A/n: SUMMER IS HERE, MY FRIENDS! SUMMER IS OFFICIALLY HERE! Hey have I ever mentioned that Paige is on ff.net now? Her name is AngelFxyBaby. I also noticed that my little page break things didn't show up on the chapters. I'll try to fix that problem.

Anasazi: You're too kind, really. Yup, writing Draco turned out to be my hardest challenge in this story so far because J.K. specifically has him a certain way and I'm writing this story where he's supposed to be sort of getting away from that a bit and I FREAK OUT that I'm making him too nice too soon or liking Helen too much too soon or…I don't know. Messing up Draco is just one of my biggest fears. I also look at my story and I think to myself "Why can't I write like Anasazi?" cause it's like your story is perfect so it makes me want to achieve that.

QuesoMonkey: I personally hope J.K. never puts Ron and Pansy together but since it adds a new twist to my story, I added it (and Paige was completely repulsed.) Thanks for another kind review! I also read the first chapter of your story and I'm anxiously awaiting the second! Seriously, you and Anasazi (and Paige of course) are my inspiration!

Chapter 12: "Uncertainty"

The study shared by Head Boy and Head Girl was a really great place to do homework but since Harry, Ron, and Hermione complained that they weren't spending enough time together as a group so Helen was in the library instead, and instead of studying she was thinking about the millions of complications in her life.

1) The Worset Stone and its gold cards: What kind of powers did it possess and how did it work?

2) Upcoming Quidditch Match: They weren't ready for.

3) Missing teacher: Where was Trelawney?

4) Paige knew Dumbledore was her guardian: would she tell the whole school? Wouldn't Voldemort love to have that kind of information?

5) Draco: Why did he kiss her? What could her detention be? What did Paige find out about Draco?

6) Ron: What was with him and Pansy?

"Helen…what do you mean what's with Ron and Pansy?" Hermione asked.

Uh oh. Had she said that out loud?

"Where's Ron anyway?" Helen looked around.

"He went over there to go get a book and—"

Helen got up and went behind the shelf.

"Ron!" Helen almost screamed. Ron put his tongue back into his own mouth and jumped away from Pansy.

"I—uh—"

"What the hell are you doing? And with HER!"

Ron furrowed his eyebrows indignantly.

"I'm not doing anything wrong!"

"Oh really? Then why are you hiding back here with her and keeping this a secret from your friends?"

"Look,"

"Don't even speak, Pansy."

"No way, Cliff, YOU shut up and listen for once!" Pansy snapped. Ordinarily Helen would have punched her by now but she just folded her arms across her chest instead.

"I know I've been a bitch, but that's just what Slytherins do. I know you don't want me hanging around with Ron because you're afraid I'll cheat on him or that I'm using him to get information, but I'm a changed girl."

"Am I supposed to believe that? Better yet, Ron, can you really believe anything that comes out of her mouth?"

"Helen, when Kevin broke your heart you changed," Pansy continued, "Just like Draco. I mean…he told me he didn't give a shit about me before we even…but I thought I could change his mind. That was one of the worst mistakes of my life."

"So what are you trying to say?"

"The point is that I genuinely like Ron and I don't want the past keeping me from him."

"You know what," Helen shook her head, "Do whatever you want. It's not my business anyway."

"Cliff, detention, now."

Draco left as quickly as he'd come.

"Guess I'd better go…"she said. Ron and Pansy didn't say anything so she went to Draco's dorm and knocked.

A/n: Okay, no I don't think Ron and Pansy will be a couple in HP 6 or 7 but I didn't know who else to put him with and it definitely isn't going to be Lavender, Parvati, Padma, or Luna. (My friend Paige is appalled that I put Ron with Pansy. I'd be appalled too if I didn't have such good reasons for making it that way, which you'll see later in the story) Oh and it's also obvious now that Harry is with Hermione but it's not going to be the perfect relationship…there will be problems to come. Any concerns about it being unrealistic…let me know and I'll explain my reason for it if I can.

