A/N: Grrrr! This chapter was a little difficult to write… especially since I panicked on Friday upon realizing that I had promised Ch. 5 out the next day and had only written one paragraph! Sorry if it's a bit short! Disclaimer: They're not mine (Seamus would be nice; you know what? I've been spelling his last name wrong for the past 4 chapters *hits self on head*- it's Finnigan, not Finnegan! Oops.). SLASH warning, though it should be fairly obvious by now, this is a Harry/Draco fic with hints of Seamus/Dean, Ron/Hermione, Seamus/various others *grin* and more… Anyway, thank yous at the end. Please Enjoy:

My Fire, My Love: Part Five

"…I'm afraid that this year, for safety reasons, all further trips to Hogsmeade have been cancelled." Amidst the groans and shocked protests, (the loudest being the Slytherins and the Weasley twins) the Headmaster raised his hands, asking for quiet. "I know you are all disappointed, understandably so, however, I must insist. And, as always, wandering around after curfew will not be tolerated. If caught, you will be left at the mercy of your professors, who will be more than happy to supply those students with extra work, since they seem to have so much time on their hands." His eyes twinkled merrily at this, and he sat back down. The entire school burst into nervous chatter. Harry shot an unhappy look towards Draco, who was looking just as disconsolate as he felt. How were they ever going to manage seeing each other now, when, even before all this they had had difficulty? Glumly, Harry rose halfway from his seat and cocked his head in silent query towards the exit; Draco nodded and got up, too. He barely heard his friends,

"Harry, what's wrong, you look so upset!" Hermione asked concernedly. Harry just mumbled something and followed Seamus and Dean out of the hall, dimly aware that his feet were automatically taking him to the abandoned room he and Draco had found after the supply closet incident. He arrived moments before Draco; when the blonde walked in he practically threw himself into the other's arms. Draco held him tightly.

"Harry… it's not the end of the world, you know." He murmured into his lover's disorderly raven hair.

"I know…" Harry sighed, his breath hot on Draco's neck. "…but don't you ever get tired of all this sneaking around? Ron's terribly vexed with me… and everytime I see that stupid Pansy look at you like that, I want to…" his embrace tightened as grumbled softly.

"How do you think I feel when I see Finnigan *touching* you?!" Draco snarled as he recalled breakfast. "I don't care that he saved our asses, he's gonna get what's coming to him… Which reminds me, tonight my dorm will be empty, Crabbe and Goyle will be…uh… out…"

"I did *not* need to know that." Harry said, revolted.

"and Blaise is going home for the wedding, so I want you to bring that arrogant prick down to my dorm. Password's "snakeskin"." At Harry's look, he quickly added, "Use the invisibility cloak, and be careful."

"But the Headmaster just-"

"Please, Harry? This may be the last time for a while…" Harry couldn't resist those seductive silver-gray eyes, that cute little pout.

"Oh all right." He conceded. "But what are you going to do to Seamus?"

"You'll see." He promised. "Now, shush." Draco kissed him hard on the mouth; his slender hands seemingly everywhere on Harry's body at once, it felt so nice, what he was doing, a promise of the night to come. The Slytherin Seeker released the Gryffindor one at last, guiding a dazed Harry to the door and pushing him out into the corridor. A quick glance around, a kiss on the cheek, and he was gone, flitting away like quicksilver. Harry stood in the corridor for a few moments longer, then hurried to join Ron and Hermione before their first class started.

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Meanwhile, Hermione was retreating inside her brain, trying to figure out what was going on with Harry. Item 1: Harry keeps disappearing without us. Item 2: He asks Ron to sleep over with me. Item 3:He seems so upset about this announcement… Hmmmm….

"Ron." She said suddenly. Her boyfriend turned to her, a scowl on his face.

"What?" he asked crossly.

"What happened in the bathroom this morning?"
"Oh, *that*. I went to take a shower… and Malfoy was in there."

"Malfoy?" Hermione exclaimed, aghast. "What was he doing-"
"Dean and Seamus had a- a…" his voice lowered. "threesome with him last night. I reckon they thought I wouldn't like it, so they got Harry to get rid of me." His face darkened with anger. Oh, God. No way. I must be wrong. I've got to be! Hermione thought. It was probably the only time in her life that she wanted to be wrong. Harry and… Malfoy?! Ron saw the look on her face and worriedly tilted her chin up.

