'We can speak telepathically!'
*Do you have any idea what this means Draco?*
'No, I don't, but Snape might know. We should go and ask him. Meet me in the dungeon in ten minutes.'
*Alright.*
Draco got up from his seat and left the hall. Harry made up an excuse a few minutes later and left the room, heading towards the dungeon. When he reached Snape's office, Draco was waiting there for him.
"Professor Snape just got back here from dinner. I told him that we needed to speak to him and I was going to come out here and wait for you to get here. What are we going to tell him?" Draco told him.
"We should just tell him about the telepathic thing," Harry replied.
Draco led the way into the office and they both sat down in front of Snape's desk but didn't say anything. Snape just looked at them, waiting for the two to explain.
"Boys, you came here for a reason. Is it about the potion I gave you earlier? Did it not work?" Snape asked.
"It worked fine, we just have another problem," Draco answered.
"And what might that be?"
"We can read each others thoughts," Harry replied.
Snape looked at both of the boys and contemplated what to do.
Finally after about five minutes he answered, "I don't really know what to do. All I know is the after affects of all the potions you have been given shouldn't be telepathy. Have you taken any other potions in the last week besides the ones administered to you during class?"
Both boys shook their heads. Snape sighed and put his head in his hands.
"I don't know what to tell you. I have no clue what could have caused it. Unless. no, that couldn't be." Snape trailed off.
"What couldn't be?" Draco asked.
"Well you see, there was one other case like this a long time ago but the two people that took the potion were attracted to each other before they took it. The potion caused them to lust after each other because in their heads that's what they wanted most. They knew that under no other circumstances they could be with each other so the potion took care of that. Just answer me this one question: before you took the potion, did either of you find the other attractive in any way?"
Draco and Harry both looked at the floor sheepishly and nodded their heads.
Snape groaned and slammed his hand down on the desk.
"Damn it! I cannot believe this is happening. A Slytherin and a Gryffindor? It just doesn't happen!"
Draco and Harry looked back and forth at each other, both asking what was up with Snape. Draco decided to ask the professor himself.
"Um Professor, could you tell us what's going on? Is there a potion that can get rid of this or are we stuck like this forever?"
Snape looked up at the two boys and shook his head.
"There is no potion for this because there is nothing wrong with you. The first potion you took was just something to make you realize that you wanted each other.
"What I'm trying to tell you is that the potion is no longer in affect. The feelings you have for each other are real."
Snape looked down at his watch and winced.
"I am sorry to leave you, but I am already late for a meeting with Dumbledore and the other head of houses. Feel free to talk here with one another but don't be here all night. Good evening."
He left the room, closing the door behind him. Harry and Draco looked at each other then looked away.
"So what are we going to do?" Harry asked.
"I don't know," Draco answered. "Any ideas?"
"None. Well at least we know that it's not the potion doing these things, but I guess that kind of makes things worse. Now I'm going to be pining for someone I can never have. Great."
Harry smiled sheepishly up at Draco who in turn reached up and touched Harry's face.
"Who ever said you can't have me?"
Harry opened his mouth to say something but no words would come out. He tried again, but to no avail.
Draco smirked and grabbed the back of the black hair boy's neck and pulled him forward. He opened his mouth and sucked on the Gryffindor's lip.
Harry moaned and opened his mouth and let his tongue caress Draco's.
Draco backed Harry up until his butt was touching Snape's desk. They stayed like that for a few moments before Draco felt that kissing wasn't enough. He pulled on Harry's shirt until it wasn't tucked in anymore. He put his hands up on the other boy's stomach and drew circles with his fingertips.
"Sorry to interrupt, but I left something on my desk. If you would detach yourselves for a minute, I would like to get that piece of paper you are sitting on Mr. Potter."
The two boys pulled away from each other and stood apart from one another. Harry looked down at his feet and blushed, while Draco smirked and licked the corners of his mouth.
Snape reached over and plucked a piece of paper off of his desk. He smirked at the two boys and waved his hand at them.
"Don't let me hold you two back any longer. I'll leave so you can ravish each other and most likely have sex on my desk or maybe even on the floor of my office. Have a good evening boys," Snape said.
