Hogsmeade
It was getting colder and tomorrow was the first Hogsmeade weekend. It was dinnertime and the students were in the Great Hall feasting as usual. Cora was sitting next to Harry and under the table they were holding hands. She didn't want to tell Ron and Hermione yet, let alone let Malfoy see that her and Harry had become closer. They had talked about getting together, becoming boyfriend and girlfriend but Cora was unsure because of Malfoy.
Every few moments Draco would turn around and smile at her. She did her best to smile back and not concentrate on Harry.
"So, I was thinking, tomorrow, we go to Zonko's and then just hang around the Three Broomsticks," Ron said eating a piece of chicken.
"You always only want to go to Zonko's," Hermione said.
"Yeah, but it's the best place," he said.
"Right, well I'll just meet you guys there, um I have to hang out with Malfoy," Cora said unhappily.
"You don't have to be with him all day right?" Harry asked her hopefully.
"No, I guess not, but he said he was going to buy me things, who can say no?" she laughed.
"I wouldn't, even if it was Malfoy, free gifts, but you see only if I was girl," Ron said.
"That's a good thing; I wouldn't want Malfoy buying you lovely things if you were a boy," Hermione said looking at him laughing.
The rest of them laughed. Dinner was over quickly after and they were walking back to the common room. Malfoy came up to Cora and pulled on her robe.
"What the?" she started.
"Hey, we're still on for tomorrow?" he asked looking at Harry.
"Right we are, but I'm meeting Harry and them later in the Three Broomsticks, you can join us..." she said.
"Well, um I thought we'd spend the whole day together," he told her.
"We'll see, I still don't really forgive you for hurting me," she said.
"I said I was sorry!" he retorted.
"Yes, well, whatever," she told him and turned around to walk away.
"Cora!"
"What, Draco," she turned around and sighed.
"Can I show you tomorrow that I'm sorry?" he asked.
"Sure, if you can show me, we'll see how the day plans out," she told him and turned around again.
Her and Harry walked up the steps and as soon as they were out of his sight, he grabbed her hand. She smiled up at him. They got on the steps which were moving. He pulled her close and kissed her deep on the lips. He slipped his tongue between here lips and she moved her hands to touch his neck and face. She smiled and pulled away.
"Harry, you know I can't kiss you, the whole Malfoy thing?" she told him.
"You can't kiss me but I can kiss you," he said.
"Well, technically, but..." she said looking at him.
"But nothing," he said kissing her again shortly.
They walked to the common room and inside sat on chairs. Seamus came and sat next to them.
"So Cora, what are you doing tomorrow, well besides Hogsmeade," he asked her.
"That's basically it, why?" she said.
"I was wondering if you'd like to hang around with me." "Aw Seamus, I'm sorry, I have plans to hang around with Draco. Hmm you can meet up with me later in the Three Broomsticks with these kids," she told him.
He looked hurt but his face lit up when she told him they could meet up later.
"Alright, I'll see you then," he said getting up.
He walked back off to some other kids.
"Grr, what is with all you guys liking me? What if I said I was into Hermione?" she asked.
"Um, Cora, we are guys you know," he told her.
"Obviously," she said pushing him.
"Hey, that wasn't nice," he said pushing her back.
"I'm not a nice person," she told him pushing him harder.
He lost his balance and fell off the chair. She laughed at him.
"Real funny."
----
The next morning everyone got ready for the trip to Hogsmeade. Cora woke and showered. She was playing with her hair when Hermione came in and sat on her bed.
"I know a secret," she teased.
"About?"
"You, and Harry Potter," she said mischievously.
"What do you know?" Cora asked suddenly interested.
"Just what I saw," she told her.
"You saw us flirting?"
"No, better."
"Holding hands at dinner?"
"You were? No, no, no, I saw you kissing on the steps," she said.
"Oh, no one is supposed to know," Cora told her slapping her forehead.
"I won't tell," she said quickly. "But, you're meeting Malfoy today, if you fall for him, you'll break Harry's heart. It's like you're playing two guys at once."
"Three, Seamus likes me too."
"Well, still, don't hurt Harry, he's been hurt enough," Hermione said.
"I won't, believe me; it's the last thing on my mind."
"Alright good. Are you ready?" she asked.
"Sort of, I have no clue how to wear my hair?"
