A/N - thanks for the great reviews
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Most people had left by the time Draco returned. Charlie and Tonks were chatting in the living room and Mundungus was arguing with Sirius in the kitchen about Quidditch. Hermione was just about to leave by floo when Draco came storming through the kitchen.
"Where is he?" he fumed. Hermione glanced at Talitha who was standing next to her.
"Harry?" Talitha asked innocently.
"Yeah" Draco growled
"Garden, with Ginny" Remus answered. Draco threw the back door open and stomped outside.
"This is going to be interesting" Talitha laughed as she wandered over to stand next to Remus at the window. Sirius and Dung joined them.
"Aren't you going to stop them?" Hermione asked cautiously
"Not yet" Talitha replied "They've got to sort it out some how"
Hermione looked towards Remus, hoping that he would do something but he just nodded in agreement with Talitha.
"POTTER!" Draco yelled down the garden. Harry span around to face him.
"Go back inside, Ginny" he said quietly. Ginny looked at him reluctantly but he stared at her until she turned back to the house and went inside.
"Look…" Harry started
"Shut it, Potter" Draco yelled angrily as he walked closer "You never do anything like that again"
"Draco, we were only messing about" Harry tried to explain. Harry had been in numerous arguments with Draco in the past but he had never seen him look this mad. Harry took a step backwards to increase the distance between them.
Back in the kitchen, Ginny had joined the others at the window, wondering what was going to happen and why one of the adults hadn't gone outside to stop them.
"I can't watch this" Hermione stated as she sat down at the table. Ginny left the window and joined her. Both of them sat in silence not wanting to see what was happening but not 30 seconds went past without one of them asking.
"But they'll end up hurting each other" Hermione protested for at least the forth time.
"We aren't going to let it get out of hand" Sirius said calmly
"This has been building up since the start of summer" Talitha explained "They've both got so much anger and aggression to let out"
Out of the four adults looking out into the garden only Remus looked uncomfortable with the situation. Hermione tried to catch his eye hoping that he might do something. Eventually he looked at her and smiled reassuringly.
"You ready to go Ginny?" Charlie asked as he and Tonks came through into the kitchen unaware of what was occurring in the garden.
"Not yet…" Ginny started but was cut off by the shouting out in the garden increasing in volume. Charlie and Tonks peered over the others out into the garden just in time to see Harry hit Draco in the stomach. Draco clutched his side with his left arm and swung out with his right. A few punches and kicks later Remus turned away from the window.
"Ok, that's enough" he said looking at Sirius "If you don't stop it I will"
"You're right" Sirius agreed just as they heard a loud thud. No one saw what had caused the noise, within seconds Sirius was out of the door followed directly by Remus. Charlie and Dung were right behind them.
Talitha arrived out in the garden as Sirius grabbed hold of Harry and Charlie pushed in between the two boys. Dung pulled Draco away with a small amount of effort but Sirius was struggling with Harry. His arms and legs were flaying everywhere. Remus had to grab hold of his arms, taking a kick to the shin in the process. Talitha took Draco to one side as Sirius and Remus were still trying to restrain Harry.
Draco's nose was bleeding and he was still clutching his side.
"Sorry" Draco muttered "I lost it"
"What set Harry of like that?" Talitha asked
"We were just arguing, you know about earlier and I think I might have said something I shouldn't have"
"Like?" Talitha prompted
"I…erm…" Draco stuttered "I…sorry…I said something about his …about his dad"
"What?"
"I didn't mean to, it just came out."
"What did you say Draco" Talitha asked, sounding slightly angry
"I can't remember exactly" he muttered "Something about him dying. I really didn't mean it. I think his dad was really brave doing what he did"
"Harry's very defensive over James, Draco. We all are" Talitha said.
"I know, I shouldn't have said it" Draco replied, looking concerned.
"You go inside with Tonks and get that nose cleaned up" Talitha said with a smile "Don't worry we'll get it sorted"
Talitha headed over to where Sirius was still hanging onto Harry, holding his arms behind his back.
"Are you going to calm down if I let go?" Sirius asked. Harry's glaring eyes followed Draco as he went inside. He looked Talitha directly in the eye and then turned his heads to look at Sirius. He nodded slowly as he relaxed his body. Sirius let go of him, looking relieved.
"This can't keep going on" Sirius told him "It's not fair on any of us"
"Draco had every right to be angry with you, just as you had the right to be angry about what he said about your dad" Talitha said
"How…" Harry interrupted
"Draco told me what he said and that he didn't mean it. He was genuinely sorry. You can't go beating each other up every time one of you does something stupid"
Harry stared at the floor feeling slightly guilty as it was his fault they had been arguing to start with. He also felt a bit embarrassed when he saw Hermione, Ginny, Dung and Charlie.
"OK, we better get going Ginny" Charlie said lightly
"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow Harry" Ginny called to him. Harry moved over to her.
"Sorry" he said quietly. Ginny smiled at him and kissed him on the cheek
"Just sort it out Ok" she said as she turned and followed Charlie inside
"Suppose I better go and talk to him" Harry muttered as he also turned towards the house. Sirius glanced at Talitha and Remus and then followed Harry. It wouldn't be a good idea to leave them alone in a room.
