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7. Not Quite A Fight
-Draco-
Draco glared at Ron. First Ron behaved all strangely and then he stood right in Draco's way. "Are you following me or something?" Draco said.
Ron's eyes opened wide. "No!" he said in a forceful tone. "Why would I be following you?"
"Well, you're acting all strange. And you slammed into me," the blonde said.
"I didn't slam into you! You were the one who was running. I was just walking out at a normal pace." Ron looked like he was getting kind of mad.
"Sure, Weasel. Then you stopped right in front of me." Draco thought it might make him feel better to blow off some steam.
"What would I do that for?"
"You tell me," Draco said.
The Gryffindor didn't answer but Draco noticed that he was clenching his fists. A bunch of people had stopped to watch them snarling at each other. Draco supposed they were hoping for a fight. He hoped that Ron wouldn't fight, though. He was lots bigger than Draco and Draco didn't have backup right now.
Then Draco noticed something on the ground between them. It was his book. It had fallen out of the parcel and was just laying there, with the worn cover in plain sight. Now everybody was going to find out!
Draco looked up at Ron again. He saw Ron look at him and then at the book. Ron made a kind of a face. Then he picked up the book. "You almost tore the cover off my book, Ferret. Watch out if you don't want any trouble."
Draco stared at Ron. He didn't know what to say. But then Ron turned around and left, so he didn't have to say anything. The Slytherin was in shock! Ron had helped him out again, even when Draco was being mean to him.
Although Ron did still have Draco's book.
-Ron-
Ron took the book back to the Gryffindor common room. He was more mixed up than ever! One moment he wanted to punch Malfoy and the next minute, he was helping him out. He thought about the look on Draco's face when Ron said the book was his. Ron grinned.
Only he still had the book. And he still might be gay. But just because he helped Draco didn't mean he wanted to do any sort of gay kissing thing with him.
It would be a lot easier to figure out what to do with the book than about possibly being gay, so Ron concentrated on that. All he had to do was wait until patrol on Saturday night and give it to the Slytherin then.
Ron looked at the book. The inside was in pretty good shape but the outside looked terrible. The cover was all battered and written on. Somebody had spilled Butterbeer on it too. If Malfoy had to use that, people would wonder why.
If people couldn't see the cover, then that would be OK. Ron picked up some parchment from the table and folded it over the covers of the book and taped it down so it looked all neat and tidy. One of the corners was a little uneven, but Ron figured that would be all right. He put the book into his bookbag and got ready to go to class.
But what about being gay? Ron thought he might as well get that figured out too. But how?
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7. Not Quite A Fight
-Draco-
Draco glared at Ron. First Ron behaved all strangely and then he stood right in Draco's way. "Are you following me or something?" Draco said.
Ron's eyes opened wide. "No!" he said in a forceful tone. "Why would I be following you?"
"Well, you're acting all strange. And you slammed into me," the blonde said.
"I didn't slam into you! You were the one who was running. I was just walking out at a normal pace." Ron looked like he was getting kind of mad.
"Sure, Weasel. Then you stopped right in front of me." Draco thought it might make him feel better to blow off some steam.
"What would I do that for?"
"You tell me," Draco said.
The Gryffindor didn't answer but Draco noticed that he was clenching his fists. A bunch of people had stopped to watch them snarling at each other. Draco supposed they were hoping for a fight. He hoped that Ron wouldn't fight, though. He was lots bigger than Draco and Draco didn't have backup right now.
Then Draco noticed something on the ground between them. It was his book. It had fallen out of the parcel and was just laying there, with the worn cover in plain sight. Now everybody was going to find out!
Draco looked up at Ron again. He saw Ron look at him and then at the book. Ron made a kind of a face. Then he picked up the book. "You almost tore the cover off my book, Ferret. Watch out if you don't want any trouble."
Draco stared at Ron. He didn't know what to say. But then Ron turned around and left, so he didn't have to say anything. The Slytherin was in shock! Ron had helped him out again, even when Draco was being mean to him.
Although Ron did still have Draco's book.
-Ron-
Ron took the book back to the Gryffindor common room. He was more mixed up than ever! One moment he wanted to punch Malfoy and the next minute, he was helping him out. He thought about the look on Draco's face when Ron said the book was his. Ron grinned.
Only he still had the book. And he still might be gay. But just because he helped Draco didn't mean he wanted to do any sort of gay kissing thing with him.
It would be a lot easier to figure out what to do with the book than about possibly being gay, so Ron concentrated on that. All he had to do was wait until patrol on Saturday night and give it to the Slytherin then.
Ron looked at the book. The inside was in pretty good shape but the outside looked terrible. The cover was all battered and written on. Somebody had spilled Butterbeer on it too. If Malfoy had to use that, people would wonder why.
If people couldn't see the cover, then that would be OK. Ron picked up some parchment from the table and folded it over the covers of the book and taped it down so it looked all neat and tidy. One of the corners was a little uneven, but Ron figured that would be all right. He put the book into his bookbag and got ready to go to class.
But what about being gay? Ron thought he might as well get that figured out too. But how?