Draco Malfoy and the Potions Pupil

AN: Ok so I've been a bit slack with my updates lately but I have good reason. The last few weekends I've been busy. Busy doing what, you may ask. OMG! I went to a Harry Potter convention on March 26th and met James and Oliver Phelps, Stan Ianevski and Nat Tena. It was amazing! All of them were so cool (especially James). But wait there's more... this weekend just gone I went to Melbourne to Supanova (sort of Australia's Comic Con) and met...wait for it...TOM FELTON! OMG! He is so amazing and has the most beautiful blue eyes and it so incredibly nice. I got totally star struck but it was still awesome and totally worth the 18 hour round trip that it took to drive there. Anyway here's the next chapter, hope you like. :)

Chapter 12: Reassurance

Draco opened the door of his dungeon classroom and strode to the front of the room. He had been anticipating this class; fifth year Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs. He turned around to face the class but kept his head down.

"Please take out your cauldrons and ingredients," he said.

He heard the class do as he'd ordered.

"Turn your books to page 139 and attempt to brew the Elixir of Youth," continued Draco as he looked up.

He caught a glimpse of Lily Potter watching him anxiously but did not stop to make eye contact. He couldn't afford to be too indiscreet.

The rest of the class was chatting excitedly about the potion.

"Don't get too excited," he called out. "The name is merely to make it sound impressive, the potion itself only has a cosmetic effect and no lasting result."

There was a collective sigh of disappointment but the class got to work anyway.

Draco waited until the students had managed to get a few ingredients into their cauldrons and then made his way to the back of the classroom. He noticed that Anthony McLaggen was working next to Lily and kept throwing glances at her. He suddenly felt jealous...of a school kid.

He took out his wand and muttering a spell directed it towards Anthony's cauldron. As he was tucking his wand back into his robes a large amount of a thick purple smoke came issuing out of the cauldron. Only a few seconds later a loud blast echoed throughout the dungeon. Draco smirked.

"McLaggen!" he yelled hardly able to hide the amusement in his voice.

As the smoke cleared Draco had to use all his self control not to laugh. McLaggen's face was blackened and his hair was sticking straight up. Draco felt a sense of triumph.

"You're supposed to stir after you add the newt's tail," he said adopting a stern tone. "You there, Smith, take McLaggen to the hospital wing and get him checked out by the nurse." He directed this at the boy on Lily's other side who obeyed him at once.

When the fuss had died down and the rest of the class had resumed work Draco approached the table that Lily was working at to clean up after McLaggen. His heart beat quickened now that he was this close to Lily but he was getting use to that. He smiled to himself.

"You did that," said Lily quietly as she continued to work.

"Is that an accusation, Potter?" he replied without looking up.

He felt her eyes on him before she spoke again; "Maybe, why?"

"Because if it was I may have to see you after class about it," he whispered back.

"Well in that case," she said before pausing. "I think it was an accusation."

Draco chuckled silently. It was in this small moment that he realised that he no longer wanted to run from the idea of being with Lily Potter. He finally gave into the fact that she wanted him and he wanted her.

"Sir, I need help!" bellowed one of the other students suddenly.

Draco let out an annoyed sigh.

"Duty calls," he said to Lily with a wink before making his way over to the obnoxious student.

Once again he felt her eyes on him but this time he liked it.

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