Being childhood best friends with Draco would include
Him asking his father, who was one of the governors at Hogwarts, to please make sure you were together in all the classes for first year.
Being dropped off at the station together, your parents standing side by side waving at the both of you glued to the compartments window.
Draco trying to coax you into eating chocolate frogs until you give in as he practically shoves one down your throat
His sly attitude masking his nerves for everyone but you
You watch as he adjusts his robe over and over again, fumbling with his hands when they’re not pushing back his already slicked hair.
Him rocking the boat when you specifically told him you were scared of falling over.
He’s laughing until he notices you’re about to cry.
“I didn’t know you were serious.” He rolls his eyes but doesn’t rock it again until you reach the other end of the lake and Hogwarts.
Draco ceasing to breathe as the sorting hat is placed on your head
His lungs filling with air again when Slytherin is called
Offering to give you flying lessons because he’s more gifted than you are on the broom but making fun of you the whole time
Sneaking snacks from the great hall back to the common room to share during final examinations week
Draco refusing to remind you what the password is, allowing you to stand outside the common room until the Slytherin Prefect lets you in.
You returning the favor next week since it changes weekly
Him teasing you about green not being your color up to the last day of school.
Draco enduring your puberty jokes after not seeing him all summer and coming back to his voice an octave lower
Midnight duels with him, filled with laughter and silly spells
“Rictusempra!” You yell, sending your friend into the floor with laughter.
He clutches his stomach but somehow manages to utters the same.
You’re luckily both found by Filch not even 3 minutes later, at the brink of death by laughter.
Becoming his personal and extremely obnoxious cheerleader when he becomes part of the Slytherin quidditch team.
Draco throwing you death stare every time you cheer during a game but secretly loving it
Comforting a prideful Draco when he loses to Potter
Chasing the golden trio and accidentally coming across what would become your favorite place in the castle: the astronomy tower
Spending the rest of the semester up there when you both had free time
Watching as day by day your friend grows increasingly wary
Him finally confiding under the cover of the night that he knows what might be petrifying all the mudbloods
You and him sneaking around the castle in attempts to find to the Basilik he heard his father speaking about
Being awoken for the midnight feast when Harry defeats the basilik and gathering food ammunition with Draco before heading up to the astronomy tower with him.
Making fun of his no longer slicked back dissolved blonde hair and him of your cartoon pajamas
Planning your upcoming year filled with excitement and anticipation
Sitting on the train together and hugging each other when the lights go off.
As the lights extinguish an invisible spark ignites between you two.
Really liking his new hair and ruffling it every time you get the chance to, gel no longer a danger to your palms.
Sitting with him in the infirmary, tears in your eyes as you hold back the laughter while Madam Pomfrey bandaged his arm.
Him mimicking you when you finally burst out laughing.
The buckbeak encounter would unfortunately never be lived down by Draco
Walking him back to the dormitory because madam needs beds for people who are, in her own words, “Actually ill.”
Him shoving you hard with his not sprained arm while you snort, still finding the situation extremely amusing.
His face flaring as Gryffindors walk by chuckling at the sight of him, you give them your best impersonation of Dracos snarl.
Draco sitting across from you in the Astronomy tower confessing to you what his boggart is.
Reaching for his hand to comfort him and ignoring the butterflies that come to life in both of your stomachs.
Weekends at hogsmeade were something you looked forward to.
Snowfights with Draco and your other Slytherin friends, which forced you to pretend Draco’s cold pink nose wasn’t the cutest thing ever.
Ignoring thoughts like these.
Drinking hot cocoa at the three broomsticks, where you both pretend you’re squished so close together simply to warm up.
One upping him with every potion
Many nights in the astronomy tower where Draco feels most at ease voicing his uncertainty of his fathers beliefs
Lots of hand holding and more dancing around your feelings.
A longing for what the next year and Draco would bring, as you part ways at platform 9 and 3/4.
Attending the quidditch World Cup alongside Draco and his parents
Pretending you didn’t notice how much cuter he’d gotten as you focused on the game
Although they’d gotten best seats in the house Draco’s eyes seemed to wander back to your face for the entirety of the game.
Making Potter stinks badges that amused Draco more than you had anticipated.
In the weeks leading up to the Yule ball you grew more stressed as no one had asked you.
Little did you know a certain someone was going around threatening to whoever uttered the idea of extending you an invitation.
And on the last Saturday before the dance that someone knocked at your dormitory door.
You were still in your pajamas and really not expecting a very sweaty and stuttery Draco awkwardly asking you to the Yule ball.
You’d never tell him but when you’d seen him standing outside of your door looking like that you’d been inclined to call for Madam Pomfrey, unsure of what was wrong with your friend.
Forever thankful you’d waited for him to finish, “Would you- I mean if-if- you don’t-don’t have to, in - just-my father-I-yule. Y/N.”
You’d smiled quizzically at him and that was enough for him to arm himself with courage.
“Come to the Yule ball with me y/n?” As the stutter disappeared a red hue tinted his cheeks.
Of course you said yes and spent the next three weeks looking for the perfect mint dress.
As you made your way down the stairs and into Draco’s line of view he realized something.
Green was your color after all.
