chapter 13

                                    

                                          
"I'm in love with you, for a fact, Aurora. And I can't contain this anymore."
As we stood there on the Astronomy Tower, my eyes widened. This was definitely a shock, even though I knew what he was going to say.
"So..I wanted to ask, will you be my girlfriend?"
I wanted to scream, I would jump off that tower right now and then if I could. 
"Yes." The words seemed to be tumbling out of my mouth without really me knowing what I was saying. 
And then, a large grin spread on his face, and he picked me up and twirled me around. I kissed him, it was like the first one we had, soft and sweet. He set me down as we parted our lips, and I looked at him, my expression serious. "But Harry cannot find out."
"Yes, ma'am." he said, saluting. 
I chuckled and kissed his cheek, "We better, head down to dinner."
"You go first, they might be suspicious."
"Yeah, one second-" I wiped a small lipstick stain from his cheek. 
"Go on, then. I'll catch up soon enough."
After ten minutes, I had arrived to the Great Hall. I sat down in between Harry and Hermione, Ron sitting across from us. Luckily, I was a great liar and it didn't show in my posture or eyes. "Hey, guys."
"Hello." they all chorused. "Hey, when's the next Quidditch match? There hasn't been a game in ages."
"I'm planning a match after I get over this detention with Snape. Also, we've got our first lesson with Dumbledore on Saturday."
"Dumbledore likes you better than me, or something. He sent you the letter, he told you that he was going to come and pick us up from the Burrow, does he have a bone to pick with me or something?"
I set off for breakfast the next day, having done the skincare I bought with my salary at Starbucks, brushed my teeth, worn my uniform and done my hair. As I sat down across from Ron, who was so entangled in Lavender he did not notice me sit down, I turned around and gave Draco a small wave. He gave me one too, but he looked saddened. I didn't know why, but I made a mental note to ask him about it later. 
Harry and Hermione came in, and Harry took a seat next to Ron. Ron took a second to say 'Good morning, mate," and then went back to snogging Lavender. "Oh, get a room, honestly!" I said, exasperated. "It's been ten minutes since I've came down here and yet you two just won't stop! Do you expect the breakfast to sit and wait for you all day?! We're all much too polite to start eating without you, but it makes it impossible for us to eat if you're going to kiss someone until the day ends! All I want is a proper meal, Ronald! So get over your little kissing booth moment and eat!" I drew a long breath, while Ron sat there looking embarassed and slightly shocked, Lavender looked pouty. "Well-" she began, but I interrupted, "Be quiet, Daisy Orange, and eat your food."