Chapter 2-
New beginnings?
When Draco broke the kiss, he looked into Harry's face for any kind of reaction, but Harry simply stared back, obviously in some state of shock. But as Draco watched him, intently waiting for something, anything, a slap, a scream. Harry smiled. Draco felt his heart stop trying to get out of his chest like an owl out of its cage.
But then Harry did something that Draco had most defiantly not expected, something that Draco had not even contemplated. Harry, who had not unlocked his eyes with Draco's, placed his arms lightly around Draco's neck, and he kissed him.
//Woo hoo.. // exclaimed Draco, his mind echoing with endless thoughts of euphoria. //But wait, he's just lost Granger, he doesn't mean this, don't get your hopes up, don't get carried away, after all, he's only Potter.//
"Draco." Harry started, after a long slightly awkward silence.
"Mmmm" Draco hummed lightly, not wanting to talk incase he said something stupid and ruined the whole thing. "Why did you.. What made you.. How come you just kissed me??" Harry sat there, staring at Draco with such a look of confusion, as Draco had never seen.
"Well, that one's easy. " He waited, trying to read Harry's expression, wondering if he was ready to tell Harry the long awaited truth. "Because I love you, Harry Potter."
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Harry spent the rest of the trip with Draco, talking about their holidays and giving him a more detailed description of what had happened during his own. For some strange and unknown reason, right now he felt very comfortable talking to Draco. Maybe it was just his muddled state of mind, or that Draco had just told him that he loved him, but either way, Harry was quite content spilling his heart out to the blonde.
The left the train together, laughing at a horrible muggle joke that Dudley had told Aunt Petunia during the holidays that Harry had badly recapped.
"We can't be seen together in school." Harry stated, knowing that everything would have to go back to its almost normal, very miserable state.
"Don't be so hasty.." The blue-eyed boy grinned mischievously. "I have an idea, follow me." The two boys jumped into a carriage and were taken up to the school.
They sat at their separate tables for the yearly start of year feast and the sorting of the first year students. Harry sat away from Ron and Hermione, who could barely keep their hands of each other, trying to avoid the looks of almost everyone else in the hall. Once the ceremony and the feast were over, Harry started to make his way up to the Gryffindor common room alone.
Just before he reached the first staircase, someone grabbed him and pulled him into a dark corner. It was, undoubtedly, Draco. He didn't say anything, but instead held a finger to his lips and motioned for Harry to follow him. Harry did so.
After a few minutes, Harry realized where he was. They were heading towards Dumbledore's office. He followed Draco until they were at the foot of the stairs. Harry didn't say anything, but watched in amazement as Draco said the password and the gargoyle stood aside revealing the now very familiar staircase to Dumbledore's office. The walked up the stairs, not even acting as though they weren't supposed to be there. Harry had a very strange feeling about the whole situation. What if Dumbledore was in his office? What would they do if they were caught sneaking in? Or were they even sneaking in? Was this all part of Draco's plan?
Before Harry could contemplate the matter any further, he realized he was standing in front of a very calm looking professor Dumbldore who was having a very calm looking conversation with one Draco Malfoy.
"... I see. Very well Draco, if it's in Harry's best interest, you know where everything is." Dumbledore walked around his desk and sat down in the large seat behind it.
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"Wait a minute, what just happened??" Harry stood dumbfounded in the middle of the room while Malfoy walked over to a high shelf and took down an old ratty looking hat. Just then it dawned on Harry what Draco was doing, and it was brilliant. After all, the Sorting hat had wanted to put him in Slytherin in the first place.
But Draco didn't know that, did he? Or was he just hoping that the hat would put Harry in Slytherin. Harry looked at Dumbledore who winked and nodded knowingly. Harry sat on the small stool Harry placed in front of him. Next thing he knew his eyes were covered by the much too big sorting hat Draco had placed on his head.
"Well, well, if it isn't Harry Potter. Didn't think I'd get I'd get the chance to visit this mind again. Still a lot of potential. So what'll it be this time then? Hufflepuff?" The hat sounded almost mocking, Harry guessed it must still be mad at Harry's rejecting it's opinion in his first year.
"No." He replied simply. "You were right, I want to be in Slytherin."
The hat took a moment to respond. "Very well then. Slytherin it is.." And the it open the wide brim at it's base that it used for a mouth and said the last three words aloud for Dumbldore and Draco to hear.
"Brilliant." Draco stated.
"I'll have the elves take your trunk to your new Dormitory immediately Harry, In the meantime, you can show him the way, Mr. Malfoy. Draco nodded, thanked Dumbledore and led Harry back down the stairs.
"That was brilliant!" Harry exclaimed. "How did you pull that off?!"
Draco smirked and pulled out his collar for Harry to see. On it was pinned a small silver and green badge. "I am a prefect after all. And besides.. Dumbledore owed me." He gave Harry a mysterious half smile and then continued off toward the Slytherin Dormitories.
