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Disclaimed!

Draco POV

I quickly put myself back together, ignoring Pansy's snarky remarks in the background.

"Oh my go-od, Ivy Strout is such a freak. I knew she was obsessed with you, but I didn't think she'd go so far as to stalk us. I don't blame her, I'd be jealous of me too…" Pansy went on and on and on.

I rolled my eyes to myself and began whispering the Memory Charm, pulling my wand from my robe. I pointed it to Pansy and said the incantation, "Obliviate."

Pansy's eyes scrunched close, when she opened them back up, she looked around confused, "What just happened?"

I snarled my lip unintentionally at her, "Go back to the common room, it's late."

"But whyyy?" She whined.

"Go." I said harshly.

She didn't question it anymore, and ran off.

I sat down on an old, wooden stool and ran a hand through my now tussled hair feeling like the world's biggest arsehole. I contemplated what to do next. A few minutes later I had reached my decision and started to make my way back to the common room.

It was empty save for one blonde girl sitting on the couch. I recognized her right away. I pulled out my wand slowly, trying not to make any sound. When I finally approached her I was preparing to say the incantation when she turned around suddenly.

Ivy looked at me and gasped surprised at first, then her eyes grew wide and she looked away from me, she began to ramble on, "Oh gosh, Hi Draco, I didn't see you. So, how was that? I mean…uh- how are you? Oh Merlin, I am so sorry Draco, I just figured I was supposed to meet you. I didn't know. Uh, I'm sorry?" She scratched the back of her head; I could tell she felt uncomfortable. She then looked at my wand, "What's that for?" She sounded worried as if she considered I might hurt her.

I inched closer to her, "Don't be sorry." I mumbled quietly before reaching my wand to her temple, "Obliviate." Her most recent memory was released from her mind; I quickly grabbed the necklace I wore around my neck, under my robes. It contained a small vile, there was nothing in there until now when I extinguished Ivy's memory inside.

Ivy scrunched up her nose and looked at the vile, "What's that?" She asked, sounding as confused as ever.

"Don't worry about it." I smirked.

She shook her head causing me to smirk more knowing I was the cause of her confusion.

"Well, anyway, Draco, I had to apologize to you for something." She carried on.

I raised an eyebrow and joined her on the couch, "Oh yeah? What?"

She opened her mouth up to speak, but closed it a second after, "I um… Actually I forgot…" She trailed off.

I looked away trying not to laugh, "Mustn't have been too important then."

"Guess not." She shrugged.

"Anyway are you ready to hang out?"

She snapped out of her confused state and nodded excitedly, "Absolutely!"

I let out a chuckle, "Jeez, didn't know you were that excited to see me, Strout."

She rolled her eyes, trying to play it off cool, "Don't flatter yourself, Draco."

Usually such remark would piss me off, but the way Ivy said it made me chuckle.

"Please Strout, if anything you should be flattered for getting to be around me." I smirked, she slapped my bicep lightly. I pulled her off the couch and we walked back to the barren classroom.

Ivy POV

"So, any idea what the big announcement Dumbledore has for us during dinner tomorrow?" I asked Draco. Everyone in the castle had been trying to figure out what it could be, but no one really knew for sure.

Draco shrugged, "A new teacher, maybe?"

I contemplated this, thinking about what position needed to be filled, "I don't know, it seems to be much of a bigger deal than that."

"It's probably something stupid, honestly from the stories my father tells me this school has gone to shit from when he was attending."

"Do you and your father get along much?" I asked, curious to find out more about Draco.

He shrugged again, "I really don't have much of a choice but to get along with him." He scooted his seat closer to mine, "What about you? What do your parents do?"

"Well, as I said earlier my mum's a healer at St. Mungo's and my father works at the Ministry."

Draco nodded, "My father too… Do you and your parents get along?"

"I'm closer with my mum. I rarely get to see my father, he's usually working, and when he is home he's pretty strict."

Draco nodded again, "Ha. Same with my father, I'd be dead if I didn't listen to him. Why do you think I'm stuck with Pansy?"

My mouth dropped a little at hearing this, all this time I thought he had actually liked Pansy, "I had no idea. From the looks of it you two look as happy as can be."

He rolled his eyes, "She's absolutely ecstatic, I'm quite the opposite."

"She's not that bad." I lied.

Draco looked at me, I looked at him, we both burst into hysterics.

"Please, Strout, don't go mental on me. The minute my father allows it, I'm ending that relationship with her."

I turned away from Draco for a second, for some odd reason a blush crept to my cheeks, I didn't need him getting the wrong idea again.

"What about you then, Strout? Anyone catch your eye?"

"Please, after Nott I think I'm sort of hopeless when it comes to that." I said glumly.

Draco's brow furrowed, "But why?"

I shrugged, "No one really knows I exist!"

"That's not true!" Draco proceeded.

I shook my head, "I've had two crushes my whole life and they both turned out horribly."

"Who?" Draco asked.

"What?" I asked, realizing what I admitted, I needed to change the subject fast.

"I'm assuming Nott was one of them, who was the other?"

I shook my head, "No, no one…"

He carried on, "Do they go to school with us?"

I nodded.

"Are they in our house?"

I nodded again.

"Our year?"

"Yes, but it was during first year and I didn't talk to them, I would barely even call it a crush." I tried.

"Alright then, since you would barely call it that, then you can tell me."

Damn you, Draco, I thought to myself. "It's silly."

He shrugged, "Do I know them?"

I chuckled to myself, "Yes, quite well actually."

His eyes widened, "Oh Merlin, do not tell me you had a crush on Crabbe?" He looked at me with disgust on his face.

I rolled my eyes, "No Draco! It was you!"

His mouth dropped open slightly, "Me?"

I nodded, regretting what I just said.

His face turned into a grin, "You had a bloody crush on me? I had no idea!"

"Yes Draco, and you also had no idea I even existed until this year either."

"What made you stop having a crush on me then?" He asked curiously.

"I don't remember. Mind you, I haven't ever spoken a word to you at that point. It was more or less an infatuation!" I defended myself.

Draco smirked, "Well, I don't blame you Strout."

He winked at me, I giggled hysterically at his vanity.

We stayed up for quite some time and had to sneak quietly back to the dark common room.

Before separating to separate dormitories, Draco grabbed my hand, "I'm actually quite sorry I didn't know you first year, Strout. Maybe some things would have ended differently." He kissed me on the cheek, luckily the room was dim enough for him to miss the blush that had formed after, "Sweet dreams." He whispered before walking upstairs to his dorm.

I walked up to mine and collapsed onto my bed, feeling a lot happier than I had felt in a long time.

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