He left the room and Draco and Harry looked at each other, then at the door. They grinned and were about to start kissing one another again but Snape came back in the room.
"I just looked at my watch and realized that it's almost time for you to be in your dorms. About five minutes actually. So if you don't want points taken away from your house for being out after hours, I think you better run along to your separate ends of the castle."
Harry and Draco left the classroom and shut the door behind them. Draco grabbed the back of the other boy's head and pulled him down for a short kiss.
"Goodnight wonder boy," Draco said.
"Goodnight ferret boy," Harry whispered.
They shared one more kiss and went their separate ways. Harry and Draco both ginned to themselves and jumped up in the air and spun around.
Draco stopped in mid track and turned around.
'Who does he think he is calling me a ferret?' he thought.
*I'm the wonder boy, I can call you whatever I want to. Got a problem with it?*
'Yes I do! I am not a bloody ferret and you're not really a wonder boy. Just a boy who likes to save people.'
*I don't like to do it, it just kind of happens. And you are a ferret. Remember fourth year?*
'I try not to. That was the worst thing that has ever happened to me before. I can't believe they let him get away with that!'
*You were going to curse us when our backs were turned!*
'So? You deserved it anyway.'
*So would you do it now?*
'Of course not! And hurt that cute little body of yours? I don't think so. Besides, you are one of the hottest guys in Hogwarts, only second to me.'
Harry rolled his eyes and continued on his way to Gryffindor tower.
*Think a little to highly of ourselves do we?*
'Now where did you get an idea like that?'
Draco started walking again and stopped outside of the Slytherin common room.
"I love Gryffindors," he said.
He walked through the common room, ignoring Pansy's calls and went into him room and lay down on his bed.
*That is the funniest password I have ever heard of. Who came up with that?*
'I did. Everyone agreed on it because no one in their right minds would ever guess something like that.'
*Is it all right if I tell my friends about this?*
'Go ahead. Maybe if I tell Pansy, she'll leave me alone. I do have one question for you.'
*Ask away.*
'Is there an "us"? Now that we know we actually like each other and its not potion induced.'
*I think that would be the best thing we could do. It's better than having to sneak around and try and meet each other. So as of today, Draco Malfoy is my official boyfriend.*
'Well I'd love to chat with you telepathically all-night, but I do need to sleep. Have dirty dreams Harry.'
*Same to you Draco, same to you.*
***
The next day at breakfast, Harry and Draco were both nervous. They both were scared to think what their houses were going to do to them once they found out about the new relationship between the two.
Harry sat at the Gryffindor table between his two best friends, not eating anything.
"What's wrong mate? Why aren't you eating anything?" Ron asked.
"I'm just not really in the mood for food right now. I actually have to tell you both something, but not here. Lets go to some place where there aren't quite so many people," Harry answered.
Hermione suggested they go to the charms classroom since they were going there next anyway.
When they reached the classroom no one was in it so they sat down at the desks in the back of the room. Hermione and Ron both looked at Harry expectedly and he looked down at his feet.
"Do you remember when I told you about Draco and the potion?" At their nods, he continued. "Well, we went to talk to Snape last night and he figured the whole situation out. It turns out that the potion only showed us what we wanted and that was it. Everything after that first day was completely out of our own will."
"I don't understand," Ron said.
"It means that they actually like each other," Hermione told him.
"We're dating now too," Harry added.
Hermione and Ron both stared at him with their mouths open. Hermione was the first one to recover.
"I'm happy for you Harry. I can't promise that I can be a friend to. Draco, but I can promise that I'll try and be civil. But I will only do it if he will. Ron and I will support you through this Harry, so don't worry about anything. Everyone else will understand too."
"What?" Ron asked. "Do talk like I'm not here Hermione."
"Don't be a nitwit Ronald Weasley. Harry has been your best friend ever since you were eleven and it will stay that way forever. He likes Draco Malfoy and is dating him. I don't think that there is anything you could say to him that would make him change his mind so shut your mouth or say something nice," Hermione scolded.
"We're very happy for you Harry," Ron said in a sarcastically nice voice.
