It was a cold night outside the castle, but it didn't make me pass on the routine of sitting in the gardens, even though it was late.

I raised my eyes and I saw Draco standing next to me, thinking.

I thought about the other day when he spoke to his father, I felt a bit sorry for him.

'Draco...' I said quality.

He didn't even look at me.

I wasn't sure what exactly I was going to say.

'Stop being afraid' I finally said.

He didn't move a muscle.

'I can understand how hard it would be, but you have to-'

I tried to hold his hand, but he got away from me.

I didn't think about giving up so quickly, and I went closer to him.

I think he was worried that I'll kiss him again.

'Stop' he said.

'I won't. I know you don't want me to.

I see it, every time, over and over again.

Every time I'm getting near it's like you're putting all the appearance of the tough guy and just being you.

I'm not saying you are not tough or strong, you are, but it's the real you that makes me want to be so close to you, and I've seen it almost from the very first moment I met you. You were, and you are different, in a very special and good way.

Don't be afraid, you shouldn't fear of love. feel it. Show it.'

It started to rain.

I took his hand and put it on my waist.

I gave a little smile and all he did was deeply looking into my eyes.

I leaned in, but he didn't let me kiss him.

There was a total darkness, I closed my eyes and felt the raindrops on my face.

For almost five minutes we stood up like this until I felt both of Draco's hands on my waist and his lips on mine.

The dinner at the great hall just ended.

Draco and I were together for a while already, but alway far from other people's eyes.

I saw Draco walking towards the big wooden doors and heard him saying something about forgetting something on the table.

There was nothing on the Slytherin table.

I walked away, towards the gardens when I heard Draco's footsteps behind me.

When we got outside I stopped next to the lake and Draco stood next to me.

I smiled to him.

'Why are you smiling?' He asked, suspiciously.

'Tomorrow's the unofficial late valentine's day' I said 'Don't you want to ask me something?'

He didn't understand,

'unofficial late valentine's day? What? What I should ask?'

I laughed 'like... like... would you be my valentine or something?'

He laughed.

I was very confused and a little offended from his reaction.

'What?!' He asked

'What 'what'?! It's valentine's day!'

He laughed again 'Listen, I don't like this kind of things...'

I have a really weird boyfriend... boyfriends? That's what he is?

The Ravenclaw common room was Decorated as valentine's day arrived.

I went inside with a tiny smile on my face, I really liked this day, but it wasn't perfect. Not yet.

Draco avoided me all day long.

Or maybe... Did I avoid him?

I sat down in a far corner with a book, trying to ignore the couples that were sitting together.

When I realized that concentrating on what I was reading is not going to happened I gave up and got into my room.

The room was empty, but on my four post bed was something, a note. With three words on it attached to a red rose.

'Happy Valentine's day'.