A Decision Had to be Made
The following week passed without incident. Ron and Harry didn't discuss Ron's revelation of his feelings for Harry. Saturday finally arrived and Harry and Draco awoke early, excited to get this day started. They showered together and started to get dressed. Both were excited so getting dressed proved to be difficult as Draco and Harry exchanged kisses. The left the apartment separately and made their way down to the Great Hall.
Draco sat down at the Slytherin table. Pansy Parkinson walked up and sat down beside Draco. "Hiya Draco. Do you want to go to Hogsmeade with me today? I thought we might get some lunch and spend the day together." Draco looked at Pansy curiously. "Pansy, I can't go to Hogsmeade with you. I already promised Patrick I'd spend the day with him. He is my best friend, and I haven't had a chance to see him much since we started this term." Pansy looked hurt as she turned away. "Well I just thought you might want to spend some time with your girlfriend. You haven't spent any time with me since we started this term either." Draco raised an eyebrow as he turned to really look at Pansy. "Since when were you my girlfriend?" Pansy stared wide eyed at Draco. "Well of course I'm your girlfriend. You always ask me to do everything with you, we spend a lot of time together." Draco sighed, "Pansy, first of all you are not my girlfriend, and secondly you always ask me to everything with you. I don't want to be with you, I don't like you that way." Pansy was crushed, she had always assumed that she and Draco would be together. "Pansy, look, I don't know how to tell you this but.I'm gay." Pansy jumped out of her chair and stared at Draco, her eyes burning with fury. "YOU'RE WHAT?!?!?!"
Harry had been eating his breakfast when he heard the loud voice of Pansy Parkinson. He looked over and saw the look of fury in her face as she stared at Draco. 'Oh shit,' Harry thought. Ron and Hermione were looking over too and judging by the looks on their face, they knew what was going on too. Harry fought the temptation to stand and go to the rescue of his love, but he decided that it would only make a bad situation worse.
Draco stood, trying to calm her down so she wouldn't make a scene. He wasn't ready to come out to the whole school yet. "Pansy, sit down please. You're making a scene." Pansy just laughed. "You expect me to stay calm after you just tell me you're gay? How dare you drag me along like this, making me think you loved me?"
Albus Dumbledore finally stood up and clinked his fork against his goblet. "Ms. Parkinson, would you kindly take this conversation outside?" Pansy threw her arms up in the air and stormed out of the Great Hall. Draco looked a bit nervous but decided it was best to sit back down before he made the situation worse.
The hall erupted in conversation, most of it gossip about what Draco had said to make Pansy so upset. Harry, Ron and Hermione just looked at each other, knowing that Draco had just come out to Pansy. Harry couldn't help but wonder how much Draco had actually told her. Breakfast ended and Harry and Ron joined the line of students being checked out by Mr. Filch.
They had agreed to meet Patrick and Draco at the Shrieking Shack around 1:00 so they decided to spend the rest of day shopping around in the different shops around Hogsmeade. Hermione tagged along for the morning, but excused herself around 12:30 insisting that she had something else to do. Harry and Ron made their way toward the Shrieking Shack and stood there waiting for Draco and Patrick to arrive. They waited for a while, not seeing Draco or Patrick anywhere. Harry looked at his watch as the time read 1:15, wondering if the incident in the Great Hall this morning had been too much for Draco and he had decided to cancel their date. As Harry glanced at his watch again, the time now reading 1:20, he heard Draco's voice coming toward them. Harry looked up and smiled. He was happy that Draco had still decided to come. He ran up to them and kissed Draco passionately on the lips. Draco returned the kiss and embraced the love of his life. They broke the kiss and Harry looked at Draco. "What took you so long?" Draco sighed and looked at Harry. "Sorry for being late. I was talking to Patrick about this morning and I saw Pansy following us toward here. I didn't want her to find out about us yet, so Patrick and I kind of walked around until we lost her. Then we came up here." Harry was happy that he had come out to Pansy, but he felt bad that Pansy had taken it so bad.
