Pairings: Draco/Harry Duh! (Do I write anything else?) Ron/Hermione (Other Pairings will be developed later)
Summary: No magic ever existed. Harry is a transfer student to Hogwarts High School. With him comes trouble from the past, and a love that develops and tries to see if Love really conquers all. Friends that will stick by you, and enemies that want their way and will do everything in their power to get it. Join the ride into the world of twisted lies, facades, friendships and love. Hey! It's life anyway!
Chapter 3
Families, Friends, and … Dead Bodies?
"HOGWARTS TIGERS ARE THE BEST!!!" Yelled Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnegan as they ran down the halls that day at school. They were throwing confetti and screaming at the top of their lungs.
"Nothing like Team Spirit, eh?" Ron Weasley said with a grin. Harry laughed as he helped Hermione with her books as she tried to close her locker, and fix her skirt at the same time. Hailey was brushing out her hair and then winking at her mirror image."
"Hailey, stop primping. I really don't want to be late for Snape's class. You know he has this mission against me or something." Harry replied as he handed Hermione back her books.
"Sorry, but Blaise is going to be looking mighty fine and I want him to notice me." Hailey replied.
"Hailey, he notices you. He drools every time he gets next to you. Of course he be checking out Harry too, but I think he likes you." Hermione replied as she smiled at her new best friend. Hailey grinned and closed her locker.
"Well if you say so 'Mione. Come on, let's get to class." Hailey said as she linked her arm with her brother's and started to walk towards the Chemistry Lab. Hermione and Ron were having their own little conversation and Harry wanted to roll his eyes when he saw Ron blush as Hermione kissed his cheek.
They walked into the classroom and sat down, making sure that they sat in the back of the class. The other students piled into the classroom and Harry heard Draco's voice, as he got closer to the open Chemistry Lab Door.
"…of course I'm the best on the team. They need me, and they know it. I'll have 26 points alone!"
Harry rolled his eyes. He knew Draco had to act like a stuck up git, but it was sometimes a little funny to hear him speak. Draco, Pansy, and Goyle walked into the class, Draco looked around and smiled when he noticed that the only seat left was the one next to Harry. He sat down and watched as Pansy and Goyle sat in the only other available seats. Pansy was next to Neville Longbottom, and Goyle had to sit next to Seamus. Draco could practically see the explosions that would happen.
"How long do you think it will take till Longbottom makes his concoction explode?" Draco asked Harry with a grin on his face.
For the past 2 weeks, they had been betting on Neville and his famous explosions. Harry had only been attending school for a month, but he knew his friend was hopeless when it came to brewing some of Snape's concoctions.
"I say about 15 minutes into the brewing." Harry said back.
"Nah! I say 10." Draco said.
"You guys betting on Neville?" Ron asked, turning around in his seat.
"Yeah. You in? 10 bucks a bet." Draco said.
"Ok. I bet he'll last about 13 minutes." Ron said. Hailey and Hermione turned from their seats and looked at the guys.
"You are all pathetic. Me and Hailey bet that Neville will last 2 minutes before the bell rings." Hermione said with a smile.
"Ok. You guys betting on that then we'll see. Since it's 10 bucks each we looking at 50 bucks. Ok, we'll see." Draco said with a smirk. The first bell rang and Snape entered the classroom, and they started brewing.
By the end of the class, there were no explosions from Neville. They had all been watching their watches to see who would win and nothing happened. About 2 minutes before the bell rang, Snape was telling everyone to drop in the last ingredient.
"Wrong one Longbottom!" Pansy screeched, but it was too late. Neville had already dropped it in, and then it exploded. Pansy had ducked, and Neville had fell to the floor. Harry, Draco, and Ron had their jaws dropped looking over at the two girls who smiled with glee.
"Our Money Gentlemen." Hailey said, holding out her hand. They grumbled about "stupid physic girls" and gave up the money to the girls who split it evenly and laughed as the bell rung and they started to pack up their things.
"YOU RUINED MY HAIR!!! AND MY CLOTHES!!! YOU ARE LUCKY THAT I HAVE CHANGE OF CLOTHES IN MY LOCKER!!!" Pansy screeched. She stormed out the classroom and Snape descended on the shaking Neville.
"I'm sorry! I didn't know!"
"You don't know a lot of things Mr. Longbottom. You will have Detention for blowing up my lab supplies."
