Yay an update already, I think it's been the quickest one :D Anyway just a warning that this chapter contains a little strong language, mainly on Ron's part.
Disclaimer: I'm not JK Rowling (unfortunately). I do not own Harry Potter or any characters from Harry Potter. Just this fanfiction…
Arguments, Warnings and Apologies
The room went deadly quiet and neither of the three boys made a single movement.
Draco's heart hammered within his chest and his lips tingled from the kiss that had almost happened.
As Ron glared in a mixture of disgust and confusion, Harry felt his stomach knot with worry as he waited with bated breath for Ron's temper to unleash.
His wait was short and soon enough Ron was screaming at the top of his lungs.
"What the fuck is going on here? You're supposed to hate Malfoy, not be giving him a pissing lap dance! What the bloody hell is wrong with you Harry? Have you been confunded? Or has the slimy git put you under the imperius curse? You're a fucking tosser Malfoy, I knew we couldn't trust you, you sick, twisted shit-stain!"
And with that, the fiery tempered red head lunged at Draco, sending him to the floor. Taken by surprise, Draco yelped as he was tackled to the floor and pinned beneath the crazed Gryffindor.
As quickly as Ron was on Draco, he was pulled off by Harry who punched him in the jaw. Ron staggered from the sharp impact and looked to his raven-haired friend in a mixture of anger, hurt and plain astonishment. Harry himself seemed taken aback by his own actions. He placed his hands over his mouth and stared at Ron in guilt-filled regret.
"I'm so sorry," Harry whispered as he took a tentative step forward and reached a hand towards Ron's jaw. He gingerly touched his fingers to the fast-forming bruise as if to seek proof that he had just hit his best friend.
Ron winced at the contact of Harry's fingers and glared at him before striking back. Harry's eyes stung with tears at the collision of Ron's fist on his cheek.
"Ronald Weasley!" came the shocked voice of Ron's mother. As one, Harry, Ron and Draco turned to the doorway to find that they had an audience.
Draco picked himself up off the floor, pushed past the crowd at the door and headed for the privacy of his bedroom. Ron glared as the blonde left and cast Harry a look of disgust before he stormed off into the back garden. Harry rubbed his aching cheek before making his own exit and seeking sanctuary in the room where Buckbeak was kept.
Meanwhile, back downstairs, a stale silence hung in the air and a gloomy, depressing atmosphere filled the most noble and ancient house of Black.
Sighing, Hermione took a seat at the kitchen table and begun drumming her fingers on the wooden surface. Not only was Harry's birthday ruined, but he and Ron had fallen out and whatever progress he had been making with Draco was probably now lost. Feeling defeated, she decided to write to Pansy and Blaise, seeking some advice.
A floor above, Draco lay slumped on his bed staring at the ceiling. He was very confused right now. He knew he had feelings for Harry, but until now he had avoided thinking about that. Now, he could think of nothing else. Harry had nearly kissed him today, and as frightful as it was to admit, Draco desperately wanted to know what kissing Harry would be like.
The creaking sound of his door opening signalled someone's entrance, and for one wild moment, Draco thought it would be Harry. His heart sank however, when his eyes met those of Ginny Weasley.
Out in the back garden, Ron was spitting out insults to no one in particular and plucking murderously at the blades of grass surrounding him. He was well aware of the fact that he'd overreacted, but at the time, yelling and attacking had seemed to be the right course of action.
Dragging a hand through his mane of ginger hair, Ron made the decision to find Harry and apologise. He would of course also demand an apology and explanation of his own.
From his position on the bed, Draco stared at the youngest Weasley in bewilderment. Inviting herself in, Ginny closed the door behind her and crossed the room. Standing by his bed, she stared down at him with her arms folded across her chest.
Draco was forcibly reminded of Professor McGonagall and felt as if he'd done something wrong. He sat up and silently gestured for Ginny to sit down. Sitting beside him with her head held high, she faced him and said only one word, "Explain."
Ron entered the room he shared with Harry to find it was empty. Deciding to just wait until Harry emerged from where ever he was hiding, Ron helped himself to a chocolate frog and positioned himself comfortably on his bed.
With one hand absent-mindedly stroking Buckbeak, Harry sat propped against the wall staring silently into space. His quiet musings were disturbed however, when the door opened and Snape stepped inside and bowed to Buckbeak. Once the hippogriff had bowed back, he closed the door behind him and made his way over to the dark-haired teen and the magical creature.
