"I am not going on a date with him" said Neville pacing back and forth, chewing at his finger nails.

"But isn't that what you wanted the whole entire time?" I questioned confused.

"Yeah, but I can't go by myself" he panicked. "Alone."

"Well it's a date, just you two."

"I can't be alone with him. Will you come with me?" Neville grabbed my hand pleading.

"Nev, I can't go with you."

"Please please, it can be like a double date."

"And who would I go with exactly?" I looked at him raising an eyebrow.

"Malfoy."

"No" I shook my head, "definitely not."

"Please Addy, for me" he begged holding my arm was I was trying to escape. "Please I'll do anything."

"Your doing my Herbology homework for the rest of the year."

"Rest of the term" he counter offered.

"Year" I persisted.

"Fine, year."

"I can't believe I'm doing this for you Neville."

"Thank you thank you thank you" he kissed my cheek. "I love you" he yelled running down the hall.

"You better" I yelled a reply.

I was walking the opposite way that Neville had went to go outside and get some fresh air. I walked out to the Black Lake, walking to a tree that I sit by to read.

I sat down, getting comfortable, resting my back against the trunk of the tree. I opened the book I was holding, beginning from where I had left off. An apple from the tree fell on my head making me look up from the tree.

"Malfoy what are you doing here?" I asked, finally noticing that Malfoy had climbed the tree and was sitting on one of its branches.

"I've been here longer than you have" he spoke looking off into the setting sun.

The sky was a beautiful mirage of colors. Pink illuminated the sky with faint hues of orange and yellow. The sun was slowly setting as darker colors like purple started appear in the sky.

"Well why didn't you say anything?"

"Didn't want to disturb you."

"Come up here" he offered me his hand to help me get up the tree.

"What, how about you come down here?"

"Now where's the fun in that?"

"Fine" I gave in, taking the hand he offered as he helped pull me up. I climbed the tree which took a lot of effort. God, I am not in shape.

"It's beautiful isn't it" I sighed staring off into the beautiful ombre sunset.

I could have sworn I heard him mutter something like 'your beautiful', but he just replied "yeah it is."

"So what did he say?" I asked turning to Malfoy who was still staring off at the setting sun.

"Who?" Malfoy questioned like the idiot he is.

"Blaise, what did he say?"

"Oh yeah, Blaise said he would love to go on a date with Longbottom" Malfoy explained. "What about Longbottom? What did he say?"

"Neville said he wanted to go on a date with Blaise to, but he wants us to come with them" I shook my head at Neville's nervousness.

"Is this just a ploy to go on a date with me Wood?" he smirked at me, hoping I would say yes.

"Of course not Malfoy" I laughed. I didn't notice his face fall as he turned back to the sunset which was turning darker as the sun went further down.

"So why does he want us to go with him?"

"I don't know, he's just scared he's going to mess up or something" I shrugged.

"So it's like a double date?"

"I guess you could call it that, but it's about Blaise and Neville. We are just helping our friends."

"So I'm going to Hogsmeade with you on a fake double date."

"Yes."

"You know how ridiculous that sounds?"

"The things we do for our friends" I whispered, chuckling slightly.

"They're lucky to have us" Malfoy said.

The sun was almost fully down and we just sat on the tree watching what was left of the sun set whither away into night time. The stars shining in the sky hoping to be noticed and the moon inching slowly to completion.

The wind picked up it's pace as it got later and later into the night. The moon was a crescent shape, shining down at our faces. I shivered due to the wind as my hair flew into my face.

"Oh are you cold? We should head back" Malfoy hoped down from the tree, extending his arm to help me down.

We jumped down from the tree as he led me back to the castle. It was most likely past curfew by now which meant that Filch was patrolling somewhere around the castle with his demon cat Mrs.Norris.

We crept silently in the halls on the look out for the demonic cat and demonic owner. Malfoy was holding my wrist as we turned each corner tilting our heads back and forth like we were young children crossing the street.

I heard a meow from behind us. I jumped, startled as I turned around to see Mrs.Norris watching us with her evil red eyes. I truly believe that she's the spawn of the devil himself.

"Did you find anyone Mrs.Norris" came the gruff voice of Filch.

"Run" Malfoy whispered as he pulled me with him into an empty classroom.

We heard the clicking of Filches shoes along the hallway floors. Mrs.Norris was meowing, sniffing the red carpet. Filch was shining his flashlight along the hall. He turned the flashlight to the classroom. The light was shining through the classroom door as the clicks of his heel became louder and closer.

Malfoy quickly pulled me into a closet that was in the classroom as Filch opened the door. My breaths were heavy and loud. Malfoy put his hand over my mouth to stop the noise from being heard.

His arms were wrapped around me in an embrace. He pulled me into his chest so that my face was in his chest. My ragged breaths were now being caught my his shirt. I could feel how fast his heart was beating.

I wasn't sure if it was because of the situation or because of the fact that we were in a close proximity.

"Let's go Mrs.Norris" Filch said closing the door of the classroom. The clicks of his heels on the hallway floor were getting quieter and quieter. The meows of Mrs.Norris were more and more distant. We stayed in the closet until the footsteps could not be heard.

