Harry Potter Asks Draconia Malfoy to the Yule Ball

Decided who you're going to the ball with, Draconia?

No, not yet. Too many boys to choose from.

Didn't you say a Durmstrang boy asked you?

As if I'd ever go to the ball with one of those troll-brained idiots.

Well, you'd better pick soon. Time is running out.

Did you hear Harry Potter got rejected? What?

He asked Cho Chang, and she laughed at him or something.

He asked Cho- The other day, yeah. But she's going with Cedric, I heard.

Might have been a tactic to get into Cedric's head, try to steal his girl, you know?

I'm sorry, I just realized I'm late for studying.

Since when do you study? Since when do you ever stop eating?

Gross.

A girl of your stature needs to go with a Triwizard champion.

What do you want? Nothing with you, that's sure.

Come to tamper with the goblet again, Mr. Boy Who Cheated?

I came to be alone, actually. To think. You ever try that?

Didn't think you had it in you to ever want a break from the attention.

It's hard sometimes being the greatest wizard ever. I slayed a dragon, you know.

Not sure if you saw. Well, I'm not leaving. Gotta look after the goblet, you know.

So you may as well join me so I can keep an eye on you.

I...

I heard you asked Cho Chang to the ball.

Yeah. I got turned down.

Well, who are you going with, then? Oh, I haven't decided yet. Too many suitors to choose from.

Thinking of going with a Durmstrang boy, an older one.

Durmstrang? The Malvoy I know wouldn't go to the ball with one of those troll-brained idiots.

Well, perhaps you don't know me as well as you think, Potter.

Perhaps I don't. How do you think Mr. Potter would feel if he were to find out about this?

Think he'd approve of you attempting to use the spell that killed his parents?

Stay away from Potter. Did you really cheat, you know, to get your name into the cup?

You think I'd choose to fight a dragon of my own accord?

Don't play stupid, Potter. You wouldn't have known there's a dragon.

Honestly? Honestly, I don't know who did. I thought it was you for a while.

Me? Why would I do that? Don't know. To humiliate me?

If I wanted to humiliate you, I would simply make sure you end up alone at the Yule Ball.

Yeah, well, it seems you'll get your way, then.

Because Cho turned you down? I don't care about Cho. She was my second choice anyway.

Is that so? Yeah. So you've been rejected twice? How embarrassing.

I haven't, you twit. Only once. I never asked the other girl.

Oh? It's just, how do you ask someone to the ball that you know will say no?

After slaying a dragon, is there seriously any vapid, easily impressed girl in this school who would turn you down, Potter?

You would. I'm not vapid or easily impressed.

The girl I'm talking about is, well, it's complicated.

Complicated? I mean, she's beautiful, intelligent too.

Rough around the edges, but I dunno, I think she hates me, honestly.

Well, if it makes you feel better, no one could hate you more than me.

Exactly. Do whatever you want, Potter. Why are you telling me this?

Well, you're a girl. How would you feel?

If someone somewhere out there felt that way about me, I would want them to tell me, yes.

Even if you hated them? Sure, Potter. Even if I hated them.

Then, Draconia, would you like to go to the ball with me?