A New Feeling - Draco Malfoy Fanfic

B A L L

Three days later...

Cole still hasn't spoke to me. I've tried to confront him but he tries his hardest to avoid me. I miss my best friend. I know this Is my fault, I shouldn't have kissed him. It wasn't fair on him. I just pray he will come around eventually.

Draco tells me to just give him some space, but I know he just doesn't want me near him. He's always got be so god damn protective. Our relationship is going really well though, but it is hard to be together in secret. We are always sneaking off from everyone and doing some dirty things. I feel like Cora has grown suspicious, but she hasn't said anything so I've just brushed it off. Cole obviously knows but he won't say anything even if we aren't on good terms. He isn't like that.

Today is Saturday, so no classes. I'm sitting in my dorm doing homework when Cora bursts through the door.

"There's a ball tonight!" She shouts, even though she's right next to me.

"A ball?" I ask. I've never been to a ball before, I didn't even know Hogwarts did them.

"Yes! At 9pm!" She exclaims.

"Oh" I mutter. Who am i supposed to go with. I can't go with Draco because no one can know about us. Cole definitely won't go with me, I'll have to figure something out.

"Who are you gonna go with." She asks, laying stomach flat on her bed, leaning on her elbows.

"I'm not sure." I reply, closing my herbology book and putting it aside.

"Really? I would've thought you would go with Draco." She smirks. Shit.

"What? N-no we are just friends." I lie. I keep my eyes on the floor.

"Mhm sure you are." She rolls her eyes and stands up to leave.

"We are!" I reassure her. She has a wide smirk plastered on her face.

"Okay honey, keep telling yourself that." She sends me a wink and leaves the room.

I guess we aren't doing that good of a job at hiding our relationship. It'll be fine though, Cora is the only one who suspects anything and she is one of my best friends so it was given. I just hope she doesn't say anything to Blaise. It's not that I don't trust him, I just don't want people knowing. It's not safe.

So a ball. I do have a couple of nice dresses I might be able to wear. My mother packed them for me at the start of the year, I guess she kind of suspected for this to happen. It's 6pm right now so I've got a few hours before I need to get ready so I think I might go for a short walk. I pack up my homework and put it into a neet pile on my desk. I swear they give so much damn homework here, there's bloody three stacks of it for Merlins sake! Though most of it is from professor Snape.

I throw on a black woolly jumper, as it is quite chilly outside today, and head out the common room.

I completely underestimated how cold it actually was. Cold licked at my face and crept under my clothes, spreading across my skin like the lacy tide on a frigid winter beach. the jumper was no use, I'm freezing my fucking ass off. It's one of those days when normal clothes aren't enough, when they feel thinner than they are. My arms hug my body in an attempt to warm myself.

As I'm walking I feel someone wrap a large coat around my cold body. I look to my right and see Cedric.

"Bloody hell Leah, you look like your about to freeze to death." He laughs as he wraps me up.

"Thank you Ced." I smile at him and he smiles back. "So are you going to the ball tonight?" I ask, starting a conversation.

"Yeah I'm going with Cho, you?" He asks as we head back into the castle to gain some more warmth.