Astoria's P.O.V

It was a beautiful night the stars were bright in the sky and fire works were going off in every direction the Quidditch World Cup was in full swing my parents and I got tickets for the box seats which provided a lovely view of the pitch. My sister and I proceeded up the metal staircases to where the boxes were located and took our seats in the correct box that just happened to be right between the Zabini's and the Malfoy's. Daph sighed beside me and said, "Great we have to sit in between these nut jobs, well sis I'm going to the food stand do you want anything?" I was about to open my mouth when a familiar drawl interrupted me and said, "That is unnecessary Daphne, Astoria will be well taken care of tonight and by the way I already stooped by the concession stand and picked up all of her favorites." I turned and came face to chest with Draco the jerk had grown he now stood at six foot and I was still five foot five the world must hate me but I swallowed my gripes and smiled and said, "Its a beautiful night isn't it Draco" My sister then spoke up in an angry tone and said, "Draco if you know what's good for you will leave my sister alone she's too good for someone as slimy and repulsive as you." My beloved sister always makes things harder than they have to be, I don't know what she has against Draco but what ever it is really boils my kettle.

My tone was laced with hidden anger as I said, "Sis how about you go to the food stand and on your way check if mum and dad need anything" She gave Draco one last dirty look and walked by but not before bumping into Draco on purpose. I sighed and took a better look at him and the first thing that came to mind was Merlin beard black is his color his ivory skin and platinum hair contrasted the dark color nicely. He cleared his throat and said, "I'm going to set up a miniature buffet for you real quick then we can talk more." He pulled his wand and said a few incantations and then suddenly all of the floating food was laid out on a table right in front of my seat it was like something out of a dream. I turned back to him and there was a bouquet of roses in his hands and he handed it to me and said, "This is for being such a kind hearted person and because I care about you deeply" I remembered my rules and said, "How nice thank you so much" I did stand on my tiptoes to kiss his cheek though and he blushed a slight shade of red." My tone was soft as I said, "You were at Diagon Alley a couple of days ago weren't you?" He gained a shocked look and said, "How did you know?" I smiled and said, "Draco you have a very distinct magical field around you, it feels like a powerful storm and that's how I know your around. What were you looking for?"

He smiled and said, "A new broom since Blaise murdered my old one. He told me, "I have never flown one of these before but don't worry I know what I'm doing" Well me being the trusting friend I am and I blame this new found trust on you, I let him ride it. Well about two minutes later he crashed fortunately he was alright my broom on the other hand was a fallen soldier who had fought the good fight" I raised my eyebrow and said, "Did you just really refer to a broom as a fallen soldier?" He nodded vigorously and said, "Well that's what it was" I simply sighed and turned away to lean on the railing and my hands were wrapped around the cool metal bars and then a light pressure caught my attention. Draco had covered my hands with his own not that it was that difficult considering my hands are tiny and he was leaning against my back and said, "You looked to be a little chilled so I thought you could use some body heat. I also love the way you flush by the way it's very appealing" My mind began going through my rules of resistance and I realized I was getting closer to breaking the finale rule all the time. I was finally rescued by Blaise he came bounding over from his side of the V.I.P box and said, "Hey guys what's up?"

Draco let go of me and gave Blaise a look that could kill and said with dangerous calm, "Oh, nothing much just trying to have a conversation alone with Astoria" He was dropping not so subtle hints that he was upset and Blaise simply ignored the fact his life was in danger and continued to babble on about statistics and what not. Draco was getting madder by the second if I didn't do something fast there would be murder at The World Cup so I whipped out something that fixes any situation ices. My tone was warm as I said, "Who wants some shaved ice or hot cocoa I have both and I brought another set of chocolate frogs just for you Blaise." He took them from me and sat down and devoured them eagerly I then turned to Mr. Huffy and said, "Eat your shaved ice and be a good boy" My sister and parents returned and all of a sudden it was hand shakes and hugs all around it got rather confusing. We all took our seats as the players took the pitch it was pulse pounding these were some of the best players in the world and to my surprise Victor Krum the star player for Bulgaria landed on our box and handed me a rose and then he took my hand and kissed it. The look on Draco's face was priceless it was a mix of horror and anger. The minute I sat down Draco grabbed my hand and gently kissed it and whispered, "You have the softest skin I would love to kiss every inch of it"

The look in his eyes was incredible it spoke of nothing but love and admiration for me. There was also a hint of jealousy underneath that unrivaled affection though. The match continued to rage on and the team that was victorious was Ireland by ten points. Draco looked to be let down while Blaise was ecstatic and yelling random things at the top of his lungs, most likely because of the unhealthy amount of butterbeer he consumed. Draco was basically dragging him along and then the amazing miracle of the year happened.