"But the Game is today." Neville said, looking dejected.
"Do I care?" Snape replied, and walked away.
Harry and his friends left the room, splitting up with Draco so they could go to their next class.
"Come on Hailey, we need to get ready for the game." Hermione replied grabbing a hold of Hailey's arm and dragging her off to the girls changing rooms.
"Bye you guys!" Harry called. He turned back to the others and smiled as he watched Draco stroll over toward them.
"Hey guys, here to watch me get the most points?" Draco drawled in a cocky way.
"In your dreams Malfoy! I'm going to be out there playing too you know. And so is Dean and Seamus, you're not the only one out there on the court." Ron scoffed, looking Draco up and down.
"But we all know I play better then any of you." Draco said raising an eyebrow as if it was the most obvious fact in the world.
"What! Why you no good sneaky bastard!" Dean spat, walking dangerously close to Draco. Harry sighed and shook his head.
"Why can't you guys get along? I would really like it if you did." Harry replied. He looked pleadingly at Draco and the gray – eyed boy nodded his head and turned to look at Dean.
"I'm not going to waste my time arguing with you. We have a half hour till the game starts, why don't you and your friends go practice?" Draco asked.
"I should kick your –" Dean was cut off by Ron grabbing his shoulder and pulling him towards the Boys' changing rooms.
"Lets go and warm up. Come on guys." Ron said, pulling Dean with him. Seamus flashed a smile at Harry and skipped off to join his friends. Harry heard Draco mutter something that sounded a lot like "Hyper –Irish– Bastard".
"Well aren't you going to warm up?" Harry asked.
"Soon. I just wanted to chill out before I went in there with them. Is someone saving a seat for you? It's kind of packed in there."
"Yeah, Neville. Apparently the Principal needed to talk to Snape and Neville was excused from Detention." Harry replied.
"Oh well that's nice." Draco replied. He smiled at Harry and before he even registered what he was doing, he moved a fringe of black hair out of Harry's eyes.
Harry looked up at him and opened his mouth to say something, but no sound came out. Draco could feel his pulse quicken as he leaned a little closer to Harry.
"What are you doing?" Harry whispered. Draco smiled at him, and bent his head down.
"I'm getting my good luck kiss. I can't play well unless I have one." Draco murmured. Harry nodded his head and licked his lips nervously.
"I'm glad I could help." He replied. Draco flashed him a smile and leaned forward. Their lips touched softly. It felt like a small pressure, and Draco pressed himself to the shorter boy so he could kiss him properly. Harry pulled the blonde boy to him and lost him self in the kiss as Draco started to move his lips. Harry responded and soon they were giving each other slow and sensual kisses. Harry moaned softly and Draco started to deepen the kiss when he heard the sound of a door opening.
"Draco come on! You're-" Seamus trailed off as he watched the two boys separate, Harry turning an interesting shade of pink.
"I was on my way Seamus." Draco said, and Seamus could tell that the blonde did not welcome his intrusion on what looked like a private moment.
"The game starts in 20 minutes. We need you in here."
"Alright. I'm coming." Seamus nodded and left, wanting to tell everyone in the locker rooms what he just saw.
"I better get to my seat. Good luck out there." Harry replied, smiling slightly.
Draco smiled and reached out a hand, touching Harry's soft cheek. Harry leaned into the touch slightly, and then caught himself. He looked up at the blonde and nodded his head, stepping back a little, causing Draco's hand to drop back to his side.
"See you after the game." Harry said, turning around and leaving. Draco watched him go, and then made his way to the locker rooms.
Harry smiled as the second half begun. He watched as Hailey and the rest of the Cheerleaders did sideline cheers, trying to get the crowd to cheer along. And they were most successful. Harry even found himself humming the words to the cheers in his head. God he hoped Hailey never found out because she would torture him to no end. Someone sat down next to him, and he turned slightly to look at a blonde headed boy with blue eyes.
"Hi. I'm Colin Creevey." The boy said. Harry shook the boy's outstretched hand and smiled slightly.
"I'm Harry Potter."
"I know. I love your work. In fact, I work for the school newspaper and I would like to get an interview of you. Maybe even some pictures."
