AN: Regarding the poll posted in the last chapter about who Joseph should end up with, things are pretty even between Damian and being in a Poly relationship with Damian and Draco across both of my accounts. For the time being, I will continue writing and see where it will go. I will not fave one pairing over the other, and give them equal "time." After several more chapters, if I still don't like one pairing over the other, I'll ask you guys to help out again.
As for Hedric, more fluff :D
Thank you to everyone who answered the poll and provided their feedback in the last chapter. It is greatly appreciated. Thank you guys again for reading and I hope you enjoy the chapter.
Chapter 10
Harry had just had breakfast and was currently going through the album from his fourth year in Hogwarts. Cedric left it with him before returning home the night before. He had made sure to only go through the pictures of the memories he had already remembered, afraid that if he went ahead, it would cause something to go wrong. It was half past ten when the door opened and Joseph walked in.
"Morning Harry" he greeted. "How was your night?"
"Great" Harry replied. "But I'm more interested in finding out how your night went. Did you find out what kind of relationship you have with Damian?"
"We're still friends, but we may start dating soon" Joseph said, and explained what had happened.
"That's great. I hope things work out between you guys" Harry said with a smile. "You two deserve a happy ending."
"Thank you. Now let's get back to business" Joseph said. "Can you recall all the memories we've recovered?"
"I do" Harry answered, recounting what had happened. "The last memory I recovered was the first task."
"Seems like you haven't forgotten anything, so it doesn't seem like you'll lose your memories again" Joseph said. "The next major event of that year would be the Yule Ball. Ready?"
"Definitely."
In the next few weeks after the end of the first task, there had been a celebratory air in Hogwarts. Both the school's champions had completed the first task without being injured too much, Harry and Cedric didn't have to hide their relationship anymore, and there was even a temporary ceasefire between the Gryffindors and Slytherins. While Harry was glad he was able to complete the first task, he thought that his and Cedric's relationship being out in the open was the best thing that happened. Sure there was the playful teasing from their friends and schoolmates, a daily letter from Cedric's father which immediately was thrown into the nearest fireplace by Damian or Cho, and an article about their relationship by Rita Skeeter the day after the first task despite neither of them saying a word to her.
But none of that mattered to Harry because he no longer has to treat his relationship with Cedric as a secret. He could hold Cedric's hand, give him a kiss, sit so close next to him that their legs brushed against each other every time they moved, and Harry could do this nearly whenever he wanted. Harry was so busy daydreaming about everything he and Cedric could do now, he forgot he was in Transfiguration class. When Professor McGonagall finally noticed and started glaring at him, Ron nudged the champion, bringing his thought back down to Earth.
"Now that Mr. Potter has gotten his heads out of the clouds, we will continue" McGonagall said pointedly as she still gave Harry a look of disapproval. "The Yule Ball has been a part of the Triwizard tournament since its inception. It is a night where we will be able to interact with our guests in well-mannered frivolity. Now, as members of the host school, I expect you all to put your best foot forward. Quite literally, I might add, because the Yule Ball is, first and foremost, a dance."
At the announcement, the majority of the boys groaned and majority of the girls started chatting excitedly with each other.
"Silence!" Professor McGonagall called. "The house of Godric Gryffindor has commanded the respect of the wizarding world for the past ten centuries. I will not have a single one of you besmirch that name in a single night by acting like a babbling, bumbling band of baboons."
After giving a few reminders and stern warnings about their conduct, the Head of Gryffindor dismissed her students, asking Harry to stay behind.
"Professor, if this is about me being distracted today, I swear it won't happen again" Harry said.
"You should make promises you can be sure you'll keep, Mr. Potter" Minerva said. "But I that's not what I want to talk to you about. As I said earlier, the Yule Ball has been a part of the Triwizard tournament since the beginning, it's traditions being kept and followed. One of those traditions is the opening of the Yule Ball by the champions and their partners with a dance."
"I have to open the ball? WIth a dance?" Harry asked nervously. "But professor, I don't dance."
"You can and will" Minerva said with finality. "Since you and Mr. Diggory are together, I am assuming he will be your partner for the ball."
At the mention of Cedric being his partner, Harry slightly calmed down. "Yes he will. I mean, if he wants to."
"Well, in the extremely likely scenario that Mr. Diggory will be your partner to the Yule Ball, I suggest you ask him to teach you how to dance" Minerva suggested.
