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The next day everyone was scurrying around getting everything together so they could all go to King's Cross to return to Hogwarts. Once everyone got all of their things they hurried outside to get into the car. A little while later they arrived there and Draco saw his parents outside waiting for him. Draco ran over to his parents and said something to his father, then shot a look back at Harry, then walked through the barrier. He and Ron had already agreed that it would go back to normal the moment they got to King's Cross. Ron wasn't too excited, he really had loved spending every moment with Draco, but now it was over because they were heading back to school.

The Weasleys walked through the barrier two at a time until everyone was on the other side. Ron and Harry found Hermione waiting next to the train for them. The three of them got on to the train found a compartment then stuck their heads out the window to say goodbye. Ron looked over at the Malfoys and found them staring at him coldly. Finally they looked away and Ron got back into the compartment.

The ride back was quiet. Ron didn't really talk; he just stared off into space thinking about his vacation with Draco. He'd given everything to Draco over the past couple of weeks. He just sat on his side in a trance until Hermione snapped him back out of it demanding answers to her questions about what happened over the vacation. Ron wasn't sure if he really wanted to tell Hermione that he'd had sex with Draco over the vacation but he knew that Harry knew, and if he didn't tell Hermione it would seem as if embarrassed or ashamed by it and Harry would have more reason to believe that Draco and Ron weren't meant for each other. So Ron took a deep breath and recollected what had happened over the vacation.

Hermione sat in awe as Ron finished his story. Ron was growing uncomfortable because she was just staring at him without saying a word. Finally Hermione spoke. "The two of you are moving really fast." She said quietly. She wasn't sure if she was going to offend him or not, but she knew she had to say it.

"It's been about 9 months now; I don't think it's TOO fast."

"I guess not, but that's still fast Ron." She paused. "Maybe if the two of you took a small break from each other your relationship would mean more." Ron sat on his side of the compartment dumbfounded. The one that had really supported his relationship was telling him he needed a break.

"Hermione, we took two months off during the summer, when there really was no interaction and I got one letter every two weeks, I'm not taking any more of a break." Ron said staring at her.

"Fine, but Ron please make sure Draco is the right one. I don't want to see you hurt." Hermione said softly staring at the floor. Ron smiled and kicked Hermione's foot.

"Don't worry Hermione; if it is a mistake, I've got to make it." She smiled and turned her attention out the window. It was the last of the conversation.

They finally reached Hogwarts and everyone was so happy to get off of the train that they nearly trampled each other. Once off and up to the castle they met in the Great Hall for an end of holidays dinner. Everyone got their filling and filed up to their dorm rooms. On the way out the Gryffindors met up with the Slytherins. Ron saw Draco looking over at him with a smirk, but the Slytherins filed out first and it was the last either saw of each other for the night.

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Draco didn't feel like going into the common room right away, so he went to the prefect bathroom for a nice bath. After a nice hot bath he got out and headed toward the common room. It was late and Draco knew he had to avoid Mrs. Norris. He cut corners as fast as he could, especially when he heard the sound of meows. Finally Draco walked into the common room and found someone still sitting up in the common room on the nice armchair Draco loved.

"You're out way past bedtime." Draco recognized the voice as Theodore Nott. Theodore dropped the book away from his face and looked at the young blonde. Draco stared at him; Theodore had a smirk on his face as he stared at him. It seemed as if Nott knew something Draco didn't. "You are a very intriguing boy, Draco Malfoy." Draco eyed him cautiously, but Nott didn't say anymore, instead walked into the dorm room. Draco stood confused at the door. Finally he shrugged and followed Nott into the dorm.

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The next day Draco woke up still as confused by Nott's cryptic words as he'd been last night. This time he was going to confront Nott about what he'd said, but he couldn't find Nott anywhere in the common room, nor could he find him in the Great Hall. Draco was becoming frustrated. Of course he and Nott had never really gotten along, but he wanted to know just what Nott had meant.

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Ron walked down the corridor with Harry. Someone tapped Ron on the shoulder and Ron turned around to find a boy he hadn't seen before. Although Harry did know whom the boy was.

"What do you want Nott?" Harry asked coldly.

"To speak with Ron. So if you don't mind getting lost I'd appreciate it." Nott said just as coldly. Harry looked over at Ron who just shrugged. Harry stomped off down the corridor and Nott turned his attention to Ron. Ron stared at the other boy blankly. "I know your secret." Ron looked at him puzzled. Nott just grinned as he stared at the lost red head. "Don't play dumb. Or is it just because you think no one knows." Ron was getting a little unnerved by the other boy. "A certain someone doesn't know where to leave his personals. And because of his absentmindedness anyone can find out his secret."

"I don't leave things strewn about." Ron said defensively.

