"Hahaha that is so funny" I tried my best not to cry with laughter at Harry falling over AGAIN whilst at the lake. He stood up still laughing and brushing off the pieces of dirt that had stuck to his jeans.

"Alright! Alright! I know! This is becoming a regular occurrence me falling head over heels for you" he laughed and so did I but something twinged inside me from the honesty I knew was in his statement despite meaning it as a joke.

"Look, I don't know if you know but for some time...erm I..I...well ok I really enjoy being around you Ivy. A lot. I was just wanted to know if maybe you would like to go on a date of some kind maybe?" His cheeks were flushed red and I could see the nerves by the way his hands where moving.

"Harry...I love being around you so much and I really don't want to put that at risk." I saw his head sink down. "Wait no Harry don't take this as rejection, this is me liking you so much I don't want to lose you if anything went wrong." I reached out and grabbed his hands. He looked up to me with slight sorrow in his eyes.

"No, no I understand. I wouldn't want to lose you either." I quickly reached over and wrapped my arms around his neck to give him a hug, I squeezed him extra tight so he would know that everything was ok.

After I opened my eyes I saw Draco staring straight at me. He was a fair bit away but I could see that he's wasn't happy. He was throwing a small pebble up and catching it again in his hand until in one swift movement he threw the pebble with so much force I watched it ripple across the surface of the lake, I received one last dagger and he made his way back to the castle. Maybe he didn't mean to look at me like that, maybe he was just simply looking. I had a good feeling about me and Draco after last night, it was like he cared. He wanted to know me, to know my life. It just felt...different.

"Right let's get back up there before we get hounded by any Professors" I laughed and got on our way up to the castle.

Potions was my next lesson which I was for the first time in ages actually not dreading after talking with Draco. I wish there was a way of knowing how he felt without actually asking him because I couldn't take the crippling embarrassment if he told me it was all in my head or even worse laughed straight in my face.

Today I just felt more confident for some reason, maybe it was the progress I had made with Draco or maybe it was the conversation I had had with Harry which maybe put a spring in my step. I'd be lying if I said the flattery of someone asking you on a date wasn't nice, despite the fact I didn't see Harry in that way it was nice to know that someone looked at me like that. Rather that Blaise who would flirt with a lamppost.

I came round the corner with a smile on my face, the room nearly full of students shouting to and from each table. I took a breath and altered my smile to a tamer version of the Cheshire Cat I currently had sprawled across my face.

"Hi!" I said cheerfully as I placed my books on the table. Draco slowly turned his head to look at me, took one shooting glare and turned back round.

Nerves soared through my body, so is this it? This constant personality change everyday! How can someone come across so...so caring and then a day later be this! I furrowed my eyebrows and released a huff that was larger than I intended. I took my seat with so much anger that I dragged the chair out harder than usual creating a loud scrape along the floor. Draco flew his head up in shock before quickly returning it back down. I rolled my eyes so visciously a burning ache developed in my head.

I couldn't concentrate on anything Snape was saying, my mind was elsewhere. It wasn't unusual for me not to concentrate in this class and for that there was only one reason. Him. He was affecting everything! My grades, my sleep, my concentration! Everything! All for what a boy that didn't even like me as a person never mind anything else.

I watched as he spoke with Pansy and Blaise, joking about Harry and his final task coming up. I sat in silence and didn't bite because I knew that's what they'd want and then they won.

"Nothing to say about your precious Potter Ivy?" Pansy pouted her lips and let out an unflattering snort.

I displayed my best dirty look "Please carry on, it's funny listening to you sound like a little kid in a playground. Pathetic." I carried on writing out my essay and blocked her out.

"Urgh, whatever" she scoffed. The table was now silent which was even more agonising than before. Thankfully Snape was finishing up his lesson so I could get the hell out of there but as I was clearing away to leave I saw Draco laughing and like a fire within, my anger had blown up inside me. The audacity he had to laugh and joke with his little minions whilst treating me like a piece of shit and before I could stop my mouthing from moving

"HEY! Draco!" I saw him flinch when I shouted but he carried on like nothing happened and then like I wasn't in control of my body my legs were storming towards him.

"HEY!" Once again he ignored me.

With a sharp push, I jolted Draco's shoulder forward. "I'M TALKING TO YOU" suddenly everyone stopped in silence. I watched Draco's face do a quick scan of the room so he knew his audience and within seconds his cold angry eyes were on me.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing" his eyes burning through me. He adjusted his robe which had fallen forward from my push.

"I don't know maybe just wondering what on Earth I did to piss up off the Great Draco Malfoy." I threw my hands in air with anger.

He opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out. He glanced around again to see everyone's eyes were still on us, I could see the thoughts processing behind his eyes but still nothing and then so quickly he spun around without a word and began hastily walking out the class room.

"Excuse me? Draco!" I stood for a second in pure shock but then quick enough I was back on his tail.

"Would you stop! Draco!" He was walking so fast we were already out the class room and making our way down the hall. "Are you kidding me? You're just going to runaway from me? You're an absolute coward Draco Malfoy" he stopped straight in his tracks and turned to look at me. This time we were alone so I knew he didn't need to worry about what he was saying which terrified me even more.

"A coward? From what? You?" He forced a short laugh and then very quickly his face had gone deadly serious. "Let me be clear about something. I am not scared of anything, so I can assure you that to think that I would be scared of you is simply hilarious. What do you want Ivy? Want me to sit with you and hold your hand whilst you tell me about all your problems? Want me to plait your hair whilst you tell me about your day?" He took a step closer to me so now there was hardly distance at all. His voice now tamer and quieter "Want me to lie with you and tell you how beautiful you are?" He reached up and gently grazed his thumb along my lip causing it pull down slightly. He paused for a moment"or gaze into your eyes before I kiss your lips" my breath becoming increasingly heavy, my insides felt like they were melting. He slowly started closing the small distance between our faces, he pushed my hair behind my ear and moved his lips so close to my ear his warm breath was rippling over the goosebumps he was causing all up my neck. There was silence for a moment.

"Well that's not me. You've got Potter for that." His whisper sent a piercing stab through me. He let go of my face immediately and took a step back before turning round and disappearing down the corridor. I felt the familiar burn in the corner of my eyes as a tear suddenly began to form, as I let it form it's tracks down my cheek I had made up my mind.

I was done.