A/N: I had to remove a part (9.5 Making Harry Feel Beautiful from this version of the story because it was a little racy. It doesn't take away from the story, really. Enjoy and leave a review. And if you can't since I can't get my settings to save for some stupid reason, you can e mail me at

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Part Nine Point Five: Making Harry Feel Beautiful

A/N: Basically they spend a romantic evening in front of the fire, I leave it to you to take your imagination into the gutter, I trust you can find your own way back…

Part Ten: Friends in the Most Unlikely Place

The Next Day

Harry found himself alone in front of a roaring fire. He almost jumped up, but then he remembered it was Saturday, a Hogsmeade Saturday, and laid back down on the surprisingly soft ground. He felt happy. He reached to his left side for Hermione, and noticed she was gone. He still didn't have much energy to move, and then Harry's curiosity got the better of him and he found his hand wandering under i pajama pants? /i Harry wondered. But he wondered if what Hermione said was true. "Bloody hell, I'll have to send McGonagall a thank you owl," he said.

"Oh yeah?" called Hermione from the doorway. She was carrying a tray piled high with breakfast. "Well I'll be expecting my thank you owl straight away then for all this work I've done for you," she joked.

"I was wondering where you went. I was about to head off to the kitchens to get a.."

"Banana and bologna sandwich?"

" You are amazing do you know that!"

"I try, you know."

The two of them finished off breakfast together and then went off to the Hospital Wing for Harry's check up. Hermione walked him as far as the corridor leading up to the hospital wing and then made her way to the library.

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Harry found himself waiting for Madame Pomfrey in front of her office. She wasn't there yet. She must have been gathering potions from Professor Snape or something. Harry leaned up against the wall to wait; as he did he felt an unfamiliar fluttering in his stomach. He reached his hands to it and was slightly worried. He had never felt anything like that before, he realized that it must be the baby moving and he wished he had that globe so he could see if the baby was moving. He was smiling when he heard someone approaching, he moved himself away from the wall in anticipation of Madame Pomfrey only to find Draco Malfoy approaching. Harry made a promise to Hermione after hexing Draco that he would make an effort to be nice to him, so he began his effort once again.

"Hello, Mal..Draco."

"What are you doing here Potter? My appointment is in fifteen minutes."

"Mine was fifteen minutes ago. Madame Pomfrey is late."

"Oh!"

"So how are things going?"

Draco looked like he was thinking about something and all of a sudden tears welled up in his eyes and he started to sob uncontrollably, "Things… i sob /i …are awful… i sob /i , none i snort /i of my friends will talk to me… i sob /i …no one understands how I feel… i snort, sob, snort /i …I am so alone."

Without thinking Harry walked up to Draco and wrapped his arms around him. "Draco, don't forget that I understand what you're going through."

Draco pulled himself out of Harry's embrace and looked horrified, "Don't ever do that again Potter!" he managed to sputter. He was half disgusted and half comforted.

"Sorry Draco," Harry had to think of something to cover his behind."These hormones you know, plus all the extra ones from those potions."

"Yeah" Draco coughed. Straightening his robes and drying his eyes, as he straightened his robes Harry noticed a very slight bump that would have not been noticeable if one didn't know what they were looking for.

"Have you felt the baby move yet?"

"No," he said with ice in his voice.

"You know, we could hang out…"

"What would everyone say?"

"No one would know…there is always the Room of Requirement."

Draco's eyes beamed he was actually going to make a friend.