Harry felt a little uneasy and quickly turned his attention to the game. Ron was about to go up for a shot and as soon as he released the ball, a guy from the opposing side stole it right out the air and started to run back to the other side of the court. Seamus ran up beside him and stole the ball, throwing it to Dean who passed it to Draco. Draco took the three point shot. Swish! Nothing but net. Harry smiled at Draco when Draco looked up to where he was sitting. Then Draco took off with the rest of the team.
Colin watched the exchange between the two and glared at the blonde that was now passing the ball to Ian Richards; who was a sub for Blaise who had sat out in the first half. He turned his attention back to Harry and cocked his head to the side, studying the green-eyed beauty that was sitting next to him. Harry was simply gorgeous. He was out of this world. His green eyes that you could stare into forever and never get bored. Those ruby filled lips that made you just want to jump on the boy and kiss those luscious lips. The hair that gave him the "Just – Woke – Up" look, making him even more desirable. He was just one hot wet dream. Simple as that.
"So could you tell me about how you get your inspiration to paint those beautiful pictures?" Colin asked.
"Well sometimes I manipulate nature scenes. I love to draw nature scenes and buildings at twilight, things where I can play up a certain aspect of the painting." Harry answered, looking over at Colin. Colin had to hold his breath when the sparkling green eyes locked on his face.
"JUDD HUGHES GOES FOR A SLAM DUNK…HE MISSES!!! OHHHHHHHH!!!!!! HIS RIGHT KNEE CONNECTED TO THE LEFT RIB OF DRACO MALFOY, MALFOY GOES DOWN HARD ON HIS RIGHT SIDE!!!" Lee Jordan announced. Harry was on his feet in a second looking down at the floor, watching as Ron helped Draco up off the floor. Draco grimaced a little as he was helped off the court, and onto the bench.
"Do you think he's ok?" Neville asked Harry.
"I hope so." Harry replied. He looked over and saw Hailey walking over to the blonde, Harry watched as they talked for a few seconds and then his sister looked up and nodded her head, sending him a smile. Harry breathed a sigh of relief and sat back down.
"He's ok. That's good to know." Harry replied.
Colin glared once again at the blonde sitting down on the bench having an official look him over. It seemed the blonde would be a problem that wouldn't go away, it was obvious to anyone who had eyes that there was something going on between Harry and Draco. Colin took a deep breath and turned to look at Harry.
"Harry, I was wondering if maybe I can have an interview with you in a more quiet place. With less distraction." Colin said when the Basketball game resumed.
Harry turned to look at Colin and as he thought the idea over. Finally he nodded his head. "Um…Sure, why not. How about you call me and set up a time." Harry replied as he looked over at Draco to see him looking up at a place in the stands. Harry followed the look and saw a man with his hair in a ponytail, a cane in his right hand, sitting next to a women that was very attractive. It didn't take long for Harry to realize that those were Draco's parents. Harry realized how much alike they looked and while he was brooding, he missed Draco get up and get back into the game. He would not have noticed if it wasn't for Lee Jordan.
"DRACO MALFOY HAS RETURNED TO THE GAME!! WEASLEY GOES FOR THE THREE POINTER AND MISSES, KRUM DODGES FINNEGAN AND STEALS THE BALL FROM RICHARDS AND ATTEMPTS TO TAKE IT TO THE HOOP. DENIED!!!!!!!!!!! KRUM IS DENIED THE SLAM DUNK BY MALFOY! MALFOY RUNS DOWN THE COURT AND PASSES THE BALL TO WEASLEY; HUGHES AND JACKSON ARE GUARDING WEASLEY, CAUSING HIM TO PASS THE BALL TO FINNEGAN; WHO DOES NOT EXPECT THE BALL AND MISSES THE PASS. KRUM STEALS THE BALL AND GOES BACK UP THE COURT, HE SHOOTS A THREE POINTER AND…OHHHHH!!!!!!! MALFOY INTERCEPTS THE BALL!!!! THOMAS RUNS ALONG SIDE MALFOY AND THE BALL IS PASSED TO HIM AS HE DODGES JACKSON AND CONTINUES HIS WAY TO THE HOOP. MILLSTON COMES UP TO STEAL THE BALL BUT THOMAS PASSES IT TO MALFOY; WHO SLAM DUNKS THE BALL!! HOGWARTS TIGERS LEAD THE GAME 30-24."
Colin, who was about to ask Harry for his number, was slightly angry with this. Harry jumped to his feet and cheered with Neville, completely forgetting Colin. Colin gritted his teeth and cursed Draco Malfoy's existence, as he made his way off the bleachers and out of the Gym.
