Hey there, it's me again. I have another chapter! Anothe long one. Okay, so it't not 10,000 words, but its around 2,400.. Yeah. So WHOO! There isn't much Draco Harry in this, but never fear. There will be. Soon ish. Yes, so now onto the story! (Chapter 25! I feel like this is a bit of a milestone for me because 25 is my ULTIMATE favourite number. some of you might know this if you've checked out my info.. yeah.. so whoo! here goes!)

...Riyan...

"What I don't get, Har," said Seamus as he bounded up the stairs beside Harry. "Is why Gryffindor is the only house to have two boys as prefects, while every other house has a boy and a girl." He and Harry were leading the First Years to Gryffindor Tower.

"Well, it's obviously because you're so girly Seamus," Harry replied.

"Touché. Harry I'll have you know that I'm bi. Therefore you are the girl."

"Psht. Whatever. At least I don't skip as often as you do."

"Humph."

"Awe, Shame, you know I don't mean it."

"Yeah, I know." Seamus smiled.

"So who are you doing now then?"

"Well, I was with Lavender Brown. But the sex is a bit.. wack. So I might try Terry Boot next. Was he any good when you went out with him?"

"He wasn't bad. Be gentle though."

"Hmmm.. Maybe not then," Seamus said and Harry laughed.

"I might see about Draco Malfoy.. Again."

"He's taken," Harry said without thinking.

"He's what now?" Fuck.

"Uh.. straight?"

"Nah. I've had him before." Damn, forgot about that.

"Well, he's seeing someone."

"How do you know?"

"Uh.. I'm Harry Potter and I know all?"

"Yeah right. You're seeing him aren't you. Secretly?"

"No." Harry glanced meaningfully at the First Years who were listening to this conversation with wide eyes.

"Oh. Right. Got you. Of course you're not." Seamus said then mouthed we need to talk. Harry smiled and nodded. They reached the Gryffindor common room shortly only to realise that they didn't know the password.

"Damn. I knew there was something we forgot to do!" Seamus cried.

"What's that dear?" asked the Fat Lady.

"We forgot to get the password," Seamus said, hanging his head.

"We have a generic password for the start of term. All the houses do. They'll be changed tomorrow."

"So everyone's password is the same right now?"

"Yes."

"Well that's silly!" Seamus exclaimed.

"Don't blame me! I didn't make up the rules!" The Fat Lady looked rather affronted. Harry decided it was time to intervene.

"Well, what is the generic password?" he asked.

"Harry Potter is cool." Harry blushed crimson.

"It can't be that!" he protested.

"Sorry dear, but it is."

"Harry Potter is cool!" Seamus cried and the portrait hole swung open. Harry scowled and followed him through the hole. The first years followed, looks of awe were etched on their faces.

"Welcome to Gryffindor Tower!" Harry said. "The dorms are up the stairs. Girls on the right, boys on the left." He pointed to the two staircases. The First Years nodded. "This is where we all hang out. We work here, play games here and occasionally have house parties here. Don't make too much noise when other people are working, or they might get angry at you." The First Years nodded again. "Your belongings should already be in your room."

"Yeah, what Harry said," Seamus agreed. "Now, I don't know about you, but I'm going to bed! Goodnight!" Seamus bounded over to the stairs, up them and out of sight. Harry bade the First Years goodnight, advised them not to stay up too late and followed Seamus up the stairs to the room they had been in since their first year. Seamus pounced on him as soon as he entered.

"Tell me everything Harry."

"But!" Harry protested.

"No buts, you know I won't tell. So tell me."

"Uh. I stayed at Malfoy's house for a bit of the summer, because I had to pretend to be his boyfriend. And.. it was.. interesting. And well.. we kind of ended up liking each other." Harry blushed.

"That's really cute! I like that. I approve," Seamus said, grinning. Harry smiled.

"But don't tell anyone.."

"As if I would, Har. You know you can talk to me about anything right?"

"Yeah, Shame, I know."

"C'mere. Give me a hug," Seamus said, spreading his arms wide. Harry gladly accepted. Then Ron walked in.

"You two lovers again?" he asked.

"No." Harry and Seamus said simultaneously.

"Oh. Fair enough. Just, Harry mate, don't go out with any of the Slytherins. They've already stolen Hermione."

"Ron, you don't know that."

"Doesn't matter. We broke up anyway." He walked over to his bed and slumped onto it.

"Ron, my young padowan," Seamus said, walking over to Ron's bed, sitting down beside him and putting his arm around him. "Just because you two broke up, doesn't mean that she's gone to the Dark Side."

