A/n I am sooooo sorry this took so long to get out. I had most of it written but then my computer got a virus and I had to send it away to get fixed and with my prelims very soon I've hardly had any time to write.
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The clue
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//The entire school in the same room for meals is too much// Harry thought as he ate his breakfast in the great hall which was filled with loud chatter.
"Are you going to tell us who it is now?" Ron asked from his left
"NO" Harry said a little loudly, Ron's continual nagging was beginning to bug him.
"Oh leave him alone Ron" Hermione scolded sounding more and more like Mrs Weasly every day.
Harry looked up from his cereal and locked eyes with a certain boy across the room. The boy in question gave him a quick smile then returned to eating his breakfast and Harry did the same not wanting to give Ron any clues as to who it might be.
The room fell silent as Dumbledore stood "Will all 6^th years remain behind so we can discuss certain events that will be taking place in the near future." He sat back down and everyone began to speak again only this time the chatter was louder as the younger years tried to guess what was going on.
"I wish we didn't have to keep it a secret, I'd like to be able to annoy Ginny about it" Ron whispered to Harry and Hermione.
"Strange boyfriend you've got there" Harry said to Hermione
"He sure is." She teased, putting her arm around the red head who just turned and kissed her on the cheek.
The 6^th years all ate their breakfast quickly then sat impatiently, waiting for the other years to finish their breakfast and leave to go to their first class.
"Why are they taking so long to eat?" Dean moaned from across the table
"Because they have no idea of the pain I'm going to inflict on them if they don't move their asses" Seamus replied then he leaned over and whispered in Dean's ear "You have no idea how sexy you look when you're annoyed, if we weren't sitting in the great Hall you'd have no clothes on now."
Dean chocked on his water, spraying Ron who was sitting opposite. "HEY watch it!" Ron exclaimed
"It wasn't my fault" Dean replied
"Well who's fault was it? Did someone else make you spurt your water at me?" Ron asked
"Oblivious as always." Hermione said shaking her head and leaning over to quietly explain to Ron what had made Dean choke on his water.
"What did you say to him?" Ron asked
Seamus smiled wickedly at Dean and began "I said..." he was cut off by Dean clamping a hand over his mouth and whispering in his ear "If you ever want to kiss me again I'd shut up."
Seamus stared at his boyfriend "You'd really do that?"
"Yes" Dean whispered back
"Damn...Oh look all the other years have left now!" Seamus said trying to change the topic.
Ron was about to say something when Dumbledore stood up "In a moment a piece of parchment will appear in front of you, I expect you all to put you're name and the name of the person you will be sharing with on it and put it in this box. In the unlikely event that any of you are without a partner just put your name on and we will sort it out." He waved his wand and a quill and parchment appear in front of everyone.
Harry wrote his name at the top and then put his hand over the parchment to try and hide the second name he was writing. He folded up the parchment just as Ron grabbed it from him, Ron was half way through opening it when it was snatched from his hand.
"Interesting" Draco drawled once he had finished opening the parchment. //Harry looks so worried. If only he could see how cute he looks when he's biting his lower lip like that.// He then folded it back up, walked to the front and chucked it in the box along with his own.
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Once they were in common room during their free period Ron slumped on the couch "What the hell was all that about? Malfoy HELPED you!"
"Maybe he just thought it would be more interesting if you didn't know" Harry tried weakly
"Yeah that must be what it was," Ron said and satisfied with the answer he went to his room to get a book.
"Way to go Harry! You certainly got yourself some fine ass there" Seamus said, earning him a thump from Dean "Not that your ass isn't equally as fine sweetie" Seamus said to his glaring boyfriend who just shook his head and sat down.
"Despite the way he put it Seamus is right. Draco certainly is good looking. I just hope you can trust him." Hermione said softly
"I can trust him, that I'm sure of." Harry replied firmly, smiling at the comments Seamus and Hermione had made //I really am lucky to have found someone as great as him//
"I wanted it to be a surprise though." He grumbled, his face falling.
"Don't worry I'm sure Ron will be surprised, no matter how big a clue you give him he'll never figure it out. As sweet as he is, he really is too oblivious" Hermione said in an effort to cheer Harry up.
