dumb | 𝓓𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓸 𝓜𝓪𝓵𝓯𝓸𝔂 [ part one ]
𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 : angst, language
𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 : Draco Malfoy, Slytherin’s prince, made a bet with his friends, asking Potter's sister to ne his date at the Yulle Ball and breaking her heart in front of the whole school.
First of all, I want to clarify that I am French so excuse me for the mistakes. I also want to ask you not to steal my work, you can repost it of course.
Since their first year at Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter hate each other, and the hatred they have for each other has only grown when Potter's little sister appeared in the second year, Draco saw an opportunity to attack Harry through his sister, but despite the constant mockery towards y/n, Harry remained marble, it was during their fourth years that Draco and his friends had the idea of launching a bet. Seducing y/n Potter, making her in love and breaking her heart, that's why Draco finds himself waiting for the young Potter in front of the Divination Room.
"This teacher is crazy" Ginny Weasley, your best friend exclaims as you both walk out of the classroom
"She's passionate, it's different" You answer her while rolling your eyes
"Potter" You turn smiling towards the person who called you but your smile disappears when you see that this person is Malfoy
"What do you want ?" You ask him coldly, crossing your arms over your chest, Ginny behind you, ready to pounce on the blonde.
"I just wanted to know if you have an date for the Yule Ball" He asks you, a smirk on his face
"Why ?" You're getting impatient, you know that Draco always has an idea behind his head when he comes to talk to you, and it always has the same goal, to reach your brother.
"We could go there together"
You and Ginny look at each other then you look at Draco, frowning.
"Why do you want to go with me"
"I don't really want to go with you but I'm sure no one will propose to you and out of charity I-"
"Charity" You cut him off abruptly, which surprises him "Listen to me Malfoy, you're the last person I'd like to go to the ball with and for your information I already have a partner"
And just like that you take Ginny's arm and lead her away from the classroom, tears in your eyes you hold back the cry. Once alone in a hallway, you let your tears run down your cheeks, your best friend hugs you while stroking your hair to relax. Ginny is the only person who knows your secret, you have a crush on Draco Malfoy..
Weeks had passed since your conversation with Draco and you were doing your best to avoid him, and you had done pretty well, until the platinum blonde appeared in front of you as you went to the library.
"y/n can we talk?" he asks for you, but you continue to move forward without looking at him or answering him, and as you reach out to open the door, he grabs your wrist, you stop and close your eyes to avoid to look at it
"y/n, I'm sorry" You open your eyes and meet the gaze of a sad Draco, part of you is screaming at you not to trust him, but you can't help it
"It's ok, now please I would like you to let me go"
"No it's not good, listen I... I'm really sorry, I acted like an asshole"
"It's usual" you reply, which makes Draco smile, much to your surprise.
"The thing is" he looks around like he's afraid someone will hear him "I really would like to go to Yulle Ball with you, you... I really like you y/n"
You are speechless, for a moment you don't answer which makes Draco anxious.
"yeah...um...Draco that's really nice, but I can't" Malfoy looks at you, hurt and a little pissed off
"Because you're already going with someone?"
You take a deep breath and then answer
"No, I can't because I know you're doing this to get to my brother"
Draco looks at you with wide eyes
"No no no, I promise you, I know that between your brother and me it's not crazy love, but I really like you, and I can prove it to you, there are two weeks left before the ball?" You nod "So for the next two weeks I'll do everything to prove to you that I'm trustworthy"
And Draco had kept his promise, for two weeks he accompanied you to each beginning of class, he carried your notebooks and your bag, he took you to eat near the lake, he had even started to be friendly with your brother and the rest of your friends. That's why you had agreed to go to the ball with him and that's how you find yourself admiring your reflection in the mirror of your dormitory, you wear a dark green dress with little yellow gilding that recalls the colors of your house, the dress is split on the left thigh, the neckline is plunging without being vulgar, your hair is raised in a bun with small curls falling.
"Wow y/n" Ginny exclaims as you enter the room, you turn to her, cheeks flushed and heart racing
"I feel like I'm going to faint" you tell her, trying to keep calm, Ginny smiles at you
"Draco is really lucky" You give him a big smile and head towards the great hall.
