(Harry's P.O.V.)
"Nice of you to join us . 15 points from Gyriffindor. Have a seat." I glared at Professor Snape and sat in the only available seat which just so happened to be right next to Draco Malfoy. "Bloody crackpot." I muttered under my breath as I got out my potions book and slammed it on the table. Apparently, Snape heard my comment and decided to punish me further. "Detention, . Tomorrow evening at 9." I growled low in my throat and my iron control snapped; normally I controlled my anger but I wasn't having a very good day; I didn't get any sleep last night because I had recently found out that one of my closest friends was dead, woke up late, had to take a cold shower, got 5 points taken away for running in the halls, and the day seemed to be getting worse and worse by the minute.I growled low in my throat, stood immobile for a moment or two, then slowly got up and started to leave without permission and without my books. "Where do you think your going?" Snape hissed at me. I turned to him and said coldy, "Oh shove off and get back to your silly little chemistry set." The whole class stared at me in horror and I waited for him to reply but when nothing came I turned stiffly away and left the classroom.
(Draco's P.O.V.)
I openly gapped at the doorway where Potter had just stormed off untilI heard a loud'THUMP' sound. I swiftly turned around to see that the filthy Mudblood Granger had fainted and fallen on theground. I sneered at her and tried to focus on my work but my eyes kept straying to the doorway. *Maybe he's bipolar.....* I pushed that thought away but another, this one far worse, came unbidden to my mind. *I wonder if he's okay.* I just about dropped the potion in my hand when Professor Snape suddenly spoke. "Draco, take to the Hospital Wing." I nodded, put what I was working on down, and got up. I scowled down at the unconsious girl but bent down and picked her up, bridal style, anyways before marching off to see Madam Pompfry. As I was walking I saw Potter enter the girl's bathroom that Moaning Mertle was in. *Hmm.* I hummed in my head, slightly interested, and opened the door to the Hospital Wing while calling out, "I need a little help." I didn't really but I was getting tired and this girl was heavy. Madam Pompfry rushed over and helped my lay the Mudblood on one of the beds. "Dear me, what happened?" I shrugged, lying easily, "I don't just fainted during class so I was told to bring her here. I need to go though." She nodded and hastily pushed me out of the room and back into the hallway. I stumbled but caught myself and started towords where Potter was. I carefully opened the door as silently as I could and almost gasped at what I saw; Harry Potter was crying!He was clutching the edge of one of the many sinks, his head down, shoulders shaking, small sounds coming from him that sounded like he was sobbing. I saw his body still and the first thing that came to my mind was, *Oh bloody hell, he knows I'm here.* I relaxed when I saw that he hadn't noticed me, he was merely trying to stop his insufferable tears. I decided to try to comfort him and silently made my way into the bathroom. *Why do I like him all of a sudden? Is it because he seems so......frail and innocent? His gorgeous face contorted in pain and sorrow?* I asked myself these questions as the door closed with a slight 'BANG' and he twirled to face me in shock. His eyes were red and puffy, his cheeks tear stained, and his bottom lip was quivering a little. His eyes were what intrigued me the most; they were bright emerald green, keen and aware, but softened by the tears. *Beautiful.* I thought in a weird kind of awe. I knew I was gay. I had known it for 3 or 4 years, since I was roughly 12 or 13. The problem was that no guy caught my eye.......until now. My whole impression on Harry Potter changed as I looked at his scared but confident face, shoulders straight, head held high, even though I had caught him in a very vulnerable position. I smiled softly and began to take a step forword......
(Harry's P.O.V.)
