A/N

Well here it is, finally!

Hope you enjoy! :D

Draco's reading was interrupted by a loud shout of, "Yo, nerdy-kins! We're near Hogsmeade; wake Sleeping Beauty up or she's getting an Aguamenti to the face!" Needless to say who it was, the face to match the voice entered the small compartment mere seconds after the warning, wand in hand.

"No, Blaise." Draco reprimanded lightly while standing and moving to block the other's shot at Deserae, previously named Sleeping Beauty-whoever she was-.

"Oh come on Malfoy, you're no fun." Blaise said sternly with a raised eyebrow and a smirk. Well if he wants fun, let him have it. Draco thought with a smirk of his own and stepped aside like an agile cat.

"Go ahead, but let me move my book; it is new after all." Draco said again, knowing this could only end badly, like it had for him but a week ago. Blaise looked at him strangely but let him proceed none the less, and after he had his book safely stored in his trunk- lifting a fallen one of Deserae's and also putting it back into the trunk- the fun began.

Blaise cast the spell and Draco wordlessly raised a Protego Totalum charm as he moved to stand in the furthest away spot he could manage without leaving the small room. He's for it. Draco thought with a grin of great happiness- even though Blaise was Draco's friend he couldn't not love seeing his friend fail miserably-.

As the water hit the sleeping girls' face, Draco didn't breathe. He thought his heart had stopped, until Deserae sprang on her feet, quick as a cat, and rammed her shoulder into Blaise's stomach in a painful tackle. Ouch, least I got spells cast at, not physical violence. Draco thought with a pang of sympathy. Deserae may have looked small and delicate, but she could pack a punch.

"Shit!" Blaise cried out as the girl twirled them around and dropped him to the floor in a heap, like a crumpled doll.

"Oops! Sorry, Blaise. Guess I don't know my own strength, eh?" Deserae chuckled and lightly plopped down onto the seat again before being wrenched into a bone crushing hug from a crying Draco.

"Oh Dezzy, I love you, you insane, unpredictable witch! You are bloody amazing you know that?" Draco said past the laughter and tears slipping from his steely eyes. He was telling the truth including the part about loving her, but she didn't need to know that, yet...

"Draco, move your butt! I need to get ready. Out, out!" Deserae wailed at her friend, as he stood by the door laughing. He refused to go get into his school robes in the bathroom, so she could use the compartment to change.

"No way, you go!" Draco argued back and shuffled from foot to foot, knowing she'd make him leave through violence-magical or physical- or by convincing him but he didn't like the odds either way, so he gave in honourably and made sure to give the door a sliding slam when he left.

Deserae waited a few seconds before letting out a long sigh, "Gods when did he get so bloody good looking?" She whispered exasperatedly to herself as she began to change, careful to watch her makeup.

"It's simply not fair, being best friends with someone that hot. It should be illegal; that would be a crazy suggestion for the Ministry. New law! Being sexy is now a criminal offence, Azkaban worthy!" She continued to mutter insane comments about good looking blondes with grey eyes and perfect arses as she shook her head to clear it of a certain blonde haired, grey eyed friend with a rather perfect behind.

"Good god, I'm going to be driven insane by him, aren't I?" She asked herself rhetorically. "Look. I'm already talking to myself. Good lord, I should make a bet with myself. See how long it takes for me to go insane or end up fancying him. Actually, I'd rather not jinx myself." She shook her head as she finally finished donning on her black over-robes, with the Slytherin House symbol on her chest.

She flumped onto the chair to swap shoes, from her small black ballet pumps to an inch high pair of stiletto's Narcissa bought her. She twisted her foot this way and that trying to figure if she looked okay when Blaise sauntered past, looked in and wolf whistled her. Oh he's certainly for it this time.

"Excuse me-"

"Ouch-move!"

"You're in my way!"

"Bit crazy here, eh Dez?" Draco almost had to shout over the overload of voices and people pushing and shoving their way from the train corridor and outside to the Hogsmeade platform.

Blaise was ahead of Draco and Deserae and because of the stark contrast of dark skin compared to the pale complexion of his friends, he looked more menacing than Draco ever could as he shoved and elbowed, glowered and threatened anyone that dared get near or in the way. Deserae was trailed along after Draco like an obedient child until they got past the large crowd and into a Thestral drawn carriage. In second year the Thestral's had scared Deserae, she even resorted to asking Draco about them after staring absently at them for a few minutes, but now the skeletal horses were good friends; she made a mental note to visit them again soon.

They were jostled and bounced up the path to the front of Hogwarts where lit candles hovered at the door as students, now dressed in school robes, mulled about waiting for friends and people shoved their way in, not stopping to admire the sight around them; Hogwarts at night.

Beyond the mountains of Hogwarts beautiful backdrop, the sinking sun shone on the lake, reflecting and making patterns dance across nearby grass and trees. The roar of students seemed to dull to Deserae's ears when she focused on the beauty of her school, her home and she wished that she could sit out in the dying sunset instead of in at the feast. It seemed so surreal and peaceful here, unlike in the castle walls, where she could be targeted by Pansy or anyone else, or even challenged by subjects-though she was smart and actually liked class- nothing could ever be chosen over this.

"Dez, stop dawdling. We have to get inside." Draco murmured in her ear while trying to tug her through the open doors. She frowned then followed, vowing to come out tomorrow, Draco be damned.

A/N

I loved adding some humour to this and it was great to write.

I hope you don't mind me moving faster in the story but I just want to get to the good part!

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