Chapter 7 -Friends again,and a letter to Tom

Harry Potter-

Not in my entire life I have been this nervous, for anything, for anyone, I guess this means that I really do love Draco. I can't stop thinking about him, he's my only thought, He's my craving, and I need to be with him. Draco is so natural to me, it's like breathing, if I'm without him, I can't survive.

As me and Hermione walked in Transfiguration class, I spotted Ron sitting beside Pansy at the opposite side where we usually sit together. I think me and Ron better have a talk; I can't stand this torture any longer. If he were my friend, he would understand, he wouldn't turn his back on me just because I like another guy, well, okay, maybe if the other guy was Draco Malfoy.

Okay, yes, Ron has every right reason to be angry with me, since Draco's been plaguing him ever since 1st year, but I can't help who I fall in love with, nobody can.

I walked over to Ron and put my hand on his shoulder, making him look towards me. I tried to smile, but I couldn't, I knew this problem will go away somehow, but I want it to go away now, I can't stand Ron to be mad at me anymore.

I leant down and whispered in his ear, "Ron, we need to talk"

"What is there to talk about, Harry? …Can't you accept that we may no longer be friends?" Ron said in a spit of fury.

I turned my head away, fighting back the tears that were trying to be set free.

I can't believe he just said that, our friendship means more than anything for me, he was the first friend I had, he was always there for me, and now he's throwing everything away just because I fell in love?

I turned back to Ron with red watering eyes, "No, I can't Ron, we've known each other since 1st year, I don't want to throw all our times together away just because of this!"

I looked into his eyes, I knew he didn't want that either or else his eyes wouldn't be tearing up.

He looked down, clearly not knowing what else to say, and looked back up at me calmly and said, "Look, we'll talk about this after class, alright?" and I just nodded and headed to my seat.

Hermione looked between us worried, "I hope you guys can sort this out Harry" She said to me and smiled.

"I do too Hermione, I just hope he can understand this, I don't want to lose a friend" I said and sighed as I got my Transfiguration homework.

All through class the conversation me and Ron were going to have was on my mind, I didn't know what to say to him, I just want to be friends again, and hope he can handle me being in love with Draco, it's not like he does, but I can understand why he wouldn't like me loving him, but why can he date a Slytherin, and I can't? I thought he hated their guts and now he's dating Pansy? Why can't he accept me? Why can't he respect my choices?

"Harry, class is over" Hermione nudged my arm to alert me that Transfiguration was over.

I nodded at Hermione and she smiled back at me. "Don't worry, I'll be waiting outside the classroom, alright?" she said to me and I just smiled back. She grabbed her books and headed down the steps and walked out of the door.

I sighed and looked over at Ron, he was still sitting there; gathering his books up. I walked over to him, unsure of how we were going to do this.

"Alright…" I began and he looked up at me, smiling.

"Okay, Harry, I'm sorry I've been acting up this way… It's just…well, it's Malfoy…" Ron trailed off. I nodded. I knew this was coming sooner or later.

"Yes, I know…" I didn't know what I was going to say, I never planned this out, I only thought about it.

I looked back up at him and sighed. "Ron, you know, you can't help who you fall in love with right?" I asked and he nodded. "Yes, you know that, you fell in love with Parkinson, and I just so happened to love Draco…I don't want this to ruin our friendship." I said and gave him a half smile. He looked up at me and gave me a warm smile, the first time in over 3 weeks.

"Alright…" was Ron's only answer and reply.

"Right then, well, you up for lunch with me and Hermione today?" I asked him with a smile, something that has been hard for me to do lately.

He nodded and we both grabbed our books and shoved them in our bags.

Draco Malfoy-

Right after I told Hermione to ask Harry to meet me, I went straight to my dorms and got out a quill and some parchment and began writing to Tom, I had to ask a question.

I sat on my chair and laid the parchment on the desk and dipped the quill into the ink vial and started to write my letter.

Tom,

I don't think I am as happy towards this Christmas, as you are, how could you even think that? What? Did you hope that I'd be waiting for you to come to this school and run up to you and give you a huge hug and welcoming? If so, you are mistaken, I have no interest in you whatsoever, and you cannot persuade me in any way possible to fall for you, I will not allow it to happen!

I gripped the quill harder as he wrote this, I couldn't let Tom win me over, I didn't love him the way I loved Harry. I continued to write, calming down; I wanted to get the answers I was seeking.

I expect my question to go answered. Why have you suddenly grown fond of me in this manner? I need this answer Tom, I don't know what made you love me the way you do.

Your scaring me, the way you're acting, you're acting like I'm your property, like you own me, and I want you to stop it.

I put down the quill and thought. 'He wouldn't stop…he's Tom Riddle…I bet he thinks he can get whatever and whoever he wants'

I sighed, I couldn't very well 'erase' what I had written, but I guess I was just going to leave it alone and see what he writes back.

I don't know what will happen in the future, and I cannot say anything about it, but I want you to know, that I am in love with someone else, and I will hopefully bring him back with me for Christmas, and you can't do anything about it, Tom.

I took a deep breath. It felt like I just got something off of my chest, like I could breathe properly again, I smiled and ended the letter.

Well, I guess this ends this letter. Don't forget, nothing, and I mean nothing, will keep me away from the man I love, I am sorry Tom, you cannot keep me away from him, even if he hates me, I love him, and you can't change my heart's decision.

Sincerely,

Draco Malfoy

I smiled at this and folded the parchment up and dropped it in the envelope, sealed it up, got up from my bed and headed down to the owlery to send the letter off to Malfoy Manor.

As I walked through the corridors, all I was thinking about was the meeting with Harry, I didn't know what to say to him, I didn't know what to do, but I know I had to see him sooner or later, or else I would go crazy.

I turned the corner of one of the main halls and was just about to walk past the Great Hall, when I bumped into some unknown student and both of us went falling to the floor.

I made a disgusted look before shouting, "Merlin! Would you watch where you're going for god's sake?"

I looked up to see who bumped into me and held a gasp. It was Potter who bumped into me. I looked down, sighed and got up, wiping off the dust on my robes and looked at him.

He gave me a warm smile, I just blinked, nodded to him, and walked right past him, not looking back at the man I loved ever since I could remember.

I could feel him staring at my retreating back, I could sense his smile fade away. As much as I wanted to hold him right then and there, I had to restrain myself, this had to wait.

I smirked and held onto the letter even harder as I got near the owlery. The reply that I would get back could possibly have the answer I was waiting for, I didn't know what was going to happen next, all I could do was wait and hope for some good to come out of this.

Eh, crappy short update right? Right, I'm sorry, I promise the next chapter will be a lot longer if I get more reviews. I also put it up on my LJ Journal, my user on LJ is 'Bloodrayne55'

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