Is he going to stop? Please let him stop! Yay! He stopped!

"What now, Potter?" Oh, he sounds so mad at me.

"I need to talk to you."

"I got that." 'Get the hell away from me, Potter.' This is so horrible.

"I just wanted to say that...I'm sorry...I didn't mean-I mean, I just, well, it's just that..." I don't know what to say! I didn't really expect him to stop.

"Spit it out, Potter." 'I have better things to do than listen to your insane excuses.' I'm not insane! And they're not excuses! Would you just listen to me?

"I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean for this to happen like this. If you want to blame someone, blame Ron!" I know, I'm displacing blame, but if it works, who cares? It's true anyway.

"I'll be sure to thank him." Stop being so sarcastic.

"Just listen to me, okay! I'm NOT making this up. Sure, I could hear your thoughts, but did it ever occur to you that maybe you changed how I felt about you? Maybe your thoughts influenced me! I don't understand why you didn't just tell me! I mean, Hermione told me! And I had no clue before then! What was the deal!"

'That's because you're so dense. And stupid, did I mention that?' You might have.

"Like I would have told you! You wouldn't have given me a second glance! Maybe the Mudblood told you, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't have noticed! I always want your attention! Were you that stupid?" I resent that.

"I am not stupid."

'Could have fooled me.'

"Now that's just not fair! When did you ever give any inclination that you liked me?"

"I shouldn't have had to, Potter." Yes, you should have! "I don't have time for this. Don't bother me ever again, Potter." Fine, I won't!

Stupid Draco-MALFOY! I am NOT calling him Draco anymore! I refuse. See what happens when things like this go wrong! I am so going to talk to Ron about this. It's all his fault anyway. Why couldn't I have just remained oblivious, huh? I liked it that way!

It was so much easier. Where is Ron? I'm going to have a word. There he is, by the fireplace. Ron, wake up! I need to talk to you.

"Ow." 'Why is Harry poking me?' Get up, you lazy slouch!

"Get up, Ron." NOW!

"What do you want, Harry?" I think you know what I want! Or maybe you don't, come on!

"I need to talk to you."

"Okay..."

"Alone." I'm not going to yell at you in front of the whole common room no matter how mad I am. I have some sense of decorum.

'Uh oh, he's mad. What did I do? I hope it's not bad. Okay okay, so I ate your chocolate frogs, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to, but they were just sitting there and--' I don't care! Eat whatever you want of mine, just don't mess with my head!

"Ron," 'Oh no.' "You know that spell you messed up the other day?" You know, the one where you ruined my life!

"Um...yeah..." 'Oh god. I knew I did something horribly wrong.' Oh yeah, you did!

"Well, thanks to you, I can read minds now!"

"What do you mean...?" 'That can't be good.' Oh, it's not.

"I mean that ever since you did that, I've been able to hear yours, Hermione's and Dra-Malfoy's thoughts." Why do I still want to call him Draco?

"You mean, you've heard everything?" I know what you're thinking, and yes, I've heard everything.

"Yes, some things I didn't need to hear ever in my life. But now, thanks to you, I know that Dra-MALFOY has liked me for some time."

"Ewww." 'That's disgusting.' It is not!

"Ron, it's not ew."

"What do you mean?" Does he really not get it?

"I like him."

"WHAT?" 'No, how is that possible! You can't--he can't like Malfoy! This is just like the prediction in Divination! I knew this was going to happen! And it's all my fault too! I must have done something horribly wrong to make Harry like Malfoy. I wonder if Hermione can fix it. She can fix most things…'

"Hermione can't fix it. And it's not your fault. All you did was make me read minds. I fell for him on my own." Oh my god, I did! Oh no! I fell for Dra--MALFOY! The world is coming to an end! And he doesn't even want me anymore! He thinks I'm crazy and doing it out of spite! AAAAHHH!

"You what?" Yeah, I just realized it myself.

"I fell for Draco. I can't believe that."

"Oh my god. I'm so sorry, Harry. I never meant to do that!" You sound sincere at least.

"Thanks, but now I ruined it." Yes, yes I did. What am I supposed to do now?

"Why? What'd you do?"