Pansy had followed Draco and Patrick around all morning long. She had been curious wondering if it was possible that Patrick was Draco's boyfriend. She lost them as they walked into Zonko's but caught up with them as they were on their way to the Shrieking Shack. She kept herself out of sight as they walked to the shack. She saw Harry and Ron standing near the shack too. She smiled as she thought of the fight that would be coming between Draco and Harry. Then she saw something totally unexpected. Harry ran up and kissed Draco, and to her extreme surprise Draco kissed back and hugged Harry. "Oh my God, Draco is dating Harry Potter!!!" Pansy turned and ran down the path toward the village of Hogsmeade. This news would totally destroy Draco if anyone found out. Pansy almost laughed to think about it. She was so furious at Draco she was going to stop at nothing to make him feel as awful as she did. She stopped all of a sudden to think about something else. "Wait a minute! Both Draco and Harry were moved to separate rooms. I bet that they are actually living in the same place. Oh my God, I've got to tell the rest of the Slytherin members about this. This will absolutely ruin Draco."
Harry, Draco, Ron, and Patrick began to walk down the path with Draco leading the way toward the café. Draco looked over to Harry as the walked. He had loved and dated him for 5 years now and yet they had just now revealed their love to other people. Draco wanted to take their relationship to that level where they could be together all the time without worrying about who saw. "Harry, I.I need to talk to you. I want to come out to the rest of Slytherin house and tell them about our relationship. I don't want to continue acting like I hate you if we pass in the halls. I want to be able to spend time with you during the school day." Harry looked at Draco in astonishment. "Draco are you sure about this?" Draco shook his head. "Not really, but a decision had to be made, if I know Pansy she's going to be looking for a way to get back at me. That's probably why she's been following me around, trying to find out who it is that I've been dating. I just want to make sure that I come out on my terms and not hers." "Draco, I'll support you in what ever you do, I love you."
The following week passed without incident. Ron and Harry didn't discuss Ron's revelation of his feelings for Harry. Saturday finally arrived and Harry and Draco awoke early, excited to get this day started. They showered together and started to get dressed. Both were excited so getting dressed proved to be difficult as Draco and Harry exchanged kisses. The left the apartment separately and made their way down to the Great Hall.
Draco sat down at the Slytherin table. Pansy Parkinson walked up and sat down beside Draco. "Hiya Draco. Do you want to go to Hogsmeade with me today? I thought we might get some lunch and spend the day together." Draco looked at Pansy curiously. "Pansy, I can't go to Hogsmeade with you. I already promised Patrick I'd spend the day with him. He is my best friend, and I haven't had a chance to see him much since we started this term." Pansy looked hurt as she turned away. "Well I just thought you might want to spend some time with your girlfriend. You haven't spent any time with me since we started this term either." Draco raised an eyebrow as he turned to really look at Pansy. "Since when were you my girlfriend?" Pansy stared wide eyed at Draco. "Well of course I'm your girlfriend. You always ask me to do everything with you, we spend a lot of time together." Draco sighed, "Pansy, first of all you are not my girlfriend, and secondly you always ask me to everything with you. I don't want to be with you, I don't like you that way." Pansy was crushed, she had always assumed that she and Draco would be together. "Pansy, look, I don't know how to tell you this but.I'm gay." Pansy jumped out of her chair and stared at Draco, her eyes burning with fury. "YOU'RE WHAT?!?!?!"
Harry had been eating his breakfast when he heard the loud voice of Pansy Parkinson. He looked over and saw the look of fury in her face as she stared at Draco. 'Oh shit,' Harry thought. Ron and Hermione were looking over too and judging by the looks on their face, they knew what was going on too. Harry fought the temptation to stand and go to the rescue of his love, but he decided that it would only make a bad situation worse.
