Fatal Attraction
Chapter 2: The Black Manor
"Hey Ron, Hermione, Ginny, good bye. See you real soon" Harry called out as he watched his two best friends and Ginny leave with Mr Weasley in his new car.
"Harry, how are you? Come on, let's look for Draco then we'll leave for Grimmauld Place" Remus Lupin pat Harry on the back and push him along.
"Ah, there you are Draco. Your mother's been looking for you" Remus beckoned to the blonde who gave Harry a glare before walking towards him and Remus.
"Come along now. We've prepared some really good food at the Black Manor" Remus chirped and Narcissa nodded as she walked forward and hooked her arm with Remus. After Narcissa had moved into the Black Manor where Harry and Remus lived in, Narcissa had fell for Remus once again. According to Remus, they were a couple until she was forced to marry Lucius Malfoy. Narcissa had been really nice to Harry since she'd gotten back to Remus and Harry realized that she wasn't as stuck up as she looked, she was in fact very gentle and soft spoken.
"So, Potter, you're going to University I gather?" Draco smirked at Harry.
"Yes, I am. And I'm aware that you're the only Slytherin going as well" Harry retorted. Draco's face paled immediately at his comment and the blonde stalked off.
"Wait up, Malfoy. I didn't say there was anything wrong with that. I thought it was quite good in fact" Harry said, trying to cheer the blonde up.
"Good? Me? The only Slytherin who's enrolling into the University of Magical Studies? The only Slytherin who isn't on the Dark Side? The only Slytherin who dared to go against the Dark Lord? The only Slytherin who doesn't have a dark mark? That's suppose to be good? Potter?" Draco taunted.
"Honestly Malfoy, are you certain you want to be on the dark side. Are you certain you don't want to pursue higher level of education? Are you certain you want to waste your life on some rotting old fool who's trying to dominate the wizarding world and eliminate the whole planet of muggles? Does that make you a happy person?" Harry retorted.
"Shut Up, Potter. Don't talk about things you don't understand..."
"What don't I understand? The fact that what you truly want is to be with the rest of the Slytherins, wasting your time away fighting a losing battle?" Harry taunted.
"I NEVER WANTED TO BE SOME DUMB LACKEY OF AN OLD FOOL! I WANT TO HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE AND GET BACK WHAT BELONGS TO ME!" Draco flared up and yelled at the brunette. Harry was shocked by the blonde's sudden confession and he stumbled back a few steps and remained speechless until Remus called out.
"Oei! What's wrong with the both of you? Squabbling again? Really Draco, you should control your temper and Harry, you should hold your tongue and stop provoking him. You two look like a married couple having a tiff" Remus reprimanded the duo attempting to hide a smirk as Narcissa nudged him in the ribs.
"It's not his fault, sir. I let my temper get out of hand. Sorry Harry" Draco defended Harry.
"He did not just defend me," Harry thought to himself, "Malfoy just defended me! He apologized to me as well, and...and....he called me by my name....it sounds good coming from him..." Harry thought as he followed the blonde.
"Ah...Home at last. Narcy dear, why don't we go prepare dinner and let the two boys take a rest, they must be really tired after their long train ride" Remus suggested winking at his soon-to-be fiancée.
"And you two, don't get into another squabble again" Remus grinned at the duo before heading into the kitchen.
Draco levitated his trunk and went up the stairs to his room, Harry followed suite. Their rooms were opposite from each other and they each had their own bathroom attached. Hence they did not have to worry about queuing up for baths.
"Hey Draco," Harry called the blonde by his given name, which prompted the blonde to look at him completely puzzled, "Sorry about earlier on. I honestly find our squabbles too childish. We're already out of Hogwarts and there really isn't any basis for our squabbles anymore...so what do you say? Can we be friends?" Harry asked holding out his hand.
"Pott...I mean Harry, I kind of agree with you. All these squabbles has led to nothing but trouble, I think it wouldn't hurt trying to be nice to the boy who lived," Draco said as he reached out to take Harry's hand into his, "Friends". With that, the duo smiled at each other before turning and entering their own rooms.
