Chapter 1
Harry was sitting in the library, buried from head to toe in a series book he was into for a couple of years now. Hermione was sitting next to him, rolling her eyes every time he smiled or snickered at something in the book. He was supposed to use this time to study.
Hermione sighed, and pushed the book down with her hand. "Harry, we have just started the year and you are already messing up your grades."
"So what? I'll have plenty of time to catch up." Harry waved her off, pulling the book back up.
"I don't think so." Ron said in a trembling voice, leaning in and throwing a piece of parchment in front of Harry, covering the book.
"Hey! I already have the time table! Wait, what is this?" Harry threw the paper back at Ron, but darted back after it in an instant.
Ron put his fist to his mouth, biting his index finger and nodded towards the piece of parchment with a worried expression.
Harry quickly skimmed through the paper, but there was too much writing on it to find anything. He skimmed through classes, reading them aloud. "Potions, final exam pairs... Spells, year-round groups and special assignment pairs... Child Care?"
He looked up and around at Ron and Hermione. Ron nodded further towards the paper, biting harder into his fist and swallowing hard. Hermione's brows scrunched up, her expression concerned.
"What?" She said, snatching the piece of parchment, quickly skimming through it. She was quickly babbling the classes to herself, but aloud.
"Potions, final exam- yeah yeah... Spells, ugh hugh, ugh hugh... Child care, that's it. Child care... no info... child care pairs... mhmm... Okay let's see. Blaise, Lavender. Me, Ron. Seamus, Parvati. Neville, Pansy. Tamara, Jay... okay, gay list... Julia, Katie. Emmanuel, Tim. Felix, Malcolm. Nsama, Isabel. Harry, and... OHHHH, MERLIN!"
She threw the parchment at Harry, clasping her hands over her mouth, her eyes wide as saucers, squealing the last bit. "Harry, Harry, Harry!" Her heart was hammering in her chest, beating the soul out of her. She just wanted to jump up on a desk, shake her hands and beat the table with her heels until the energy was out.
"What? Am I with a dementor or what?" He snatched the parchment back, turning it the right side up and right way around. He skimmed through the partner list carefully, reaching the gay pairs list. He skimmed through it carefully, and slowly.
"Worse, their leader." Ron squared in a girly voice that caught Hermione off guard, and she turned to look at him awkwardly.
Harry's eyes reached his name and the name beside his. "Okay, ugh... there must be a mistake. There must be. It can't be. No. This is just stupid. Do you believe any of this? I mean, I don't. Ugh... FUCK!" He threw the parchment back at Ron, and the hairs on his neck stood up.
Ron nodded, putting his hands up in the air to show that he had nothing to do with it. "Someone pinch me! Mate, I'm sorry. Can't be! Can it?"
"Guess it can. I mean, did you read the same as I? Because if you did, we are going straight to Professor McGonnogal!" Hermione squealed, breathing fast and hard, trying not to faint on the spot. "Harry, Harry? Do you hear me?" She snapped her fingers in front of his face urgently, as the boy stared in utter terror at a spot behind her.
She spun around and her heart skipped a beat. The Draco was sitting at the other end of the library with other Slytherins, staring at Harry with rage. His face was tensed up, and his eyes were full of hatred. His fists were clenched at the table, his knuckled white from pressure.
Harry swallowed hard and reflected Draco's glare. Draco closed his eyes for a second as Blaise tried to calm him down, giving him a sympathetic pat on the back. His face relaxed for a moment or two, as Goyle muttered something to him to calm him down.
Then, Draco's eyes flew open and his face tensed up in rage again. He hopped to his feet, and flipped he desk over, sending it flying against a shelf. The other boys around him jumped in surprise and shock. Draco was extremely angry now.
"POTTER!" Draco yelled at the top of his lungs, marching up to Harry. Ron and Hermione scooted away quickly, as the dark boy moved fast towards them. Draco's fellow mates ran after him, trying to stop him.
Draco pushed them all away with great force, pushing them all against the shelves. All students jumped to their feet and were staring at the shady teenager. He got close up to Harry, facing the boy.
He put the piece of parchment in front of his face, ripped it up into tiny pieces and threw them in his face. "What the fucking hell is this shit? Explain!" Draco banged his fists on Harry's desk with great force at the last word.
"Calm the fuck down! I don't know, okay? I am shocked myself!" He put up his hands in front on his face, protecting himself from the raging blond.
"I don't need your blabber, I said EXPLAIN!" Draco flinched Harry's desk and it almost hit Hermione. She squealed, starting to sob in fear, holding her hands to her face.
"Draco!" Blaise and Crabbe managed to stand up and grabbed the Slytherin by each arm, pulling him back. But he wrestled out of their grip, and attempted to punch Harry. To Harry's luck, he was fast enough and caught Draco's fist just in time. Draco yelled in his face, and was thrown back to the other side of the library.
"Mr. Malfoy!" Professor McGonnogal was pointing the wand at Draco, who scrambled up to his feet wildly and was marching back up to Harry. When he reached the Gryffindor, he bumped into a protection force field that she cast around the unfortunate boy. He slammed his fists on the force field, his eyes going black completely.
"Gentlemen, what is this all about?" The Professor said in shock, looking down at the blonde in disappointment.
"I am not going to take care of a child with him! Never! You won't make me! Change this!" He pointed at the pieces of ripped parchment on the floor.
"Mr. Malfoy, this is not to be changed. I hope you have memorized your partners and time table, because you are not getting a new list." She burnt the pieces of paper, removed the force field around Harry, healed Draco's bruises, calmed down both boy's tempers and cleaned the library with a flick of a wand.
"Sorry Professor." The two boys said calmly, having had forgotten everything about their anger. No matter how hard Draco tried to get angry at Harry again, he couldn't. The calming spell was way too strong.
Draco climbed up to his feet, and left the library with his buds. He threw Harry a nasty stare before leaving the library, mouthing 'fuck you'.
Harry stared at his two friends, the trio watching as the blonde left along with Professor McGonnogal strict by his side.
"Harry?" Ron asked nervously, feeling like throwing up slugs. Again.
"Just, shut up. Leave me alone. Sorry guys, bye." Harry stood up, threw the book in a corner and stormed out of the library. The two watched him go away, and the rest of library did too, later returning to their own conversations.
"Well, at least we're together?" Ron breathed out, blushing at Hermione.
"Ronald! Not the time!" Hermione smacked him with Harry's book on the head.
