Lavender Brown was crying.
She had had a crush on Ron Weasley for the past two years, and what had happened? Only five minutes ago - though it seemed a lifetime to her - she had seen him, practically attached to Hermione Granger. "What a slut," she muttered, kicking a rock along the ground as she slumped down the street towards Zonko's. Might as well go in there, pick up some guy .... she wanted to show Ron that she had never cared about him. Hopefully he hadn't guessed, but hopefully he'd notice that she didn't talk to him anymore and just went around with... hm ... who could she flirt with? Since she couldn't think of anyone, Lavender made up her mind: she'd have a crush on the next guy she saw - provided he was within two years of her age, and at Hogwarts. That would show him!
Lavender didn't have to wait long.
"Hey, Lavender!" Draco Malfoy called from a nearby doorway, waving at her. She had always figured he had a crush on her; at least, he made a point of talking to her and hadn't ever dissed her, at least in her hearing.
"Hey, Draco," she replied, and sauntered on down the street to come up behind him and slip her arm through his. "We haven't seen each other for AGES. How's everything?"
She had had a crush on Ron Weasley for the past two years, and what had happened? Only five minutes ago - though it seemed a lifetime to her - she had seen him, practically attached to Hermione Granger. "What a slut," she muttered, kicking a rock along the ground as she slumped down the street towards Zonko's. Might as well go in there, pick up some guy .... she wanted to show Ron that she had never cared about him. Hopefully he hadn't guessed, but hopefully he'd notice that she didn't talk to him anymore and just went around with... hm ... who could she flirt with? Since she couldn't think of anyone, Lavender made up her mind: she'd have a crush on the next guy she saw - provided he was within two years of her age, and at Hogwarts. That would show him!
Lavender didn't have to wait long.
"Hey, Lavender!" Draco Malfoy called from a nearby doorway, waving at her. She had always figured he had a crush on her; at least, he made a point of talking to her and hadn't ever dissed her, at least in her hearing.
"Hey, Draco," she replied, and sauntered on down the street to come up behind him and slip her arm through his. "We haven't seen each other for AGES. How's everything?"
