Ron strided into the Three Broomsticks quite happy with himself, that is, until his face dropped dramatically at the sight of Pansy, Crabbe and Goyle, who in return glared at him.
"Ron?" Harry just avoided walking into his red haired friend and followed his gaze to find out what Ron was gawking out. "Oh great," Harry sighed and rolled his eyes.
Pansy's hands hit the table, causing Crabbe and Goyle to jump, and stood up from her seat to glare at the red head. "You still need to apologise for earlier Weasel!" she said in a shrill voice that made Harry wince.
Ron scoffed and glared at the girl. "Why should go as low to apologise to a Slytherin? I'm sure you'll do something rotten in the future so I shouldn't even bother."
Pansy hissed like the snake she truly is and sat back down in her seat trying to keep her cool. "Why don't you just piss off Weasley?"
"I'll be more than happy," Ron snarled and turned to leave but instead faced a very angry looking Hermione.
"Ronald, why don't we just sit down and ignore them for a change?" Hermione whispered harshly to the red head.
Ron looked at her as if she had just lost her mind. "Are you mental Hermione?"
"Ron! Have you forgotten what Harry wants?"
Ron thought for a moment, suddenly remembering about Harry's wish to not have any more enemies, but he didn't honestly think that he expected Ron to not have enemies either? And to make peace with Slytherins sickened him.
"Please Ron?" Hermione whispered with a pleading look in her eye. Ron gulped and glanced at Harry who was staring idly out the window at something and wasn't paying attention at all, not even to the glares Crabbe and Goyle were giving him while Pansy glared at Ron.
Eventually Ron sighed and gave in. "Fine," he rolled his eyes at Hermione's smile, but he was actually quite happy that he managed to please Hermione.
"Come on Harry," Hermione tugged on Harry's cloak which brought him from his daze. But Hermione thought he looked distracted at first before he obliged to follow her.
The three sat down at a table in the far corner away from the other three Slytherins, who all seemed quite annoyed that the three Gryffindors didn't 'piss off'.
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"So Draco, when are we going to grace the other three with our return?" Blaise asked the blonde who seemed slightly agitated. He didn't answer.
"Draco?" the darker boy waved a hand in front of Draco's face which helped snap the boy out of his thoughts.
"What is it Blaise?" the blonde Slytherin snapped.
Blaise sighed and shot Draco a questioning look. "You're still thinking about Potter aren't you?"
The glare Blaise received followed by Draco's face turning a very light shade of pink showed that the boy was correct.
"First of all, I'm not thinking about Potter, secondly, I'm wondering what he has to hide, and thirdly, never wave your grimy hand in front of my face ever again!"
Blaise raised an eyebrow at the hot headed boy then shook his head and sighed. "Who knows what it was and who cares? Except you of course…always obsessed with what Potter is doing…" Blaise mumbled the last part and grinned at the look it got him.
"I do NOT obsess over…Potter!" Draco cringed and shuddered at the thought of anyone obsessing over the likes of Potter.
"Then quit trying to figure out what he's got detective, let's go back to the Three Broomsticks now, I'm sure Your Highness has blown off enough steam," Blaise turned to go back to the pub without waiting for an answer.
Draco shot a glare at his so called friend but followed anyway, they weren't far from the pub. They turned the corner and found themselves on the same street where the pub was.
Blaise walked faster than Draco and made his was straight to the door; Draco got as far as almost walking past the window and stopped. He shivered and looked through the window to see dazed green eyes staring out the window. 'Ah hah,' Draco thought, 'I knew someone was watching me, I know I'm unbelievably sexy but I don't want to attract that kind of attention.'
Draco's… 'hopes' were sent crashing when he realised Harry didn't even know Draco was standing outside the window, it seems he was lost in his thoughts and the window was the best place to look while ignoring Ron and Pansy.
'Damn that Potter!' Draco seethed and sent a glare at Harry, which went unnoticed also, but the tug he felt on his cloak snapped him out of his thoughts and he blinked at Draco, who was still glaring at him. Harry looked at Draco confused for a second before being pulled over by Hermione.
"Draco?" Blaise's voice snapped Draco out of his thoughts on ways to kill, mutilate, or maim Potter because he ignored him.
Draco stormed over to Blaise and together they entered the pub, to be greeted by a squealing Pansy and a grunting Crabbe and Goyle.
"Draco!" Pansy wrapped herself around Draco who immediately pushed her away, but she took no notice. "Where did you go? Why did you leave so suddenly?" she badgered him with questions, most were drowned out by her own shrill voice that Draco barely made out what she was asking.
"Blaise and I went for a walk, and we left because of your shrill voice, happy?" Draco snapped at her without taking his eyes off the Golden Trio who were grinning in the corner. Well, the Weasel was grinning like a loony, the mudblood was trying to hold back her idiotic giggles and the Boy-who-won't-bloody-kick-the-bucket was chuckling at the scene.
Pansy pouted, muttered a 'hardly' and went back to her seat with Blaise following her. Draco on the other hand made his way to the Golden Trio's table, his eyes on the package that rested on the table under Potter's hand.
"Potter, Weasel, Granger," Draco drawled as he greeted them, acting kinder than he usually would do so he could find out what Potter had.
Harry looked up at Draco and clutched the package protectively. "Malfoy." What was that idiotic look Potter had on his face? Draco raised an eyebrow at him with a questioning look. Hermione didn't say anything and Ron greeted him with a grunt. "Ferret."
