A few months later: after Christmas.
Sarah studied the student pamphlet on hogsmeade.
Third year students and up were allowed to go this weekend.
Draco continued to eat while Sarah let her plate sit, getting colder by the second.
"Aren't you going to eat that?" Draco asked.
"Mm-hm." She didn't even pay attention to him.
He leaned closer to her.
"What are you doing?"
"Mm-hm."
he snatched the pamphlet out of her hand.
"Hey! I was reading that!" She tried to grab it, but he held it out of her reach.
"Hogsmeade?
"It sounds exciting! I wasn't really interested last year, but this year they passed out those pamphlets. It sounds so fun!"
Sarah did want to go... With Draco that is.
"You really want to go then, huh?" He gave her the pamphlet back.
"Yes. Maybe I could go today. Yes! After I'm done eating breakfast, I'll go with Kayleigh, hermione,Ron... And Harry Potter!" Sarah waited for the response she was waiting for.
Draco's eyes opened wide when he heard her say she was going with those three.
"No!"
"No? What do you mean, no?"
Draco didn't really want to go to hogsmeade, but if it would make Sarah happy, then he would go.
"Go with me instead."
Sarah smiled.
"I thought you said hogsmeade was a waste of time?"
"I still do, but you seem to want to go, and I don't want you going with Potter and his mudblood friends."
She gave him the look.
"Half-blood." He said under his breath.
Sarah rolled her eyes.
"Alright. I'd be happy to go with you."
Mission accomplished!
Sarah bundled up in a wool coat, scarf, and boots, and gloves.
"Well, were do you want to go first?"
"I just want to look around for now."
Draco sighed.
"Very well then."
So Sarah dragged Draco around Hogsmeade for about thirty minutes, and at first, Draco thought it was completely boring just walking around watching her look at everything, but then he became entertained as he saw how happy she really was about all of this.
He loved seeing her smile, and how her cheeks and nose turned rosy in the cold weather.
Draco was actually starting to enjoy it, but it that feeling disappeared when he saw what Sarah was gasping at.
"*gasp* Madam Puddifoots Tea shop!" She pointed to the little building like a lovesick fan girt of some muggle teen idol.
"Isn't it adorable?!" Sarah gushed.
"Oh, yes. It's just... Lovely." Draco forced himself to say, knowing what was going to happen next, and knowing he wouldn't be able to resist her green puppy-dog eyes.
"Can we go in?" She asked.
"No. No way. I refuse to sit at a table with frilly curtains and lacy heart-shaped doilies!" He decided he just wouldn't look at her.
If he didn't look at her, he wouldn't get sucked in.
"Please." She folded her hands, begging him.
His eyes shifted back and forth from her to straight ahead.
Draco knew she was wearing him down, and that he would feel bad if he didn't go into the girly little tea shop.
He had a soft side that only she saw, and he couldn't escape it.
Sarah continued to stare him down, knowing that she could convince him to go in with her.
"Ten minutes. That's all! I'm serious!"
"Thank you!" She hugged his arm.
He had a yeah whatever look on his face as he opened the door for her.
Draco winced when he saw the lacy pink heart hanging from the door, and almost had a heart attack when he saw the gaudy decorations and the couples that were more interested in snogging than their food.
Even the overpowering smell of flowers disgusted him.
"Welcome to Madam Puddifoots Tea House! Table for two?" A chubby lady who would probably be the female version of Santa Clause came up to them.
Draco remained silent.
"Sorry about him. He's not too excited about being here." Sarah patted the pouting Draco's arm.
"Ohh, your boyfriend thinks he's too tough to be here?" She asked.
"Yes."
"Hmph." He folded his arms.
They sat down at one of the many lacy tables.
"What can I get for you two?" The waitress asked.
"I'll have a raspberry tea." She jotted down Sarah's order, and looked to Draco.
He was still silent.
"Come on, Draco! You didn't have to agree to come in here! At least try to act like your interested."
"Water." He muttered.
"Speak up, Draco." Sarah said, getting impatient.
"I'll have a water!" He said louder this time.