Blaise flat out stated, "Mate I'm going to hurl" Draco then panicked and hung him over the railing and thus the stream of vomit erupted and a loud shrill cry was heard. I peaked over the railing and saw that The Pug Parkinson was covered in stomach juices it was almost too much to handle and I doubled over laughing. The icing on the cake was when Blaise in his drunken stupor said, "Hey you stupid bint I have more important people to puke on so move out of the way"

We finally manage to make it back to the tent area and Draco pulled out a cauldron and ingredients, I laughed and said, "Did you honestly bring ingredients for a sobriety potion a anti nausea potion and a hangover potion?" Draco simply replied and said, "I predicted that something like this would happen so I came prepared" I proceeded to sit on a crate and just watch him brew the potions it took him a good two hours then he mixed them all together poured it into a butterbeer bottle and handed it to Blaise who then downed it like it was nothing. He blinked a couple of times and said, "Guys what happened?" I was about to start explaining what had went down but Draco gave him the condensed version and said, "You got drunk and puked on the pug and sang terrible songs also you attempted to lick me." Blaise didn't look to be ashamed in the least and said, "Well if that's all I'm going to bed guys." We simply watched him disappear into the tent and then looked at each other and said in unison, "He's your friend"

We then walked into the tent and it was enchanted to look like a mansion our parents wanted some alone time so they had set this up for us. I flopped on the couch and said, "I don't know about you but I'm hungry. I will make us some dinner, what do you want Draco?" He gave me a hard look and said, "Love you will stay on the couch and look pretty I will make dinner since you seem to be tired and from the slight limp you have, I would say you pulled a muscle." I raised my eyebrows and asked astonished, "You know how to cook?" He flushed and said, "My mother insisted on teaching me she said, "If a man really loves a woman he will help her cook meals and clean house" His blush was adorable and his stormy gray blue eyes were turned to the ground in embarrassment. I stood from my sitting position and put my hand on his cheek and said, "How about we cook spaghetti together?" He put his hand over mine and said, "Only if you feel like it love" I nodded and said, "Lets get to work"

We were about halfway through the cooking process and it shocked me to no end that Draco knew his way around the kitchen better than me. I finally needed the garlic powder for the sauce so I wandered over to the cabinet and sure enough it was on the top shelf and was to high for me to reach, it was times like these that I hated my small stature. I was just about to get a step stool when Draco walked over and got if off the shelf and handed it to me without saying a word. I watched him walk back over too the veggies and noodles and finally said, "Your not going to tease me for being short?" He looked up from cutting the tomato and said, "Love your small stature is endearing and if anybody were to dare make fun of you for it they would have to answer to me". I blushed and just continued to work in comfortable silence and by the end of the cooking process it was the most delicious spaghetti dinner I ever had. We soon turned in for the night.

It was about two o' clock in the morning when Narcissa came running into our tent and woke us up and said, "We have to go now they are coming." She practically jerked me out of bed and woke the boys up. That's when the shouting started and she appeared the four of us onto a hill. It was cold since I was in a pair of sleep shorts and my sleep shirt only came down to right beneath my chest so my whole midriff was exposed. It also had short sleeves. My eyes scanned the area below and the sight was horrifying there were figures cloaked in black robes setting things on fire and killing innocent people. I put my hand over my mouth and tears began to leak from my eyes. I heard Draco's voice ring out and day, "Mum where's dad?" Narcissa voice took on a cold and disgusted tone that I had never heard before and she said, "Doing his accursed job" That's when something even more horrifying happened, a skull with a snake crawling out of its mouth appeared and tuned the sky a sickly greyish green color. That mark means one thing and one thing alone, He Who Must Not Be Named is ready to rise again. My mind then flashed back to the night my parents were murdered and their screams resounded in my ears how could I ever tell Draco that his father was the one who destroyed my family. With that last thought I felt my self losing consciousness and the last thing I felt was the cold ground.