Hermione elbowed him and he let out a few cuss words.
"We will support you Harry. Just tell him to lay off the poor jokes about my family. I'll try and be nice to him, but I can't guarantee anything."
"Thanks Ron, it means a lot to me," Harry said.
***
Draco didn't really know how to tell his Slytherin friends about his new relationship. He actually didn't have to say anything as Pansy did it instead.
"So Draco, I hear your dating Potter now."
The whole Slytherin table looked at him, curious what his answer would be.
"Well you heard right Pansy," Draco responded.
Pansy was drinking out of a glass as he said that and ended up spitting it all onto a first year boy that had just sat down across from her. She then dropped the half filled glass onto the floor where it spilled.
"What? You really are?" She asked.
"Yes," Draco answered. "He's such a good lay that I don't want to share him with anyone else. Besides, have you seen his body? I can't wait 'til mother sends me more fudge because I'm going to cover his whole body with it and eat it off. Yum."
"Well I never." Pansy almost screamed. "I hope you have a horrible life with your wonder boy Potter. I can't wait to find out what your father thinks of the whole matter!"
"Since you've forgotten, I'll remind you: my father is in Azkaban. I personally think that he belongs there. I don't really care about what you think anyway Pansy, so go to hell."
Pansy got up from her seat and was about to storm off but slipped on her spilt juice and fell down.
The Slytherin table was in silent awe for a moment, then burst out laughing. Blaise got up from his seat and shook Draco's hand.
"Good job Malfoy. I knew that you'd put her in her place one day, but to make up a story like that! Potter. That's too funny."
"Blaise, its not just a story, its real. I really am dating Potter," Draco said.
Blaise stared at him for a minute, then shrugged his shoulders.
"I knew you'd end up with a some goody-goodly one day. I just didn't think it would be a Gryffindor, or Harry Potter for that matter. Good luck mate."
Draco smiled at him but was cut off from what he was about to say as students came over to him and congratulated him.
He looked over the heads of students when he heard the doors slam shut. Harry and his friends had just come back in and a loud applause rippled through the hall. Harry looked shocked at this and glanced over at Draco.
The blonde boy got up from his seat and walked over to the Gryffindor trio. He took Harry's hand in his and said, "well the whole school knows now so I hope you don't mind me doing this."
He grabbed the back of Harry's head and pulled him forward. Their lips came crashing together and bliss was upon them. They let their tongues caress each other and let their arms wrap around their bodies.
When they finally pulled apart, they looked around the hall. Everyone was silent except for Hermione, who was crying.
"That is the sweetest thing I've ever seen," she said between sobs.
Ron patted her on the back and smoothed her hair out of her face. She smiled at him and gave him quick kiss on the lips. His eyes widened, then softened. He put his arm around her waist and let her put her head on his chest.
People all around the room started to kiss their boyfriend or girlfriend. In some cases, random people started to kiss each other.
One girl was brave enough to run up to Snape and hug him and kiss him on the lips before running back to her table (Hufflepuff).
"Do you see what we started Harry?" Draco asked.
"Pretty cool, huh?" Harry answered.
"Yeah."
*Come on, let's get to class early. Then we can have some "alone time". What say you Ferret Malfoy?*
'I say that's a smashing idea Wonder Potter. Let us go snog in the charms classroom and hope we don't get caught.'
Draco held out his hand, which Harry took, and led his boyfriend to the empty classroom. When they got there, Harry backed the blonde boy into a desk and was about to kiss him, but was held back. Draco put his hand on the Gryffindor's shoulder and moved his closer.
Draco said, "I just noticed that every time we're alone, we just start to snog each other. For once, lets just be content with just being together."
Harry snuggled into Draco's arms and rested his head on the blonde's shoulder.
They stayed like that for a couple of minutes, but Draco was getting a little restless.
"Okay, now we can kiss."
Harry laughed and leaned forward to capture the other boy's lips. When they were millimeters apart, the door burst open. Hermione stood their gasping for breath.
"Harry, Draco, Lucius Malfoy escaped from Azkaban today and he said that he is coming to kill you both," she said.
