Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling. The cards used are copyrighted by Lynn Gordon/ A Spark! production and published by Chronicle Books.

No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

Author's Note: When we were on one of our shopping spree's in Amsterdam, we ran into several card decks…. This story sprang forth from the '52 Ways to find your true love' card deck. The idea is that we each take a POV and write alternating chapters, as you will see when the story develops. – Veer and Nat –

Thank you to our betas Tip and Keikokin!

Chapter 2

Only two weeks remained before the train would leave, starting Draco on his seventh, and final, year at Hogwarts. Despite his training ("Malfoys simply don't do sentimentality, Draco," his father had told him over and over again), he did feel a sense of loss. He shook his head. Although he had decided to change, he still had trouble of distancing himself from his father's teachings. All in all, this would be a tough year.

In the midst of his musings, an owl tapped on the glass of his window. He recognised the owl as the one that brought his magazine. He let her in, gave her something to eat and drink, let her out again and took his magazine to his favourite chair. Instead of starting at the beginning, he flipped right to the column.

Make a Plan – When you're organising a work project, going on a budget or a diet or dreaming up a vacation, the first step is to make a plan. One must figure out where one hopes to end up and what milestones need to be attained during the journey. How long each one will take to reach? To make sure you're looking for love in all the right places, and exposing yourself to all the right faces in just the right place(s), make use of those sharp organizing skills of yours. Each month, set realistic goals: meet two new people and go on one date. Then list, and pursue, the places and people that might lead you to the fulfillment of your goals'.

Hmmm, good idea, he thought. Writing those letters to Weasley and Granger had been a rather out-of-the-blue action. One that worked out quite well, given their history and all, but still, it could just as easily have backfired on him. So...he needed a plan.. He took a piece of parchment and wrote down what he could think of so far.

Plan to make Harry Potter my boyfriend by the end of 7th year Hogwarts:

1. Become more friendly with Weasley and Granger – I stand no chance otherwise

2. Become more friendly with Potter himself – this will mean less arguing/ fighting and more flirting

2.1 I could offer to help him with his Potion's homework

2.2 I could ask him to help me with my DADA homework – wait that'll never happen, he won't trust me………… Transfiguration!! He could help me with Transfiguration!

3. When friendship is established (Make definition of friendship later) start helping him, defending him etc.

So it'll be a work in progress, he thought as he looking at the sheet. He'd keep at it whilst working on his big project...He then went and started to read the rest of his magazine.

In the evening, he did what he'd been doing every evening for the last couple of weeks: He dreamt about how it would be to finally tell Harry – in his mind it was already Harry, no more Potter – how he felt. Every time he did that though, his happy feeling was cut short by the thought of Harry telling him to sod off.

At that moment he heard a tapping against his window: It was an owl delivering a letter.

The letter was from Granger. Great!

Malfoy,

Have thought it over.

Provided that you are indeed serious about the whole thing, have not become a Death Eater (I am afraid that that is one of the main requirements) and are really willing to give this a try, I might be willing to help you.

It depends on you whether or not that will happen. Don't forget: I can make or break your relationship with Harry.

Regards,

Hermione Granger

Great. Just great. He was, however, a bit more optimistic about the whole endeavour. If Granger was willing to help out, he had an even bigger chance of getting what he wanted. He had to write her back. Right away.

Granger, (Draco began, before charming the parchment clear and beginning again with "Hermione,")

Yes, I am serious. I have been in love with Harry for the past two years. Trust me; it doesn't get any more serious than that. Have you any idea how hard it has been to keep this from my father? However, he's in Azkaban and my feelings aren't changing – they are only getting worse (a good worse that is). So I've decided to go with it, this last year.

And no, I have not become a Death Eater. Having your father in Azkaban kind of takes the motor behind that little project away, doesn't it?

Kindly tell me whether or not I have your help.

Regards,

Draco Malfoy

With a sigh he sent his owl, Kleopatra, to deliver the letter.

Draco had already started to think about how he would spread the word that he was gay.

He wanted it done tastefully, but in a way that everyone would know. He was considering combining that announcement with the one about him having it bad for Harry Potter. He worried that that might be overdoing it. He decided to wait for Granger's answer and then ask her. Maybe she had some ideas for how to go about it. He shuddered. He was thinking about her as a potential friend! He shuddered again.

The weeks passed quickly, as last weeks always do, and suddenly it was the night before Draco had to leave for Hogwarts. As he was checking his trunk one last time he let his mind wander.

These last weeks he'd received one more letter from both Weasley and Granger. They had decided that meeting in person would be more effective in showing that Draco had indeed changed. Suddenly he froze on the spot where he stood. Tomorrow he would meet with the Weasel… no hang on…. Weasley and Granger. And that meant meeting with Harry Potter too!!!

He had been practising on calling him Harry in his mind. He had thought that he could offer a truce by calling him Harry and asking Harry to call him Draco. Of course, he'd have to ask the same of Weasley and Granger. Bugger. Oh well, all for the greater good……..

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