Harry
and Draco had been dating for some time now, everyone accepted that.
Everyone except those who really mattered.
"I just don't
get it Harry" Ron said for the millionth time that day.
"You
don't have to Ron" Harry said.
"No, I really think I
do. I used to be your best friend, I thought that meant
something....you know, like not shagging my mortal enemy". Ron
said bitterly.
"Ron you're being dramatic" Harry
sighed.
"I don't think he is" Hermione said,
defending her boyfriend. "I think that you should really choose
who you want to be with when it comes to your friends".
"What
are you talking about?" Harry asked.
"If you can't
date someone your friends agree on, then you either dump the person,
or you don't hang out with your friends" Hermione said Matter of
factly. "I think you are being selfish if you think we will just
accept this".
"Hermione that's not fair!" Harry
said.
"It's not fair that you are dating Malfoy Harry"
Ron said.
"That just it, I'M dating Draco, I'm not making
you date Draco" Harry yelled. "I don't see what the problem
is"
"the problem Harry, is that you are associated
with your friends, and who ever you hang out with reflects on us as
well, and I would rather not be associated with Malfoy".
Hermione said.
"I don't want to give anyone up"
Harry whispered.
"Please Harry" Hermione begged,
tears springing to her eyes "we've known each other for 6 years
now, you have only been dating Malfoy for about 2 months. Don't throw
away a friendship that has lasted so much longer".
Harry
thought for a long time, finally, with tears falling down his tanned
cheeks he replied "Alright, Hermione. I'll....I'll...break it
off with Draco."
The next day, found Harry dragging
himself around, moping around. Finally steeling his courage and using
false bravado, he walked up to Draco.
"Harry!" Draco
smiled happily, giving his hand a squeeze and kissing him on the
cheek.
Harry felt a pang through his heart and held back
tears. "Draco....I need to talk to you".
A worried
look flitted across Draco's face before he nervously replied
"ok".
Harry led him to an empty class room "This
is....extremely hard for me and I ask you please don't interrupt me"
Harry bit his lip and closed his eyes and a tear slipped
out.
"Harry....what?" Draco asked
fearfully.
"I...can't do this Draco" Harry finally
said.
"Do what?" Draco asked.
"Us,
this....I can't do this....I'm so sorry" Harry said tersely.
To
say Draco was shocked was an understatement "what? Why?" He
asked meekly.
Harry felt his heart tear in two and he knew he
deserved it, but that was nothing compared to the pain he felt when
Draco shed the first tear. "I...can't give a reason, I just
can't".
Draco composed himself enough to walk out of the
room with what dignity he had left, before he threw himself at
Harry's feet and begged him to say he was lying.
Harry watched
him go with a numb feeling running from his heart to the rest of his
body. Finally he walked out of the room, his back hunched and his
eyes bloodshot and red from crying.
He ditched the rest of his
classes and went back to his dorm room and flopped down on his bed
and stared at the ceiling, playing all the times he spent with Draco
over and over again. His heart shredded a little more.
For
hours he stayed in that position, never moving, staring up at the
ceiling unblinkingly. Ron walked into the room "Harry, Mate
where have you been?" Ron asked.
Harry didn't answer; he
didn't give any indication that he had heard Ron at all.
"Harry?"
Ron asked a little frantically. "HARRY!" Ron screamed.
Harry never moved "HERMIONE!" Ron yelled for his
girlfriend.
"What?" She asked out of breath from
running into the boys dorms.
"It's Harry, he's not
moving" Ron said.
"Harry?" Hermione said gently
shaking his shoulder. "Harry, love come on wake up sweetie, it
will be ok".
Harry finally showed the world he was still
alive by blinking. "Go away, Hermione" Harry croaked out,
his voice hoarse from lake of use "Leave me alone".
The
next few days were a blur for Harry, all caught up in not moving at
what not. Draco however was not faring much better.
"Draco
get up!" Blaise said, picking Draco up "you have to eat,
I'm sorry about Harry I had high hopes for him, but if he wants to be
a right bastard than let him. you are so much better than this".
"Am
I Blaise?" Draco asked thickly "I mean look at me, I don't
mope, Malfoy's don't mope, and yet here I am mopping over the lost
love of the boy who lived".
"I am betting it was his
friends" Blaise said. "They never liked you; they probably
threatened him with everything they could until he broke".
Draco
buried his head under his pillows, "I'll get up" Draco
said.
Harry was staring at his ceiling, a favorite pastime
these days, when he finally came to the conclusion that Draco was so
much more important than friends that wouldn't let him have a love
life.
He crawled out of bed and to class, where Draco was
conveniently at.
Class ended and Harry walked over to Draco.
"Draco I..." that's as far as he got before Blaise, Crabbe
and Goyle put themselves between them, but didn't give any snide
comments, which hurt worse.
A plan formed in Harry's head as
he headed to the Great Hall for lunch. but he hadn't so much as
gotten out of the classroom, days of not eating and staying in one
spot finally caught up to him and he fell to the ground, all the
grief and pain spilling from his eyes as he tried to get back
up.
Finally he half crawled, half walked with the help of the
castle walls. He opened the Doors to the Hall, where everyone already
was. so they all looked at him.
He stood as tall as he could
and Hermione and Ron went to stand up when he shot an icy glare at
them and they sat down stunned.
He climbed to the head table
and faced the students 'Sonorous' he muttered. "If I could have
your attention" Harry said, his voice losing the weak quality it
had acquired.
"I would like to do something I should have
done a long time ago" Harry said, the whole hall stared at him
interested. Hermione and Ron stared at him confused.
He
cleared his throat, and waved his wand. Invisible instruments played
a foreign muggle song and Harry sang.
Broken
this fragile thing now
And
I can't, I can't pick up the pieces
And
I've thrown my words all around
But
I can't, I can't give you a reason
I
feel so broken up (so broken up)
And
I give up (I give up)
I
just want to tell you so you know
Here
I go, scream my lungs out and try to get to you
You
are my only one
I
let go, there's just no one that gets me like you do
You
are my only, my only one
Made
my mistakes, let you down
And
I can't, I can't hold on for too long
Ran
my whole life in the ground
And
I can't, I can't get up when you're gone
And
something's breaking up (breaking up)
I
feel like giving up (like giving up)
I
won't walk out until you know
Here
I go, scream my lungs out and try to get to you
You
are my only one
I
let go, there's just no one who gets me like you do
You
are my only my only one
Here
I go so dishonestly
Leave
a note for you my only one
And
I know you can see right through me
So
let me go and you will find someone
Here
I go, scream my lungs out and try to get to you
You
are my only one
I
let go, there's just no one, no one like you
You
are my only, my only one
My
only one
My
only one
My
only one
You
are my only, my only one
He
stopped singing as the last chords of music played. the hall was
silent. "Draco" Harry said. "I am so sorry, I was such
a fool." tears fell down his cheeks once more.
"Hermione,
Ron" He said turning to his former best friends who were red in
the face from embarrassment and anger "fuck you" Was all he
said. He stood there, unsure of where to go from there, when the next
move was decided for him.
Draco stood from his seat at
Slytherin and calmly walked up to the head table. He got there and
stared at Harry for a minute before throwing his arms around the Boy
who Lived "I told you, you should pick better friends"
Draco muttered and Harry couldn't help but laugh through his tears as
the hall clapped wildly.
