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Here goes the second chapter! Hope you enjoy, and I look forward to many more reviews. Thanks! ;)
ATTENTION: This story contains slash. Sooner I hope more than later, on the R/NC-17 level... is that allowed? Oh, the joy of freedom of speech...and writing for that matter. Enjoy :)
Broken Smile
Chapter 2: A Little Bet
Draco sat in his personal room, thinking. School year had just started and already funny things were happening to him. What had just happened between him and Harry on the train was most unusual. Draco didn't know what to make of it. He paced up and down his room thinking. He wasn't one to leave things unsaid; after all, Harry never gave him the chance to respond on the train. Making up his mind, Draco put a cloak on over his pajamas and made his way toward Gryffindor Tower.
Meanwhile, in the Gryffindor common room, Harry and Ron were having a most interesting conversation about a certain blond haired guy while playing chess.
"So, after you said that, you just left the compartment?"
"Yeah."
"You didn't even give him time to say anything back Harry. All hope is not lost mate. You just have to talk to him again…sooner than later."
"But I don't want to. I think I scared the shit out of him."
"Draco's a Slytherin, he IS the devil, and you can't scare him easily. Kill him, yeah, but not scare him."
Just when Harry was about to defend Draco, they heard someone yelling outside.
"Let me in you obese whore!"
"I beg your pardon! How rude! No! Not even if you DID have the password!"
"I told you! Let me in or I'll set you on fire."
Just than, the portrait swung open and there stood Ron and Harry.
"Trying to wake the whole tower are we?" Ron asked him.
"She started it!"
"Draco, you threatened to set her on fire."
"What? It was an empty threat." Draco said sweetly and then glanced over at Harry.
"Potter, I need to talk to you if you got a moment."
Harry beamed. "Sure."
They all walked into the common room, which was empty save for them, and warm because of the fire. Draco took a quick look around. More cozy then the Slytherin one, but red and gold…. ugly.
"Well, I'm off to bed. Don't stay up to late. Goodnight!" Ron said and gave the thumbs up to Harry. Draco didn't notice or pay any attention to their short conversation. He turned around and Harry was sitting on the couch right in front of the fire looking at him with that same look. Harry broke the silence.
"May I assume that this has something to do with what I said on the train earlier?"
"You assumed correctly. You ran out of the compartment before we could finish the conversation Potter. I don't like leaving things unsaid. I haven't been able to sleep all night. I can either guess that you were hitting on me, or you can actually be more blatant with what you were trying to say. I mean, you just left saying you have to change into your robes and never came back."
Harry smiled and chuckled at him. "What? Did you get lonely?"
"Potter, please, I'm trying to be a bit serious here. Give me a break."
"Sorry."
They were enveloped in silence again. Where exactly was this conversation going? Harry sat there, staring aimlessly into the fire while Draco just paced around the common room. This continued for a couple of minutes as Draco was looking at a painting on the opposite wall. Draco wasn't stupid; he knew that Harry had something for him. What he didn't know is if he had something for Harry in return. What exactly did he feel for Harry? He found Harry very attractive, especially after summer break, and liked his personality. But if Harry wasn't afraid to explore his new found feelings for Draco, why can't Draco be the same. He pondered and figured there was only one way to find out.
"It wouldn't be so bad."
"Excuse me?"
"I said, it wouldn't be so bad if you were coming on to me. Now, if you were ugly or Weasley, that would be bad."
Harry smiled and laughed. "I guess I'll take that as a compliment."
"It was meant to be."
Harry smiled brightly at Draco, the man of his dreams. He didn't know what to say. A compliment from Draco meant a lot because Draco rarely handed out comments.
"Well, I'm off to bed."
Harry's mood dampened. "We can hang out here longer if you want."
"No thanks Potter. I like being well rested. Good night." Draco wanted to leave before he gave in. Gave into that look Harry continuously gave him, one after another. A look of longing, suggestiveness, admiration, all rolled up into one. It was driving him mildly insane. He had intended to come to more of a resolve in this conversation they were having. Something more official. As Draco turned to leave Harry jumped off the couch.
"Wait! I'll walk you to your dorm." Draco smiled.
"I give you one compliment and you can't stay away."
"Anyone in their right mind would want to stay with you Draco." Harry replied. He grinned as he noticed Draco blushing. He'd been making him do that a lot lately.
"Harry! Get your lazy arse up!" Ron yelled.
"…good…dream…" Harry replied.
"If I hear you moan Malfoy's name one more time-!"
Harry shot up. "What! Are you serious!"
Ron laughed and threw a pillow at his face. "Yeah, Neville had to convince himself you were saying 'Dragon' so he could go back to sleep. You were scaring him though. You should apologize to him."
Harry groaned and plopped his head back on his pillow, embarrassed. It was a good dream though.
"Ow!" Ron threw something much more heavier than a pillow.
"Get up!"
They pushed through the doors of the Great Hall. Ron took a big whiff of the smell that covered the hall. All the food smelled great. Harry scanned the hall for his favorite blond. He looked over at the Slytherin tables and saw Draco chatting with a guy, otherwise known as Blaise. Draco laughed at something he said and looked up to notice Harry had just come in. He gave him a little grin and Harry beamed.
"Have you decided who would bare the children yet?"
Draco choked on his pumpkin juice.
"This is why I think twice before telling you things."
"Wait, you think twice and you still tell me? Smart move Draco."
Draco just looked at him with amazement.
