November 1997

"Distinguish between wiggenweld potion and dittany?" I reread the question over and over and the words in my thick potions book were starting to blur. I shut the book causing a few people around me to flinch. I got up from the couch needing some fresh air and I saw Mattheo follow behind me. Brilliant.

"Mat you've annoyed me enough today." I whisper-yelled, hoping to not disturb everyone in the common room who were working on the potions essay Professor Snape kindly set that was due Monday. Which was tomorrow! Knowing us, we all hadn't started it yet. So we set a house study session for today in the common room. It would mean that the Gryffindors in our potions class wouldn't be able to study with us, but Slytherins have always been excluded from the other houses. Then they wonder why we're rude to everyone. Snape get's it.

"What have I done now?" He swooshed in front of me blocking me from leaving the passage that lead to our common room.

"Nothing, now go away." He rolled his eyes as I pushed passed him.

"Come on, just admit it." I stopped walking and turned to stare at him dead in the eye.

"I do not - and this will be the last time I am saying this - have feelings for DRACO!" He looked as though he was about to burst out laughing and he did which made me laugh. I couldn't be mad at him forever, regardless that he told everyone today in potions that I smelt Draco in the Amortentia potion. Which I didn't by the way.

Mat and I have been best friends since our first year when I tripped over him on the Hogwarts Express. He had helped me up and realised I was crying (Draco had been teasing me - as always) and he made me feel better by buying me lollies from the cart. Everyone had been scared of him (they still are) considering who his father is, but I was the only one who didn't care. Now we're in our sixth year and he has grown to be a narcissistic asshole.

"Oh Davina I love when you scream my name."

Draco, whom I've known forever - we live across from each other - came up behind me and put his arm around me and pulled my long hair out of the way.

"Hello," I said, relieved he was here before I killed Mattheo. I took a desperate tone and pouted, "I need help finishing my essay."

"It's fine, I've already finished it for you. I saw you struggling, I thought you were going to snap your quill."

"Thank you Draco."

"No worries."

"Alright, I left to go get some air so if you'll excuse me." I turned and headed out of the dungeons, glad that neither of them were following me. I just felt like a walk and it was about to get dark so I hurried up to the courtyard. I curled myself in my leather jacket wishing I had at least put on gloves. I stepped in the middle of the courtyard and stared up at the sky. Something about Sundays was always bittersweet. We got to relax but there was school the next day.

I smiled as I made pictures with the clouds.

"Why is it that I always seem to bump into you when I'm angry?"

"And why are you angry this time Michael?"

"Well I'm not sure if you heard but Ravenclaw lost to Hufflepuff yesterday which kicks us out of the running for the Quidditch cup."

"No I missed it, sorry. I think that's the first game I've missed a game this season."

"No it's okay, I actually had fallen off my broom so I would've preferred you hadn't seen that." I giggled and he smiled.

"Wait, that means we have to beat Hufflepuff next week or they win the cup. I have to focus during practice, got to keep up my chaser reputation."

"I am so happy for you," he said sarcastically. Michael Corner was Ravenclaws heartthrobs' best friend, so he was always with someone. He was kind of a player and he was handsome, but not compared to blonde hair, blue-eyed Anthony, who was the actual heartthrob.

"So has Cho Chang called it quits yet?"

"That is rude. But she has actually. Yesterday after the game she said she felt close to Cedric because Hufflepuff won, so she broke up with me. It's been 2 years, when are people going to get over him?" He realised what he said and wrapped his arms around me. "Sorry I forgot."

"It's okay, I'm over it."

In my third year, Cedric Diggory (who was in his fifth year) had taken interest in me and we secretly dated until he died the next year in his last Triwizard tournament task. He was my first kiss and my first time, but no one knew about us except Michael but then Mattheo also found out because he had caught me bawling my eyes out.

"Are you sure? You haven't gotten with anyone since. I think you're the only one in our year that hasn't dated anyone since the Yule ball in 95." The Yule ball was when everyone stressed about having dates so it turned into a dating ritual and everyone came out of it with a boyfriend or girlfriend. I came out of it with jealousy because Cedric had taken Cho Chang because he couldn't be public with me. It was a little funny though because Cho really liked him. But then it wasn't funny.

"I just haven't had the opportunity. Not gonna lie though, everyone around me has been getting some and me, it's just been crickets." Michael started laughing and I hit him. "It's not funny. I haven't been kissed since 95."

"I'll kiss you, just to tide you over until you get someone." I chuckled but then realised he was serious. I looked at him for a minute, contemplating.

"Fine, what's the harm. We're good friends. You help me with homework and I help you with Quidditch, although you seem to not be getting better considering yesterday. Yeah okay," I decided. He smiled and stepped toward me.

He cupped my face in his hands and I wanted to laugh because it was Michael but I closed my eyes briefly and readied myself. I put my hands in his long curly hair and he leaned down, still smiling. The warmth of his lips sent shivers down my spine and it took me a bit to get into it, but then we found a rhythm. He got really into it though so I let him use tongue. He was surprisingly good at it and I felt myself getting turned on. A lot. But it wasn't because of Michael, obviously, it was just because I haven't done this in a while.

After a few minutes we both flinched and stepped away.

"Blimey! What was that?" He looked up and realisation swept over his face. It had started to snow.

"This is the first snow of the year."

"How bittersweet." He said and lifted his hands to catch snow.

"How?"

"Well we're dying of hypothermia but its snow which speaks for itself." I smiled and then I kissed him again. Like before but a bit shorter.

"Okay I have successfully been tide over." I went undercover and he followed while we both shivered.

"Can I state some facts and ask you two questions?"

"Two?"

"Well I just asked you one."

