Draco was entranced in a serious conversation with the two girls that I was surprised he noticed me walking past him. He glanced out of the corner of his eye and said, " Well if it isn't the accident pro, Jessica Rossington." I yet again ignored my weird feeling. An idea struck in my head; an idea that would make him regret for calling me names ever since we were young.
" Now, Draco, dear, I wouldn't be such an accident pro if it weren't for your sparkly silver eyes that'll make anyone who gazes into them…just melt-," I said and stared blankly into his eyes, making him feel very uncomfortable. He turned his head away from me and looked at his plate. I had done it! I had made Draco regret everything! I looked him over, making sure he was still uncomfortable, and left skipping down to the dungeons.
Days quickly sped by and soon before anyone of the seventh years noticed, the year finally ended. On the last day, there was to be a ball held for only the seventh years. I was utterly excited when Pansy and I were allowed to go to Hogsmeade to buy dresses. We walked into Veronica's formal dress attire and searched for a beautiful dress. I looked through all the racks for over an hour before I had set my eyes on a dark red one. The dress was strapless and came to my knees. There were dark roses plastered on it having it appear very beautiful. I dashed to an open dressing room and tried on the dress. It fit perfectly and when I showed it off to Pansy, she was rather jealous.
" My don't you look marvelous?" she queried looking me over. She furrowed her brow and looked straight in my eyes.
" Do you really think it's good?" I asked, though I didn't care for her approval.
" Yes, I think it's dashing!" she replied and smiled. " You look beautiful, Jess. Now it's my turn to try on a dress." She looked through the racks and pulled a pink spaghetti dress out. She ran to the dressing room and after a minute or so, she came out looking very anxious.
"Well?" she asked beckoning for me to tell her my opinion. I observed her. She looked rather nice in a pink dress, though her black hair made it seem too much.
" It's nice! Very nice! You should buy it!" I gaffed. She seemed pleased with my theorem and went back into the dressing room to change. I had had already changed from my dress and paid. She came back out of the room and appeared to be overwhelmed with excitement. We left after she paid and we practically ran to the castle. We reached the portrait of Lord Humphrey, who displayed a great pleasure of aggravating people.
" Running are we? Well, I think that deserves a punishment-," he began, but I interrupted.
" Black moon," I said and glared at him. Eventually he let us in and we dashed to the girls' dorms, almost knocking down some second years. We put on our dresses and performed many beauty spells on us; make-up, blemish remover, hair straighter, and white teeth.
" Do you think this dress makes my hair look bad?" Pansy asked eyeing herself in the mirror.
" Honestly, yes, I think it does. I mean you look nice with that dress, but the pink and black hair-," I said.
" Alright, I'll change it." She pulled out her wand and mumbled something I could not heed and suddenly her once black hair turned to a color of a dark pink. " What do you think?"
She did look better than she had before and I told her she did. She smiled in the mirror and we left downstairs together, to find our dates. Pansy had asked Draco as her date before the term even started, and he said yes. I had asked Flint and he agreed to take me.
We found them sitting on a leather couch near the fire, dressed in black suits. They heard our footsteps hit the stairs and the briskly stood up and straightened their clothes. They looked upon us and gasped. " If you finally stop gaping at us, we can make in time for one dance," I stated with a laugh. Their senses came back and they held an arm for us. I took Flint's and we strode to the portrait hole with Pansy and Draco behind us. For some odd reason, I had a funny feeling in my stomach; I ignored it and thought it was because of excitement. We strolled into the Great Hall to find an amazing site to see.
From the ceiling, a starlight glow was lightening the place. It took my breath away. The dance started and Flint led me to the dance floor. I place my arms around his neck and likewise, he put his arms around my waist. We danced and I couldn't help but notice the funny feeling in my stomach. I turned my head to my left and noticed a few feet away from Flint and I, was Draco and Pansy. Draco averted his eyes to me and we stared at each other. It was until the song ended that our gaze unlocked.