"Why are we friends again?"
"I fed you once and you wouldn't go away."
"Oh really? Funny I don't remember this ever occurring."
"Well yeah, I wouldn't expect you to." The boys both started laughing. They enjoyed each other's sense of humor, that's why they were such good friends. Draco could talk to Blaise about anything and Blaise wouldn't judge him. He liked putting humor in everything to make the situation look less of a problem.
"So, are you interested in Potter?"
"I don't know. We've just become friends. How am I supposed to determine if these
'feelings' are ones of friendship or attractiveness?"
"Do him."
Draco smacked him on the back oh his head.
"What! He's cute, let him touch your penis."
"You're unbelievable."
Meanwhile, at the Gryffindor table, Ron was shoving food down his mouth. Hermione, for once, didn't have a book propped open on the table. She was much more interested on knowing what happened between Harry and Malfoy. Harry told her what happened on the train and how Malfoy had come to the common room to speak with him.
"Well, it's obvious that you have a chance with him Harry. I think you should as him out on a date. See what happens."
"And what if he says no?" Harry retaliated.
"He's just playing hard to get. He didn't have to come to the common room like that if he wasn't interested."
Harry started to overanalyze things. "What if he just wants to play with my emotions Hermione?"
"Doubt it."
"Oh my gosh Hermione. What is he's not interested in boys period!"
Ron busted out laughing.
"WHO! Malfoy! Ha, he's a flaming homo."
"Ron! Don't be so loud!"
Ron ignored her.
"Listen Harry, now's not the time to wimp out. You're actually getting somewhere with all this. More power to you man."
"And more power to you." Harry replied and quickly glanced at Hermione. Hermione was in a deep conversation about Potions with Ginny.
"Oh, that's way more complicated."
"And why is that?"
"She's a girl."
Harry laughed and with that a feeling of confidence washed over him.
When breakfast was over Harry, Ron, and Hermione made their way to Potions class. Harry with a big grin on his face, because he would get to see Draco soon. Draco and Blaise had left breakfast before them and ever since then Harry had been rushing Ron and Hermione to finish eating. When they arrived at the class, everyone was already inside. All the seats and tables were removed from the class, so the students were just standing around, wondering what was going on. Just as the three made their way into class they heard the door from the other side of the room close and there stood Professor Snape.
"Follow me." He said and he went back through the door he had just come in. Everyone gave each other frightened looks before following the Professor out the door. If the Professor had finally snapped and decided to murder all his students, they wanted to make sure they wouldn't be the only victim.
As they walked, Harry looked around for Draco. Just as he was about to give up, he felt a tap on his shoulder. Harry, Ron and Hermione turned around to see Draco walking behind them with Blaise.
"Ahh, ferret head! Where've you been?" Ron practically yelled. They were walking behind all the other students so Snape did not here his outburst.
"Ahh, weasel face, stop yelling. Well, this is Blaise, and Blaise, this is Potter, Granger, and Weasel face."
"I'm going to ignore that." Ron responded.
Blaise smiled and shook all their hands happy to be properly introduced. He jumped right into a conversation with Ron and Hermione who thought socializing with another Slytherin was now no hassle at all after befriending Draco Malfoy.
"So, missed me?" Draco asked Harry. Harry just turned to him and beamed, happy to be talking to his crush for the first time today.
"Hmm, not really."
"Oh, how touching."
Harry grinned. "So, where do you suspect Snape is taking us? Slaughter house where he can kill us one by one or a gas chamber to get rid of us all at the same time."
Draco laughed. "Why would you even think that?"
"Because Snape is evil and hates us all. Except for you, he'll probably let you watch."
"How nice. But Snape is taking us to the forest so we can get potion ingredients."
"Did he really have to get rid of the chairs and tables for that?"
"He has his reasons I guess."
They had finally reached the forest and Snape had finally explained to his students why they were there.
"Get into groups of four. You will have the entire class time to find as many ingredients as you can. Don't wander out to far. You get lost, you get left. Begin."
Harry turned to Draco. "Hello partner."
"I guess I don't have a choice, do I?"
"Nope."
Hermione got in a group with Ginny, Neville, and Seamus. Ron joined Draco, Harry, and Blaise but they were all pretty much working together. Half way through the class, Draco managed to muster up twenty different ingredients just by himself. Harry found five.
"You're useless Potter. You only found four!"
"Five!"
"Potter, dirt is not an ingredient."
"Not yet. But once you put it in a potion, it is."
Ron, Blaise, and Hermione who were with them at the time laughed.
"You guys are so cute together." Hermione chuckled. Harry just smiled and Draco blushed.
" 'We' are not cute. Potter is just stupid." Harry looked at him. "Well, not stupid, just a little slow." Draco said and grinned at Harry.
"We'll see who's calling who slow after next weeks Quidditch game."
"Yeah, we'll still be calling you slow."
Harry thought for a moment and came up with a brilliant idea.
"How bout a little bet."
The word "bet" got all their attention. Ron turned and so did Blaise. Hermione just sighed.
"Really, so what's the bet?" Blaise asked and Harry just smiled.
"If I win," Draco said, "You dye your hair green for a week."
Ron's face lit up. "Woah, Harry with green hair. I'd like to see that!"
Harry grinned. "Alright. If you win, I'll dye my hair green for a week."
"And if you win?" Draco asked him.
"You go out with me."
A/N: That's the second chapter. Please review and tell me what you think J