As soon as the Slytherin group of friends got to the Great Hall many males started to stare at Katherine. It wasn't something that was unusual, but Draco wasn't pleased.
Katherine on the other hand payed no attention to them and spotted Mason, Alexis and Peter. Mason has his brown hair neatly combed and was very presentable in his dress robes. Alexis also had his blonde hair combed and his sky blue eyes sparkled with amusement at something Peter had said. Peter had his red hair groomed and green eyes also filled with amusement. Katherine didn't pay much attention to either of their dates, but Mason's date made her roll her eyes.
Katherine walked up to Mason and slightly smiled. "Hello boys...Autumn."
Mason smirked when she said her name. It was no secret that he was amused a Winters had asked Autumn to be his date. Autumn Clemens was a Ravenclaw pureblood. She had short brown hair, slightly tanned skin, and was the average height for a girl in their sixth year. She had warm brown eyes. Despite being in Ravenclaw she however wasn't the brightest. She was remarkable in Charms and her studies, but when it came to common sense she just didn't get it. Which would explain why she had not imagined Mason Winters would have ever asked her out. She was oblivious to the fact the only reason he had asked her was for laughs since his last name was Winters and her name was Autumn. The name of the two season that were beside each other. In truth, Autumn was a sweet girl, which is why Katherine found it rude of Mason to have asked her out solely for a joke.
"Hello, Katherine. You look beautiful."
"Thank you, you do as well." Katherine smiled as she looked at her green dress.
"Don't you like? I got green since Mason is in Slytherin."
Katherine ignored the chuckles the boys as well as the other two Slytherin dates of Alexis and Peter.
"That was...very sweet of you."
Autumn just smiled unaware of the chuckles behind her back.
"I'll see you boys later." Katherine said leaving, but gave a small glare to her older cousin who just smiled.
"Isn't that Autumn Clemens? She's a Ravenclaw," Luna noticed.
"Wait. Autumn?!" Theodore smirked. "I got to give it to Mason, he's got a weird sense of humor."
"Tell me about it," Katherine mumbled.
Draco squeezed her hand in comfort trying to relax her. Katherine smiled and kissed his cheek.
Something caught the corner of her eye. She turned her head and saw Hermione wearing a lighter shade of blue dress than of Katherine's. She had done her hair in a fancy hairstyle. What shocked her most was Viktor Krum was waiting for her at the bottom.
She frowned as the realization hit her. Krum had asked her to be his date. She wasn't upset that Krum had asked someone else, she had expected it. She really did have no feeling for him, but he had chosen Hermione,a muggle born to be his date. Her grandmother's words flooded in her mind. She feared of what she would say if she were to ever find out.
Katherine's face was blank, but Draco could sense her discomfort. He hugged her side and kissed her temple. She soon forgot her worries and hugged him back.
A few minutes passed before they all entered the Great Hall. The champions danced with their dates first. Seeing Krum and Hermione didn't bother her anymore. How could it when she had someone she deeply cared about with her?
Soon more people joined in. Pansy and her date, as well as Mason and Autumn. Theodore even danced with Luna for a bit. Draco and Katherine joined in too, but not before making sure Blaise would be alright. He said it was fine. He made in clear her was completely fine.
Katherine danced most of the night with Draco, but she did dance for Blaise for quite a bit. Mason had also danced with Katherine and Luna, which Autumn didn't seem to mind. She found it extremely sweet how much he cares for his family.
The night seemed absolutely perfect. The Weird Sisters even performed, but Katherine had never really liked their music (no offense to all those who did) so she and Draco walked into the courtyard.
The moon glistened brightly in the sky. They sat on a bench with their hands intertwined with each other.
"Do you remember last year?"
"You mean when I made a fool of myself and admitted my feelings to you? Yeah, I remember. Why?" Draco answered her question.
"Just curious to how it would have been if Theodore hadn't been on the way the rest of the year."
Draco chuckled. "Don't know, but Mason didn't seem to be too thrilled with is dating either."
"Not so much in the beginning, but after a while he gave up. I never said anything about him and Caroline dating, so he decided not to get in the way of my decisions."
"You should've said something about her. She was so annoying. I wonder why they even lasted as long as they did."
"They went out for two weeks," Katherine smirked.
"Exactly. He should've dumped her the second he realized how attached she was. What am I saying? He should've never even asked her out. Why did he?"
"Don't know. I think he lost a bet with Peter," Katherine smirked. They had bet Peter couldn't get away with stealing something from Flitwick. He did and so Mason had to ask Caroline Tevlin, a Slytherin girl in his year.
"But going back to what you said. He did start to accept me," Draco told her. "And I'm glad he did. One less person I had to worry about getting in the way,"
Katherine quietly laughed. She rested her head on his shoulder as he wrapped an arm around her waist. He kissed the top of her head.
They stayed in that position for a while, until Katherine stood up. "I'm pretty sure the Weird Sisters should be done by now. Let's go back inside, before someone sees us."
"No, just a little longer," Draco grabbed her hands, wanting to spend more time with her. She smiled and laughed.
"Come on," she tugged his hands. He stood up and she started leading them to the Great Hall.
She stopped when she felt her arm being tugged. She looked back and saw he had not moved. He gave her a playful smirk.
"What?" she asked with a smile.