I stared at Malfoy in fear and admiration. Most people, the only people that had seen my uncontrolled side, usually kept away from meduring my 'Wild Times' as Ron likes to call them. He was smiling. *Why?* I took a step back when he began to move and he stopped, a frown on his face. I looked into his eyes, his gorgeous grey eyes, and saw only confusion and......concern? *Wait! Gorgeous? What the bloody hell am I thinking?! This is Malfoy! A guy! I am not gay!* I was having an internal battle so when Malfoy took a few tentive steps foreword, I didn't notice. "Harry?" I jolted out of my thoughts and tensed at how close he was to me. He was about 2 feet away from me but it was still pretty close. I was scared that he would start riduculing me, calling me names, telling everyone how much of a cry baby I am........I was afraid, for the first time ever, of Malfoy himself. When he spoke my name in his soft silky voice, my insides clenched with something that I tried to ignore, and my heart went thundering against my spoke gently but with a sort of longing that I couldn't recognize. I was wide eyed and curious, but afraid, as his eyebrows furrowed and he took a small step towords me. I held my ground this time and waited for something bad to , he just stood there, a foot away from me, and nibbled on his lower lip. I unconsiously lowered my gaze and traced his facial features with my eyes. They were sharp but enticing; his lips soft and pink, his cheekbones high but smooth, his nose curved and a tad bit pointed but still perfect, and his eyes.....I loved his eyes. They were hard yet warm and caring, the gray seeming to be a kind of blue color at times. *Stop thinking like that! You like girls! You don't like Dra-Malfoy!* I snapped my eyes back to his when he spoke tentively once more. "Are you alright? What happened?" I stared in shock at him for a moment before regathering my thoughts and shaking my head, afraid to speak, afraid to retell the death of Dorma Niganfield, an old friend from 1st year. He looked worried but didn't say anything; the tense, strained silence was nearly unbearable.I finally coughed up enough confidence to ask him, "Do you mind if we go somewhere else to talk?" My voice broke a bit at the end but he just nodded and followed me out of the bathroom and to the Gryffindor Common Room.
(Draco's P.O.V.)
To be honest, I was scared out of my wits when we were in the bathroom. I don't really know why but I was. I silenlty waited as he murmered the password and the portrait swung open to reveal a large room decorated in the Gryffindor fashion; red, gold, lions, ect. He sat down on a couch facing the already lit fire and I hesitated, unsure of where to sit. He looked away from the fire and at me with a clear face, all the signs that he had been crying were gone, but that moment when I saw him in that position and condition was etched into my heart and memory. He patted the couch next to him lightly and I sat down,our bodies a few inches apart, it was hard not to react on impulse and scoot closer, and sighed. I faced him and smiled a little in encouragement. "You don't have to tell me, you know." He nodded and blinked a bit. I realized that he was trying not to cry. "It probably sounds stupid and foolish to cry over something so feeble but-" I cut him off by saying firmly but kindly, "No it' your crying then it's obviously important." He looked just as surprised by what I said as I did. *Where did THAT come from?* I was a little confused but inwardly shrugged. *Oh well.* He smiled a little but it faded when he began to speak. "Last night a friend of mine was killed......we had been best friends since 1st year and she was murdered by-" He cut off and turned his face away so I couldn't see his tears but I knew he was crying. I took a risk and pulled him into a hug.
(Harry's P.O.V.)
My eyes widened and I tensed when I was suddenly pulled into a hug by Draco. I sat there for the longest moment before relaxing and burying my head into his chest, silently crying.I felt him soothingly rub my back, gently whispering words of comfort that made no sense into my ear, and I relaxed completely. The tears eventually stopped and we sat there in a comfortable silence,content to stay where we were. He pulled me gently against his side and pulled away, wrapping his arm around my shoulder and resting his head on top of mine when I snuggled against the side of his firm but soft chest. "So does this mean you don't hate me?" I whispered tentively while closing my eyes. "I don't think I ever hated you Harry. Do you still hate me?" I could hear the pain in his voice and that made me smile against his chest. "Does it look like I hate you?" I felt his chest vibrate as he chuckled and kissed the top of my head. I blushed, glad he couldn't see me, and fell asleep half in the lap of my ex-arch nemisis.
(Draco's P.O.V.)
