Chapter 2 Sitting Beside the Lake
After he lost his temper with Hermione, Harry stormed off to sit beside the Black Lake. He always found peace just looking over the water. And that's where Draco found him.
"I see you found my favorite hiding spot" What do you want, Malfoy?", Harry said without taking his eyes off the water. "I come every here day to think or to just look at the Lake."
Harry blushed and looked and away. "Oh."
"Potter are you blushing?"
"NO! It's just hot and you know."
"Right."
"I wasn't blushing!" Malfoy laughed a real genuine laugh.
"You know Potter you are not the only one that is feeling like that."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean you are not the only one who has feelings for someone who they can't have."
"You have feelings, Malfoy?!" "I'm not a monster, Harry. I have a heart."
"You just called me Harry."
"No I didn't."
"Yes you did. You said 'I'm not a monster, Harry.'"
"You're hearing things Potter."
"Sure I am."
They sat in silence for a while until it was time for dinner. They got up and walked back to the castle. They separated in the Entrance Hall and went on their way to the Great Hall. Harry went to the Gryffindor table where Ron and Hermione were sitting. Draco went to the Slytherin table where Blaise and Goyle were sitting talking quietly together.
At the Gryffindor table Hermione was questioning Harry about where he been. "Harry where were you? We were looking all over the castle for you. You missed half of your classes."
"Hermione, let him talk, Ron said.
"Well after I lost my temper with you Hermione, I went to sit by the Lake and was down there ever since."
"Were you down there alone?"
"Why would you ask me something like that?"
"Because Malfoy missed half of his classes too?"
"What does that have to do with Harry?" Ron asked finally getting into the conversation.
"I was just asking Ronald."
Harry ignored them after that because they started arguing. He grabbed a plate and started to eat. Ginny came and sat beside him. "Hi Harry."
"Hey Gin."
"What are they arguing about this time?"
"Me apparently. I missed half of my classes and Malfoy did too for some reason and Hermione asked me if I was with him. So Ron got mad." "Hmmm that's weird."
"What's weird, Gin?"
"Nothing." After she said that she got up and left with a thoughtful look on her face. Harry went back to eating his dinner.
Blaise looked up when Draco sat down. "Hey man. Where you been?" "Sitting by the Lake."
"You missed half of your classes."
"I know."
"What were you doing down there?"
"Thinking."
"You ok, Drake?"
"Yea. Why do you ask?"
"You seem out of it."
"Oh well I'm ok. Just hungry." He started grabbing all the food he could reach and stuffing his face but still with some class. After all he was a Malfoy.