Dumbledore had returned to the room to find it as quiet as he had left.
"Mr. Malfoy you are to stay in Sytherin House but if any problems occur
come to me or Professor Snape immediately. Mr. Potter if it's all right
with the both of you I would like you to maintain contact. This is not
license to run a muck but if you need to talk there is an empty classroom
on the third floor four rooms down on the right. I'm changing the password
to "Friendship" and only you and Mr. Malfoy will be able to open it."
Dumbledore paused.
"Now you boys are dismissed, go on to dinner. I expect both of you to be in all your classes tomorrow." The wise Headmaster watched as both boys got up and walked out the door. "I hope this works."
As they reached the dinning hall doors Draco said his first words to Potter since leaving the Headmasters office. "We should walk in separately."
Harry was about to say something but stopped and nodded. Draco reached for the door his hand on the handle he said, "This doesn't change anything Potter." But the words were hollow, everything had changed.
Harry walked in a few minutes later and sat down. His eyes passed over the Sytherin table. He noticed a difference right away. Crabbe and Goyle were sitting further away from Draco then normal and Pansy and a group of Sytherins were whispering and pointing in his general direction.
"What happened Harry?" Ron mumbled through a mouthful of mashed potatoes. Hermione leaned across Ron waiting for the answer. "Nothing." Was all Harry would say. He hated keeping things from his friends but Dumbledore advised he keep the situation with Malfoy a secret. Harry's personal situation with Malfoy was different. After talking to the blond haired boy, Harry found out he wasn't a total prick and the way his hair was falling in his face right now made him look very sexy to Harry. He had to share his feelings with his friends, not towards Draco but towards the same sex in general. He knew they would understand and he needed their support.
"I need to talk to both of you after dinner."
"Of course." Hermione and Ron said at the same time.
Draco was having thoughts about Harry. He was attracted to Harry and he knew this would be a problem. Was Harry even gay, could he ever like a Malfoy. Ever time Harry said his name Malfoy it sounded foul. He had called him Draco in Dumbledore's office and the name never sounded so good to Draco. After dinner he watched as Harry, Ron and Hermione snuck into a dark corner. NO, he couldn't tell them about the letter.
Harry faced Ron and Hermione his two best friends since the first year at Hogwarts. "I have something to tell you guys, it's kind of hard for me to say but it's really important that you know something."
Just then Draco came into view. "Couldn't keep your mouth shut. Had to run off and tell your friends.."
"Malfoy"
No, go on tell them I'm an orphan just like you, I'm broke go on have a laugh and to think I was suppose to trust you how could."
"DRACO" Harry shouted very loudly everyone seemed to take a step back. "Listen I didn't and I wasn't going to tell then any of that."
"Well then what.."
"I was going to tell them that I'm"
"What Harry?" Ron asked.
Harry turned to face his friends again "I'm gay."
"You weren't going to tell?" Draco looked so surprised.
"No" Harry said softly
Ron seemed to almost ignore Harry's news "Wait Wait Malfoy your broke?" His face looked like Christmas had come early.
"Ron." Harry said to his friend. "Malfoy." He stepped once in both directions to stop his friend and to stop Malfoy. He accomplished neither ad Ron started to laugh and Malfoy backed away quickly.
Hermione finally spoke. "Harry you meant that? Your gay."
"Yes."
Ron wiped the laughter tears from his eyes. "Bit surprised Harry but we support you."
"Really?" Now Harry looked surprised.
"Of course." Hermione said in that tone of voice when some one is acting stupid. "What did you think? Your our friend did you really think we would love you for being anyone but yourself?"
Harry smiled.
"So who's the lucky guy?" Ron asked the mischief smile he got from his brothers played on his face.
"Don't worry Ron I'm not after you"
"And why not?" Ron asked trying to looked hurt. "I mean not that I'm interested although it would be a bit interesting to have the great Harry potter lusting after me."
Harry and Hermione smacked Ron at the same time.
"Now about Malfoy being broke.."Ron started.
"Ron." Harry began.
