#ch: ernie macmillan

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I told Justin to hide up in our dormitory.

Chamber of Secrets, Ch. 11

Another small instance of early instalment weirdness - it doesn’t make much sense for Ernie to say “up in our dormitory” when the Hufflepuff common room is on the sublevel, two floors below the library, where they’re currently sitting. We won’t learn the approximate location of the Hufflepuff common room until Book 4.

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Yule Ball Dilemma // Draco Malfoy x Reader - Chapter 3

Summary: The Yule Ball is approaching and one of the main problems students are facing besides their studies is who they're going to the ball with. You couldn't care less. You believe that you'll be able to enjoy the ball whether you have a partner or not. Draco, on the other hand, has been thinking about asking you to be his partner.But what's this? Someone else is also planning on asking you out? Will they beat Draco to it or will Draco man up and ask you out first?

A/N: I scratched the original outline for this chapter and redid it and honestly this one's much better lmao. I also scratched the idea of making an epilogue and just merged it in this one because I literally can't stretch the story any longer HAHA. This is supposed to be a oneshot ffs

Sorry this took so long!!! I got sidetracked and I'm now deep in Animal Crossing (Pocket Camp, not NH I'm broke).

No beta since I literally just finished writing this and it's 6am and my beta readers are asleep orz

Anyways! I hope you enjoy it!! I'm going to try to work on the requests without stressing myself out too much because I noticed that I do that a lot :') I might start an actual series soon too but it's still 50-50.

Index: Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three (You’re Here!)

Word Count: 2.7k

Tag List: @theres-a-dog-outside-omg @langdonzvoid @romance-geek @slytherclawmalfoy @danadeacon @malfoyswheezes @naomi02hook @sarahthehuffpuff 

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Before you even managed to register what Macmillan just said, Draco lunged at Macmillan. His fist met the poor Hufflepuff’s face which made him stumble backward. Your eyes widened when you saw the bruising around Ernie’s right eye. He charged at Draco and punched him back, breaking his nose. You panicked at the sight of blood on Draco’s face. 

“Stop it! Both of you!”

The two didn’t hear your yells as they were too busy grabbing and trying to hit the other. You tried to pull Draco away but he was too strong and you couldn’t successfully pry him away from the other boy. Everyone in the Great Hall is now looking at two fighting boys. To your luck, Professor Snape has arrived, along with Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout. Professor McGonagall whips out her wand and separates the two with a wordless spell. 

“Care to explain yourselves?” Professor Snape’s voice was the same as usual but you can sense a bit of annoyance in his tone. 

“He started it!” Macmillan exclaimed, pointing a finger at Draco. “He just punched me out of nowhere!” Draco tried to raise his fist again but Snape was holding his arm back. “Professor, he was being—”

“No more reasons! Both of you.” Professor McGonagall said sternly. “20 points from Slytherin and Hufflepuff for fighting in the Great Hall. I will also talk to your head of house about your detention.” You heard groans from both the Slytherin and Hufflepuff table. Professor Snape and Professor Sprout then brought the two boys to the hospital wing as Professor McGonagall tells everyone to go back into their dormitories. 

“I’m going to go check on them. You guys go ahead.” You waved your friends goodbye and went to the hospital wing. You were fuming. Not only did the two of them make a scene, but Draco also managed to make your house lose points and get himself hurt. You weren’t really mad over losing points, you were angry over the fact that Draco did something so irrational.

You swung the door to the hospital wing open and walked by Professor Snape and Professor Sprout on your way in. Once you’ve spotted the two boys, you angrily stomped towards their beds. Madam Pomfrey just left to fetch something she’ll need to lessen the swelling on the boys’ faces. They were looking away from each other, avoiding each other’s gaze. Draco tried to open his mouth to explain but you cut him off.

“What were you two thinking?” You yelled at them in frustration. Macmillan looked at you. You could barely see the blackeye around his right eye but the swelling was still there.

“Y/N, you saw it yourself. He attacked me first!” He tried to explain. “That doesn’t mean that the two of you should start fighting in the Great Hall.” You glared at him and he lowered his head. “In front of other students and teachers too! Have you got no decency?” You saw Draco about to speak up in the corner of your eye but before he could, your glare shifted from the Hufflepuff to him.

