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9. Moving Closer
-Draco-
Twice in one day! Draco thought. Maybe the Gryffindor *was* following him. Draco opened his mouth to tell Ron off but instead he heard himself say, "Oh, sorry, Ron."
What was this? Not only did Draco apologize for something that was not even his fault, but he called the Weasel by his first name! Draco wondered why he had done that.
Ron looked a little flustered by this. "I guess I wasn't watching where I was going," he said and looked at Draco with piercing blue eyes.
Draco just stood there looking back at Ron. Ron was flushed and it made his freckles stand out on his pink cheeks. "Um..." Draco said and immediately cursed himself inside his head. Draco Malfoy at a loss for words? He said the first thing that he could think of. "Do you still have my book?"
"Yeah, it's back in my common room. I could go get it for you now," Ron offered.
Draco was relieved that Ron was going to give the book back. "Sure," he said. "I'll just wait here. I could get in trouble lurking around the Gryffindor common room."
"I'll just be five minutes," Ron said. He walked away, looking back at Draco once.
Draco waited for Ron. He was feeling less depressed now that he had gotten to talk to someone, even if it was just about a book.
In just four and a half minutes, Ron was back. He handed the book to Draco. When Draco took it, he grabbed it a little too high and their fingers touched for a moment.
When Draco looked at the book, he was surprised! The redhead had made a neat cover for the book out of parchment so that you couldn't see how wrecked it was. Draco looked at Ron. "Thanks, Ron," he said.
"I thought--" Ron stopped and bit his lip. Draco wondered why. "I thought you could just say you were trying to keep the book looking nice, if anyone asked you about it."
"That's a good idea," Draco said. He smiled at Ron. He was feeling very friendly towards Ron right now. Maybe they could talk some more.
But Ron must have had other plans. "OK, well...I should go," he said.
"OK, see you tomorrow," Draco said, disappointed.
"Yeah, tomorrow." Ron gave a smile at Draco and then took off down the hall.
-Ron-
Ron's stomach was all queasy as he walked down the hall. The night had started out pretty normal. Hermione had to do her prefect patrol, so Harry and Ron had played chess. It was nice to spend some time with Harry, since he hadn't had much of a chance so far.
Ron had been a little worried about it, though, since discovering that he was gay. What if he were attracted to Harry? But he wasn't and so he was relieved. He thought about talking to Harry about it, but it was still kind of confusing to Ron so he wanted to keep it a secret for now.
So the evening had been fun. But then when Hermione came back, Harry took her out for a "walk" outside. So Ron was left alone. He ended up wandering through the corridors when Draco had run right into him.
Ron had still not thought much about his dream of Draco, because he was trying to avoid the subject. But when Draco's body was thrown into his, Ron couldn't help but think of it. And then when Draco was even nice to him, Ron found himself very attracted to the Slytherin.
When their fingers touched over the book, it was like a very strong spark jolted all through Ron, almost making him catch fire. He hardly knew what to do, so just babbled some stuff and then left.
But part of him wished he'd stayed and talked to Draco. The blonde had seemed almost eager to talk. What if Draco actually liked Ron in that way? But Ron couldn't quite believe that. Even if Draco was acting more like a regular person since he became poor, it didn't mean that he was attracted to Ron. That was a hopeless dream.
Still, Ron now couldn't help dreaming it. He sat in the common room staring into the fire and thought about Draco's grey eyes that had looked at Ron with friendship. Draco's blonde hair that Ron wanted to slide his fingers through. Draco's red mouth that Ron wanted to--
"OK, I admit it!" he yelled. Everyone in the room stared over at Ron and he felt himself turning red. At least he hadn't said out loud what he finally said inside his head:
He wanted to kiss Draco Malfoy.
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9. Moving Closer
-Draco-
Twice in one day! Draco thought. Maybe the Gryffindor *was* following him. Draco opened his mouth to tell Ron off but instead he heard himself say, "Oh, sorry, Ron."
What was this? Not only did Draco apologize for something that was not even his fault, but he called the Weasel by his first name! Draco wondered why he had done that.
Ron looked a little flustered by this. "I guess I wasn't watching where I was going," he said and looked at Draco with piercing blue eyes.
Draco just stood there looking back at Ron. Ron was flushed and it made his freckles stand out on his pink cheeks. "Um..." Draco said and immediately cursed himself inside his head. Draco Malfoy at a loss for words? He said the first thing that he could think of. "Do you still have my book?"
"Yeah, it's back in my common room. I could go get it for you now," Ron offered.
Draco was relieved that Ron was going to give the book back. "Sure," he said. "I'll just wait here. I could get in trouble lurking around the Gryffindor common room."
"I'll just be five minutes," Ron said. He walked away, looking back at Draco once.
Draco waited for Ron. He was feeling less depressed now that he had gotten to talk to someone, even if it was just about a book.
In just four and a half minutes, Ron was back. He handed the book to Draco. When Draco took it, he grabbed it a little too high and their fingers touched for a moment.
When Draco looked at the book, he was surprised! The redhead had made a neat cover for the book out of parchment so that you couldn't see how wrecked it was. Draco looked at Ron. "Thanks, Ron," he said.
"I thought--" Ron stopped and bit his lip. Draco wondered why. "I thought you could just say you were trying to keep the book looking nice, if anyone asked you about it."
"That's a good idea," Draco said. He smiled at Ron. He was feeling very friendly towards Ron right now. Maybe they could talk some more.
But Ron must have had other plans. "OK, well...I should go," he said.
"OK, see you tomorrow," Draco said, disappointed.
"Yeah, tomorrow." Ron gave a smile at Draco and then took off down the hall.
-Ron-
Ron's stomach was all queasy as he walked down the hall. The night had started out pretty normal. Hermione had to do her prefect patrol, so Harry and Ron had played chess. It was nice to spend some time with Harry, since he hadn't had much of a chance so far.
Ron had been a little worried about it, though, since discovering that he was gay. What if he were attracted to Harry? But he wasn't and so he was relieved. He thought about talking to Harry about it, but it was still kind of confusing to Ron so he wanted to keep it a secret for now.
So the evening had been fun. But then when Hermione came back, Harry took her out for a "walk" outside. So Ron was left alone. He ended up wandering through the corridors when Draco had run right into him.
Ron had still not thought much about his dream of Draco, because he was trying to avoid the subject. But when Draco's body was thrown into his, Ron couldn't help but think of it. And then when Draco was even nice to him, Ron found himself very attracted to the Slytherin.
When their fingers touched over the book, it was like a very strong spark jolted all through Ron, almost making him catch fire. He hardly knew what to do, so just babbled some stuff and then left.
But part of him wished he'd stayed and talked to Draco. The blonde had seemed almost eager to talk. What if Draco actually liked Ron in that way? But Ron couldn't quite believe that. Even if Draco was acting more like a regular person since he became poor, it didn't mean that he was attracted to Ron. That was a hopeless dream.
Still, Ron now couldn't help dreaming it. He sat in the common room staring into the fire and thought about Draco's grey eyes that had looked at Ron with friendship. Draco's blonde hair that Ron wanted to slide his fingers through. Draco's red mouth that Ron wanted to--
"OK, I admit it!" he yelled. Everyone in the room stared over at Ron and he felt himself turning red. At least he hadn't said out loud what he finally said inside his head:
He wanted to kiss Draco Malfoy.