Ch. 6 He's a Mind Reader

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Kvun: Hey people, I'm so sorry I haven't updated in months. I just couldn't think of anything. Even now, my mind is still blank. I'm just improvising my story and hoping it leads somewhere. So, I hope you like it†what ever I'm about to write.

Draco, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny landed on a heap at Draco's mansion. Draco on the bottom of the carpeted entrance hall with Ginny on top of him. Flushing slightly, he slid out of the pile and helped the others up. He held out his hand to Ginny with a cheery smile.

"This is it" he thought. It was a whole new beginning between them. What better way to probe his friendship then to save them from a guy who just raped the boy-who-lived?

But apparently Ginny didn't find it a friendship call at all. She gave him a scornful look and turned the other way, taking Harry's offered outstretched hand and pulling herself up. She smiled brightly at Harry, completely ignoring Draco.

Harry looked around. They were in the front hall of Draco's mansion. The place he had stayed during the past week. This place felt like home now. It was dimly lit by a fading chandelier in the hall. A gigantic portrait of Lucius Malfoy stood gleaming on the wall despite the fact that he no longer lived there. Harry never asked Draco why he kept it still when Draco hated him even more then Harry did.

"Ok Harry," said Ron breaking the silence," no you've really got some explaining to do! What's he doing with us?" asked Ron pointing an accusing finger at Draco.

"Hmmm†I don't know!" cut in Draco sarcastically, "how bout' saving your good for nothing butts from a guy who raped you best friend and possessed you sister!" Draco didn't know why he was so angry. Was he expecting them to bow down or something and thank him? No he told himself. But he certainly didn't expect this.

"Listen guys" said Harry breaking the tension, "Draco's my new friends now. He saved my life twice. After Dumbledore first attacked me, I went to him. He gave me a place to stay. Can't we just be friends?"

But far from creating a new bond, Ron still had more accusations.

"Then why'd you o to him? Is my house not good enough for famous Potter?!" yelled Ron who's ears were turning red; never a good sign.

Hermione gasped. "Ron! Listen Harry, he didn't mean that. He's just" But apparently, she couldn't say what Ron really was.

"Ron, open your ears!" said Harry trying to keep his voice calm, "you know I'm you vest mate. And like I said, I went to your house, and yours Hermione, but no one was home."

"Oh" said Hermione blushing.

"What?" asked Harry. He couldn't understand what was so embarrassing about this.

"Well, Ron and I were at the quidditch game together"

"Ok" Harry still didn't see what the big deal was.

"Well Harry," continued Ron slowly, "we've sorta, kinda been dating for a while"

"We didn't tell you because we didn't know how you'd take it"

"Well that's great" said Harry sincerely

"Well, actually" said Ron" it's gone a bit further then just dating†well, don't' explode or anything†well"

"We're getting married" finished Hermione revealing a diamond ring on her finger.

"Oh†that's really great†con- congratulations" said Harry. He felt strange. Was he jealous? Not again†he felt the same way when Ron became prefect. But back then it wasn't such a big deal. Plus he made up for it by becoming Head Boy in the seventh year. And besides, Ron was his best mate, he wasn't going to be jealous about some girl†but what if it were the "some girl" that Harry also liked. That might complicate things.

"Harry" said Ginny suddenly who had been pretty quiet all this time" you still didn't explain why you went to him" she said pointing yet another accusing finger at Draco. And for some reason, her accusation hurt much more then Ron's.

"Well, after I left Ron's house, I have no where to go. So I started to walk down the drive way where I found this little cap. It looked like a beer bottle cap. Well, it turned out to be a port key that led me here.

Everybody stared at Draco.

"What was a port key leading to your house doing at my place?" demanded Ron harshly.

Well, truth be told, Draco had placed many port keys there hoping that Ginny would accidentally touch one and go to his house. It was a very risky plan. Many times Fred and George would stumble across one and Draco would have to erase their memories and send them back.

"I†uh" mumbled Draco, "does it matter? It got Harry to safety and that's what matters†right?"

"I want to know now!" demanded Ginny who's ears were also turning red like Ron's.

"Isn't it obvious?" rang a blood chilling voice. It echoed freakishly through the house.

"Oh no†not again" thought Harry.

"Yes again" replied Dumbledore's voice in the same eerie tone. It rang menacingly around the house causing everybody to back into the corner. Hermione grabbed on to Ron's arm and Ginny gave a tine whimper. Draco tried to go comfort her but she gave him a piercing look and grabbed Harry's hand. Instead, Draco tried to find Dumbledore. He looked around.

"W-what? You can read minds?" cried Harry.

"Stupid Harry!" he said sending chills up their spines, "only Muggles speak of mind reading. The mind is a layered and complicated thing†well at least mine is. This is called Legilimency. You should've tried to learn occlumacy when you had the chance."

"But you told Harry that people can't access his mind because of his heart" said Hermione.

"You fool" said Dumbledore softly, "heart? I saved you! I didn't want to have to, so I put you in occlumacy lessons so you could defend yourself. Obviously I was wrong."

Harry scowled. He had been played as a fool again.

"I have said this before, you are much like you father. He too believed everything I said. And by the way Mr. Malfoy, that plan won't work. I've blocked all the exits and no one can disapparate from here." (a/n: if you didn't understand that, he was reading Draco's mind). Draco swore under his breath.

"And I hate you too Weasley" continued Dumbledore conversationally.

"How did you find us?" demanded Draco.

"A simple tracking spell did the trick. You will notice Miss Granger that your left foot is glowing. That's the spell."

Hermione looked down at her foot astonished to fine her foot glowing green. She buried her face in her robes, eyes full of tears. Ron wrapped a comforting arm around her and glared at Dumbledore, lost of words. Harry twitched.

"You jack ass" he muttered in his head.

"Ah... jealous are we Mr. Potter?" rang Dumbledore's amused voice.

Ron shot a questioning look at him. But Ginny had other questions.

"You said isn't it obvious†what's so obvious?" she asked.

Dumbledore chuckled. "Haven't you figured it out? Mr. Malfoy over there. I see through his pitiful mind."

"What are you talking about?" demanded Ginny who was loosing her patience.

"Well, Mr. Malfoy over here has a little secret about you"

"No!" yelled Draco. He pulled out his want and tapped the portrait of his father on the wall and instantly, he vanished.

Suddenly, Harry felt a pull on his leg. He looked down and gaped, he was disappearing through the floor. He looked around and the same was happening with everyone else. The last thing he saw before being swallowed by darkness was Dumbledore appearing out of the closet in the hall way looking furious.

Kvun: So? What did you think? Do you like? Was it worth the wait? I'm really sorry I haven't updated in so long. I also want to thank all the reviewers. And just a question for Moony9103: you want me to do my homework first? Are you a parent? shivers.

Anyways, before I leave, I'm going to suggest a story for you:

Innocent Sin by elsiey