"Cedric knows how to dance?" Harry asked, and wondered how Professor McGonagall knew.
"The Diggorys have always been a part of the political arena, in one way or another" the older Gryffindor explained. "Thus, being well-versed in interacting at a social gathering was a must."
Harry nodded, and was about to thank his Head and leave, when the door to the Transfiguration classroom opened. The two Gryffindors looked to the back of the class to see the sixth-year that had just been talking about.
"I apologise for interrupting, Professor McGonagall" Cedric said when he reached the front and stood closely next to Harry. "I was a little worried since Hermione told me Harry was caught being distracted during class, and he wasn't out yet five minutes after class ended."
"It's quite alright Mr. Diggory" Minerva said as she stood. "I was just telling Harry about his duties for the Yule Ball. I suggest you two head to the Great Hall for dinner."
The two students nodded and was halfway to the back of the classroom when the Deputy Headmistress called for them. "Before I forget, I feel obligated to remind you both that any intimate activities you wish to do with one another be redone in privacy and limited to both of your free time. While I, Professor Sprout or any of the other teachers will not dissuade you from doing such activities, if you are caught in each other's dormitories, there will be consequences."
"Understood professor" Cedric said with a nod, answering for both himself and Harry.
"Also, since you are older, you have a duty to be the more responsible between the two of you Mr. Diggory" Minerva said. "Harry won't have his sexual education classes until next year, and while I don't believe you would, I hope you won't pressure Harry to do things he's not ready for."
"Of course not professor. We will take our leave now" Cedric said, excusing him and Harry before dragging his boyfriend.
"That was nearly as bad as if McGonagall decided to have the talk with us herself instead of waiting for me to have my sex ed classes next year" Harry said when Cedric pulled them into a discreet alcove, his face extremely red with embarrassment.
"Yeah" Cedric said, pulling his boyfriend in for a hug. "Although, makes you wonder what her expression would be if I told her you already had some hands on experience with sexual education. Several, in fact."
"Please don't joke about that. It's bad enough that we've already made out in front of her" Harry said, burying his face into Cedric's chest. "The only thing that would've made it worse is if it was Snape instead of her."
"Alright" Cedric said with a chuckle, patting Harry's back comfortingly. "However, I do have a problem of putting majority of the responsibility on me."
"You heard her. You're the older one in this relationship, and have had the sex ed classes."
"And majority of the times we've done it, you're the one who initiated things."
"And you never complained once."
Cedric smirked, pressing a short kiss on Harry's lips before taking his boyfriend's wrist and leading them towards the Great Hall.
"I'm assuming Professor Sprout told you guys about the Yule Ball too" Harry said.
"Of course. I was thinking of taking this amazing with me" Cedric said with a smile.
"Well, be sure to drop them off at their common room before you head up to Gryffindor Tower" Harry said with a chuckle, hugging Cedric's arm. "You know we'll have to open the ball."
"Professor Sprout may have given me a heads up on that, since we're a couple" Cedric said with a wide smile, pulling Harry into another tight hug. "I'm so happy that we're not keeping this a secret anymore."
"Me neither" Harry hugged back, smiling as widely as Cedric. "How are things with your dad?"
"It's still a shock to him, but hopefully he'll calm down and be able to accept us" Cedric said. "But even if he doesn't, that won't change anything."
Harry nodded and pecked Cedric's cheek. "Let's get going. Ig McGonagall gets to the Great Hall before us, she might think we went to do intimate activities."
Cedric laughed and took Harry's hand, leading them to the Great Hall. The two entered and parted with a kiss, not caring that they were in front of the entire student body or the faculty, and went to sit with their friends.
"Ugh, does Potter have to rub it in our faces that he's dating the best looking student in the entire school?" Pansy complained.
"I wouldn't say he's the best looking" Daphne said. "Did you see what he wore to the Quidditch World Cup? Clearly his fashion sense needs work."
"We need a different party to weigh in" Pansy said before turning to Joseph. "Joey, what do you think? Would you let Diggory shag you?"
"Firstly, call me Joey again and I'll turn your boyfriend into a flobberworm" Joseph said, looking up from his book to glare at his friend for a second before returning his gaze down. "Secondly, attraction is subjective. What you may be attracted by may not attract other people. But in the general sense, yes Diggory is attractive. As for letting him shag me, I'd need to get to know him better before I could answer that question."
