Ok, Ron's in the room...why a boy is in a girl's room, I have no clue...

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"Her...um..." They stopped laughing and turned to look at Ron. He was looking at the two, eyes moving from one to the other. Harry's smile disappeared, but Hermione moved forward.

"Ron? This is Alice, a new student. She came here this morning." She smiled at Harry, telling him to play along. He smiled and tried to act shy. "Alice? This is Ron, my boyfriend that I was telling you about." Harry looked down, hoping that he looked atleast a little bit embarrased.

"Hello." He whispered, holding out his hand. Ron took it and shook it slightly before turning back to Hermione.

"Um...Herm? We need you down in the common room." Ron had a small look of distaste which Harry was sure was not supposed to be there.

"Come on, Alice." Hermione raised her eye brows as if telling Harry to do a better job at his acting. He shrugged and followed Hermione down to the common room.

In the familiar common room was a crowd of people who were not all in the correct common room. In the center of the crowd, was a small ring, where two students were seemingly fist fighting. These two were Seamus Finnigan and Gregory Goyle. The students cheered as quietly as riled students around a fight could. The only two not laughing and cheering were the troll-like Vincent Crabbe and the earlier mentioned snake, Draco Malfoy. Crabbe stood punching the air and keeping the students behind his "master" while Malfoy smirked with a vicious glare in his sliver eyes, arms crossed over his chest.

"Stop this at once!" Hermione stood on the stairs yelling over the crowd. Everyone looked up at her fearfully, all except the Slytherin menaces. The students brushed past her, heads down, to their rooms. "Idiots." Hermione turned to Ron and Harry, "they don't want another student dead, do they?" Harry caught a small tear in her eye.

"Herm...Malfoy wanted to see you." Ron glared at the blonde who had placed himself near the fire and out of the way of those leaving. He had his back to them and was warming his pale fingers by the heat of the blaze. Hermione slowly padded over to him followed by Harry then Ron.

"Granger." Draco stared at the fire not turning to look at her, "I'm only here to give my pity."

"We don't want your pity, Malfoy." He turned suddenly to look at her, the fire was still burning in his eyes which flicked to look at Harry. For a moment, Harry thought his rival could see through his new mask to who he really was.

"And who is this wonderous beauty?" He stepped past a bewildered Hermione. Harry watched the blonde through his ebony hair which covered his eyes. Draco searched out Harry's eyes and locked them to his.

"That's Alice, she's new." Ron offered weakly. Harry knew Ron was not enjoying this display, expecially from the Slytherin to a Gryffindor.

"Alice...the newbie who's not a first year..." Draco's eyes gleamed with mischif, "I hope you will be one to remember." With that, the blonde leaned down and kissed Harry. His lips were soft against the unsuspecting Gryffindor's, soft and light. The kiss ended what seemed to Harry as all too soon and the Slytherin neatly glided out of the Gryffindor common room followed by his two oafs.

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Ah! Sweet romance... I want to be in Harry's place right now! It's not fair! u.u