Yule - Chapter 1 - katiekrum - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling [Archive of Our Own]
“What did you say?” - Draco looked straight at him as if he didn't believe what he had just said. "How come Granger has already been invited???”
Severus Snape could barely contain the smile on his face. He had rarely seen Lucius' son so confused, so he knew he would remember this moment for a really long time. - “And not by only one wizard.”
“What???”
"First I saw Miss Granger decline Mr. Longbottom's invitation. To be honest, this boy impressed me. He invited her the day after the announcement of the Yule Ball.” - He himself never had the courage to invite his friend to the Yule Ball. Fortunately, he has grown bolder over the years and is currently not complaining about his love life.
At this point, Draco let out a loud sigh as he sank into one of the armchairs by the fireplace in his private quarters. - “So soon? But who was it? Weasley? Potter?”
“I don’t know but I know that Mr. Krum also invited her?”
“Krum?”
“By Salazar, Draco! Will you also, when you grow up, repeat after me everything I say? As you age, you remind me of Lucius not only in appearance but also in character. Soon you'll start to faint in here and Narcissa will start wearing T-shirts that say 'I married and gave birth to a Drama Queen'.” - He couldn't help but make fun of his godson. - "Miss Granger was also invited by Mr. Weasley. She also declined his invitation.”
He saw the cogs in the young wizard's head begin to work. He wouldn't be surprised if, from tomorrow morning, he ordered an extensive search for the boy who dared to invite Miss Granger to the ball before the Malfoy heir. The Malfoy heir who had spent the last year convincing his father that he had the right to choose his lifemate.
