CHAPTER SIX

The first few weeks of school were awkward for everyone. Harry had been spending a lot of time with Susan and her Hufflepuff friends. Ron and Hermione had begun the dating cycle. And Hagrid it turns out was in a relationship with the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Casey Rose. It even seemed that Cho had a new boyfriend. She wasn't isn't anymore at least Harry reminded himself.

Professor Snape was still his sour self in classes and nowadays he was even yelling at Slytherins. It was really hard for Harry to catch up in Transfiguration as well owing to the fact that neither Hermione or Ron took notes any more. It seemed awful for Harry to have all this crap going on and still see Ginny and Dean always holding each other and kissing and everything.

There was one thing for him to look forward to. The Quiditch season had begun and he was captain for Gryffindor. But for Harry James Potter even quid itch had lost its pleasure. Being quid itch captain forced him to be around Ginny on an almost dailly basis. Their first match of the year had come and gone and it had been most excellent. Ron had improved beyond recognition. The outcome of the game...Gryffindor 280 Ravenclaw 10.

Even winning didn't bring Harry any pleasure, not while Ginny wasn't his. He walked into the library feeling sorry for himself when he saw none other than Draco Malfoy talking to a very nervous looking Hermione Harry decided to be nosey and find out what they were talking about. He stepped behind a near by bookshelf and found them deeply immersed in a conversation.

"Malfoy... Draco... I can't"

"Why not Granger?"

"Its not that I don't want to...its very tempting but Ron..."

"Look Weasel never needs to know...nobody does..."

Harry heard a bang and felt the bookshelf in front of him shake. He automatically assumed Hermione had punched Malfoy and believing this he stepped from his hiding place...to congratulate her. What he saw made his stomach give an awful lurch. Hermione hadn't hit Malfoy, and he was most defiantly on the floor with a broken nose. No she was pressed against a shelf kissing Malfoy, the Malfoy that had made their lives hard all six years so far! His arms were wrapped around her waist and hers were around his neck. Harry stepped back into his hiding place just as they broke apart.

"See Granger... that was just a taster...Soon you'll be begging for more!"

"Drace it can be...our little secret..."

"I knew you'd see it my way...."