*Do you have any idea what this means Draco?*
'No, I don't, but Snape might know. We should go and ask him. Meet me in the dungeon in ten minutes.'
*Alright.*
Draco got up from his seat and left the hall. Harry made up an excuse a few minutes later and left the room, heading towards the dungeon. When he reached Snape's office, Draco was waiting there for him.
"Professor Snape just got back here from dinner. I told him that we needed to speak to him and I was going to come out here and wait for you to get here. What are we going to tell him?" Draco told him.
"We should just tell him about the telepathic thing," Harry replied.
Draco led the way into the office and they both sat down in front of Snape's desk but didn't say anything. Snape just looked at them, waiting for the two to explain.
"Boys, you came here for a reason. Is it about the potion I gave you earlier? Did it not work?" Snape asked.
"It worked fine, we just have another problem," Draco answered.
"And what might that be?"
"We can read each others thoughts," Harry replied.
Snape looked at both of the boys and contemplated what to do.
Finally after about five minutes he answered, "I don't really know what to do. All I know is the after affects of all the potions you have been given shouldn't be telepathy. Have you taken any other potions in the last week besides the ones administered to you during class?"
Both boys shook their heads. Snape sighed and put his head in his hands.
"I don't know what to tell you. I have no clue what could have caused it. Unless. no, that couldn't be." Snape trailed off.
"What couldn't be?" Draco asked.
"Well you see, there was one other case like this a long time ago but the two people that took the potion were attracted to each other before they took it. The potion caused them to lust after each other because in their heads that's what they wanted most. They knew that under no other circumstances they could be with each other so the potion took care of that. Just answer me this one question: before you took the potion, did either of you find the other attractive in any way?"
Draco and Harry both looked at the floor sheepishly and nodded their heads.
Snape groaned and slammed his hand down on the desk.
"Damn it! I cannot believe this is happening. A Slytherin and a Gryffindor? It just doesn't happen!"
Draco and Harry looked back and forth at each other, both asking what was up with Snape. Draco decided to ask the professor himself.
"Um Professor, could you tell us what's going on? Is there a potion that can get rid of this or are we stuck like this forever?"
Snape looked up at the two boys and shook his head.
"There is no potion for this because there is nothing wrong with you. The first potion you took was just something to make you realize that you wanted each other.
"What I'm trying to tell you is that the potion is no longer in affect. The feelings you have for each other are real."
Snape looked down at his watch and winced.
"I am sorry to leave you, but I am already late for a meeting with Dumbledore and the other head of houses. Feel free to talk here with one another but don't be here all night. Good evening."
He left the room, closing the door behind him. Harry and Draco looked at each other then looked away.
"So what are we going to do?" Harry asked.
"I don't know," Draco answered. "Any ideas?"
"None. Well at least we know that it's not the potion doing these things, but I guess that kind of makes things worse. Now I'm going to be pining for someone I can never have. Great."
Harry smiled sheepishly up at Draco who in turn reached up and touched Harry's face.
"Who ever said you can't have me?"
Harry opened his mouth to say something but no words would come out. He tried again, but to no avail.
Draco smirked and grabbed the back of the black hair boy's neck and pulled him forward. He opened his mouth and sucked on the Gryffindor's lip.
Harry moaned and opened his mouth and let his tongue caress Draco's.
Draco backed Harry up until his butt was touching Snape's desk. They stayed like that for a few moments before Draco felt that kissing wasn't enough. He pulled on Harry's shirt until it wasn't tucked in anymore. He put his hands up on the other boy's stomach and drew circles with his fingertips.
"Sorry to interrupt, but I left something on my desk. If you would detach yourselves for a minute, I would like to get that piece of paper you are sitting on Mr. Potter."
The two boys pulled away from each other and stood apart from one another. Harry looked down at his feet and blushed, while Draco smirked and licked the corners of his mouth.
Snape reached over and plucked a piece of paper off of his desk. He smirked at the two boys and waved his hand at them.
"Don't let me hold you two back any longer. I'll leave so you can ravish each other and most likely have sex on my desk or maybe even on the floor of my office. Have a good evening boys," Snape said.
