A Favor

"Watch it Potter!" I yell as he brushes past me and takes no heed of my warning. I sigh mentally and make my way towards the Slytherin Dorms. When I walk into the common room, Pansy rushes towards me. I slip past her and sit down in my favorite chair by the dim fire. Crabbe and Goyle lumber past me to so first years with some sweets.

"Pigs," I mutter. "can´t stand to be away from food for more than five minutes."

"Draco," Pansy says as she sits down on the floor by my chair. "You do remember that you are supposed to spy on the Gryffindor´s Quidditch practice in a few days, right?" Quidditch. An image of Potter on his Firebolt appears in my head. I curse mentally and stand up, trying to shake the image away.

"Where you going Draco?" Goyle asks through a mouthful of food.

"Away."

Pansy stands up. "Why?" I roll my eyes I´m surrounded by idiots.

"Don´t ask stupid questions Pansy." I say as I walk out of the common room. Once outside, I start running, I don´t know where. I stop about ten minutes later and look around. Great, I´m by the Gryffindor Dorms.

"Great, just great." I sit down under the staircase. "Potter," I say to no one in particular. "You always out do me in every fucking thing I do and try." I sigh and close my eyes.

"Oh I do, do I?" A voice, slightly muffled answers me. My eyes snap open.

"Hello?" I ask, but no one´s there.

"Hello yourself." The voice answers.

"Show yourself!" I say, my voice rising in anger. The voice hiccups. "Why?" It giggles and I glance around and spot an empty bottle of FireWhiskey on the ground.

"Do you have an invisibility cloak on?" I ask.

"Maybe." It says slowly.

It hiccups again and I feel something, or someone slump against me. I feel around for the edge of a cloak. I grab it and slowly pull it off. A pair of bright green eyes, hazy from the firewhiskey stare up at me.

"Hello Malfoy." He giggles and closes his eyes.

"Potter?" I whisper. He doesn´t answer. I start to stand up, but Potter holds on to me. I sigh and sit back down. "You´re strong Potter." I mutter. He sighs and leans closer to me.

"Don´t leave." He whispers. I stare at him and surprisingly hear myself say, "I won´t." I close my eyes and drift off to sleep.

* * * *

I wake up, my head hurting slightly. I glance down at Potter and stare, last night coming back. I then slowly reach out and pull his glasses off his face. Potter´s eyes snap open.

"Malfoy, what are you doing with my glasses?" He looks around.

I smirk. "Well, I thought I´d crush them so you wouldn´t be able to see during your next game."

"You wouldn´t do that."

"What?"

"You wouldn´t break my glasses." He says. "I just know you wouldn´t."

I don´t say anything and stand up. I straighten my robes, grab Potter´s hand and pull him up. I lean close and hiss, "Don´t think about telling anyone about this." To him.

I drop his hand and walk away.

I can feel him staring at me as I walk to my house table at breakfast. Pansy glances at me, worried. I smirk and sit down. My eagle swoops in gracefully and lands in front of me with a letter and a small package. I tuck the letter into my pocket and finger the package. After breakfast, I hurry to my dorm. Once inside, I set the package on my bed and take the letter out. I open it and a whiff of perfume greets me. Mother.

Draco,

As I´ve said before, your father and I have decided for you to take on the family name. Over these past few years, we have never heard you speak of a girlfriend. If you are going to take the family name, please do as your father says.

It went on and on until the end where father added an end note.

Draco, I will be coming to the castle during Christmas break.

L.M & N.M

I throw the letter into the fire and start opening the package. Inside is an emerald and diamond ring and a silver chain with the Malfoy crest on it. I take the crest off the chain and also throw it into the fire. I slip the ring onto the chain and put it in my pocket. I rush out of my dorm, out of the common room, into the hallway and make my way towards the Gryffindor common room.