Author: Shini06
Rating: M but not now.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any characters in this story, except Mr Burston and I don't think he'll have an important role in this story… Sorry Mr Burston!
Addicted
Chapter 2: Gryffindor vs. Slytherin
"Welcome everyone to the match between Gryffindor and Slytherin!"
Everyone applauded in the stadium. There were whistles, shouts and applauses. The colours of Gryffindor and Slytherin were displayed everywhere. The public was excited and it wasn't for anything; games between those two houses were always awesome.
"And now, let's meet our teams!"
Screams were even louder when the players entered the field, flying on their broomsticks. They flied all around the field and placed themselves in the middle of it. Harry was facing Draco. They both glared at each other.
"I'm going to win this game, Potter!" hissed Malfoy.
"You wish, Malfoy!"
Professor Hooch arrived on the field. She looked up, glaring.
"As I always say, I want a fair and clean game. Am I understood!"
She was very annoyed with the attitudes that had Slytherin during their matches. It was always very violent. She took the whistle in her mouth, released the golden snitch as well as the bludgers, took the quaffle in her hand and blew in her whistle while throwing the red ball in the air.
"Here the game begins! Ginny Weasley took the quaffle. She flies towards Slytherin's goals. Ah! But here comes Adrian Pucey and Cassius Warrington! Be careful! But Ginny passed the quaffle to Demelza Robins who speed up and marked! Ten points for Gryffindor!"
The dark-haired looked around frantically. He saw Malfoy in the corner of his eye not far away. He glanced downward when the Slytherin marked. That's when he saw a bludger coming and escaped it barely.
"And Katie Bell marked! 60 to 50 for Gryffindor!"
They were leading the game with only ten points. He had to hurry up before Slytherin made a comeback.
"And two bludgers are directed towards the keeper, Ronald Weasley! And with a magnificent looping he dodged them! Well done Weasley!"
Harry grinned. Ron was a really good keeper and his sister was doing well too. He watched the game for a bit. That's when he saw a golden flicker next to the Slytherin's goals. No doubt it was the snitch.
Harry dived towards the goal as well as Malfoy.
"Oh! The two seekers are diving to the field. Did they saw the golden snitch? I hope so because it's soon going to rain!"
Harry went faster. He could hear the blonde Slytherin coming nearer and nearer. They were now next to each other. The game was 100 to 90 for Slytherin. He had to catch it. He glanced at Malfoy who was looking at the snitch, eager to catch it too.
The two seekers went all around the field; everyone was looking at them, the game stopped. Katie Bell had the quaffle but she could care less. A bludger came towards the golden boy and nearly hit him but thanks to his reflexes he dodged it.
Harry's and Draco's arm were touching each other. The dark-haired could feel the blonde's skin under his own. The snitch was only centimetres away. Draco pushed the other boy and Harry did the same.
"I'm the one who will catch it, Potter!"
"Yeah, right."
Harry extended more his arm and his fingers were touching the snitch. That's when the Slytherin disappeared from his side. He looked back and saw that Malfoy had been hit by a bludger. He smirked and caught the snitch before stopping in mid-air. He showed the snitch to everyone, throwing his arms upwards.
"And Harry Potter caught the snitch again! Poor Malfoy took a bludger right in his stomach!"
The Gryffindor's team came to cheer on Harry. They landed on the grass and threw Harry upwards. Harry was more than happy. He grinned at his partners and glanced around. The dark-haired saw Hermione coming and smiled at her.
"Congratulations Harry!"
"Thanks 'Mione."
That night, there was a big feast in Gryffindor's common room. Everyone was chatting actively, throwing jokes about Malfoy and other Slytherins. They drank and ate sweets until late at night. Harry was sitting on his bed.
"So? How did you find Lavender?"
The heir of Gryffindor looked at his best friend hesitantly. He didn't think about that for a long time. He just… forgot.
"Um well… not my type."
"Oh man. I don't really know who to suggest. Parvati Patil? Or… Luna Lovegood?"
They burst out into laughter. When they both calmed down, Harry laid into his bed, staring at the ceiling.
"I don't know if it was a good idea, Ron. I mean, I can't seem to find the right one. Don't get angry but I thought that… maybe Ginny could be but she's dating someone else."
The red-headed stayed silent for a while. Harry thought that his friend was mad at him for even thinking of Ginny as his girlfriend and didn't dare to look at him. After a while, Ron spoke.
"Yeah well she always had a crush on you but she's always going out with other guys. Oh well it'd have been fantastic if you two were together but she's already with someone."
The Gryffindor sighed in relief. He turned around to face Ron. His friend seemed… preoccupied by something.
"What's wrong, Ron?"
