Draco
It was about Eleven in the afternoon, and Harry and I made our way up to 'The Three Broomsticks' for a few butter beers. I don't know why he agreed, but I do know that I am glad he did. Anyway, we went inside and sat down, directly opposite eachother.
Harry sighed and took a sip of his butter beer before he spoke. "So what exactly are we doing here?"
"We," I replied, "Are here to discuss...us." Draco replied.
"Us?" said Harry with a raised eyebrow. "Didn't know there was such a thing"
"Pott- Harry, I want there to be such a thing...such a thing as us."
Harry had to stop for a moment, almost having choked on his butter beer. "What do you mean?"
"What does it sound like you git?" I exclaimed, getting the hang of this 'Harry' thing. "Harry, I want us to be a couple...I want to know you, to know everything about you."
"But...I...You..." Harry couldn't seem to find the words he wanted to say to me.
"Yes, Harry" I smirked, "That's exactly what I want" Then Harry stunned me and asked the question I never would have expected.
"Why? Why me?"
I sat there, not knowing what to say. No one had ever asked me that before. "Because...I can't explain it...whenever I'm away from you, I feel...lost...but I know...I just know that if I can get near you again, at least just see you that I would know what kind of person I want to be, that I should be. You make me feel like I have a purpose in life...and I don't think I want to miss out on that feeling. "
"I...I actually make you feel that way?" he asked me.
All I could do was smile in response.
"Wait," he smiled, snapping out of his trance, "How do you even presume to think that I am interested in you?"
And Now...it was my turn to stutter. "I...well...you see..."
"Exactly. So then how do you know that this ...whatever you call it...isn't just a waste of your time?" Harry asked of me, getting a smirk on his face that told me he thought he had won.
I stopped for a second, then I leaned forward, and took his hand reluctantly, in mine. "Because you came."
Harry
Why did I agree to come? This was going to be a disaster! Butter Beer with a Malfoy, talking about...shit, I don't know, what did he want to talk about? I am just ready to take action I think. Well, as soon as I find out what he wants to know, and talk about.
Draco
"But how do I know this is real?" he asked.
"Harry, stop! Stop acting like 'Poor me!' What is it that's in the way?" I said, being brutally honest (a/n: yes slns I used you. thanks for your brutal honesty)
"S'cuse me? Did you just tell me to stop acting like a Drama King?" Harry asked, laughing.
"I would have used other words, but yes." I smirked.
Harry
The light hit his face in the perfect way as a piece of his blonde hair fell into his face. Suddenly, Madam Rosemerta put on the song "The Book of Love" (a/n: don't know if that is actually the title, but I was watching "shall we dance" at the moment, and that phrase pops up in the song often enough to make me think that's what it is.)
"Harry" he said, slowly. "Dance with me."
It was more of a statement than a question, but it was so amazing, I couldn't help myself. I just nodded, and he got up, and extended his hand out to meet mine.
the book of love is long and boring
it's full of chance, and facts and figures,
and instructions for dancing.
but I, I love it when you read to me
and you, you can read me anything,
the book of love, has music in it,
in fact that's where music comes from,
" I don't know the steps" I said pathetically, but I knew I would give in anyway
"I'll teach you."
"Here?" I lightly laughed, as if not to break the spell, I seemed to be under.
He just nodded at me. "Right here."
But I, I love it, when you sing to me,
And you, you can sing me anything
The book of love, is long and boring,
and written very long ago,
it's full of flowers, and heart shaped boxes,
and things we're all too young to know,
But I, I love it when you give me things
And you, you want to give me, wedding rings
the book of love, has music in it,
in fact that's where music comes from
"Draco..."
"Shhh. Just dance."
But I, I love it when you sing to me
And you, you can sing me anything
I leaned into his shoulder, and we swayed back and forth. Then I knew.
Draco
I don't know what came over me. I think part of it was that my favorite song was on. The other part, was I really love Harry. For the first time, it felt like he felt that way too.
"Harry?"
"Yes Draco?"
"Will you have dinner with me?" I asked, shyly.
"Yes Draco."
We went across the street to a little cafe, where they served all sorts of food, including muggle.
"Harry, you never answered me. What is in the way, that is making you think twice about loving me?"
"Its..."
"Ben." I answered for him.
"Yeah."
"What happened?"
Harry
I sat there, he eating his spaghetti, and me eating a hamburger. I had just finished explaining how Ben had broken my heart. But I knew he was still a good guy.
"So what's the problem then? He hurt you...I don't know how or why, he would ever want to hurt you but, he did. And you still think about going out with him?"
"Well...I.." I didn't have an adequite response.
"Harry" Draco said, taking my hands in his, again. "What are you feeling?"
Draco
It was after dinner. Harry had tried my spaghetti (sp?) and I his burger. I must say, I am not above it. Anyway. Night was coming, and we had to get back to Hogwarts before curfew. We set out on the street, and it started to rain. Just at that moment I stopped. I walked in front of Harry, and conjured a rose, using wandless magic. Something I had learned from my father, long ago.
"A red Rose." Harry breathed, barely so I could here it.
I didn't say anything back, I could only smile, as the rain sprinkled lightly down upon us, as to not break us apart, out of eachother's eyes.
We walked back to Hogwarts never breaking eye contact.
Harry
We got to the door, and he stopped there, holding my hand.
"Goodnight" he smiled, leaning so our foreheads were touching.
"Goodnight" I breathed. His lips came ever so close, and stopped just before reaching them. Then he closed the gap, but lightly, he kissed me, with a passion that could only come with that tenderness...only re-affirming, my choice.
"Goodnight" I breathed again, as if afraid, I hadn't already said it. I then took the rose, and we headed our seperate ways. I to my common room, he to his.
I arrived at my common room to find Hermione waiting up, reading a book. I didn't try to tiptoe past her, she would know. So I just plopped down next to her, while smelling the rose Draco had given me.
She looked over and suprisingly, she smiled. "Have a good time?" she asked.
I must have looked puzzled because then she said, "Harry come on, I know you are with him. Best friends know these things...Don't worry, I'm fine with it, but out with it! How was your date with Malfoy?"
"I...it..well" I stuttered. Then I just accepted that she knew. "It was amazing" I sighed.
We sat up for an hour or so, just talking about everything, and then, we both left to each side of the dormitorys. I walked up the stairs to the boys dorm, and opened the door as quietly as I could. I slipped into my pajaymas, and got into bed.
"Hello Harry" someone said right next to my ear, then covered my mouth, just in time too, because I was about to scream.
"Shh, it's just me, Ben" he laughed silently.
"Fuck Ben, you scared the shit out of me." I replied, for good measure.
"I'm sorry, but I just had to know how things went with that twit Malfoy. You kicked his ass right?" Ben asked. "From what I hear, he's a real asshole to you."
"Ben..." I began.
Ben cut me off, and got ontop of me and held me down. "Do you like this guy?" he asked, in a tone that implied that if I did, some bruises would be on me tomorrow.
"I..."
Again, he cut me off. "You better not. I trust you Harry." Then he got off me and exited the dorm.
"Harry?" Ron asked sleepily. "What was that noise?"
"Nothing, Ron." I said tonelessly "Go back to bed."
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-Dark
P.S.: the place where the song came from, is "Shall We Dance" but I don't know who the original singers were, but just know I don't claim credit for that. Thanks.
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