CHAPTER 5- Hogsmeade Invitation

"So Malfoy, any details for my christmas gift?"

It was a lovely saturday and to make it better, Blaise asked him the right question.

Draco looked at him for a second and his smirk started forming on his lips. He doesn't want anybody to know just yet, especially when he has gotten the girl on his right track. She was really nice and welcoming, it was like she was even helping him with eveything.

"Are you really that confident Blaise? You know Draco can do it. Besides, Loony is an easy target" Pansy said with a confident eye roll. If there is something he likes about Pansy, it iss her loyalty and confidence to him, she always believes in every shit that he says.

They made their way towards Hogsmeade without making another attempt for a conversation, the three of them lost in their own thoughts. Pansy, with her mouth formed into a smirk is probably thinking about what will Draco do next and what would Blaise feel after Draco's success. Taunting those two has become her number one priority in life. Then, she stared at Draco, and the laid back posture tells her that he is winning and it also, Blaise would be so occupied with Weaslette.

And Draco, well, he is hard to read. His face is blank and uncaring. But to be honest, he is thinking about his plan for this afternoon and the more he concentrates on it, the more unsure he is getting. And the more nervous he is getting, the more his curiousity expands. He wasn't sure why all of a sudden, he would get fidgety around a girl. A loony girl to be exact!.

Luna. Oh the mystery that is a spawn of a Lovegood. How can this happen? What lies beneath that wide galaxy of blue, buttoned nose and smiling innocent rubies? How can she be that open yet leaves you wanting more? How can she be that annoying yet tolerable? Why doesn't she make him feel obliged to hate her? Why is it so hard to hate someone like Loony Lovegood?.

He shrugged, completely annoyed with himself.

Curiosity never end up good.

"Any signs of Luna?" they stopped walking when they reached the heart of Hogsmeade. Draco stood at the middle of his two friends, his eyes busy scanning to his right then to his left, agressively searching for the girl with colorful clothes.

Loony, Loony, you really stand out don't you?.

"I'll be back" He nodded without even looking at Pansy. If he did though, he would see that there was an actual smile on her face and it was quite scary actually, since she rarely smiles, especially when it appears to be nice and innocent.

So the two men waited and searched. But Blaise is only pretending though, it is just to satisfy his best mate. Even if he actually adores his bestfriend, he dosn't want him to actually win their bet. Blaise admits to himself that he is selfish and he is also a coward. He can't help but to feel nervous whenever the redhaired Weasley is around him. And even if it would never happen, he isn't sure if he would be willing to sacrifice himself inorder for his bestfriend to live.

And he is pretty sure Ron Weasley would; in order to save Potter.

Pansy roamed the Hogsmeade probably for an hour, who knows searching for the loony girl would be this hard?.

"Shit" she whispered under her breath. When she volunteered to look for the girl, she didn't thought about Potter and his fans were with her. And now she has to face the humiliation that she is to be seen negotiating not only with Loony, but with her group of goody do gooders. Double shit.

"Hullo Pansy" Loony's voice did relax her a little, wait, why was she even nervous at the first place?. But then, she looked to her left then to her right, the group besides Luna were wearing their surprised faces on. Infact, they were too surprised to see Pansy Parkinson, the Slytherin Princess, talking to them casually and civilized. She ignored them with her trademark eyeroll, and by that action, they loosen up a little. "What do you need Parkinson?" the great noble Harry Potter said, typical Potter to defend every person who would waste their lives on him.

"My time's too expensive to waste for you Potter, I came here for Loo-Lovegood" she swat her hair away from her shoulder and lend her hand towards Loony. If Draco managed to have a decent conversation with the loony girl, then, she must accept her with open arms. Even if Draco is her bestfriend, she would admit that he is a snotty rich person like her and it is a miracle he could be with a die hard Potter fan without him wanting to kill them.

"What do you need from Luna?"

"Draco needs her, now can you shut up and stop mendling for once?" she rolled her eyes and grabbed the dreamy girl by her wrist. Loony obeyed and smiled at her, the kind of smile that she wasn't used to, and it took her by surprise.

"Luna, let's go"

To be honest, Luna wasn't sure why Pansy softened to her a few seconds ago. For the last five years in her life, Pansy was always mean to her, she called her names and even started the Loony Lovegood name. But she firmly believes everybody deserves a second chance. And even the most snotty woman she ever met deserves one.

"Should I call you Pansy? You already called me Luna a few seconds ago." Luna asked, her head tilted at her new friend. It was nice that she feels like her list of friends were finally increasing. Maybe she should inform her daddy to buy fresh set of paint from a muggle store. She needs to paint them on her ceiling the next time she would go home.

"That would be nice, thankyou" Looking at the brunette, she felt her inner struggle. She had always known, judging from the distance that Pansy isn't the type of girl who holds a principle of being polite to new people she ventures by. Connections come first, then the loyalty and kindness. She is as closed and as strong willed as how Slytherins should be, and Luna admires her for being such a character. Besides, it was really nice that Pansy is trying to be welcoming to her.

"Aren't you curious as to why Draco decided to fetch you?" Luna pouted a small bit. She didn't thought about that. Right when Pansy had grabbed her and took her from her friends, all she could think about is the wrackspurts that must be feasting upon his head.

Truly, at first, when he suddenly got an interest with her she grew curious. Why would he anyway? Why now? But she easily shrugged it off. If it happens to be because he needs something from her, then she would gladly help him if it could help him get through his troubles.

He seemed to be so out of reach lately. Always thinking, always worrying. It is such an honor knowing that he thought of her being useful. She doesn't know how, or what is her role in his life but she trusts fate. She would do everything to be a good friend.

"I trust Draco"

Besides, she knows she can trusts him.

Yey a Draco, Pansy, Luna POV's :)

Yup, this chapter is a lil bit shorter than usual, please forgive me :(

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