"That game was exciting!" Neville said as he and Harry made their way out of the Gym. As they walked towards the changing areas to meet their friends, they saw a man and a woman standing by the wall near the changing areas. Harry recognized them as Draco's parents. The doors to the Boys' changing room opened and Draco came out.
"Mother, Father, glad you could make tonight's game." Draco replied.
"Oh Draco are you ok? I saw that little accident you had." Mrs. Malfoy exclaimed, kissing her son on the cheek.
"Mother!" Draco complained. Harry laughed as he made his presence known. The Malfoy family looked over towards them and Harry smiled as he walked closer. Neville refused to move from his spot.
"Mother, Father, I would like you to meet one of my friends, Harry Potter." Draco introduced.
Mrs. Malfoy beamed and shook Harry's hand. "I have a few of your pieces in my study, and I love the one you did called 'Serenity' it fills me with such…"
"Freedom…Beauty?" Harry supplied.
"Yes. Exactly! You are very talented Mr. Potter."
"Thank you."
Mr. Malfoy looked over at Harry and shook his hand firmly. "Nice to meet you. My son and Wife couldn't stop talking about your painting when they first saw them, and I just had to see what tickled their fancy. You have talent. I was hoping that you and your family would like to come to a gathering that is being scheduled to take place in 2 weeks."
"Oh. Well, I'm sure my Parents, and my sister would love to come. I'll tell them about it tonight." Harry said.
"Harry!! Have you seen my black eye liner? I've lost it and I think the last place I had it was in your jean jacket." Hailey said, coming out of the Girls' changing rooms looking panicked.
Harry forgot that he had been talking to Draco's parents. The only thing that mattered to him was killing his sister. "You borrowed my Jean jacket without telling me?" He glared at her.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think you would mind." She said. "But that's not the point… I need my eye liner."
"Not the point?!! Hailey! You can't keep taking my stuff without asking!"
"Just give me the goddamn combination to your locker, I'll get it myself." She said impatiently.
"NO! This will be your lesson to mess with my things and don't tell me. Borrow Hermione's."
"I can't. She was going to borrow mine! Please! You are my favorite brother!" Hailey said, pouting.
"I'm your only brother." Harry said dryly.
"Please. I promise to ask for your stuff in the future. But I need my eye liner or I won't look half as good as I would with it, and Blaise will lose interest."
Harry glared at her but nodded his head anyway. "Fine. But you owe me a favor, and don't think I won't ask for it. The combination is THE number. You know what I mean." Harry said as he sighed.
Hailey's face lighted up and she smiled at him. "You used our number? Oh Harry!" She flung her arms around him and kissed him on the cheek. "I love ya, you know that?"
"Yeah I do. Now go get your stupid eye liner out my pocket before it ruins my jacket."
"Thanks bro!" Hailey replied racing off. Harry rolled his eyes and shook his head. He turned around and turned red when he remembered that Draco and his parents had just witnessed that.
"Isn't she an energetic one." Mrs. Malfoy replied with a smile.
"Yeah. Unfortunately that was her being calm. You have no idea how she is when she's hyper. It's even worse when she eats sugar." Harry replied. This got a laugh out of the woman and Draco made a small smile.
"Well good game son, and we'll see you when you get home. I saw Pansy trying to get your attention after the game, how come you didn't talk to her? Lover's quarrel?" Mr. Malfoy asked.
Harry looked over at Draco when his father mentioned "Lover". He felt his heart feel as if it had just been stabbed with a 12-inch sword.
"Father you know that me and Pansy are nothing but friends. We are not lovers." Draco replied, trying to keep his calm.
"Honey we should get going. It was nice to meet you Mr. Potter."
"Please, call me Harry." The raven-haired boy said with a smile.
"Ok. And call me Narcissa. See you at home Draco." And with that, Draco's parents were gone. Neville nodded his head at them and left also, leaving them alone in the hall once again.
Draco turned towards Harry and walked a little closer to the raven-haired boy. He stopped in front of him and placed his hand on Harry's shoulders. "Um…About the kiss before the game…"
"Your good luck kiss? It sure gave you good luck you was amazing in that game." Harry beamed.
Draco smiled at him. "Yeah, I guess I did good. Maybe I should let you give me my good luck kiss before every game."