I looked down at the sleeping Angel next to me and smiled. Suddenly, the entrence to the Common Room swung open and I silently gasped. *Damn!* I cursed whoever was coming in in my head and carefully picked Harry up,bridal style, his head lolled and came to a rest on my shoulder, a small smile gracing his luscious lips. I chuckled as his hands grabbed hold of my robes but stopped when I looked up to see Harry's friends standing there with wide eyes and their mouths open like gapping fish. The red-head went to speak but I glared at him and he shut up. I got closer and whispered softly, "Can you tell me which rooms his? And possibly which bed?" They seemed speechless so I waited patiently for one of them to answer. The red-head started to speak in a rather loud voice and Harry stirred in my arms. "What the-" "Shh!" He snapped his mouth shut and started to walk towards the stairs. I smiled and followed him until he came to astop at the third door on the left. I opened it and walked over to the bed the boy was pointing at. I pulled back the covers and gently laid Harry down,I laughed softly; he wouldn't let go of my robes. I bent down and lightly tugged them out of his grasp before taking his glasses off and setting them on his side table. I shook my head and left the room, closing the door and following the boy back into the Common Room. I cast a sound proof charm around us so we could speak normally. "What the bloody hell are you doing here Malfoy?!" I scratched the back of my head and chuckled. "I can't tell you. Ask Harry i-" I was cut off when they both screeched, "Harry?!" I nodded and raised an eyebrow. "What?" They were staring at me with hate and confusion. "Why were you holding Harry? Why did you just call him by his first name? How did you get in here? Are you mental?!" I sighed and sat down. They looked at one another before sitting down on the couch across from me.I blushed and they noticed but didn't say anything......thankfully. "I'll just tell you everything, okay?" They nodded in union and I continued. "After Harry stormed out of Potions and you fainted Hermione, I was told to take you to the Hospital Wing. As I was walking there, I saw Harry eneter the girl's bathroom that has Moaning Mertal in it; I was curious. So after I dropped you off I peeked into the bathroom and saw Harry crying. I'm not going into details. I asked what was wrong and he asked if we could talk somewhere else. Don't ask why because I don't know either. We got hear, started talking, and he broke , not going into details. Anyways, he fell asleep and when you guys came in I decided to take him to his room without waking him up so I picked him up and you know the rest." They were silent. "You called me Hermione."I was caught off gaurd and muttered, "Huh?" "You called me Hermione, not Mudblood,or something like that." I nodded. "Yes I did." She frowned at me. "What's with the sudden change of attitude Malfoy?" I stared intensely at into the fire for quite some time before answering. "You guys have to swear not to tell a soul about what I'm about to say. Got it?" They nodded and saidin union once again, "I swear." I nodded and took a deep breath. "I'm gay." They completely blanked."You mean you like......guys?" The red-head, Ron, asked quietly. "Yeah." He nodded absently. "So you like......Harry?" Hermione asked this and I patiently smiled. "Yes. I like Harry, I'm gay, yada yada. Anything else you want to know?" I wasn't trying to be mean, I was curious. They nodded and I looked at Hermione first. "Ask away." She raised an eyebrow and scowled. "WHY do you like Harry?" I chuckled. *That's an easy one.* I blushed and she smirked. "I never said this, got it?" She nodded. "I think he's cute, funny, smart, and brave." I murmered really quickly but she seemed to have heard me perfectly fine. She gasped and looked at Ron who was in shock. "You think he's cute?!" She squeeled a bit and I flinched but smiled at the thought of him. "Rather gorgeous if you ask me." I didn't realize that I had spoken out loud until I heard her literally choke on air. I looked at her and held back a laugh. "Sorry. Hehe." I shrugged and went to speak but I heard someone come downstairs. I looked up to see Harry rubbing his eyes sleepily in nothing but a pair of boxers, his nicely sculpted abs showing in the fire light. I bit back a groan and lowered in my seat, biting my knuckles and trying not to ravish his body with my looked at me in worry but then comprehenshion flashed in her eyes and she slowly smirked. It scared me. *Oh no.* That was all I could possibly think at the moment.
(Harry's P.O.V.)