Harry's Room Harry looked around his room. It had been his for the past two years, everything was decorated with him in mind. Hermione and Ron had painstakingly painted the walls a soft apple green colour, giving a soothing and bright feeling. Ron had initially wanted it emerald green to match Harry's eyes, but was convinced by Hermione that emerald green was far to dark and gloomy for a room. Though Hermione had given in to Ron and let him decorate Harry's bed with emerald green sheets. This room was far larger than the one he had at No. 4 Privet Drive. It was so large that Harry had ample space to do a 100 crunches, push-ups, star jumps and various physical activities before he slept every night. Harry had his own study table and computer of his own. This fascinated Ron a lot and Ron was always fiddling with his computer. Having admired his room for the first time in the whole school year, Harry unpacked his trunk and arranged his school books onto his shelf which held all the books in the 7 years of his education at Hogwarts. He wasn't going to throw them away, after all, they were memories of his life at Hogwarts. Then, he unpacked his clothes and put them away in his cupboard and finally his prized possession, the Firebolt Sirius had given him, Harry had bought a case for holding his Firebolt, he carefully placed the Firebolt into the case and locked it with a charm before storing the case into the corner of his cupboard. Then, picking up a fresh set of clothes, Harry headed into the bathroom, wondering what the blonde was doing.
Draco's Room Draco entered his room and looked around what had been his room for the past 2 years as he pondered about his new found friendship with the boy who lived. Much to his annoyance, Granger and Weasley had taken pains into decorating his room as well, they said something about welcoming him to the family. Granger had suggested his room be painted a soft shade of yellow to match his blonde hair and give it a brighter look and to his amazement, Weasley actually suggested silver sheets for his bed to match his eyes. His mother had immediately swooned at the idea. She had fallen in love with his room ever since, saying how much it reminded her of himself. Eyeing his room again, Draco sighed in defeat, "It's really very...me..." he thought to himself. The walls had pictures of him and his mother and the shelves held his books and the strange artifacts he had received or found over the years. Then, he unpacked his trunk, storing the stuffs he had in their appropriate places, he was a very organized person and hated things to be in a mess. Finally satisfied with the arrangements, he took off to his bathroom, still thinking about the boy who lived.
"Hey boys, dinner's ready" Remus's voice boomed across the whole house. Harry emerged from his room at the same time as Draco and gasped at the sight of the blonde. Draco had decided to don a gray shirt and black trousers, his hair was in disarray as he had just emerged from the bathroom. Harry felt his heart skipped a beat as he followed close behind the blonde. Even his cologne smelled exotic. "Please...please...please don't let me swing that way" Harry thought to himself.
Draco emerged from his room at the same time as the boy who lived and gasped a little at the sight of the brunette. Harry had donned a deep green shirt and khaki trousers and his black hair was in complete mess as he just came out from the bathroom. Draco smirked appreciatively as he felt the brunette following closely behind him. "He looks good. Oh no, what am I thinking? I don't have to swing that way even if none of the Slytherin girls want to get near me" Draco thought to himself.
"Hello boys, you two looked like you've just seen each other's butts" Remus teased and he got a glare from both boys and a poke in the ribs by Narcissa.
"Okay, that was a joke. Come on, let's enjoy dinner. Mmm...this looks good" Remus commented.
"This is so nice, it's like a little family having dinner" Narcissa cried.
"There, there Narcy dear. Nothing to cry about. We are a family remember?" Remus comforted.
"So, both of you have decided to enroll into the University of Magical Studies, ain't that right?" Remus asked. Both boys nodded and he continued, "That means you'd be off living at the hostels there till the end of school term. Which is good because Narcy and I would get to spend time together," Remus continued and that earned him another poke in the ribs, "So then, what would you be doing before school starts?" Narcissa asked.
"Erm...Ron and I'll be helping out at Fred and George's joke shop...erm and they said Draco could come along if he wanted cause they needed all the help they could get" Harry replied.
"Draco darling, would you want to help out at Fred and George's joke shop?" Narcissa turned to Draco and asked. Draco shrugged a little then finally nodded.
"That's great! So, when will you two be starting work?" Remus asked.
"Tomorrow. We should get our apparating license by tomorrow morning, so we'd be able to apparate there as soon as we get it" Harry said before glancing at Draco who seemed very interested in his salad. The rest of the meal was quiet except for Remus and Narcissa who were blabbing about everything they could. Harry excused himself from the table after he was done with his chocolate sundae and Draco follow suite.
As the brunette was about to enter his room, Draco stopped him.
"Harry, I've been thinking, I just wanted to say thank you. Thanks for willing to befriend me, I mean, I've been rendered friendless and unapproachable since my father's death, and you're the first person to talk to me as a friend for the first time in 2 years" Draco blurted out.
"Right. I'm glad that you're willing to accept my friendship, and I'm sure I'm not the only who's willing to befriend you. You can't sit there and wait for people to approach you, you've got to talk to people. We'll start tomorrow, you'll get to talk to Ron and Fred and George, Good luck" Harry said and gave the blonde pat on the back before retreating back to his room.
Draco smiled, for the first time in 2 years, he actually smiled. He felt warm inside the heart, there was actually someone who was willing to accept him.
