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Ofcourse,thiswastheveryreasonhewasgoingtothebar,butBlaisedidn’tneedtoknowthat.

“I’llberightback,”hesimplysaidandmadehiswaythroughthecrowd,feelingmorewobblyonhisfeetthanhehadanticipated.Hedeliberatedswitchingtowaterinsteadofhavinganotherglassofwine.Hedefinitelyshouldn’tbetipsywhilePotterwasaround.

Ashereachedthebar,hepeekedoverhisshoulder,catchingaglimpseofBlaisewithhismostdazzlingsmileonhisface.ItappearedDracohadleftatexactlytherighttime.ButjudgingfromthewayBlaisewasstrokingPotter’sarm,itwasveryclearhisfriendshouldn’tbeleftalonewithPotter.Damnit,wherewasPansywhenyouneededher?Although,DracodoubtedthatwouldhavestoppedBlaisefromshamelesslyflirtingwithPotter.Oranyoneforthatmatter.

Draco’seyeswanderedovertoPotter,wholookedabitflustered.Hedrankintherosytintonhischeeks,hiscleanshavenskin,thelineofhisjaw,theshapeofhislips…

Whycouldn’tPotterbeoneofthosepeoplewho,whenyoumetthemyearslater,suddenlylookedhideousandnothinglikeyourememberedthem?Whycouldn’thehavewrinklesalloverhisfaceoralazyeyeorahunchedback?Ofcoursehehadtowaltzinhere,lookingevenmoreattractivethanhehadinschool.Whywastheworldsounfair?

ItwassuddenlybroughttoDraco’sattentionthattherewasanotherthingthathadn’tchangedonebit.Potter’seyeswerestillsomesmerising,youcoulddrowninthem,forgeteverythingaroundyou.Dracoalmostdid,except…therewasareasonthatrealisationhadsuddenlyhithim.Potterwasstaringrightathim.Dracofeltliketherughadbeenpulledoutfromunderhisfeet.Acoldshiverrandownhisspine,followedbyahotflashthatpromptedhimtosubtlylayhishandonthebarforsupport.

CountlesstimeshehadtakenalookattheDailyProphet,onlyforPottertostareathimfromthefrontpage.Dracoalwaysscowledback,sometimesheevenstuckouthistongueatthepicture.Butnow…Itreallywasn’tthesame,seeingPotterinperson.Themostsignificantdifferencewas,healwayslookeddispleasedinthosepictures.Now,helooked…notshockedbut…almoststartled.Why,though?

Draco’seyeswidenedasPotter’slipsslowlystretchedintotheghostofasmile.HesuddenlyfeltliketheWhompingWillowhadsmackedhiminthesideofhishead.Heletoutthebreathhehadn’trealisedhe’dbeenholdingwhenPotterturnedhisattentionbacktoBlaise,noddingandsmilingpolitely.

Dracobrieflyclosedhiseyes,willinghimselftopullittogether.Butthetinglinginthepitofhisbellywashardtoignore.Hehadknownthiseveningwouldbe…challenging,butinvitingPotterhadbeenthesmartmovetomake.Dracowouldsufferthroughit.Forthegreatergood,sotospeak.InvitingPottertoaneventautomaticallysparkedtheinterestofthewholeWizardingWorld,andthatwaswhatDraconeeded,nomatterhowmuchhedislikedit.

Itseemedsolongagothathehadbeenaguesttoeventslikethishimself,andhadactuallyenjoyedhimself.Alltheserichandpompouspeopleweresoincrediblyboringandirritating,hecouldn’twaitforthisnighttobeover.Allhewantedwastheirmoney,andheoftenwonderediftheyevencaredwhathewasdoingwithit.So,yes,invitingPotterwassmart,becauseitmeantmoremoney.ThefactthatDracocouldwatchhimfromafarwasmerelyapleasantsideeffect.Buthehadtobecareful.Itcouldn’tbeanythingmorethanthat.

Whenheopenedhiseyes,PotterandBlaisewerestillinconversation,althoughBlaisedidmostofthetalking.Takingadeepbreath,Dracoturnedaroundandorderedanotherglassofwine.BeingtipsyaroundPottermightnotbeagoodideabuttherewasnowayhecouldendurethissober.Heglancedoverhisshoulder,hiseyesscanningtheroomforPansy,whensomeoneclearedtheirthroatbesidehim.Dracoalreadyknewwhoitwasbeforeheturnedaround,mentallycursingeveryoneandeverything.

“HeyMalfoy,”Pottersaidwithaweirdexpressiononhisface.

Dracoarchedaneyebrowandstayedsilent.‘HeyMalfoy?’Thatwashisbigopeningaftertheyhadn’tseeneachotherinoverayear?Really?Well,notthattheywerefriends.Theywerenothing,really.

“Ididn’texpecttoseeyouhere,”hecontinued.

Dracoresistedtheurgetoscowlathim.“Why?AmInotallowedtoenjoymyself?”

“What,no,that’snotwhatImeant.”

“Oh,Isee,”Dracosnapped.“It’sbecausethisisacharitygalaandhowinMerlin’snamecouldIbe—”

“Ugh,Malfoy,”Potterinterruptedhim.“Stopputtingwordsintomymouth.I’mjustsurprisedtoseeyou,that’sall.”HiseyesdarteddowntothefloorandbackuptoDraco’sface.“It’s,err,it’sanicesurprise.”

Dracoblinked.What?WhatdidPottermeanby‘nicesurprise’?Washetakingthepiss?