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Ron went red in record time. It might be the worst it has ever been. "You stay away from her, Malfoy!" he yelled. Well, I sighed, if we didn't have all the attention in Fortescue's before, we certainly did now. I debated stepping in but I was still trying to figure out what to say to Malfoy. What should my name be? Who am I? This is stupid. Why did I agree to this? Of all the people in the wizarding world, why, Merlin did it have to be him?

"Weasel nobody asked you." Malfoy snapped, his tone harsh. Why did he even come over here?

It felt like time was going in slow motion. What am I supposed to say? Soon the attention is going to be back on me. I looked around the ice cream shoppe for an idea. Getting a slight nudge from Harry, I muttered a quick confidence spell. My eyes fell on Harry's vanilla ice cream. "My name is Ivory." I said, extending my hand for him to shake. Stupid, what a stupid name. Why am I doing this? Looking at him in surprise at how soft his hands were, I noticed that he had grown up over the summer as well. His blonde hair was longer and fell in his face. He was at least 6'3" and had obviously worked out during the break. He had on a green t-shirt and dark wash jeans. I almost smirked, figures that his hands would be soft. He probably has some fancy and super expensive lotion. I realized I was just staring at him like an idiot. "And you sir, are Draco Malfoy." He raised my hand up to his mouth to place a kiss on the back of it. I blushed. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Ginny hissing something at Ron and what looked like her wand pressed against his side.

"I see you know who's who in the wizarding world. But belle, let me steal you away from these wizards so we can talk." He tucked my hand in his arm. When did he learn some manners? I wanted to roll my eyes but I kept myself in check. It was probably some archaic pure-blood training. It was a shame that those manners had never shown up prior to today.

Pulling away, I turned back around to look at Harry with my eyes wide. Help me! Hopefully he would get it. I tried to get the message to him with my facial expression so Malfoy wouldn't see. "Harry, is it okay? I mean I know I'm supposed to be spending the day with you, but…" A slow grin went across his face. This jerk, he was not going to save me. He was getting a kick out of this. Payback is going to be sweet. How dare he! I looked down, accepting my fate. "Please don't tell Mom I wasn't with you."

"Dear you don't have to ask Potter permission." Malfoy came closer and placed his hand on the small of my back.

"He's my friend and he's supposed to be watching out for me. My parents are trusting him." I said glancing back at him. Why was he so close to me? His hand was hot on my back. Merlin, what kind of cologne is he wearing. It smells amazing. Like sandalwood with a hint of some spice.

"Go ahead Ivory, and don't worry about a thing." Harry said, with that stupid grin still on his face. I glared at him. He ignored me and looked at Malfoy, finally dropping the grin and giving him a dirty look. "Don't try anything stupid, Malfoy." He warned.

Without another word, Malfoy gave him a short nod, tucked my hand in his and was steering me away from my friends. "Now, why is it that I am just now being graced with your presence?" Blushing, I looked down. What do I even say to him? We had never even touched before unless you count the time my fist connected with his nose in our third year. He placed his hand underneath my chin and gently raised it so my eyes would meet his. "You are with me. There's no need to be shy or ashamed. You entice me. I want to get to know more about you. As beautiful as you are you should never look down for anyone."

I had to stop myself from staring at him like an idiot again. It was strange. His words sounded like he actually meant them. I don't think I've ever heard his voice without all the hate that usually comes out when he talks to us. His tone was gentle yet firm, this was confusing me. He can be decent? Really? Could we have been wrong about Malfoy this whole time? How could I have judged him so harshly? Isn't that the main thing we were fighting for? I felt a tear slip from my eye as the feeling of shame washed over me. He brushed it away, bringing his face close to mine.

"How do I entice you?" I whispered since he was so close to me. It was almost as if I was having a hard time talking. My breath was caught in my chest. My heart stopped. Time slowed down again as he glanced at my lips.

"There's something about you. I feel like I've met you before. And I never forget a pretty face." He brushed his lips against mine. "You…" he kissed me again. "…are just so…" his arms found my waist. "Intoxicating." Pulling me closer, he tried to deepen our kiss. Fireworks and alarms went off somewhere in my mind even as the rest of the world went silent.

I wanted to pull him closer, to lose myself in his kiss, in the taste of him. My hands seemed like they had a mind of their own, as they somehow found themselves tangled in the back of his hair. I could feel a smirk come across his lips and finally, my mind turned back on and the sounds of Diagon Alley came rushing back. My hands found his chest and I pushed him back. "Mal-Draco!" I straightened my hair and my shirt, taking a couple steps back from him. I had to get away. I needed to get out of here. What was that? "Harry would have a fit! Really!" I stepped back further from him. "I've heard of your reputation but I had to find out for myself. You're a womanizer and I'm not like your other girls!" I stomped off, upset at myself because I had enjoyed it. What was that, I asked myself again. Why did it take me so long to respond? Why would he kiss someone he'd just met? Does he get his way so much with girls that he couldn't even imagine that I wouldn't want that? Not that I didn't like it. Merlin, I liked it, his lips were soft and he seemed like he knew what he was doing. More conflicted that I had ever been over something that was not life-threatening, tears streamed down my face as I walked back to my friends. Life has a cruel sense of humor. It wasn't fair, that was my first real kiss and he didn't even know it was me.

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