Harry cocked his head playfully and blew a strand of hair out of his face. "Only for games? Or do you want to step up that idea?"
Draco grinned and pulled Harry to his body, pressing their chests together. "Well we could always give it a test run. So how about it?"
"Good enough for me." Harry replied. Draco tilted up Harry's head and leaned in to kiss him when a scream pierced through the halls. Harry and Draco jumped apart, startled and looked down the hall. They looked at each other and sprinted down the hall, heading for the main entrance to the building. When they got to the double doors and opened them, Cho Chang came running from the back of the building. Harry reached out for her and pulled the girl to him.
"Hey, hey, hey, what's the matter? What happened?" He asked as he held her at arms length.
"Ian! Someone killed Ian!!" She screamed. By now a few people that had been in the parking lot, and some from the building came over to them to see the commotion.
"What do you mean someone killed Ian?" Lavender asked.
"His body…in the dumpster…" Cho started to cry and Harry signaled for Lavender to come over and help him. She took hold of Cho, and Harry started to make his way towards the back of the school.
"Harry!!" Draco called. He sprinted after the raven-haired boy and when he caught up to him he stopped in his tracks, looking in shock at the bloodstained walls. He looked up ahead and saw Harry standing still next to the dumpster with blood splattered all around it.
Harry tried to stop the flashbacks that came back, but the sight of another dead body brought back Cedric's dead body that night in the cabin. "Oh my—God." He said as he felt the tears trickle down his face. He took a few steps back to stop the nauseous feeling he was having when something on the wall caught his attention.
SOON LEO, SOON…
Harry felt his whole world spin, like he was in a different time zone. This had to be a dream. This couldn't be happening to him. But it was. The harsh reality was that he was never going to escape Tom, no matter what he did. And soon, he just might be another tombstone in a cemetery.
Harry felt someone grab a hold of him and he leaned into the warm body behind him. "Harry are you ok? You scared the shit out of me when you almost collapsed." Draco said, concern evident in his voice.
"I uh…"
"Harry!!" Someone yelled. Harry opened his eyes to see that there were a lot of people around him. He could hear the sirens in the distance, and he saw Principal Dumbledore and a few of the other Professors trying to calm everyone down. He saw his sister, trying to get through the crowd and he realized that she was the one he called him. When she finally got through, she rushed to her brother and threw her arms around him, pulling him close to her.
"I was so scared. They said they found a dead body, and I didn't see you anywhere, and then I heard people saying you collapsed…" She trailed off and sniffed a few times.
"Hailey, It was just a shock. You know? And I'm sorry I scared you." Harry said quietly, as he realized he was partially on the ground and partially on Draco.
Hailey let go of him and turned around to look over at the dumpster. The blood-splattered message caught her eye and when she read it she gasped and turned sharply to look at her brother. "Tom did this." It was more of a statement then an answer. Harry simply nodded his head, and leaned against Draco.
"Tom?" Draco questioned. Hailey looked over at him and nodded her head.
"Remember the ex… it was in the newspaper." She said.
"Oh!" Draco replied. He pulled Harry a little closer to him and looked down at the smaller boy. "Are you ok? Do you feel like you can stand?" He asked.
"Yeah. Just don't let go of me, I might fall flat on my face." Harry said dryly. Draco helped him stand and didn't let go of Harry. Hailey caught the action and raised an eyebrow but said nothing.
"Mom, and Dad will kill us if we don't call them. I'll leave you with Draco while I call Mom." Hailey replied. She went through her purse, pulled out her cell and walked a few feet away, while dialing numbers.
"Harry I should drive you and your sister home. I'm sorry this happened." Draco replied after he was sure Hailey couldn't hear them.
"Yeah, I am too. It seems that this nightmare will never end. I really just want to go home." Harry said in a low voice.
"Yeah…ok…he's right here…sure. Harry, they want to speak to you for a minute." Hailey said, giving her brother the phone.
"Hello…hey mom. Yeah…I know…NO! Don't rush home…just take your time you and Dad, no need for you to rush home…Draco's offered a ride for me and Hailey…yeah I will…until you get back, promise…alright…ok I'll tell her…bye." Harry hung up the phone and gave it back to his sister. "Mom said that she loves both of us, to be safe, make sure we lock up the house tonight, and Dad said to make sure your mini skirt wasn't too short."
