***-Flashback

"Malfoy!" Ron roared.

Draco's eyes widened and watched Ron make a charge at him like an angry bull.

Jade stared as Draco stepped away from her, pushing her back to avoid Ron from charging into her as well.

"No! Ron!" Jade screamed as Ron launched himself on Draco. Jade ran over and pulled and smacked Ron's head, trying to get him to stop from fatally injuring Malfoy.

"Oh my goodness! You big ugly brute! Get off of him!" Jade said yanking a portion of Ron's hair. When that didn't work, Jade looked up to see Harry stand there, unsure of what to do with the situation.

"Harry! Can you please be of a little assistance here?!" Jade yelled.

Harry didn't need to be told twice. He walked swiftly over and pulled Ron away from Draco who hadn't once fought back. Jade quickly bent over and cringed at the sight of blood. Draco's nose was broken and she was sure there were a couple of other bones that Ron did not spare either.

"Are you…sorry." Jade apologized, knowing that it wasn't appropriate for her to ask if he was all right. He clearly wasn't.

"Am I all right? I've never been better." Draco said through his swollen upper lip.

Madame Pince and Hermione soon arrived and were horrified to see Draco bloodied up while Ron was still being held back by Harry.

"What have you done to the poor boy?" Madame Pince asked shrilly. Jade helped Draco sit up as Hermione came over to help Jade as well. "You are facing expulsion Mr. Weasley!" Madame Pince huffed.

"But he-" Ron went to say but Draco interrupted him.

"He saved my life! The shelf you see…fell on me and he pulled me from under it." Draco said, finding it difficult to speak.

Everyone stood rooted to their spots, watching Draco, perplexed with his explanation.

"I know that's not what happened Mr. Malfoy! There is no broken shelf-"

"Jade fixed it didn't you love?" Draco asked touching her cheek.

Jade forced a smile on herself and roughly pushed his arm away from her as Ron struggled with tearing Malfoy to pieces or play along with the act to save himself from expulsion.

"Is that what happened Miss Weasley?" Madame Pince asked meeting Jade's eyes. Jade slapped Draco's hand away from hers every time he tried to stroke his hand up her arm.

"He…yeah that's basically what happened." Jade said feeling very uncomfortable when lying to anyone. Madame Pince seemed to take her word for it but still remained doubtful.

"As Head Boy, you are certainly allowed to take points off, offer detention or take this matter up to the Headmaster that will comply with your wishes…if that's what has not happened of course." Madame Pince told Draco as Jade and Hermione helped him stand on his two feet.

"I think I'm quite aware of my rights and privileges Madame Pince. If you may kindly dismiss us Madame, I need a much needed trip to the Hospital Wing." Draco winced in pain.

"Yes…yes, of course. Go on. Not you Mr. Weasley and Mr. Potter. You both are here for your previous detention. Get to work." Madame Pince snapped at them. Ron sent Draco one last glare but Harry shoved him off as Hermione ordered Ron to play along and to be thankful that Draco decided to save him. They all knew why he was doing this and no one liked it but they had to follow along with it.

"This isn't over Malfoy." Ron said as Draco and Jade passed by him.

"I know." Draco said gingerly. "She hasn't said yes to me, but don't depress yourself just yet. I'll get her to say yes as fast as you can get yourself expelled from Hogwarts." Draco said cheerily.

"Stop tempting him and walk ahead." Jade prodded him on.

"I'll go with them." Hermione assured Ron who at this point, didn't mind expulsion from Hogwarts now.

Jade walked down the hallway, hating that she had to help Draco walk. She knew he was in severe pain but tried to look casual about it, making him look comical with a broken bloodied nose, a developing black eye and a swollen split lip. He had his arm happily wrapped around her shoulder as they walked and Hermione helped in any way she could but Draco kept brushing her off.

"Take off your robe and lie down." Jade instructed, releasing him.

"Yes Madame." Draco flirted.

