hphalloween_mod (hphalloween_mod) wrote in hp_halloween, @ 2005-10-31 12:17:00 |
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Original poster: mchoneygoose
Gift for: cutecoati
From: redcandle17
Rating: G
Author’s Notes: I have no idea why my Halloween drabble is set during the Yule Ball. I'm very sorry, but I'm too lazy to write something else.
"You snagged Potter. You'll probably be on the front page of the Daily Prophet tomorrow. Congratulations." Pansy kept her eyes on her own reflection in the mirror, trying to appear as if she wasn't interested in Parvati.
"And you've finally gotten Malfoy. Congratulations." Parvati's tone was polite, emotionless.
Pansy glanced around the bathroom. They were alone - the first time they'd been alone since starting Hogwarts. They hadn't had conversations that didn't involve taunts about each other's Houses in three and a half years. Still, in all that time, Pansy hadn't found anyone to replace her best friend.
They'd arrived at Hogwarts holding hands, entertaining each other with tales of the unicorns they hoped to acquire as pets while Padma kept her nose in a book.
Her first night in the Slytherin Dungeons, Pansy covered her face with her pillow and cried herself to sleep. She hadn't understood why Parvati was up was in Gryffindor Tower with the blood traitors instead of down there with her.
She understood now. And if she still cried sometimes - though now she used silencing charms instead of pillows - well, it was just part of growing up, wasn't it?
"Merry Christmas, Parvati."
"You, too, Pansy."