Hailey rolled her eyes and looked down at her skirt. "It fits me perfectly. Come on Draco, ride us home."
Harry opened the front door of the house and turned to Draco. Hailey was still talking to Hermione near the car.
"So um…" Draco said, trying to think of something to say.
"Do you want to come in? My mother thought it was a good idea for you to stay here till they got home, and I would really love the company. It seems that Hailey is going over to Hermione's." Harry said. Draco nodded his head and smiled.
"Sure." He replied. He walked into the house and followed Harry upstairs to his room. Draco had never been inside of the house, and he must admit that the paintings around were beautiful. The house had a warm feeling to it that his house never had. Harry opened the door to his bedroom, and Draco was impressed. Harry had a piano in the middle of his room, which was huge by the way. Not as big as Draco's but bigger then most teenagers' bedrooms. Harry sat at the piano, and Draco took a seat on the bed.
"Your room is beautiful. I love the piano." Draco remarked.
"Yeah, I love it to. Not as much as my guitar, but still." Harry replied.
"Harry I wanted to ask you about that Tom guy. Who is he?" Draco asked a little hesitant.
Harry was quiet for a few seconds, and Draco was scared that he should not have asked. Before he could say anything Harry took a deep breath and sighed. "I was waiting for you to ask. I knew you would. Tom…was my boyfriend back in my old home. We were a decent couple, and we were in love. Tom was a sweet guy, until you got him angry. He had a bad temper. He was also a very jealous guy. At first I thought it was sweet that he cared, and then it got annoying, and then it started to get scary. He had gone away for a week, and when he came back…he had heard that I had been with Cedric for most of the week. So he had gotten jealous, and threatened me to stay away from Cedric. I had told him that I wouldn't because Cedric was my friend. He got really angry that night and he…he hit me." Harry's voice had started breaking and he closed his eyes tight as he blocked out the flashbacks of him slamming into the coffee table in Tom's living room.
"He hit you!" Draco exclaimed. Harry nodded and turned his head a little to the side. He took a deep breath and continued.
"I said how he had a very bad temper when he was angry, and he was really pissed off that night. When he hit me, I had crashed into the coffee table in the living room, and I was shocked. I couldn't believe he had actually hit me. When he realized what he did, he tried apologizing, and he told me he wouldn't do it again. He promised he would not hit me ever again. I guess we are all entitled to lies aren't we?" Harry said the last sentence quietly as he placed his fingers onto the piano. "After that, he went back to the loving boyfriend from before. The one I fell in love with. But soon the loving boyfriend became really frightening. He had hosted a party at his house, and everything was going smoothly, until Cedric and me had started dancing. He had been talking to our friend Terry Boot, when he looked over to see us on the dance floor. I admit that I was attracted to Cedric, but who wouldn't be? I was in love with Tom and I never would have cheated on him."
Harry stopped talking and lowered his head. Draco decided to stay where he was, not wanting to touch Harry at the moment because he was scared of frightening the boy that had obviously been through too much. "What happened after that?"
"Me and Cedric were dancing to the music with some of our friends. We were in a group, all of us were dancing together, having fun. Cedric had just whispered in my ear how funny Hanna Abbott looked while she tried singing along with the song. We both started to laugh and as I looked over to where Tom was, I saw him striding over towards us. He grabbed me by the wrist and pulled me away from Cedric. They started arguing and cursing at each other. I was trying to stop them, but Tom kept pushing me out the way. At one point, Cedric got pissed off and left the party. After he left, Tom ordered everyone to do the same. Pretty soon the house was empty and Tom wasted no time in grabbing my wrist and pulling me up the stairs to his room. He started yelling telling me that I was a slut, and I was cheating on him with Cedric. I told him it was a lie, but he wouldn't listen to me. He grabbed me by the hair, and yanked my head back, leading me towards his bed. At that point I was terrified of what he would do to me, and I started to yell for him to stop while I tried to get his hands out of my hair. He hit me across the face and twisted my arm behind my back, pushing me on the bed and lying on top of me…"
Harry sniffed a few times as he ran a hand through his hair. Draco watched the boy in front of him and couldn't stop the question from coming out of his mouth.
"Did he rape you?"
"No." Harry replied.
Draco let out a sigh of relief as he twisted a little on the bed.
