Anastasia
'As he took her lovingly by the hand and...' Anya was ripped out of her dream world as an increasingly familiar figure sat down beside her. '' Hi!'' with a sigh Anya set down her book and turned to face Draco. ''Yes?'' Draco grinned at her 'question' and ignored it, ''So... About the ball...'' he awkwardly started. Anya's heart started racing, ' oh no, please don't let him be looking for an answer yet!' ''Well I don't think we should go together anymore.'' Anya's eyes widened in shock, ''why not?'' Anya was unsure if she had said the words aloud when Malfoy replied, ''I...I got a better offer...'' She sat unmoving, shocked at the bluntness with which he stated the simple fact. ''Well, I better be going..'' Malfoy awkwardly stood up to leave, when I whispered ''bye...'' we both knew I wasn't just saying goodbye to him leaving the library, it was also to our friendship slowly evaporating and whatever else it was that we had previously felt.
I entered the common room feeling numb, unsure of what to do next. ''Hey babe!'' Dean glided over and hooked his arm around my waist; I looked up at him and unhooked his arm. ''Dean..I can't do this'' his eyebrows knitted together, '' do what?'' I sighed and turned to face him ''this...us...I just...can't'' he stood still, his smile fading, I could see his muscles tighten and his jaw set. '' It's Malfoy isn't it?'' I couldn't reply as even I was unsure of the answer, ''there's no point hiding it, I know he asked you to the ball! I knew those looks were more than just friendly!'' he looked at me, waiting for an answer, unsure of what to say, the words just tumbled out of my mouth as my anger started to rise at his accusations ''Maybe he did but he called it off, and why weren't you there to ask me first?'' His face softened at his shock, I had never shouted at him before. I ran up to the girl's dormitories with Lucy in tow, ''Malfoy called it off?'' I shot her a look and snapped back, '' Yes... he said he had gotten a 'better offer' apparently.'' As Lucy came to comfort me my anger disappeared and I was in tears once more.