“And you!” If looks could kill, Draco would have been dead on the spot. He has never seen you this mad before. “I don’t even know what to say to you. I’m so angry at the two of you right now.” You brought your hands to your face and tried to take a deep breath. You wanted to pull your hair out of frustration. You looked at them one last time, with the same angry glare, and left. You can’t handle seeing their faces right now, you needed to cool off. 

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Draco made his way back to the common room immediately after Pomfrey had healed his broken nose. He remembered how angry you were when you showed up in the hospital wing and he was scared that you’d ignore him once you see him. He whispers the password and the bricks open to reveal the Slytherin common room. 

The moment he stepped in, the first years, who were doing their essays in the common room, hurried back to their dorms. He saw his friends sitting by the fireplace and made his way towards them. They were the only ones in the common room since the moment another student saw Draco, they just hurried back to their dorms. 

“Nice punch.” Theo snickered, Draco just scowled at him. It wasn’t funny. 

Seeing Draco’s reaction, Blaise smacked his potions book behind Theo’s head and mouthed the words “Not funny.” This made Theo shut up, but he was still grinning like an idiot. Three figures sitting on the floor caught Draco’s attention.

 He swallowed the lump in his throat when he noticed that it was you, Pansy, and Daphne. The two girls were sitting across you as you finished ranting to them. You buried your face on the pillow you were hugging. The two girls just rubbed your back in an attempt to comfort you. 

You didn’t notice Draco making his way behind you since you currently have your face buried on a pillow. Pansy noticed him and stood up, followed by Daphne.

“You better make up to her.” Pansy glared at Draco and poked his chest with a finger before she left. Daphne just gave him a sad smile and left. 

You noticed the sudden disappearance of the two comforting figures in front of you and raised your head to confirm that the two girls you were just talking to were now gone.

“Y/N,” You heard Draco say behind you. You felt the anger you felt earlier coming back and quickly stood up. You tried to ignore him and just make your way to the dorms when you felt him grab you by your wrist. The rest of your friends noticed this and immediately scurried back to their dorms, leaving you and Draco alone in the common room.

You pulled your hand away from his and crossed your arms across your chest with a huff.

“What do you want?”

You tried your best to look mad. You felt your heart twist when you saw the sad expression on his face. No. You’re not going to give in easily. He didn’t answer your question. Instead, he just looked at the ground, not meeting your gaze. You exhaled sharply and uncrossed your arms to bring them to your sides.

“What you did earlier was stupid, Draco.” You started. “You didn’t have to launch yourself at Macmillan. You should’ve let me handle it. Look, you even got yourself hurt and cost us points!" You exclaimed. “I promised you I wouldn’t entertain him. Did you think I would break that promise?” Your voice faltered. “Don’t you trust me?” Draco looked up to see the mixture of anger and sadness on your face, mostly sadness. 

“No, It’s not that,” He grabbed both of your hands and held it in his. “I trust you, Y/N. It’s just—I just couldn’t handle seeing him so close to you.” His eyebrows furrowed in annoyance as he recalls the scene from earlier, Macmillan asking you out, a bouquet in his hand. You pulled your hands away, which made Draco frown. As much as you love him holding your hands, you need to hold onto your angry façade.  

“What do you mean?”

“He fancies you, Y/N.” He explained. You were surprised. Macmillan fancies you? “I just can’t have him asking you out before I do. You know how much I hate competition.” He was now rambling. He wasn’t even looking at you directly and you noticed the shade of pink starting to spread on his cheeks up to the tip of his ears. 

“I was planning to ask you out myself, I just couldn’t find the right moment—” He stopped when he heard you laughing. Your angry expression was now replaced with a smile. He felt his heart pounding in his chest when he saw your face. You wiped a tear from your eye and looked up to him. His entire face was now pink and you couldn’t help but laugh again.

"You could've just asked me. You know I'll never say no to you." You told him as you tried to calm yourself down. He grabs your hands once more and holds them. “It’s not just that.” You shot him a confused look. 

“What—” Before you could finish your sentence, he presses his lips against yours. Your eyes widen. He pulls away to see your reaction. Just like him, you were furiously blushing. Your mouth was hanging open from the surprise and Draco couldn’t help but chuckle. 

