"Potter, wait up!" Malfoy demanded. Harry didn't comply but kept walking,
more quickness in his step. Malfoy began to sprint and finally caught up
to Harry. "Hey, why didn't you stop?" Malfoy asked sounding different to
Harry, almost sad. He almost felt bad, almost.
"Why would I?" Harry countered, pushing the thought out of his head.
"Don't you think this whole rebel thing is getting a little old Potter?"
What the hell am I saying? Malfoy thought.
"Rebel? Ha look at you Malfoy, if anyone here is a rebel it's you! I mean
please, earrings?"
"I look a hell of a lot better then you do, Potter." Malfoy spat.
"Now there's the Malfoy we all know and love." Harry mumbled.
"What was that?"
"Nothing Malfoy, let's go," Harry said as he reached the door to Hogwarts.
He breathed a sigh of relief as he entered his home. He was glad to be
back, no matter the circumstances or the fact that Malfoy was currently
staring sideways at him. "What is it?" Harry asked getting frustrated.
"Oh, sorry. Nothing." Wait did I just apologize?
Did Malfoy just apologize?
Neither one had much time to ponder on the subject as they found themselves
walking up to Dumbledore. A surge of nervousness rushed through them both
as they approached him a little slower then they had been going. Thoughts
and worries sped through Harry's head as fast as he flew on his broom. His
stomach turned uneasily and he was finding it difficult to breathe.
Dumbledore only smiled at them, that familiar twinkle in his eye. This
eased both Harry and Malfoy a little. "Welcome back boys, if you would
follow me to my office so we could talk." He said turning to face the
entrance to his office. Malfoy and Harry fell into the soft chairs in
front of Dumbledore's desk. They were both a little tired from the walk
and the arguing. Dumbledore sat down, hands clasped. "So how were your
summers?" He asked serene and cheerful.
"Fine, thank you." Harry replied, Malfoy just rolled his eyes.
"Mr. Malfoy?"
"Yeah, it was ok." Malfoy commented less then sincerely.
"Ok then, we'll get right down to business." Harry felt uneasy again. Malfoy waited stiffly. "Over the summer I have heard you both were having some troubles at home..."
"Heard from whom?" Malfoy persisted.
Dumbledore just smiled knowingly, as if he was expecting it. "I have my ways Mr. Malfoy. Now as I was saying, you two have not had the more pleasurable of summers. I thought it would be a good idea to bring you both back and have you room together for..."
"WHAT!?" Malfoy interrupted again, jumping from his seat.
"Mr. Malfoy, please sit down, if you would allow me to explain." Dumbledore said calmly, gesturing his hand towards Malfoy's chair. Malfoy say down hard, grumbling. "I have done a lot of thinking on the matter and have decided it would be a good thing for you two to have some time to talk about your loves, maybe you could help each other. But we won't hope for too much right now." He continued with a hint of humor in his voice. I'm glad someone is enjoying this, Harry thought. "Now I have arranged your schedules to match, and a special room for you to sleep in." As if reading Harry's mind he said, "Don't worry Mr. Potter, Ms. Granger and Mr. Wesley will be able to visit you often. No comment is needed Mr. Malfoy. This is only a temporary engagement. I want to see how this works out."
"With all do respect Sir, I don't think it will." Harry replied.
"Those feeling are mutual Potter; I don't want to room with you either."
"Now boys, if it really gets to the point you can't stand each other, beyond what you are feeling now Mr. Malfoy," Dumbledore said before Malfoy could protest, "I will switch everything back to normal." He told them where their room was located and the password. Also that their stuff was already there and lunch would be served there. "Try and make this work. Thank you both in advance."
"This will never work," Harry said once they had left the office.
"I agree." Malfoy replied. They reached their room on the third floor and went in. It was actually quite a large room. The beds were huge and they had their own bathroom. But the first thing Harry noticed was Malfoy's stereo.
"Nice hook up, Malfoy. What kinda cd's do you listen to?"
"Rock mostly. You like Nickelback?"
"They are one of my favorites." Malfoy smirked and walked over to his stereo. A few seconds latter music was heard blasting from the very large speakers. Harry was sure if people were there, they could hear it in the dungeons. "The Long Road, nice."
