So this is my second attempt at a Draco/Ron story. I'm sure I'll include other pairings in just because I can. ;D But yes this is a very different approach to the really angst-y story I wrote called The Truth. I hope you all enjoy this one. I got the inspiration from a FF7 fic you should read it if you like this. :3

Summary: In an effort to win Ron's heart Draco begins to hit on Hermione in an attempt to get closer to him but what happens when everyone begins to discover the secrets and dysfunction in Hogwarts? Set in the 5th book.

Pairings: Draco/Ron, Snape/Harry, Krum/Hermione, Neville/ Luna

Warnings: YAOI, cursing, hilarity, maybe a little OOC, some explicit scenes later

Disclaimer: Harry Potter would be a total sausage fest if I owned it (which I don't.)

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Snape looked at the children that all sat in his classroom as he rubbed his temples. He couldn't believe what had just happened in the past months. There was a set of desks in a small circle and everyone, with the exception of Draco and Luna, seemed to be pensive or in deep thought. Ron sat a little next to the blonde attempting to hide away a huge blush on his face. Harry sat next to Snape, looking at the ground and nowhere else. Hermione sat next to Krum his big, burly hand covering hers and holding it tightly out of nervousness. Luna sat there swinging her skinny legs back and forth. She stared out the window without a care in the world. Neville sat beside her looking like he was about to burst from the tension. In the largest and most comfortable chair was Snape who looked more overcome with frustration than his usual stoic demeanor.

"Can we leave sir? I don't see any reason in us being here." Draco said breaking the quiet tension.

"Shut up Malfoy..! If I have to be here you do to─"

"SILENCE!" Snape interrupted Hermione and she flinched away. "Now that I have everyone's undivided attention I want to get all the facts straight. Mr. Malfoy and Ron have been seeing each other for quite some time now."

"Why don't you tell the whole school while you're at it PROFESSOR?" Ron let out viciously.

"There's no need for it Mr. Weasley, I'm sure everyone from here to Azkaban could hear the loud screams Mr. Malfoy is able to produce from you when he's with you."

"Don't patronize us professor, you've got no right seeing as how you tainted Saint Potter over there." Draco defended him and his red headed lover who practically ducked to avoid Snape's words.

"Don't let me get started on you Mr. Malfoy or should I remind you how you tried to get Ron's attention by pretending to be interested in Hermione and it wasn't until you hurt Ron that you told him the real truth." Snape's face held a wicked sneer as Draco's eyes widened but he said nothing. "That's what I thought, didn't your mum teach you not to pretend to like your loved ones best friend? You have a strange way of showing you care."

"Of course I care about Ron! I would never go for that Mud-blood in my life! No offense Granger… I had no choice and I was getting desperate!"

"None taken, I would never go for someone as shallow as you." Hermione replied.

"I got caught by that new exchange student kissing Mr. Potter…" Snape rubbed his temples again.

"I'm really sorry… I shouldn't have forced myself on you…" Harry apologized.

Snape looked at him and a small smile formed, "It's ok you didn't know better."

Hermione looked flabbergasted! "What! We get a lecture and all he gets is a slap on the wrist?"

Snape turned his onyx eyes on her and she shuddered a bit by the cold density by them. "Need I remind you Ms. Granger that you've been sneaking in a student that doesn't even go to this school for the past three months?"

Hermione pouted and sighed but had no smart remark. "Yes sir…"

"And YOU!" Snape turned to Neville who gasped a bit and looked like the pent up anxiety in him would explode. "You knew everything that was going on and you didn't tell a soul but since you ended up with Ms. Lovegood somehow your story must be just a bizarre as ours."

Neville gulped and said nothing. Luna giggled as she said, "You guys are all the cutest couples I've ever seen."

Four Months Earlier

Draco felt hurt, no; he felt like he was stabbed and then someone took out his heart and fed it to a pack of rabid owls. He stayed in the Slytherin common room just sitting on the couch letting what he had heard sink in. He was walking to the Great Hall as usual when he decided to head to the lavatory to wash his face. He was on the sink furthest from the entrance where no one could really see him. He was about to leave when he heard footsteps and two familiar voices strolling in. It was Harry and Ron and apparently they having an important conversation, so important that they didn't notice the pale blonde hiding and eavesdropping.

"I'm tellin' you mate I'm telling Hermione the truth this weekend when we go to Hogsmeade. I've got the entire day planned and everything so she'll be blown away." Ron told Harry happily.

"Are you sure this is something you want to do Ron?" Harry asked a little unsure.

"Positive mate! I've never been more sure of anything in my life! I'll use my Weasley charm to blow her mind away and by the end of the night she'll melt right into my arms like butter and then nothing will ever separate us." Ron answered back.

Harry looked at Ron as if he saw something that wasn't right. Draco saw that noble face contorted in such a way that he knew Harry had other thoughts racing about. "Well if you're so sure Ron…"

They left and Draco silently exited. His normally over-confident features were slightly damaged by the stinging pain of melancholy. His fists were held tight and he felt both anger and pain strike his heart at the same time. Ron's words, his jubilant expressions and genuine emotion for the girl seemed to overwhelm him. He always knew that Ron was attracted to the mud-blood but he never thought his sentiments would grow for her let alone act on them. He thought that she was just a simple crush for him and nothing more. Draco had always settled from admiring him from afar and cherishing all their little disputes and name calling. The name 'Weasel' for Draco had become his pet name for the boy and whenever he did use it he slightly hinted it in an affectionate way. While Draco felt that him getting together with Ron would be a long shot he felt now like his chances completely vanished.

