Harry, Hermione, and Blaise sat by the lake. No one said anything, the three of them sat in a comfortable silence.

"So," said Blaise, finally breaking the silence, "why'd you tell Ron it was okay to be with Draco?"

"I thought we weren't going to talk about that?" asked Harry.

"But I'm curious," said Blaise with a playful smirk.

"Yeah, Harry," said Hermione, "I want to know why, too."

"I don't really know why," Harry answered after a moment of silence.

"Huh?" Blaise and Hermione were confused.

"Well," Harry started, "It's complicated. I mean, I love Draco, and I still want him to be with me, but there's nothing I can do about it, right? If Draco doesn't want to be with Ron, I can't really stop him, can I? And Ron wants to be with him, too. He's my friend, and he should be happy. You can't help who you fall in love with. Me and Ron just happened to fall in love with the same person. And if Draco chooses to love Ron and not me, well, there's nothing I can do about that."

"Oh Harry…" Hermione didn't know what to say and Blaise stayed quiet. Tears had started to form in Harry's eyes while he was talking. Now, he was doing all he could to stop them from falling.

"Harry…" Blaise decided that he should tell him about Draco.

"Yeah?" Harry looked up at Blaise.

"Draco told me this thing shortly after you two broke up. He loves you Harry."

"Bullshit," Harry spat out.

"I know what you mean," said Blaise. "But that's what he said. He said he loves you. But he can't be with you because of…something."

"What?" Harry asked; Hermione was waiting for the answer as well.

"The thing is," Blaise sighed, "I don't really know. I don't think Draco knows either. Something about the whole, hiding this. I guess he doesn't want to hide it."

"Stupid bastard," muttered Harry. "Liar."

"Huh?" said Hermione.

"Draco is nothing but a liar. He told me he was okay with the hiding, as long as he was with me. LIAR!" Harry shouted out. The tears had finally started to fall.

Hermione got up and placed an arm around Harry while Blaise sat on his other side and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. The three of them just sat there. Harry, in the middle, had his knees drawn up and rested his head on them, crying his eyes out. Hermione, who was sitting on his right side, had an arm around his waist and hugged him as he cried. Blaise, who was on his left, was patting his back comfortingly. The three of them sat in silence; Blaise and Hermione were unsure of what to say.

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After finishing his breakfast, Draco went to the Gryffindor table to see Ron, who was just finishing up.

"What happened to your friends?" Draco asked casually. He had seen Blaise walk out with Hermione and Harry.

"I don't know, Hermione said she had to do something or whatever and Harry didn't say anything. He just left." Ron stood up. He and Draco walked out of the Great Hall together.

"Hmm, is Harry really like that?" Draco tried to sound as casual as usual. Pretty stupid to ask my new boyfriend about my old one, he thought to himself.

"Well, no," Ron answered, "he's been acting strange lately."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know; he just seems more…withdrawn? He's been keeping to himself a lot lately, and when he is with us, he barely says anything."

"That's strange," Draco took hold of Ron's hand, but his thoughts were on Harry.

"I know, its like he's a completely different person now. I wonder what happened…"

"When did he start being like this?" Draco was dreading the answer. He had a feeling that Ron would say that it happened after the break up. But luckily, Ron gave him a different answer.

"Sometime after the winter holidays, I guess. Or…I don't know. I can't remember," Ron gave Draco a sheepish smile as he blushed slightly. Draco let out a light laugh.

Ron and Draco went outside to the lake. When they approached the lake, the saw Hermione, Harry, and Blaise.

"Hey, there they are!" Ron exclaimed. He walked up to them, pulling Draco along with him. The three by the lake had heard Ron and looked up at them. Harry cursed under his breath and wiped at his eyes.

"Hey, I thought you had something to do?" Ron asked Hermione.

"I decided to put it off 'til later," she replied.

"Oh, okay," Ron took a seat besides Hermione; Draco sat besides Ron.

"What are you guys doing out here?" Ron asked

"Followed Harry," Hermione and Blaise said in unison. Harry had finished drying his eyes. However, his eyes were still a little red. Everyone looked at Harry, waiting for an answer.

"Nothing, just wanted to think."

"At a lake?" Draco commented.

"It's quiet here, go figure," Harry sounded annoyed.

The five of them did not say anything. They sat in an awkward silence, the tension around them thick. The only one who didn't seem to notice the tension was Ron.

"Man, its quiet," Ron commented after a while.

"Really? I didn't notice," sarcasm was dripping from Blaise's voice. Ron blushed out of embarrassment, and instantly shut up. Draco glared at Blaise.

Harry suddenly stood up, "I'm heading inside."

"I'll come with you," Blaise stood up as well. Hermione didn't say anything, but stood up and followed the two boys back to the castle.

"What was that about?" Draco asked as he watched the three walk away.

"I don't know…" answered Ron, "Hey, Draco."

"Yeah?"

"Blaise doesn't like me, does he?" Ron seemed sad.

"What do you mean?" Draco placed his arm around Ron's shoulders.

"That thing that just happened. I don't know. I just don't think he likes me."

"He just needs time to get used to you. Blaise is like that at times. I'll talk to him about it." Draco pulled Ron closer to him.

"Okay, good. Because I don't want your best friend hating me." Ron leaned in closer to Draco.

Author's note: Hah! Another chapter done! LOL. I actually got this done the same day as chapter eleven. I don't know why I didn't post them up at the same time. I'm weird. HAHA! Review!

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