"Maybe Joseph would've said yes if Diggory's hair was a bit darker, his eyes were hazel, and if he was tanned" Blaise said, his smirking face turning into one contorting in pain when Joseph cast a stinging hex on his legs underneath the table.
"What does that mean? Has Joey finally fallen for someone?" Pansy said with a mischievous smile, and catching a certain blonde's attention.
"Alright, where's Kent?" Joseph asked as he pulled his wand out, looking for Pansy's boyfriend.
"Don't you dare" Pansy said.
"To be fair, I did warn you" Joseph returned.
"But this is hardly small news" Daphne stated. "Joseph, we've been at Hogwarts for three years, and we've never heard of you having any romantic interest in anyone."
"And I still don't. Blase was merely describing a friend of his that he wants to introduce to me" Joseph said, casting another stinging hex on Blaise's leg as he hid his wand underneath the table again. "Of course I don't want to meet him since how he became friends with Blaise is questionable since he's not from our house. And I apologise if my personal life has not been giving you and the other girls more things to gossip about. Some people are actually more interested in getting excellent grades and securing a financially stable career rather than finding a romantic partner that they're, statistically, going to break up with before graduation and never see again."
Joseph returned to reading his Potions book and eating his dinner, and his friends let the subject drop. Well, most of his friends let it drop. While ignoring what Astoria was saying, Draco quickly scanned the Hufflepuff table, stopping at the spot Cedric was. The student next to him matched two out of the three traits Blaise described; a darker brown hair colour than Cedric's and a tanned complexion. He'd have to find a way to get close to see his eye colour, but Draco was 90% sure he found the person Blaise was referring to. Whether this person was the new subject of Joseph's affections, or a friend Blaise wanted to introduce the raven, Draco had to check him out.
He suddenly stopped his train of thought. What was he doing? What was he thinking? Joseph wasn't even talking to him about anything other than schoolwork. They had broken up, and yet Draco was acting like some jealous boyfriend.
"You broke up with him" his brain reminded.
As he stood and began walking out the Great Hall, Draco began thinking that he should probably let this go.
"Want to go through over the Charms essay later?" Cedric asked Damian.
"Can't, I'll be back at the common room close to curfew" Damian said. "I was asked to help Professor Sprout tend to the moonflowers tonight."
"How did that happen?" Cedric asked.
"I forgot my Care for Magical Creatures book in the greenhouse, and went back for it when Professor Sprout was there" Damian said, making Cedric laugh. "Anyway, gotta head over there now. See you later."
The two brunettes parted ways after exiting the hall. Draco quickly told Astoria that he had to see Professor Sprout about something before going in the direction of the greenhouses. He discreetly followed Damian, walking slowly and well behind. He thought he was doing pretty well until the Hufflepuff suddenly stopped and turned around.
"So, why have you been following me?" he asked.
"What makes you say I've been following you?" Draco asked back. "I could just be on my way to the greenhouses to ask Professor Sprout something."
"If that was the case then I'd let it slide" Damian said. "But the only people who knew Professor Sprout would be in the greenhouse tonight was me and the other teachers. If you wanted to talk to her about something, you would've gone to her quarters or the faculty room, and then be directed to the greenhouses. Not to mention, I caught you staring at me towards the end of dinner."
"He certainly acts like Joseph" Draco thought. "And why should I tell you what I'm up to?"
"Just wondering what made me catch the attention of Draco Malfoy" Damian said as he slowly walked over to Draco.
Draco thought this was his chance to see the older student's eyes. "So you know who I am. That's a little unfair considering I don't know who you are."
"Damian Clark, sixth-year Hufflepuff, and your family hates me for reasons out of my control"
"You're a muggle-born."
"You could use the term you purebloods have been using for years. Go ahead, say I'm a mudblood. Doesn't really bother me."
"Why not?"
"Why should I pay attention to the opinions of people who don't even know me and have already judged me based on the circumstances of my birth?"
"Wouldn't those strangers opinions matter if they were potentially your future employer?"
"They would, but if a person's blood status is more important to them than a person's qualifications, then I wouldn't want to work for them anyway. And I don't understand you purebloods anyway. All your traditions and beliefs could lead to missing out on meeting amazing people who could be amazing friends, reliable colleagues, even the perfect boyfriend."
"What?" Draco asked, his eyes wide.
"Nothing" Damian said with a sigh, stopping a couple of steps away from Draco.
