Draco's POV

"Why did you have to invite her?! I'm supposed to be keeping an eye on her and making sure she is safe. Last time I checked that didn't include bringing her to a bar in the middle of the night!" Blaise interrogated me as we walk back to the Slyterin common room to check to see if Ella and Pansy are ready.

"Chill out, Blaise," I said sharply, "We'll just go have a drink and then leave! We'll be back here before you know it!"

"How are you even going to get us drinks anyways?" Blaise asks.

I shrugged, "My dad did a favor for Madam Rosmerta a while back. She won't give me any trouble if I order a few rounds."

"A few rounds! Draco, you said one drink!"

I just shrugged again and laughed. For the first time in a while I felt like I was going to actually enjoy myself tonight!

"Whatever, if I see you lay a hand on my sister…!" Blaise threatened.

I just shook my head.

"He didn't say anything about her laying a hand on me," I muttered too low for Blaise to hear.

By the time we got to the common room, Pansy and Ella were coming down the stairs.

Pansy was wearing her usual low cut sequin top, but it was Ella I couldn't stop staring at.

She was wearing a burgundy red tank top with buttons on the front. It outlined her delicate body and showed off her curves nicely. And her skinny jeans left little to the imagination of what the rest of her looked like.

Blaise saw me staring and stomped on my foot subtly.

"Ella, don't you know red is Gryffindor's color?" He patronized her.

She just glared at him.

"I don't look good in green and I'm gonna wear whatever I want to!" she retorted.

I grinned. I liked her spunky attitude.

Meanwhile, Pancy just rolled her eyes and tapped her foot.

"Can we go now? I'm so bored!" she whined.

"Yeah let's go. The sooner we leave the sooner we can come back," Blaise said.

We took the secret passageway that was hidden behind one of the statues in the dungeons. It was wet and dark and there were sure to be rodents. As Blaise led the way with his wand, I looked down at Ella. She looked a little scared. I wordlessly grabbed her hand in my own. She looked at me in surprise and raised her eyebrows. I put my finger to my lips: What Blaise didn't know wouldn't hurt him. She grinned, nodded and looked straight again, her little fingers squeezing my own.

When the passageway ended, we opened up the trap door above us that lead to one of the more deserted streets of Hogsmeade. Blaise checked to make sure the coast was clear and then pulled himself out before helping Pansy and Ella through the door. I gave Ella a boost as she was shorter than Pansy, my fingers squeezed her ass a little as I pushed her upwards. I then climbed out myself and together the four of us made our way to The Three Broomsticks.

I pushed open the door and we all went inside. Madam Rosmerta was behind the bar and was about to protest about underage wizards coming to her bar, when she noticed it was me and smiled slightly.

"Draco. Always a pleasure. Can't say I like you coming in at this time, however. Especially under these circumstances…" she drifted off.

"Rose," I said smoothly, laying on the charm "I think we both know that if something's coming we're going to know about it. Until then I'm just trying to relax… show my friends a good time?"

She glanced behind me.

"Ugh, fine. But I'm kicking you out at midnight!" she relented.

"Excellent. Four firewhiskeys then?"

She sighed and rolled her eyes but brought out for shot glasses.

I led our group to one of the tables to sit down at. Blaise slid into the booth first, then me, then Ella, and then Pansy who I had nearly forgotten about.

"Care to sit next to me, sis?" Blaise asked hopefully.

"I'm a big girl, Blaise. I can sit next to who I pleased," she answered, throwing him a look.

I snickered to myself.

Just then Madam Rosmerta came by with our drinks on a tray. She laid them in front of me and gave me a pointed look before disappearing behind the bar again. I gave one to each of us.

"Cheers!" Pansy said and we all downed our drinks.

Ella made a face as she swallowed the firewhiskey. Their mother must have never let her drink before.

"It burns, but you get used to it," I said with a half-smile. Blaise fumed next to me, he didn't like the feeling of me getting his sister intoxicated.

After a few more drinks for each of us, we were all beginning to get a bit tipsy in different ways.

Blaise was relaxed with a happy grin on his face and was no longer giving me irritated glances. Pansy was now sitting next to Blaise rubbing up against him and whispering in her ear. God she is such a slut when she gets drunk! Not that she isn't normally. Ella was laughing a lot and amusing me with stories about Blaise growing up. I smiled at her as I scooted closer to her. I had a higher tolerance than the others and was feeling only a slight buzz. Mostly I felt relaxed and slightly horny.

I put my arm behind her back and laid my hand on her waist, gently lifting the bottom of her shirt up so I could rub my fingers in circles around her skin. I watched her face carefully for a reaction. Her eyes flashed for a moment but she continued talking. I took that as a sign that she was okay with this amd I used my other hand to move her hair away from her shoulder. I gently caressed her shoulder before I leaned in and kissed her neck softly. She immediately stopped talking. I moved my hand that was on her waist slowly up her side. She stiffened a tiny bit and I saw worry in her eyes. I forgot how innocent she was, I would have to move slower. I gave her a reassuring smile before leaning back away from her and moving my arm so it rested casually over her shoulder.

"So what were you saying?" I asked, grinning at her.

She smiled and relaxed again, continuing her story. As I listened, I looked at her hungrily. Her perfect pouted lips, her perfect check bones, and her deep mysterious eyes. I sighed. I had to control myself better. I cared about this girl and I didn't want to scare her away. I glanced at the watch on my wrist. It was ten to twelve. Not wanting to try Madam Rosmerta's patience I went back to the bar to close the tab.

"Don't get caught sneaking back in! Dumbledore will have my head if he knows I'm serving her students let alone at this time of night!" She said shaking her head to herself.

"Don't worry. I never get caught." I said with a wink.

She just rolled her eyes and smiled. I quickly returned to the others to tell them we were leaving. Pansy was now sitting on Blaise's lap and was kissing his neck passionately. He looked at me and grinned, his eyes slightly unfocused. I cocked my head towards the door and pointed at my watch. After a moment he nodded and gently pushed Pansy off his lap and leading her outside. Ella smiled at me sleepily, before lying down on the now empty booth. I sighed and gently picked her up in my arms, cradling her close to my chest as I carried her outside. In front of us Blaise and Pansy were stumbling along with their arms around each other. If I didn't know Pansy I might have thought it was cute. I looked down at the beautiful sleeping girl in my arms. Her hand was pressed against my chest and she smiled slightly in my chest. Merlin, this girl is so perfect she's going to kill me! I held her tighter as I carried her all the way through the passageway and back to the common rooms. I watched as Pansy led Draco up the girl's staircase and to her room. I rolled my eyes as I carried Ella into the room she shared with some other fifth years. I found an empty bed I assumed was hers and gently placed her down. Luckily, everyone else in the room was sound asleep. I have a reputation to uphold and I can't be seen tucking a girl into any bed that's not my own. I carefully removed her shoes before pulling the covers up over her. I stared at her for a moment. With the light from the candle on her bedside table reflecting softly on her, she really did look like an angel. I reached out and caressed her face before bending down and kissing her cheek gently. Silently, I pulled her curtains closed and returned to my own room, still thinking about her soft and warm skin.

Damn, I was in way over my head.