When Worlds Collide ~EDITING~

~ THE SORTING ~

I was playing with my bracelet that Alissa gave me when I heard my name being yelled, "Chantel Jameson!"

I looked up and felt my heart drop. "Go and out on the hat." Hermione whispered to me as she pushed me off my seat, I stumbled a little towards the hat but then quickly got my balance.

As I timidly made my way to the stool I couldn't help but notice everyone's eyes on me. This made me feel even worse because I hate it when I get a lot of attention.

I hesitantly sat in the stool and felt the hat drop onto my head. I took a deep breath, I closed my eyes and started fiddling with the bracelet, since she died the bracelet has been sort of my comfort thing and I always have it with me no matter what.

Not even a second later the hat shouted.

"Draco Malfoy!"

My eyes bolted open and my mouth hung open in shock, she guided me off the stool and I slowly walked over to the slytherin table.

He had no emotion on his face but he didn't have the hint of bitterness that I have become accustomed to.

Everyone made room for me at the table and I quietly sat down next to him. He smelled so nice and it was actually really comforting.

Next Luna got paired with a boy named Theodore Nott so she also joined me at the table. She had a dazed look on her face and she didn't seem too upset about being here.

I could feel Draco's eyes on me but I couldn't find the courage to look up at him. I was still confused as to why he helped me yesterday but I didn't want to bring it up. I just sat there quietly looking at my hands in my lap trying to not let the thoughts take over.

"That was pretty unexpected," he said softly. I'm surprised that he hasn't said anything nasty about being paired with a blood traitor, but then again he has shocked me since yesterday.

"Umm Yea," I said, still not looking at him. Then a wave of guilt flooded my brain and I blurted out "I'm sorry."

"For what" he said back to me. He's really going to make me say it. "I'm sure that you wished that you got someone better instead of me. I'm just a Gryffindor girl who is a "disgrace" to my blood status. It will only ruin your reputation by being with me." I quickly mumbled.

I felt like an idiot, I knew I want good enough for him, he needed someone who was confident and took what she wanted, I was not that.

"Look at me." He whispered. It took me a little bit but eventually I looked at him and I could feel the air leaving my lungs. He was so handsome and I am so confused as to how I got him.

I don't think that I'm ugly but I'm definitely not like the other girls, they were skinnier had no stretch marks perfect straight blonde hair with blue eyes.

I didn't have any of that. I had stretch marks and thicker thighs, my hair was straight and it was curly and brown. My eyes were green. I wasn't big but I wasn't as skinny as the girls like Pansy Parkinson.

This sometimes made me feel insecure and I would be really sad because I want to look like them.

His eyes didn't have the usual coldness to them but they were warm and had sympathy. He studied my face for a little bit before speaking up again, "Don't say that about yourself. I don't wish that I got anyone else, you're perfect. And you're not a disgrace to being pureblood, your just different then the rest of the snobby purebloods and I admire you for that. You chose to stand for what right and I wish that I did the same as you. Trust me, the Malfoy name is already ruined thanks to my father, so don't even worry about that."

He gave me a small smile and I felt my heart swell up, he grabbed my hand, "Don't feel bad for being you, because I am really happy that I got paired with you. I think that we can be good together. We are a lot more alike than you think, maybe this is what we needed, someone to help us out of the dark times that we are in."

I had no words, that was the nicest thing I have heard him say since.. ever.

I blushed and turned my head away so he wouldn't see my flaming cheeks. "Thank you," I whispered to him. He squeezed my hand a little, "Don't thank me for telling you the truth. I will do it everyday if I have to. I know how much the war has impacted you, I used to see you all around the school having the brightest smile on your face, after the war you don't really smile that much. I want to be the one to help you bring back your bubbly personality. Since I'm your future husband I will make sure that I am the one to help put back the pieces that I helped break."

He said the last word with sorrow, it was known that he was a death eater but I knew that he didn't have a choice in the matter. Even though everyone hated him I couldn't find it in me to hate him. I knew there was more to the story and I couldn't judge him because he was just a boy who had no choice.

As the sorting  hat went on he continued to rub my knuckles with the pad of his thumb, his touch has set a fire in the pit of my stomach and I don't want him to ever let go.

Harry and Ginny got paired together which I knew would happen because they were just like Ron and Mione except they weren't blind, they knew they liked each other they just didn't do anything about it.

Pansy Parkinson and Blaise Zabini got paired together and everyone seemed to be happy overall with their pairs.

Maybe this won't be as bad as I thought.