He left the room and Draco and Harry looked at each other, then at the door. They grinned and were about to start kissing one another again but Snape came back in the room.
"I just looked at my watch and realized that it's almost time for you to be in your dorms. About five minutes actually. So if you don't want points taken away from your house for being out after hours, I think you better run along to your separate ends of the castle."
Harry and Draco left the classroom and shut the door behind them. Draco grabbed the back of the other boy's head and pulled him down for a short kiss.
"Goodnight wonder boy," Draco said.
"Goodnight ferret boy," Harry whispered.
They shared one more kiss and went their separate ways. Harry and Draco both ginned to themselves and jumped up in the air and spun around.
Draco stopped in mid track and turned around.
'Who does he think he is calling me a ferret?' he thought.
*I'm the wonder boy, I can call you whatever I want to. Got a problem with it?*
'Yes I do! I am not a bloody ferret and you're not really a wonder boy. Just a boy who likes to save people.'
*I don't like to do it, it just kind of happens. And you are a ferret. Remember fourth year?*
'I try not to. That was the worst thing that has ever happened to me before. I can't believe they let him get away with that!'
*You were going to curse us when our backs were turned!*
'So? You deserved it anyway.'
*So would you do it now?*
'Of course not! And hurt that cute little body of yours? I don't think so. Besides, you are one of the hottest guys in Hogwarts, only second to me.'
Harry rolled his eyes and continued on his way to Gryffindor tower.
*Think a little to highly of ourselves do we?*
'Now where did you get an idea like that?'
Draco started walking again and stopped outside of the Slytherin common room.
"I love Gryffindors," he said.
He walked through the common room, ignoring Pansy's calls and went into him room and lay down on his bed.
*That is the funniest password I have ever heard of. Who came up with that?*
'I did. Everyone agreed on it because no one in their right minds would ever guess something like that.'
*Is it all right if I tell my friends about this?*
'Go ahead. Maybe if I tell Pansy, she'll leave me alone. I do have one question for you.'
*Ask away.*
'Is there an "us"? Now that we know we actually like each other and its not potion induced.'
*I think that would be the best thing we could do. It's better than having to sneak around and try and meet each other. So as of today, Draco Malfoy is my official boyfriend.*
'Well I'd love to chat with you telepathically all-night, but I do need to sleep. Have dirty dreams Harry.'
*Same to you Draco, same to you.*
***
The next day at breakfast, Harry and Draco were both nervous. They both were scared to think what their houses were going to do to them once they found out about the new relationship between the two.
Harry sat at the Gryffindor table between his two best friends, not eating anything.
"What's wrong mate? Why aren't you eating anything?" Ron asked.
"I'm just not really in the mood for food right now. I actually have to tell you both something, but not here. Lets go to some place where there aren't quite so many people," Harry answered.
Hermione suggested they go to the charms classroom since they were going there next anyway.
When they reached the classroom no one was in it so they sat down at the desks in the back of the room. Hermione and Ron both looked at Harry expectedly and he looked down at his feet.
"Do you remember when I told you about Draco and the potion?" At their nods, he continued. "Well, we went to talk to Snape last night and he figured the whole situation out. It turns out that the potion only showed us what we wanted and that was it. Everything after that first day was completely out of our own will."
"I don't understand," Ron said.
"It means that they actually like each other," Hermione told him.
"We're dating now too," Harry added.
Hermione and Ron both stared at him with their mouths open. Hermione was the first one to recover.
"I'm happy for you Harry. I can't promise that I can be a friend to. Draco, but I can promise that I'll try and be civil. But I will only do it if he will. Ron and I will support you through this Harry, so don't worry about anything. Everyone else will understand too."
"What?" Ron asked. "Do talk like I'm not here Hermione."
"Don't be a nitwit Ronald Weasley. Harry has been your best friend ever since you were eleven and it will stay that way forever. He likes Draco Malfoy and is dating him. I don't think that there is anything you could say to him that would make him change his mind so shut your mouth or say something nice," Hermione scolded.
"We're very happy for you Harry," Ron said in a sarcastically nice voice.