"No really I mean he's already told us himself what's happened. Well sort of. Are his parents really dead?" Ron lowered his voice as they made their way back to the common room.
Harry nodded looking very sad.
Ron wanted to ask him why he was said to have Lucius Malfoy dead when Hermione stopped him. "No one should lose their parents."
Ron looked at Harry whose eyes were looking at the floor. "Right". Ron spoke very softly.
"Come on we should start on our Homework. Harry here's what you missed in class.
As soon as they sat down in the common room Hermione filled him in on classes and assignment. He was grateful for his friends.
A few days later Harry decided he would tell the rest of his friends in Gryffindor about his preferences. The set-ups began immediately. Harry rejected all of them saying he wasn't ready for a relationship yet but really there was only one students at Hogwarts he wanted and the rest of the Gryffindor house would kill him if they knew. Harry was having regular dreams about Draco Malfoy. He knew it was Draco from the steel eyes, the silver hair, soft lips and the wonderful body Harry imagined hidden underneath his robes.
Draco on the other hand was having a hard time sleeping. The other Sytherins would not let up until they found out what happened and when they did Draco suddenly became very ashamed on how he treated the Gryffindors in the past. When he did dream his dreams were filled with burning buildings and Voldemort. The only happy one he had was when a raven-haired boy saved him from it all.
The second week in October lead Draco to Dumbledores office. The last attack by his own housemates was too much and had left him with a black eye. He refused to say who it was. Dumbledore said it was highly irregular to move someone to a different house but he would discuss it with the ministry and give Draco an answer by Christmas. He also advised Draco to report the attacked but knew that that may only make them worse. Draco left hoping that he lived until Christmas.
Draco hadn't talked to Potter since that first day. He had a hard time asking for help from any one let alone Potter. But now he was so lonely and decided to use the classroom Dumbledore had provided as soon as he could.
Dumbledore hoped the young Malfoy would call on Potter for help. They both had a great deal of magical power. Draco was second in the class and Potter came from a strong family note to mention his history. To see the two become friends, allies, would be great for all the magical community in the war against the Darkness.
It was another week before Draco got the nerve to drop a note by Potter's feet.
Meet me in the room 7:30.
Harry ripped the note and threw in away. He would meet Draco. Meeting Draco's eyes briefly during lunch let Draco know this.
"Now you boys are dismissed, go on to dinner. I expect both of you to be in all your classes tomorrow." The wise Headmaster watched as both boys got up and walked out the door. "I hope this works."
As they reached the dinning hall doors Draco said his first words to Potter since leaving the Headmasters office. "We should walk in separately."
Harry was about to say something but stopped and nodded. Draco reached for the door his hand on the handle he said, "This doesn't change anything Potter." But the words were hollow, everything had changed.
Harry walked in a few minutes later and sat down. His eyes passed over the Sytherin table. He noticed a difference right away. Crabbe and Goyle were sitting further away from Draco then normal and Pansy and a group of Sytherins were whispering and pointing in his general direction.
"What happened Harry?" Ron mumbled through a mouthful of mashed potatoes. Hermione leaned across Ron waiting for the answer. "Nothing." Was all Harry would say. He hated keeping things from his friends but Dumbledore advised he keep the situation with Malfoy a secret. Harry's personal situation with Malfoy was different. After talking to the blond haired boy, Harry found out he wasn't a total prick and the way his hair was falling in his face right now made him look very sexy to Harry. He had to share his feelings with his friends, not towards Draco but towards the same sex in general. He knew they would understand and he needed their support.
"I need to talk to both of you after dinner."
"Of course." Hermione and Ron said at the same time.
Draco was having thoughts about Harry. He was attracted to Harry and he knew this would be a problem. Was Harry even gay, could he ever like a Malfoy. Ever time Harry said his name Malfoy it sounded foul. He had called him Draco in Dumbledore's office and the name never sounded so good to Draco. After dinner he watched as Harry, Ron and Hermione snuck into a dark corner. NO, he couldn't tell them about the letter.
Harry faced Ron and Hermione his two best friends since the first year at Hogwarts. "I have something to tell you guys, it's kind of hard for me to say but it's really important that you know something."
