CHAPTER 5: The Mysterious Person
That night that Draco and Piper had talked seemed like so far away. It was already December and everyone was talking about the Yule Ball. A couple of girls had already asked Draco to go with them, but he turned each of them down. He was saving himself for Piper when he was going to ask her. He just had to find her first.
It was Saturday and as soon as Draco finished his lunch, he went out into the hallway to start his search for Piper. He looked everywhere, but he kept running across groups of giggling girls; Piper not being the one among them.
After about ten minutes' worth of searching, he finally spotted her. She was walking towards him, her head held down when someone poked a wand out from a closed classroom and muttered, "Stupefy," and closed the door again. Leaving Piper lying on the floor where she fell down. Her books scattered on the floor next to her.
Draco ran up to her. Who could have did this? He tried to open the door where the person who stunned her was, but it wouldn't budge, it was locked from the inside. He took out his wand, pointed at the lock and said, "Alohamora," but the door still wouldn't open. He then used the counter- spell, Enervate, on Piper and she woke up.
"What happened?" said Piper.
"Someone stunned you." said Draco.
"Someone stunned me? . But who?" said Piper, looking around.
"That's what I'd like to know. Listen, before you go anywhere, would you consider going to the Yule Ball with me?" said Draco, looking at her with a hopeful look on his face.
"Err.I guess, sure." said Piper, scooping up her books.
"Here, let me help you." said Draco, picking up the heavy books that were lying on the cold floor.
"Thanks." said Piper, smiling at him when he had picked up the last book; What can being an Animagus do to you?
"Hey.. Err.what are you reading this for? You're not an Animagus. are you?" said Draco, looking her over.
"Of course not.. It takes years of practice to become one.. Don't be silly." she grabbed the book from him, and walked away. "Oh by the way, thanks for reviving me."
"No problem. So you're gonna be my date right?" said Draco. Piper turned back around and said that she would be, and continued to walk towards the entrance to the Great Hall.
For the rest of the day, all Draco could think about was who put that Stunner on Piper. Was it Rachel, a teacher, or someone who was jealous of Piper and didn't want her to be his date for the ball? Well, whoever it was, their spell didn't work so well. * * * Almost everyone had signed up to stay at the castle for the winter holidays. Even the first years, who actually thought someone would ask them to go with them to the ball.
Everywhere he went, Draco could never get any peace and quiet. Everybody, even the guys were psyched for the big event tonight. Piper had been avoiding him. He hadn't seen her anywhere, whenever he asked any of the girls in his house, they kept telling him that he had either missed her or they didn't know where she was. He had finally given up on searching for her, and decided to go up to the library to do some reading.
When he had gotten there, it was worse. The librarian, Madame Pince, was gone for the first time in Hogwarts History. Draco couldn't blame her; the noise was unbearable. There were tons of people sitting, standing, talking, and doing who knows what. He gave up trying to look for a quiet place, so he just found a seat and a book and just sat there, trying very hard to keep his mind on the book.
It was nearly eight o'clock and the library was beginning to empty. Draco decided to go back to his common room to change into his dress robes for the ball.
His robes were a very dark green and reached the soles of his shoes. They were made up of a very thin velvet material. He put his wand in his pocket, just in case he needed it for something. Draco went back down into the common room, but didn't see Piper. Most of the people weren't there, so Draco just guessed that they were all in the Great Hall already. He exited the dungeon and went down to the hall.
The Great Hall was wonderfully decorated for the ball and holidays. There was mistletoe hanging from the ceiling and about twenty Christmas trees, each decorated with different sorts of ornaments.
Draco saw Piper standing by a group of Gryffindor girls. She was wearing a midnight blue dress that ended just above her knees on the right side and went down past her feet on the left side.
She saw Draco and waved, walking towards him.
"Hey." said Piper.
"Hi. Where were you? I haven't seen you in a while." said Draco, putting his hands around her waist. To his surprise, she didn't back away. Instead, she just smiled up at him. "Do you wanna dance? This is my favorite song." she said and walked to the middle of the hall, holding his hand.
Dumbledore had booked the Weird Sisters again and they were playing a very slow song on their screeching instruments.
"You look great, by the way." said Draco, looking down at her.
"Thanks. So do you. I like the color." said Piper, looking back at him.
Then, even though they didn't know each other that well, Draco leaned in and pressed his lips against Piper's. She didn't turn away, nor did she slap him, but returned the kiss.
When they pulled apart, Piper led him out to the garden. It was remarkably beautiful; there were flowers and fairies flying all around them. Someone had put a magical spell on some of the candles so they would fly around the benches where the people sat. There were also hedges all around the garden.