Draco made his way back to the Slytherin common where he was now. He didn't know what to do or what to feel in an emotional crisis such as this one.

"What're you doing moping around for?" inquired Pansy Parkinson along with Blaise Zabini who started at him intently.

"Yeah we haven't seen you this sad in a really long time." Goyle shot out through a large piece if chicken stuck in between his teeth. Crabbe stood right next to him eating the same if not twice the amount of poultry.

Draco snorted putting up his best sneer as possible, "What're you talking? Anyways, what's it to you?"

"Is it about the whole Ron asking Hermione out thing?" Zabini asked.

Draco felt shocked, he was right on the target! "What! NO!"

"Come on Draco, we've all known that you've had the biggest crush on Ron since the first year. You make it so obvious with your 'Weasel this!' or 'Weasel that!" Pansy retorted carelessly. "It's a bit cute, disgusting, but still cute if you ask me."

Draco mustered up his best glare. "What the hell is wrong with you all? You've all lost your bloody minds, plus who would any of you know about Ron's whole plan?"

"Strange, if you hated him so much like you claim you do then you would've just called him Weasel or ginger like you usually do and that blush on your face wouldn't be there," Draco felt his face flush more violently as Zabini went on, "Ron's been talking about it the whole time we were just waiting for it to get to you."

Draco felt a little stupid. He was usually such a sharp observer yet he couldn't pick this off? "Well I don't care!"

All of them laughed at the remark and as Millicent entered the room Pansy called out to her, "Hey Millicent does Draco like Ron?"

"Oh yeah definitely! Anyone with eyes can see that!" She shouted and Pansy turned back to Draco with a victorious smirk. "See Draco, we're not as oblivious as you take us for. So are you still going to settle from watching him from far away as you always do or are you finally going to take action before it's too late?"

Draco got up fiercely kicking the couch right in front of him. "Even if I did like Ron, hypothetically speaking, I just lost my chances with him 'cause he's going to ask that mud-blood Granger out anyway so there!"

The fellow Slytherins around him exchanged devious looks but before Draco could ask Zabini cut in. "There's a reason you were sorted into Slytherin Draco. You're as vicious as they come and you don't give up no matter what. The problem is you've got an obstacle in the way and you just need to remove it is all. You just need to remove that obstacle to get close to your prize so think Draco you're not stupid. If there's one thing no one can beat a Slytherin at its mischief."

Draco thought for a moment and then it hit him. A scheming smile graced his perfectly chiseled lips. "Hypothetically speaking thank you guys. It seems you're not all nearly brain dead as I thought you all were." He walked out, his Malfoy strut in full force and his confidence at its peak again. I'm a Malfoy, Draco thought I completely forgot I get whatever I want.

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Harry watched as Ron inhaled his breakfast for the second time that morning. Hermione smacked him lightly over the head almost causing him to choke. Harry felt a little unsettling especially after what Ron had told him right before they came to eat. He looked at the time and realized it was time for him to go. Just as he was about to excuse himself Draco walked into the Great Hall surprisingly by himself. A couple students watched him enter as Harry was one of them but today was different. Instead of strolling to all his Slytherin friends he walked on the Gryffindor side. If Harry didn't know better he'd think that Draco was walking in their direction, which he was. It wasn't until Draco was right about to reach the trio that Ron and Hermione noticed he was headed straight for them. As the scene played out right in front of him he could only gape in horror about what he witnessed.

Before Ron could yell out an insult Draco came in between the space of Hermione and him and heard Draco say these absolutely heinous words, "Hello Hermione you look absolutely fantastic today."

Ron stood up and yelled out an extremely surprised "WHAT!"

Hermione almost chocked on her apple juice as she stared wide eyed at the pale blonde that had finally gone off the deep end. "What did you say?"

"Did I stutter? I said you looked ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. Funny though I never noticed it before." Draco continued to shock everyone with his unusual and strange behavior. Draco put up the best impression he could because he knew he was lying to everyone that heard the comment. He looked into Ron's face and saw nothing but shock and the pre-stages of anger begin to develop. Inwardly he took a mental photo of the sight, a little treasure to adore when he was by himself. He just wanted to snog the hell out of the flushed freckles and flustered face right there but he knew he couldn't. "Well I'll let you all be take care." With that the devious blonde left without saying another word.

"Uhhhh I have to go to see you all in class!" Hermione said quickly and got up before anyone could argue.

Ron was going to say something to Harry before he excused himself. "Damn I'm running late take care Ron we'll talk about this later ok?"

Ron just sat there, more blown away than ever before. "What the FUCK just happened?"

Neville patted Ron on the shoulder, "I think Draco was hitting on Hermione."

"Thank you Neville for stating the obvious! You don't think I couldn't tell!"

Neville was taken back a bit since Ron had never responded to him with such attitude but he understood. "Well if it makes you feel better I think he might've been lying."

Suddenly Ron was interested, "What do you mean?"

Neville took a seat next to him to explain. "Well while Draco was saying that stuff to Hermione his fists were clenched really tight and one of the muscles underneath his eyes twitched a little too much."

Ron blinked slowly; Neville was a real observer of detail. He was pretty sure Hermione didn't catch that either. Ron looked at the massive doors of the Great Hall where Draco exited. There was something wrong about the whole thing and if Malfoy was up to something no good could come from it. He was going to stop this before it got out of hand or worse before it hurt Hermione. Ron pondered deeply, what does Draco want?

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