It was breakfast the next day, when Star told Draco all about her "crush" on Harry.
"Potter??" Draco stared at his best friend in uttermost shock.
The girl he was staring at smiled, "Yeah! Harry is *so* cute! How can you not notice?"
"Easy Star, I'm a *boy*."
"Do tell."
"Shut up."
"Draco, we've been friends since first year, right?"
"Yes. So?"
"So, I think you would respect my decisions by now. I like Harry."
"But he's a frickin *Gryffindor*! Not to mention the *golden boy*!"
"I don't care. I think he's hot! I want to jump his bones! I want to kiss him! I want to touch-hrumpg!"
Draco had his hand slapped over Star's mouth, "Say one more word and I'm going to be ill." Draco looked around quickly, and seeing no one was listening, he released Star. "Now what's this sick business about you liking Potter? No wait, that's beyond sick."
"Is not. He's the cutest thing since Salazar Slytherin!"
"Ugh. Why do I talk to you?"
"Because I'm your best friend and you love me?"
"No. I don't think that's it."
"Hm... because without me there'd be no one to keep Pansy from getting into your robes?"
Draco made a face, "That must be it."
Star grinned.
~*~
Meanwhile, at the Gryffindor table Kaleb decided to play her part.
"Draco Malfoy is *so* hot!"
Harry almost choked on his pumpkin juice, and starting coughing. Ginny, eager to help, began smacking him on the back.
"Are you all right, Harry?" she asked him.
After a few moments of coughing, he finally nodded. Harry pushed his glasses back to their rightful place on his nose, then stared at the girl sitting across from him.
"Kaleb, have you lost your mind?! Malfoy, hot??"
The Chaser grinned, "are you telling me you don't agree?"
"No! I mean.. yes! Of *course* I don't agree! Not only is Malfoy a boy, he's been a prick to me since I met him!"
"What's your point, Harry? I mean, don't tell me you haven't noticed how gorgeous he is? That hair? Those eyes? He's every girls', and some boys', wet dream!"
Harry stared at her like she'd grown another head. "I'm going.. to be ill."
"Oh, stop being so dramatic," the girl laughed.
"Did you slip Harry something again?" George asked Kaleb.
"Yeah, he looks like he just ate a gym sock flavored bean," Fred agreed.
"I did no such thing," Kaleb said. "I just told him something he found shocking."
"With you, everything's shocking."
"Why thank you, Fred. I love you too." After Harry wasn't paying attention to her anymore, Kaleb caught Star's eye and winked, mouthing: "success!"
Star grinned back, nodding. She then turned to Draco. "Tell me, Drac. How do you feel about Kaleb?"
"Potter??" Draco stared at his best friend in uttermost shock.
The girl he was staring at smiled, "Yeah! Harry is *so* cute! How can you not notice?"
"Easy Star, I'm a *boy*."
"Do tell."
"Shut up."
"Draco, we've been friends since first year, right?"
"Yes. So?"
"So, I think you would respect my decisions by now. I like Harry."
"But he's a frickin *Gryffindor*! Not to mention the *golden boy*!"
"I don't care. I think he's hot! I want to jump his bones! I want to kiss him! I want to touch-hrumpg!"
Draco had his hand slapped over Star's mouth, "Say one more word and I'm going to be ill." Draco looked around quickly, and seeing no one was listening, he released Star. "Now what's this sick business about you liking Potter? No wait, that's beyond sick."
"Is not. He's the cutest thing since Salazar Slytherin!"
"Ugh. Why do I talk to you?"
"Because I'm your best friend and you love me?"
"No. I don't think that's it."
"Hm... because without me there'd be no one to keep Pansy from getting into your robes?"
Draco made a face, "That must be it."
Star grinned.
~*~
Meanwhile, at the Gryffindor table Kaleb decided to play her part.
"Draco Malfoy is *so* hot!"
Harry almost choked on his pumpkin juice, and starting coughing. Ginny, eager to help, began smacking him on the back.
"Are you all right, Harry?" she asked him.
After a few moments of coughing, he finally nodded. Harry pushed his glasses back to their rightful place on his nose, then stared at the girl sitting across from him.
"Kaleb, have you lost your mind?! Malfoy, hot??"
The Chaser grinned, "are you telling me you don't agree?"
"No! I mean.. yes! Of *course* I don't agree! Not only is Malfoy a boy, he's been a prick to me since I met him!"
"What's your point, Harry? I mean, don't tell me you haven't noticed how gorgeous he is? That hair? Those eyes? He's every girls', and some boys', wet dream!"
Harry stared at her like she'd grown another head. "I'm going.. to be ill."
"Oh, stop being so dramatic," the girl laughed.
"Did you slip Harry something again?" George asked Kaleb.
"Yeah, he looks like he just ate a gym sock flavored bean," Fred agreed.
"I did no such thing," Kaleb said. "I just told him something he found shocking."
"With you, everything's shocking."
"Why thank you, Fred. I love you too." After Harry wasn't paying attention to her anymore, Kaleb caught Star's eye and winked, mouthing: "success!"
Star grinned back, nodding. She then turned to Draco. "Tell me, Drac. How do you feel about Kaleb?"