"Smart." Then I remembered he was in Ravenclaw. To me, people were just people. Everyone else thought otherwise. "Okay go ahead."

"So, that was a very passionate kiss and we both definitely enjoyed it."

"Yes." I wanted to laugh but I also wanted to hear where he was going with this.

"Well, because we don't have partners to do that kind of activity with, would you like to be non-platonic activity doers, with each other?" 

I had to translate what he said first and then think about it, which took a dozen seconds. Platonic meant like non-sexual but intimate and he said 'non-platonic' which I guess means sexual and not intimate. Okay that makes sense; I think. Oh he is saying friends with benefits. Now that is English.

"I think that would be enjoyable and a productive way to spend our time. You're a prefect right?"

"Yeah, much to Anthony's dismay," he said smugly.

"Yeah whatever, do you want to go to your dorm." He quickly understood what I said and then we started speed-walking to the Ravenclaw common room. We got there and I forgot about the stupid riddles you had to do to get in.

"Which came first: the Phoenix or the flame?"

"For Merlin's sake I hate these ones." He was in deep thought for a moment and then I think he got it.

"A circle has no beginning." When the door opened he was ecstatic and then he lead me to his room.

It was obviously all different shades of royal blue and then a few gold detailing but it was spacious with a big bed. Then Michael respectively threw me on the bed after muttering muffliato and colloportus.

"Can I take your clothes off?"

"Go for it." He took off my jacket and lifted my sweater and I slid off my pants. Then he quickly undressed himself leave us both in our underwear. He kissed me softly and kept his hands on my waist considering he could touch elsewhere.

"You can, you know," I whispered hoping he would get it. He did and then he took off his boxers and slid off my panties. Next thing I know my head is tilting back and I'm gripping his sheets.

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I came out of the bathroom in my underwear after showering and he gave me a shirt. I buttoned it and then he gestured for me to lie with him.

He was staring down at me, in my eyes I think, I couldn't really tell.

"Your eyes are pure slytherin green but there are brown flecks in them. I've never noticed that before."

I ruffled his dark hair to shake him out of his trance and he laughed nervously.

"Don't talk about my eyes, you weirdo."

"Fine. Your hair is literal gold and it's always amazed me." Cedric used to say that. He said I should've been in Hufflepuff because of it.

I rolled my eyes at him and didn't bother replying hoping to start a new topic.

"You are a nice host, I may come here more often."

"Well I know you hardly sleep in your bed." He put his arm around me and I cuddled into him. My cold hands spread goosebumps all over his bare torso.

"Well you know that I hate Pansy. The emotional damage she has caused-"

"Draco, yes it's horrible."

"Don't patronise me," I joked.

"So you sleep in your common room?"

"Well you know how Draco and I have basically raised each other?" He nodded. "I just sleep with him or Mattheo."

"And nothing's ever happened with them."

"No, never. Draco and I are purely platonic (HA I can use smart words) and Mat and I are best friends."

"Sure."

"I swear, there's been nothing. Although, the past few weeks Mat has been insisting that I have feelings for Draco and I have no idea why."

"That's odd. You should be careful."

"Why?"

"You're very, how do I put this... tempting, and Malfoy and Riddle are entitled, so I wouldn't put it past them to want to have sex with you, or grow feelings for you."

"Never gonna happen."

"Well then I'll say 'I told you so' when you're stuck in a love triangle."

"Fine, because you never will."

We laid for several minutes and I was falling asleep then I felt Michael put on my pants and shoes so I opened my eyes.

"Dinner's going to finish soon so you have to get up. I also didn't think you wanted to sleep here so up you get." I dragged myself out of his very comfortable prefect bed and followed him out.

We passed the common room and people glanced my way, judging, but one person stared and that was Cho Chang. I suppose me leaving Michael's room with his shirt on would make her a bit pissed but oh well she went to the ball with my boyfriend (we never broke up so he is always my boyfriend).

As we entered the great hall he whispered, "I'm gonna head to my table, you're welcome to join." I was about to say yes but then I saw Mat.

"Thats okay I'm going to my table, thanks for today."

"Oh it will happen plenty more times." He smirked and went to sit with Anthony and I sat with Mat.

"You left your books out in the common room so I put them in my room." I could tell he wanted to say something else because I saw him looking at Michael.

"Thanks." I put some pasta and began eating.

"So what's with you and that Ravenclaw boy."

"He's not a boy, he's a prefect."

"Oooooh," he said sarcastically.

"Nothing."

"You're wearing different clothes don't fuck with me." He only swore when he was serious so I turned to him.

"What is your issue?"

"I just want to know."

"Well if you must know we ran into each other in the courtyard and it had started snowing so he leant me a shirt instead of me having to go all the way down to the dungeons." He looked at me suspiciously, then he leant in and smelt me.

"You smell like rainforest." That was the Ravenclaw body wash. Whoops.

"No I don't."

"Yes you do, because you usually smell like mint, like the rest of us." Why was the school so prejudice with houses? Each house has its own toiletry scent and ours happens to be not-rainforest.

"Okay so. I was in his room."

"You slept with him didn't you?" I went to protest but Draco had just sat on the other side of me and he heard.

"Slept with who?"

"In the name of merlin." I drew a frustrated breath.

"It's neither one of your business." Mat leaned to Draco.

"She had sex with the Ravenclaw prefect." Draco nodded then he got up and left, without eating.

"Thanks so much, he is probably disgusted that is wasn't a Slytherin or a pureblood."

"He isn't pureblood?"

"Are you serious?"

"What are you doing Davina?"

"Whatever the hell I want, which is what I'm entitled to do the last time I checked and I don't need your judgment and I also don't have to tell you or listen to you regarding what I do. Or who in this case." Now it was my turn to leave.