Improbable, Not Impossible: A Draco Malfoy Story.
Author's Note: Well everyone, I have to say that I am very disappointed. I did not get one review on the last chapter. It's really discouraging when I don't get any feedback. I don't have to write this story down. I know how it goes, I'm the one making it. I write it for you guys, so I like to know what YOU think about it. This chapter took me forever to publish because I was really discouraged about writing it when no one cared to even take two minutes out of their life and write me something. I don't want to sound too emo or angsty but seriously, that sucked guys. Please review.
*Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter material. That is copywrited by JK Rowling.
Chapter Ten: The Way You Wish We Were
Tabitha woke up the next morning and groaned. She should have been excited for her first day at Hogsmeade, but not when Blaise was expecting to take her on a date. She still hadn't figured out what she was going to do. She wanted to just ditch him, but she didn't want to be rude. Tabitha also knew that she had to clear the misunderstanding otherwise Blaise would continue to try and court her. With a sigh she got out of bed and went to go get ready.
When she stepped in the shower she let the warm water sooth her restless mind. She ignored all the problems that today was going to bring and just let her body and mind relax. She would figure everything out later, right now she was busy getting ready.
After her shower, she used magic to dry her hair and went to go decide on what to wear. She opened her trunk and rummaged through her things. Dumbledore had given her some very nice clothes, but nothing was really her style. She hoped that she could pick up some more clothes at Hogsmeade. Tabitha finally decided to wear a lightweight sweater with thick red and black stripes. She then put on a dark pair of jeans, blood red stud earrings, and a black and red Celtic knot choker. She went to the mirror and looked at her appearance. She had to admit it, she looked good.
"All fancied up for your date with Blaise?" Tracey called from behind her.
Tabitha groaned. "Oh God, how many people has he told? Look, it is NOT a date, Tracey. Blaise may think it is, but I never agreed to go on a date with him. He asked if I wanted to go to Hogsmeade and I said yes. End of story."
Tracey laughed at her and rolled her eyes. "Call it what you want, but you and Blaise are still going to Hogsmeade together. Congrats, there are plenty of girls in this school that would kill for a good-looking guy like him. Especially a rich, good looking guy."
"Well I am not one of them!" Tabitha said crossly. "Come on Tracey, you have to help me. How do I tell him it's not a date?"
"Hey, don't ask me. It's not my problem." Tracey said while walking towards the bathrooms.
Tabitha grabbed her and spun her around. "I can make it your problem!" she said while shaking her shoulders. "Now help me! What do I do?"
Tracey's eyes went wide with shock. "Damn, okay okay I'll help. Just let go." She said while wrenching herself out of Tabitha's grip. "Well, this is the way I see it. You can either tell him straight up that it's not a date or you can try to ignore it and keep as much distance in between you two as possible."
"Ugh, that'll never work." Tabitha said. "I don't have the guts to tell him to shove off, and even if I do manage to stay away from him I can't let him think it's a date or he'll keep trying."
"Well why not just go on the date with him? I personally think you're crazy for trying to weasel out of it." Tracey said.
Tabitha's eyes lit up. She had now conceived the perfect plan. "That's it! Tracey, you have to come with me. That way it's not a date!"
"No way!" Tracey yelled. "No, no way in hell am I coming with you. You're on your own."
"Aw, come on Trace. I need you, please? I'll write your Transfiguration essay." Tabitha pleaded.
Tracey sighed and rubbed her temples with her fingertips. "Fine, I'll come with you guys. But I better get a perfect grade on my essay!"
Tabitha jumped up and nearly hugged Tracey. "Thank you thank you thank you!!!" she exclaimed.
"Yeah, yeah" Tracey mumbled. "You owe me one, Gray. Now leave me alone so I can go get ready."
As Tracey went off to the showers Tabitha went back over to her bed. Normally, she would go down to the common room, but she didn't want to run into Blaise without Tracey. Tabitha grabbed some money from her trunk and put it in her bag. She then pulled out a book to read while she was waiting for Tracey.
A disgruntled Tracey came back out of the bathroom a good while later. Tabitha simply beamed at her while Tracey glared back. Tracey then went up to Tabitha's bed and wrenched the curtains around her bed.
"Stop being so happy, it's sickening" Tracey said.
Tabitha just laughed and pulled her curtains back. "Oh Tracey, stop being such a sourpuss."
Tracey just rolled her eyes at Tabitha and finished getting ready. "Alright, come on. Lead me to my doom already."
"Stop being such a drama queen. Didn't you say that any girl would love to have Blaise?" Tabitha asked her.
"Yeah, but that was different." Tracey mumbled.
"No it's not, so stop complaining and get over it." Tabitha said.