Draco and Piper sat down on one of the benches. Piper sat in his lap, her feet on the seat.
"The moon is gorgeous." she said, looking at the star filled blue sky. It's full moon shining iridescently, sending light all around it.
"You wanna know what else is gorgeous? Happy Birthday." said Draco.
"How'd you know?" said Piper.
"I have friends. Here." Said Draco, handing her a rectangular green velvet box.
Piper opened it and gasped, staring at the gold necklace, a moon and a star was on it as a pendant, "Oh you don't even know who I am, you didn't have to go and buy me a present."
"It's all right. Here, let me put it on." Said Draco.
He reached inside the case and clipped the necklace around her neck, then kissed it gently, moving his lips up and towards her lips. They sat, kissing, for about five minutes when someone shouted out at them from behind a hedge, and they looked up.
"Mafoy! Haliwell! What do you two think you're doing? Stop that at once!"
It was Professor McGonagall, and she looked mad.
"I don't want you two to be doing that! That is not what this garden is for!" she said, then told them to go to their common room.
When Draco and Piper had gotten back to the common room as McGonagall had ordered them, Draco suggested that they go up to the boys' dormitories, since some of the girls might be in the other one.
Piper sat across from Draco on his four-poster.
"Hey Piper?" said Draco.
He could fell himself blushing. This was the first time something came difficult for him to do.
"Yes?" said Piper.
"Well, I was just wondering - since I like you a lot and all - err. would you maybe consider being my girlfriend?" said Draco with hopefulness in his tone and expression.
Piper smiled, "I'd love to."
"Great.. So you think Snape will give us detention if he finds us both in here?" said Draco.
Piper shrugged.
She leaned in across the bed to kiss him, so he was now lying underneath her. She unbuttoned his dress robes and the shirt under them to reveal a smooth but slightly muscular body. Piper kissed his neck, all the way down to his chest, being careful not to miss a spot, then back up to his lips. Draco put his arms over her back and fumbled with the zipper that held her dress. He undid it and took it off only to reveal her back. His hands ran over her smooth skin and touched her shoulder, which had a birthmark in the vague shape of a moon. They stayed kissing like that for well over half an hour, being careful not to do anything other than that, in case some one came in the room.
That night that Draco and Piper had talked seemed like so far away. It was already December and everyone was talking about the Yule Ball. A couple of girls had already asked Draco to go with them, but he turned each of them down. He was saving himself for Piper when he was going to ask her. He just had to find her first.
It was Saturday and as soon as Draco finished his lunch, he went out into the hallway to start his search for Piper. He looked everywhere, but he kept running across groups of giggling girls; Piper not being the one among them.
After about ten minutes' worth of searching, he finally spotted her. She was walking towards him, her head held down when someone poked a wand out from a closed classroom and muttered, "Stupefy," and closed the door again. Leaving Piper lying on the floor where she fell down. Her books scattered on the floor next to her.
Draco ran up to her. Who could have did this? He tried to open the door where the person who stunned her was, but it wouldn't budge, it was locked from the inside. He took out his wand, pointed at the lock and said, "Alohamora," but the door still wouldn't open. He then used the counter- spell, Enervate, on Piper and she woke up.
"What happened?" said Piper.
"Someone stunned you." said Draco.
"Someone stunned me? . But who?" said Piper, looking around.
"That's what I'd like to know. Listen, before you go anywhere, would you consider going to the Yule Ball with me?" said Draco, looking at her with a hopeful look on his face.
"Err.I guess, sure." said Piper, scooping up her books.
"Here, let me help you." said Draco, picking up the heavy books that were lying on the cold floor.
"Thanks." said Piper, smiling at him when he had picked up the last book; What can being an Animagus do to you?
"Hey.. Err.what are you reading this for? You're not an Animagus. are you?" said Draco, looking her over.
"Of course not.. It takes years of practice to become one.. Don't be silly." she grabbed the book from him, and walked away. "Oh by the way, thanks for reviving me."
"No problem. So you're gonna be my date right?" said Draco. Piper turned back around and said that she would be, and continued to walk towards the entrance to the Great Hall.
For the rest of the day, all Draco could think about was who put that Stunner on Piper. Was it Rachel, a teacher, or someone who was jealous of Piper and didn't want her to be his date for the ball? Well, whoever it was, their spell didn't work so well. * * * Almost everyone had signed up to stay at the castle for the winter holidays. Even the first years, who actually thought someone would ask them to go with them to the ball.