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//The entire school in the same room for meals is too much// Harry thought as he ate his breakfast in the great hall which was filled with loud chatter.
"Are you going to tell us who it is now?" Ron asked from his left
"NO" Harry said a little loudly, Ron's continual nagging was beginning to bug him.
"Oh leave him alone Ron" Hermione scolded sounding more and more like Mrs Weasly every day.
Harry looked up from his cereal and locked eyes with a certain boy across the room. The boy in question gave him a quick smile then returned to eating his breakfast and Harry did the same not wanting to give Ron any clues as to who it might be.
The room fell silent as Dumbledore stood "Will all 6^th years remain behind so we can discuss certain events that will be taking place in the near future." He sat back down and everyone began to speak again only this time the chatter was louder as the younger years tried to guess what was going on.
"I wish we didn't have to keep it a secret, I'd like to be able to annoy Ginny about it" Ron whispered to Harry and Hermione.
"Strange boyfriend you've got there" Harry said to Hermione
"He sure is." She teased, putting her arm around the red head who just turned and kissed her on the cheek.
The 6^th years all ate their breakfast quickly then sat impatiently, waiting for the other years to finish their breakfast and leave to go to their first class.
"Why are they taking so long to eat?" Dean moaned from across the table
"Because they have no idea of the pain I'm going to inflict on them if they don't move their asses" Seamus replied then he leaned over and whispered in Dean's ear "You have no idea how sexy you look when you're annoyed, if we weren't sitting in the great Hall you'd have no clothes on now."
Dean chocked on his water, spraying Ron who was sitting opposite. "HEY watch it!" Ron exclaimed
"It wasn't my fault" Dean replied
"Well who's fault was it? Did someone else make you spurt your water at me?" Ron asked
"Oblivious as always." Hermione said shaking her head and leaning over to quietly explain to Ron what had made Dean choke on his water.
"What did you say to him?" Ron asked
Seamus smiled wickedly at Dean and began "I said..." he was cut off by Dean clamping a hand over his mouth and whispering in his ear "If you ever want to kiss me again I'd shut up."
Seamus stared at his boyfriend "You'd really do that?"
"Yes" Dean whispered back
"Damn...Oh look all the other years have left now!" Seamus said trying to change the topic.
Ron was about to say something when Dumbledore stood up "In a moment a piece of parchment will appear in front of you, I expect you all to put you're name and the name of the person you will be sharing with on it and put it in this box. In the unlikely event that any of you are without a partner just put your name on and we will sort it out." He waved his wand and a quill and parchment appear in front of everyone.
Harry wrote his name at the top and then put his hand over the parchment to try and hide the second name he was writing. He folded up the parchment just as Ron grabbed it from him, Ron was half way through opening it when it was snatched from his hand.
"Interesting" Draco drawled once he had finished opening the parchment. //Harry looks so worried. If only he could see how cute he looks when he's biting his lower lip like that.// He then folded it back up, walked to the front and chucked it in the box along with his own.
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Once they were in common room during their free period Ron slumped on the couch "What the hell was all that about? Malfoy HELPED you!"
"Maybe he just thought it would be more interesting if you didn't know" Harry tried weakly
"Yeah that must be what it was," Ron said and satisfied with the answer he went to his room to get a book.
"Way to go Harry! You certainly got yourself some fine ass there" Seamus said, earning him a thump from Dean "Not that your ass isn't equally as fine sweetie" Seamus said to his glaring boyfriend who just shook his head and sat down.
"Despite the way he put it Seamus is right. Draco certainly is good looking. I just hope you can trust him." Hermione said softly
"I can trust him, that I'm sure of." Harry replied firmly, smiling at the comments Seamus and Hermione had made //I really am lucky to have found someone as great as him//
"I wanted it to be a surprise though." He grumbled, his face falling.
"Don't worry I'm sure Ron will be surprised, no matter how big a clue you give him he'll never figure it out. As sweet as he is, he really is too oblivious" Hermione said in an effort to cheer Harry up.