As soon as she knocked on the door it opened, and Draco yanked her inside. Everything in his room was black, green, and silver (made sense).

"What happened?" Helen frowned at the small cut across his cheek.

"Your boyfriend is a very violent guy."

"Stop saying he's my boyfriend!"

"Helen, you can't blame the guy for sleeping with your friend. I mean…you did it with that other guy but you wouldn't with Kevin?"

Helen was speechless. Absolutely speechless. How much had Bianca told Paige and how much would Paige tell everyone?

"Well?"

"Well what?"

"Don't you want to explain?"

"I don't owe you an explanation."

"This is part of your detention."

Helen glared at him and reached for the doorknob.

"You can't leave."

"Watch me," she turned the knob but it wouldn't open. She pulled out her wand and tried every unlocking charm she knew and none of it worked.

"Isn't ancient magic great?"

"Bastard! Let me out!" She pointed her wand at him but he was expecting that.

"Accio wand."

Her wand flew into his hand. He stuck her wand in a drawer and put his own in his robes.

"Where were we?" he asked.

She knocked him over and ran for the drawer. Before she could open it he grabbed her from behind and pulled her to the floor; pinning her under him.

"Now where were we? Oh right. Who'd you do it with?"

"None of your business!"

"C'mon Hel, you can tell me."

Paige was going to tell everyone else so she may as well get in her side of the story.

"Jordan Diggory."

"Cedric's cousin? Wasn't he murdered—"

"—A week after we did the deed."

Helen looked away. Why did everything she tried to forget about always come back to haunt her?

"Why'd you do it?" he asked quietly.

"He was perfect and I guess at the time I thought it was the right thing."

"But then he was killed—"

"—And I promised I'd never have sex again until after I was married," Helen felt the tears fall down her cheek and she brushed them away. She hadn't realized he was no longer on her until he was handing her back her wand.

"I'm…er…sorry. I wouldn't have brought it up if I knew you'd get so upset."

Helen nodded but didn't move.

"Do you need me to carry you back to your room?" he tried to joke. She shook her head but remained where she was.

"You can stay the night with me then."

Helen got up quickly and Draco laughed as he walked her back to her room.

A/n: I blame the change in Draco on the spell.

"Wait," Helen spoke up before sitting on her bed," You've got to answer a few of my questions."

Draco sat down next to her, "Go for it."

"What was Paige talking about today? What did she find out?"

"I slept with Nicki."

"WHAT!" Helen screamed, jumping out of bed. Draco stood up too.

"Don't be naïve…you've got to have heard something about my reputation."

"You tell everyone you've never done it! Geeze Draco," she sat back down, "Why her?"

"It was a free fuck."

"You are—"

"A guy…"

"—disgusting."

"What?"

"Disgusting," Helen repeated, "Treating sex like something you do as a hobby! You probably don't even know the girls you've slept with, let alone liked them."

"Don't get all self-righteous on me now," Draco said angrily, "How can you be so surprised?"

"I don't know how I could have EVER thought you were a good person."

"I am."

"YOU TREAT GIRLS LIKE SHIT!"

"Not you," Draco looked her right in the eyes, "I've always respected you."

"Why is that?"

"I don't know," he paused before slamming the door on his way out.

A/n: Page Break here! (since it isn't working properly on ff.net)

Harry paced back and forth in the locker room; his team stared, waiting for his pep talk. But what could he say? They weren't ready…that's for sure. It would mainly be up to him to ensure their win.

"Let's kick some ass!" Ron cheered. The rest of the team started chanting "Go, go Gryffindor" as they walked out onto the pitch.

"Got tongue tied there mate? Ron clapped Harry on the back.

"A bit. Thanks for the save."

"What're friends for?"

What was going on here? He thought Ron was mad at him about Hermione. Did this mean he was okay with it?

