Alastriona grinned and gently took the sweater out of Darcy's hands, "Thank you!" Alastriona hugged Darcy quickly and went to change. Today marked the first Hogsmeade trip of the year, and thus her first date with Draco Malfoy.
"Are you nervous?" Darcy asked, she knew the answer but thought it may be better to get the girl talking about it.
Alastriona finished getting dressed, buttoning her navy denim high-waisted flare jeans and lacing up her burgundy Doc Marten boots. Alastriona then twisted her wild mane up into a bun and stuck her wand through it, holding the mass in place. She went to her bedside table and picked up the single daisy pin and used it to clip one stubborn curl back. As a final touch she put her mood-earrings in, they immediately changed to a pastel pink.
When she was ready she spun around to face Darcy, "I'm so nervous I think I'm going to have a nosebleed, or faint or start sweating so much that my hair falls out!" She admitted, speaking fast without taking a beat.
Yes, they had been to Hogsmeade together before but it wasn't called a date, they were just hanging out and now it felt like there was this pressure weighing down on her shoulders for things to go right.
Darcy managed to stuff down the smile that wanted to emerge from hearing her best friend panic. "You talk to Draco every single day, Red," she stated, holding no judgement on her face, "you're practically already dating, this is just another day."
Alastriona shook her arms around, as if trying to shake out the nerves, "It doesn't feel like another day..."
At this Darcy couldn't help but smile, "Just think of it as a group hang out but we're all running really late." Darcy suggested.
This made Alastriona stop her wild flapping, "That's not a bad idea, Darcy." She said softly and took a few deep breaths, "No, you're right, it'll be like any other day, we've hung out a million times and this is only different because you're running late."
Alastriona kept saying this to herself as she and Darcy walked to the courtyard, Darcy let her go out on her own. Alastriona searched the area, but Draco was always very noticeable with his platinum hair and she spotted him right away and walked up till she stopped right by his side.
She smiled up at him and grabbed his hand pulling him to the exit, "Come on, let's go!" Draco couldn't help but smile at the excitement in her voice for some reason it helped sooth his nerves.
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They walked, hand in hand, into Hogsmeade, it seemed exceptionally busy today. They walked to the Three Broomsticks and Alastriona went on her tippy-toes to see if there were any tables available, she briefly spotted Hermione sitting by herself before Draco pulled her to a little table in a corner.
"I'll go grab us a butterbeer." Draco said as Alastriona sat down, he walked away before she could say anything.
The pub suddenly got a lot louder, people were crowding in and Alastriona could hardly hear her own breathing. Draco came back to the table, frowning, he handed her a mug with butterbeer and leaned down, "Follow me." His voice was clear.
