DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter or anything else in this story.

WARNING: This story contains HP/DM pairings and that means SLASH (soon). Don't like it, why are you even here? But if for some reason you are here by some mistake I suggest that you leave now.

A/N: Hey people, here's the new chapter, read and review. Hope you like it.

Chapter 5: Reestablishing the DA

"Hey guys," Hermione sang out as she and Ron reached the waiting boys "we thought it would be a good idea to have a picnic," Ron grumbled something under his breath, "oh, aright Ron, really" Hermione sighed "I though it would be a good idea. Today's just such a nice day it would be a shame to waste it sitting in one of those dark bars. What do you guys think?"

"Sounds great Hermione," Draco replied, Harry nodded in agreement.

"Great" said Hermione, "Lets go, there's a great little spot just over that rise over there."

"So what did you guys get up to this morning?" enquired Harry, looking at his two best friends, they were sitting very close and Ron had just snuck his hand over to cover Hermione's and she had blushed ever so slightly, Harry smiled. Still, after knowing each other for over six years and now going out for a few months, they got embarrassed around each other.

"Hermione wanted to check out the new bookstore, we were in there for ages!" Ron exclaimed.

"Yes, but it was great wasn't it Ron. There were almost as many books as the library!" Hermione gushed.

"Yes, but we spent over an hour in there!" Ron cried.

Harry knew what Hermione could be like when she got her hands on a new book; this was a whole new bookstore! Harry felt his friends pain.

"After we finally left the bookstore," Ron had to duck his head to avoid Hermione's hand which had released itself from Ron's grasp and was now flying at his head, "we went and bought all this food and met up with you guys."

By this time they had reached their picnic spot, which was a small grassy area situated just off the main part of Hogsmede. The group claimed one of the remaining picnic tables as their own and had begun unpacking the food.

"Wow, this looks great!" exclaimed Harry, his grumbling stomach signalling its agreement.

"I think I might head back to Hogwarts, if you guys don't mind. I'm feeling really tired." Draco yawned and began to stand. Harry stood also.

"I might come with you if that's okay Draco. I've got a major Transfigurations essay due on Monday" Ron groaned, "I'd forgotten about that!"

"Well, we might as well all head back" said Hermione, picking up the remnants of their picnic the group made their way back to school.

The friends arrived at the entrance Hall and said their goodbyes, each heading to their own rooms, "Okay, see you two later" Harry called after Ron and Hermione. Hermione slipped her arm around Ron's waist and Ron turned to kiss her cheek affectionately, Harry had a feeling that they hadn't heard him.

"I had a really good time today Harry" said Draco as they turned to walk to their rooms.

"So did I Draco" Harry smiled and looked at his friend, it seemed to him that Draco had something on his mind and wondered not for the first time what it was. As he was wondering about Draco's secret, he couldn't help but notice just how cute he looked when he yawned, Harry kicked himself. He'd been having these kinds of thought for a while. Draco was his friend, he shouldn't be thinking of him as anything else.

As they reached ht portrait guarding their tower Draco said the password "silver lightening" and the two friends entered together.

Draco walked over to the couch and immediately flopped down, gracefully of course. Malfoy's did everything with grace. He looked over at Harry with heavy lidded eyes, "wake me for dinner, okay" he managed to mumble before succumbing to sleep.

"Sure thing," said Harry before sitting down at his table which overlooked the Quidditch pitch and getting into his Transfigurations essay. At least it was interesting; it was about the particulars of Animagii. Something that Harry found very fascinating.

Halfway through his work, there was a knock at the door. Groaning, Harry got up from his desk and walked towards the door, "Yes? Who is it?" he called through the wooden door.

"It's Ginny, Harry. Can I come in?" Ginny's voice drifted enquiringly from the other side of the door.

"Hi Ginny," Harry greeted her warmly, opening the door. "I haven't seen you in ages!"

"Yeah, I know. That's why I came round." They entered the sitting room, where Draco was still sleeping peacefully.

"Uh, maybe we should go into my room" Harry said glancing at Draco's sleeping form. Ginny didn't miss that look and raised her eyebrow questiongly.

"Wow, you're so lucky Harry. You're rooms great" said Ginny looking around at his room.

"Yeah I know one of the few perks of being a prefect" said Harry.

"Not to mention the fact that you get to share a flat with Draco," replied Ginny giving Harry a sideways glance.

Harry just pretended not to notice what it was that she was obviously implying by that statement and got down to business. "Right, well, what was it you wanted?"

Ginny noticed Harry's avoidance and reminded herself to talk to Hermione later. "Yeah, I was wondering if you'd be starting the DA again his year. I know you've had other things on your mind these first few weeks but some of the others have been asking."

"Oh, yeah, I was actually doing to be asking everyone to come to a meeting about that tomorrow. I thought that we could recruit some more people, from the younger years or something, if they'd be interested." Harry said,

"and Hermione's been telling me to ask Dumbledore to make it a regular thing. Have evening classes where the whole school could participate if they wanted. Everyone has to be prepared for attacks."

Ginny nodded her head, "That'd be good. Maybe some of the professors could even help."

"That's what I thought we'd definitely need more instructors. Could you ask around in the Gryffindor common room if anyone would be interested, that way we could get more of a feel for how many people are interested? We could try this term with the Gryffindors and if it works I'll take it to Dumbledore to make available to the whole school next term." Harry explained an idea which he had been thinking about for the last few weeks, he was interested to see what Ginny thought. She was always good to talk to.

"Sure thing, I'll go ask now. It looks like you've got work to do now anyway." Ginny said heading out of the room and looking at the worktable which was piled hight with textbooks and rolls of paper and quills.