"Come on" Talitha said putting her hand on Hermione's shoulder "You best get home as well. Your parents will be wondering where you are"
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Most people had left by the time Draco returned. Charlie and Tonks were chatting in the living room and Mundungus was arguing with Sirius in the kitchen about Quidditch. Hermione was just about to leave by floo when Draco came storming through the kitchen.
"Where is he?" he fumed. Hermione glanced at Talitha who was standing next to her.
"Harry?" Talitha asked innocently.
"Yeah" Draco growled
"Garden, with Ginny" Remus answered. Draco threw the back door open and stomped outside.
"This is going to be interesting" Talitha laughed as she wandered over to stand next to Remus at the window. Sirius and Dung joined them.
"Aren't you going to stop them?" Hermione asked cautiously
"Not yet" Talitha replied "They've got to sort it out some how"
Hermione looked towards Remus, hoping that he would do something but he just nodded in agreement with Talitha.
"POTTER!" Draco yelled down the garden. Harry span around to face him.
"Go back inside, Ginny" he said quietly. Ginny looked at him reluctantly but he stared at her until she turned back to the house and went inside.
"Look…" Harry started
"Shut it, Potter" Draco yelled angrily as he walked closer "You never do anything like that again"
"Draco, we were only messing about" Harry tried to explain. Harry had been in numerous arguments with Draco in the past but he had never seen him look this mad. Harry took a step backwards to increase the distance between them.
Back in the kitchen, Ginny had joined the others at the window, wondering what was going to happen and why one of the adults hadn't gone outside to stop them.
"I can't watch this" Hermione stated as she sat down at the table. Ginny left the window and joined her. Both of them sat in silence not wanting to see what was happening but not 30 seconds went past without one of them asking.
"But they'll end up hurting each other" Hermione protested for at least the forth time.
"We aren't going to let it get out of hand" Sirius said calmly
"This has been building up since the start of summer" Talitha explained "They've both got so much anger and aggression to let out"
Out of the four adults looking out into the garden only Remus looked uncomfortable with the situation. Hermione tried to catch his eye hoping that he might do something. Eventually he looked at her and smiled reassuringly.
"You ready to go Ginny?" Charlie asked as he and Tonks came through into the kitchen unaware of what was occurring in the garden.
"Not yet…" Ginny started but was cut off by the shouting out in the garden increasing in volume. Charlie and Tonks peered over the others out into the garden just in time to see Harry hit Draco in the stomach. Draco clutched his side with his left arm and swung out with his right. A few punches and kicks later Remus turned away from the window.
"Ok, that's enough" he said looking at Sirius "If you don't stop it I will"
"You're right" Sirius agreed just as they heard a loud thud. No one saw what had caused the noise, within seconds Sirius was out of the door followed directly by Remus. Charlie and Dung were right behind them.
Talitha arrived out in the garden as Sirius grabbed hold of Harry and Charlie pushed in between the two boys. Dung pulled Draco away with a small amount of effort but Sirius was struggling with Harry. His arms and legs were flaying everywhere. Remus had to grab hold of his arms, taking a kick to the shin in the process. Talitha took Draco to one side as Sirius and Remus were still trying to restrain Harry.
Draco's nose was bleeding and he was still clutching his side.
"Sorry" Draco muttered "I lost it"
"What set Harry of like that?" Talitha asked
"We were just arguing, you know about earlier and I think I might have said something I shouldn't have"
"Like?" Talitha prompted
"I…erm…" Draco stuttered "I…sorry…I said something about his …about his dad"
"What?"
"I didn't mean to, it just came out."
"What did you say Draco" Talitha asked, sounding slightly angry
"I can't remember exactly" he muttered "Something about him dying. I really didn't mean it. I think his dad was really brave doing what he did"
"Harry's very defensive over James, Draco. We all are" Talitha said.
"I know, I shouldn't have said it" Draco replied, looking concerned.
"You go inside with Tonks and get that nose cleaned up" Talitha said with a smile "Don't worry we'll get it sorted"
Talitha headed over to where Sirius was still hanging onto Harry, holding his arms behind his back.
"Are you going to calm down if I let go?" Sirius asked. Harry's glaring eyes followed Draco as he went inside. He looked Talitha directly in the eye and then turned his heads to look at Sirius. He nodded slowly as he relaxed his body. Sirius let go of him, looking relieved.
"This can't keep going on" Sirius told him "It's not fair on any of us"
"Draco had every right to be angry with you, just as you had the right to be angry about what he said about your dad" Talitha said
"How…" Harry interrupted
"Draco told me what he said and that he didn't mean it. He was genuinely sorry. You can't go beating each other up every time one of you does something stupid"
Harry stared at the floor feeling slightly guilty as it was his fault they had been arguing to start with. He also felt a bit embarrassed when he saw Hermione, Ginny, Dung and Charlie.
"OK, we better get going Ginny" Charlie said lightly
"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow Harry" Ginny called to him. Harry moved over to her.
"Sorry" he said quietly. Ginny smiled at him and kissed him on the cheek
"Just sort it out Ok" she said as she turned and followed Charlie inside
"Suppose I better go and talk to him" Harry muttered as he also turned towards the house. Sirius glanced at Talitha and Remus and then followed Harry. It wouldn't be a good idea to leave them alone in a room.
"Come on" Talitha said putting her hand on Hermione's shoulder "You best get home as well. Your parents will be wondering where you are"