Round
Three
She
kept it
My hankerchief
I would gloat
But I haven't the right
I have something of hers too
I keep it with me
I'm not sure why
It just feels right
She's seen me with it
I've seen her smirk
She's allowed
I know I am on her mind
It's all part of the game
I have her bracelet
It's a simple thing
A gold chain
Beautiful
So like her
She wore it one night
And she left before the end of dinner
I knew she would
She always does when she has a test to prepare for
So I got to the library before her
Another round of our game was long overdue
I sat at her table
Pretending
to read
She walked over
Sat down as far from me as possible
Scared
"Why are you here?"
"I thought that much would have been obvious.
I'm waiting for you."
"I'm going to the common room now."
She stood to leave
I stood to stop her
Pressing her against the bookcase with my body
Closer to her than I had ever been before
"Why so soon? I've been waiting for a while.
Can we not just talk?"
She was shivering
Lips quivering
Dangerously close to mine
"We have nothing to discuss."
She refused to meet my eyes
Her eyes found my lips instead
She was making this hard
"I think we have a lot to discuss.
Starting with why you are staring at my lips, Granger."
She looked at me at last
Honey brown warmth became my world
And I stopped thinking
About the game
About being in the library
About my Malfoy pride
And I kissed her
Softly
Quickly
I leaned back
Breathless
Her eyes were confused
I loved the power that coursed through me
My hands ice white shackles on her thin wrists
I leaned towards her again
She ran
Slipping away like mist
Pulling her hands free
Leaving a thin gold chain in my hand