Ron snapped from his thoughts and looked at Harry. He opened his mouth to say something but shut it. He took a deep breathe and opened his mouth again.
"It's just that… things aren't going too well between me and Hermione."
"What's happening?"
Ron sighed. He didn't know exactly but he felt that something was wrong. He didn't know how to put it in words so he pondered for a while. But they were always together and didn't have any secrets, did they?
"I don't really know, mate. I feel like… she's hiding something from me."
Harry suppressed a grin from coming. He knew exactly what Hermione's secret was but wasn't going to tell his friend. After all, it was a surprise. He got up and sat next to his best friend. The Gryffindor patted his back gently.
"Ron I'm sure that if she's hiding something she will tell you when she feels like it. Don't worry about it; I'm sure everything will be alright."
He smiled at his friend who smiled back.
"Thanks, Harry. You're right. I'm not going to push her. We just got together and I don't to break up so soon only because of a stupid suspicion. Well let's sleep, mate. Harsh day tomorrow."
Harry went back to his bed and switched off the lights. He smiled to himself, still overwhelmed by joy for beating Slytherin. Sure, tomorrow, the Slytherins will insult him and try to drive him mad. But that was tomorrow.
"G'night."
Harry then drifted into a peaceful sleep. He dreamt about Quidditch, winning the cup again this year. Then becoming a professional and a celebrity. Not that he wasn't one already. But his dream turned out to be a nightmare. He was living with Malfoy and they were…
The dark-haired woke up with wide eyes. His body shivered and he sat on his bed. He was thirsty and felt hot. Harry glanced at his clock. 6:30 am. Great! Just great! Since he couldn't get back to sleep, he went to take a shower. A very cold one since his little friend decided to wake up too.
He had a wet dream. A really hot one. Not like he did mind but it was disturbing that he and… and Malfoy were doing those kinds of things together. Maybe Harry was beginning to… to turn gay! But he was attracted to Cho before. So did that mean he was bisexual? No it was just a dream after all, he couldn't possibly be gay… could he?
The dark-haired became to bump his head on the wall in front of him. He turned off the cold water and began drying himself. He thought that after all, it was just a wet dream. He heard somewhere that if you dreamt about sleeping with another guy, he didn't mean you were truly gay but only curious. Many teenagers like him went through this and didn't turn gays. Harry sighed in relief.
But still, Malfoy! Well, better than Ron anyway…
When Harry returned to his bed, it was seven o'clock. He still had time before going to breakfast. He pulled a shirt and a trouser from Dudley and decided to take a walk. He left a note to his friends in case of they became worried. He took his firebolt too.
The Gryffindor arrived outside and went to the Quidditch field. He rode his broomstick and kicked the ground before being finally free. Freed of any responsibilities, freed of his celebrity. He felt like any other normal wizard in his teenage ages. Harry made some looping and dives before landing, thirty minutes later.
The Golden Boy hurried up to put his firebolt in his dormitory and went to the great hall. He sat down next to his best friends and smiled.
"Wow, you seem happy, mate. Where have you been?"
"Just flying a bit. I'm ravenous!"
And so was Harry Potter. He gulped down a dozen of pancakes, drank three glasses of orange juice and two muffins. While eating the mail arrived. Harry had been sending letters regularly to Lupin. It was now November and he could feel the cold arriving. Thinking about Christmas, he didn't even notice the nasty looks the Slytherins were casting him.
The trio arrived to Potions. Malfoy sneered at them and Harry remembered his dream. He blushed slightly and passed by without saying anything. That's when the blonde Slytherin decided to attack verbally his two friends.
"Ah! The mudblood and the weasel! And of course, our dear Saint Potter! I suppose you must all feel overwhelmed with joy and pride like the Gryffindorks you are!"
"Well at least our seeker didn't take a bludger right in the stomach! Oh how I would have wished it'd go a little bit lower!"
Draco fumed and glared at Ron. Harry noticed that most of their fights were between the snobbish Draco and the red-headed. Well, Ron was short-tempered and Malfoy very upsetting. The heir of Gryffindor sighed before rubbing his temples. This was beginning to annoy him so much. He stood between the two enemies.
"Okay let's stop that you two."
"Ah! Like the Pot-Head he is he wants to try to stop everything nicely! That's Harry Potter for you!"
"Don't you dare insult my friend, ferret!"
"Oh yeah? Try to stop me, Weasel! Like I was saying, you and your scum should stay away from this school! You don't deserve to come here! Being Dumbledore's little puppets! Aren't you ashamed of yourself! It's so fucking obvious that Dumbledore prefers your house than Slytherin! Fucking Dumbledore, stupid goat! I'm gonna…"
Malfoy didn't have the time to finish his sentence when a first entered in touch with his cheek. He was ejected two meters away. When he looked up, it was to meet the furious eyes of Harry. This one soon jumped on him to punch him again and Draco blocked his fist from hitting him again. They glared at each other. There were scratching, biting, hitting and strangling each other when Professor McGonagall finally arrived. She seemed very angry.