Chapter 2: The Black Manor
"Hey Ron, Hermione, Ginny, good bye. See you real soon" Harry called out as he watched his two best friends and Ginny leave with Mr Weasley in his new car.
"Harry, how are you? Come on, let's look for Draco then we'll leave for Grimmauld Place" Remus Lupin pat Harry on the back and push him along.
"Ah, there you are Draco. Your mother's been looking for you" Remus beckoned to the blonde who gave Harry a glare before walking towards him and Remus.
"Come along now. We've prepared some really good food at the Black Manor" Remus chirped and Narcissa nodded as she walked forward and hooked her arm with Remus. After Narcissa had moved into the Black Manor where Harry and Remus lived in, Narcissa had fell for Remus once again. According to Remus, they were a couple until she was forced to marry Lucius Malfoy. Narcissa had been really nice to Harry since she'd gotten back to Remus and Harry realized that she wasn't as stuck up as she looked, she was in fact very gentle and soft spoken.
"So, Potter, you're going to University I gather?" Draco smirked at Harry.
"Yes, I am. And I'm aware that you're the only Slytherin going as well" Harry retorted. Draco's face paled immediately at his comment and the blonde stalked off.
"Wait up, Malfoy. I didn't say there was anything wrong with that. I thought it was quite good in fact" Harry said, trying to cheer the blonde up.
"Good? Me? The only Slytherin who's enrolling into the University of Magical Studies? The only Slytherin who isn't on the Dark Side? The only Slytherin who dared to go against the Dark Lord? The only Slytherin who doesn't have a dark mark? That's suppose to be good? Potter?" Draco taunted.
"Honestly Malfoy, are you certain you want to be on the dark side. Are you certain you don't want to pursue higher level of education? Are you certain you want to waste your life on some rotting old fool who's trying to dominate the wizarding world and eliminate the whole planet of muggles? Does that make you a happy person?" Harry retorted.
"Shut Up, Potter. Don't talk about things you don't understand..."
"What don't I understand? The fact that what you truly want is to be with the rest of the Slytherins, wasting your time away fighting a losing battle?" Harry taunted.
"I NEVER WANTED TO BE SOME DUMB LACKEY OF AN OLD FOOL! I WANT TO HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE AND GET BACK WHAT BELONGS TO ME!" Draco flared up and yelled at the brunette. Harry was shocked by the blonde's sudden confession and he stumbled back a few steps and remained speechless until Remus called out.
"Oei! What's wrong with the both of you? Squabbling again? Really Draco, you should control your temper and Harry, you should hold your tongue and stop provoking him. You two look like a married couple having a tiff" Remus reprimanded the duo attempting to hide a smirk as Narcissa nudged him in the ribs.
"It's not his fault, sir. I let my temper get out of hand. Sorry Harry" Draco defended Harry.
"He did not just defend me," Harry thought to himself, "Malfoy just defended me! He apologized to me as well, and...and....he called me by my name....it sounds good coming from him..." Harry thought as he followed the blonde.
"Ah...Home at last. Narcy dear, why don't we go prepare dinner and let the two boys take a rest, they must be really tired after their long train ride" Remus suggested winking at his soon-to-be fiancée.
"And you two, don't get into another squabble again" Remus grinned at the duo before heading into the kitchen.
Draco levitated his trunk and went up the stairs to his room, Harry followed suite. Their rooms were opposite from each other and they each had their own bathroom attached. Hence they did not have to worry about queuing up for baths.
"Hey Draco," Harry called the blonde by his given name, which prompted the blonde to look at him completely puzzled, "Sorry about earlier on. I honestly find our squabbles too childish. We're already out of Hogwarts and there really isn't any basis for our squabbles anymore...so what do you say? Can we be friends?" Harry asked holding out his hand.
"Pott...I mean Harry, I kind of agree with you. All these squabbles has led to nothing but trouble, I think it wouldn't hurt trying to be nice to the boy who lived," Draco said as he reached out to take Harry's hand into his, "Friends". With that, the duo smiled at each other before turning and entering their own rooms.