When Draco broke the kiss, he looked into Harry's face for any kind of reaction, but Harry simply stared back, obviously in some state of shock. But as Draco watched him, intently waiting for something, anything, a slap, a scream. Harry smiled. Draco felt his heart stop trying to get out of his chest like an owl out of its cage.
But then Harry did something that Draco had most defiantly not expected, something that Draco had not even contemplated. Harry, who had not unlocked his eyes with Draco's, placed his arms lightly around Draco's neck, and he kissed him.
//Woo hoo.. // exclaimed Draco, his mind echoing with endless thoughts of euphoria. //But wait, he's just lost Granger, he doesn't mean this, don't get your hopes up, don't get carried away, after all, he's only Potter.//
"Draco." Harry started, after a long slightly awkward silence.
"Mmmm" Draco hummed lightly, not wanting to talk incase he said something stupid and ruined the whole thing. "Why did you.. What made you.. How come you just kissed me??" Harry sat there, staring at Draco with such a look of confusion, as Draco had never seen.
"Well, that one's easy. " He waited, trying to read Harry's expression, wondering if he was ready to tell Harry the long awaited truth. "Because I love you, Harry Potter."
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Harry spent the rest of the trip with Draco, talking about their holidays and giving him a more detailed description of what had happened during his own. For some strange and unknown reason, right now he felt very comfortable talking to Draco. Maybe it was just his muddled state of mind, or that Draco had just told him that he loved him, but either way, Harry was quite content spilling his heart out to the blonde.
The left the train together, laughing at a horrible muggle joke that Dudley had told Aunt Petunia during the holidays that Harry had badly recapped.
"We can't be seen together in school." Harry stated, knowing that everything would have to go back to its almost normal, very miserable state.
"Don't be so hasty.." The blue-eyed boy grinned mischievously. "I have an idea, follow me." The two boys jumped into a carriage and were taken up to the school.
They sat at their separate tables for the yearly start of year feast and the sorting of the first year students. Harry sat away from Ron and Hermione, who could barely keep their hands of each other, trying to avoid the looks of almost everyone else in the hall. Once the ceremony and the feast were over, Harry started to make his way up to the Gryffindor common room alone.
Just before he reached the first staircase, someone grabbed him and pulled him into a dark corner. It was, undoubtedly, Draco. He didn't say anything, but instead held a finger to his lips and motioned for Harry to follow him. Harry did so.
After a few minutes, Harry realized where he was. They were heading towards Dumbledore's office. He followed Draco until they were at the foot of the stairs. Harry didn't say anything, but watched in amazement as Draco said the password and the gargoyle stood aside revealing the now very familiar staircase to Dumbledore's office. The walked up the stairs, not even acting as though they weren't supposed to be there. Harry had a very strange feeling about the whole situation. What if Dumbledore was in his office? What would they do if they were caught sneaking in? Or were they even sneaking in? Was this all part of Draco's plan?
Before Harry could contemplate the matter any further, he realized he was standing in front of a very calm looking professor Dumbldore who was having a very calm looking conversation with one Draco Malfoy.
"... I see. Very well Draco, if it's in Harry's best interest, you know where everything is." Dumbledore walked around his desk and sat down in the large seat behind it.
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"Wait a minute, what just happened??" Harry stood dumbfounded in the middle of the room while Malfoy walked over to a high shelf and took down an old ratty looking hat. Just then it dawned on Harry what Draco was doing, and it was brilliant. After all, the Sorting hat had wanted to put him in Slytherin in the first place.
But Draco didn't know that, did he? Or was he just hoping that the hat would put Harry in Slytherin. Harry looked at Dumbledore who winked and nodded knowingly. Harry sat on the small stool Harry placed in front of him. Next thing he knew his eyes were covered by the much too big sorting hat Draco had placed on his head.
"Well, well, if it isn't Harry Potter. Didn't think I'd get I'd get the chance to visit this mind again. Still a lot of potential. So what'll it be this time then? Hufflepuff?" The hat sounded almost mocking, Harry guessed it must still be mad at Harry's rejecting it's opinion in his first year.
"No." He replied simply. "You were right, I want to be in Slytherin."
The hat took a moment to respond. "Very well then. Slytherin it is.." And the it open the wide brim at it's base that it used for a mouth and said the last three words aloud for Dumbldore and Draco to hear.
"Brilliant." Draco stated.
"I'll have the elves take your trunk to your new Dormitory immediately Harry, In the meantime, you can show him the way, Mr. Malfoy. Draco nodded, thanked Dumbledore and led Harry back down the stairs.
"That was brilliant!" Harry exclaimed. "How did you pull that off?!"
Draco smirked and pulled out his collar for Harry to see. On it was pinned a small silver and green badge. "I am a prefect after all. And besides.. Dumbledore owed me." He gave Harry a mysterious half smile and then continued off toward the Slytherin Dormitories.