Ron's head burst from pain, he had a gargantuan headache the previous night. He opened his eyes and tried to move but was held within a tight grasp. The yellow curtains were pulled and he was covered by an equally yellow bed sheet. He managed to quarter turn and immediately replaced the arm around him. He tried to sneak out and successfully managed.He clearfully ran out of the Hufflepuff common room. As he got out, he heard the most dreadful of things.
"Sod off Abbott," said none other than Draco. "Weasley, wait up," Draco said quickly as he ran up to catch up with the pacing Gryffindor.
"Sod off Malfoy," began Ron clenching his fists.
"Fine, I won't tell you why Harry put me up to fucking Cedric disguised as you in the polyjuice potion which I nicked from Snape," said Draco too quickly for Ron to hear. Draco immediately crossed his arms.
"What the fuck are you talking about?" said Ron his eyebrows furrowing.
"Harry wants you so he wanted me to get rid of Cedric,"
"You're lying! You would never do it!"
"Well, I asked for a favor in return,"
"From the Saint Potter himself? I believe not! I'm not the idiot you take me for,"
"I think you are. If you were any bit smarter you would realize I'm speaking the truth,"
Ron thought for a second. This sounded all too familiar.
"Fine, tell me you're cock-and-bull story,"
"I overheard Harry falling under the curse of veritaserum used on him by Hermione so I thought I would take advantage and blackmail him…"
"As usual,"
"Well yes, of course. He then asked me to do a favor, and I did it he wanted to own you so he wanted me to take Cedric away,"
"And exactly would drive you to do this?"
"I have my own reasons Weasley, ones you surely wouldn't understand,"
"Try me,"
"As much as I would, I don't like cheap things," said Draco examining Ron like meat, looking up and down. He then turned the corner and left. Typical Malfoy thought Ron.
"Well, I've proven myself to buy shiny things,"
"What are you hinting at?" asked Draco completely confused at Ron's language.
"You tell me everything that Harry tells you and I won't tell a soul what Cedric did to you," said Ron smirking much like Draco.
"Don't you think that's a bit rude Ron?" asked Cedric appearing right behind Ron. Cedric continued, "With all he's been through I say leave him to Harry."
"What the hell do you mean?" asked Ron utterly mystified.
"Look, Harry's the one who put him up to this, he's already been bribed, now just leave him alone," said Cedric.
"You truly have a genuine heart which I don't have, so…"
"No, do you really think he wanted to… ahem… go through what I put him?" said Cedric a bit flustered and discomfited. Draco crossed his arms once more and looked at Cedric's feet, they were quite large.
"Fine, but as long as he doesn't tell anyone,"
"I don't think he will," said Cedric glancing at Draco who dared to meet his gaze. Draco was in awe, Cedric had defended him. Cedric planted a soft kiss on Ron's lips as he was pressuring the wall. He passed by Draco and brushed shoulders and yet still remained to say sorry.
"Can we speak like civilized people?" asked Draco whose entire persona changed.
"Where the hell is this coming from?"
"Look, I'm sorry about what I did to you, I didn't know you cared about Cedric that much,"
"Well, now you see I do, and you better not tell anyone,"
If I were you, I would tell the entire world thought Draco ashamed of how Ron was behaving.
"Look we better not be seen in public together,"
"You make us sound like a couple,"
"Ha ha, very funny, lets just go to the back of the library," said Draco sarcastically.
As the two approached the library cautiously, they noticed two people were already there. Fleur held the hand of one Blaise Zabini as they had a staring contest, or so it seemed.
"What the fuck are you doing?" screamed Draco, much too loud. Blaise immediately jerked away. He ran out of there with Fleur glancing angrily at Ron.
"What the hell are you doing with him?" asked Blaise silently as he passed by Draco.
"None of your fucking business," said Draco loud enough for the library to hear. Blaise instantaneously ran away. Draco and Ron both sat down.
"You sure have control over your goons,"
"They're not even special enough to be called goons, dumbasses want to follow their damned fathers as death eaters,"
"Excuse me, I thought you were going to be a death eater as well,"
"Fuck off Weasley…"
"Tut tut, Malfoy, civilized," said Ron. Draco calmed down a bit. The damned redhead had to be diabolical.
"I'm not going to be a death eater like my fucking father, wasting his life away when we could be producing more money. Following Voldemort to nothingness is what he's doing. I need him killed and Harry's unfortunately the one to do it because of the damn prophecy. So I need Voldemort murdered as soon as possible and that is why I need Harry. Otherwise, I have to live under that fucker's wrath," finished Draco looking out the window.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know,"
"No you wouldn't. You actually have a loving family that defend and support you,"
"Come on, I don't have it that easy. We can't afford shit. We have absolutely nothing but a torn down house,"
"At least, your father's not planning to kill you to please the dark lord,"
"What?" said Ron taken aback.