“I’ve always fancied you, Y/N.” He cups your cheek with his hand as you stare at him, mouth open. You were still processing the fact that Draco kissed you. Not only that, but he also confessed that he fancies you. You continued to stare at him as you brought a hand to his face. Your thumb gently caressing the bruise by his lips as you examined his face. 

You couldn’t believe it. You couldn’t believe this is happening.  You tried so hard to push away your feelings for him because you were scared and in denial. You were scared that he wouldn’t feel the same and you would end up ruining your friendship. A friendship you both cherished. 

A smile appeared on your lips as everything finally sank in. He likes you back. You prayed that you weren’t dreaming. If this was a dream, you’d prefer not to wake up. Your eyes met his. He was looking at you with so much adoration you might just melt.

“Well then,” You broke the silence. “Are you going to ask me now or not?”

Draco raised an eyebrow. “What?” He has completely forgotten about the Yule Ball at this point. All that matters to him is you in front of him.

“As your date, silly.” You softly laughed and he swore his heart fluttered. “Are you going to ask me out as your date for the Yule Ball?” He chuckled as he wrapped his hands around your waist.

“I have a better question, actually.” He leaned towards your face, your foreheads touching.

“Will you be my girlfriend?”

You giggled as you wrap your arms around his neck. You leaned forward, planting a quick kiss on his lips. 

“Yes.”

Draco started humming your favorite tune. The two of you closed your eyes, foreheads touching once more as you slowly swayed to his humming.

Meanwhile, by the stairs, an annoyed Theo hands a grinning Pansy twenty galleons. The two of them made a bet on which of the two would confess first. They tried to get Blaise to join but he didn’t want to. Theo was confident that it was going to be you, while Pansy believed that it would be Draco. The four (Pansy, Daphne, Blaise, and Theo) watched as the two of you wallowed in your moment. 

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It was finally time for the Yule Ball. You examined your reflection in the mirror. You felt gorgeous in your gown. Not to mention the makeup look Pansy gave you made you feel more beautiful. You smiled as you imagined what Draco’s reaction would be when he sees you. You were confident that he would probably be head over heels for you. 

“Y/N, you look stunning!” You saw Pansy’s figure appear behind your reflection. Pansy looked gorgeous. You shot her back a compliment and she just waved it off. 

“I still can’t believe Blaise asked you out and you said yes.” You said as Pansy just rolled her eyes.

“Don’t get it all twisted, Y/N. I only said yes because the ball was close and I don’t want to attend the ball alone.” She said as she crossed her arms across her chest. “Unlike you, not all of us have a boyfriend that could take them to the ball.” Pansy grinned as she noticed your face turning red. Ever since you and Draco got together, your friends would always find a way to rub it in. You don’t really mind but it doesn’t fail to make you flustered. 

“Ugh, I just can’t believe all it would take for the two of you to realize your feelings for each other is to have Draco punch someone.” The two of you laughed. You took one last look in front of the mirror before you headed downstairs.

 The moment Draco saw you walking down the stairs, he swore you were the most beautiful thing his eyes had ever landed on. You chuckled at the sight of Draco staring at you with his mouth open. He shook his head as you approached closer. He took your hand and kissed it. You blushed at the gesture and held onto his arm when he offered it. 

“Don’t you look lovely tonight, darling.” He mentioned as you and your friends made your way to the Great Hall. You caught yourself blushing again once the pet name escaped his lips. Ever since you started dating, he would refrain from calling you anything but pet names. He loved the way you get flustered whenever he says it. You gathered yourself together, trying to brush off the blood rushing on your face. 

“You don’t look bad yourself, Draco.” You replied. He looked ravishing in his dress robes. He chuckled at your response and planted a kiss on your cheek.

“Oi, save that for later when no one’s around.” You heard Blaise say behind you, Pansy in his arm cackling. You just stuck your tongue out at him and returned your attention to Draco. 

When you entered the Great Hall, you almost couldn’t believe you were in the Great Hall. You and your friends made your way to the side as Professor Dumbledore announced the entrance of the champions and their dates. 