Hermione elbowed him and he let out a few cuss words.
"We will support you Harry. Just tell him to lay off the poor jokes about my family. I'll try and be nice to him, but I can't guarantee anything."
"Thanks Ron, it means a lot to me," Harry said.
***
Draco didn't really know how to tell his Slytherin friends about his new relationship. He actually didn't have to say anything as Pansy did it instead.
"So Draco, I hear your dating Potter now."
The whole Slytherin table looked at him, curious what his answer would be.
"Well you heard right Pansy," Draco responded.
Pansy was drinking out of a glass as he said that and ended up spitting it all onto a first year boy that had just sat down across from her. She then dropped the half filled glass onto the floor where it spilled.
"What? You really are?" She asked.
"Yes," Draco answered. "He's such a good lay that I don't want to share him with anyone else. Besides, have you seen his body? I can't wait 'til mother sends me more fudge because I'm going to cover his whole body with it and eat it off. Yum."
"Well I never." Pansy almost screamed. "I hope you have a horrible life with your wonder boy Potter. I can't wait to find out what your father thinks of the whole matter!"
"Since you've forgotten, I'll remind you: my father is in Azkaban. I personally think that he belongs there. I don't really care about what you think anyway Pansy, so go to hell."
Pansy got up from her seat and was about to storm off but slipped on her spilt juice and fell down.
The Slytherin table was in silent awe for a moment, then burst out laughing. Blaise got up from his seat and shook Draco's hand.
"Good job Malfoy. I knew that you'd put her in her place one day, but to make up a story like that! Potter. That's too funny."
"Blaise, its not just a story, its real. I really am dating Potter," Draco said.
Blaise stared at him for a minute, then shrugged his shoulders.
"I knew you'd end up with a some goody-goodly one day. I just didn't think it would be a Gryffindor, or Harry Potter for that matter. Good luck mate."
Draco smiled at him but was cut off from what he was about to say as students came over to him and congratulated him.
He looked over the heads of students when he heard the doors slam shut. Harry and his friends had just come back in and a loud applause rippled through the hall. Harry looked shocked at this and glanced over at Draco.
The blonde boy got up from his seat and walked over to the Gryffindor trio. He took Harry's hand in his and said, "well the whole school knows now so I hope you don't mind me doing this."
He grabbed the back of Harry's head and pulled him forward. Their lips came crashing together and bliss was upon them. They let their tongues caress each other and let their arms wrap around their bodies.
When they finally pulled apart, they looked around the hall. Everyone was silent except for Hermione, who was crying.
"That is the sweetest thing I've ever seen," she said between sobs.
Ron patted her on the back and smoothed her hair out of her face. She smiled at him and gave him quick kiss on the lips. His eyes widened, then softened. He put his arm around her waist and let her put her head on his chest.
People all around the room started to kiss their boyfriend or girlfriend. In some cases, random people started to kiss each other.
One girl was brave enough to run up to Snape and hug him and kiss him on the lips before running back to her table (Hufflepuff).
"Do you see what we started Harry?" Draco asked.
"Pretty cool, huh?" Harry answered.
"Yeah."
*Come on, let's get to class early. Then we can have some "alone time". What say you Ferret Malfoy?*
'I say that's a smashing idea Wonder Potter. Let us go snog in the charms classroom and hope we don't get caught.'
Draco held out his hand, which Harry took, and led his boyfriend to the empty classroom. When they got there, Harry backed the blonde boy into a desk and was about to kiss him, but was held back. Draco put his hand on the Gryffindor's shoulder and moved his closer.
Draco said, "I just noticed that every time we're alone, we just start to snog each other. For once, lets just be content with just being together."
Harry snuggled into Draco's arms and rested his head on the blonde's shoulder.
They stayed like that for a couple of minutes, but Draco was getting a little restless.
"Okay, now we can kiss."
Harry laughed and leaned forward to capture the other boy's lips. When they were millimeters apart, the door burst open. Hermione stood their gasping for breath.
"Harry, Draco, Lucius Malfoy escaped from Azkaban today and he said that he is coming to kill you both," she said.