Vanessa's POV
I woke up and remembered what happened last night. Why did he run away? After laying around my bed for a while, I finally got out of bed and started getting ready. I brushed through my hair and braided it down my back in two boxer braids and did some simple makeup. I pulled on a cropped hoodie and some ripped jeans. Once I was ready I walked out into the living room to see Blaise sitting on the sofa.
"Where's Draco?" I asked
"I'm guessing the Slytherin common room." He said sarcastically.
"I knew that. I was mostly asking why he wasn't here." I told him while simultaneously flipping him off.
"Nessa, he kissed you last night and you didn't say anything. He's probably feeling as confused as you are. He is probably avoiding you." He said
I was shocked. I didn't know what to say. I walked out the door and headed straight to the Gryffindor common room. I busted through the portrait hole into the common room.
"Where's Jordan?" I asked as I saw a few people look around and not know what to say until Neville spoke up from the corner.
"She had an early class and left a few minutes ago."
I nodded and started to walk out but before I could, I felt everything go black.
I was at my birthday party tomorrow and Draco and I made eye contact then he ran out of the party. Then it transfers to the day we leave for Beauxbatons and I talking with my friends while looking over1 and Draco. Then the day of the Yule ball where Draco, Blaise, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Harry, Jordan, and I are all standing around talking.
I wake up to see Harry looking down at me while my head is on his lap.
"You're awake, good." He said as he started to get up off the floor then helped me up. I looked around to see the common room empty.
"What happened?" I asked Harry
"When Neville saw you falling, he jumped up and caught you. He softly laid you on the ground and then shooed everyone out of the common room. When I came down, he was sitting next to you waiting for you to wake up. I told him to go and I would wait for you to get up." He said and I nodded. Harry looked into my eyes and noticed that something was wrong.
"What's wrong?" He asked
"I don't think I'm ready to talk about it just yet, but when I am you will be one of the first to know." I told him honestly and he seemed to understand where I was coming from.
"Let's go to breakfast." I said grabbing his hand as we walked down to the Great Hall together and we saw Ron, Hermione, Jordan, and Ginny all sitting together. We sat down and ate breakfast with them until it was time to go to class. Everyone was starting off towards potions when I split from them.
"Where are you going?" Hermione asked concerned
"I will catch up with you guys later. I have something I need to do." I said as I nodded at Harry and he understood what I meant. He grabbed Hermione's shoulder and turned her back around and assured her that I would be fine. I took the long way around to the defense against the dark arts classroom. I walked in and saw Severus teaching some first years. When I opened the door, they all turned their heads towards me. Since the war Severus has dropped his evil teacher act, but he is still very strict. When he saw their attention was on me instead of his lesson he decided to go back to the very strict Snape.
"Since everyone already knows all about Wolfsbane. I can assign a 50-inch paper on it due tomorrow." He said as I walked through the door, and then he saw my face. I had the underlying effect that I needed him.
"Class dismissed. I expect your papers to be flawless tomorrow morning." He said, dismissing his class. Once all the first years scattered out of his classroom, Severus escorted me into his office and we both sat down on his comfy chairs.
"Now, what's wrong?
"I have a problem… Draco kissed me last night." I said looking down at the floor.
"Oh well um… I'm sorry to ask, but how is that a problem?" Severus asked with a chuckle.
"You don't see a problem?" I asked seriously.
"Well, it's obvious you like him and enjoy his presence."
"Yea, but it's Draco Malfoy." I tried to reason with him and myself.
"What does that mean?" He asked trying to get me to think for myself and not let other opinions affect my decisions.
"Well, I don't know exactly." I said as my head drifted back to look at the ground.
"Vanessa if you enjoy being around him and he makes you happy then maybe you should give him a chance." He calmed me
"Maybe you're right. Thank you." I said as he nodded as we both stood up and he grabbed me in a hug. He lent his head down to mine and whispered in my ear.
"Follow your heart, not your brain."
I nodded and he escorted me out of his office just in time for his next class, which happened to be my class. I looked at him and he nodded towards me with a look that told me to go. I walked past Harry on my way out and he looked at me with concern, but I gave him a look of reassurance and left the room. I walked straight to my Dad's office, he wasn't there so I sat at his desk and petted Fawkes while I waited on him to get there. I heard the door open and Fawkes flew from his perch onto my Dad's arm as he strolled to his desk where I was sitting.
"Vanessa, what's wrong?" My dad asked
"I just have a lot on my mind. I was wondering if I could apparate to Grimmauld Place to talk to Sirius?" I asked
"Of course, love, just be careful."
I nodded and I gave him a hug before I walked over to the middle of the office and disappeared. When I opened my eyes, I was standing in the kitchen of Grimmauld Place. I looked to my right and saw Dobby and Kreacher dusting the tables. When they saw me, they each had two very different reactions.