"She's sharing a room with Zabini."

"So?"

"So they'll obviously end up together."

"If you say so." Seamus rolled his eyes in Harry's direction. Harry shrugged. Ron nodded.

"I do. But it's better that way. She'll be happy. All I want is for her to be happy."

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Walking to the Common Room was much the same for the Slytherin Prefects as the Gryffindors. They too encountered the problem of not knowing the bloody password. They also laughed at the generic password. (Well, who wouldn't?) Draco wanted to say Harry Potter is bloody sexy instead of cool, but didn't think it would be a great idea if people didn't think it was a joke.

"Right minions," Draco said as soon as all the First Years had assembled. "This is the common room. Your dorms are that a way." He waved his hand in the direction of the dorm. "I am Draco Malfoy. And am cooler that Harry Bloody Potter. You may call me Sir. Or Malfoy."

"Or Draco," Pansy interceded.

"Um. Sure, fine, whatever." Draco scowled and folded his arms. "Yeah. So. Be good little Slytherins and don't talk to the Gryffindorks. They're not cool. You are. That is all. Questions go to Pansy. I need my beauty sleep." He attempted to hurry away but Pansy grabbed the back of his cloak. "Bugger."

"I need to talk to you."

"Fine. But no questions to me!" he said, slumping down on the nearest sofa. So of course all the First Years crowded around him with questions. He ignored them and they eventually defected to Pansy who was laughing at his expression.

Eventually the First Years dissipated and Pansy dragged Draco over to a far corner of the room.

"I have to break up with him," she said.

"You dragged me all the way over here to tell me that?"

"Um. Yes?"

"You should have broken up with him and then dragged me over here."

"Okay fine. I'll go break up with him. STAY HERE!" He scowled but nodded to say that he would. She walked out of the common room. He would be there to be a shoulder for her to cry on.

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Hermione and Blaise stared at their new room. It was so nice! There were two four poster beds, two desks and two large comfy armchairs. There was also a fireplace and two doors on either sides of the room that led to the bathrooms. And the bathrooms! Well, they were something else! Tubs sunk into the floor, beautifully tiled in shiny black tile. They were both in awe.

"This is so cool!" he said. "A bit like our password." They too had be subject to the generic password.

"Yeah I know! What should we change our password to?" she asked. Since it was their room, they we able to chose the password they wanted.

"I don't know.. how about.. vade retro santana? It means get behind me Satan in Latin."

"Uh, sure. Sounds good to me!"

"Cool."

"Yeah." This was followed by a rather awkward silence as both struggled to find something to say. Hermione dragged her feet self consciously along the floor.

"So, uh, which side do you want?" Blaise said finally.

"What? Oh, I don't mind. Whichever one you don't want."

"Right. Uh," Blaise mumbled. At this point however, they were interrupted by a knock at the door. "I'll get it." He hurried to the door. Pansy was standing there. "Uh, I'll be right back!" he said to Hermione and walked out into the corridor with Pansy.

"Hi," he said. "What's up?"

"We need to break up."

"What! Why!"

"Because it's obvious you like that Granger girl. And I'd rather end it now than be hurt more later," Pansy said and she meant it. She didn't want to be hurt more than she already would be.

"Yeah, I like her Pans, but I like you too!"

"But you're going to be spending so much time together.. you'll get to know her better, and like her more.. As much as I don't like her, she is a nice person. Please Blaise, it's better for the both of us this way. It will be easier to get over you now than it would be to get over you a few months from now."

"But.." he mumbled.

"Shut up! I'm breaking up with you! You can't do anything about it!"

"But.."

"I hope we can still be friends."

"Well, yes of course.." he stuttered. "But.."

"Goodbye Blaise. See you around." And with that she walked off leaving him standing there, staring after her, dumbstruck.

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Pansy was crying when she entered the common room. Draco ran over to her.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"What does it look like?" she spat.

"Aw, come here." He put his arm around her and walked her to the corner where they were before. She sat down heavily and he sat beside her, putting his arms around her.

"Shh, there, there. It will be okay. I'm here for you," Draco whispered, holding her close as she cried on his shoulder. "I'm always here for you."

"Thank you," she said, still sobbing.

"Shh." He held her close until her tears subsided and she fell asleep on his shoulder. Then he didn't know quite what to do with her, so he carried her up the stairs to his own bed and bewitched the curtains closed around her. Then he curled up in an armchair next to the bed and fell asleep himself.