"I told him."

"Told him what?" Ron, sometimes it gets frustrating, explaining everything.

"That I liked him, and that I could hear his thoughts."

'Bet he didn't like that.' Not so much.

"No, he accused me of manipulating him." Stupid git. Although, if I was in his situation, I would probably think the same thing.

"So what are you gonna do?" Wait, are you actually supporting me in this? That's not possible!

"Wait, you're okay with this?" That's weird.

"Eh, I guess. I mean, it is my fault." Well, yeah, it is.

"Hmm, okay then." That sort of makes sense. "Actually Ron, while we're on the subject, there's something you need to do."

"What?" Don't sound so apprehensive, it's not horrible, in fact, you ought to like it very much.

"You need to ask Hermione out."

"What!" Don't be shocked. Everyone knows she likes you and you like her, if you would stop staring at Lavender all the time.

"Ron, just do it. Save yourself years of trouble and ask her out for the Hogsmeade weekend tomorrow."

'Does she like me? I never thought she did. I thought she thought I was stupid and dense.' Well, she does, but that's not the point. She still likes you.

"I guess I could..." That's the spirit!

"Of course you could!"

"Yeah! I can, I will!" Good for you! Finally, some progress! Go to it, Ron! Oh but wait, we didn't solve my problem... At least he's not mad at me for liking Dra-Mal- oh, for fuck's sake; I'll just call him Draco again. I can't seem to break myself of the habit.

But Draco won't talk to me anymore. He told me to stay away. I know he didn't mean it though. I just have to get through to him somehow.

What time is it? It's 11 am. I am not going to classes today. I don't care how much Hermione pesters me! I am just going to sit here and go back to sleep because I can't take it anymore!

OoOoOoO

"Harry, get up!" No! You can't make me!

"Harry, come on, it's dinner time!" Really? I slept that long? I guess I was really tired then. Fine, fine, I'll get up.

"Alright, I'm coming." Ron looks happy. Ugh, I think sleeping made me more tired. Okay, let's go before I fall asleep again.

There's Hermione. She looks cross. I don't want to talk to her.

"Harry, you missed all your classes!"

"I wasn't feeling well." Ah, a dependable lie. She's examining me closely.

"Right, not well..." 'Fine, do what you want. I'm not your baby-sitter.' Nope, you're not, so stop acting like it. I'm seventeen! I can take care of myself. Oops, watch out for that stair.

What's for dinner? Yay, something good for once. I'm kinda hungry. I missed lunch after all.

'He looks horrible. It's not my fault, right? No, it can't be. He was lying anyway. He should just quit acting. It won't affect me, Potter! Nope, not in the least! Except, you look really tired. Are you sleeping at all? No, I don't care! Don't look so sad. Damn it, stop it! You're just trying to manipulate me more!'

On second thought, I'm not so hungry anymore. He's making me so depressed. I really want him, so badly. But he refuses to even listen. I don't want to be here.

'He's leaving. What should I do? Nothing, don't do anything! I don't care, remember?' I don't care. Do what you want, just don't play with me anymore.

Peace and quiet. You never know how much you miss them until they're gone. It's so much quieter out here. I have never been so glad to be alone with my thoughts.

Oh no, how long did I stay out here? I think dinner is over. I have to get out of here.

"Potter." Too late.

"Malfoy, I'm not in the mood, just leave me alone." I don't want to talk about anything right now.

"No." What? "Potter, what were you trying to tell me earlier?" Am I hearing right?

"What did you say?" I must have been imagining things. Draco Malfoy would never listen to me, would he?

"What did you want to tell me?" 'Fuck Potter, I'm giving you a chance, take it before I take it back.' You just caught me off guard that's all.

"I..." Quick, collect my thoughts, I have to be eloquent. "I like you. I haven't always, and it's not a trick. Being able to hear your thoughts opened me up to new things I never even thought about. I really want to tryto do something. I just...just...that's all."

What is he doing? Is he going to agree? Will he say yes? Please please say yes! Please!

Oh god, he's gonna reply, what is he gonna say? Oh god, WHAT!

"Harry," Yes? "I--"

A/N: Please review!