"The dark lord is sacrificing me to murder Dumbledore as soon as possible. I don't want to do it because I'm sure Harry will murder me before I even step foot into Dumbledore's office,"
"But how come they told you this?"
"They didn't. My mother did, she for one seems to care a little, she wants me to escape," said Draco a faint smile appearing on his lips, "You're lucky to have another person care for you now,"
"Who the hell are you talking about, I just lost a person,"
"Cedric, you fucking dumb ass,"
"Well I knew that, but Harry's always been my friend not my owner,"
"Why can't you realize that maybe he cares for you more?"
"Because I haven't spent enough time with him as I have with Harry, and why do you fail to realize that?"
"Because you fail to realize that someone other than your repugnant family actually likes you,"
"Harry's been friends with me for four years now, don't you think he likes me?"
"Maybe that's the problem," said Draco.
"I'm sure he doesn't like me like that,"
"Then why would he send me?" said Draco before he left Ron alone with his thoughts.
"That's what I fail to realize, how you two came together," questioned Ron.
Harry stumbled upon a few steps and cursed himself. He was looking for Draco. Instead, he found Cedric. They more or like bumped into each other as if a cliché, but this was not what he wanted to see.
"Sorry," said Cedric thinking was this such a small world that it was only about four people he kept on meeting.
"Yea..." began Harry not managing to look up at Cedric. "It's terrible what you caused Ron and I can't believe you lured him again, you spoiled brat!"
"Excuse me!"
"Yea, excuse you,"
"I, we, found what you set Draco up to!"
"I didn't set Malfoy up to anything!" said Harry, his voice a little shaky.
"Don't lie for good riddance, we know!"
"Who would tell you such a thing!"
"Mind you on that,"
"Mind YOU on everything. You just get your way on anything, you've already got enough!" said Harry turning away. He walked to quickly for Cedric to catch up, not like Cedric was trying to anyway.
The rest of the afternoon went pretty calmly. Harry and Ron hadn't spoken a word to each other even when they were doing their homework with Hermione who was profusely making out with Viktor Krum. Harry took quick glances at the redhead, but Ron's head was thoroughly concentrated on his paper for once. Harry and Ron managed to get upstairs when Harry finally commented, "How come you didn't speak at all tonight?"
"You should know," said Ron passing besides Harry much too quickly. He rushed to their dorm and hid underneath the covers.
Harry truly didn't want to deal with this right now. He had an idea of how Cedric and Ron found out about everything, and he wanted to know if that was the truth. He went out of the Gryffindor common room and found Draco sitting on the stairs.
"What are you doing here?" asked Harry expressionless.
"Oh, Harry, nothing, just waiting to know what happened," said Draco standing up.
"Malfoy, I know you told,"
"And we're back to last names…"
"Well, why wouldn't it be? You told Cedric and Ron everything!"
"And exactly how do you know," asked Draco taking confidence that both Cedric and Ron would not tell.
"I'm a mind reader," said Harry sarcastically, "Look, you know I have to murder Voldemort, you lucky bastard."
"And, what? Otherwise you wouldn't?"
"Sod off," said Harry, tears prickling in his eyes.
"Why hadn't you ever confessed this to him before, you duff prick!"
"Because he always belonged to me! I never thought he would be taken," said Harry full in tears. Draco couldn't help but hug him. It felt tremendously weird, the Saint Potter smelled quite nice.
"Sorry…"
"Why are you saying sorry? You never had anything to do with it," said Harry letting go of Draco.
"Well, I sorta know how you feel, just not in the same way,"
"Then how do you know what I feel?"
"I don't know, its weird,"
"What's weird?" asked Harry, his eyes widening.
"Nothing," said Draco turning.
"You like Cedric!" said Harry jumping with glee.
"What! How the fuck do you know?" said Draco, thinking was it that obvious?
"Look now we can both get what we want, take him away from Ron,"
"Fuck no!"
"And why the fuck not?"
"Because Cedric loves the guy!"
"And when did you get a heart?"
"When did you lose one?"
"When Cho dumped me!" said Harry in fury. He turned trying to hide his tears. Like a drama queen, he ran out of the staircase and back to his dorm. Draco stood there frozen. What had just happened? Finally, when a young Ravenclaw passed the corner and glared at him, he walked to the Slytherin common room to contemplate things over.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Sorry about the short chapter, but schoolwork always gets in the way. I'm working on chapter 5, so you needn't worry. It shall be up within two or so weeks.
