VICTORIA NOTT

"These fucking train rides are always so boring Vic, you're always reading! Put down your book and pay attention to your best friend" Daphne pouts jabbing my thigh.

I place my book down and look out the window, I hear the boys enter our carriage, making so much noise as per usual. Blaise Zabini, black hair, brow eyes, absolute legend and charmer and totally in love with Daphne. Theodore Nott, my twin brother, he's 30 minutes older than me but still thinks he's older, we are almost identical, brown hair, green eyes, he has more of our father's features where I look more like our mother. Lorenzo Berkshire, one of the poshest fuckers I know, his brown hair and blue eyes make him look like a porcelain doll. And last one to enter the carriage, Draco Malfoy. He's always fancied me and always tried to get in my knickers but he never has. Instead he's dating Pansy Parkinson, a close friend of mine and Daphne's which we know he isn't actually in love with her.

"Hello boys" Daphne says leaning on my shoulder.
"Yes hello" I say leaning back onto her head.

They don't answer us, they just sit there and keep talking amongst themselves. Except Malfoy, he sits directly across from me and he's fully checking me out, a slight smirk appears on his lips as he looks at my thighs that are slightly revealed by my skirt being raised.

Daphne says laughing "Are you alright there Malfoy? Is Vic really that interesting to look at?"
I giggle slightly at her words looking back at Malfoy who is still staring at me but now he's biting his lip.
Enzo and Blaise start cackling when they see what Draco is doing and so does Daphne, but Theo looks far from impressed. I mouth to him "Don't worry about him, I'm not interested at all" and he calmed down instantly. Theo gives Draco a death glare as I offer him a chocolate frog and I open my own.

Draco leaned back in his chair, a smirk playing on his lips as he watched Victoria nibble on a piece of chocolate. "Honestly, Victoria, do you ever stop eating? Or is this some kind of hobby I should know about?"

Daphne, without missing a beat, reached across the table and smacked him hard on the arm. "Ow! What was that for?" he complained, rubbing the spot.

"For being a complete ass, obviously," Daphne retorted, rolling her eyes. "Newsflash, Malfoy: being a dick doesn't make yours any bigger."

Victoria giggled softly, trying to hide her amusement behind her hand. Draco's smirk faltered, and he crossed his arms, slumping back in his chair with a scowl.

"Oh, laugh it up," he muttered, glaring at Victoria. "It's not my fault you're constantly grazing like a Hippogriff."

"Maybe I wouldn't be so hungry if I didn't have to sit here listening to you talk," Victoria shot back, surprising herself with her boldness.

Draco raised an eyebrow, pretending to look offended. "Touché," he drawled, though the corner of his mouth twitched upward. "But don't get used to it, Victoria. I let you win this one purely out of pity."

"Sure you did," Daphne said, rolling her eyes again. "You're just sulking because she's smarter than you."

Draco opened his mouth to retort but shut it again, his glower deepening as Victoria's quiet laughter filled the air again.

***

We arrive at Hogwarts after a while of us all sitting there and chatting. The train stops and we all get into the carriages to be taken to the castle. I sit with Daphne and Blaise and Theo, Draco and Lorenzo are opposite us. All the boys are talking about quidditch while Daphne and I are whispering about boys and the little party we're going to have tonight.

"What are you two whispering about?" Draco asks, sneering at us.
"For your information Malfoy, we are whispering about how me and Vic are having a little get together tonight and you're all invited!" Daphne says excitedly.
Blaise squeals at what Daphne said, "I will bring the Fire whiskey!" Theo jumps up "I'll being a few bottles of vodka" Lorenzo starts dancing about "I will bring the muggle herb!". I laugh and so does Daphne.

We run upstairs into our joint room, leaving the boys alone in the common room, its large with dark green silk bedsheets on the bed. A window on both sides of the room. I find a lot of peace in these rooms, they don't look comfortable on arrival but they feel comfortable to me. I love to sit in my room with a good book, dimly lit with a few mini lights and with a warm drink.

We sort all of our luggage out. I put my curling iron in the bathroom with all my toiletries. I change into my uniform and walk down to the Great Hall, linking arms with Daphne. We sit down near Pansy Parkinson and Draco, they're meant to be in love but Draco is obviously obsessed with me and I love to toy with him, it's my favorite activity. I start to bite my lip and groan loudly. "Oh I'm so hungry!" I watch Draco look at me with lustful eyes, I turn to Daphne, telling her what to do next.

DRACO MALFOY

She sits there biting her lip and groaning. She knows she drives me insane, she loves to watch me squirm like a worm on a hook. She loves to toy with me, make me admit that all I want is to fuck her mercilessly. I hate her but I really want her. I shouldn't be attracted to her, our families will make us marry if we start dating or anything. I should stay away from her. But I can't help it. She's irresistible. The way her brown hair is curled perfectly and falls at her lower back, the way her green eyes are perfectly shaped and when they look at me, my heart skips a beat.  The way her full lips part perfectly, the way they're perfectly colored the right shade of deep red, they make me want to pull her into a broom closet and kiss her softly until she moans my name. I snap out of my thoughts when I see Daphne remove Victoria's tie, Pansy is trying to talk to me about something but I'm far to focused on Daphne touching Victoria.

My Victoria. My Tori.

I grab the table, trying to hide my aggression, my knuckles turning white. How dare Daphne touch my Victoria like that... My knuckles soften on the table as I feel her gaze on me and I feel her leg touch mine.

My heart races as her leg brushes against mine, a silent acknowledgment of my presence. I glance up, meeting her eyes—soft, knowing, and entirely hers. The anger that had surged within me moments ago dissipates, replaced by the steady hum of her reassurance. Victoria's subtle smile anchors me, reminding me who I am in this moment.

I unclench my fingers and let them rest on the table, steady now. Daphne may play her games, but Victoria's touch tells me everything I need to know. I am hers, and she is mine. Let the world watch; we've already won.

But she doesn't know it yet. Victoria has no idea how tightly she's wrapped around my soul, how her every glance binds me to her in ways I can't undo. That's why I have to play the part, even if it tears me apart inside. I have to make her see what she means to me, and if jealousy is the only way to make her realize it, then so be it. The thought of cozying up to Pansy makes my stomach churn, but it's the only move I have left. I'll endure it—her touch, her laugh, the way her hands will rest too easily on my arm—all for the chance to make Victoria see. This isn't a game I want to play, but love, it seems, doesn't care about the rules. And so, I'll suffer through it all—Victoria's oblivious smiles, her laughter shared with others, and the ache of pretending I don't care—at their little party, where every moment feels like a quiet kind of torture.

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