Chapter 12,
'Draco, do you like anyone?' Vincent surprisingly asked the next day at breakfast. Draco looked up from his cornflakes.
'What?'
'Do you have special feelings towards anyone?' Vincent asked again. Draco stared. He had never expected that sort of question from someone like Vincent. All those years he had know him he had never been asked that question before.
'No... why?' he asked. 'Do you?' he asked again.
'Well. you know Susanne,' Draco nodded. Of course he knew who she was after all the talk he had done about her. 'Well... I know that we are going out. But I don't like her. I like someone else,' Draco stared. He had never understood Vincent had feelings before. 'I need help Draco. And I saw you as the only person who can help me,' Draco sat up straight ready to listen. 'You know that Patil girl in Rawenclaw, Padma...'
'What?' Draco exclaimed and stood up.
'I think I am falling for her...' Draco gave one disapproving look and then dashed away from the table nearly crashing into Professor Snape as he came through the door.
'Watch your step, Malfoy,' he muttered after him. Draco didn't believe what he had just heard. Did Vincent like Padma too? No, it couldn't be. Draco had reserved her since forth year or when ever it was. Padma was his. Not anyone else's.
When he reached his dormitory he threw himself on the bed. He needed to think. Why was he so scared. He had always seen Vincent as a sort of weak and stupid, coward like creature that only followed him around to give Draco himself company. But what he had just said had just changed everything. Vincent had dared tell Draco what Draco hadn't dared to tell anyone else. This made Vincent no coward. And only friends told each other those type of things. That made Vincent his true friend to. Vincent had also proven he wasn't stupid by actually telling the truth, not kept lying like Draco had.
Suddenly the door opened and Greg and Vincent came in. They looked at Draco who was lying on his bed.
'Draco, are you ok? Vincent told me you are upset...' Greg said as he walked up to him. Vincent followed.
'Tell us what is bothering you lately. You aren't the same as you used to be,' Vincent followed.
'Me not the same lately?' Draco asked chocked. 'Excuse me? Who has been Mr Smart Ass lately? Who has started making private conversations with you and started dating prefects? Not me. You!'
Greg and Vincent looked at each other.
'Just because you haven't realised us before doesn't mean we haven't realised you,' Greg said angrily. 'We know you are having something on you. And excuse us, but I remember someone else saying something about a date for the prefect prom,' Draco looked up. He actually had two friends looking down at him. No matter how stupid they had seemed to be, they were definitely caring and understanding friends right now. He suddenly trusted them and realised he could tell them anything.
'All right, this is how it goes. Vincent, you have a rival,' Vincent stared.
'You don't mean... no... it can't be!' Vincent put his hand to his mouth. 'Then I suddenly understand something. It was you who stole my raspberry brownie that other night!'
'What?'
'You said I have a rival. I am sure you were talking about those really rare raspberry brownies I usually buy in Hogsmead. The once they only get ten of every month...'
'No, Vincent! I am talking about Padma! I like her too!' There was a long awkward silence.
'But...'
'No but's Vincent! I can't help it. I have fallen for her too! And by the way, she already has a boyfriend if you haven't realised,'
'What? No she doesn't! Who?' Greg asked curiously.
'Hello? How far away have you been, guys? Did you ever hear of Potter? Harry Potter, if that helps,'
'No. Potter is not dating her!' Greg nearly shouted. 'Parvati is, not Padma!'
'Parvati?'
'Yes, her sister. How far away have you actually been, Drake?' Vincent said sarcastically.
'Have you never realised there are two people in our school looking the same?
'Draco, do you like anyone?' Vincent surprisingly asked the next day at breakfast. Draco looked up from his cornflakes.
'What?'
'Do you have special feelings towards anyone?' Vincent asked again. Draco stared. He had never expected that sort of question from someone like Vincent. All those years he had know him he had never been asked that question before.
'No... why?' he asked. 'Do you?' he asked again.
'Well. you know Susanne,' Draco nodded. Of course he knew who she was after all the talk he had done about her. 'Well... I know that we are going out. But I don't like her. I like someone else,' Draco stared. He had never understood Vincent had feelings before. 'I need help Draco. And I saw you as the only person who can help me,' Draco sat up straight ready to listen. 'You know that Patil girl in Rawenclaw, Padma...'
'What?' Draco exclaimed and stood up.
'I think I am falling for her...' Draco gave one disapproving look and then dashed away from the table nearly crashing into Professor Snape as he came through the door.
'Watch your step, Malfoy,' he muttered after him. Draco didn't believe what he had just heard. Did Vincent like Padma too? No, it couldn't be. Draco had reserved her since forth year or when ever it was. Padma was his. Not anyone else's.
When he reached his dormitory he threw himself on the bed. He needed to think. Why was he so scared. He had always seen Vincent as a sort of weak and stupid, coward like creature that only followed him around to give Draco himself company. But what he had just said had just changed everything. Vincent had dared tell Draco what Draco hadn't dared to tell anyone else. This made Vincent no coward. And only friends told each other those type of things. That made Vincent his true friend to. Vincent had also proven he wasn't stupid by actually telling the truth, not kept lying like Draco had.
Suddenly the door opened and Greg and Vincent came in. They looked at Draco who was lying on his bed.
'Draco, are you ok? Vincent told me you are upset...' Greg said as he walked up to him. Vincent followed.
'Tell us what is bothering you lately. You aren't the same as you used to be,' Vincent followed.
'Me not the same lately?' Draco asked chocked. 'Excuse me? Who has been Mr Smart Ass lately? Who has started making private conversations with you and started dating prefects? Not me. You!'
Greg and Vincent looked at each other.
'Just because you haven't realised us before doesn't mean we haven't realised you,' Greg said angrily. 'We know you are having something on you. And excuse us, but I remember someone else saying something about a date for the prefect prom,' Draco looked up. He actually had two friends looking down at him. No matter how stupid they had seemed to be, they were definitely caring and understanding friends right now. He suddenly trusted them and realised he could tell them anything.
'All right, this is how it goes. Vincent, you have a rival,' Vincent stared.
'You don't mean... no... it can't be!' Vincent put his hand to his mouth. 'Then I suddenly understand something. It was you who stole my raspberry brownie that other night!'
'What?'
'You said I have a rival. I am sure you were talking about those really rare raspberry brownies I usually buy in Hogsmead. The once they only get ten of every month...'
'No, Vincent! I am talking about Padma! I like her too!' There was a long awkward silence.
'But...'
'No but's Vincent! I can't help it. I have fallen for her too! And by the way, she already has a boyfriend if you haven't realised,'
'What? No she doesn't! Who?' Greg asked curiously.
'Hello? How far away have you been, guys? Did you ever hear of Potter? Harry Potter, if that helps,'
'No. Potter is not dating her!' Greg nearly shouted. 'Parvati is, not Padma!'
'Parvati?'
'Yes, her sister. How far away have you actually been, Drake?' Vincent said sarcastically.
'Have you never realised there are two people in our school looking the same?