The Yuletide Ball
They took their seat at Draco's table, instead of hers, for, even Penny knew, Harry, who sat at the Gryffindor table with cho Chang, and Draco did not get along. When Crabbe and Goyle joined them, Penny could not help but be surprised that they also had first years for dates.
One of the girls she didn't know, and couldn't remember seeing since the sorting hat ceremony months ago. The other was Suzie Dintell, who had come from Hungary to study. She still could not tell Crabbe and Goyle apart, so she didn't try. As the feast was announced by Professor McGonagall, she turned to look at her date, who appeared to be smirking at Harry Potter across the tables. The glare he was receiving in return confused Penny, but there was nothing she could do in return but perhaps distract Draco.
"Draco, how have you been these last two months? I haven't seen you around?"
When he turned to look at her, she lost her confidence in his look of disgust. "That's because you've been spending all your time with that mudblood and her friends..." he responded, but the look faded quickly when he finished speaking, and he tried to smile, "But I'm glad you came with me." he said, somewhat possessively. The tone in his voice attracted a few glances from boys down the table. Penny didn't understand their looks.
Nothing to note happened during the ball. They danced the waltz, and other minor ball dances, a few students performed an Irish Jig, and that was it. Even Harry and Draco seemed able to avoid each other for the evening. As the ball came to an end, and students slowly started to file off to bed, Draco led Penny up a few flights of stairs to a room she'd never been in before.
With a soft smile he moved closer to her, and gently placed a kiss on her lips. At ten years old, she was unsure of what was happening, far too young to understand his motives until he pushed her against a wall, and his weight against hers started to frighten her.