"Misters Potter and Malfoy! Stop this in this instant!"
They both stood frozen on the spot. Slowly they looked up. One thing went through their minds: detention and points taken. They had the same thoughts at the same moment, but they would never know that and didn't really care right now.
"I think you know what is going to happen. Fifty points will be taken from both of your houses. And you'll have detention with me. Tonight!"
With that, she left. Harry groaned. That's when he noticed he was still on top of Draco and he blushed.
"Would you please move, Potter! You're totally crushing me!"
The Gryffindor snorted and moved aside. Malfoy stood up and began flicking off the dust from his dress. When he thought he looked as handsome as before, he finally glared at Harry.
"This is your entire fault!"
The dark-haired looked at him, in utter shock. He glared as well.
"My fault? Tell me, who began to insult my friend and professor Dumbledore, huh!"
The Slytherin didn't reply and turned of his heels. Harry looked at him with bewilderment before turning to his friends.
"Are you all right, mate? That was a hell of a punch before!"
"Thanks."
Harry made a small smile and they entered the class.
Boring. It was all Harry could think at the instant moment. He was still in potions and after his fight with Malfoy he couldn't listen properly to what Snape was saying. Snape, snake. Draco, dragon. Pansy, panted. He continued like that until the bell rang. Wow! Time went fast with this little game.
While they were going out of the class, he explained his game to Ron who looked at him with a brow raised. His face was saying 'Are you mad or something?' and they went to the common room to do their assignments for today.
At eight o'clock, Harry went to McGonagall's office. Malfoy was already here and he sat as far away of the blonde as he could. He waited for the teacher and wondered what they would have to do. His thoughts were interrupted when McGonagall came in. She walked to her desk and looked at the two students.
"I'm very disappointed with you two. As time passed I thought the animosity between you two would dissipate slowly. But it seems I was wrong. As for your punishment, I want you two to try to talk to each other without fighting or even throwing insults at each other. I want you two to know each other better. You have two hours. I have to meet with the Headmaster. Be aware I will know if you disobeyed me."
The teacher left and Harry was totally… flabbergasted. What kind of punishment could be worst than that! Talking with Malfoy for two hours without fighting? Draco looked as shocked as him. He muttered something.
"What did you say Malfoy?"
The blond rolled his eyes.
"I said: 'Come nearer so that we can talk.' It'd be difficult to talk to each other if we stayed like this."
"Oh okay."
The Gryffindor got up and sat next to Malfoy. This one rolled his eyes again.
"What?" snapped Harry.
"When I said nearer, I didn't mean so close! Well never mind, you're as stupid as ever."
"Hey! McGonagall said no insults!"
"It was a way of showing my love to you, my dear Harry!"
"What!"
Harry had wide eyes. The boy next to him sighed.
"I was kidding, Potter. No way would I ever love you even if you were the last living human on this planet!"
"Oh thanks! I'm not that bad!"
"Oh yes you are, Potter!"
"Am not."
"Are."
"Am not!"
"Are!"
"Am not!"
"Could we just stop! This is so childish."
"Well excuse me but you started this!"
The Slytherin didn't even bother replying. An uncomfortable silence took place between them. Tension hanged in the air while Harry tried to think about what to say. They would do small talk maybe?
"The weather was quite nice today, wasn't it?"
Draco looked at him with wide eyes. He then let out a small laugh and Harry was enchanted by his laugh. He never heard Malfoy laughing. It was music to his ears. He wanted to hear him laughing again.
"Small talk doesn't suit you, Potter."
"Well, at least I am trying to talk. Not like a certain Slytherin if you see what I mean."
The blond chuckled slightly. The tension eased slowly as they began talking about Quidditch and what teachers they hated. The two teenagers soon understood that they were quite the same.
"I was living in a cupboard under a stair! Can you imagine that? And in the morning my fat cousin Dudley would come up and down the stair and jumped on it to wake me up. I had dust falling from the ceiling then. It was horrible!"
"And I have to pretend to like Pansy so that my Father can sign a contract with her Father. This is so fucking annoying!"
"Wow! I understand now why that girl is always clinging at your arm!"
"Yeah and she wouldn't budge off! Even if I threatened her to kill her!"
They both laughed. There was no longer Potter and Malfoy but only Harry and Draco. Harry smiled. Maybe they could become friends? Who knows? The dark-haired looked closely as Draco's face. He had beautiful grey eyes. He would gladly be lost in them if he could. Draco actually had a cute nose and his pink lips were so… tempting. The Gryffindor was completely mesmerized. That's when the blonde coughed.