Draco then saw Damian's eyes were hazel, just like Blaise said. He also realised that this was the person Joseph was talking to that made Blaise worry.
"So, are you going to tell me why you're following me?" Damian asked, and Draco said nothing. "Then I'll be leaving now."
"What's your relationship with Joseph?" Draco asked.
"I don't see how that's relevant to you" Damian said.
"It's relevant to me because I'm his friend." Draco returned.
"And Joseph is his own person, he can be friends with as many people as he wants to be" Damian said. "Besides, you two aren't in a relationship. Even if you were, this kind of behaviour raises a huge red flag. Questioning people your partner talks to and asking them the nature of their relationship clearly shows that you don't trust them."
Damian mentioning that he and Joseph weren't in a relationship and that he didn't trust Joseph hurt.
"I completely trust Joseph" Draco said, a slight hint of anger in his voice. "It's other people I don't trust. I simply want to protect my friend from getting hurt."
"Yeah, because you'd never do anything to hurt him" Damian said, making Draco hurt again.
Draco tried to calm and collect himself, and not let his emotions take over. He stared at the brunette, and studied him. When Draco stared at him, he seemed like this extremely friendly, happy-go-lucky guy. Now, he had a different air about him. It even felt slightly hostile.
Clearly Damian knew about him and Joseph, and what had went on between them in the past month. Joseph told Blaise that he talked to Damian at first not because he and Draco broke up. So while Joseph could simply view the Hufflepuff as a friend, Damian could view the raven-haired Slytherin in a different way.
"Do you have feelings for Joseph?" Draco asked, and Damian simply turned and began walking away. "Should I take your silence as a yes?"
"Me refusing to answer your question doesn't automatically mean yes. I simply refuse to answer because I value my privacy, and my feelings towards Joseph is not something that I would readily discuss with a stranger" Damian explained. "Much less a person who'd already have a bad opinion of me from knowing only something as insignificant as my blood status. But if you really want to figure out the nature of my and Joseph's relationship, ask him. I mean, he is your friend, right?"
Draco angrily stared at Damian. It was taking all of his willpower to not hex , Damian's eyes were challenging the blonde to go for his wand. As much as Draco wanted inflict as much pain on the Hufflepuff as he did to him by reminding of his failures and shortcomings with regards to his relationship with Joseph, he controlled himself. Damian had two more years of experience with lessons.
After an extremely tense five minutes of staring each other down, Damian turned and began walking away, threatening Draco that he'd hex him if he followed. Draco turned and went the separate way, heading for the dungeons. All he wanted was to figure out the colour of the guy's eyes. He figured it out, but also got a huge annoyance with it. When Draco got to the Slytherin common room, he ignored Astoria and headed straight for his dorm. He knew he was going to be scolded and nagged by Pansy and Daphne tomorrow, but he didn't want to spend majority of the night pretending to listen to Astoria talking about things he didn't care about.
The blonde had a quick shower and changed into his sleepwear before flopping onto his bed. He looked to find Joseph's bed empty, meaning his friend was still at the library. As he lie there, Draco thought that there was one good quality about Damian; that the brunette was protective of Joseph. But as much as Draco respected that, Damian had to be removed from the picture. Not because he could be Joseph's future boyfriend, that didn't bother Draco at all. If any one of their more...traditional parents or housemates found out Joseph was friends with a muggle-born, it could bring Joseph and his family trouble.
Two weeks after the announcement of the Yule Ball and getting lessons from Cedric, Harry had the basics of ballroom dancing down. The only problem now was that when he thought about dancing in front of everyone, Harry would get really nervous. Cedric thought Harry just needed to practice in front of other people, so he invited Damian and Joseph to their practice today. Unfortunately, Harry still got so nervous that he stiffened so much it looked like Cedric was dancing with mannequin.
"How about we take five for now?" Cedric suggested, and Harry nodded.
"Sorry I'm bad at this" Harry apologised.
"Harry, you're not bad at this" Cedric said. "When you just let go and focus on the moment, you're amazing, and you look like you're having fun. We just need to find a way to keep you from getting nervous."
"Alright" Harry said, turning to their friends. "Sorry you guys wasted your time coming here."
"It's no trouble at all" Damian said. "Ced promised to teach me how to ballroom dance too, and I'm learning what not to do."
"And I'm thankful for a place to hide other than the library. My friends have recently become more insufferable than usual, which was something I didn't think was possible" Joseph said, rolling his eyes. "It's all Blaise's fault."