"The Quaffle is released! Let the game begin!" Seamus commentated, "Seeker Harry Potter is a bit slow to start but he's on his way. Cliff in possession of the quaffle—pass to G. Weasley to Welsh, back to Weasley, ducks the bludger, pass back to Cliff—whoa narrow miss on that one—good save Longbottom. Gryffindor scores! 10 to 0. Zabini's got the quaffle—ouch! That Deidre girl is a monster! Zabini's dropped the quaffle but his team member scored. 10 to 10. G. Weasley gains the quaffle—yikes the bludger got her but she's alright. Slytherins send and blo—no, Keeper Weasley missed. Slytherins score. 10 to 20. Welsh passes to Cliff back to Welsh—nice dive—back to Cliff, passed to G. Weasley. Score! 20 to 20! I'll say this game is getting a little dirty now! Oh boy, did that Deidre really pelt it! Slytherin score—no, saved! G. Weasley's got the quaffle, passes to Cliff, on to Welsh. Score! 30 to 20. Slyth—no—Gryff—no—ooo that's a foul! Blaise is being sent to the hospital wing. Slytherins make the penalty shot, 30 to 30. Slytherins still in possession, chaser Tulsa zooming—whoops bet he didn't see little G.W. Gryffindor scores! 40 to 30. Hey that was uncalled for! FOUL! Someone take them out! They can't yank G.W.'s head like that! Penalty shot made by Cliff. 50 to 30. Oh boy! They took G.W. out of the game! Collision between Tulsa and G.W. Slytherin possession—"

Harry searched desperately for the snitch. It was as though someone put a piece of cloth over his eyes, blurring his vision. Whoosh! Malfoy zoomed past him. Had he seen the snitch? Damn! He did! Harry raced after him and barely saw the familiar glint of gold. He boosted faster until he was level with Draco—then past him. Harry reached out and one finger touched the snitch.

What the fuck?

Harry felt hands push him away.

It was as though time stopped for everyone except the ecstatic Slytherins. Harry had lost.

But Harry felt two hands push him. The only person near him was Draco, who'd used both hands to catch the snitch.

Who did it then? Who made him lose the game?

"Someone pushed me," Harry insisted sadly, his team walked off the field without him, believing he made up the 'invisible person' as an excuse for losing, "I'm telling you—"

"No one saw anyone pushing you," Helen explained.

"But it's true!" Harry pleaded for her to believe him.

"I know it is," she said consolingly, "but there's not proof. Don't worry, it won't happen again." Helen hugged him. Where the hell was Hermione?

"Wait, you know who did it?" Harry stepped back, "You've got to tell someone then! They used magic which isn't allowed and—"

"Harry, there's no proof. I only felt who the power was coming from. I—"

"Harry!" Hermione wrapped her arms around him, "I'm so sorry about the game."

Helen backed away to give them some space. Oh yes, would she confront that little cheater and make sure they paid!

A/n: Page break here!

Draco yawned and made his way down the hall on the way to his dorm. It must have been 2 a.m. and the party in Slytherin Common room just ended. Draco unlocked his door and made the lights go on. He threw his robe on the bed and when he looked up he saw that he wasn't alone.

"Helen."

SMACK! Helen slapped him across the face. Fuck of fucks…she could hit harder than Granger.

"Damn, what was that for?"

"For cheating at today's Quidditch match!"

"I did no such thing."

"Liar!"

SMACK! She hit him again. Draco masked his pain and made it appear as though it didn't hurt.

"Magic, wand or not, isn't allowed to be used on Quidditch players! You stole our win!" Helen yelled, "Somehow that ancient spell allowed you to mess with Harry, just by using your mind."

"Fine, you know, so what are you going to do about it?"

"There's nothing I can do except promise you, the next time you play unfair, I will beat the shit out of you," Helen threatened. Draco chuckled.

"Hel, don't mistake me for your Salem buddies. I know you couldn't 'beat the shit out of me'."

He could see his words surprised her.

"You think I can't?"

"I know you can't."

She tried to smack him but he caught her hand and grinned.

"I never realized how puny your skinny little arms are."