Draco stood, trying to calm her down so she wouldn't make a scene. He wasn't ready to come out to the whole school yet. "Pansy, sit down please. You're making a scene." Pansy just laughed. "You expect me to stay calm after you just tell me you're gay? How dare you drag me along like this, making me think you loved me?"
Albus Dumbledore finally stood up and clinked his fork against his goblet. "Ms. Parkinson, would you kindly take this conversation outside?" Pansy threw her arms up in the air and stormed out of the Great Hall. Draco looked a bit nervous but decided it was best to sit back down before he made the situation worse.
The hall erupted in conversation, most of it gossip about what Draco had said to make Pansy so upset. Harry, Ron and Hermione just looked at each other, knowing that Draco had just come out to Pansy. Harry couldn't help but wonder how much Draco had actually told her. Breakfast ended and Harry and Ron joined the line of students being checked out by Mr. Filch.
They had agreed to meet Patrick and Draco at the Shrieking Shack around 1:00 so they decided to spend the rest of day shopping around in the different shops around Hogsmeade. Hermione tagged along for the morning, but excused herself around 12:30 insisting that she had something else to do. Harry and Ron made their way toward the Shrieking Shack and stood there waiting for Draco and Patrick to arrive. They waited for a while, not seeing Draco or Patrick anywhere. Harry looked at his watch as the time read 1:15, wondering if the incident in the Great Hall this morning had been too much for Draco and he had decided to cancel their date. As Harry glanced at his watch again, the time now reading 1:20, he heard Draco's voice coming toward them. Harry looked up and smiled. He was happy that Draco had still decided to come. He ran up to them and kissed Draco passionately on the lips. Draco returned the kiss and embraced the love of his life. They broke the kiss and Harry looked at Draco. "What took you so long?" Draco sighed and looked at Harry. "Sorry for being late. I was talking to Patrick about this morning and I saw Pansy following us toward here. I didn't want her to find out about us yet, so Patrick and I kind of walked around until we lost her. Then we came up here." Harry was happy that he had come out to Pansy, but he felt bad that Pansy had taken it so bad.
Pansy had followed Draco and Patrick around all morning long. She had been curious wondering if it was possible that Patrick was Draco's boyfriend. She lost them as they walked into Zonko's but caught up with them as they were on their way to the Shrieking Shack. She kept herself out of sight as they walked to the shack. She saw Harry and Ron standing near the shack too. She smiled as she thought of the fight that would be coming between Draco and Harry. Then she saw something totally unexpected. Harry ran up and kissed Draco, and to her extreme surprise Draco kissed back and hugged Harry. "Oh my God, Draco is dating Harry Potter!!!" Pansy turned and ran down the path toward the village of Hogsmeade. This news would totally destroy Draco if anyone found out. Pansy almost laughed to think about it. She was so furious at Draco she was going to stop at nothing to make him feel as awful as she did. She stopped all of a sudden to think about something else. "Wait a minute! Both Draco and Harry were moved to separate rooms. I bet that they are actually living in the same place. Oh my God, I've got to tell the rest of the Slytherin members about this. This will absolutely ruin Draco."
Harry, Draco, Ron, and Patrick began to walk down the path with Draco leading the way toward the café. Draco looked over to Harry as the walked. He had loved and dated him for 5 years now and yet they had just now revealed their love to other people. Draco wanted to take their relationship to that level where they could be together all the time without worrying about who saw. "Harry, I.I need to talk to you. I want to come out to the rest of Slytherin house and tell them about our relationship. I don't want to continue acting like I hate you if we pass in the halls. I want to be able to spend time with you during the school day." Harry looked at Draco in astonishment. "Draco are you sure about this?" Draco shook his head. "Not really, but a decision had to be made, if I know Pansy she's going to be looking for a way to get back at me. That's probably why she's been following me around, trying to find out who it is that I've been dating. I just want to make sure that I come out on my terms and not hers." "Draco, I'll support you in what ever you do, I love you."