I took another step towards him.
"Draco?"
His eyes were still fixed on me, it looked as if tears were about to start spilling out of them.
He managed a slight laugh, "Bet this is the last thing you were expecting."
"Yeah," I tilted my head to one side. "It was."
"Oh," he whispered and turned away. He sounded so sad, completely unlike the Draco Malfoy everyone stereotypes.
I took his hand, "that doesn't mean it's a bad thing." I smiled gently.
His own hand held onto mine tightly. We both moved towards eachother, barely a centimetre between us, then the megaphone boomed out:
"HUFFLEPUFF AND GRYFFINDOR QUIDDITCH TEAMS, GET READY FOR PRACTICE. SLYTHERIN AND RAVENCLAW WILL FOLLOW AFTER."
"Shit," I whispered. "I've got to go, I'll talk to you later, okay?"
"Okay, I'll give you another note. We'll meet somewhere else."
Our hands were still together, we both knew they didn't want to let go, but I had to let mine slip away.
I quickly managed to get changed before the practice started, which was a huge relief.
"Hey sis!" Cedric's soothing voice came from behind me, "you ready?"
I'd only ever played Quidditch the one time at the try-outs, just for fun. I didn't expect to be as good as I was, even though this was only a practice match, I was still nervous.
"Yeah, I am" I hugged him tight.
Even though we both played completely different positions - I was Keeper and he was Seeker, we worked well together.
Some of my other best friends were also on the team: Justin, Zacharias, Ernie and Hannah.
The game was easier than I thought it'd be, and it was a lot more fun than I remembered. I'd saved all 4 of the goals that Gryffindor attempted, and we scored 7. I was really proud of myself and the team.
Once the game was finished, Zacharias and Ernie came up to me and both patted me on the shoulder.
"Nice one, Diggory. You're good for such a small person," smirked Ernie and ruffled my hair. Standing in between them was torture, they're both around 5'11, and I'm stuck at 5'1. However, Cedric's always been quite tall, whilst I've always been small. It's one of the only things we've never had in common.
"Aw, Ernie. Leave her alone, she's good at what she does" smiled Zacharias, he was a more comforting friend out of the two.
I leaned against him gently "Thanks, Zac. You guys were amazing... Well, you were. Not so sure about him" I rolled my eyes over to Ernie who was shouting at his broom because it just hit him in the face.
"Oh dear," Zacharias laughed. "I think we should get away from him"
I couldn't stop thinking about Draco. I'm glad I was able to keep concentration whilst I was playing, I wish I could've said the same for him. I kept staring at him which I think really put him off. Thankfully, Hannah came and sat next to me which distracted Draco and I from eachother.
"Alright, Fee?" she said, grinning. "Well played today."
I grinned back "You too, Han. You were great."
"Thanks." Her tone changed drastically "Oh God. Look, Malfoy is playing. That boy is vile!" Her face formed a disgusted look.
I badly wanted to deny it, but I couldn't let her know. "Ugh, I know! He's horrible."
Suddenly rain started pouring and there was a mad rush for everyone to get inside, I didn't want to get caught in the crowd so I waited for it to clear up. As soon as I set foot into the school, I saw Draco standing by the gate, soaking wet. His hair was messily flicked over to one side and despite the corridor being dark, his eyes shined even brighter than usual.
In all honesty, it was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life.