"But that doesn't mean he didn't try." Harry remarked. Draco looked up sharply and waited for Harry to continue. "He called me a slut. Saying how he waited all this time for me to have sex with him and he wasn't going to wait anymore. He said that I probably had sex with Cedric anyway, and that I was nothing but a whore that he would have fun with. He tried ripping my clothes, but I had stopped him, kicking and yelling while I fought him off. I finally got from under him and I ran out the house, never looked back, but I know he tried following me. After that he tried to apologize, writing me letters, and I just couldn't avoid him. He tried speaking to me in the hallway at school, but I told him that it was over between us. I dumped him publicly and he was humiliated. Afterwards, Cedric was always there for me. He made sure that I was ok and doing better…and soon, we started dating. As time went on, my love for Cedric grew, and then came the fateful day of the ski trip that we were going on. I had told Cedric that I was ready to give my …virginity to him, and we had a romantic evening planned at the ski cabin…but then he went missing and I went looking for him. He had told me where he was going to be at, and when he didn't show up, I searched. I had found a big stain of blood, and before I could scream for help, I heard someone come near me, and I blacked out. When I woke up I was in a cabin 2 miles form the ski resort. I was tied to a chair and Cedric was lying on the floor, holding the left side of his head. When he saw that I was awake he tried to come to me, but then…Tom came into the room with the gun."
Harry started to play the piano, his fingers hitting the keys, making a slow sad song play from the giant instrument. "He un gagged me and asked me if I loved him. I told him no, that I loved Cedric. He was angry and he pointed the gun at Cedric… I was scared, I didn't know what he was going to do. He shot him! In the shoulder the first time." The music picked up and played a series of notes that gave off the sound of terror. "And then he asked me again. I was scared to answer, but he kept asking and I told him once again, that I would never love him again after what he had done to me. He pointed the gun at Cedric's heart… and pulled back the trigger." The notes being played stopped all at once. Harry turned around in the chair and faced Draco for the first time since he started the story. "I can still hear the sounds echoing throughout the cabin. Cedric's body fell and soon he was lying in a pool of blood. Tom untied me and dragged me to the back where there was a room with a bed. He threw me on it, and tried to rape me. I had been in shock since I saw my boyfriend get gunned down by my ex, and I couldn't believe that it happened to me. It was like some bad movie that I was watching and couldn't stop watching. But when he started ripping and tearing at my clothes, I knew I had to get away. I kicked him hard and ran out of the room. When I passed Cedric's body it pained me to see him dead like that. I heard Tom coming so I ran…I ran until I came to the ski resort, and then I collapsed. After Tom was sent to the mental institution, we thought it was over. That he would never bother me again, but I was wrong. He's back, and he's killed Ian Richards! He's coming for me…and everything is my fault. If it wasn't for me, Ian wouldn't be dead." Harry broke down in tears, and Draco stood up and sat down next to the heartbroken boy. He pulled Harry close and wiped the tears from his eyes.
"Harry no, it's not your fault. It's Tom's fault. He killed Ian, it's his fault, not yours. I'll keep you save, I won't let anything happen to you." Draco said. Harry sniffed a few times and looked up at Draco.
"Why do you want to keep me safe? I am nothing but a death bringer. I'm bad news."
Draco looked into Harry's eyes and shook his head. His tone was soft and low. "No. You're not bad news. Ever since I met you, I've noticed that you are a very good person, and you wouldn't intentionally hurt anyone."
'But I have. I'm not worth the trouble I cause." Harry insisted, never breaking the eye contact between himself and Draco.
"You are. You're worth all the trouble to me." Draco whispered. He leaned forward and kissed Harry softly, but passionately. It didn't take long for Harry to respond to the kiss and together they blocked out the rest of the world, forgot their problems, and focused all their attention on each other.
A/N: Sorry for the long wait people, but my Internet was being a straight bitch with me. But I got the chapter out so that's good. Be sure to leave a review, because I simply love to hear your responses to the story. I hope I haven't lost any reviewers, and please tell people about the story. And some of the words used, are there on purpose, cause think about…who really talks correct English? Also, about the piano in Harry's room, I may have not mentioned it, and if I didn't, I did now. He has a piano in his room! Just so that won't confuse people, and the whole thing with Harry and Hailey about the number, it does have a meaning, the meaning will be known later on, but keep reading and I really hope you enjoyed this very long ass chapter. See you in the next chapter, Peace!