The waitress shook her head and walked away.
Draco shifted around in his seat, clearly uncomfortable with the atmosphere.
"Look, I'm sorry I'm acting this way, but I'm just not used to this... Kind of thing."
"I'm sorry I dragged you in here... It's just that I heard so many good things about this place."
The waitress returned with their drinks.
Draco practically chugged his down.
"I'm done. Can we go now?"
"Let me finish my drink." She took her time, forcing Draco to be patient.
He looked at his surroundings while he waited for her to drink her tea. He watched in disgust as the couples continued to kiss like nobody was watching.
(Good grief! Is that how undignified I look when I snog Sarah on public?)
"Oh, come on Draco. You do the same thing to me." Sarah said, sipping her tea.
He gave her an are-you-kidding kind of look.
"In public." She said again.
"Do we really look like that?" He asked.
"No Draco, not at all. We look completely different. You take me In the great hall, dip me down, and then you snog me. So no, we don't look like that."
"Check please!" He ordered the waitress to come.
"I hope you had a wonderful time at madam Puddifoots tea shop!" The waitress handed Draco the check.
He signed it, and gave her the money.
"Yes, yes. It was lovely. If you'll excuse us, we need to go now." He took Sarah by the hand, and they started walking to the door.
"Not so fast, young man!" Draco froze dead in his tracks, and slowly turned around.
"You haven't kissed this young lady yet! It's a tradition!"
Draco rolled his eyes, and quickly pecked her on the cheek, desperate to get out.
"There. Let's go. This place is going to give me nightmares."
"Oh, put some heart into it! You love her! Show it!"
Draco knew he wasn't going to be able to escape it.
He turned red out of anger and kissed Sarah like no one was watching.
The rest of the people whistled and clapped.
One boy even yelled "woo! Go mouth-foy!"
He ignored them, he didn't even hear them, and for a moment, he forgot he was in madam Puddifoots tea shop.
The waiters threw confetti on them when they were done. "Oh my! I do love working here!"
After the incident at madam Puddifoots, Draco genuinely started having a good time as they laughed, walking hand in hand in the snow down the main street in Hogsmeade.
"Where to next?" Draco asked Sarah.
"Hmm..." She looked around, then her eyes lit up the same way that always made Draco smile.
"Honeydukes! I've always wanted to try wizard candy!"
"Alright. Honeydukes it is then." Draco wasn't to fond of candy, but that's probably because his parents never let him have it.
They opened the door, and the bell rang as they walked into the cheery candy shop.
"Hello. How can I help you?" A young girl with red hair tied an apron around her waist, and walked behind the counter.
"We're just looking." Sarah said.
"Would you like to sample something?" She asked.
Draco took a chocoball and ate it... It was actually pretty good.
"Sarah. Come here." He said.
She drew her attention away from the intriguing chocolate frogs.
"Close your eyes. No peeking." She closed them.
"Open your mouth." She opened it.
Draco put a chocoball to her lips.
"Now chew."
She chewed.
"Mmm! What is this?! It's delicious!" Sarah opened her eyes.
"It's a chocoball. I just discovered how good they truly are myself."
Sarah continued to look at all the amazing candies and treats.
"Wait outside, Sarah. I'll be there in a minute."
"Um... Okay." She walked outside.
Draco waisted until she was gone, and turned to the cashier.
"I'll take a box of chocoballs." He pulled out his wallet.
"That'll be twenty galleons, please." Draco placed the coins on the table.
"Oh, how sweet. I wish my boyfriend would buy candy for me." She handed him the box of candy with a red ribbon on it, and he headed back out the door.
"Oh, Draco. What we're you doing in there?" Sarah asked.
Draco simply smiled.
"What's behind your back?" She smiled.
He pulled out the chocolate.
Sarah's face lit up again, and she threw her arms around Draco, startling him a bit, but he slowly hugged her back.
"You bought me chocoballs! You really didn't have to." She said.
"I wanted to. You looked so happy when you were eating the one in the store."
She smiled, hugged him once more, and they spent the remainder of the evening walking around until it was time to go back to Hogwarts.
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