Ello loves, sorry it's so short, I was in a hurry but really wanted to post a new chapter for you.

Disclaimer: Yadda yadda yadda Harry Potter's not part of my belongings... On with the story!

Draco POV

"This is all your fault!" I groan and look at Pansy like she's dirt.

She opens her mouth to respond, but Professor McGonagall, Ron and Hermione burst in.

"Ms. Parkinson, you're coming with me," McGonagall says harshly. Pansy follows her out while Ron and Hermione summon a couple of chairs and sit down.

"Where's Harry?" Ron asks, looking around.

"He left," I say softly.

"Why?"

"He saw Pansy snogging me, and... Well... I snogged her back."

Hermione's expression is pure outrage. Ron simply rolls his eyes and gets up, tugging Hermione by the arm, but she stays where she is.

"You fetch Harry," she orders him. "I'll stay here."

He starts to protest, but she holds her hand up to quiet him, and he exits the Hospital Wing to go find Harry.

"Why'd you snog her back?" she asks when she sees that Ron is out of sight.

"Before she snogged me, she threatened to kill Harry if I didn't. I couldn't warn him, so I had to snog her. But it meant nothing, I swear, I'm gay and I love Harry and only Harry."

She nods, the anger draining from her face. "But Harry walked in on you?"

"Unfortunately, yes. When I pleaded for him to come back so I could explain, he just kept walking. He doesn't know that I didn't want to do it, and now he probably won't believe me."

"I promise," Hermione comforts me, "he will."

Harry POV

"Harry, I know you're in there, so open up!" Ron yells, pounding on the door to our Dormitory. I pull my covers over my head.

"Go away!"

"Alohomora," he mutters and opens the door. He closes and locks it behind him and goes to sit on his bed across from mine.

"What do you want?"

"Listen, you've got to talk to Mal⎯"

"Draco. His name is Draco." I keep my eyes on the floor as my face flushes at the sound of me saying his first name.

"Whatever, you need to talk to him!"

"Why should I?"

"Because he probably has an explanation!" Ron's voice is rising, and he bangs his fist on the bedside table. "You're being such a baby about it, Harry!"

"Oh, you're one to talk! Let's not forget the time you dated Lavender Brown while you were very much in love with Hermione!"

His ears go pink, and he looks angrier. "That was different!"

I sit up abruptly and fold my arms, anger bubbling inside me. "How so?"

"She slipped me a Love Potion! I couldn't help it that I liked her!"

"Liked? Just liked? Ha! You were obsessed with her!" I can tell I'm getting on his nerves.

"Shut up about it already! I love Hermione! Always have, always will." His eyes widen as he slowly realizes what he said. "And you love Draco! So come on, we're going back to the Hospital Wing."

I sigh, but decide it's best to follow him.

Draco POV

When I see Harry entering the door, I immediately get up and feel my heart skip a beat. A deep blush spreads to my cheeks and neck, and I give him a weak smile.

"Malfoy," he greets me coldly, and my heart sinks.

"I'm so sorry, Harry. So sorry." My voice is barely audible. His eyes meet mine and stay there.

"Explain yourself." The iciness doesn't leave his tone.

"She said if I didn't snog her back, she'd kill you. I didn't have a choice." I hold my arms out hopefully; at first he hesitates, but then he reluctantly hugs me tightly.

"I forgive you," he whispers in my ear, sending electric shivers through my entire body. My heartbeat races, and I'm almost sure he can hear it. We break apart from the hug and kiss each other lightly on the lips.

"I thought... I thought I'd never be the same with my parents gone, but... You changed everything, and I love you so much for that," I tell him, my eyes tearing up.

He plays with a strand of my hair absentmindedly. His brilliant green eyes look deeply into my grey ones. "I've waited eight years for you, love. Your parents are always with you, that's something I've learned throughout time."

The tears in my eyes spill over, and I start sobbing like a baby. I feel embarrassed, but Harry envelops me in his arms and I bury my tear-streaked face into his chest.

"Just don't let me ever catch you with a girl again," he says mock-sternly.

I laugh for the first time in a while, and it feels good. "Don't count on it."

So there you go... Sorry it's not as good as I'd like it to be, but it's almost 4 a.m. and time for me to go to sleep. Review?