Day 17. Harry Potter. Harry/Draco. A Friendly Face Title: A friendly face Author:digthewriter Word Count: 250 Rating: PG Warning: EWE. Auror Training Academy. Made up stuff. Pretend Relationship. Disclaimer: Harry Potter characters are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended. Author's Notes: This story is going to be called "Nothing Ventured. Nothing Gained." Each chapter is going to have a unique title but it'll all be part of one big story. I hope! AO3 link for all chapters in a row! All my thanks to nia_kantorka for the beta - omg best alpha/beta ever!
When Harry and Malfoy found their way to their table, Padma was there with Nott, along with Luna.
Harry was surprised to see Luna at the party, since she wasn't an Auror cadet, but he figured she'd been invited by someone that was.
"Harry!" she said, smiling and walked up to him for a hug. She was wearing a holiday jumper with Christmas decorations and the word "Balls" designed on them. "Do you like my jumper? I thought it was quite festive given the situation..."
"What situation?" Malfoy asked, taking a seat next to Padma and looking up at Harry and Luna, still holding hands. He frowned, but Harry tried not to read too much into it. He was most likely only playing along.
"Well, obviously for the reason that the Auror Academy is filled with men! There are 10 men per women cadets. If anything, this entire thing is about nothing but men and their balls!" Luna exclaimed and Pansy nodded along, approving Luna's choice in jumper.
Harry chuckled lightly. "Hey, I told Ginny to join..." He knew it wasn't his imagination then when he saw Malfoy stiffen up next to him. "So who invited you here, anyway?"
"Otto," she said.
"Jones?" both Harry and Malfoy said in surprise.
"Yeah, Otto didn't want to ruin his chances of finding a man tonight, so he brought me."
"For good luck?" Malfoy asked.
She shrugged. "He knows I won't be offended if he leaves me alone to go home with the bloke."
"Well..." Harry said raising his champagne glass, "Here's to Jones getting lucky!"