Follow my lead

Chapter four – First unofficial date

"So where do you go to relax around here?" Harry asked.

"That all depends"

"On what"

"Whether you want to play by the rules or not."

"If you do?"

"Then you go to the lake"

"And if you don't?"

"Then you sneak out and go into Hogsmead village."

"What would you suggest?"

"Well, if we sneak out then I can buy you that drink."

"Can you sneak out of here then?"

"Easily, follow me"

Draco took Harry's hand and led him up another flight of stairs to a statue of a hump backed witch. Harry looked slightly confused until the blonde spoke the password and it opened.

"Are there a lot of secret passages like this one?"

"Loads, some of them the teachers know about, others that they don't, the castle is full of secrets."

"Any one who knows a handful can gain entry to this place."

"Antonio, stop thinking and just have fun."

"I don't know how, I've always been taught to survive."

"Then you haven't lived." Draco said, "Come on, I'll show you, jump in."

"Are you sure?"

Draco chuckled, "Yes, follow me." The blonde slid into the pipe and disappeared from sight, Harry realising that he didn't really have much too loose followed him. He landed in a crouch position and looked around to see Draco waiting for him, his wand lit.

"Where are we?"

"Don't worry, this passage leads straight into Honeydukes cellar."

"What's Honeydukes?"

Draco laughed, "A sweet shop, you honestly don't know?"

"Apart from when we travelled around the world I never got out of the ministry."

"They confined you, that's harsh."

"But we're stronger for it."

"I'm going to show you that life outside of the ministries, come on."

Harry followed Draco through the dark tunnel, their hands joined, the only light came from the tip of Draco's wand. Finally the tunnel started to climb upwards until they came to a trap door, which Draco carefully pushed open.

He offered his hand down to Harry and pulled him through into a small musty basement filled with boxes. He followed him up the steps into the now closed shop that even in the dim light from the street lamps outside was brimming with colour.

"How do we get out, they have sensing spells and such on the entrance, you can't spell your way out without getting noticed, I suppose we could apperate out but there is no way we can apperate back in, there are wards to prevent it."

"Why not think about that on the way back." Draco said smiling as he apparated out of the shop into the street outside, Harry followed suit.

The only building that looked alive was the Three Broomsticks, the lights were on in the windows and there was a pleasant murmur of noise coming from within. This was where Draco led him to.

"Good morning Madame Rosmerta" Draco said cheerily as he and Harry took a seat at the bar.

"Draco, shouldn't you be in school."

"I'm just innocently here, having a drink with a friend."

"Still sneaking out at night then I see."

"That I am"

"Well what will you and your friend be having tonight?"

"Antonio and I will have two butter beers to start with, that okay with you?"

"Sure, never tried one before, why not."

"Just a forewarning Draco, Professor Dumbledore often brings the teachers in here on the start of term for a drink."

"Thanks for the heads up, we'll take that booth in the corner."

"I'll bring your drinks over."

Draco gave a nod of thanks and led Harry to the booth he had indicated to a moment ago. They sat down, close to each other but not too close, their hands now separated, Harry was at a lose of what to say, there wasn't a lot he could talk about openly.

He felt so bad not telling Draco his real name, he liked Draco, really liked him but it just wasn't practical, telling him things like that meant that he wanted it to go on after his brief spell at Hogwarts was over, he didn't know if this was even allowed let alone how the other Allure's would handle this news. It was unheard of for them to date.

"How long will you be at Hogwarts for?" Draco asked.

"As long as I am needed there, that's how it works; we go where we're told to."

"But your just children, have you ever had a chance to just, let loose, have fun?"

"My parents died when I was young, I was brought up with the other Allure's at the Ministry, we had fun while we trained."

They lapsed into silence as Madame Rosmerta brought the drinks over before she left them alone again.

"I can't imagine that, I mean, it must have been difficult, my parents aren't exactly saints but they loved me, they were always there for me."

"We were there for each other, this world, the world you live in is amazing, something so real that I never imagined was out here."

"Does it make you want to stay?"

"Yeah, it does, somehow it's willing me never to go back" Then after a moment he added, "But I have to."

"No you don't, you're just another foot solider, I know they all look up to you but Harry Potter's the one in charge, he must be, you can leave whenever you want."

"Maybe I could but the question remains, would I want to?"

"You just said yourself that you would."

"Let's not talk about it, let's talk about you instead."

"What do you want to know?"

"Everything there is to know."

So Draco told him everything about him, mid way through the teachers made an appearance but they were so well shadowed that they went unnoticed, with each passing moment that they spent together Harry felt more and more guilty, here Draco was telling someone who he had only just met all about himself and in return all Harry could do was lie.

The life of Antonio Hunt wasn't exactly thrilling but what if Draco left him after finding out the truth, why was he even concerned about it, it wasn't as if they were dating.

After a while, when they had finished up with their third round of drinks Draco and Harry snuck out of the pub without the teachers noticing them.

"Where are we going to go now then?" Harry asked as they stopped outside what looked to be a deserted building, a good distance from the Three Broomsticks so that they wouldn't be spotted.

"I'm quite happy here if you must know." Draco said, he slid an arm around Harry's waist and pulled him closer. Their bodies pressed together, Harry's breathing got heavier as Draco curled his hand so that it was cupping the back of Harry's head.

In a instant their lips met, it was only Harry's common sense that made him push Draco away. The blonde looked confused; he didn't know what to think of this.

"Tonio, what is it, what's the matter?"

"I am so sorry Draco." Harry said, he was on the brink of tears but they were tears of frustration not sadness. "I'm not who you think I am."

"What do you mean?"

"Antonio Hunt doesn't exist, it's my alias, people here couldn't know who I really was, I had to be protected."

"I don't understand."

"I'm Harry Potter, not Antonio Hunt."

"What?"

"I am so sorry, I would love to say that I would have told you but that's the think, I probably wouldn't have done, I know I don't deserve forgiveness so I won't even ask." Harry finished kind of lamely; Draco however wasn't satisfied with this.

He pulled Harry back towards him and kissed him again, "A rose would smell just as sweet if you gave it another name" He said, "whatever you're called it doesn't change the fact that I can't know more than I already do."

"You do believe me, I am Harry Potter."

"I know, I realise that now, can we just … have fun?"

"I'm not going to object to that."

Together they managed to get back up to the castle, how Harry didn't know, it couldn't have been just as simple as strolling through the gates but Harry couldn't really remember doing anything more than that, mainly because Draco kept his mind occupied.

Never before had Harry been so distracted, Draco inspired something in him that he had never experienced before, he knew these feelings were dangerous but he didn't see why he couldn't take a chance every once and a while. It wasn't as if he could be apart of The Allure forever, he wanted a life.

He and Draco made there way back to their chambers, no one had bothered to wait up, all of The Allure having faith that Harry was able to take care of himself and Hermione having gone to bed along with the others.

The two teens fell down onto the sofa, the fire still a blaze in the hearth, it sent dancing flickers of light onto the walls. Draco edged closer and snuggled up to Harry, his head resting on upon his breast. The blonde ran a finger down Harry's chest towards the waist band of Harry's jeans however the brunette stopped him going any further.

"What's wrong?" Draco asked.

"I've never, you know and I want to take this slow."

"I figured as much, never being out of the ministry doesn't really give you a lot of choice I'm guessing and their doesn't seem to be any sexual tension between you and the rest of The Allure."

"So, I'm going to say goodnight and I'll see you in the morning." Harry said after a moment of silence, he placed a soft kiss upon Draco's lips and got up.

"Night, Harry Potter." Draco murmured as Harry disappeared up the stairs to the dormitory, he followed soon after.

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