"You know your music Potter, I'll give you that." Malfoy said as he lay down on his bed and put his hands behind his head. Harry did the same, only on his bed. When the song Someday came on both Malfoy and Harry started to sing. By the time the song was over both boys were jumping on the couch using their hand as a microphone. Harry was sweating a little and Malfoy was breathing heavy. They looked at each other and laughed. It was the first time Harry had seen Malfoy laugh. Maybe it won't be too bad, Harry thought. It seemed as if Malfoy had hit a wall. When he realized that one, he had just sung in front of his long-time enemy, and two he was laughing with said person his laughter abruptly stopped. At the sudden change of pace Harry also stopped laughing and looked at Malfoy strangely. "I have to take a shower." Malfoy said as he jumped off the couch. He quickly gathered his shower things and ran into the bathroom. I guess I was wrong, Harry thought as he started to unpack his possessions, it is going to be bad. He laughed at the thought of Ron would do if he had seen the little act Malfoy and himself had just put on. They weren't half bad. ~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î ~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~ A/n I hope I didn't overdo the beginning of their relationship. It's turning out better then I thought. Please review and tell me what you think!! Have a great day! Thanks for your time! ~ÎMaggieÎ~
"Fine, thank you." Harry replied, Malfoy just rolled his eyes.
"Mr. Malfoy?"
"Yeah, it was ok." Malfoy commented less then sincerely.
"Ok then, we'll get right down to business." Harry felt uneasy again. Malfoy waited stiffly. "Over the summer I have heard you both were having some troubles at home..."
"Heard from whom?" Malfoy persisted.
Dumbledore just smiled knowingly, as if he was expecting it. "I have my ways Mr. Malfoy. Now as I was saying, you two have not had the more pleasurable of summers. I thought it would be a good idea to bring you both back and have you room together for..."
"WHAT!?" Malfoy interrupted again, jumping from his seat.
"Mr. Malfoy, please sit down, if you would allow me to explain." Dumbledore said calmly, gesturing his hand towards Malfoy's chair. Malfoy say down hard, grumbling. "I have done a lot of thinking on the matter and have decided it would be a good thing for you two to have some time to talk about your loves, maybe you could help each other. But we won't hope for too much right now." He continued with a hint of humor in his voice. I'm glad someone is enjoying this, Harry thought. "Now I have arranged your schedules to match, and a special room for you to sleep in." As if reading Harry's mind he said, "Don't worry Mr. Potter, Ms. Granger and Mr. Wesley will be able to visit you often. No comment is needed Mr. Malfoy. This is only a temporary engagement. I want to see how this works out."
"With all do respect Sir, I don't think it will." Harry replied.
"Those feeling are mutual Potter; I don't want to room with you either."
"Now boys, if it really gets to the point you can't stand each other, beyond what you are feeling now Mr. Malfoy," Dumbledore said before Malfoy could protest, "I will switch everything back to normal." He told them where their room was located and the password. Also that their stuff was already there and lunch would be served there. "Try and make this work. Thank you both in advance."
"This will never work," Harry said once they had left the office.
"I agree." Malfoy replied. They reached their room on the third floor and went in. It was actually quite a large room. The beds were huge and they had their own bathroom. But the first thing Harry noticed was Malfoy's stereo.
"Nice hook up, Malfoy. What kinda cd's do you listen to?"
"Rock mostly. You like Nickelback?"
"They are one of my favorites." Malfoy smirked and walked over to his stereo. A few seconds latter music was heard blasting from the very large speakers. Harry was sure if people were there, they could hear it in the dungeons. "The Long Road, nice."
"You know your music Potter, I'll give you that." Malfoy said as he lay down on his bed and put his hands behind his head. Harry did the same, only on his bed. When the song Someday came on both Malfoy and Harry started to sing. By the time the song was over both boys were jumping on the couch using their hand as a microphone. Harry was sweating a little and Malfoy was breathing heavy. They looked at each other and laughed. It was the first time Harry had seen Malfoy laugh. Maybe it won't be too bad, Harry thought. It seemed as if Malfoy had hit a wall. When he realized that one, he had just sung in front of his long-time enemy, and two he was laughing with said person his laughter abruptly stopped. At the sudden change of pace Harry also stopped laughing and looked at Malfoy strangely. "I have to take a shower." Malfoy said as he jumped off the couch. He quickly gathered his shower things and ran into the bathroom. I guess I was wrong, Harry thought as he started to unpack his possessions, it is going to be bad. He laughed at the thought of Ron would do if he had seen the little act Malfoy and himself had just put on. They weren't half bad. ~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î ~Î~Î~Î~Î~Î~ A/n I hope I didn't overdo the beginning of their relationship. It's turning out better then I thought. Please review and tell me what you think!! Have a great day! Thanks for your time! ~ÎMaggieÎ~