I told Flint I wasn't feeling well and I sat at a nearby table that was sided against the wall. He walked over to a lonely seventh year girl and asked her to dance. I didn't dismay to his inquiring. I was instead watching Draco and Pansy. Why was it every time when Draco was in the room, I had a weird feeling? I questioned this in my head, that I didn't notice Draco and Pansy stop dancing. Draco walked towards me and sat beside me.
" Have you come to bother me?" I asked. He looked at me and glared.
" Do you really think my eyes are…sparkly?" I was taken aback.
" Draco, that was months ago."
" Yes, but, do you think they are?" I looked at him and searched his eyes.
" No, they are ugly and no one in their right mind would ever like them," I said and got off my seat and walked away.
" You take that back," he yelled and grabbed my arm. I turned around and stared into his glare.
" No, I will never take it back, Draco. You are a prat who never learn how to be unselfish," I spat at him, " And let go of me!" I yanked my arm from his grasp and walked sternly away from him.
" Yeah, well, you are hideous looking brute who will never be able change her appearance even with magic." He had had gone too far. I turned around a made a fist. BAM, we were on the ground, with me on top of him, trying to punch the living day lights out of him.
" Get off of me!" he mustered. I took hold of his hands and wrapped them around his body. He was pinned to the ground.
" I HATE YOU, DRACO MALFOY!" I screeched. It took over four teachers to take me off him. We were both bruised and had open skin. They walked us to the Hospital wing to get stitched up. Madame Pomfrey looked utterly angry with us as she healed our cuts.
" I would be expecting to see two boys fighting, not a boy and a girl," she muttered to herself. I rolled my eyes at Draco, who looked crabbed. Professor Dumbledore came through the closed doors with none other than both Draco's and my parents. They glared at us as Dumbledore explained what happened to us.
" Jessica Anne Rossington! I was expecting ore out of you, but this, this is over the line!" my mother told me.
" Draco, you will be expecting consequences for your actions," Mr. Malfoy fumed. The parents left the Hospital wing to discuss the punishment. They came back within minutes, looking unexpectingly happy. " Draco, Jessica, we've decided on your punishment. Both of you will spend the rest of the summer holidays at the Malfoy Mansion," my mother blurted out looking overly happy. I was shocked!
" WHAT IN THE NAME OF COUSIN GEORGE'S TROUSERS ARE YOU SAYING?" I bellowed.
" We are saying, Jessica, is that you'll be spending a lot of time with Draco together," on the last word the parents all said in unison.
" You can't expect me to survive another minute with her," Draco asked.
" There's a point to this, Draco and Jessica. We want you both to be friends," Mrs. Malfoy said. We were stunned. Draco and I could never ever become friends. It would take a miracle for that to happen.
We had to pack our things early and left for home. I packed all my belongings of what I needed over the summer, in my large trunk and flooed to the Malfoy Mansion to be greeted by the whole lot. I preformed a spell on my trunk to raise it off the ground and float to my room. I walked closely behind it and opened the door my room as well as setting down my trunk. I spilled out all my things and moved them to the open closet, next to my private bathroom. Looking at myself in the mirror, I smiled. The bruises were gone and my cuts were healed. I was called downstairs to have dinner. I paced down the stairs and found both Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy dressed up in very nice clothing.
" Jessica, dear, my husband and I are going out for the night, leaving you and Draco alone together," Mrs. Malfoy said and disregarded my shocked face.
" No..no…you can't do that!" I yelped.
" It's for the best, darling." Without hesitation they disappeared. Draco's footsteps sounded through the dining room as he came to eat his dinner.
" Where's mum and dad?" he asked.
" They..have…gone for the night," I reluctantly said. His eyes turned shocked and then he shrugged. I looked on the table and saw two pieces of dinner attire set on the table. Two chairs were sat next to each other. I noticed and quickly moved my chair to the other side of the table. Draco seemed a little upset by me moving, but he sat down at his side of the table. We glared at each other from our seats and suddenly a house elf appeared with our food. We ate in silence and waited for dessert.