WHEN FIRE DANCES WITH SILK || DRACO MALFOY x OC

Chapter Sixteen- The Yule ball.

Sienna POV

I sighed frustrated as Draco took over the potion. I didn't want to talk to him. Skylar was giggling with Blaise. I smiled but then tears started to fill my eyes. I remember goofing around with Malfoy in classes like that. I turned away and quickly grabbed a grip on my emotions.

I was over Draco Malfoy. At least I thought I was. Cedric and Sky certainly believed I was.

Hey, fake it till you make it. I wished he would go back to bullying me because then I had a reason to hate him more. It's all good. I wanted to be done with him. No, wait. I didn't want to be done with him. I still had it bad for Draco Malfoy. I was trying to conceal it. I still longed for him at night, when no one was around and I didn't have to fake a smile. I would sit there in his jumper and cry. It had lost its minty scent.

I found the old box last night. The one I forgot to give Malfoy when I rushed to pack his trunk. It was the box of little pictures that never made it to the wall. The pictures that we had taken during the 12 days that I was his official girl. The 12 wonderful days that I was in love. Yeah, I was 14. But It was this strong connection that I could seem to shake off. I brushed my hands over the pictures wishing I could go back. I missed him. I sat there hugging the pictures to my heart, crying and eating ice cream until I fell asleep.

"Sienna?"

I snapped up. Skylar was holding my wrist. She had a look of concern on her face. I shook my head hoping that if I shook it hard enough, the memories would go and we walked away from potions.

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Christmas eve-Sienna POV

We were sitting in the Hufflepuff common room around the fire. I had managed to sneak Sky in by changing the colour of her robes to yellow and black. The topic of the conversation was tomorrow's Yule ball.

"I asked Cho ages ago. She said yes." Said Ced. He blushed.

"Woah Loverboy, make sure to stay protected." Sky joked. We laughed.

"Yeah, and whom are you going with?" Cedric asked Sky. She turned bright red.

"Blaise Zabini." She mumbled.

"Blaise?!" I asked. "When did he get the balls to ask you?! And why wasn't I the first to know?!" She laughed.

"He asked me only a few hours ago and I didn't know how you'd take it because...."

"Because of Malfoy." Cedric finished. I shook my head.

"No, don't do that. If you're happy with Blaise then I'm happy for you." I stated. Sky pulled me for a hug.

"What about you Stuffy? Going stag?" asked Ced as he threw a pillow at me.

"No. I'm not going." I said, throwing it back at him. The two gasped.

"Why the hell not," Ced said.

"Because I don't do balls. Plus I have loads of homework and I don't have a dress" I said.

Internally I knew it was because Draco was going with Pansy and I didn't want to see that. Subconsciously, I reached for my neck and started playing with the necklace Draco had given me on my birthday. I still had it. I didn't have the heart to take it off.

"Oh hell no," said Sky. I looked up at her.

"You are coming with us to that ball because I and you both know why you don't want to go and you need to go show him that you're done with him." I looked up at Sky, shocked. How does she? Cedric looked at me confused.

"What?" he said Sky shook her head.

"Boys," she said, rolling her eyes. She explained.

"Sienna doesn't want to go because Draco is taking Pansy and she doesn't want to see that." Sky explained. They both ignored my protests on why I didn't want to go and were discussing taking me on an emergency Christmas dress shopping trip.