Chapter 11

January 27, 1997

Day 10

Draco and Harry had slept together. After breakfast in the Great Hall, where they had felt extremely observed, both were now heading towards the classroom, where they would have History of Magic as first class.

Everywhere they looked, all they saw were boys and girls, no matter what year and house, staring, pointing and whispering to each other.

- Draco. - Harry called, in a low voice, not stopping to walk nor looking around.

The blonde boy looked at him, and Harry pointed to the walls. Photos of both kissing, talking, and hugging were scattered around the castle.

Harry looked down while Draco sighed.

- I'm sorry.

- Shut up Harry, this is not your fault. – He said, and even in the midst of everyone there, he stopped and grabbed his boyfriend's face with both hands. – There's no problem Harry. We don't need to be embarrassed. Look .. I'm proud to be yours.

Harry smiled and nodded with his head. Then, with another glance at each other, the two boys held hands and continued walking down the corridor, head up.

Blaise, that was standing nearby with Gwen, was surprised and thinking. It seemed that there was something missing there. Draco and the Gryffindor holding hands around the castle?

'Damn .. he really must be giving all he's got. I never thought he would submit to something like this. Oh Draco ... why do you want to always win everything. '

- You know, I think it's pretty good. - Gwen said, taking him off his thoughts.

- What do you think is good? – He asked, looking at her.

- That they are brave enough to assume it and walk around like that, especially with everyone staring and commenting. Not everyone can do that. There's no problem with being gay.

- Sure .. but sometimes I wonder why you're in Slytherin.

- Oh you'll still have plenty of opportunities to have those answers, my dear. - She said, looking maliciously at him.

Blaise just laughed briefly.

In another corner, Ginny was with some friends, looking at the scene with a wide open smile on her face, although she hoped the couple be more affected by it. But it didn't matter, they would lose their strength, especially Draco, she was almost certain that he couldn't bear to be so humiliated as he was now, he was a Malfoy. At least that was what she thought.

- It's so bad isn't it .. the two of them together .. gross .. don't you think? - The redheaded girl asked, pleased with what she had done.

- Oh Ginny, don't say that .. I think it's sweet! - One of them spoke.

- Yeah, me too! - Another one supported.

Ginevra lost her smile. Was it possible that, like them, people were pointing because they thought it was sweet? Whispering how brave they thought they were? Staring, but with respect for both? She shook his head in denial and left her friends, stomping.

- What's wrong with her? - One of her friends, the blonde one, asked as looking Ginny walk away.

- Amber, you know she still has feelings for Harry, let's not talk about it anymore. - Another replied.

Amber just shrugged her shoulders and continued arguing with her friends about the newest couple of Hogwarts.


At lunchtime, both ate together at the Gryffindor table. Of course Draco still didn't like Gryffindor's house, but he managed to be nice, after all, they had accepted for him to eat there. They still had many looks over them, but knew it would go away.

Ron, who was in front of his friend and the blond boy, was eating, put the food in his mouth without stopping to look by the corner of his eye. Yes, he had accepted Harry's decision, he had nothing to do but accept and try to understand, but it was still recent, so it was still a bit difficult.

- Harry, me and the rest of the Slytherin's were talking. We've talked with the Ravenclaw's, Blaise will still talk to the Hufflepuff's and now that I'm here, I speak with you. We want to invite you to a party in the Room of Requirement, everyone will go. Talk to the rest of Gryffindor, please.

- Of course! What time is it? - Harry asked, smiling.

- An hour after dinner, so you can get ready, and then go. It will be great Harry. We'll have a lot of fun. - Draco said, slightly kissing his boyfriend's neck, who laughed briefly.

Ron decided not to pay attention, and look at the food on the plate. He said he would try to understand, but there was no need to see those things already.

The rest of the day passed very quickly. Everyone thought about the party in the evening, it had been a while since the last one.

Harry, Ron, as well as Dean, Seamus and Neville, were preparing to go, and were almost ready to leave the dorm and the Common Room.

Dean and Seamus were together, talking and seemed to try to speak as quietly as possible.

Neville looked at the two of them occasionally, moving his head in denial. He picked up his things to leave, he would first go and get a girl he was seeing, but first, he walked towards Harry and simply put a hand on his shoulder and smiled at him.

Harry smiled back, understanding the message.

About two minutes later, the other two were still talking. Harry finished dressing up and turned to face them.

- Do you have something you want to ask me?

They looked at each other, biting their lips.

- Harry, honestly .. what you are doing with Malfoy? - Seamus said.

- Draco is my boyfriend.

- Boyfriend? Got to that? - Seamus asked, his eyebrow raised.

- Besides, come on Harry, you stopped liking women from night to day and chose to be with your enemy? - Dean spoke.

- You don't choose who you love Dean. I just fell in love. - He answered.

- For a man. - Both said.

- You have a problem with that? - Ron interjected.

- No.. of course not .. - Seamus said, and both he and Dean, also grabbed their things and left.

- I'm glad you're understanding so well. - Harry spoke.

- You're my best friend Harry, I'll always stand by you. Okay, you went from liking girls to like boys. To liking Malfoy. Big deal. - The redheaded boy smiled at Harry who also laughed along, feeling relieved. - Shall we?

- Sure. – He said, and both headed to the Room of Requirement.

When they arrived, they entered the music was high, students were dancing, talking, laughing, eating and drinking, everyone excited.

I don't know what's going happen to you, baby
But I do know that I love ya
You walk around this town
With your head all up in the sky
And I do know that I want ya

Let's dance, let's shout (shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (shout)
Shake your body down to the ground

They looked around, and in a corner, sitting in one of the couches, was Dennis along with Hermione, and the two were talking.