I yawned and put on my glasses while trying to get downstairs in one piece. I saw Hermione, Ron, and Draco all sitting in the Common Room. Draco looked like he was in pain; his eyes were tightly shut, he was squeezing a pillow on his lap, and he was biting his knuckles. I leaned on the couch behind him and looked at them all. "What's wrong with Draco?" I was worried that something had happened while I was asleep. Hermione grinned and Ron rolled his eyes. I was completely clueless. I looked down at Draco and frowned. "Hey, what's the matter?" I asked for his ears only. I saw him relax and return to normal but when he stared at me with his gorgeous grey eyes I saw something lingering in their depths. He smiled softly and shook his head. I pursed my lips and he eyed them hungrily. My heartbeat suddenly sped up. I knew what that look was and I bet my eyes held the same one when I looked at him. *It wouldn't surprise me......much.*I suddenly realized that my friends had ditched us. I grinned. "Why are you grinning?" Draco asked in a suspicious yet husky voice. My shaft sprang to attention and I blushed. "My friends left us. Some friends they are though." I mumbled the last part and he laughed. I chuckled and moved over so I was laying on the couch that faced the portrait hole. I closed my eyes and put my arms behind my head with a sigh. I peeked through one eye to see Draco looking at the fire. He seemed to be in pain again but he tried not to show it, his eyes are what betrayed him. I frowned and hummed low in my throat, deep in thought. "Hey Harry?" I raised an eyebrow and open my eyes to look over at him. He was nervous for some odd reason. "Yeah Draco?" I saw him shiver a little at the mention of his name and he blushed. *Hmm.* "Nevermind." He looked away again and I became nervous this time as I got up and moved so I was in front of him. He looked at me through the corner of his eye and I growled while straddling his waist. His head jerked to face me and I grinned smugly. "I had to get you to look a-" I was cut off when he crashed his lips onto mine in a gentle yet passionate kiss, his eyes closed. I immediately responded, stroking his bottom lip for entrance and wrapping my arms around his neck. I closed my eyes and relaxed in his hold. He groaned a little and wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me into a deeper kiss. He opened his mouth and I moaned when our tongues brushed against eachother in a gentle mating. We fought for dominence and he won. I let him roam my mouth but pulled reluctantly away when I had to catch my breath. I was blushing and breathing hard; he was grinning like a madman. I laughed. "What?" He shrugged and pulled me closer."Will you be my boyfriend?" I was totally not prepared for that and I gapped a little at him. "Seriously?!" He nodded. "What about everyone else? Don't you have a reputation or something to protect?" I was shocked and full of joy at the same time. He shrugged. "Who cares." I smiled and kissed him lightly on the lips. "Sure." He chuckled and looked at his watch. "People should be arriving any time now from dinner. It doesn't end though for another hour. Odd. Do you want me to go?" I thought for a moment and shook my head. "I'm perfectly content having you right here." He grinned and I smashed my lips onto his on an impulse. He tightened his grip on my waist and moved so that I was on my back and he was straddling my waist instead without breaking the kiss. He started to remove my shirt but I pulled away and stopped him. I smiled at him and he nodded in understanding; kissing is enough......for now.
(Draco's P.O.V.)