Harry's Room Harry looked around his room. It had been his for the past two years, everything was decorated with him in mind. Hermione and Ron had painstakingly painted the walls a soft apple green colour, giving a soothing and bright feeling. Ron had initially wanted it emerald green to match Harry's eyes, but was convinced by Hermione that emerald green was far to dark and gloomy for a room. Though Hermione had given in to Ron and let him decorate Harry's bed with emerald green sheets. This room was far larger than the one he had at No. 4 Privet Drive. It was so large that Harry had ample space to do a 100 crunches, push-ups, star jumps and various physical activities before he slept every night. Harry had his own study table and computer of his own. This fascinated Ron a lot and Ron was always fiddling with his computer. Having admired his room for the first time in the whole school year, Harry unpacked his trunk and arranged his school books onto his shelf which held all the books in the 7 years of his education at Hogwarts. He wasn't going to throw them away, after all, they were memories of his life at Hogwarts. Then, he unpacked his clothes and put them away in his cupboard and finally his prized possession, the Firebolt Sirius had given him, Harry had bought a case for holding his Firebolt, he carefully placed the Firebolt into the case and locked it with a charm before storing the case into the corner of his cupboard. Then, picking up a fresh set of clothes, Harry headed into the bathroom, wondering what the blonde was doing.
Draco's Room Draco entered his room and looked around what had been his room for the past 2 years as he pondered about his new found friendship with the boy who lived. Much to his annoyance, Granger and Weasley had taken pains into decorating his room as well, they said something about welcoming him to the family. Granger had suggested his room be painted a soft shade of yellow to match his blonde hair and give it a brighter look and to his amazement, Weasley actually suggested silver sheets for his bed to match his eyes. His mother had immediately swooned at the idea. She had fallen in love with his room ever since, saying how much it reminded her of himself. Eyeing his room again, Draco sighed in defeat, "It's really very...me..." he thought to himself. The walls had pictures of him and his mother and the shelves held his books and the strange artifacts he had received or found over the years. Then, he unpacked his trunk, storing the stuffs he had in their appropriate places, he was a very organized person and hated things to be in a mess. Finally satisfied with the arrangements, he took off to his bathroom, still thinking about the boy who lived.
"Hey boys, dinner's ready" Remus's voice boomed across the whole house. Harry emerged from his room at the same time as Draco and gasped at the sight of the blonde. Draco had decided to don a gray shirt and black trousers, his hair was in disarray as he had just emerged from the bathroom. Harry felt his heart skipped a beat as he followed close behind the blonde. Even his cologne smelled exotic. "Please...please...please don't let me swing that way" Harry thought to himself.
Draco emerged from his room at the same time as the boy who lived and gasped a little at the sight of the brunette. Harry had donned a deep green shirt and khaki trousers and his black hair was in complete mess as he just came out from the bathroom. Draco smirked appreciatively as he felt the brunette following closely behind him. "He looks good. Oh no, what am I thinking? I don't have to swing that way even if none of the Slytherin girls want to get near me" Draco thought to himself.
"Hello boys, you two looked like you've just seen each other's butts" Remus teased and he got a glare from both boys and a poke in the ribs by Narcissa.
"Okay, that was a joke. Come on, let's enjoy dinner. Mmm...this looks good" Remus commented.
"This is so nice, it's like a little family having dinner" Narcissa cried.
"There, there Narcy dear. Nothing to cry about. We are a family remember?" Remus comforted.
"So, both of you have decided to enroll into the University of Magical Studies, ain't that right?" Remus asked. Both boys nodded and he continued, "That means you'd be off living at the hostels there till the end of school term. Which is good because Narcy and I would get to spend time together," Remus continued and that earned him another poke in the ribs, "So then, what would you be doing before school starts?" Narcissa asked.
"Erm...Ron and I'll be helping out at Fred and George's joke shop...erm and they said Draco could come along if he wanted cause they needed all the help they could get" Harry replied.
"Draco darling, would you want to help out at Fred and George's joke shop?" Narcissa turned to Draco and asked. Draco shrugged a little then finally nodded.
"That's great! So, when will you two be starting work?" Remus asked.
"Tomorrow. We should get our apparating license by tomorrow morning, so we'd be able to apparate there as soon as we get it" Harry said before glancing at Draco who seemed very interested in his salad. The rest of the meal was quiet except for Remus and Narcissa who were blabbing about everything they could. Harry excused himself from the table after he was done with his chocolate sundae and Draco follow suite.
As the brunette was about to enter his room, Draco stopped him.
"Harry, I've been thinking, I just wanted to say thank you. Thanks for willing to befriend me, I mean, I've been rendered friendless and unapproachable since my father's death, and you're the first person to talk to me as a friend for the first time in 2 years" Draco blurted out.
"Right. I'm glad that you're willing to accept my friendship, and I'm sure I'm not the only who's willing to befriend you. You can't sit there and wait for people to approach you, you've got to talk to people. We'll start tomorrow, you'll get to talk to Ron and Fred and George, Good luck" Harry said and gave the blonde pat on the back before retreating back to his room.
Draco smiled, for the first time in 2 years, he actually smiled. He felt warm inside the heart, there was actually someone who was willing to accept him.