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Sadie Hawkins Dance 4
Draco sashayed around the castle, flirting with people as she went. She had just left a very uncomfortable talk with some Hufflepuffs, when she bumped into Pansy.
The girl had her hands on her hips and a very irritated look on her face. Draco smirked and imitated Pansy's stance.
"Can I help you?" Draco asked.
Pansy sniffed. "Just who do you think you are?"
Draco looked around before answering. "I am Malfoy, Dra-ca Malfoy." She finished quickly. "My cousin goes to this school, you must know him, Draco?"
Pansy's eyes went wide. "Draco is your cousin?"
"Yes. You must be, Pansy? Draco has told me so much about you," Draca drawled.
"Really?" Pansy squealed in delight.
Draca nodded slyly. "Oh yes, he told me how you hang all over him, and how he can't escape you...oh and how you sleep with anyone who will have you," Draca smirked.
Pansy's face dropped and for a minute she looked like she was going to cry. Draca had to fight back the urge to laugh as she composed herself.
Once her mask was back in place she responded to Draca, "He wouldn't say that about me. He loves me."
Draca snorted in laughter and turned away from Pansy so she could get her laugh out. She noticed three students walking down the stairs, a girl and two boys. Seeing raven black hair, Draca collapsed on the floor.
Harry and Ron stood outside the stairs to the girls' dormitory, waiting for Hermione. Ron sighed for the millionth time and screamed "Let's go Hermione, I'm hungry!" up the stairs.
Harry laughed and looked at Ron. "It didn't work the last three time you did it, what makes you think it's gonna work this time?"
Ron shrugged. "So Harry, got a date to the dance yet?"
"No Ron, why were you asking?" Harry asked playfully and batted his eyelashes at the red head while playing with a piece of his hair.
"Oh, bugger off," Ron said, smacking him lightly on the arm.
Harry laughed, "How bout you?"
Ron shook his head and turned to the stairs to see Hermione walk down. Her hair was straightened and she looked just like she had for the Yule Ball. Ron's mouth dropped open.
"Hey guys, ready?" She asked. Harry nodded and held out his arm to her.
"Shall we?" Hermione giggled and took his arm. Ron followed them, looking very much like a fish.
The got halfway to the Great Hall in silence when Hermione stopped walking. She turned to Ron and grabbed his hand.
"Ron?" she asked. He tilted his head to the side questioningly as he was still incapable of speech. "Go with me to the dance?"
If it was possible, Ron's mouth got wider and Harry swore he was going to grow gills at any minute. Harry could see Hermione starting to grow upset and he stomped on Ron's foot.
"Yes." She smiled and attached to his arm instead of Harry's. Harry walked down the stairs behind them, smiling but feeling just a bit lonely.
"Hey, what's going on with Pansy?" Ron asked.
"Whom is she talking to?" Hermione wondered out loud.
They looked over and watched the blonde girl she was talking to fall to the ground as if she had been tripped.
"What the hell are you doing?" Pansy asked Draca.
Draca slapped herself in the face in response to Pansy's question. Tears grew in her eyes and she started sobbing.
"What happened?"
"Nothing, go away Potter," Pansy sneered.
"Parkinson, I suggest you leave if you want to escape a detention," Hermione butted in.
Pansy glared at them once more before stalking away.
Draca felt a hand on her shoulder. "Hey, are you ok?" She turned and looked into bright green eyes.
She nodded. "Yea."
"What happened?" asked Ron.
"Like it's any of your business We- I mean," She looked at the three now confused faces around her. "I...I'm new, and I was asking that blonde girl where I go to eat breakfast and she yelled at me and smacked me across the face. I tried to get away from her, but she tripped me and I fell. I think I sprained my ankle too."
Harry looked up at his friends, "Go on ahead guys. I'm going to take her to the infirmary."
Hermione and Ron nodded, and walked into the Great Hall. Harry bent down near Draca and held out his hand. She took it and Harry pulled her to her feet.
As she got up, she stepped on her "bad" ankle and fell against him. He wrapped his arms around her to make sure she didn't injure her ankle any further. Harry draped her arm over his shoulders and wrapped his arm around her waist.
Harry looked at her up close and narrowed his eyes. "You look familiar. Have I seen you before?"
Draca turned her head away and they started towards the infirmary. "No, but you might have seen my cousin, Draco? We switched schools for a few days."
Harry turned to her in surprise. "You are his cousin?"
"Yes. My name is Draca Malfoy," Harry looked as if he was contemplating to drop her right there.
"I'm nothing like my cousin however," she added quickly. She showed her right arm as if that explained everything.
"Draco has the dark mark?" Harry asked her. Draca looked at Harry, who looked sad.
"No," she told him, "But Lucius wants him to get it. He doesn't want to."
"I always thought he wanted to be part of Voldemort's inner circle," Harry explained to Draca. "That's what he used to talk about."
"Did you ever think that it could all be a façade?" Draca asked him angrily. "That he just wears a mask to hide his true feelings and that he says the things he does just to protect himself and the people he cares about?"
Harry looked at the floor. "Yes," he whispered softly.
Draca looked at him in surprise. 'Wow. I never knew that.' She thought and smiled widely. 'Yay!'
The reached the infirmary and stood for a second in an uncomfortable silence.
"Well I don't want to keep you from breakfast," Harry helped her lean against the wall.
"By the way, my name is..."
"Harry, I know. My cousin talks about you all the time. He says he hates you, but I think he admires you." Harry blushed
"Really? I never really hated him, it was just..." Harry trailed off and Draca smiled.
"Well I will see you later then?" Harry nodded. Draca kissed him on the cheek before going into the infirmary.
Author's note: Yay! Done with 4! Hope you liked it. if you are confused, replace Draca with Draco.
Next chapter: Does Draca ask Harry to the dance?
Chapter 6: Could be the end? The dance?
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