Just then Draco came into view. "Couldn't keep your mouth shut. Had to run off and tell your friends.."
"Malfoy"
No, go on tell them I'm an orphan just like you, I'm broke go on have a laugh and to think I was suppose to trust you how could."
"DRACO" Harry shouted very loudly everyone seemed to take a step back. "Listen I didn't and I wasn't going to tell then any of that."
"Well then what.."
"I was going to tell them that I'm"
"What Harry?" Ron asked.
Harry turned to face his friends again "I'm gay."
"You weren't going to tell?" Draco looked so surprised.
"No" Harry said softly
Ron seemed to almost ignore Harry's news "Wait Wait Malfoy your broke?" His face looked like Christmas had come early.
"Ron." Harry said to his friend. "Malfoy." He stepped once in both directions to stop his friend and to stop Malfoy. He accomplished neither ad Ron started to laugh and Malfoy backed away quickly.
Hermione finally spoke. "Harry you meant that? Your gay."
"Yes."
Ron wiped the laughter tears from his eyes. "Bit surprised Harry but we support you."
"Really?" Now Harry looked surprised.
"Of course." Hermione said in that tone of voice when some one is acting stupid. "What did you think? Your our friend did you really think we would love you for being anyone but yourself?"
Harry smiled.
"So who's the lucky guy?" Ron asked the mischief smile he got from his brothers played on his face.
"Don't worry Ron I'm not after you"
"And why not?" Ron asked trying to looked hurt. "I mean not that I'm interested although it would be a bit interesting to have the great Harry potter lusting after me."
Harry and Hermione smacked Ron at the same time.
"Now about Malfoy being broke.."Ron started.
"Ron." Harry began.
"No really I mean he's already told us himself what's happened. Well sort of. Are his parents really dead?" Ron lowered his voice as they made their way back to the common room.
Harry nodded looking very sad.
Ron wanted to ask him why he was said to have Lucius Malfoy dead when Hermione stopped him. "No one should lose their parents."
Ron looked at Harry whose eyes were looking at the floor. "Right". Ron spoke very softly.
"Come on we should start on our Homework. Harry here's what you missed in class.
As soon as they sat down in the common room Hermione filled him in on classes and assignment. He was grateful for his friends.
A few days later Harry decided he would tell the rest of his friends in Gryffindor about his preferences. The set-ups began immediately. Harry rejected all of them saying he wasn't ready for a relationship yet but really there was only one students at Hogwarts he wanted and the rest of the Gryffindor house would kill him if they knew. Harry was having regular dreams about Draco Malfoy. He knew it was Draco from the steel eyes, the silver hair, soft lips and the wonderful body Harry imagined hidden underneath his robes.
Draco on the other hand was having a hard time sleeping. The other Sytherins would not let up until they found out what happened and when they did Draco suddenly became very ashamed on how he treated the Gryffindors in the past. When he did dream his dreams were filled with burning buildings and Voldemort. The only happy one he had was when a raven-haired boy saved him from it all.
The second week in October lead Draco to Dumbledores office. The last attack by his own housemates was too much and had left him with a black eye. He refused to say who it was. Dumbledore said it was highly irregular to move someone to a different house but he would discuss it with the ministry and give Draco an answer by Christmas. He also advised Draco to report the attacked but knew that that may only make them worse. Draco left hoping that he lived until Christmas.
Draco hadn't talked to Potter since that first day. He had a hard time asking for help from any one let alone Potter. But now he was so lonely and decided to use the classroom Dumbledore had provided as soon as he could.
Dumbledore hoped the young Malfoy would call on Potter for help. They both had a great deal of magical power. Draco was second in the class and Potter came from a strong family note to mention his history. To see the two become friends, allies, would be great for all the magical community in the war against the Darkness.
It was another week before Draco got the nerve to drop a note by Potter's feet.
Meet me in the room 7:30.
Harry ripped the note and threw in away. He would meet Draco. Meeting Draco's eyes briefly during lunch let Draco know this.
