The Handsome Devil

The Bathtub

It was another dark night in the castle with conventional cold weather and mystery in the air. There was a new begging in the school of magic, for some of the young wizards motive of celebration but for others torment and sadness like for Draco Malfoy, who had secrets that tormented his nights in his dark big mansion, were there too, in a place where he should feel safe.
As for Jenny Tyler, the first day back wasn't pleasant either. She lost her father recently and the boy who she loved, and instead of being happy all the time she became a bittersweet Hufflepuff.

Our story begins when Jenny takes a bath...

She was swimming through the foam singing with the mermaids' a sad song from her other world

Mister Sandman Give me a dream, make him the cutest that I've ever seen
Give him two lips like roses...

She stops singing and look to the moon as she whispers

"Oh Mister Sandman I'm so alone and don't have nobody to call my own..." She looks back to her Hufflepuff ring "I wish I could bring you back"

Draco Malfoy steps in the bathroom and sees the girl singing to the moon and couldn't help but stare, he almost left but she noticed him

"Oh no. Shit" she puts her hands over her bikini top "I'm so sorry I..."

"Do you know where you are?? This is the boy's bathroom!" He said being rude as the usual

"I know, I know. It's just the Hufflepuff bathtub is small and don't have this beautiful view, I'm really sorry. Please don't snitch me out"  She said looking at him with her big brown eyes

He comes closer and says looking deep in her eyes

"Give me one good reason"

"You're a cold person so I'm not sure if you would understand me," she said looking down at her hand again

"Try me Hufflepuff" he sits on the dry floor staring at her, he could see the sadness all over it. It compelled him to wonder if any of his friends have seen the same expression in his face.

She took a deep breath, looked at him and felt it too, the sorrow,  but there was so much more.

"Okay Draco, I've been coming here at the same time every week since our last year. I come here to be alone, to sing sad songs and to talk to the mermaids and the moon" He laughs at her "I know it sounds funny and weird, but I try my best to don't look miserable with the crazy hippies in my house. You know how weird they get when you have trouble, and I'm not ready to talk about any of them"

"So you come here to be sad and lonely in peace and pretend everything is okay in the morning?" he asks looking down to his arm.

"Yes," she gets out of the tub and put her robe on "I appreciate if you just pretend this never happened. A-and if you want to I'll never come back again, I promise" She said shivering feeling cold

"That song... You wrote it?" He said turning his back to her so she could put back her clothes

"I wish I had that talent in me" She laughs "It's a muggle 50's song"

"Muggle?" He asks annoyed

"Yeah, and I know you hate them but believe me, you have no idea about what you're missing, the music... Oh Merlin"

He turns back to her and notices her shirt who had big red letters saying Mötley Crüe and her pajama pants. She had now better lighting on her face and he saw how beautiful the brunette was. He points his finger at her and frowns his eyebrows.

"I bloody know you. Annoying Jenny, the happy mudblood" He looks at her face and sees a sad smirk

"Now tell me that I'm not good in hiding feelings han"

"You've faked the whole year?"

She gets closer to him

"Oh Malfoy... since 4th-grade kid"

He got interested to know more, why she felt sad but more importantly How she was so good at hiding it. He didn't wanted to look weak to his father's eyes anymore, he was tired to of being treated like an idiot and wished he had the bravery to change his future. So he did what any desperate man would do.
Before she leaves he takes her hand and she looks at him completely confused.

"Can you teach me?"

She gives him a malicious smile lifting her right eyebrow

"Only if you let me sing and hear my muggle music here"

"But here is the only place you could teach me, I can't be seen with you" he asks annoyed and confused

"Oh that's the reason why the music rule exists.If I have to stand you... You will stand my music too"

He rolls his eyes but shakes her hand closing the deal. Both would pretend they haven't had that night and the future ones together. But both didn't know it was going to change them forever.