"I'm not talking about you." Nott moved closer to Ron causing Ron to hit the wall. "See I am a Slytherin and have no time for a Gryffindor's things. Over vacation I was rather bored; I mean I was left here with nothing to do and no one to talk to, so I decided to go through my fellow Slytherins things." Ron looked slightly appalled. Then a sudden thought came to him and he realized just who Nott was talking about. "I can see by the look on your face you've discovered who I'm referring to now. Yes, your ever wonderful Draco left his trunk unlocked and out of boredom I opened it and found some very interesting letters, many of them being from a Mister Ronald Weasley." Ron stood against the wall stunned. He knew this wasn't good. There was no way this could be good. Someone else had found out, and not someone either of them knew well. "Now see I find this a very strange predicament. I mean it's not often you get a Slytherin and a Gryffindor falling in love with each other." Ron stood frozen. "Of course I now have a few options because of what has so easily fallen into my lap." Ron took a deep breath. Nott put both of his hands on either side of Ron's head and leaned in closer to him. "Now I can tell the whole school that Draco Malfoy and Ronald Weasley are in love with one another, or I could personally get something out of not telling anyone of what I found out of the vacation." Ron looked up helplessly at Nott; there was nothing he could do.

"What do you want?" Ron asked softly. Nott looked down at the red head, whose face was almost as red as his hair.

"For you to do whatever I so well please you to." Ron looked at him astonished. "Of course I'm not a bad person, I'm not going to give you things that will compromise your relationship, if that's what you're worried about. Just a few things I need done on occasion."

"I barely have time for my own homework, so if you think you're blackmailing me into doing yours you are out of your mind."

"Of course not, I wouldn't use blackmail for something so feeble. No the things I'll ask won't be small, but they won't kill you either." Ron looked down at the floor apprehensively. "What do you say, Ronald?" Ron looked up at the other boy again and nodded slowly. "Good." Nott moved away from Ron and Ron saw him turn to leave.

"Are you going to tell Draco?"

"Probably not." He paused. "Oh, and if you do, these get shown to everyone. Got it?" Ron nodded. "Good. I'll send you a note for when I need something later." Ron stood against the wall speechless. He wasn't sure what he was going to do. Draco would kill him if he knew what he'd just done. Of course he thought of killing Draco for leaving the letters at Hogwarts anyway.

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A few weeks had passed since the meeting with Nott. Ron hadn't told anyone, not even Harry or Hermione. Draco had become scarce in the past few weeks, so Ron really didn't have anyone. One morning though Ron got two notes from two different people. He opened the first one and recognized the handwriting as Draco's. Meet me in the Prefect Bathroom at 7, and be on time. Ron looked at the note and his spirits rose a bit, because he was actually going to see Draco alone again. Then he looked at the other note, it was signed. Meet me in the Astonomy Tower at 8, don't be late. Theodore Nott Ron looked at the times. He was going to have to make it from the Prefect Bathroom up to the Astonomy Tower in an hour! Ron wasn't that exciting, but he couldn't cancel on Draco, because he wanted to see Draco, and if he even tried to reschedule with Nott, Nott was going to show all of his letters to the school. He was going to have to try and make it.

Ron waited anxiously throughout the day. He had told Harry and Hermione about Draco's note and where he was going to be at 7, but other than that he had nothing really to do except wait. Finally dinner rolled around at about 6 and Ron ate slowly to pass some time. Then at about 6:50 he left to go up to the fifth floor to the Prefect Bathroom. Part of him wanted to stay with Draco for the rest of the night, but the other part hoped this wouldn't take too long.

He made it to the Prefect Bathroom right on time. He opened the door to find Draco pacing in the bathroom. Ron looked at the other boy carefully and saw he was angry. Ron closed the door and Draco's attention turned to him. "What's wrong?"

"This!" Draco held up a piece of parchment that Ron saw had Draco's name on one side.

"What is it?" Ron asked catiously.

"It's a letter from my father." Ron gulped. "Read it." Draco thrust the letter at Ron who cautiously grabbed the letter.

Draco,

I know I haven't spoken to you since Christmas, but there is a reason. I can't stand to speak to you as long as I know that you are still seeing that boy. However, I am making a trip to Hogwarts tomorrow and I do hope you heed my warning right now. I swear to you that if I show up there tomorrow and you are still seeing that boy you can say goodbye to a home, money and family. Also this does include you being written out of my will and your name obliterated from the family tree. Of course I do love you and I want you to be happy, but believe me you will be happier if you are with a girl like yourself, not some boy WAY below you. I wish you are well and I will see you tomorrow when I arrive.

Your Father

P.S. Please do not try and pretend that you are no longer seeing the boy, because I will know if you are lying to me. So again do heed my warning, your mother and I are not afraid to leave you without anything after disgracing our family.