"Down, it's nicer, let's go," Hermione said tugging on Cora's arm.
The girls walked down and met Harry and Ron. Harry looked pleased, obviously impressed by seeing Cora. She smiled at him. Draco came walking over and grabbed her hand.
"Ready to go then?" he asked.
"Course," she smiled.
"Alright," he said giving the rest of them a look.
Cora and Malfoy walked off.
In Hogsmeade, they went into all kinds of shops. Malfoy had bought her chocolate, a charm bracelet, and a hat. She was having a good time, but she didn't forget what Hermione said. She was not going to hurt Harry. They were standing out by the Shrieking Shack and Cora was looking at the charm bracelet. It moved on its own and it amused her. Malfoy was watching with delight as she watched the stars go around the moon and the hearts pierce with arrows. She definitely loved it.
"So you like it?" he asked. "Yeah, I do," she told him not looking up. "Do you forgive me?" "Well I don't know," she told him. "What? Please?" he begged. "I suppose so, but not one hundred percent," she said smiling. "Will this?" he asked.
He pulled her close and kissed her softly on the lips. She let her arms drape around his neck and kissed back. She closed her eyes and let the autumn breeze take her away. It was amazing, like she never felt. He felt down her slim body to her waist where he laid his hand on the small of her back.
"Hey guys, come on, I want to see the Shack before we go meet Cora at the..." she heard someone say then stop.
She pulled away from the kiss and looked to see Harry staring at them. He looked like someone just stabbed him.
"But I don't see what all the fuss is about its just some old house. Harry? Har..." Ron was saying.
He looked at Harry then at Cora. He clearly got what was going on.
"You...Cora... Malfoy... what?" Harry said swallowing back his tears that were coming out. "Harry, it's not what you think," she said. "It's exactly what I think. I can't believe it," he staggered. "Ha, Potter, you thought she actually liked you?"
Harry just looked down.
"Evidently not, not enough," he said quietly and turned to go. "Harry!" she yelled going after him and grabbing his arm. "No, not this time," he said shrugging her off.
Malfoy walked up to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Well, you still have me," he said in false sympathy. "Yeah, right," she said and looked down.
It was getting colder and tomorrow was the first Hogsmeade weekend. It was dinnertime and the students were in the Great Hall feasting as usual. Cora was sitting next to Harry and under the table they were holding hands. She didn't want to tell Ron and Hermione yet, let alone let Malfoy see that her and Harry had become closer. They had talked about getting together, becoming boyfriend and girlfriend but Cora was unsure because of Malfoy.
Every few moments Draco would turn around and smile at her. She did her best to smile back and not concentrate on Harry.
"So, I was thinking, tomorrow, we go to Zonko's and then just hang around the Three Broomsticks," Ron said eating a piece of chicken.
"You always only want to go to Zonko's," Hermione said.
"Yeah, but it's the best place," he said.
"Right, well I'll just meet you guys there, um I have to hang out with Malfoy," Cora said unhappily.
"You don't have to be with him all day right?" Harry asked her hopefully.
"No, I guess not, but he said he was going to buy me things, who can say no?" she laughed.
"I wouldn't, even if it was Malfoy, free gifts, but you see only if I was girl," Ron said.
"That's a good thing; I wouldn't want Malfoy buying you lovely things if you were a boy," Hermione said looking at him laughing.
The rest of them laughed. Dinner was over quickly after and they were walking back to the common room. Malfoy came up to Cora and pulled on her robe.
"What the?" she started.
"Hey, we're still on for tomorrow?" he asked looking at Harry.
"Right we are, but I'm meeting Harry and them later in the Three Broomsticks, you can join us..." she said.
"Well, um I thought we'd spend the whole day together," he told her.
"We'll see, I still don't really forgive you for hurting me," she said.
"I said I was sorry!" he retorted.
"Yes, well, whatever," she told him and turned around to walk away.
"Cora!"
"What, Draco," she turned around and sighed.
"Can I show you tomorrow that I'm sorry?" he asked.
"Sure, if you can show me, we'll see how the day plans out," she told him and turned around again.
Her and Harry walked up the steps and as soon as they were out of his sight, he grabbed her hand. She smiled up at him. They got on the steps which were moving. He pulled her close and kissed her deep on the lips. He slipped his tongue between here lips and she moved her hands to touch his neck and face. She smiled and pulled away.
