"Pansy this is ridiculous! I can't go out there looking like this! Blaise will be out there and Crabbe! And Goyle! And GOD KNOWS who else!" I looked down at myself, I daren't even look in the mirror to get a full view.

"Would you shut up! First of all its late, so the only people that will be there is the usual crowd who are perfect to have a little...fun and secondly have you fucking looked at yourself! If you don't go out in it then I might!" She flashed a wink in my direction.

"Quite the joker tonight Pansy." I made my way over to the back of our door, pulling down my fluffy robe.

"Before you put that ridiculous thing on please go look in the mirror."

"Hey! there is nothing wrong with-"

"Ivy!" Her eyes suddenly fearfully wide at her diminishing patience for me.

I let out a final dramatic huff before placing my robe back in its place and taking the short steps towards the mirror ready to see frumpy me looking back at myself with the most ridiculous attire on...but that girl wasn't there. Like Draco had known my body to an inch of his life every part of the slip dress complimented me, my legs looked longer, my waist somehow more defined and the deep emerald colour fit with every one of my features. There stood a girl that I barely recognised in something that before this moment she would never of been seen dead in. I looked like the version of me that I had wished for the longest time I could be, yet nothing had changed about me. I was still me but for whatever reason...I was different.

Pansy watched my face as I couldn't help but let my eyes fall on every little detail. "Told you."

Like something inside of me had finally clicked there I stood engrossed by confidence. Like it was the only thing in my body. I shot my head around to Pansy who stood with her arms folded in a very 'I told you so' manner.

"Im going to do it" my words leaving my mouth before my brain could acknowledge repercussions. I made my way stride after stride towards the door, no longer wrapping my arms around me for that little more privacy or crouching my body over to avoid exposing any of my imperfections. For whatever reason all these feelings had gone now, just simply disappeared.

I reached for the door knob, twisting it firmly and quick before anything changed my mind. I turned myself back round to Pansy for a quick moment of courage.

"Erm just a quick question on a scale of one to ten how mad do you think he's going to be?"

She pursed her lips "mmm..like 25?"

"Great." the harsh slam of the door behind me tensed my entire body.

Just as I had before I allowed the confidence to fill me making every step I took stronger, every movement more powerful. Pushing my head up to the sky, allowing the dominance I felt to take over. Even though the idea of all this should cripple me right here on the spot it didn't, it only made me feel..incredible.

Each step I took the voices of those in the common room only became clearer, louder until finally it was right in front of me.

"Fucking hell, did Christmas come early." Blaise's face lit up at my entrance, only leading to more eyes rapidly falling on me. I couldn't help but smirk, smirk with complete and utter confidence at what I was pulling off. I locked eyes with every single one of them before the face I desired most on me finally turned around.

At first his face made no movement, nothing at all. Only sending a sharp pain of dread straight through but I couldn't show it, god Ivy you cannot show it. Confidence is what you need. Be confident. I slowly pushed myself away from the corridor entrance, striding my way into room. Absorbing each and every set of eyes that followed me as I did.

"Are you coming Draco." The words exuded off my tongue in just the way I had intended. I could do this.

"If he doesn't, I will" Blaise quickly jumped to his feet, sending Draco's glare straight in his direction. "..or maybe not" He gradually prized his way back into his chair. The room fell deadly silent.

Like each moment felt like a lifetime, in an ever so Draco way he casually lifted himself from his seat.

His eyes fell on me once more, but this time they were softer. Not quite as intimidating as earlier, in a way they were sort of..playful. He lifted one eyebrow before trailing his eyes up and down.

"Go to my room Ivy. I'll only be a moment." Like some sort of submissive I did exactly as he said making sure to move my hips just in the right way to really put the icing on the cake. As I was about to walk around the corner I turned around to the sea of eyes and like the absolute egotisical, fierce bitch I felt I gave a wink on my departure.

I had to stop myself from doing a very overexcited little dance at my victory but I couldn't stop the enormous smile that left a burning ache in my cheeks. Just as I was nearly out of earshot I heard the voice of Blaise.

"You are one lucky twat."

I snorted at the remark but brought myself to a sharp halt just incase Draco responded.

"I know."

His voice so smooth and almost soft. Just the smallest words that seemed to have the biggest meaning.

I darted myself into Draco's room quickly in hope not to be seen by anyone else. The moment I entered the room I was hit by a wall of his aftershave, just another calming sensation that had no place being so powerful.

His room was nearly empty, in fact if I didn't know this was his room I would of guessed that it wasn't in use. Any possession he had must of either been packed away or hidden. I trailed my fingers across the walnut chest in the corner of his room and just as I clasped my fingers around the brass handle of one of his drawers a large bang came from behind me.

The face that I had feared wasn't there instead his face was almost.. happy? with a smile that I could only take as some sort of confirmation that he wasn't absolutley furious with me.

"What am I going to do with you?"