Everyone lost it when they saw Granger on Viktor Krum’s arm. She looked completely different. Not in a bad way, even you would admit that. You can’t exactly point out what it was that made her look more beautiful but you couldn’t help but stare, like everybody else.

Well, everybody except Draco. His eyes were fixed on you. You didn’t notice that he was staring at you as you were too busy staring at the champions and their dates. Draco looked at you as if you were the most precious and most beautiful gem in the entire world. 

After the champions and everyone else danced, you and your friends were standing by the sides, talking and occasionally observing the crowd. You were quietly sipping your drink while leaning on Draco, who was playing with your hair when you heard a familiar tune play. You squint, trying to focus on the music. 

Draco was surprised when you suddenly squealed and placed your drink down before you dragged him into the dance floor. Then he realized the music that was playing. It was your favorite. 

The two of you pressed your palms together as you began dancing your special dance. He held your hand in his as he twirled you. Everyone on the dance floor was now looking at the two of you but Draco couldn’t care less. 

All he cared about is how happy you look as his arms slide against yours. As the two of you swayed along to the music. The rest of the world seemed to disappear as he looked at your smiling face.

The song ended and everyone went back to minding their own business. Draco had his arms on your waist and you had your arms wrapped around his neck as the two of you slowly danced. 

“We should get back to our friends.” He whispered at you as you felt his hand leave your waist. You hugged him and buried your face on his chest. He was surprised but he wrapped his arms around you, hugging you back.

“I love you, Draco” Your voice was muffled but he heard you clearly.

You could hear his heartbeat beat faster as he buried his face in your hair. 

“I love you too.” He whispered.

You looked up to meet his eyes. You gave him a warm smile before you reached up to him and kissed him. You felt him smile in the kiss as he brought his hands to cup your face.

This night just couldn’t get any better.

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Choices Ch 5 Excerpt

Hermione wanted to roll her eyes but knew her friends were just looking out for her. More than that, she knew it would do no good to raise objections. So she sipped the bubbly and watched Ernie MacMillan and Susan Bones attempt a game of quoits on the terrace below them. Neither were doing particularly well. Out of the corner of her eye she watched as Draco discovered what had her attention. A grin bloomed across his face and it put her on edge. Draco turned back to the quartet. “Say, Red, fancy a game of croquet? You do know how to play right?” Ginny was nothing if not competitive. “I will gleefully wipe the floor with you in any game you propose, Malfoy, whether I initially know how to play or not.” She threw back the rest of her champagne and set the empty glass on a side table where it instantly vanished. “We’ll see,” he said before following suit and looking at Hermione. “Playing, Granger?”

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asternie "your expectations for me have been set way too high."

“Let me tell you something that you will hate me for, Greengrass” Ernie smirked knowing that in some normal relationship it would have been just a joke, but in their arrangement, it was very likely that she would hate him afterward. “You are not a bad person, you try very hard to be a truly honest, a snob, a real pain in the ass in my case or I guess to everyone in my house, but down all that make-up, the black clothes and the femme fatal eyes there is a sweet and very unique person, with a warm caring heart, one that loves very hard, but only a few, one that deserve to be loved and treated like a queen, because she is one and will love you and protect you with so much fierce” He smiled and look down “My expectation are actually really close to what I’m sure you can accomplish, because you will become the best potioner in St. Mungos, you will save lives, you will fall in love and boy will they be fucking lucky, I hope they return it, you will protect your family when you have one and I would be afraid to even get near them because of it, yes, you are one hell of a person, Astoria, just because you will never show it to me that doesn’t mean I don’t know it, but you’ll see, someday I will have the pleasure to tell you, I told you so, and unluckily for you, you will have to agree with me, probably for the first time and against your will, you’ll see” He smiled and winked at her.

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💘 Ernie

💘 What are the ways my muse says ‘I love you’ without actually saying it?

Hugs and kissing their hands, he is not much of a hugger but he loves hugging the people he loves, it feels like he is protecting them but also the way he controls his fear of being abandoned, as for the kiss well is a way to show respect and devotion, if he loves someone it usually means he respects the hell out of them. 

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…Four Slytherins had made it through…Four Ravenclaws were there, and one Hufflepuff.

