Chapter 7

"So what are you going to see?" Cathryn asked from her bed.

"I'm not sure. I guess we'll know when we get there" Jennifer replied, rummaging through her drawers. "There is nothing I can wear!" She finally said, exasperated.

"Jen, he's seen you in the morning, in your pajamas. Do you think he's going to mind if you don't dress up?" Karina replied simply. She was lying down on her bed, playing with a beautiful porcelain doll's hair.

"She's got a point Jen" Cathryn added. She was sitting down cross-legged on her bed, watching Jennifer run around the room.

"Ok..." Jennifer started, trying to calm herself down. "Why am I so panicky? It's only Draco, right?" She looked at her friends, expecting them to support her, but they didn't meet her gaze. "Argh!" She screamed and flopped onto her bed. "Why am I so worried about what I look like? I'm only going out with Draco!"

"What time's he picking you up?" Karina asked, finishing her doll's plait and putting it down next to her.

"7..." Jennifer replied. She turned her head so that she saw her clock upside down, and when it registered that her clock said 6:45, she screamed, jumped up and started rummaging through her clothes again.

She finally picked a red tank top with a simple denim skirt, ran into the bathroom and changed into it. She brushed her hair so that it was nice and sleek and put a bit of lip-gloss and eyeliner on.

When she walked out of the bathroom, she saw Draco sitting on her bed wearing jeans and blue top with the top buttons undone. His white blonde hair was slicked back as usual and he wore a chain around his neck with a silver dragon on the end with emerald eyes.

Jennifer smiled and said, "Hi" timidly.

"You look nice tonight!" Draco complimented, looking at Jennifer from head to toe.

"As do you." Jennifer replied, nodding her head in satisfaction. She grabbed her bag from her bedside table and asked, "Are you ready to go?"

"I sure am" Draco replied, standing up. "See you girls probably tomorrow!" Draco waved goodbye to Cathryn and Karina, who smiled and waved back.

"See you girls! I expect you to be asleep when I get back!" Jennifer teased, grabbing her coat from the coathanger.

"Yes mother dear!" Cathryn laughed, blowing them a kiss.

"Have fun you two!" Karina said with a wink.

When Jennifer closed the door behind her, she immediately heard giggling from the other side. She rolled her eyes and smiled at Draco.

"Shall we?" Draco asked, extending his arm.

"Thankyou good sir." Jennifer replied, smiling. "I finally get to see the polite side of Draco Malfoy!" She added, taking his arm.

They walked in silence until they were out of the building.

"What are we doing tonight?" Jennifer asked curiously.

"You'll see." Draco replied, a twinkle in his eye. Jennifer smiled, wondering what Draco was up to.

The two kept walking in silence, enjoying the other's company. They finally stopped near an abandoned warehouse.

"Where are we?" Jennifer asked, looking around.

"Behind this warehouse, there's an old Drive-In Movie Cinema. I thought you might want to watch something outside. They're playing Grease tonight" Draco explained.

"But, we don't have a car" Jennifer replied, utterly confused.

"Trust me, I have that all covered!" Draco replied, smiling. He took Jennifer by the hand and led her towards the warehouse. He then started going towards a pile of old clothes and with a flick of his wand, the pile was moved aside, revealing a slim broom, obviously kept in good condition.

"Is that a... broom?" Jennifer asked, surprised.

"It's a..." Draco started, but was cut off by Jennifer.

"That's a Lightning 2003! The latest broom around!" Jennifer gushed, looking at it in wonder. "Why did you hide it under that pile of dirty clothes?"

"Well, I didn't exactly want people to find it, did I? Anyway, the clothes aren't real" Draco explained, taking the shocked Jennifer by the hand again and picking up his Lightning 2003.

Draco mounted the broom and gestured for Jennifer to follow.

"I've never been on a broom before Draco" Jennifer said uneasily, wringing her hands.

"It's easy! I'll be here right behind you, and we're not going far" Draco said reassuringly. He held out his hand and Jennifer took it. She mounted the broom and Draco put his hands around her waist, making her feel safe. He then kicked off the ground and they shot up.

"This is amazing!" Jennifer breathed. Draco smiled and went to steer the broom onto the roof of the warehouse. The broom suddenly stopped in midair and Draco hopped off. Jennifer reluctantly got off too, with the help of Draco.

"Don't worry, we have lots more chances for broom rides" Draco smiled, looking at the disappointed face on Jennifer's. "Have a look at the view" Draco suggested.

Jennifer suddenly noticed that they had a wonderful view of the movie screen and from where she was standing; she could see the last bits of the sun setting over the horizon.

"Wow" Jennifer sighed. She turned around to where Draco was standing and realised that he had conjured up some food and a large rug to sit on.

"Dinner is served!" and with that, Draco made a large gesture to the rug. Jennifer laughed and went to sit on it, shortly followed by Draco.

"Is your family rich or something?" Jennifer asked, taking a bite out of her dinner.

"What makes you say that?" Draco replied, busying himself with eating.

"Well, poor people can't exactly afford a broom like the Lightning 2003!" Jennifer pointed to the broomstick, which was hovering nearby.

"How do you know about the Lightning 2003? You said yourself that you weren't brought up knowing about witchcraft and wizardry" Draco changed the subject.

"I still follow the magical world. I get the Daily Prophet, my mother just didn't want me to do witchcraft, that's all" Jennifer replied, looking down at her food.

"Why doesn't your mother want you to do witchcraft?" Draco pressed on. By the sad look on Jennifer's face, Draco wondered if he was asking too much. He was about to say something when Jennifer sighed and said, "You'll have to know sooner or later"

"You don't have to tell me if you don't want to" Draco asked, reassuringly.

"No, it's alright. I feel like I can tell you anything. It's weird" Jennifer replied with a sad smile.

.::.That's how I felt when she asked me about my dad.::.

Draco felt like saying this out loud, but then realised that he would have to explain his past, and he didn't feel like he was up to it.

"My dad was a wizard, my mum a Muggle." Jennifer continued. "My dad died just after I was born. So I didn't know him, but my mother talks about him a lot, it makes me feel like I did know him." Jennifer paused for a while, looking up at the growing darker sky, smiling. "My dad died because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Killed swiftly by an unforgivable curse" Jennifer said softly.

"You mean he was killed by..." Draco trailed off, not wanting to bring himself to say the name.

"He was killed by Voldemort." Jennifer said quietly but menacingly. "Backed up of course by his Death Eaters"