Ron looked up at the other boy, who was still pacing around the bathroom. Ron was on the verge of tears, he looked back at Draco. Draco was turning red. "Of course I don't want to break up Ron."

"But..."

"But nothing." Ron brightened.

"So you're not going to break up with me?"

"Not completely." Ron looked over at Draco a little worried. "I have to for a little while. Just until I turn 17 and I'm of age and I secure my own part of the fortune my family is worth and my spot in the will and you and I can go back out. I swear, but if my father finds out that I'm seeing you, we are completely doomed." Ron looked appalled at the thought.

"Why can't we just pretend when he's around?"

"DID YOU NOT READ THE LETTER?" Draco screamed. "My father has friends in Hogwarts that will tell him otherwise."

"Like your beloved Snape?" Ron said angrily.

Draco huffed. "Yeah. Ron, I don't want to, but I just need to secure my position. And I promise the moment that I am of age, this will all be over and we can freely go back to going out."

"Your position is more important than I am?"

"No."

"Then why are we even having this conversation."

"My father will absolutely murder me if I continue while under age." Ron stared at him appalled.

"Fine! If you want it that way Malfoy, we're through!" Ron was tearing up. "I hate you." Ron turned and ran out of the bathroom. Draco stood stunned. Ron hadn't called him Malfoy in months, he honestly hadn't been expecting Ron to act like that.

Ron looked down at his watch and saw it was7:55. He debated on whether or not to even go meet Nott since his and Draco's relationship was over now. With a sigh he began sprinting up the stairs to the Astronomy Tower, furiously wiping away tears as he went.

He opened the door to find Nott sitting on a window sill waiting for him. He had been looking at his watch when Ron came in, but when he saw Ron's eyes were still red and puffy and he could tell Ron was trying his best not to continue to cry, he walked over to the red head to comfort him. He wrapped an arm around Ron's shoulders.

"What's wrong?"

"We're through." Ron said softly.

"Who? You and Draco?" Ron nodded slowly. "When? Just now?" He nodded again. "Why?"

"So his father wouldn't disown him and take him out of the will." Ron chocked out through his near sobs.

"How selfish." Nott looked down at the red head. Then a thought came to him. Ron might not like it, but it was worth a shot. "You know, the teachers have decided we need more inter-house dances. So they are starting with a Valentine's Day dance. I mean if you want, you and I can go together and make Malfoy see what he's missing."

Ron looked up at the Slytherin boy misty-eyed. "You'd do that? Even though you would be completely used?"

"Do you love Draco enough?"

"Yes."

"I don't mind being used if, as I predict it will, itmakes Malfoy squirm, which incidentally was what I was going to make you do. And it appears that you are so distraught about this I would be doing you a favor by putting the two of you back together." Nott paused and looked down to see the boy thinking deeply about it. "We can even pretend to date up to Valentine's to make Malfoy even more jealous. And I don't mind showing it in front of the whole school. I'm already a loner, they can't ostracize me anymore." Ron gave a small chuckle and looked at Nott.

"Okay." Ron said softly. Nott looked at the red head and smiled. He leaned down and pressed his lips to Ron's softly. Ron recoiled quickly.

"I know you don't like it, but if you want to pull it off you are going to have to get use to me kissing you, at least until Malfoy gets his head on right." Ron looked at the boy shakily and nodded quietly.

"Okay, I'll be better tomorrow, I'm just still in shock." Nott smiled and shook his head in understanding.

"Go on. Go to bed. I'll see you tomorrow." Ron nodded and left the tower silently.

The door closed and a mischievous grin appeared on Nott's face. "Malfoy should really take better care of his sweet possessions."

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Theodore Nott walked into the dorm room to find Draco the only one still awake. Nott's smile returned. He pulled out the letters from his pocket. "You know Draco I said it earlier, you are a very intriguing boy."

Draco stood up. "I've been looking for you all day to find out just what you meant by that too. So tell me."

"I'll tell you this, I have just taken the one thing you should hold precious." Nott threw the letters on Draco's bed and raised an eyebrow. Draco scurried over to the letters and found Ron's name at the bottom all the letters. Draco glared up at the other Slytherin.

"YOU DIDN'T!" Nott just shrugged and gave him a malicious grin. He got in his bed and turned over and fell asleep, leaving Draco in the room staring at him appalled. "No. No. No." Draco repeated to himself. Slowly the blond sunk on his bed and fell asleep.

AN: Oh dear! What ever is going to become of them? Will Draco and Ron get back together? Will Draco forget about his daddy and go back to Ron? How successful will Nott and Ron be at making Draco jealous? You just have to stay tuned to find out.

(Note to those who didn't know):Theodore Nott actually is a real Harry Potter character, he's justminor.