Draco sneered at the freckled boy before turning to face Harry. "So Potter, interesting package you have there, mind telling me just what it is?"
Draco promised he would curse himself later for his ghastly attempt of finding out what the package is. But damnit Draco was getting desperate and anxious, his curiosity was tearing him apart inside! What could Potter possibly have that he wouldn't even tell the great Draco Malfoy? What reason did he have not to tell him? Besides the years of torment they both put each other through.
Draco watched a grin form on the dark haired boy's face. "So Malfoy, interesting way of trying to get something out of someone, lack of oxygen to the brain today?"
The Slytherin glared at the boy then at the red headed one for laughing, but he did cheer up at the glare both boys received from the mudblood, and what was that? Does the Golden boy actually look guilty? Maybe Draco should get his eyes checked, no, that's a silly thought; Malfoy's are perfect in every way.
"Whatever Potter, but mark my words, I will find out what you're up to," Draco sneered before turning to walk back to his own kind.
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"Harry, are you ok?" Hermione asked her friend as they all sat down at their table in the corner.
"Yes Hermione, I'm fine," Harry couldn't help but smile at her, but his thoughts were elsewhere, how long had Draco been standing there glaring at him? He was too deep in his thoughts about the necklace, and wondered what the Gryffindor necklace looked like. Now it was bothering Harry that it seemed like he was staring at Draco, but he didn't even know he was there!
Ron was too busy sending daggers at Pansy and the other two so he didn't notice two boys walk in.
But what he did notice was Pansy shoot over to wrap herself around Draco.
"I almost feel sorry for Malfoy! Almost," he laughed and grinned as Draco glared at the three of them as if they'd melt under his look.
"Now Ron, you really should feel sorry for Malfoy for having…that drooling all over him," Hermione giggled and shook her head at Pansy.
"Was that a mean comment from Hermione I hear? There's a first," Harry grinned and chuckled when he saw Draco looking at him. He laid the package that kept the necklace on the table and his grin broadened when he saw Draco's eyes land on it, just because he didn't want to be enemies with him didn't mean he couldn't at least tease the boy, he knew the blonde wanted to know what it was ever since they bumped into each other. Harry was actually quite surprised by how curious the Slytherin was, even if it was a small package.
Harry was brought out of his thoughts yet again by a harsh nudge to the stomach. 'I should really stop daydreaming' Harry thought as pain shot through, he sent a glare over at the elbow's owner. Surprise, surprise, it was Ron.
"Harry," Ron hissed to the dark haired boy and looked over to where Draco was stalking over.
Harry looked up at the blonde Slytherin.
"Potter, Weasel, Granger," Draco drawled.
That's odd, was he being a little bit nicer today? He didn't call Hermione mudblood and he didn't glare at Harry or Ron when he said their names, well, Ron's 'nickname'.
"Malfoy," Harry blinked at the blonde and held the package tighter and in return received a raised eyebrow from the Slytherin.
Hermione didn't say anything to the blonde, not knowing what to say, but she didn't really have to since Ron took the attention away by his greeting. "Ferret," he grunted.
Ron seemed quite proud of himself when Malfoy sneered at him but his pride was short lived when Malfoy dismissed the boy for Harry.
"So Potter, interesting package you have there, mind telling me just what it is?" Draco asked, and Harry could have sworn the look on Draco's face showed that he regretted making such a move. Subtle isn't a word one would use to describe Malfoy's attempt at finding out what the package was.
Harry grinned. "So Malfoy, interesting way of trying to get something out of someone, lack of oxygen to the brain today?"
Harry promised to curse himself later for a ghastly attempt to try and make peace with his enemies.
Hermione nudged Harry in the same place Ron nudged him which just doubled the pain, why did they both have such sharp elbows! She also sent him a glare and she was quite happy that he at least had the decency to look guilty.
Ron on the other hand was very happy that his best friend bit back at their enemy, hopefully this meant that all that talk about not having enemies was forgotten about. He laughed at the blonde which earned him a glare. Ron tried to stop laughing, and he did when he realised Harry was looking guilty and even Malfoy looked a little baffled as to why Harry looked guilty.
"Whatever Potter, but mark my words, I will find out what you're up to," Malfoy sneered before turning and walking off.
"That was bloody brilliant Harry!" Ron cheered when the Slytherin was out of earshot.
Harry grinned at his friend's comment before looking guilty again under Hermione's glare.
"I can't believe you just did that Harry, what about that talk about not having enemies?" Hermione scolded.
Harry shrugged and looked at her like a kicked puppy. "Force of habit?"
Hermione shook her head but couldn't help but grin at her friend.
A few moments later Ron ordered their meals and they all started to eat. Harry moved the package onto his lap, unaware that grey eyes followed it, but the eyes darted away as a blush followed the face as the person realised just where the package was now.
Harry finished eating and glanced down at the necklace that was safely wrapped up. "Hey," he caught his friend's attention. "What would happen if Malfoy found out this package was just something meaningless like a box of Berties every flavour jelly beans?"
The question made them all laugh and receive curious glances from others in the pub, especially from a few certain Slytherins.
"Then he would really kick himself mate!" Ron said before glancing down at his own package in his pocket.
xXx
LookitDom: (sobbing in corner) nothing much happens in this chappie either…(more sobbing) I'm trying! But I don't want to make it so Harry and Draco realise their feelings straight away, it takes me years to realise ANY feelings for a boy, how long do you think it would take two people who think they're enemies! (more sobbing) Thank you to people who are patient…I appreciate it! (walks off sobbing)