"Well, while Harry and I figure something out, why don't you let Joseph teach you how to dance, Dames?" Cedric suggested.
"Oh, it's alright. I don't want to be a bother" Damian said, a faint blush appearing on his cheeks.
"It wouldn't be a bother. It'd definitely be more productive than just standing here" Joseph said.
Damian nodded and followed Joseph to the centre of the classroom. Joseph told him the basics, gave him some tips, and began teaching Damian the box step. Five minutes later, the phonograph Cedric borrowed from a friend was playing, and Damian and Joseph were in the middle of dancing.
"Sorry if I'm bad at this" Damian apologised. "I've never actually tried ballroom dancing before."
"Considering that, you're doing well" Joseph said. "You just need to relax more."
"It's kinda hard to relax when this is my first time dancing, and I'm being taught by someone who'll notice every single mistake I make" Damian said, his grip on Joseph's right hand tightening slightly.
"How about we talk about something?" Joseph said. "Keep counting the steps in your head, and just talk about anything."
"Alright. Can you tell me about your parents?" Damian asked. "I'm curious how intelligent two people had to be to have you."
"You make it sound like I was created in a muggle laboratory" Joseph said jokingly. "My father's name is Stephen and my mother's is Alyssa. They were both in Slytherin, father being a year older. They met during father's fifth and mother's fourth year at the Three Broomsticks during a Hogsmeade trip. Father overheard mother discussing her Ancient Runes assignment with her friends. He decided to offer his assistance and mother accepted."
"That's kind of adorable. He helped her with her assignment, and they've been together since."
"You're so naive it's cute. Mother never liked being one-upped in academics. What formed was a rivalry, rather than a relationship. Though, father didn't realise it was a rivalry until the next year. He had even bought mother some jewelry from that shop in Diagon Alley for Christmas the year they met."
"So, when did they get together?"
"Father's seventh year and mother's sixth year. Since father was graduating at the end of the year, they decided to hold a mock NEWT exam. Their friends created tests for the subjects they had in common, and did it on a weekend. In the end, mother had the highest overall score, and father humbly conceded. While they still lock horns occasionally, they challenge and bring out the best in each other."
"Not the usual sweet start, but it's still sweet. Not to mention, it explains a lot about you."
"What about your parents?" Joseph asked.
"My turn, huh?" Damian asked with a smile, but Joseph noticed the slight discomfort in the brunette's eyes.
"You don't have to talk about them if you don't want to" Joseph said, surprising Damian. "You were a little uncomfortable when I mentioned your parents."
"I shouldn't have expected anything less from you" Damian said. "It's alright, I can talk about them. It's only fair."
"You don't have to" Joseph said. "Not everyone have good relationships with their parents."
"Oh, it's not that. We're really close" Damian clarified, taking in a deep breath. "It's just...my father passed away when I was twelve."
"Damian, I'm so sorry to hear that" Joseph said. "You don't have to answer if you don't want to, but how did he pass?"
"It's alright. He was a member of the British Army" Damian began."Four years ago, there was a string of bombings that happened in London by a radical group called the IRA. My dad was one of those who were killed."
"I'm sorry that you and your family had to go through that."
"It's alright. I mean, it's tragic and still sad, but dad knew what he was getting into when he joined the army. He wanted to protect our country, make it safer for everyone, his family especially."
"He sounds like a great man."
"He was. When he was home, he always told my mum how pretty she was, and played with us no matter how tired he was. He taught us to always work hard and if things didn't go our way, we can be sad or disappointed about it, but we should never dwell on it too much. I think the most important lesson he taught us was that no matter how hard it was or if we were the only ones doing it, we should always stand up for what was right.
"And my mum's just as amazing. She's made so many sacrifices for us, even before dad passed away. Before she got pregnant with me, she was working as a manager in a restaurant. She was saving up to open up her own place. Then she gave all that up when she got pregnant with me so she could properly raise me and my siblings."
"They sound like amazing people, and you're the perfect combination of them both; kind and caring like your mother, and willing to fight for what's right and protective of those close to you like your father. Your dad would be so proud of you."
"Thanks" Damian said with a small smile.
"And I'm proud of you too" Joseph said with a smile of his own. "You've been dancing perfectly for the past five minutes."
Damian let his focus returning to the dancing, and he was moving fluidly along with the music.