Jade resisted the urge to roll her eyes and walked away to find Madame Pomferey. In a few minutes his ribs were healed and she went to start on his face but Neville burst through the doors with Professor Sprout, with long deep gashes on his arms.

"Poppy! Quickly! Poisonous Snargaluff attack!" Sprout said assisting a woozy Neville Longbottom on to a bed.

"Oh dear, Jade, you know how to heal Mr. Malfoy don't you?" Madame Pomferey asked getting ready for Neville's treatment.

"I do, don't worry about anything." She said as Madame Pomferey nodded.

"I'll assist you Madame Pomferey. Good luck to you Jade." Hermione muttered to Jade who shook her head at her own bad luck. Jade turned around to Draco who sat there, watching her serenely despite the blood and bruise on his face.

"Episky." Jade said pointing to his nose. She pulled out an alcohol wipe and started to gently wipe his face clean from the cuts that bled.

"Will you go to Hogsmeade with me now? Your brother already did his part by nearly killing me as promised." He said smiling when there was a flutter of irritation crossing her face.

"I don't see why you couldn't bother to defend yourself." Jade said throwing the wipe away and grabbing a jar of salve.

"Would you have liked me very much if I hurt your brother?" Draco asked softly.

Jade paused and for the first time looked into his eyes to see if they were going to tell her something else. There was no hint of malice or mockery in them. They were sincere and thoughtful. It was the first time that Jade noticed that they were cool grey and it reminded her of diamonds.

"Is everything all right Jade? Are you managing?" Pomferey asked from the other side of the room. Jade shook from her place and looked at Madame Pomferey, taking a minute to respond.

"I'm…yes I'm fine." Jade responded, hearing Draco chuckle. Madame Pomferey nodded and went back to Neville who howled in pain. Jade quickly went back to dabbing the salve on Draco's face. The faster she worked, the faster he could leave her alone, for the time being.

"Are you embarrassed to say yes to me? You don't have to you know. You can always show up in Hogsmeade and I-"

"Don't waste your breath on me Malfoy. I won't go to Hogsmeade with you even if my life depended on it. I am not the least bit attracted to you and I will never be. Thank you for saving my stupid brother from expulsion and I apologize on his behalf for beating you up. That's all I can give you, other than that there's nothing else." Jade said a little too harshly but he didn't flinch.

"Hmm, I guess I'm going to have to do this the hard way. I guess I'll have to go to the Headmaster tomorrow morning to tell him what your brother did to me." He said simply. Jade froze in her spot and stared openmouthed at him.

"Are you blackmailing me?" Jade asked furiously.

"Blackmail? Me? No of course not. I'm just giving you two options to choose from and in both of those options they have reasonable outcomes. If that was blackmail then every decision in life should be considered blackmail. Either you agree to go out with me or don't-"

"That's bloody blackmail Malfoy, you stupid…donkey!" Jade spat.

Draco doubled over in laughter and clutched his sides. He had never heard something so random and so funny before. Jade stood there lividly not finding this situation funny at all. How could anyone be so horrible? She didn't want to date him but if she didn't, she was going to risk her brother's future in Hogwarts! Her vision blurred and she clutched the metal jar in her hands forcing herself not to cry in front of Malfoy who was dying of laughter. Draco looked at Jade and his laughter died down when he saw her furious tear filled eyes.

"Jade? Are you all right?" he asked.

She only stood there as the tears fell rapidly. He panicked and felt a horrible twist in his chest. He didn't mean to hurt her. He only wanted to scare her into agreeing on that date with him.

"I hate you…I've always hated you and I always will. You've done everything you could to make my family's lives miserable. Your horrid father nearly killed my sister and you've been reminding us about our status ever since you've stepped foot in this world. Now you're bent on ruining my brother's life if I don't go on a stupid date with you. You're pathetic scum Malfoy. The dirtiest kind alive." She hissed. With that, she turned and left, slamming the jar on a table near them.