The two girls went down to the common room together to look for Blaise. When they didn't see him, they went off to the Great Hall for breakfast. They found him and Draco eating breakfast and talking like normal. They sat down across the table from the boys and began filling their plates.
"Hey Guys" Tabitha said.
"Hey" They both said.
They talked casually throughout breakfast and soon it was time for them to go off to Hogsmeade. Blaise and Tabitha said goodbye to Draco and then they made their way off toward the front doors.
"Come on Tracey or we'll be late!" Tabitha said to her while yanking her out of her seat.
Blaise turned around to stare at Tabitha. "She's coming with us?" he said to Tabitha quietly.
"Yeah, she was going to Hogsmeade so I invited her to come with us. Hope you don't mind" Tabitha replied lightly.
Blaise said nothing to her. He just groaned and continued to walk towards the line leading out to Hogsmeade. Tracey gave Tabitha a concerned look but Tabitha just shrugged her off. It was nothing, if this was the worst Blaise said than that was okay. Him being angry with her was better than him being on a date with her.
"So, where are we going first?" Tabitha asked them when they got to Hogsmeade.
"Um, how about the Three Broomsticks for a butterbeer?" Blaise suggested.
"Yeah, sounds good." Tracey replied.
Tabitha nodded and let them lead her to the Three Broomsticks. She tried not to make it too obvious that she had no clue where she was going. She didn't know if Durmstrang kids ever went to Hogsmeade, so she didn't know whether to act like she knew the place or not. She hoped just to not draw any attention to herself.
The three of them walked into the Three Broomsticks and sat down at fairly secluded table. Tabitha was grateful for that, she hated crowds and this place was already packed with students. However, she was not grateful for the awkward silence at the table. The tension between the three of them was so thick it could have been cut with a knife. Tracey was shifting uncomfortably in her seat and Blaise was staring at the wall so hard Tabitha was surprised that it didn't catch fire.
"So..." she said slowly. "How about we get some drinks?"
"Yeah, sure. I'll go get our butterbeers." Blaise said while standing up and walking over to the bar.
Tracey turned to Tabitha and lowered her voice. "I knew I shouldn't have come! This is so awkward, what are we suppose to talk about? Blaise hates me for ruining his date."
"Pft, don't get so upset. Sure, Blaise isn't happy that you're here but who cares. The tension will work itself out, just give it time. Talk about whatever you feel like." Tabitha answered her.
Blaise came back with three bottles of butterbeer after a few minutes and he gave one to Tracey and one to Tabitha. He then took his seat and the silence returned to their table. After a few more minutes of awkward silence Tabitha sighed.
"So, who all made the quidditch team this year?" She asked them lightly.
"Urquhart, Vaisey, Higgs, Derrick, Montague, Bole, and Warrington I believe" Blaise answered.
"Really? I didn't realize that Higgs had made the team." Tracey answered.
"Yeah, since Draco didn't try out this year he got his position back." Blaise said.
Tracey and Blaise then continued to talk about how pathetic the Slytherin Quidditch Team strategy was. Tabitha was thoroughly lost in all of this, considering she had only seen it played and actually had no clue what any of anything was called or how it worked. After she was done with her butterbeer, she excused herself quietly and told them she was going to find some clothes to wear. Tracey and Blaise hardly seemed to notice she said anything. They were talking and laughing with each other like they had always been the best of friends. As Tabitha left the pub, she smiled to herself. Her plan had worked out much better than she had imagined.
Tabitha left the pub and began wondering down High Street. She looked around in Zonkos for a while, and then bought a few chocolate frogs from Honeydukes. She loved it in there, everything looked so delicious. She then continued down the street until she came to a clothing shop called Gladrags Wizardwear. She went inside the shop and looked around but she knew that it was unlikely that she would find anything to wear there. It had the oddest selection of clothing, especially socks. She had never seen any clothes like this before. She swore that she even saw a pair of rabbit slippers blink at her.
Tabitha left the shop and started back to the Three Broomsticks to try and find Blaise and Tracey. When she was almost there, she heard a violent scream pierce the fall air. She stopped dead in her tracks. She knew what that scream was, that was Katie Bell. Draco must have given her the cursed necklace.
Tabitha started running back to the castle. She wanted to find Draco as soon as she could. He probably didn't know that his plan had failed, but soon Harry would be telling McGonagall that Draco cursed Katie and he would need an alibi. McGonagall wouldn't question Draco if she found him with her. McGonagall trusted her.
Note: Okay, I know this chapter sucked. Not much really went on, I was having extreme writers block. Sorry guys. But yeah, please please review anyway. I don't care if you just want to tell me that this chapter sucked and I should go cry in the corner because it was so bad. Feedback is feedback. Seriously though, if I don't get at least one review I will end this story permanently. With school starting up I have more things to do than write stories for myself.