Half-Blood Prince, Ch. 9

The four Slytherins in this first sixth-year Potions class are Malfoy, Blaise Zabini, Theodore Nott and one unnamed girl who I think might be Daphne Greengrass. The four Ravenclaws include Terry Boot and Michael Corner, though the other two are not named. The three Gryffindors are of course Harry, Ron and Hermione, and the Hufflepuff is Ernie Macmillan.

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Ernie ☯ ⋆ ⊕ ✿ ♆ ღ ✄

☯ : Genderbent headcanon:

She would do everything to prove everyone wrong, maybe beat Hermione in the best student, try to beat anything veela in the department of beauty and make sure just like Ginny, she would do everything to become a leader to the hufflepuff quidditch team. Anything to prove that she is better than any guy and it would be very likely she would day a muggle-born just to pissed the orthodox part of his pureblood family.

⋆ : Sex headcanon:

He enjoys pain, depending on the moment on if he trust the person enough, he would let them cause a little bit of pain.

⊕ : Talents/hobbies headcanon:

His father teached him how to play almost every card game there is, he had taken money from a lot of students around the school he just doesn’t do it, often that way he can cover up his skill.

✿ : happiness headcanon:

He felt incredibly happy the first time he went to Justin house for the summer, and him and Hannah took him to a movie theater, he was amazed by the magic of it and how welcome he felt around muggles.

♆ : body headcanon:

Has one very visible scar on his lower back, they had tried to erased it from him, but it never goes for good. He got it in a duelling with his older cousin. They are not really close, and after that incident that was suppose to be a game, his mother never let Ernie be near him again, calling him a bad influence and dark hearted young man.

ღ : love or sexuality headcanon:

Even tho he is very active sexually, he usually goes only for people that he consider them intelligent and challenging. Yet he hasn’t truly for for anyone he always feels like intelligence is not enough to fall for them entirely.

✄ : pet peeve headcanon:

The whole muggle hate, he doesn’t understand it, he finds it a ridiculous and old, is an excuse not to say they are afraid that of how much muggles could do to make the wizard world better.

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ernie: 8, 11, 16, 21, 25

Favorite indulgence and feelings surrounding indulging

Drinking after a long patrol, It’s the only moment where he can be reckless, be a normal teenager and be a bit stupid with nobody judging or actually without no pressure of making a good impression since his drinking partner already thought the worst of him. 

Intellectual pursuits?

Loves reading and making potions. Also loves playing around with all the muggle things Justin always give him. 

Biggest and smallest long term goal?

Biggest long term goal: becoming an unspeakable or curse breaker

Smallest long term goal: Graduating with best scores of his family

Turn-ons? Turn-offs?

Turn-offs: Nagging girls, loud people, girls who act dumb or weak to impress a guy, people that are always complaining about something and more important the ones that are mean to people just to feel good about themselves. 

Turn-ons: Smart but also fun girls, secret meetings, kisses on the necks and lingerie.   

How do they see themselves 5 years from today?

Depends on how things get, but he sees himself dead in 5 years. 

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☑ ☁ ☜ ♜ Ernie Macmillan

☑ - what are some things your character can’t live without

His wand? Lol just kidding, it’s probably a necklace his parents gave him it had always been with him, it’s like his lucky charm. 

☁ - what is your character’s favorite or least favorite type of weather

He loves autumn, it’s not too cold or too hot, you can wear nice clothes and everything is orange, as for his least favorite, maybe heat, he doesn’t like the heat unless his in a lake or a sea. 

☜ - when your character sees themselves in the mirror, what do they see? how do they see themselves

Tries hard to see someone better, tougher but he always sees the dork kid that couldn’t had his first kiss the way he planned. 

♜ - explain any hobbies your character may have, go into detail like how they got into them and such

He likes origami, it calms him, he needs to focus and keeps his mind busy trying to remember every step. He started thanks to his grandmother, he helped her doing the easy ones, after she passed away he just kept doing it, it was his way of staying close.

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Ernie ♥ ♦ ♣

♥ - What does ‘love’ mean to them?

Feeling out of control and loving it.

♦ - What is one thing about them that they are most proud of?

The respect of someone he never thought he would have, his grandfather

♣ - What is one thing that they find embarrassing?

Falling for someone who makes him weaker than he likes to admit.