"'Mione? You okay?" She gave him a reassuring peck on the cheek.

"Yes… just thinking." She bit her lower lip.

"About what? Listen, I'm not that mad at Harry, really, I'm more upset at Dean and Seamus to tell you the truth-"

"That's not it." She interrupted hastily.

"Then what?" Hermione leaned in and whispered quietly in his ear,

"Who does Harry like?" Ron opened his mouth to answer, and found that he couldn't. He didn't know. His eyes widened.

"He hasn't said anything about a new girl… and he's barely said a word about Cho for 4 months… D'ya think he's seeing someone without telling us?" Hermione nodded. "Who? And why would he keep it from us?" Ron frowned, feeling a little offended.

"I haven't the faintest idea." Hermione lied. "Look, there he is now, let's ask him, shall we?"

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Harry spotted his friends and hurried over to meet them. He knew something was wrong, however, when he was greeted by a suspicious Ron and a fearful Hermione.

"Harry," the brunette began sweetly, "you know what you haven't told us?"

"Um- no?" he offered helpfully.

"Who you like." Ron crossed his arms over his chest. "The last girl you talked about was Cho, and that was four months ago!"

"Four months?" Harry repeated faintly. He had been dreading this topic for quite some time, and it looked like his two friends had finally caught on to him. He realized they were staring at him, waiting for an answer. He had better pull things together. "Er- I hadn't realized it was that long. What with Quidditch and everything else, I guess I don't have much time to…" he trailed off after perceiving that it was an incredibly weak excuse.

"Uh huh." Ron said skeptically

"Who is it Harry? You can tell us." Hermione said gently. Please…!

"Th-there's no one." Harry stammered. Oh God. Thought Hermione. I hate being right.

"Whatever you say, Harry." Ron said dubiously.

"Ron," the dark-haired boy began, "about this morning-"

"Look, it's okay, I'm not mad at you." Harry breathed a sigh of relief. "It's Seamus and Dean I'm angry with. I mean, Malfoy?" Hermione watched Harry's face closely. He looked crushed

"Well… he does have a great body." Hermione said, mainly to make Harry feel better.

"Hermione!" Ron said, dismayed.

"Not that you don't, dear." She added quickly, leaning her head on his shoulder. The befreckled teen grinned at this, and forgot whatever else he had been about to say about Draco. The three trooped off to their first class, Transfiguration, Ron happily oblivious, Hermione in a state of shock, and Harry feeling like his world was slowly crumbling as he watched.

Sorry this chapter is so short, I promise the next one will be nice and long, and out by tomorrow! So what does Draco have in store for Seamus? Hee hee. And it seems that Hermione has picked up on something, what will she do about it? Oh, I wrote a little fic corresponding to this one, it's called "Finding Trouble and Truth" its about Seamus and Dean and lots of other people, and the next chapter on that will be out soon. *smile* Hope you enjoyed this very small chapter!

Thank you to my wonderful reviewers, I love ya all!: Padfoot Lover, Prongs, Goddess Shinigami, Allie Potter (yeah, Snape's reaction would have been fun to do, but it was a flashback), Laurin York (I mentioned Neville in Ch. 1, but it's very easy to miss. I f you check out the aforementioned fic, FTaT, I will be adding a little Neville soon), Shadow Maxwell-Yuy (I hope you like the outcome, but I can't tell ya what will happen cuz it'll spoil the surprise.) supergirl, Su Yi, tina, Plot-Obsessed Maniac (Holly you are psycho, stop it!), Wyvern (hope you guys like this chapter; I just read "I'm Still Me…" and loved it, btw, keep 'em coming!), Myst (hmmm, how they got together? I dunno… it's worth exploring, maybe in later chapters *grin*), Liana Golden quill (Neville/Percy is a little weird, I admit, I just kinda threw that in there. Oh, and as for the G/F Weasley thing, I wasn't implying that they were *ahem*, just that "enjoy" the same people… get it…? Sorry), Moonbyrd (sorry I made ya wait so long! *wink*), and Starwriter (I am eternally grateful, thanks so much. Glad you like this! *smile*)

Next chapter will out SOON, promise!

~RainShadow