"Miss Vanessa! How joyful that you came to see us today! How is Master Harry Potter? And Wheezy?" Dobby said all of this very excited.
"Oh, Miss Dumbledore again. Coming to disgrace the House of Black." Kreacher said with the same distasteful tone he always has.
"I'm happy to see you guys again too. Is Sirius here?" I asked looking at both of them
"Master Sirius is in his study." Kreacher responded to my question
"Can one of you let him know I'm here?" I asked and Dobby nodded and disappeared and reappeared in several seconds.
"He is on his way."
I nodded and made myself comfortable. I heard the door to the kitchen open and my head whipped around to see Sirius, my godfather.
"Vanessa Dumbledore in the flesh." He said smiling at me
"Sirius…" I said as I walked over to him and wrapped him in a big hug
"I'm so happy to see you. I've missed you." I said as I laid my head onto his shoulder and breathed in his scent.
"I've missed you too kiddo, but what's on your mind?" Sirius asked
"Yea, what's weighing you down?" I heard someone and I looked towards the door and saw Remus standing in the doorway.
"Remus!" I said as I wiggled out of Sirius's grasp and launched myself at Remus. Whenever I was little Remus used to babysit me while Dad was at work, so me and him have a very close bond.
"How have you been getting along at Hogwarts?" Remus asked
"It's been good. Did you hear about the Tournament?"
"We did. Some parents think that Dumbledore has gone absolutely mad, but I think he is trying to get everyone's mind off the war." Sirius stated
"I agree. He is trying to distract the children, but that wasn't why you came here today was it?" Remus questioned
"Not really." I said honestly
"What's on your mind?" Remus asked
"Draco Malfoy kissed me." I said as I looked down at the table.
"WHO?" Sirius yelled in a comical way.
"Draco Malfoy. Come on, Padfoot, keep up. What happened then?" Remus asked
I laughed and continued with my story.
"After he kissed me, he walked away then disappeared. He's been avoiding me ever since."
"Wait, back up. Draco Malfoy kissed you? Was this out of the blue? Or were you guys friends? Or what?" Sirius asked with his eyes staring intently at me.
"Well, at the beginning of the year I decided to put everything behind me and start over fresh with him. So, we were friends and then he kissed me." I explained
"Well, do you like him?" Remus asked.
"No… Maybe… I don't know." I responded honestly
"Kreacher make us some tea, I feel we will be here awhile." Sirius said with a chuckle and I laughed as Kreacher sighed and started the tea.
Blaise's POV
I was walking to class when I saw Drake not too far in front of me.
"Drake! Drake! Draco!" I yelled through the corridor.
"What?" He yelled back
"Wait up!" I said and he stopped and waited until I caught up to him then continued walking.
"Have you seen Vanessa today?" He asked as we continued walking.
"Not since early this morning." I told him
"Good."
"You're such an idiot." I told him, needing to get a reaction out of him.
"What?" He asked.
"You're an idiot for walking away from her." I said
"She didn't say anything so I was saving myself the embarrassment." He said as we kept walking.
"You didn't give her any time to say anything." I said defending her
"She wasn't going to say anything." He said as he suddenly stopped.
"You didn't even give her a chance!" I said my voice steadily rising.
"So, what if you're right? I messed it up! I fouled it up! It's over with!" He said almost yelling.
"You sound like a Hufflepuff. 'It's over with!' Man up!" I told him, but he was silently looking at the floor.
"Well you obviously don't love her." I said.
"What did you say?"
"You. Obviously. Don't. Love. Her."
That's when he pushed me up against a wall with his arm on top of my throat.
Draco's POV
"How dare you! Take that back. I love her more than life itself." I said, but at this point he pushed me off him and started coming towards me.
"How dare I? How fucking dare, I? How fucking dare, you? If you really love her you wouldn't have given up so easily. You would have fought for her. Yeah you fucking messed up by running away from your problems. Who bloody cares? If you really love her you would be trying to get her to love you." He said, his voice barely audible. I looked Blaise dead in the eye. His eyes are filled with nothing but disappointment and rage. I stayed silent because I didn't know what else to say, but he was right. I should be fighting for her.
Blaise's POV
At this point I was enraged. I was so angry with him. He made Vanessa feel like a bad person because he ran away.
"You're just scared. You're scared and don't know what to do about it. You're scared about what she would have said so you ran away from her. I was wrong. You don't sound like a Hufflepuff. At least Hufflepuff's tell the truth." I said, my voice barely audible and I turned to walk away from him and left him in the corridor alone.
Vanessa's POV
Once the tea was finished, we continued with our discussion.
"So, do you enjoy being around him?" Sirius asked
"Well, yes." I responded.
"Are you fond of him?" Remus questioned.
