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Country Magic #12 - One of Them Girls by olivejuice28
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
20 Aug 2020
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Based off the song "One of Them Girls" by Lee Brice. Hopelessly in love with his secret crush, Draco finally takes a chance.
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- Part 12 of Country Magic
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- “Earth to Draco” A dark-skinned hand waved vigorously in front of his face… Blaise was smirking as he resumed stabbing his salad with obvious contempt… "I mean, honestly, would it kill them to learn how to make a decent vinaigrette? This is offensive, I’m offended on behalf of the produce…”; “You’re doing it again, mate”… a soggy piece of cucumber hit him smack between the eyes. “Oi!What are you, eleven?” “I know exactly what I am,” Blaise snarked, “Though you seem to be in complete denial…”; "You’re not nearly as subtle as you like to think… I’ve known about your obsession since Third Year”
- “You know you could just go talk to her. Engage her in a friendly conversation like a normal person, instead of ogling her from afar like some lecher.” That got Draco’s attention… “I am not a lecher. I am not ogling her. And I am not obsessed with Granger” “Yet you knew exactly to whom I was referring”; "So, are you willing to admit it now?” “Admit what?” “Admit that you are one hundred percent gone over the Gryffindor Princess…”, but Blaise… was cut off by Draco vehemently shushing him, “I don’t want the whole Ministry to know you sodding git!” he whisper-yelled; “Alright, that’s enough. You’ve been mooning… over her for far too long. You’re going to march over there and ask her to go for drinks after work.” Draco froze, aghast at the prospect…- “Granger,” he drawled… “Malfoy,” her smile widened and her eyes sparkled and he found it difficult to swallow… or breathe… or formulate a coherent thought… his brain cataloged the way the light glinted off her curls, how long her dark eyelashes were, how utterly kissable her lips looked… causing him to realize he’d been staring, and rather blatantly. Not a lecher, indeed.
- …praying to all the Founders that he wasn’t about to make a complete fool of himself. “I wanted to see if you’d like to grab drinks after work?” “I’d love to, I really would, but I can’t,” she said, and she truly did look sorry about it… “I have somewhere I need to be… but if you wanted to come with me, maybe we could go out when I’m done?” Wait, she was inviting him to join her? “I should warn you, it’s a little… unusual,” she started to explain, clearly unaware that he’d do just about anything in order to spend time with her… “I’d be honored to accompany you anywhere you want to go, Granger,”… and was rewarded with a lovely blush coloring her cheeks… He felt like he might have levitated off his chair for a second. “Well, I hope you still feel that way once we get there”; “Meet me at the fountain at closing?”… He remained rooted to the spot, staring after her like a gormless loon…- Quizzical dark eyes scanned the taller wizard assessing his current state and assuming he was catatonic with elation. “Ah, so you’ve got a date. Good on you. It’s about time."; Was it a date? He wasn’t entirely sure… but she’d upped the ante when she invited him to accompany her to… wherever they were going… Salazar knew he’d follow her back into the Forbidden Forest during a Centaur family reunion if it meant being by her side
- “Did you know Harry once dumped an entire bag of coins in there?” “No,” Draco shook his head, “When was that?” “After his trial with the Wizengamot before our Fifth Year. He was so relieved to have the charges dropped, he tossed the whole lot in.”
- “You’re sure you want to come with me?” “Positive,” he assured her, “Though I don’t actually know where you’re taking me.” The teasing lilt to his voice seemed to lessen her anxiety… “Well, you won’t have long to wait to find out,”
- A very small sign hung above the knocker and he barely had time to register the words “Elf Assistance” before crossing the threshold behind her; He... turned to see Luna Lovegood gliding towards them with an airy smile on her face. “Hi, Hermione,” she embraced her friend, “And hello, Draco,”…
- “So, before we go in there, I suppose I should tell you that I help lead a House Elf support group.”… “Oh… well… that’s… um…” he wasn’t entirely sure what that was, and was caught between a desire to bust out laughing and wanting to ask Hermione if she’d gone round the bend. “I told you it was unusual,”… a challenge sparkling in her wide, brown eyes.
- Draco was quite certain she had been about to say “master”, and suddenly understood why this whole support group idea might be a valid service. “Well that’s completely understandable…”… Tinker looked marginally uplifted by it; It was abundantly clear that the Elves all deeply admired and trusted both of the young women… he could hardly take his eyes off Hermione.
"I was wondering when Hermione might bring you by. It was only a matter of time obviously” “Obviously?” “Oh, yes, Hermione’s fancied you for ages. She just never thought you’d be interested. I told her she was being silly, of course. You’ve liked her since we were children”
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