Chapter two: Get Along

Harry walked back into the Leaky Cauldron and marched up the stairs with a bag of chocolate frogs in his hands. When he opened the door to the room he saw Lucius and Draco Malfoy standing on the opposite side of the room.

"Ah, Mr. Potter, it's very nice to see you again." Lucius Malfoy said coldly to Harry.

"I'm sure it is, Mr. Malfoy." Harry replied as he walked into the room and put his bag down. "Might I ask why Draco will be my roommate? Don't you have a nice gigantic mansion to live in?" Harry asked.

"We do, but at the moment Mrs. Malfoy is having some... uh... problems and Draco will not be able to stay at the house anymore." Lucius Malfoy smirked.

Harry sat down on his bed with a disbelieving face. Something was going on here and he was going to get to the bottom of it. For now, though, he wanted Malfoy Senior out of the room.

"Well, Draco," Lucius Malfoy turned to his son, "I hope you two have a pleasant time. I'll see you when I pick you up to go to the station." Lucius leaned in and gave his son a hug. "Don't forget to get along!" He whispered to his son.

He smiled coldly at Draco and Harry and left the room quickly.

Draco turned his head to look at Harry. He gave him a little sneer and then started to unpack his trunk.

"Malfoy, I don't like this anymore than you do. Let's just try and stay out of each other's way, okay?" Harry said as he watched Draco.

"I'll do whatever I damn well please, Potter! There's no way I'm going to make an agreement with you. I'd rather eat house-elf waste!" Draco said in disgust.

"That could be arranged, you know. All I have to do is call for my good little friend, Dobby, and he'd be over in an instant!" Harry said with a smirk.

"Shut your filthy mouth Potter, before I have to make you!" Draco pulled his wand out of his black cloak and pointed it towards Harry.

"I don't think that'll happen, Draco!" Harry said as he stood up and took out his wand. He pointed it at Malfoy's heart.

"Uh, excuse me, Mr. Potter, you uh..... OH MY!" Tom, the innkeeper, said as he stepped into the room, "Stop this foolish business at once!"

"Sorry Tom." Harry said as he and Malfoy stashed their wands away.

"Good, now I don't want to see anymore more of this fighting, you hear?" Tom frowned at the two boys.

"Yes." The boys said in unison.

"Okay, now Mr. Potter I have a letter for you. Here you go, sonny" Tom said as he handed the letter to Harry. He walked out of the room whispering to himself.

Harry sat on his bed and quickly opened the letter.It read:

Dear Harry,

My father came home yesterday and told me some awful news. He said that Draco Malfoy was coming to stay with you at the Leaky Cauldron! I could hardly believe him, but he kept insisting that it was true. Oh, Harry, I wish I could be with you right now so that I could help you blast that dirty scum bag off this earth! Don't worry; we're coming to Diagon Alley in a week to shop. Hang in there buddy!

Yours, Ron Weasley

Harry gave a small grin and then stashed the letter away. He gave a side glance at Malfoy who was on his bed doing homework. Harry let out a deep sigh and fell back on his bed, hoping that he could survive this terrible tragedy.