"I think so…"
"Well, you know that I'm not the biggest Malfoy fan, but if what you're saying is true and he really has changed, maybe you should give him a chance." Sirius said with a reassuring voice.
"I'm with Sirius. I think you should give him a chance." Remus agreed.
"You guys really think so? I mean I'm not doubting you I just want your honest opinion." I asked them.
"I think you should give him a chance. It's the people you never really think about that make you the happiest." Remus said and I noticed he sent a side glance towards Sirius. I sent Sirius a side eye.
"Is there anything you two would like to tell me?" I asked the both of them.
I noticed Sirius starts grinning from ear to ear while Remus licks his lips nervously.
"Well…" Remus started, but didn't get a chance to finish because Sirius started screaming.
"WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!"
"What?! Congratulations! I'm so happy for you two! How long has this been going on?" I asked, shocked but also very happy for the two of them.
"Well, we were together secretly in school the only people who knew were James and Pettigrew." Remus explained.
"When I got sent to Azkaban, we lost connection, as most do, then when I got out, we wanted to focus on the upcoming war. We both said that if we survived that we would continue where we left off." Sirius continued.
"After the war was over, we started 'dating' then not long after we got engaged." Remus finished the story of their love life.
"We were waiting on the right time to tell everyone." Sirius admitted
"So, I should be preparing for a wedding?" I asked
"Most definitely." Remus said
"When will it be?" I questioned
"Mid-January of next year." Sirius told me
"You guys better get me home from Beauxbatons one way or another." I demanded looking at them with daggers.
"Well, we have been talking about it and we were wondering if…" Sirius started
"Will you be my maid of honor?" Remus asked, grinning from ear to ear.
"Really?! Of course, I will!" I screamed excitedly.
"Now all we need is to speak to my best man." Sirius said
"Who are you going to ask?" I asked, already knowing the answer to my question.
"Harry of course." Sirius said.
"He's going to be overjoyed." I said smiling.
"I hope so." Remus said
"When are you going to tell everyone else?" I asked
"We were planning on telling everyone after we asked you and Harry." Sirius explained.
"I can tell Dad that you two want to speak with Harry? He will surely allow Harry to apparate here." I told the both of them.
"Thank you, Vanessa." Remus said smiling.
"Just remember Vanessa not to tell anyone. We want to keep it a secret for now." Sirius said and I nodded and stood up to give each of them a hug.
"I'm going to miss you guys." I said as I hugged them.
"We will always be here for you no matter what." Remus reminded me.
"Yea, if you ever get tired of the stuck-up French this year just come and see us." Sirius said with a chuckle and I laughed and nodded at his comment. Before I apparated to Dad's office I waved them goodbye and then when I opened my eyes, I saw Dad and Fawkes staring at me. "Welcome back. How was your visit?" Dad asked.
"It was good. Sirius and Remus need to see Harry soon. They have something they need to ask him." I told him
"So, they finally decided to get married then?" He asked, while I smiled and nodded.
"That's good they deserve each other."
"Is it okay if I take Harry to lunch in Hogsmeade?" I asked him
"Yes, when you two get back send him to my office."
I nodded and walked out of his office to find Harry. I walked straight to the Gryffindor common room to see Harry sitting with Ron, and once he noticed me, he got up and walked over to me.
"Come to lunch with me?" I asked him and he nodded and walked off to tell Ron that him and I were going to lunch. When he walked back over to me, I grabbed his arm and we disappeared and reappeared in front of the Three Broomsticks. Once we sat down and ordered our food Harry gave me a look that basically asked if I was going to tell him what was wrong with me.
"Sigh… I don't even know where to start." I told him honestly.
"Just start where you feel comfortable." He told me gently.
I looked around the room until my eyes landed back onto Harry.
"Draco and I are friends."
"Okay and?"
"Last night after dinner we got into a fight about you and then he kissed me." I told him looking down at the table, then looked up to see Harry's eyes get wide and his mouth opened a bit.
"He kissed you?" Harry asked.
"Yes."
"Then what? Did he insult you?" Harry asked, in the protective brother mode.
"He walked away." I said quietly.
"He walked away?" Harry asked very confused.
"Yes."
"Well, that's out of character… Maybe he really does like you?" Harry said very confused.
"Maybe. I just don't know what I'm going to do…"
"Maybe you should give him a chance?" He questioned.
"You really think that?" I asked him
"Everyone deserves a second chance." He said and I nodded and looked around the room until my eyes stopped at Draco, who had walked into the Three Broomsticks. He was looking over at me with disgust and hurt written all over his face. He turned around to walk out I looked to Harry and he understood. I got up out of my chair and ran out of the restaurant to try to catch up to him. I saw him walking a few feet in front of me.
"Draco! Draco!" I screamed
He turned around with the same disgusted hurt look on his face.