Everywhere he went, Draco could never get any peace and quiet. Everybody, even the guys were psyched for the big event tonight. Piper had been avoiding him. He hadn't seen her anywhere, whenever he asked any of the girls in his house, they kept telling him that he had either missed her or they didn't know where she was. He had finally given up on searching for her, and decided to go up to the library to do some reading.
When he had gotten there, it was worse. The librarian, Madame Pince, was gone for the first time in Hogwarts History. Draco couldn't blame her; the noise was unbearable. There were tons of people sitting, standing, talking, and doing who knows what. He gave up trying to look for a quiet place, so he just found a seat and a book and just sat there, trying very hard to keep his mind on the book.
It was nearly eight o'clock and the library was beginning to empty. Draco decided to go back to his common room to change into his dress robes for the ball.
His robes were a very dark green and reached the soles of his shoes. They were made up of a very thin velvet material. He put his wand in his pocket, just in case he needed it for something. Draco went back down into the common room, but didn't see Piper. Most of the people weren't there, so Draco just guessed that they were all in the Great Hall already. He exited the dungeon and went down to the hall.
The Great Hall was wonderfully decorated for the ball and holidays. There was mistletoe hanging from the ceiling and about twenty Christmas trees, each decorated with different sorts of ornaments.
Draco saw Piper standing by a group of Gryffindor girls. She was wearing a midnight blue dress that ended just above her knees on the right side and went down past her feet on the left side.
She saw Draco and waved, walking towards him.
"Hey." said Piper.
"Hi. Where were you? I haven't seen you in a while." said Draco, putting his hands around her waist. To his surprise, she didn't back away. Instead, she just smiled up at him. "Do you wanna dance? This is my favorite song." she said and walked to the middle of the hall, holding his hand.
Dumbledore had booked the Weird Sisters again and they were playing a very slow song on their screeching instruments.
"You look great, by the way." said Draco, looking down at her.
"Thanks. So do you. I like the color." said Piper, looking back at him.
Then, even though they didn't know each other that well, Draco leaned in and pressed his lips against Piper's. She didn't turn away, nor did she slap him, but returned the kiss.
When they pulled apart, Piper led him out to the garden. It was remarkably beautiful; there were flowers and fairies flying all around them. Someone had put a magical spell on some of the candles so they would fly around the benches where the people sat. There were also hedges all around the garden.
Draco and Piper sat down on one of the benches. Piper sat in his lap, her feet on the seat.
"The moon is gorgeous." she said, looking at the star filled blue sky. It's full moon shining iridescently, sending light all around it.
"You wanna know what else is gorgeous? Happy Birthday." said Draco.
"How'd you know?" said Piper.
"I have friends. Here." Said Draco, handing her a rectangular green velvet box.
Piper opened it and gasped, staring at the gold necklace, a moon and a star was on it as a pendant, "Oh you don't even know who I am, you didn't have to go and buy me a present."
"It's all right. Here, let me put it on." Said Draco.
He reached inside the case and clipped the necklace around her neck, then kissed it gently, moving his lips up and towards her lips. They sat, kissing, for about five minutes when someone shouted out at them from behind a hedge, and they looked up.
"Mafoy! Haliwell! What do you two think you're doing? Stop that at once!"
It was Professor McGonagall, and she looked mad.
"I don't want you two to be doing that! That is not what this garden is for!" she said, then told them to go to their common room.
When Draco and Piper had gotten back to the common room as McGonagall had ordered them, Draco suggested that they go up to the boys' dormitories, since some of the girls might be in the other one.
Piper sat across from Draco on his four-poster.
"Hey Piper?" said Draco.
He could fell himself blushing. This was the first time something came difficult for him to do.
"Yes?" said Piper.
"Well, I was just wondering - since I like you a lot and all - err. would you maybe consider being my girlfriend?" said Draco with hopefulness in his tone and expression.
Piper smiled, "I'd love to."
"Great.. So you think Snape will give us detention if he finds us both in here?" said Draco.
Piper shrugged.
She leaned in across the bed to kiss him, so he was now lying underneath her. She unbuttoned his dress robes and the shirt under them to reveal a smooth but slightly muscular body. Piper kissed his neck, all the way down to his chest, being careful not to miss a spot, then back up to his lips. Draco put his arms over her back and fumbled with the zipper that held her dress. He undid it and took it off only to reveal her back. His hands ran over her smooth skin and touched her shoulder, which had a birthmark in the vague shape of a moon. They stayed kissing like that for well over half an hour, being careful not to do anything other than that, in case some one came in the room.