He didn't say anything and just walked up to her.
He put both his hands over her face and pressed his lips against hers.
She smiled and kissed him back. She moved her hands to his wrists and moved his hands in between them. He intertwined their fingers once again.
He sighed when she pulled away, but smiled anyway. She kissed his cheek and smiled. They started walking inside hike holding hands.
Katherine and Draco had found their way back into the Great Hall. Draco had offered to get drinks for them. As she was on her way to their table, she bumped into Hermione.
"I'm sorry. Excuse me," Hermione quietly said. She moved and walked past Katherine, but not without her noticing she was crying.
A part of her felt like going after her to make sure she was okay, but she listened to her prejudice pureblood side and let her go.
She continued walking and sat beside Blaise. "Are you enjoying yourself, Mr. Zabini?" she playfully asked him.
He smiled and answered, "Could be worse. I could've had to put up with some girl nagging at me to dance with her."
"Very true." Katherine said. As she was about to say something else, Mason appeared in front of them both.
"If you both don't mind, could I have another dance, my dear cousin?"
"Where's Autumn?" Blaise asked him with a smirk.
"Don't know. Probably gossiping with her friends."
"I can't believe you invited her," Blaise chuckled.
"Why not? She's pretty. Plus she's not that annoying. She respects my space, which is why she let me be, after I asked her to be my girlfriend. Not many girl will allow you that pleasure," Mason smiled seeing his cousin's eyes slightly widen.
"Hold up. You asked her to be your what?"
"My girlfriend. And I take it she was very happy after she said yes while she hugged me. Then she ran off with her friends."
"Do you have any idea what your parents will say when they find out?" Katherine asked him.
"She's a pureblood, she may not be in Slytherin, but Ravenclaw isn't that bad. She's smart, even though she sometimes is just terrible with common sense. Plus, she's pretty. I don't see what's the problem."
"Well how about when they find out her name and realize the only reason you asked her out was because of it?" Blaise inputted into the conversation.
"Dad will probably have a laugh out of it. Mom will give me a stern look. No biggy." Mason answered with a smirk.
Katherine rolled her eyes. Knowing that in fact, that is exactly what would happen.
"You know what. Sure, let's dance," she sighed glad the Weird Sisters had stopped their performance.
By the time Draco came back, Katherine was already on the dance floor with Mason. He ended up chatting with Blaise, Goyle, and Crabbe.
"At least tell me there's a possibility of you liking her," Katherine asked Mason as they danced.
"Like I said, she's pretty and smart. She's not as annoying as other girls, so sure."
They finally decided to move on from that topic, and instead on their family.
"What did grandfather send you this time?" Mason asked her.
"Books and a pocket watch with the Slytherin crest on it. What about you?"
"Books and a...spell book," he seemed hesitant to say the last thing.
"What do you mean a spell book? Which one?"
Mason seemed to ponder whether he should tell her. "You know what spell book we found in his office a long time ago when we were kids?"
"You mean the one he told us not touch ever again until we were old enough to understand?"
"Yeah that one."
"Isn't it about-"
"Yeah it is."
"Why would he give that to you. I mean I expected he would, by why send it here? Why not wait till we went back home. If a teacher finds you with that book, or anyone in that matter-"
"I know. I know. And I'll make sure they don't. I'll just look at it when I'm on prefect duty. No one will question me."
"What about Sophia?" Katherine asked referring to the other prefect in Mason's year.
"She knows to mind her own business."
Katherine frowned still skeptical about it. If that book got into the wrong hands… She couldn't even imagine the outcome.
"What's with the sad faces?" Theodore asked as he and Luna moved to where their cousins were.
Mason didn't say anything. Neither of them knew about the book. Theodore because he wasn't a Winters. Luna because their grandfather never really saw her and didn't want to ambush her with this.
"Nothing. Just seems like Mason here is upset I didn't get him a new cleaning set for his broom for Quidditch."
Mason had only started Quidditch two years ago in his fourth year, after Flint finally convinced him. He had been very good, but never played for their team. He was a chaser with Flint and he was a very good one.
So Katherine's second year she would cheer on Flint, Mason, and Draco.
"Yeah, I was really looking forward to it." Mason was thankful for her excuse. "Luckily, your parents gave it to me instead."
Before Theodore could say anything, Mason turned to Luna. "Luna, how about another dance with your favorite cousin?"
"Excuse me?" Katherine asked him.
"Male cousin," Mason said not wanting to argue.
"Excuse me?" Theodore asked him. "I still consider her as a cousin."
"Exactly." Mason smirked and shooed them away as he and Luna started dancing.
"Do you want to tell me what that was really about?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Theodore didn't wanted to cause a fuss so he let it go.
The night went on and soon ended. All the students went back to their houses and dorms.
In the common room, she gave one last hug to Mason and Theodore. Plus Blaise and Pansy. Even to Crabbe and Goyle. She had wished Luna good night and a merry Christmas before they went to their own houses.
Lastly, she hugged Draco. She pulled back and rested her forehead against his. "Merry Christmas, love," he whispered.
"Merry Christmas, Draco," she smiled and gave him a small kiss.
Then she and Pansy went up to their dorm room along with the rest of her roommates.
As she slept, she had to admit, Christmas without her parents, grandparents, aunt and uncles wasn't too bad.
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