change. A white suit. Yeah, perfect. I'd surely be an eye-catcher.
"Let's go boys." The thing I love the most about Crabbe and Goyle were that they were sooo easy to boss around. Anyway, I left Hogsmeade, people would think it's weird if someone like me stays here for more than three hours. Well, people like 'us' don't usually mingle around with others...We passed by the pub that Potter and others would usually hang out at. Granger was near the window.
"Hey Draco, Granger's staring at you!" Crabbe suddenly said to me. I was surprised. When I looked at where she was seated near the window, I still caught her stare, she then quickly turned her head to Potter's direction and started talking to him. Silly girl, I thought. I just smiled to which it made Crabbe a little confused.
As we got back, all the prefects were to tell each of the students in their houses to go to the Great Hall as Dumbledore had some news to tell all of us. Even those who were at Hogsmeade were alarmed too. Everyone quickly made their way to the Great Hall to hear Dumbledore's announcement.
"I'm sorry for the surprise everyone, but what I'll be saying today is that the exams will be moved, three days earlier. That is to give way for the Yule Ball and a seminar to which all first to third years will be joining as the fourth year students and up are going to take part in the Yule Ball."
Everyone was in shock after they heard this. They obviously haven't prepared for the exams yet. But there was one person who got really happy to hear this. Of course. Who else would it be?
"She must be really happy now that the exams are moved earlier..." This I thought to myself. I hate exams too, but I'm not that bad at them. "Now I feel more excited about the ball..." I'm beginning to feel like I'm starting to act like a girl.
After I headed back to my room, I started scanning my notes. In reality, I wanted to catch up with her, because everyone thinks that I'm cool just because I'm rich and I'm a Malfoy. It's just now that I had that want to become cool because I'm intelligent, not because of how popular my family is. I do think that since the day I first met her, I liked her already, but maybe I just kept denying it to myself since Malfoy's aren't allowed to be in 'contact' with a mud-, I mean muggle. I really should stop calling her that, since my 'dislike' for her is not here anymore.
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The day of the exams!
Almost everyone are scratching their heads right now, except for one girl: Hermione Granger. She was smiling like a little girl while reading and answering her paper. She studies like hell I tell you, I don't know why she spends her lifetime here in Hogwarts at the library. Maybe if she wants to have a date with someone, I bet she'd take him to the library... Okay okay just kidding! For me, well, I was one of those who scratched their heads of course, but it was a good thing I studied. Don't worry, Draco Malfoy will pass even without flying colors.
After the exam, all the students proceeded to the Great Hall for dinner. Across the table where the Slytherins were seated, Malfoy kept looking at Hermione. She of course noticed this, but avoided his stare and just smiled to herself.
"Harry, have you found a date yet?" Hermione tried to open a topic so she wouldn't get distracted by Malfoy's stare.
"Uhm... I guess..." He was blushing slightly as he said this. Hermione had no idea why.
"Oh c'mon Harry, I'm not bloody mad at you! Don't worry, as long as you don't snog Ginny I won't hex you." When Hermione heard this, she let out a little laugh and turned to Ginny and winked at her. Harry's cheeks were in a shade of red while he was being teased by Hermione.
Two days after this night will be the Yule Ball, and everyone's excited.
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