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Blaise stood where Pansy had left him. In shock. He knew he should pull himself together and go back inside his new room, but he couldn't bring himself to move. Instead he sank to the floor and just sat there.

Hermione eventually poked her head out to see what had become of her new roommate and found him there. He was staring at the opposite wall, unmoving.

"Blaise," she said softly, hurrying over to him and crouching down too. "What happened? Are you okay?"

"She.. she broke up with me."

"Oh," she breathed. She sat down. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, Ron broke up with me."

"It does a bit. I guess we're both in the same boat now." He looked up. She was staring at him with concern. Pansy was right. She was a nice person. Maybe something would happen here. Blaise sighed. What would be would be.

"Come along," she said. "You can't sit out here all night. Sleep on it. Things always seem better in the morning." He nodded and allowed her to pull him up and lead him into their room.

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"Ron?" Harry asked. The redhead didn't look up. He was sitting in an armchair in the common room.

"What?" he said, noncommittally.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm bloody fine."

"You should come up to bed."

"Nah. I'm okay down here, mate."

"Ron! Stop being ridiculous. Come to bed. It will be better in the morning."

"Eff off."

"Fine. Stay here." Harry turned and hurried back up to the dormitory. Ron sighed and slumped further in his chair. He just wanted to be alone.

Up in the dormitory, Harry shrugged at Seamus's enquiry about Ron. There was nothing he could really say.

"He'll get over it, Har. Don't worry." Harry smiled and nodded.

"Goodnight Seamus."

"G'night, Har."

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"So.. uh.. which bed do you want?" Hermione asked.

"Doesn't matter." Blaise's voice was dull.

"Oh. Right. Uh. Have this side then." She motioned to the right hand side of the room.

"Thanks." There was a long awkward silence where Hermione fiddled with things on her desk. "Um. I'm going to go get ready for bed."

"Okay. I should do the same I s'pose." She smiled and hurried into her bathroom. He turned and trudged into his. They both emerged a few minutes later in pyjamas and ready to go to sleep.

"Well, goodnight!" she said.

"Night."

"Oh Blaise. It will be alright."

"Yeah. It will. It just isn't alright right now." She frowned.

"Come here," she said kindly.

"What?"

"Come here, you look like you need a hug." He smiled and walked towards her. She reached out her arms and he fell gratefully into them. "There, there. It's okay. Everything will be alright." He nodded and pulled away.

"Thanks," he said.

"It's alright."

"You didn't have to you know."

"But.. you looked like you needed it," she protested. He smiled.

"But you hardly know me!"

"So? I'll get to know you in time. You must be a decent guy if you're Head Boy!" He laughed at that. "You seem nice at any rate," she said.

"You do too." She smiled. "Especially for a Gryffindork," he added. She laughed and threw a pillow at him. "No seriously. What I mean, is thank you for being so nice despite me being a Slytherin."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Well, you guys hate us. We hate you."

"So? Do I have to follow the norm?"

"Fair enough."

"Whatever. It doesn't matter."

"No. I don't think houses will matter much soon anyway," he said.

"Mmmyeah," she said, yawning.

"You're tired. We should get to bed." She smiled and nodded. "Goodnight Hermione."

"Goodnight Blaise, and don't worry. Things will be better in the morning. They usually are." He smiled and climbed into his bed. She walked round and picked up her pillow from where she had thrown it at him, then climbed into bed herself. She turned the lights out with her wand and soon the Head Boy and Girl were both sound asleep.

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Elsewhere in the castle most students were in bed. Harry and the other Gryffindor boys were all dreaming happy dreams in Gryffindor tower. Pansy was still asleep in Draco's bed, blissfully thought free. Only Draco and Ron were not in their beds. Draco was asleep in the armchair beside his bed. Ron however was still awake, staring into the fire, watching as it slowly turned to embers. He finally went to bed around three in the morning only to stare at the canopy of his four poster, exhausted but unable to sleep..

Right. So. It's a bit sad for Ron at the moment, but he'll be okay soon. Don't worry. I have plans. And they are good.

Also thank you to my reviewers! As ever you guys amaze me. Over 250 reviews! Wow! (in total that is.. not for that one chatper.. hehe) Special thanks go to: Captain Cheese who reviewed every single chapter! Dastardly lie for almost believing that i wad Rian. Lol. Also JacobimVonStryluss, there is no money on them already going out behind everyone's backs YET because no one thinks they met up over the summer (hehe met up.. understatement..)

Yeah. So I'm going to bed now. Dead tired. See you all soon with the next chapter! 26! wow.