Harry sat pushing his food around his plate trying not to look up. He could feel eyes in the back of his head and he knew that they were all staring at him. The Slytherins had come to quidditch practice again and he'd been smacked right in the face with a bludger, Ron had been knocked off his broom and ginny had dropped the quaffel almost every time she caught it. Some captain he was turning out to be. He stood up quickly unable to bear the snickering any longer and turned to find Draco Malfoy too close for comfort.

"Going somewhere Potter?" he smirked and took a step forward forcing Harry back into his seat rather embarrassingly.

"what's it to do with you Malfoy?" he snapped back having no better comeback.

"Just want to make sure I can avoid your ugly face popping up around the castle." He laughed and Harry stood up again determined to hold his ground not realising how close that would put them. His face was less than an inch from Draco.

"Out of my way Malfoy!"

"Or what Potter?"

"Harry don't do this!" Ginny came running over and grabbed Harry's hand to pull him away. "Come on lets get out of here.

The last thing Harry wanted to do was leave, he wanted to smack Draco in the face right there even if all the teachers were watching, he wanted to teach Draco a lesson but Ginny wouldn't let go.

"Come on Harry you'll only get into trouble, he's not worth it." As Harry let himself be pulled away Draco called after him.

"That's right Potter run off and hide behind your girlfriend, wouldn't want to get hurt would you." Harry felt the anger flare inside him but Ginny had already pulled him out of the great hall so he spun on her instead.

"Why the hell did you do that!" he snapped pulling his hand from hers and glaring at her.

"Oh right next time I'll leave you to fight in the middle of the great hall shall I! I was trying to help you Harry!" She snapped back looking furious at his lack of thanks.

"I don't need your help Ginny! I can take car of myself you know I've been doing it all my life!" He was yelling now and people were staring but he didn't care and neither did she.

"Oh that's right, your the amazing Harry Potter, doesn't need anyone to get by, suffer through your life but that doesn't matter because your the all amazing chosen one! You don't need people to look out for you!"

"There's a difference between looking out for someone and controlling them! Everything I do you have to have a say in! 'don't be stupid' 'that's ridiculous' 'you cant do that' well I did it all before I was with you and I was fine then!" She looked ready to scream at him when Snape came out of the hall.

"Well isn't this nice, a lovers quarrel. Break it up now and I'll only take twenty points from Griffindor." He said seeming far to happy about the fight.

"I think breaking this up is the best idea I've heard in a long time sir" Ginny snapped, Harry caught the double meaning to her words.

" Consider it finished then." Harry replied as though the idea wasn't making his stomach twist with guilt.

"Good forty points from Griffindor, thats twenty each" He added with a smile seeing their annoyance. "Both of you on your way then."

Ginny stormed off immediately but Harry couldn't believe it, they had been fighting a lot lately but he hadn't expected it to actually end. When he turned to see Draco smiling at him he felt his stomach drop.

"Well that was an interesting show." He said wit ha sly smile.

"Yes congratulations you split me and Ginny up now get lost." Harry tried to walk past but Draco stepped out in front of him.

"Oh that was my fault? Well this day just keeps getting better. Please Potter feel free to pitch your self off the top of the astronomy tower and make this the greatest day there ever was!"

"I'm really not in the mood Malfoy!" Harry said through gritted teeth not daring to look him in the eye as his fists clenched at his sides.

"Oh come on Potter, hasn't your day been as good as mine?" Before he knew it Harry had Draco pinned to the wall by his throat with one hand and his wand in the other dangerously close to Draco's face.

"Listen Malfoy, now is not the time to push me. I have had a bad day and to be honest a detention means nothing to me right now." For the second tie that day Harry found himself surprisingly close to Draco's face.

"Do it Potter, I dare you" Draco whispered his lips barley moving, the slightest smile playing on his mouth. "You don't have the nerve to do anything to me."

But he was wrong there, Harry had the nerve but not to do what he expected himself to do. Rather than hexing him into oblivion their lips met quick and soft, but then longer pressed together hard. The sound of approaching footsteps made Harry pull away and yell the first hex that came to his head.