Forbidden

8 - The Disappearance

I walked into the Great Hall the next morning, excited to see Draco.

"Lizabeth, come sit!" Oliver called.

He was sitting at the Slytherin table with Draco and Blaise. I took a seat next to Draco, and he gave me a small smile.

"Look Blaise-y! Dracos gone soft!" Oliver whispered.

"Yeah, look at him. All shy. Doesn't even have a comeback like he usually does."

"Screw off," Draco said, as he took a bite of food.

"Lizzie, don't look now, but there's an angry Sawyer, Dylan, and Cedric coming your way right now," Oliver remarked.

I turned around, and caught a glimpse of Sawyer, Dylan, and Cedric storming up to me, but quickly turned around when Oliver kicked me.

"Ow! What was that for?" I seethed.

"I specifically told you not to look!"

"Well what do we do?"

"Simple. I say I invited you to sit with us..." he said in a low whisper, but his tone quickly changed into a friendly one, "...well hi cousin Dylan and Sawyer! And nice to see you Ced!"

"Lizzie. What're you doing?" Dylan asked.

"I invited her to sit," Oliver explained in a calm tone.

Cedric put a hand on my shoulder, and leaned into my ear, "come sit with us."

I sighed, and looked at Draco out of the corner of my eye. He was smirking, and looked like he was loving what was going on.

"Sure, I guess."

"Bye Lizzie. It was fun getting to know you," Draco said as I stood up.

My cheeks burned bright red as Sawyer, Dylan, and Cedric spun around.

"What was that Malfoy?" Sawyer asked.

"Nothing. Now get out of my face, Gryffindork," he snarled.

I walked over to the Hufflepuff table, and sat down, avoiding Dylan and Cedric's eyes.

"Lizzie, why were you with Malfoy?" asked Dylan.

I looked up at him, "Because Oliver invited me to sit, and it just so happens Draco was there too."

"Seriously, you need to stay away from him. It doesn't look good," Dylan muttered.

I scoffed. I've had enough of them telling me who I can be friends with.

"Stop telling me who I can and can't hang out with," I said, standing up, and storming away.

Ellie came in and sat next to me in Defense Against the Dark Arts.

"What happened in the Great Hall this morning?" she asked.

"Apparently, I can't hang out with who I want," I huffed.

"You were with Draco, right?"

"Not exactly. I was actually sitting with Ollie, and he just so happened to be there."

"You like him, don't you?" she asked, sounding amused.

I felt my stomach drop, and I froze, it wasn't that obvious, right?

She smiled, "your secret is safe with me."

"El! I do not!"

"Oh darling...that's not what I've heard."

I turned around to see Draco wearing his signature smirk.

"Oh my gosh!" Ellie squealed.

Draco walked up to me, and kissed my forehead.