Chapter 10

"Well I am done!"

She came out from her book "Only took you long enough! Hahaha you realize I finished two chapters in my book."

"Well I am a slow writer. How's your book?"

"It's good. I am getting so tired! But I want to be up when they get back for dinner, I have a word for Daphne"

"Well lay down" Draco said while patting his chest "After all you said I was comfortable."

Pansy smiled and laid her head down, she began reading again. Draco couldn't resist he started stroking her hair. I was right it is really soft.

Draco was watching Pansy read. He sat there quietly and patiently, just watching. He loved the way her face lit up when she was reading a good part, or how her eyes became sad when she read a sad part. His favorite was when she would go to turn the page; she would do it with such curiosity. He found it kind of cute. Only ten minutes had passed when they both heard kids coming down to the common room.

"Well, I guess we face the crowd now or never" Pansy said while rising off Draco's chest. He was so comfortable!

It was like Draco had read her mind. "Just stay here. Let them say what they want to. Because I personally could care less."

Pansy tried to get up, but Draco held her down. "Draco, come on, my reputation is trashed already, and I don't want yours to be too!"

"I think I could handle it." He smirked. "Besides Pans, if they can't handle us sitting next to each other, there not going to be able to handle this." He gently leaned down towards her face and pressed a soft kiss to her for head.

She smiled. As if right on schedule a group of fourth years walked in and saw there faces about two inches apart. A particular blonde chimed out "My sister always said that she was the school hoe." Pansy shot up. She recognized that voice; sure enough it was the mini Greengrass. The girl named Astoria laughed and walked up to her common room.

Then a group of sixth years walked in. Sure enough Daphne is the first to say something.

"Well, there is no surprise. Pansy, I never knew you would be seen with the same guy twice? Wow this must be an all time high for you!"

"You and your sister are unbelievable you know that!" Pansy screamed at Daphne.

"Yes, well is it my fault that my sister even sees it in you!"

Pansy was about to stand up, when Draco held her down. He got up instead. By now the whole common room stopped to watch. "Daphne I don't think you are seeing things correctly then." He started out calm.

"Please! You are only defending her because she gave you something that you have probably always wanted."

"There's where you're wrong" He said rather coldly. "Unlike what you do with guys, Pansy actually has dignity." Pansy smiled at him, her green eyes were warm and kind, they sparkled when she was like this. Draco smiled back at her and kept going. "I heard what you and that Ravenclaw boy were doing out by the lake. Funny, with Ravenclaws they always seem so eager to share new information."

Daphne's face went red and she stomped off up to the girl's dormitory. She muttered "I'm going to kill that kid!"

"Does anyone else want to have a go at Pansy?" Draco questioned. Everyone staring in disbelief shook there head no and they all went back to what they were doing before.

Draco went and sat back down next to Pansy. She smiled at him, then without hesitation she leaned in and kissed Draco on the lips. "Thank you." She whispered in a barley audible voice. Without another word she got up and went o the girl's dormitory.

"You're Welcome, Pansy." Said Draco as he watched her walk away.

When Pansy got up stairs she knew she was going to get an earful, she could pretty much hear Daphne ranting through the door. Pansy braced herself and opened the door.

As soon as Daphne saw Pansy she yelled "You little witch! How dare you insult my family in front of the whole Slytherin common room, do you know how hard it is going to be for my sister now!"

Pansy stood there against the closed door. She had her back to resting against it and her arms folded. She just kept her look on Daphne. Then Daphne continued ranting on.

"My family is highly respected, far more then yours is that's for sure! But what does you boyfriend do?" She said practically hissing the word boyfriend. "He goes and insults us! My family may not be as high as the Malfoys, but let me tell you this we are definitely higher then you!" She stood there giving Pansy a look even he-who-must-not-be-name would fear, waiting for an answer.

Pansy slowly walked toward her. In her head she wanted to strangle Daphne, but on the outside she kept her face calm. Being a Slytherin had its perks, she was taught to hide all emotions, something Daphne had failed to learn. "I may be a Slytherin slut, and I may not have very guy wrapped around my finger. But I have something that you want and admit it that is the only reason you're now saying stuff. I have Draco Malfoy and it kills you to see him with someone other then you!" With that Pansy turned around and walked to the bathroom to shower away everything that just happened. Daphne just stood there seething in her own rage.

Draco was down stairs; he could hear some muffled sounds coming from the girls dorms and smirked to himself. I guess you could get to Daphne a lot easier than I thought, too bad she can't see a liar, because I had no idea about the Ravenclaw.

Blaise came and sat next to Draco, he wasn't really the person he wanted to see right now but Blaise was good at History of Magic and he could really use some help.

"Hey Draco" Blaise started

"Blaise," Draco gave a curt nod, it wasn't that he was being rude but that was simply how he acknowledged Blaise.

"So, what was that about? I never knew it was possible to push Greengrass' buttons. You seem to have done a good job at it though; I can hear her yelling at Pansy from here."

Draco laughed, "Yeah, I guess I can push her buttons. It's not like I meant to, as a matter of fact I didn't know there even was a Ravenclaw."

"Way to go! So what is it with you and Pansy anyway? She seems like the type that doesn't want a boyfriend, or well at least that's the vibe that she gives off any ways." Blaise chuckled to himself, and Draco laughed to. He flashed back to when she was yelling at Nott for hitting on her, and then to when Yulley tried to ask her out. She really wasn't nice to the guys.

"Well, I don't know if you'd consider us a couple. I mean she is my friend?"

"Yeah right. The way you two are always together, and the way you look at her. Even a blind person would notice you two. Slytherin's may not talk but we definitely aren't stupid. Plus, if you two weren't serious then what's with her kissing you before she left?"

"Oh, you saw that." Draco hung his head.

"Yea, actually I saw the whole thing. I was in the common the whole time I left dinner early to start on the homework. I was going to come talk to you but then I saw Pansy come in behind you. I was hoping the rumors weren't true, you know everything Daphne says, but then you just sat here and did homework."

"I wouldn't have minded if you sat down with us, and I don't think Pansy would either. Besides I could have used the help!"

Blaise smiled "Draco we've been friends for years and you still use me for my endless brain skills!"

"What can I say? I know how to pick them." Draco smirked back.

"Yeah, trust me I know." He slapped Draco on the arm.

"Well, I'm going up to bed, later Blaise."

"I'll go with you, it's getting late."

When they got up stairs Draco ignored everybody in the room, and his half done paper laying on the table next to him, and went to bed.