"See something you like?"
The Slytherin smirked and Harry looked somewhere else, blushing.
"Ow! Little poowie-pookie-Harry is blushing!"
"Shaddup Draco!"
Draco laughed and that's when McGonagall came back. She smiled at the two boys, pleased with herself.
"The two of you may go now. I hope from now on that there will not be another fight. Am I understood?"
"Yes Professor" said the two students in unison. Then they left the room.
The two teenagers were silently walking next to each other. They were thinking about what just happened. They had actually been friendly to each other! It was unbelievable! What would the others said? They would die from shock. Harry laughed.
"What's funny?"
"Oh nothing. I just thought about the others' reactions if they knew what we have been doing during those two hours."
The blond Slytherin smiled.
"I was just thinking about that myself. They'd die from shock!"
The dark-haired boy nodded, smiling. Why didn't they do that before? Everything would have been much easier! Draco wasn't as bad as people tend to think. He was quite funny, intelligent and he had to admit that the blonde was quite good-looking. Of course he was a little bit vain but that was cute.
Wait! Did he just think Draco was cute!
"What's up? You look like you saw a ghost! Well actually we can see ghosts at Hogwarts."
The heir of Gryffindor chuckled. He wondered what Draco would say if he told him he found him cute.
"I was just thinking you were cute."
"What?" spat the blond.
Uh-oh, maybe he shouldn't have said that. Harry shrugged.
"Nothing."
"Oh no, I think I just heard that you thought I was… cute!"
The dark-haired sighed. He really shouldn't have said that.
"Well it's kinda true, isn't it? I mean when you're all whining about how your hair is tousled or when you broke a nail or didn't brush your teeth. It's just so girly!"
"Me? Girly? Don't be ridiculous, Harry!"
"Am not!"
"Are!"
"Am not!"
"Are!"
"Am not!"
"You're quite stubborn, aren't you?"
Harry smiled. They continued walking silently before they had to go different ways. The Gryffindor looked at his ex-archenemy. It was… awkward. How was he supposed to say good bye to the blond? The said blond was exactly thinking about the same thing.
"Harry, I…" he trailed off, hesitating. He had to say something important to the dark-haired but couldn't muster enough courage to say it. Maybe was it because he didn't want to?
"Yes? What is it?"
"Nothing."
They stayed facing each other with an uncomfortable silence. That's when Harry began to talk.
"Well… I suppose I'll bid you good night."
Draco stared at him. Five minutes passed but it seemed like eternity for Harry when the blond finally spoke.
"Yes… I suppose so. Good bye, Harry…"
And he left without looking back. The Gryffindor didn't know why but he felt like he would never ever see Draco again. That was stupid. He will see him tomorrow at the breakfast! Nothing was going to happen. He was just being paranoid. But still, the tingling feeling didn't leave him.
Harry didn't sleep well tonight. He had many nightmares but when he woke up the next morning, he couldn't remember them. When he arrived last night, he told everything to Ron who would have choke in his drink if he had one. He didn't say much.
"Well, if everything's all right with Malfoy now, I suppose I'll try to be nice to him, mate."
At breakfast, to everyone's surprise, Harry and Draco were talking civilly to each other. Some students spat their drinks when they saw them shaking hands and going to their respective house tables. The heir of Gryffindor smiled. The feeling he had yesterday disappeared and he totally forgot about it.
Two weeks went by. Every student at Hogwarts was talking about the two enemies who were no more enemies but… friends! That was so unbelievable! And two weeks later after their shaking of hands, something dreadful happened.
Harry bumped on Draco accidentally while he was running. He was late to Charms and he fell over the blond. The dark-haired massaged his head. He looked down and smiled when he saw Draco.
"Hey! Sorry for that, I wasn't looking in front of me."
He got up and offered a hand to the Slytherin who snorted and got up by himself.
"Thank you, Potter, but I can get up… alone! I don't need your help."
With that, Draco went off. Harry stayed here, staring to the point where Malfoy stood some minutes ago. What the hell happened! Did Draco just… be the old Draco he knew? The snobbish, hateful Draco? The Gryffindor couldn't just believe it! Was that all a prank? A bet with another Slytherin? But they told each other so much! Was that all a lie? Harry hoped not.
That's when he realised he was even later than before and ran off. He would sort this later today.
To be continued
Okay so that's it. Sorry for that awful description of the match but I'm not really good at that. Um well, not much to say. I hope there's not much mistakes… Still looking for a beta. I hope you all liked it and well could you review please? It'd be very much appreciated!