Harry and Ron smiled openly and ran there. Dennis noticed, showed a small smile and stood up.

Hermione didn't even had time to do so as well, seeing herself being strongly embraced by Harry.

- Calm down. - Asked Hermione.

- Sorry. Did I hurt you? - Asked Harry.

- No silly. - The girl looked back at his friend and again, hugged him, this time a longer hug.

- Oh, my turn! - The redheaded boy said, and so, hugged Hermione, lifting her in the air.

- I missed you guys! - Hermione said, with her feet back in the ground.

- You're fine now? - Ron asked, concerned.

- Yes. If I wasn't Dennis would never let me come. And I even needed to insist.

Then, Ron grabbed Dennis arm and pulled him so they could be at a fine distance from Harry and Hermione , who continued to talk.

- I saw the photos Harry. What Ginny is doing is an awful thing, I talked to her, but .. she doesn't listen.

- Let her Hermione, what she's doing isn't affecting us in any way.

- So you're together! - She smiled at him, looking excited.

- We are. - Harry confirmed.

- See? Oh Harry, that's so good, I'm so glad. You deserve to be happy. – She gave him another hug.

A few feet away, Ron was speaking with Dennis.

- Why are you doing this with Hermione? Why are you taking care of her like that, protecting her, just as if..

- Because I love her Ronald. - Dennis said.

- Love her? - Ron wondered, looking down. - And you think she loves you?

- Honestly, I think so. – A dreamy smile built on his face.

Ron sighed.

- Okay .. – He said. - Dennis .. thank you for taking care of her.

- I always will.

You tease me with your lovin'
To play hard to get

Cause you do know that I want ya
You walk around this town
With your head all up in the sky
And you do know that I want ya

Let's dance, let's shout (shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (shout)
Shake your body down to the ground

About an hour later, Harry and Draco were in the middle of the dance floor, dancing more than ever.

Draco was with a drink in his hand, and they both laughed at each other to the sound of music. Harry sang in his boyfriend's ear, with a few laughs in between. Both were happy, too happy because of the drinks, and still didn't feel tired, despite being dancing for a while already.

Their bodies were very close together and, smiling, Draco discretely took a little parchment of his pocket and put it on Harry's. Harry bit his neck and the two continued to dance.

You are the spark that lit
The fire inside of me
And you know that I love it
I need to do just something
To get closer to your soul
And you do know that I want ya

Let's dance, let's shout (shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (shout)
Shake your body down to the ground
Let's dance, let's shout (shout)
Shake your body down to the ground


Love me two times, baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times, girl
I'm goin' away

Love me two times, girl
One for tomorrow
One just for today
Love me two times
I'm goin' away

Love me one time
I could not speak
Love me one time
Yeah, my knees got weak

At a good distance from them, but still on the dance floor, Colin and Ginny were, this time both with drinks on their hands, and constantly taking a sip.

They were dancing close together. Ginny had her back turned to Colin, but still glued to him, and he had one of his hands resting on her waist, always trying to pull her closer, though that was impossible.

They were brushing up against one another and Colin had a malicious look, while Ginny alternated between drinking, laughing and biting her lower lip.

Then, some guy named Michael Corner got to them. He fixed his hair, and showed his biggest smile before touching her shoulder.

- Want to come dance with me? I promise you, you won't regret it. – He said.

- Well.. - She started.

- She doesn't want. - Colin said, still with his hand on the girl's waist.

- Maybe if you didn't speak for her, we can find out if she really wants to or not.

- I said .. she doesn't want to.

Ginny seemed to be enjoying the two boys fighting for her, so do she paid no attention and continued to dance in the middle of them both.

- Fuck off, Corner! - The blonde boy pushed him.

Michael seemed to be upset for being touched by Colin, and decided to do the same. Everyone was having fun, so nobody was looking or commenting, it was just another fight.

- Michael doesn't know what he's getting into. - Harry commented.

- Oh Harry, let it go, or do you prefer to be thinking about those two and that bloody freckled redhead instead of thinking about me, your hot blonde boyfriend? - Asked Draco.

- Hmm, so hot. - Both laughed and continued dancing.

Love me two times, girl
Last me all through the week
Love me two times
I'm goin' away
Love me two times
I'm goin' away

Love me one time
I could not speak
Love me one time
Yeah, my knees got weak

Love me two times, girl
Last me all through the week
Love me two times
I'm goin' away
Love me two times
I'm goin' away

Ron and Hermione were off the dance floor. They were alone since Dennis had asked to go meet some friends for a bit.

- How did you deal with it? - Hermione asked.

- Dealing Hermione, I wasn't going to stop being his friend just because he likes boys. - He replied, knowing what she meant.

- I thought you'd be a little more .. well ..

- I didn't start off in the best way, you know.

- How so? - She said, staring at him.

Ron came closer and spoke in a low voice.

- When I first knew about it they were in the Quidditch locker room. Naked. Kissing. Then I fainted .. - Ronald said, a little embarrassed.

Hermione laughed to what the redheaded boy sent a reproachful look.

- Sorry, it's just that when you think about it, it's funny.

Both looked at Harry and Draco.

- Do you think Malfoy's just playing with him? - Ron asked.

- No. - Hermione replied, looking over at his friend having fun, with a smile on her face. - No, I don't think so.

Love me two times, baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times, girl
I'm goin' away

Love me two times, girl
One for tomorrow
One just for today
Love me two times
I'm goin' away

Love me two times, baby
Love me twice today
Love me two times, girl
I'm goin' away


Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) – Michael Jackson

Love Me Two Times – The Doors