Sorry i havnt updated in so long. BUT HERE IT IS. NEXT CHAPTER. I will try to update more. I promise 3

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The next morning as Draco watched Harry eat, he saw hi black owl swoop don and drop a litter right on Harry's head.

Saturday, Snape's room

Was what it said. Draco sneered back at Harry's glare the moment they locked eyes. Once again, a thrill went through Draco and he wondered what Harry thought.

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"Silence… You all must learn to get along with other people according to Dumbledore… He wishes for the houses to get along…like the sorting hat said.. Today you will be getting partners… I expect you to act like mature adults… If that's possible…" At "mature adults" Snape looked over at Harry which amused Draco greatly.

"I will say the names of your partners and once I am done, you will go find a seat with them. Am I clear."

The class silently nodded.

"Weasly, long bottom"
"Goyle, Parkinson"
"Malfoy, Potter"
"WHAT!" yelled out Harry in rage, regretting his action the moment it was done.

"Do you have a problem Mr. Potter," replied Snape in a deadly calm voice.
Harry hesitated before responding, ". . . Sir. . . may I please have a different partner… The one I have seems..." Harry glanced over at Draco who seemed to be covering his face, "…I don't think I will be able get along with the him."

"HHhhhmmmm.." Snape squinted his eyes, "Why. So you can pared with someone like Longbottom and be able to show off because they're so horrible? No. You will be pared with Malfoy."

As Snape went on with the partner names, Harry glared at Draco. But Draco was FAR to busy grumbling with his friends. As Harry watched Draco, he could have sworn Draco looked over to him out of the corner of his eye. Harry thought he saw Draco smirk, not a sneer, but a genuine mildly excited smirk. But that was impossible, Harry must have just been confused. He brushed it off as nothing.
When Snape was done paring people up, he assigned tables. Harry was most displeased when he and Draco were sent to the very back table. When they both got to their seats, Harry plopped, almost whipped, his books on the floor to show who was boss, that he was in charge. Then he quietly sat down and opened his potions book.

"The strongest potions that do not involve a sacrifice are love potions, death potions, and neutralizing potions. We will learn about these types of potions over the next few months. For all of these potions, the basis of them is emotion. Today we will be learning how to make a simple potion that will calm anxiety…or heighten it ten-fold. The directions are on the board," and with a flick on Snape's wand, how to make the potion steps were on the front board. Harry then proceeded to get the ingredients and equipment h needed. Quietly, Harry got to work right away.

"Hey Harry, better be careful, you don't want to fuck this up around me or you'll look lower then you really are," Draco whispered sniggering at Harry.

Harry thought about this for a moment and didn't know whether Draco was insulting or encouraging him. The fact the Draco had used Harry's first name instead of a sharp-toned "Potter." Kind of set him off to into thinking. Giving up, Harry resorted to ignoring it and focusing on his potion.

"Careful Potter, adding too much milk worm will make it turn into black goo. Wouldn't want that would we Potter," comment Draco not 2 minutes later.

Harry thought about this comment too. 'he said "Potter" instead of my first name like before…..and he sounded sharper this time, almost like he was trying to defend or cover up. But still…..what's he playing at…..'

"Shut up Malfoy," Harry mumbled, not exactly sure how to react to Draco's recent behavior in comparison to his past.

"Ya know, Im just looking out for you right now. If you make this potion wrong, Snap would probably make you drink it. You don't want anxiety Potter…take it from me," whispered Draco once more. But this time he seemed less defensive and more honestly concerned.

Harry glanced over at him at this. 'Does Malfoy have anxiety?' Harry thought, 'No, it doesn't matter…but…if he does…then does…does he really know what it's like…' Harry glanced at hi left arm, the sleeve far over his arm and part of his hand.

"Well…we wouldn't want me having anxiety, but we don't want sad rich you being an ass all the time cause of your own pathetic anxiety problems," snapped Harry defensively. He didn't understand Draco's flip-flop of kind then moody and then concerned. It made no sense.

Harry watched as Draco's face slowly changed from mild concern to rage. Draco then went back to his potion, ignoring Harry. Harry wet back to his as-well. As time went on though, Harry kept thinking about what had just happened. And he didn't know if he liked Draco concerned or if he wants him to be more angry and moody all the time.

One table over was pansy. Harry noticed Draco lean towards her and whisper back and forth with her. Harry snuck glances every now and again out of the corner of his eye but made no acknowledgement of the action. 'what is WITH him?! Hes being so weird right now… so bipolar…..' Harry ignored the actions.

"Do it. Just DO IT DRACO!" Harry caught the whisper-yell of Pansy.

Harry worked on his potion in peace for ten minutes when the able shoock and his tweezers fell off the table from the shake. Squinting his eyes at Malfoy, Harry got down to get it. When Harry came back up, his potion had changed from a light blue shade to a puke-green color.

"Time."

Harry groaned as Snap went around checking potions. As he got to their table, Harry mentally punched Snape's face in.

" Mr. Potter. What is this. This is not the potion I asked for. Read step 5 Potter." Demanded Snape. Harry wondered how he could always turn a question into a demand.

"Add one-half of the tail from an orange-tongued lizard."

"Yes Mr. Potter. And by looking at your potion, it seems you not only put in the tail but the whole lizard." Snape moved to Draco's Potions. "But if you look at Mr. Malfoy's potion here, you will see only HALF of th tail was added and it is a lovely sparkling bright blue. 20 points will be taken from Gryffindor for Harry's complete lack of regard to the rules."

As the last 5 minutes of class went on, Harry grumbled and quickly left.

But as Harry rushed out the door, he did not know that the young blonde man was looking after him shamefully….