"Bloody hell!" Draco mumbled as he threw his bag to the floor and himself
into his chair in front of the fire. "Those girls already have dates?
Theodore and Blaise took the chairs on either side, shrugging.
"Well, you kind of waited until the last minute, Malfoy. What did you expect, for them both to hold out in hopes that you would ask them? They are girls. They don't want to be going to the ball alone, probably even more than you don't want to go alone. I mean, they settled for thugs like Crabbe and Goyle, their standards must be pretty low," Blaise shrugged.
"Sorry, mate, but you have to admit...you did wait until the last bloody possible second. The ball is in two days," Theodore said as he stretched his legs over the side of the chair.
"Who are you taking?"
"Cait. I think she would personally see to it that I never had children if I even thought of taking anyone else," Theodore rolled his eyes.
"You are on the shortest leash I have ever seen, Nott..." Blaise shook his head and shuddered. "Daphne," he stated as he turned back to Draco. "She's better than Pansy or Bullstrode. Much more complacent."
"He means easier to control."
"Whatever, Nott. At least she doesn't have me whipped."
"I am not whipped," Theodore growled deeply. Blaise threw back his head in laughter.
"You? Not whipped? That's the funniest thing I've heard since – "
"Merlin's beard would you two bloody shut up? You two are even worse than the lug heads," Draco hissed, rolling his eyes. Theodore glared evenly at Blaise, who just laughed and shook his head.
"Well, Malfoy? What are you going to do?"
"I need to find someone suitable that does not yet have a date."
"Yeah, that's not going to be the challenge of the century. There are what, four females in this castle you find suitable? And all of them have dates already."
"You could always ask the Mudblood or the Weaslette," Blaise offered with a laugh, catching a glare from his friend. "I know, I know; you would rather kiss a dementor. I've heard it all before. But you have to admit, the pool is dwindling; I am not sure there are any better candidates left."
"Come to think of it, I don't think Bronwyn has a date. Caitlyn mentioned something about it at breakfast, I think. I could ask her about it," Theodore shrugged.
"Bronwyn? Bronwyn Zoruman? Wouldn't my mother bloody love that," Draco sighed, hitting his head on the back of the chair. "I can hear it now. 'See Lucius? It's just like I said. Sairose's little girl and our Draco. Are they not adorable?'" he flicked his wand and a vase on the mantle shattered. "I'm sure that would just make her year."
"Malfoy, we are running out of suggestions here. Bronwyn's the only one I know for sure doesn't have a date. There is a possibility that Granger and the Weasley girl have dates. Not likely, but possible. You wouldn't want to be turned down again today, would you?"
"No thank you, Nott. I think twice in front of the whole school in one day is plenty for me."
"Actually, it was twice in the span of fifteen minutes." Draco glared at him and Theodore just shrugged. "Just thought I'd set the record straight."
"I don't know why I hang around you two," Draco scowled and stalked out of the common room, back into the hallways of the school. Theodore shrugged at Blaise, who just chuckled under his breath.
"Malfoy. It's always something when he's involved..." Theodore nodded in agreement and the two scattered to their schoolwork.
"Well, you kind of waited until the last minute, Malfoy. What did you expect, for them both to hold out in hopes that you would ask them? They are girls. They don't want to be going to the ball alone, probably even more than you don't want to go alone. I mean, they settled for thugs like Crabbe and Goyle, their standards must be pretty low," Blaise shrugged.
"Sorry, mate, but you have to admit...you did wait until the last bloody possible second. The ball is in two days," Theodore said as he stretched his legs over the side of the chair.
"Who are you taking?"
"Cait. I think she would personally see to it that I never had children if I even thought of taking anyone else," Theodore rolled his eyes.
"You are on the shortest leash I have ever seen, Nott..." Blaise shook his head and shuddered. "Daphne," he stated as he turned back to Draco. "She's better than Pansy or Bullstrode. Much more complacent."
"He means easier to control."
"Whatever, Nott. At least she doesn't have me whipped."
"I am not whipped," Theodore growled deeply. Blaise threw back his head in laughter.
"You? Not whipped? That's the funniest thing I've heard since – "
"Merlin's beard would you two bloody shut up? You two are even worse than the lug heads," Draco hissed, rolling his eyes. Theodore glared evenly at Blaise, who just laughed and shook his head.
"Well, Malfoy? What are you going to do?"
"I need to find someone suitable that does not yet have a date."
"Yeah, that's not going to be the challenge of the century. There are what, four females in this castle you find suitable? And all of them have dates already."
"You could always ask the Mudblood or the Weaslette," Blaise offered with a laugh, catching a glare from his friend. "I know, I know; you would rather kiss a dementor. I've heard it all before. But you have to admit, the pool is dwindling; I am not sure there are any better candidates left."
"Come to think of it, I don't think Bronwyn has a date. Caitlyn mentioned something about it at breakfast, I think. I could ask her about it," Theodore shrugged.
"Bronwyn? Bronwyn Zoruman? Wouldn't my mother bloody love that," Draco sighed, hitting his head on the back of the chair. "I can hear it now. 'See Lucius? It's just like I said. Sairose's little girl and our Draco. Are they not adorable?'" he flicked his wand and a vase on the mantle shattered. "I'm sure that would just make her year."
"Malfoy, we are running out of suggestions here. Bronwyn's the only one I know for sure doesn't have a date. There is a possibility that Granger and the Weasley girl have dates. Not likely, but possible. You wouldn't want to be turned down again today, would you?"
"No thank you, Nott. I think twice in front of the whole school in one day is plenty for me."
"Actually, it was twice in the span of fifteen minutes." Draco glared at him and Theodore just shrugged. "Just thought I'd set the record straight."
"I don't know why I hang around you two," Draco scowled and stalked out of the common room, back into the hallways of the school. Theodore shrugged at Blaise, who just chuckled under his breath.
"Malfoy. It's always something when he's involved..." Theodore nodded in agreement and the two scattered to their schoolwork.