You looked at your reflection for one last time before getting out of your room to wait for Blaise and the others. You entered the sitting room and saw Draco sitting comfortably on an armchair. He has his eyes closed and it seems like he's sleeping. He actually looks cute when he's asleep. Why can't he look like this all the time? you thought as you smiled to yourself.

", stop drooling." He said softly a smirk plastered in his face.

Shit! He's awake! you thought as you sat down on the chair in front of the one Draco's sitting on. Draco opened his eyes and said, "What? No witty come back?"

"What am I suppose to do? Deny that I was staring at you?" you said softly

"So you're admitting that you were staring at me?!" he said smirking

"Yeah so? I was staring at you thinking of how much better life would be if you never opened your mouth again." He was probably going to say something else but he wasn't given a chance because Pansy suddenly burst out of the fireplace and pulled Draco into a tight hug.

"Drackie-poo, did you miss me?" Pansy said in the most sickening way possible.

"Pansy-" Draco started to say

"Yes Drackie?"

"You're-suffocating-me" Pansy quickly let go of Draco then she spotted you and let out a scream. She ran to you and pulled you into a bone crushing hug.

"I miss you too Pansy but please let me go I can't breath anymore." You said softly. She let go of you and smiled.

"Where are the others?" Draco asked Pansy

"They're on their way." She said as Blaise came out of the fireplace.

"Bloody Hell! I hate traveling by floo powder!" he scowled.

"Hey Blaise." You said smiling at him sweetly. He spotted you and suddenly pulled you into a hug. "Hey ! Man did I miss you!" he whispered into your ear before letting you go. You blushed at his words but tried to hide it.

Draco's friends came out of the fireplace one by one, Crabbe, Goyle, Marcus Flint, and some other kids that you didn't know. None of them treated you badly. They knew that you were friends with Blaise and the others even though you're a Gryffindor. They all smiled at you and said hi, even the ones that you didn't know.

You all went into the ballroom. There were food and drinks everywhere and you can hear music playing. Pansy screamed and pulled Draco towards the dance floor. You and Blaise laughed as Draco grimace at you all. Blaise asked you to dance and you agreed. Everyone was having fun. You've been dancing non stop for hours now but you didn't care. Draco on the other hand looked miserable. Pansy wouldn't give him a second's peace. You decided that since you two were being civil and all, you're going to help him.

You went to the refreshment table and hid most of the drinks. Then you made your way to Draco. You reached him and said softly "Draco?"

"Yeah?" he said looking relieved.

"We ran out of drinks could you help me get some more?" Draco nodded and walked with you out the door and into the hall, Pansy giving you a death glare.

"Thanks." Draco said quietly as you walked down the hall.

"What are you thanking me for?" you pretended not to know what he was talking about.

"For saving me from Pansy. I know you could have gotten the drinks on your own. I'm not dumb you know!?"

"That was nothing. I just figured that you haven't been mean to me since I got here so why not be nice to you as well?" you walked together silently until you got to the end of the hall.

"Shall we head back to the party?" you asked him

"I don't want to go back yet. Could we hang out in the garden for a while or something?" Draco begged, (Damn that doesn't sound right) you could tell he doesn't wan to be stuck with Pansy again so you agreed and you both went out to the garden. You sat down on the grass and Draco sat down beside you. You stayed like that in silence for a few minutes when Draco broke the silence,

"Be careful with Blaise okay?" he said his voice not full of malice that it usually has.

"What do you mean?" you asked

"He's a notorious play boy."

"Yeah I know. Wait why are you telling me this?"

"We were friends when we were kids. I know you like Blaise. He's a play boy. He might hurt you so just be careful." You stared at him amazed at how caring he is. There was silence then you said,

"I don't like Blaise." You finally found your voice. "He's really good looking but I doubt that things would work out between us. I don't like him in that way. I only like him as a friend." You looked at Draco who was looking at the stars. You thought you saw him smile after you said all of that.

"What about you and Pansy?" you asked. He looked at you and let out a sigh.

"I don't like her in that way either." He responded. Again there was silence. Then you started to giggle. He looked at you like you were insane or something then asked, "Are you on drugs or something?"

"Nope, it's just that, you do realize that this is the first decent conversation we've had in years don't you?"

His lips curled up into a smile. It was the first time you saw him smile in years. He usually sneers or smirks but he never smiles. You smiled and whispered so he could barely hear you say, "You look better when you smile."

He turned to look at you then asked "what do you mean?"

You let out a frustrated sigh and said, "Don't hold this over my head for the rest of my life okay. I'm not sure if it's the alcohol talking but, I like you better this way." You looked at him but he continued to look confuse so you continued, "I just like seeing you smile. It kind of reminds me of the time when we were still friends."

"Who says that we're not friends anymore?"

"Well the way you act towards me kind of implies that you want nothing to do with me so I figured that you probably don't want to be friends with me any-" he suddenly started laughing. You glared at him and he stopped.

"Sorry, it's just that the reason I started avoiding you was because I thought you didn't want to be friends with me anymore"

"So that means we're friends again right?" you asked him uncertain. He smiled and nodded. You spent hours catching up. You two talked for hours. Laughing and reminiscing. You would have talked longer but a small squeak behind you announced that the guests where starting to leave. Draco stood up and held out his hand to help you up. You smiled inwardly, you really missed him. You'd never admit it but you've always liked Draco. And now things are definitely better, you two are friends again.

You two walked towards the ballroom. You were about to open the door when he stopped you. He suddenly leaned in towards you and kissed you on the cheek, and then he whispered in your ear just before he opened the door, "I missed you."