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Chapter 3: Owls
Rated for language.
Two and a half months ago since my little 'accident' as Hermione calls it I figured these things out. One, There's going to be a Yule Ball. Two, I have to go to said Yule Ball. Three, I have to go with a guy but luckily they have to ask. Four, I have to wear a dress (shivers) and five, Draco Malfoy looks gorgeous in a pair of jeans.
Myself and Hermione were sitting listening to Mc Gonagall go on about said Yule Ball.
"You will all have to have a dance partner." And she droned on which caused my mind to take over my attention.
"Ms O'Shea!" Mc Gonagall yelled. Hermione nudged me in the ribs.
"What?" I quickly answered snapping out of my dream that was just getting good.
"What is wrong with you and Mr. Malfoy this weather? Both of you are totally spaced out. Step up here please. You too Mr. Malfoy." Mc Gonagall called. I groaned quietly and got up. Hermione was trying to cover her smile. I glared at her.
"Now would you please demonstrate how I taught you to dance." She ordered. I hadn't a clue. I looked at Malfoy. He hadn't the slightest either.
"I thought so. Both of you take each other's hand." She instructed. Merlin, take me away now if you can. Draco took my hand and held it up like it should be. He was hiding a smirk, I just know it. He's loving every minute of this.
"Excuse me Mr. Malfoy. Your hand goes here." She grabbed his hand and put it on my waist. If there wasn't so many people around I'd be blushing like hell. I noticed Pansy and she was fuming. I stifled a laugh.
"Ms O'Shea. Your hand goes there." And she put my hand on Draco's shoulder.
"Merlin's beard. Don't be such children and stand together." She said pushing each of us together until there was only millimetres of space between us. Why me?
Because you know that you're loving this. My head replied.
"Now dance but slowly and steadily." And the music and the two of us begun. Malfoy kind of guided me through it.
"You better know how to do this." I whispered.
"It's a good job you got me and not that Finnegan guy." Malfoy replied.
"I was meant to ask you about that. How did you know about the love potion in my juice?" I asked.
"I heard him talking to his friends and saying that he was going to spike your drink with a love potion."
"Oh. The main question was why did you not let me drink it? Knowing you, you would have let me drink it and make a fool of myself."
"That answer is for me to know and you to find out."
"If you tell me then I won't have to go through all that." I replied.
"Go to the Yule Ball with me and you can find out." He said.
"I suppose I could do that but wouldn't Parkinson blow her top like she is now?"
"I'm trying to ditch her but she won't take a hint. Talk about airhead."
"Is Draco Malfoy trying to ditch a girl?" I said raising an eyebrow.
"Stop dancing please and return to your seats please." Mc Gonagall interrupting us.
"Maybe I'm waiting for that one special girl." He winked at me and then went back to his friends and I sat back down with Hermione again, blushing a little. She was very smug.
I looked over at Malfoy. Parkinson was draping over him again but he kept shoving her off. That girl just doesn't have a clue.
"Jealous?" Hermione said breaking my thoughts.
"No. Of course not. I think it's funny that she won't piss off when he clearly doesn't want her." I said defensively.
"Did you figure out who you're going to the Yule Ball with yet?" she asked.
"I know who I'm going with. You?" I asked as the bell rang.
"Viktor Krum. Who are you going with?" she asked as we walked across the hall.
I glanced at Malfoy and was locked eyes for a second before moving on.
"You'll find out the day of. It's a little secret between myself and him." I said and we walked up the steps to Gryffindor tower.
"Okay. So you're getting the pink, puffy skirted one. None of the others suit me." I said throwing my arms in the air.
"Relax. I thought you could wear this one." Hermione turning to the last page.
She pointed to the one at the top. It was long, cream and straight.
"Nah." I said and flicked through the rest. I noticed one that I'd wear.
"This is the one I'm getting and nothing you can do will change my mind." I said triumphantly.
"Let me see." Hermione said taking it from me. It was navy, knee-length and had light elbow length sleeves.
"You have to be the unusual one. Why short length?" she asked.
"As you said. I have to be unusual. Now get off my bed! I have to sleep in that but at least our butts made it warm." I said.
"I'll send in the order now. We have ten minutes before we have to stay out of the corridors." Hermione slipping on her shoes. I did the same.
We ran through the corridor, all the way to the Owlery. Student were heading back to their houses.
We reached there in a few minutes.
Freging went nuts when he saw Hermione. I think that bird fancies her.
I saw an Eagle owl sitting there quietly on its own. I walked over to him.
"Hi." I whispered rubbing his neck softly.
He had something around his leg and it looked like it was irritating him. String. Must have been from a letter he brought and the receiver never took the string off. I untied it slowly and carefully so that it wouldn't hurt him. The bird looked really tired.
"What are you doing to my owl?" Malfoy asked standing right behind me.
"I'm going back to the tower. See you when you get down Riona." Hermione said dipping out. Freging already left.
"I was getting the string off his leg because it looked like it was irritating him." I said rubbing the top of the owl's head.
"Well get out of the way because he's going to go again."
"Nuh-uh." I said outing a hand across.
"Use a different owl. This one is tired." I said.
"You don't tell me what to do with my owl."
"I do if you treat them badly so leave him alone and use a different owl." I said indicating the hyper owls across the way.
"Fine." He said and stormed off.
I looked at my watch. "Fuck!"
"What is it now?" Draco asked and sent the owl away.
"We're out of bed too late. If Mc Gonagall sees me then I'm going to have detention till the end of the school year." I moaned.
Draco took something out of his pocket. An Invisibility Cloak.
"I saw Harry with one of those once." I noted out loud.
"Come on." Draco said and pulled me under with him.
"We'll go to your house first and then I'll take a shortcut to mine." He said as we walked fast.
"Ok. Hey Malfoy."
"What?"
"I'm getting annoyed calling you by your surname. I was wondering could we stick to our first names. Even just between us and the surnames when everyone else is around." I asked, but I felt really stupid inside.
"Sure." He said.
"Thanks."
"Hi. I'm Draco." He said extending his hand anyway he could."
"Hi. I'm Riona." And shook it.
We got to Gryffindor common room and I came out from under the cloak as did Draco for a minute.
"I guess I'll see you at the Yule Ball." I said.
"Yeah. See you then Riona." He said and threw the cloak back over himself.
"Someone fancying a Slytherin eh?" the painting said to me.
"You could say that." I gave her the password and climbed in. Hermione was sitting in front of the fire on her own.
"Hi Hermione. You ok?" I asked.
She woke with a startle.
"Yeah. How's you and Malfoy?"
"His name is Draco." I corrected.
"Oh. We're on first name terms now are we?" Hermione said raising an eyebrow.
"Whatever. I'm going to bed. Night Hermione." I said and climbed up the stairs and into bed in my cuddly PJ's and teddy Hippogriff.
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