"Well, I do have a great teacher" Damian said with a smile as his hazel eyes locked with Joseph's amber ones. "Thanks, and not just with the dancing. Dad's passing is still hard to deal with most of the time. But it was easy to talk about him with you."
"You're welcome, and there's anything you want to talk about, you can always come to me" Joseph said.
The song ended and they moved away from each other. Joseph gave Damian and Harry a few more tips on dancing before excusing himself and leaving.
"What did Joseph tell you to stop being nervous when you were dancing?" Harry asked.
"He told me to keep counting the steps in my head, and just talk about something" Damian replied. "So we talked about our parents."
"How was that?" Cedric asked, slightly concerned.
"It was good. Now I know having a stick up your arse is genetic" Damian said with a chuckle, giving a look to Cedric. "It really was great. Nothing but happy memories."
"Maybe we should try doing that, Ced" Harry suggested. "Dancing while talking about something."
"Alright love. Can you go set up the phonograph?" Cedric asked, turning to Damian when his boyfriend did so. "Are you sure everything's alright? I know your dad can be a sensitive topic."
"It still is and will be for a while, but Joseph made it easy to talk to him" Damian said. "I think it's because unlike most people who hear about my father passing away, he didn't give me that pitying look."
"What about that look you two shared towards the end of your dance?" Cedric asked.
"What look?" Damian asked.
"The look. The look you have when you like someone" Cedric answered. "The look you gave...him."
"I didn't even realise I did it" Damian said in surprise, his cheeks beginning to blush.
"I just don't want you to get hurt again" Cedric said, concern in his eyes. "Joseph would never knowingly hurt you, but he still has strong feelings for Draco. I just don't want you pining after someone who's in love with someone else."
"Everything's will be fine Ced" Damian assured the other brunette. "If I didn't realise I was giving the look then it's probably just some minor crush at best. It'll go away soon."
"Just be careful, alright?" Cedric asked.
Damian nodded, thanking his friend for his concern before saying goodbye to Cedric and Harry, leaving to work on his Herbology assignment. Cedric got into position with Harry, made the phonograph start playing with wandless magic, and began leading his boyfriend.
"Is everything alright?" Harry asked as he followed Cedric's lead.
"Yeah, everything is fine" Cedric answered, but Harry didn't believe him.
"Come on Ced, I saw that worried look on your face when you were talking to Dames before he left" Harry said.
"It's personal stuff" Cedric replied. "I promise, it's nothing that big. So don't worry about it."
"I'll always be worried about my friends, no matter how big or small their problems are" Harry said.
"I know, that's the kind of amazing person you are" Cedric said with a smile, and pressed a kiss onto Harry's head. "I promise to tell you what's wrong if Dames needs our help. But he said he can handle things, so let's let him do that."
"Alright" Harry said with a nod.
"Speaking of our friends' problems; how are things between Ron and Hermione?"
"Hermione's still not speaking and angry at Ron, and Ron still has no idea why she's mad. I've tried hinting at the reason, but he still misses the mark by a lot."
"They'll make up, and things will be back to normal soon. On the bright side, you haven't stiffened up like before."
"So instead of worrying about the people watching us dancing, I should just worry about our friends' problems."
"I don't think we should set that plan in stone, but it's a start."
The two of them continued practicing until dinner. Cedric spelled the phonograph to return to the faculty room, and he and Harry headed to the Great Hall hand in hand.
"Two more weeks until the Yule Ball" Harry stated. "I bet you'll look really handsome."
"I don't have to bet. I know you'll look gorgeous because you always do" Cedric with a wide smile. "Since the Ball is still that evening, do you want to exchange gifts in the morning?"
"Sure, but where?" Harry asked. "I wish things were like last year when you had to stay in Gryffindor Tower because of Sirius."
"Too bad your innocent godfather isn't close enough to the castle to cause a panic" Cedric said jokingly. "We could always sneak into each other's dorm. Your invisibility cloak can help with that."
"Should a prefect be encouraging his boyfriend to break the rules?" Harry asked with a smirk.
"You weren't complaining when I helped you get out of Divination early last year."
"You did that because you love me and didn't want me getting depressed from Trelawney constantly predicting my death."
"Well, I do love you."
"I love you too Ced."
The two shared a kiss before heading to their own tables, promising to meet up for more practice after dinner. As Harry ate dinner with his friends, he couldn't help but smile at thinking about the Yule Ball.
"This is definitely going to be the best Christmas ever."