"What?!"
"You've been avoiding me."
"Maybe because I don't want to see you."
"Draco, I'm sorry about last night…" I said quietly
"Forget about last night. It was a mistake. It was all a mistake." He said harshly and then turned around and walked up to the castle. I turned back towards the Three Broomsticks with tears in my eyes. I ran back in there and saw Harry sitting waiting patiently. Once he saw I was crying, he immediately wrapped an arm around me and told me everything was going to be okay.
Draco's POV
I can't believe I let Blaise lead me to believe she liked me in any way more than a friend. I was so stupid. I walked straight to Blaise's common room and let myself in.
"ZABINI!" I yelled throughout the common room and then I heard the door open and saw a random girl run out of his bedroom and out the door. Then I saw Blaise saunter out of his bedroom. He had a grin on his face until he saw mine then it turned into straight panic.
"What's up Drake?" He asked
"I can't believe I actually believed you when you said she actually liked me! How could I be so stupid?"
"Woah. Woah, mate what happened?"
"I went to tell her how I feel when I saw her having lunch with Potter. She was laughing and having fun and I could just tell on her face." I said letting my head drop slightly.
"You need to calm down, mate. Before you say something, you'll regret." He told me
"I just want her to be happy. But I want her to be happy with me." I said as I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes and so could Blaise.
"It's all going to be okay mate. I promise." Blaise said
I just nodded because I couldn't find the words to say anything.
"I better go. I don't particularly want to be here when she gets here." I said as Blaise nodded because he understood and with that I walked out and headed back to the Slytherin common room.
Vanessa's POV
After Harry got done consoling me, we ate out lunch and headed back to the castle. We parted ways when Harry went to go see Dad and I walked up to my common room. When I got there, I was met by a very distraught looking Blaise.
"Rough day sunshine?" He asked
"You have no idea." I said.
"Oh, I bet I do."
"Draco told you?" I asked
"He came straight here afterwards"
"I just don't know what to do now."
"What do you want to do?" Blaise asked
"I just want to be happy." I told him honestly.
"You know what will make you happy?" He questioned again
"Draco…" I gasped out, and I had to cover my mouth because I was shocked. That was the first time I had said that out loud and it felt so good.
"Well, what are you going to do about it?" He asked again
"I have to think of a plan."
"Or you could just go and tell him?"
"That's so boring." I said with a chuckle and Blaise rolled his eyes at me and went back to his studying. I walked into my room and grabbed my guitar. I sat on my bed and started strumming and singing a song that sort of fit my situation.
Me: I don't think that passenger seat
Has ever looked this good to me
He tells me about his night
And I count the colors in his eyes
He'll never fall in love he swears
As he runs his fingers through his hair
I'm laughing 'cause I hope he's wrong
And I don't think it ever crossed his mind
He tells a joke, I fake a smile
But I know all his favorite songs
And...
I could tell you his favorite color's green
He loves to argue, born on the seventeenth
His sister's beautiful, he has his father's eyes
And if you asked me if I love him,
I'd lie
He looks around the room
Innocently overlooks the truth
Shouldn't a light go on?
Doesn't he know that I've had him memorized for so long?
He sees everything black and white
Never let nobody see him cry
I don't let nobody see me wishing he was mine
I could tell you his favorite color's green
He loves to argue, born on the seventeenth
His sister's beautiful, he has his father's eyes
And if you asked me if I love him,
I'd lie
He stands there, then walks away
My god if I could only say,
"I'm holding every breath for you..."
He'd never tell you but he can play guitar
I think he can see through everything but my heart
First thought when I wake up
Is "My god, he's beautiful."
So I put on my make-up
And pray for a miracle
Yes, I could tell you his favorite color's green
He loves to argue, oh, and it kills me
His sister's beautiful, he has his father's eyes
And if you asked me if I love him
If you asked me if I love him
I'd lie
I heard the faint sound of clapping coming from the living room and laughed at Blaise. I knew Blaise could sing and especially rap. That's when an idea popped into my head. I walked out of my bedroom and saw Blaise laying on the couch.
"Your singing with me tomorrow at my party." I said very determinedly
"Ness, I don't sing." He said in a matter of fact tone.
"But you rap." I said smiling and he looked at me and realized I was completely serious. That's when he gave in and we started practicing. We practiced until it was time for dinner. We went into the Great Hall and walked over to our designated tables. I sat with Harry, Hermione, Ron, Jordan, and Ginny while Blaise sat with Draco. Once dinner was over everyone headed back to their common room. I was walking with Blaise when I heard footsteps come up behind us then slowly fade away. I looked behind me and realized it was Draco. I gave him a smile which he returned with a frown. Once we got to the common room Blaise and I retired to out bedrooms. I changed into my pajamas and fell fast asleep.