Helen growled in outrage. Draco laughed. He could tell she didn't like not having the upper hand of the situation, "How'd you get in Gryffindor anyway? Now that I think about it…you could have made a good Slytherin."

"I don't think so."

Was that really all she could come up with? Was she going to let him off that easily after teasing her and causing Gryffindor to lose wrongfully?

Helen shook her head, giving him a disappointed look, and prepared to leave.

"What was that look?" he shouted, surprised by his sudden anger.

"I regret ever thinking a friendship with you could work," she said sadly, "You're just a typical Slytherin through and through."

"Now wait just a minute," Draco pulled her back into his room and shut the door, "Explain that."

"What's left to explain?"

"You're pissed off at me and yet you aren't telling me off."

"And?"

"You never had a problem expressing your opinions before. Why aren't you now?"

"I don't have anything more to say to you."

"So you're just going to stop talking to me? Just pretend like we've never spoken?"

"Pretty much," she turned, but Draco pulled her back around to face him.

"So you're going to forget about that kiss too?" he asked angrily. Helen thought about it before speaking.

"No," she turned; he turned her back.

"Then why do you keep trying to leave?"

"What's the point of staying?" she looked at him. Helen wanted a reason to stay. Well, he'd give her one. He pressed his lips against hers and tugged her against him. Damn, how many times had he wanted to do this since their first kiss? He slid his tongue in her mouth and "MmMmed" when he could taste the strawberry she'd had earlier. Helen's hands went under his shirt as she ran them up his abs and chest. He inhaled sharply and broke the kiss.

"Don't go." He murmured, trailing kisses down her neck. Draco's hands were everywhere. The more he touched her, the more addicted to her he became. He wanted her so fucking bad, it hurt.

Suddenly she pushed him away. Confusion.

"How many other girls have you tried to seduce?" Helen backed away, "I'm not going to be another one of your conquests."

"You're not!" Draco tried to explain. "I—"

She slammed the door, leaving Draco feeling so dejected that it could only mean one thing. The worst possible thing. He'd fallen for Helen.

A/n: Page break here!

She blew it. She'd had her chance with Draco and she let the opportunity pass her by. But how did she know he wasn't playing her? How could she be sure he wasn't just caught up in the moment? Why hadn't she stayed and listened to what he had to say? Was she afraid of getting involved with Draco?

There was a knock on her door.

"Come in."

Draco closed the door with a tiny click.

"Why'd you leave? I was trying to tell you something."

"I know. You were saying I'm not one of those girls you have around for the fun of it."

"And I wasn't lying. Do you really think I'd do that to you?"

"I don't know."

"Have I ever lied to you? And I mean just flat out lied."

"Not that I remember…" she admitted.

"So now you be honest with me, do you have feelings for me?"

"Don't ask me that."

"Why not? Answer me truthfully. What feelings do you have towards me?" he stepped forward, "Why are you afraid to tell me?"

"What good is it to talk about this, Draco? There's no point! We could never be together anyway."

"So you do like me."

"I'm telling you, this isn't worth talking about!"

"Why?"

"How can we be together?" I'm on Dumbledore's side and you're on Voldemort's."

"Psh, is that it?"

"That's huge!"

"Not really. It's not like we've followed this 'separate sides' thing anyway."

"But what if Voldemort asks you to get rid of me or something? What if you have to…to…"

Draco kissed her, making her forget what she was trying to say.

"You think too much. Let's try this one day at a time, shall we?"

Helen could only nod her head. Even though she didn't say it, inside she was at war with herself. Part of her wanted to be with Draco terribly and now she had pretty much ensure that he wouldn't end up murdering her, but what would the future bring?

"Do you know how crazy you've made me this year?" he kissed her again.

"Just this year?" Helen smiled slyly.

"How about from day one?" Draco held her tight.

"Harry and Ron are going to have a fit when they find out."

"They won't. No one will know if we're careful."

"Okay." She nodded. "Okay."

A/n: She goes in there to yell at him and she comes out with a boyfriend! That kind of thing never happens to me! Lol. Well there's only one post left to go before my Trip!