Ch 2 ~*~

Glancing at the clock on the wall, Susan suggested she meet Hannah at the dance, she didn't want to make Draco wait.

"Okay, We'll be down quick", Hannah said as Susan hurried out of the common room. The room adjacent to the Great Hall was full of people finding thier dates from the other houses, but Susan couldn't find Draco. When the doors opened, the champions and thier partners positioned themself so everyone had to walk through them. She forced a smile at Harry, Cedric told them all he wasn't to bad of a guy. As she passed Cedric she gave him a sisterly punch, even thou they wern't related, they, like the rest of the house, were like one big family. Once inside, she felt like a princess in a fairy land. Not spying Draco, Susan went to a rather empty table. Looking around again, she saw Draco at a table that was filled with other Slytherins. She didn't mind, Hannah and Justin had arrived, Justin dressed in a cobalt blue robe. After eating, and everyone was done, the music began. She watched the campions dance for a while then other couples began to fill the dance floor. For a while Hannah and Justin tried to stay with Susan and keep her company but she told them to go have a dance, she needed to find Draco anyways. When she did spot the Slytherin, she felt releaved that he was alone for the most part and walked over shyly.

"Hi Draco", she said quietly. He glanced at her and that glint in his eyes made Susan a bit apprehncive, "I was thinking we could dance, you said we could", she said faultering.

"And you actually believe me?", Draco let out a laugh, and it wasn't at all pleasent. "Why would *I* want to dance with a Huffleduffer?", he asked, his voice full of spite. With another good laugh he returned to his ring of friends. leaving Susan to fight back tears. Her vision blurred as she walked as fast as she could outside. In her rush she bumped into another boy from Slytherin. Not wanting to hear any more snide remarks she went past him quickly. Once alone outside the tears began flowing freely. Sitting on a stone bench she burried her reddingning face in her hands. After a few minutes she had the feeling of being watched and turned to see the Slytherin she had bumped into watching her. It was Cory Prewetts.

A/N

dundunDUN, semi-cliff hanger. Next chapter is the last one of this short ficlet. Might write more if reviews doth request it but maybe not.