Love Conquers All

Chapter 3: Draco's Point of View

A few days passed and he was assisting Ali in Defense Against the Dark Arts, he watched how gracefully she moved. The kids seemed to like her class and the stories she told about Voldemort. *No, don't think that* he thought.

"Draco? Would you kindly assist me please?" Ali said giving him a dirty look.

Draco walked over and took over as she went outside of the room with a fourth year Ravenclaw student. The two came in a little while later as she looked even madder and just sat behind the desk grading papers.

"So" Draco said. "Who can tell me what you do when the 'imperious' curse is put on you?"

A small girl reddened as he called on her and she smiled dreamily as she was talking to him. Draco rolled his eyes "You t-try to get that little voice in your head to tell you not t-to" she stuttered. "Correct" he said winking at her for the hell of it.

She turned even brighter and looked down so no one would notice it. He glanced over at Ali quickly as she looked up and smiled politely at him. He smirked back and then turned it into a sneer.

The other students laughed at their situation but he told them all to be quiet. "Potter?" he asked and she looked up once more from the papers she graded. "You gonna hand those papers out anytime soon?"

She made a face at him then shoved them into his chest telling him to do it. He sneered a bit more then proceeded to pass them out. *Pretty good papers* he thought.

Ali walked out once more then turned back to the door "Take over for me" and she left without letting him say anything. He rolled on his heels with hands in pockets and rolled his eyes as a few girls snickered.

"I think you like Professor Potter" a brave boy called out.

"Finnegan, Potter and I are only co-professors and nothing else" Draco snapped with the words going through his head. "You are just like your father, Seamus" Draco added.

An hour later she finally walked in and looked so good according to Draco. *NO* Draco thought. Classes ended. *Potter, of all the women in the world-Potter! God, no! She's friends with the Weasley's!* he thought.

"Draco?" Ali said interrupting his thoughts.

"What?"

"Are you okay?" Ali asked almost seeming concerned for him.

"Not really, I'm going insane."

"Ooo-kay" she said.

"Over you" he added. She looked up from where she was standing and stared at him wide-eyed. "What?" she said with a little smile creeping on her face that she had to hide. But Draco could just swear that he saw one from her.

"You've got ears, Potter. Use them." She was standing there gaping at him like the world had just ended.

"Are you going to do something?" he asked thinking he had just made the biggest mistake of his life telling a Potter that he liked her. *STUPID* he screamed inside his head. "Never mind" he said. "I think I was going hysterical or something" he muttered.

"No!" she said quickly. "It's not that I don't its how would people take it? I mean a Malfoy and a Potter. Wouldn't it ruin the family name? Besides, you'll probably be a death eater, and I'll be Miss Goody-Two- Shoes" she said turning around to sort something out on her desk.

He crept up behind her and laid his strong hands on her delicate shoulders. "I've disgraced my father by NOT becoming one" he purred into her ear. She clenched her eyes shut to see if she was dreaming or not as his face was pressed up against hers.

"Why be nervous?" he asked. "It's only me" and Harry walked in. As soon as the door opened Draco jumped away from Ali looking innocent like nothing had happened. Harry stared oddly at them then dropped it.