"You okay?" he asked me still holding me.

"Yeah I'm fine" I said stepping away from him. He took this as a que to retract his arms from around me. "Thank you" I smiled stepping out of the closet and out the door of the classroom.

"So why did you come back so late last night?" asked Athena. Of course she heard my not so quiet slam of the door as I walked back into our room last night.

"Oh I was just by the lake and I lost track of time" I shrugged it off, not thinking it was of much importance.

"Really, because I have sources that say they saw you with Malfoy by the lake" Athena says with a smirk on her face. She's got me there and I knew I couldn't lie my way out of this.

"Well I wasn't lying to you about being at the lake-"

"But you left out one major detail."

"It was a minor detal."

"It was a major detail" Athena insisted. "So what'd you guys do?"

"Nothing, just talked and watched the sunset. Oh we did almost get caught by Filch when we were trying to get back" I remembered.

"Oh come on, you people are so boring" Athena whined.

"Who's boring?" asked Ginny coming from behind us.

"Addy and Malfoy."

"Oh" Ginny quirked and eyebrow. "How so?"

"They are by the lake and all they do is talk. Like what is that!?" Athena yelled.

"You guys were at the lake? Alone?" Ginny asked.

"Yeah, but it wasn't anything you guys are thinking. We just happened to be there at the same time" I clarified.

"Yeah, happened to be there at the same time" Athena rolled her eyes because she thought I was lying.

"What?! I'm telling the truth."

"Sure you are" Athena patted me on the back.

"Did anything happen?" asked Ginny curiously.

"No."

"What? So you didn't kiss."

"No- what? Of course not" I stumbled on words. "Why would we-?"

"It's painfully obvious" Athena cut me off, "that you fancy each other."

"What are you talking about?" I looked at her astonished. "I think Luna has gotten to your head."

"Hey, don't insult my girlfriend like that" Athena reprimanded.

"We didn't do anything. It was just two people looking at a sunset and then sneaking back into the castle. Then almost getting caught by Filch and having to be stuck in a closet together." I should not have said that last part right there.

"You what!?"

"It was nothing, you heard absolutely nothing" I tried to cover up my mistake.

"You were in a closet. Just the two of you; at night, after curfew."

"Well yes but-"

"How the hell did something not happen?" asked Ginny in disbelief and maybe a little bit of anger.

"You sound like you want something to happen" I quirked an eyebrow.

"Of course not it's just, you heard your story right? That shits the beginning of a romantic love story in the making. You know once you skip all of that 'we're just friends' bullshit" said Athena. "Your little moment with him is what girls fucking dream of, but never get in reality. I mean come on, all of the girls in Hogwarts would be dying to hide in a closet with Draco Malfoy."

"And I'm not one of those girls."

"Neither am I, but you don't hear me complaining" Athena stated.

"Your infuriating, do you know that?"

"Oh but you love us" Ginny said wrapping an arm around me and Athena. "But we're getting off track here, Neville and Blaise?"

"Oh right that" Athena nodded turning to me, "so?"

"Yeah about that Neville is apparently to afraid to go by himself on a date with Blaise" I explained.

"So their not going on a date?" asked Ginny in disappointment.

"No they are, but Neville wants people to go with them."

"Well I was going to do my own thing with Harry" Ginny says in an apologetic tone.

"Yeah same, me and Luna were gonna do our own thing."

"That's fine" I assured them. "Neville has forced me to accompany them on the date."

"So your third wheeling?"

"No more like fourth wheeling."

"So there's going to be someone else?" Athena asked intrigued. "Who?"

"Malfoy is coming along" I shook my head. They looked at me with smug faces, "it's not anything like that you idiots, just helping our friends."

Athena and Ginny both looked at each other mouthing 'our' and nodding, smiling brightly like kids on Christmas Day.

"So your going on a double date?"

"More like a friendly outing."

"Who the fuck uses the term 'a friendly outing', what are you in the 1960's" Athena said causing all of us to laugh. "The only person that I'd know to use that term is my grandmother and she's in the ground, and just maybe Hermione Granger." I chuckled at the thought because let's be real, Hermione would totally say something like that.

"Let's just hope it goes well" Ginny crossed her fingers.

"We're praying."

"You have to give us a detailed explanation of everything that happened in the date and everything that they do" Athena said pointing at me.

"Believe me I know the procedure" I surrendered holding my hands up.

"You better, I want a fucking essay on everything that will happen" Athena yelled trying to seem intimidating which made me laugh to the point of tears.

"Only if you give me an essay on those bruises on your neck" I laughed hysterically wiping a tear. Girl thought I really wouldn't notice just because she was wearing a scarf.

Athena flushed a deep red of embarrassment as she adjusted her scarf to cover the bruises that Luna had left. "Why didn't you tell me you saw them?"

"Because you were to busy yelling for a fucking essay." I was shaking with laughter at this point. It was a miracle that my legs were keeping me up. My rib cage was starting to hurt.

Athena shook her head at me while Ginny threw her head back in laughter. "I hate you both" she walked ahead of us making her way to Luna.

"We love you too" we both yelled simultaneously through our fit of laughter. Everyone's eyes were on us, but we didn't care.