When you get there, Ginny hugs you and heads for Neville. As for you, you scan the room for Draco, all eyes are on you because the whole school knows that Malfoy is your date for tonight. As for the boy, he's nowhere, so you decide to wait for him near the table where the drinks are, you wait five minutes, then twenty, and when you start to lose patience and decide to go to the Slytherin common room, Harry rushed towards you
"y/n come we're leaving..." You look at your big brother, frowning
"Harry, why do you want to leave?" While asking him, your gaze falls on a platinum blond head just behind your brother, a few meters away, you are about to go see Draco, but you stop dead when you see what he has on his arm.. ...rather, who's got his arm.... Pansy Parkinson.
Seeing your expression, Harry lowered his head.
"y/n I'm sorry, but, he’s not worth it, come let's dance" He gently takes your hand but you violently pull it away and walk towards Draco, angry and hurt, seeing you coming, Pansy starts laughed and whispered something in Malfoy's ear.
"What the fuck Draco" The blonde has a mixed expression, he looks victorious but also ashamed, but he smirked and answers you
"Oh y/n, sorry but I preferred to come with Pansy" The brunette looks at you with a smirk
"Is that your excuse? Seriously? I've been waiting for Merlin knows how many minutes, I was afraid something happened to you—" but you stop, you've said too much, Draco watch with confusion and relief as the fact that you care about him touches him. But when Pansy cleared her throat, he blinked several times before saying
"I don't know what you imagined Potter, you really need to stop obsessing over me" Several members of Slytherin laughed, which caught everyone's attention, now almost all the students and teachers are watching you
"Me? Obsessed with you? YOU asked me to be your date Malfoy, why are you-"
"Potter it was just a bet" Pansy chimed in
You then stop talking, you look at Draco, then Pansy, then the rest of Slytherin house bursting into laughter, you look around and see hundreds of looks of pity from everyone, you feel the tears well up, but you bite your cheek to keep from crying, you take a deep breath and speak to Draco
"See I really thought you were a good person, but in fact you're just a little daddy's boy, an arrogant asshole who seeks his daddy's approval and love, but he doesn't care. He will never love you, no one will ever love you' You know it's mean but you don't care and you feel a pride when you see Draco's hurt look, soon a smirk appears on his face
"At least my father is still alive" You hear people gasp and before you have time to understand what is happening, your hand comes crashing against the blonde's cheek, there is a silence in the room
You decide to leave but before that, you turn to Pansy and add
"Oh, don't imagine too many things, if I was a bet, you are nothing, he told me himself, he told me that he preferred to jump from the top of the astronomy tower rather than kiss you' Hearing this, Pansy abruptly pushed herself away from Draco and looks at him with tears in her eyes, the boy is not paying attention to her, he is looking at you, his cheek flushed from the slap you gave him, he knows he's gone too far and blames himself
You turn your back on them and walk towards the lake, so you can cry quietly, Ginny and Harry tried to come with you but you told them you wanted to be alone. What you don't know is that Draco left the ball too to find you and apologize.
You're sitting on the floor, your knees pull up to your chest, the tears keep flowing, your makeup is ruined but you don't care, you just want to let all the hate and pain out. As you shiver from the cold, you hear footsteps behind you and when you turn around, you meet Cedric Diggory's eyes.
"hi" he whispers, a tender look
"Cedric, I'm not really good company" The brunette let out a tender laugh before looking at you
"I thought you might need a shoulder to cry on, so here I am"
You smile at him while trying to hold back the tears, and a shiver escapes your mouth, hearing that, Cedric gets up and takes off his suit jacket, then puts it on your shoulders and sits down again, this time a little closer to you.
You thank him and lay your head on his shoulder
"Thanks Cedric, but Cho has to wait for you"
"Oh I'll let your brother take care of her, I think she's in good hands"
You let out a laugh, which makes Cedric smile, and you two stay like that, glued to each other, your head on his shoulder, his arm on your lap, from the outside, you look like a young couple in love, that's why Draco Malfoy, who is watching you from the yard, feels a wave of jealousy come over him, and decides that from tonight he will do whatever is in his power to win you back.