I heard the halls begin to fill with students and looked down at Harry in worry. He sat still for a moment before replying quietly, "Let them find 'll happen sooner or later." I smiled and kissed him gently on the lips, repositioning myself so I was laying on him and holding myself up with one hand while the other removed his glasses and stroked his cheek softly. I decided to deepen the kiss and stroked his bottom lip gently for entrance. He granted it without hesitation and the portrait swung open, a crowd of Gryffindors rushing in and immediately sitting around. Nobody noticed us until someone yelled, "Oh my Gosh!" Everyone became quiet and we just ignored them, continuing with our little make out session. "If that's Draco Malfoy then who's that kissing him?! I can't see!" I didn't know who it was nor did I care. I pulled away to breathe and smirked at Harry."You want to tell them it's you?" He chuckled. "Sounds fun." With a thundering heart I sat up and helped Harry up. It became deadly silent. Me and Harry tried to hold in our laughter but when somebody fainted we cracked up laughing. I fell onto the couch while Harry was covering his mouth and giggling. I rolled my eyes and pulled him down so he was sitting next to me before wrapping my arm around his shoulder and grinning at him. His stifled giggles came out and we burst into another laughing fit. "Hey!" We abruptly stopped laughing when we heard one of the students speak up. We relaxed and Harry rested against the side of my chest while a boy I knew called Neville stepped up. "Harry? What were you just doing?" He seemed scared of the answer and Harry grinned. "Making out with my boyfriend. Why?" Neville suddenly grinned too and we became confused. "That's cool how you can just come out into the open like that. Is it really that easy?" He was lost. "Huh?" He laughed. "Confessing things." He shook his head. "No. I was scared shitless at first but when I saw that Luna had fainted it became funny. What about you Draco?"He raised an eyebrow at me and I blushed."Um, I wasn't paying attention."I scratched the back of my head while everyong just stared at me. "What?! I was thinking about........stuff." Harry smirked and my eyes widened. "Harry! I'm not that perverted!" He laughed and hopped up to walk over to Neville and rest his elbow on his shoulder. "Yes he is. Don't listen to his lies." I glared at him and he smiled innocently. "This is amusing and all but you guys are really going out? Were you even really kissing? I don't believe you." I saw Ginny, Ron's little sister, step up next to Neville. Harry frowned and looked at me. I shrugged and pulled him to me by the front of his boxers and into a hard kiss.
(Harry's P.O.V.)
I closed my eyes, threw my arms around his neck, and kissed back just as hard. He groaned and fell back onto the couch, wrapping his arms tightly around my waist and tilting his head to the side so he could get better access. We pulled apart when Ginny yelled, "Alright alright! I believe you! No need to have sex." I blushed and Draco winked at me before sitting up and smirking. "Happy now?" She gagged. "Not particularly. I think I need to go see Madam Pompfry." She left the Common Room and everyone looked at us. I got up and pulled Draco out of the Gryffindor Common Room and into the hall. "Where are we going?" I shrugged and he entertwined his fingers with mine. "It was getting uncomfortable with everyone in there so I figured we could leave. Sorry." He blushed and looked shyly away. I chuckled and stopped in front of the Great Hall. "It's fine. You hungry?" I nodded and he smiled while giving me a firm kiss on the lips. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he wrapped his tightly around my waist.I heard a loud click and pulled away from our little make out session to see Collin with his camera. "Blimey!" He suddenly ran into the Great Hall and I looked at Draco in horror. He nodded. "I'd rather not have that published all over the world." I let go of his hand and ran after the little boy. Everything was silent except for the whispers and gasps around the Hall. I finally managed to tackle him to the ground."! What on Earth are you doing?!" Professor MacGonnagal was furious. I wrestled the camera from him just as Draco ran in. He quickly grabbed the camera as I caught my breath and found the picture that he had stored in the mini box. He put the camera down and ripped the picture up into a billion little shreds then used magic to make them dissappear. We both sighed but our relief was short lived.
(Draco's P.O.V.)