"Narcissa has informed me of today's events." Snape said offhandedly, as he stroked Buckbeak. Harry stared at Snape blankly, not quite sure what to expect.
"Do you like him?" Snape asked Harry at the same time as Ginny asked Draco one floor below. Harry nodded in response, marvelling at how easy it was to confide in his potions master.
A floor below, Draco admitted his feelings for Harry to Ginny. She smiled, seemingly pleased with his answer. Ginny then leaned forward and captured a stunned Draco Malfoy in a hug.
"Just make sure you treat him right," Ginny said in his ear as he uneasily hugged her back. "Because if you don't," she continued as she pulled away from him, "I'll torture you so harshly, I'll make Voldemort seem like a kind, loving man in dire need of a plastic surgeon." She glared at him for a few seconds to show that she was serious, before smiling brightly and exiting the room.
Draco shuddered involuntarily before making a mental note not to get on Ginny Weasley's bad side. For such an innocent looking girl, she was highly terrifying.
Considering they had spent years hating each other, Harry and Snape were having a surprisingly civil conversation. After laughing at a joke Harry had made, Snape checked his watch.
"Well, I had best be going. Good luck with Draco." Snape said as he crossed the room.
"Good luck with Narcissa," Harry said cheekily, grinning at the pink tinge that took hostage of Snape's cheeks.
"Careful Potter," Snape warned, "I may start to like you." With a nod of farewell, Snape left and, once again, it was just Harry and Buckbeak in the room.
A short while later, when Harry could no longer put up with the pins and needles spreading through his ass, he gave Buckbeak a final pat on the head and left the room.
He entered his room and found Ron snoring lightly with chocolate frog wrappers littering the area around him. Chortling in amusement, Harry gently shook his friend awake. Ron awoke with a jerk and sat up on his bed. Not meeting Harry's eyes, he muttered an apology. With an apology of his own, Harry pulled his friend into a tight embrace.
"What's going on, Harry?" Ron asked as they pulled away from one another. Harry massaged the back of his neck and shrugged his shoulders.
"Honestly mate, I don't know. I've just got to know Draco a little bit better and I really like what I'm seeing." Harry bit his lip nervously and waited for Ron to say something.
"So you're gay then?" Ron asked quietly as though frightened by the words. Harry nodded and looked at Ron, silently seeking his approval. Ron let out a deep breath and shifted awkwardly on the bed.
"Do you like Malfoy?" Ron asked as he squeezed his eyes shut, dreading the answer.
"I do," Harry confessed without a moment's hesitation. "Does it bother you?" he asked with less confidence.
Ron was silent for a long while before he answered. "It doesn't bother me that you're gay, but I am a little surprised. What bothers me is that you'd choose Malfoy."
Harry didn't know what to say in response to this, so he made to leave the room. As his hands were on the doorknob, Ron's voice met his ears.
"If he hurts you Harry, I'll feed him to a crate of blast-ended skrewts." Knowing that this was Ron's way of accepting anything that might happen between himself and Draco, he smiled and thanked his friend before exiting to find Draco.
The blonde was not in his room, nor was he in the library. Harry bumped into Narcissa who smiled at him and suggested he look in the back garden.
Following Narcissa's advice, Harry stepped outside. The sun was shining and the dragon bouncy castle was deserted.
Toward the right of the large garden was a lone swing and sat upon it was Draco.
Summoning up his courage, Harry made his way over to the Slytherin. Draco's toes were skimming the ground as he swung so gently it was barely noticeable. He kept his eyes fixed to the floor as Harry approached and weakly said "hello" to the taller boy.
Harry said "hi" back and made his way behind Draco and started pushing him. They were perfectly silent until Harry made the swinging come to a stop and wrapped his arms around Draco.
"What's happening between us?" Draco asked, uncharacteristically shy.
"I don't know," Harry admitted as he turned Draco's face to his, "But I don't want it to stop," he whispered as he leant in closer to the blonde boy.
"Dinner time!" rang out Molly Weasley's voice, ruining the moment for the two boys.
Draco rolled his eyes and made his way back to the house. Cursing Mrs Weasley's impeccably bad timing, Harry followed Draco, longing for the kiss that never happened.
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