"Harry, you know I can't kiss you, the whole Malfoy thing?" she told him.
"You can't kiss me but I can kiss you," he said.
"Well, technically, but..." she said looking at him.
"But nothing," he said kissing her again shortly.
They walked to the common room and inside sat on chairs. Seamus came and sat next to them.
"So Cora, what are you doing tomorrow, well besides Hogsmeade," he asked her.
"That's basically it, why?" she said.
"I was wondering if you'd like to hang around with me." "Aw Seamus, I'm sorry, I have plans to hang around with Draco. Hmm you can meet up with me later in the Three Broomsticks with these kids," she told him.
He looked hurt but his face lit up when she told him they could meet up later.
"Alright, I'll see you then," he said getting up.
He walked back off to some other kids.
"Grr, what is with all you guys liking me? What if I said I was into Hermione?" she asked.
"Um, Cora, we are guys you know," he told her.
"Obviously," she said pushing him.
"Hey, that wasn't nice," he said pushing her back.
"I'm not a nice person," she told him pushing him harder.
He lost his balance and fell off the chair. She laughed at him.
"Real funny."
----
The next morning everyone got ready for the trip to Hogsmeade. Cora woke and showered. She was playing with her hair when Hermione came in and sat on her bed.
"I know a secret," she teased.
"About?"
"You, and Harry Potter," she said mischievously.
"What do you know?" Cora asked suddenly interested.
"Just what I saw," she told her.
"You saw us flirting?"
"No, better."
"Holding hands at dinner?"
"You were? No, no, no, I saw you kissing on the steps," she said.
"Oh, no one is supposed to know," Cora told her slapping her forehead.
"I won't tell," she said quickly. "But, you're meeting Malfoy today, if you fall for him, you'll break Harry's heart. It's like you're playing two guys at once."
"Three, Seamus likes me too."
"Well, still, don't hurt Harry, he's been hurt enough," Hermione said.
"I won't, believe me; it's the last thing on my mind."
"Alright good. Are you ready?" she asked.
"Sort of, I have no clue how to wear my hair?"
"Down, it's nicer, let's go," Hermione said tugging on Cora's arm.
The girls walked down and met Harry and Ron. Harry looked pleased, obviously impressed by seeing Cora. She smiled at him. Draco came walking over and grabbed her hand.
"Ready to go then?" he asked.
"Course," she smiled.
"Alright," he said giving the rest of them a look.
Cora and Malfoy walked off.
In Hogsmeade, they went into all kinds of shops. Malfoy had bought her chocolate, a charm bracelet, and a hat. She was having a good time, but she didn't forget what Hermione said. She was not going to hurt Harry. They were standing out by the Shrieking Shack and Cora was looking at the charm bracelet. It moved on its own and it amused her. Malfoy was watching with delight as she watched the stars go around the moon and the hearts pierce with arrows. She definitely loved it.
"So you like it?" he asked. "Yeah, I do," she told him not looking up. "Do you forgive me?" "Well I don't know," she told him. "What? Please?" he begged. "I suppose so, but not one hundred percent," she said smiling. "Will this?" he asked.
He pulled her close and kissed her softly on the lips. She let her arms drape around his neck and kissed back. She closed her eyes and let the autumn breeze take her away. It was amazing, like she never felt. He felt down her slim body to her waist where he laid his hand on the small of her back.
"Hey guys, come on, I want to see the Shack before we go meet Cora at the..." she heard someone say then stop.
She pulled away from the kiss and looked to see Harry staring at them. He looked like someone just stabbed him.
"But I don't see what all the fuss is about its just some old house. Harry? Har..." Ron was saying.
He looked at Harry then at Cora. He clearly got what was going on.
"You...Cora... Malfoy... what?" Harry said swallowing back his tears that were coming out. "Harry, it's not what you think," she said. "It's exactly what I think. I can't believe it," he staggered. "Ha, Potter, you thought she actually liked you?"
Harry just looked down.
"Evidently not, not enough," he said quietly and turned to go. "Harry!" she yelled going after him and grabbing his arm. "No, not this time," he said shrugging her off.
Malfoy walked up to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Well, you still have me," he said in false sympathy. "Yeah, right," she said and looked down.