Chapter Nine:
Harry sat, frozen, in his room. What had Draco just said?
"Draco, wait!" he called, running out of his room. He looked around, but the hallway was empty.
"Draco!" he shouted, running down the stairs. "Draco, please!"
The kitchen door opened. Hermione raised an eyebrow. "Draco just left. He. well, he wasn't happy."
"He went back to the Leaky Cauldron?" Harry asked urgently.
Hermione shrugged. "I don't know. I don't keep track of his time schedule or anything like that."
"He went through the kitchen?" Harry continued, slightly confused. "Isn't Ron in there?"
"Yes," Hermione smirked slightly-something Harry hadn't seen from her in a long time.
"He have a fit?" Harry chuckled, temporarily forgetting his panic.
"Well, he turned brighter than thought possible, but didn't say anything. Does that count?"
Harry sighed. "I guess. Look, I hafta find Draco. I'm going to the Leaky Cauldron to find him."
Hermione nodded. "Good luck." **
Draco threw himself onto his bed, barely holding back a scream. He didn't know why he had told Harry, when he knew Harry wasn't going to return his feelings.
There was a pop, and the fire lit up with a green light. Draco turned to face the nearly blinding emerald light. Harry stood among the flames, brushing off his robes.
"Draco," he whispered once he caught sight of the blond boy.
"What are you doing here?" Draco asked, avoiding Harry's eyes. "I thought you didn't want to talk."
Harry looked hurt. "I do now. I'm sorry I freaked out. I know I should tell them-I'm just scared of losing them, too."
"Harry, I don't want you to lose your friends and family over me," Draco sighed, staring down at the floor. "But-well, the rest of the world knows. You'd think they would be the first to know, not the last."
"I don't care if they know anymore," Harry whispered, siting down next to Draco. "I don't care. If they can't accept it, then I don't want them in my life. You're all I've got, and I don't want to lose you, no matter what I said earlier."
A tear ran down Draco's cheek, and Harry pouted.
"Ah, Dray, don't cry," he whispered, running his callused thumb over Draco's smooth cheek. "I'm sorry about before. I'm sorry I yelled-I was just frustrated. I'm sorry about it all. But this isn't easy for me. You're the first person I've really loved since Sirius, and I'm afraid that I'm gonna lose you like I lost him."
"You're not going to lose me," Draco murmured. "I'm here for you. And it's not easy for me, either. You're the first person I've ever loved."
Harry caught Draco's mouth in a passionate kiss. "I love you, Draco," he mumbled into the kiss.
"I love you, Harry," Draco whispered back.
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A/N: There, is everyone happy??? They're back together. AND THEY CONFESSED THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER!!!! It's amazing, isn't it? They love each other!!!
I'm surprising myself with this fan fiction.. I didn't know I was such a good author.. LOL.
But, I can't promise that there won't be anymore Slytherin!Harry.. Now I've grown used to that character, and it does make perfect sense, when you think about it.. I think he would've done good in Slytherin.. He certainly has the attitude of one in the fifth book, huh?
Harry sat, frozen, in his room. What had Draco just said?
"Draco, wait!" he called, running out of his room. He looked around, but the hallway was empty.
"Draco!" he shouted, running down the stairs. "Draco, please!"
The kitchen door opened. Hermione raised an eyebrow. "Draco just left. He. well, he wasn't happy."
"He went back to the Leaky Cauldron?" Harry asked urgently.
Hermione shrugged. "I don't know. I don't keep track of his time schedule or anything like that."
"He went through the kitchen?" Harry continued, slightly confused. "Isn't Ron in there?"
"Yes," Hermione smirked slightly-something Harry hadn't seen from her in a long time.
"He have a fit?" Harry chuckled, temporarily forgetting his panic.
"Well, he turned brighter than thought possible, but didn't say anything. Does that count?"
Harry sighed. "I guess. Look, I hafta find Draco. I'm going to the Leaky Cauldron to find him."
Hermione nodded. "Good luck." **
Draco threw himself onto his bed, barely holding back a scream. He didn't know why he had told Harry, when he knew Harry wasn't going to return his feelings.
There was a pop, and the fire lit up with a green light. Draco turned to face the nearly blinding emerald light. Harry stood among the flames, brushing off his robes.
"Draco," he whispered once he caught sight of the blond boy.
"What are you doing here?" Draco asked, avoiding Harry's eyes. "I thought you didn't want to talk."
Harry looked hurt. "I do now. I'm sorry I freaked out. I know I should tell them-I'm just scared of losing them, too."
"Harry, I don't want you to lose your friends and family over me," Draco sighed, staring down at the floor. "But-well, the rest of the world knows. You'd think they would be the first to know, not the last."
"I don't care if they know anymore," Harry whispered, siting down next to Draco. "I don't care. If they can't accept it, then I don't want them in my life. You're all I've got, and I don't want to lose you, no matter what I said earlier."
A tear ran down Draco's cheek, and Harry pouted.
"Ah, Dray, don't cry," he whispered, running his callused thumb over Draco's smooth cheek. "I'm sorry about before. I'm sorry I yelled-I was just frustrated. I'm sorry about it all. But this isn't easy for me. You're the first person I've really loved since Sirius, and I'm afraid that I'm gonna lose you like I lost him."
"You're not going to lose me," Draco murmured. "I'm here for you. And it's not easy for me, either. You're the first person I've ever loved."
Harry caught Draco's mouth in a passionate kiss. "I love you, Draco," he mumbled into the kiss.
"I love you, Harry," Draco whispered back.
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A/N: There, is everyone happy??? They're back together. AND THEY CONFESSED THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER!!!! It's amazing, isn't it? They love each other!!!
I'm surprising myself with this fan fiction.. I didn't know I was such a good author.. LOL.
But, I can't promise that there won't be anymore Slytherin!Harry.. Now I've grown used to that character, and it does make perfect sense, when you think about it.. I think he would've done good in Slytherin.. He certainly has the attitude of one in the fifth book, huh?