"You have no idea!" Harry moaned, wincing as he thought of all the work he had for the next few days.

A few hours later Harry had managed to complete not only his Transfigurations essay, but his Charms essay and a three foot History of Magic report on goblin wars of the eighteenth century. He looked up from his work and say that it was almost time for dinner.

Harry was amazed that Draco had managed to sleep for the last four hours straight. He'd never been able to sleep during the day.

"Draco, its time for dinner." He called to the blonde softly. No response. Harry walked over and prodded Draco on the arm. The sleeping boy responded by grabbing Harry's arm and pulling his closer in a hug-like grasp.

Harry sighed, he'd asked for it, "WAKE-UP" Draco jumped releasing Harry's arm immediately.

"What'd you do that for", he moaned rubbing sleep from his eyes.

"You, my friend, asked me to wake you for dinner, which you will find is now. And apart from that you seemed to think it fit to take my arm as prisoner." Harry said, slightly amused at Draco's disorientation upon waking.

"Oh, well I guess that's okay then. As long as I can yell in your ear next time you're asleep." Draco smirked, fully recovered from his post-sleep haze.

Jumping up off the couch and stretching so that Harry noticed a sliver of toned skin at his wait that became visible as Draco stretched his arms. Turning away, blushing slightly Harry grabbed his cloak and started off towards the Great Hall, leaving Draco to hurry after him.

"Hi Harry, Draco!" waived Hermione from the Gryffindor table. Harry and Draco took seats directly across from Ron and Hermione. As he had expected Hermione immediately launched into a discussion about the DA, having obviously been filled in by Ginny on Harry's thought on the subject.

"I agree with you totally Harry," Hermione was saying, "Open it up to all of Gryffindor this term if people are interested and it works open it to the other houses."

"What's the DA" asked Draco, looking enquiringly at Harry. Harry swallowed his mouthful of pumpkin juice and said "Dumbledore's Army".

"Is that from fifth year? That thing that Umbridge was having a fit over?"

"Yeah," Harry smirked, "They thought that Dumbledore was training us to take over the ministry, the name seemed fitting at the time."

"What do you do?" Draco asked looking at all three of his companions.

"We basically train people to defend themselves." said Ron. Since last year he and Hermione had bee also officially taking classed of the DA, each were just as experienced as Harry in such things and Ron, it turned out was a great teacher.

"That's interesting. My guess would be that you're training against an attack from Voldemort?" Draco said. Ron and Hermione no longer flinched at the name, for which Harry was very grateful.

"Yeah, people need to be prepared and Umbridge was really useless as a teacher that year so we took matters into our own hands. It just worked so well that we continued last year." Hermione answered.

"Can I help? Father has taught me many useful hexes over the years and of course being in Slytherin has had its uses. Especially when it comes to defence," Draco asked.

"We should get together; you included Draco, to plan some new lessons. I've been thinking about them. Ginny's going to ask the Gryffindors about joining so there'll probably be a lot more people to teach" Harry said.

"It'll be good having the four of us; we can each take a class a night so people have more of as chance of attending at least one class an night." Hermione put in.

"That'll be useful, Harry and I have Quidditch practice on Wednesday night and I have Chess Club on Friday night. But any other night would be fine" said Ron.

"We'll work that out later, why don't you guys come to our rooms later, we can discuss the particulars and organise this thing properly," said Hermione. Harry and Draco both agreed to meet Ron and Hermione in their dorm later that night after lights out.

"So this is how you've been sneaking around all these years!" Draco exclaimed as Harry produced his invisibility cloak from his trunk and draped it over the two of them.

"Yep. It's been a great asset to all my midnight expeditions." Harry replied silently reliving some of the more exciting expeditions.

"What I could have done if I'd had one of these! No more detentions with Filch that's for sure!" said Draco.

"Yeah I know, he used to be such a pain!" agreed Harry.

As they arrived outside the Head Boy and Girl quarters Harry knocked on the portrait gently, earning himself to be rebuked by a disgruntled painting. "Sorry" Harry whispered his apology.

Then the door was opened and the two boys were ushered inside.

As Harry and Draco made their way back to their rooms later that night Harry was feeling an excitement which he hadn't felt in a while. The meeting with Hermione, Ron, Draco and Ginny had gone well. All five of them had agreed to make the DA available to Gryffindors for the term and judging on its success open it to the whole school and perhaps get some 'special guest' teachers to help them train the students.

Harry had been particularly pleased with Draco's reaction. His father was a Death Eater and expecting Draco to follow in his foot-steps, before he had turned and joined the light side, had taught him some useful (if not illegal) curses which would come in handy when teaching the students.

"Thanks for your help Draco" said Harry.

"That's okay. I'm feeling really good about this, it's time that Voldemort is stopped and everyone needs to be prepared. Fudge is no help, insisting that everyone will be fine 'the Aurors can handle it'," Draco imitated the Minister of Magic's squeaky voice.

Harry laughed, "I know, I just wish we had more support, the whole community needs to prepare itself for attack. It just won't happen without the Ministry declaring it."

"The two boys had reached their dorm rooms and separated to go to their respective rooms and try to get some sleep, they had already missed many hours due to their meeting, but it was worth it. Things were finally coming together. Both boys felt more content now that they were taking control of the impending situation.

Exhausted they fell asleep immediately.

a/n: sorry for such a long delay with the update, I hope you enjoyed it. The story will be heading towards focussing on the DA and Harry and Draco's growing relationship and their coming to terms with the extent of their feelings for each other. Who will be the first to admit their feelings? Will the other react? You'll just have to wait and see…

Review and tell me what you think, your input is greatly appreciated. thanx