I flinched when I heard our names being called. "! ! Explain yourselves!" Harry started stuttering so I answered instead."Collins took a picture that we didn't want seen. That's all." I feared what I would tell her if she asked what it was. "What was it of?" I gulped and looked at Harry who was pale and frightened. "Well?" She asked whole hall was watching us now.I shuffled my feet nervously. "My patience wears thin ." I took a deep breath and said so only she could hear, "It was of me and Harry......snogging." She gasped and everyone was straining to hear what was being said. "What?!" Collins got up and grinned, handing her something. "I have copies." I glared at him and if looks could kill he'd be dead. Harry dropped onto a bench and rested his head in his hands with a sigh. I sat by him and rubbed his back a little. "It'll be fine. I promise." He looked up and smiled hesitantely."Oh my! Potter, Malfoy, meet me in my office. Immediately." She hurried off and we sat in silence before everyone was surrounding us and asking questions. I growled and yelled, "QUIET!" Silence fell and I smiled. "Thank you. Only one question for now please." Everyone was shocked by my change in attitude and George Weasley spoke up. "What was the picture of?" Everybody started talking again but this time it was Harry who silenced them. "SHUT UP!"They were shocked and he looked pissed. He sat on the bench again and fumed with his arms crossed and glared at the floor. I sighed and turned to George. "It was a picture of Harry and I.......making out." I waited for the outburst but none came; all was deathly quiet. "Woah." I heard George whisper and all eyes were on us. "To answer everyone's questions; me and Harry are both gay, were dating, and yes, it's all true." I heard a random call from farther away. "Prove it!" I rolled my eyes. "Again?" I mumbled but turned to Harry who was still mad. I knelt down and lifted his face up to my level. I smiled and his face softened. "What's the matter?" He grumbled and I raised an eyebrow. "This is all really annoying. Can I just jinx them all or something?" I grinned and shook my head. "I'm sorry but no." He obviously hadn't heard the comment about proving it so I asked, "Want a kiss?" I asked it so only he could hear and he nodded while blushing. I pulled his head foreword and kissed him softly on the lips. His eyes fluttered close and I pulled away to wink at him. He pushed me playfully away. "Go away now MALFOY." I grasped my heart as if it hurt and teased back, "That hurt......POTTER." He grinned and we cracked up laughing.I stopped and gasped. "We have to go to Professor McGonnagals!" We scrambled to run down the hall and into her office. She jumped a little and we sat down. "Now, about this situation-" I cut her off. "There is no situation just didn't want Collins taking pictures of us. If we want the world to know we're gay and dating eachother than we will when the time comes. He doesn't have the right to do that." I looked at Harry; he was blushing madl ybut he held his head high and refused to back down. *Just like in the bathroom.* I mused. She frowned. "You have a point but that doesn't mean you, especially since you are both boys, can go around being sexual all the time." Harry groaned and she glared at him. "It was one kiss! If that's against the rules then I deserved to be expelled and so does almost every other student at Hogwarts! There's nothing in the rules that says you can't be gay and that you can't kiss your boyfriend!" She was getting flustered and I inwardly grinned. *God, I love him* I froze but they continued on. *Did I just say I love him? Do I really love Harry Potter?* They were fightling heatedly so I ignored them. *He's cute, brave, smart, his favorite colors red, he loves animals, can speak Parsletongue, is shy, creative, soemtimes loud,isn't a morning person, likes taking midnight walks, slightly perverted......* I went on naming things off in my head while they fought.
(Harry's P.O.V.)
"Read the rules! There's not a single one saying that you can't be gay! What's so wrong with that?! By God! Your a homophobic!" I continued to argue with the Professor until she finally gave up. "Fine! I won't say or do anything about your homosexuality as long as you don't get too......intimate, in public!" I smiled and stood up. "Great!" I turned to Draco and frowned. He looked deep in thought. *He looks troubled.* I sighed and pulled his hair a little. He stood up and linked his fingers with mine as we walked downstairs in silence. "Hey Draco?" He looked at me. "Hmm?" I frowned as we came to the Slytherin Common Room. He murmered the password and we walked into the dungeon. It was dimly lit with a green tint to it, snakes and other marks of their house everywhere. He layed down on the couch and pulled me down with him so that I was laying half on him and half on the black leather couch. I blushed and made myself more comfortable by shifting so one of my legs was draped over his hip and one of my arms was laid loosely over his chest while he wrapped both arms around my slightly smaller frame and pulled me closer to him. I laid my head on his collarbone and he laid his cheek softly against the top of my head. He closed his eyes and I followed suit after he kissed my head lightly and resumed his previous position. I heard him murmer something and instantly a blanket was laid onto of our intertwined bodies. "Night Draco." I whispered before falling into a pleasant and comfortable sleep, my body falling limp in his arms.
(Draco's P.O.V.)
I tried to sleep but I couldn't relax. *Do I love him? I've admired him from afar, thinking he was straight, and now all I want to do is be with him; protect him, be there every morning when he wakes up, every night when he goes to sleep, care for him, and never let him go.......* My eyes widened and I quickly looked down to see that Harry had fallen asleep. *I love Harry Potter.* That was the last fading thought I had as I fell asleep in the arms of my ex-enemy, boyfriend, lover.