A/N: I added some stuff to the previous chapters and I've changed the summary a bit. I think I'm shooting for humorous romantic angst in this story. It's sounds weird, but I think it's possible.
Thank you Random Thought, blackskye, GrystalStarGuardian, Mystical Kiwi, Sailor Galaxie, Rubicon, Mystica, Lindsay Beth, Kjersti, Black goddess, becks, Silverfox, HPFirebolt, Isabella Fairfield, User Friendly, Evil Angel, Bookworm, *Wolf's Cry*, Goddes Shinigami, Eccentricity is Me, Changeling, Fluer---@, Damy, and Kissaki.
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Draco had to admit that he actually liked Justin. He was one of the few people to treat him courteously. Justin did not shun him or fawn over him and that interested Draco. Knowing Justin did not convince Draco that Hufflepuff House wasn't a complete waste of space, nor did it convince him that Mudbloods were okay. (For evidence to the contrary, one need look no further than Granger.) All in all Draco regarded Justin as one regards fruit punch cola: slightly repulsive, strangely enticing, wonderfully refreshing, and definitely fruity.
It was that last one that made Justin an endless source of amusement. He was so transparent. Better still, Justin honestly didn't know what other people could tell by watching him closely. Luckily for him, most of the school was too preoccupied to notice that unbeknownst to himself, Justin had a major crush on Harry Potter.
If asked, Draco would've said that it had truly started with the rapidly expanding pudding. It had been a practical joke played on the Hufflepuffs by the Slytherins. They had taken some pudding and thrown in several engorgement charms and a timing charm. The pudding had covered all the Hufflepuff dorms in creamy vanilla goodness, nearly smothering two short first-years. Naturally the dorms needed to be cleaned before they were habitable again. The Hufflepuffs were to stay in oher houses in the meantime. And Justin had ended up sharing a dorm with none other than Harry Potter and Co. for three weeks.
When Draco first realized that Justin was infatuated with Harry, he had raised his eyebrows and struggled hard to keep from laughing at his unfortunate acquaintance. (Draco was hesitant to call Justin a friend.) He watched how Justin and Harry interacted and he felt sorry for Justin. Nothing was ever going to come of this. Justin lacked the nerve to do anything about it, even if he did realize that Hannah was not quite his type, being female and all. What Justin needed was help, and Seamus was way ahead of Draco on that one...
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How's Seamus going to help Justin? I have a few ieas, but I'm still open to suggestions. Review!
Luv,
J. Silver
Thank you Random Thought, blackskye, GrystalStarGuardian, Mystical Kiwi, Sailor Galaxie, Rubicon, Mystica, Lindsay Beth, Kjersti, Black goddess, becks, Silverfox, HPFirebolt, Isabella Fairfield, User Friendly, Evil Angel, Bookworm, *Wolf's Cry*, Goddes Shinigami, Eccentricity is Me, Changeling, Fluer---@, Damy, and Kissaki.
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Draco had to admit that he actually liked Justin. He was one of the few people to treat him courteously. Justin did not shun him or fawn over him and that interested Draco. Knowing Justin did not convince Draco that Hufflepuff House wasn't a complete waste of space, nor did it convince him that Mudbloods were okay. (For evidence to the contrary, one need look no further than Granger.) All in all Draco regarded Justin as one regards fruit punch cola: slightly repulsive, strangely enticing, wonderfully refreshing, and definitely fruity.
It was that last one that made Justin an endless source of amusement. He was so transparent. Better still, Justin honestly didn't know what other people could tell by watching him closely. Luckily for him, most of the school was too preoccupied to notice that unbeknownst to himself, Justin had a major crush on Harry Potter.
If asked, Draco would've said that it had truly started with the rapidly expanding pudding. It had been a practical joke played on the Hufflepuffs by the Slytherins. They had taken some pudding and thrown in several engorgement charms and a timing charm. The pudding had covered all the Hufflepuff dorms in creamy vanilla goodness, nearly smothering two short first-years. Naturally the dorms needed to be cleaned before they were habitable again. The Hufflepuffs were to stay in oher houses in the meantime. And Justin had ended up sharing a dorm with none other than Harry Potter and Co. for three weeks.
When Draco first realized that Justin was infatuated with Harry, he had raised his eyebrows and struggled hard to keep from laughing at his unfortunate acquaintance. (Draco was hesitant to call Justin a friend.) He watched how Justin and Harry interacted and he felt sorry for Justin. Nothing was ever going to come of this. Justin lacked the nerve to do anything about it, even if he did realize that Hannah was not quite his type, being female and all. What Justin needed was help, and Seamus was way ahead of Draco on that one...
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How's Seamus going to help Justin? I have a few ieas, but I'm still open to suggestions. Review!
Luv,
J. Silver