From that night, i decided that taking risks in this situation was like playing with fire. So i tried my hardest to distance myself from the Prince, hoping that this would cause him to give up and my feelings to disappear. It didn't work that way. Now that i rarely saw him, my body decided that i was being starved of his company and yearned for him. Now, whenever he walked by me, i practically dribbled. It was incredibly embarressing, and i had to desparately avoid even looking at him. I sat at the opposite end of the long table during meals, and quickly made my escape whilst he was still eating, as he watched me go. It seemed that i wasn't the only one who noticed him watching me. Harry Potter, of all people, had seen Draco and for some reason had become worried about my situation. I was in the library one evening, packing up my books, when i suddenly bumped into Harry. I apologised and was about to hurry past him, when he recognised me. We exchanged names, and began talking. He's actually a really nice person once you get to know him. He asked me how i felt about Draco being so possessive of me. I said i didn't mind much, and just tried to avoid him.

'What makes you say he's being possessive?' i enquired, curious to his reasoning.

'Well, i know for a fact that Joesph Johnson was going to ask you out-' Harry said,before i interupted, shocked. Joesph Johnson was a good looking, dark haired boy in Draco's year, and i never thought anyone like him would ever like me.

'But Joesph's going out with Alice Samuels, (a plain, blonde girl, without many brains), they have been for two weeks now.' i said, slightly shocked, and almost knowing what Harry was about to say.

'Only because Draco warned him away from you.' Harry said with a hint of sadness in his voice. 'I just wanted you to know, you seem like a nice girl, and it would be a shame if you got hurt.' He really was a nice guy. I sighed, nodding at him, explaining that i knew the situation and was dealing with it. He smiled and patted my shoulder. Just then, Hermione Granger, Ron and Ginny Wealey appeared around the corner. I knew Ginny already, as she was in my year, and we were sort of friends, but Harry introduced me to the other two, before Hermione said that we should be getting back to our common rooms. We parted ways, and i was glad i'd met them, it was sort of a comfort to know i had people looking out for me. You didn't get that much with Slytherin.

I hurried back to the common room, not to eager to bump into a certain someone on the way back, and when i got there, carefully peered around the door. It was mainly empty, except for a few students studying at the large, dark green table. I breathed a sigh of relief and strode towards the staircase. Just as i reached it, i heard a small cry from behind me.

'Miss Pendragon?' someone timidly called. I turned to see one of the students who had been studying, now standing by the table. They appeared to be holding a fairly large, silver box, tied with thin green ribbon. I narrowed my eyes, my suspisions growing.

'What is it?' i replied. I knew what he was about to say. He held the box out towards me.

'It's for you. Mr Malfoy asked me to give it to you.' he said. He seemed so shy and scared, why did Draco have to be such a git sometimes? I slowly walked over to the quivering boy. He was in his first year by the look of it, and he still seemed short for his age. When i was stood next to him, he was still at least half my height. I had to bend down slightly to reach the package. I carefully took it from his shaking hands and nodded at him. He scurried back to his seat, and imidiately started writing again. I didn't want to open the parcel here, so i quickly walked upto the dormitory to hide. I decided, once again, to wait until everyone was asleep before i crept back down to the common room to inspect this latest 'present'.

I sat on the green leather sofa, the box balanced on my knees. This one was bigger, and stretched right the way across my legs. It was octagonal in shape, and this one didn't rattle, but something slid about inside it. I was even more cautious of this one, but still delicately placed my thumb and forefinger on the end of the ribbon, ready to pull it undone, when a voice, once again, made me jolt slightly in my seat.

'I thought i'd find you down here.' said Draco, as he walked around the edge of the sofa and leant noncaluntly on one of the arms. 'Well, open it then.'

'Why do you have to do that?' i asked, slightly irritated.

'If i give someone a present, i want to make sure they like it. So it's easier just to be there when they open it. So go on then. Put me out of my misery.' he replied. The shirt he was wearing was now dark blue, but apart from that, his get up was the same. Tonight, i'd decided to wear my prettiest petticoat and matching shorts. And they really were short. Of course, i hadn't known that Draco was going to be there, but if i'm honest, i'd hoped. I sighed, placing my fingers on the ribbon once more, and pulled. I plucked off the lid, and revealed what was inside.