1 Ch. 11
As the few students left at the castle trailed in for lunch, they failed to notice the dark haired boy in the corner looking miserably confused and simply picking at the food in front of him. All of them, except one. The staff entire staff could see what was going on, and when they walked in and saw the two boys sitting miserably at opposite ends of the table they sighed and looked at one another as if to say, "will those two ever realize what is going on here?"
(Which I'm sure, of course, anyone reading this will be thinking, if they have even bothered to read this far. So just to get everyone's waiting over with, I'll get into the more interesting stuff now.)
Much to the extreme surprise and happiness of the now seated faculty, Draco got up and crossed the room to Harry. "Look" he said "we really, really need to talk".
Harry felt the need to hurt Draco as badly as he had been hurt, but before he could say something cruel in reply, he looked up and saw the expression in the other boy's eyes. Wordlessly, he got up and followed him into the hall.
The staff table was suddenly filled with whispered conferences going on simultaneously. Dumbledore hushed them all, telling them that he could not possibly hear what was going on out there with all the noise. That instantly silenced the table, everyone waiting anxiously to see what the next occurrence would be in this extremely twisted situation.
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The thousands of questions in Harry's eyes were almost more than Draco could stand.
"Look Harry, I'm really really sorry for, well, this morning. And for everything horrible I've done to you before."
"To what do I owe this sudden change in things"
"I felt awful. After seeing the look on your face this morning, I didn't think I could live with myself. And believe it or not, I don't *enjoy* being so mean to you and your friends all the time. You don't know what it's like.......look I'm just really sorry for the way I've treated you for these past 5 years"
"That's it. You just expect me to instantly forgive you for everything. Five years of being insulted, of you nearly getting me expelled and causing me to lose points from Gryffindor, of being treated with nothing but disdain"
Draco's eyes were pleading with Harry to just accept his apology. Harry, however, had more that he needed to say.
"Look, I'm not just going to forgive you that easily. You think you can just play with my emotions like this. Well you've definitely got another thing coming."
"But, look, I really did feel like shit after the way I treated you. You don't know what it's like, having to act so mean to everyone all the time. You have friends."
"So do you. I'm not sure Crabbe and Goyle are really people so much as gargoyles, but they are your friends. Besides, your entire house thinks that you're the greatest thing to hit Slytherin since Voldemort."
"Crabbe and Goyle are more like bodyguards. Who are about as intelligent as two jars of mayonnaise. And no one in this entire school knows the real me. If they did I'd probably never be talked to again"
Draco was practically in tears now. //Dammit Malfoy get a hold of yourself. You've gone this long without breaking down, can't you just last for a few more minutes until you get back to the safety of the dungeons//
Now tears were definitely streaming down his face. //Hmm, obviously not.//
Harry suddenly had nothing else to say, and just stood there feeling awful about all the pain he had caused.
"I didn't mean to make you so upset. If you really want me to, I'll be your friend"
//And more too, if you'll let me//
The boys looked at each other, making actual prolonged eye contact, and it felt like an electric current passed between them.
A/N: Mwahahaha! I posted 2 chapters at once, so now I want 25 reviews (total) before you get chapter 12 (immature, I know, but no one reviews my stories anymore *sniff*). As soon as I get the reviews, you get the chapter, it's already written and ready to upload. Hehehe.
As the few students left at the castle trailed in for lunch, they failed to notice the dark haired boy in the corner looking miserably confused and simply picking at the food in front of him. All of them, except one. The staff entire staff could see what was going on, and when they walked in and saw the two boys sitting miserably at opposite ends of the table they sighed and looked at one another as if to say, "will those two ever realize what is going on here?"
(Which I'm sure, of course, anyone reading this will be thinking, if they have even bothered to read this far. So just to get everyone's waiting over with, I'll get into the more interesting stuff now.)
Much to the extreme surprise and happiness of the now seated faculty, Draco got up and crossed the room to Harry. "Look" he said "we really, really need to talk".
Harry felt the need to hurt Draco as badly as he had been hurt, but before he could say something cruel in reply, he looked up and saw the expression in the other boy's eyes. Wordlessly, he got up and followed him into the hall.
The staff table was suddenly filled with whispered conferences going on simultaneously. Dumbledore hushed them all, telling them that he could not possibly hear what was going on out there with all the noise. That instantly silenced the table, everyone waiting anxiously to see what the next occurrence would be in this extremely twisted situation.
********************************************************
The thousands of questions in Harry's eyes were almost more than Draco could stand.
"Look Harry, I'm really really sorry for, well, this morning. And for everything horrible I've done to you before."
"To what do I owe this sudden change in things"
"I felt awful. After seeing the look on your face this morning, I didn't think I could live with myself. And believe it or not, I don't *enjoy* being so mean to you and your friends all the time. You don't know what it's like.......look I'm just really sorry for the way I've treated you for these past 5 years"
"That's it. You just expect me to instantly forgive you for everything. Five years of being insulted, of you nearly getting me expelled and causing me to lose points from Gryffindor, of being treated with nothing but disdain"
Draco's eyes were pleading with Harry to just accept his apology. Harry, however, had more that he needed to say.
"Look, I'm not just going to forgive you that easily. You think you can just play with my emotions like this. Well you've definitely got another thing coming."
"But, look, I really did feel like shit after the way I treated you. You don't know what it's like, having to act so mean to everyone all the time. You have friends."
"So do you. I'm not sure Crabbe and Goyle are really people so much as gargoyles, but they are your friends. Besides, your entire house thinks that you're the greatest thing to hit Slytherin since Voldemort."
"Crabbe and Goyle are more like bodyguards. Who are about as intelligent as two jars of mayonnaise. And no one in this entire school knows the real me. If they did I'd probably never be talked to again"
Draco was practically in tears now. //Dammit Malfoy get a hold of yourself. You've gone this long without breaking down, can't you just last for a few more minutes until you get back to the safety of the dungeons//
Now tears were definitely streaming down his face. //Hmm, obviously not.//
Harry suddenly had nothing else to say, and just stood there feeling awful about all the pain he had caused.
"I didn't mean to make you so upset. If you really want me to, I'll be your friend"
//And more too, if you'll let me//
The boys looked at each other, making actual prolonged eye contact, and it felt like an electric current passed between them.
A/N: Mwahahaha! I posted 2 chapters at once, so now I want 25 reviews (total) before you get chapter 12 (immature, I know, but no one reviews my stories anymore *sniff*). As soon as I get the reviews, you get the chapter, it's already written and ready to upload. Hehehe.
