Captivation
Chapter 25: A Perfect Day
Over the next couple of weeks Harry slept in Draco's room every night. Their bond had strengthened and so far they hadn't had any more serious arguments. In fact, they were getting along just fine. The mock Quidditch finale came and as it turned out they wouldn't be the first team to compete. The way it worked was similar to the real Quidditch championships. There were five teams and two competed at once. Whoever was the victor moved on to the next until there were only two teams left to compete. Harry felt more than prepared because of the year's practicing and also the matches they had had. So as they watched the first two teams compete, they sat in the stands together.
"That was a bad move," Draco murmured, referring to the Muteki Chaser who tried to throw the Quaffle in himself even though it would've been better to pass it to the other Chaser.
"Yeah," Harry agreed, glancing at him. "They're still ahead though. I wonder who's going to win."
Draco shrugged and moved his bangs out of his face. Harry smiled and was about to lean over and kiss his cheek when a voice broke his thoughts.
"Hey Harry!"
He turned and saw Aron slipped through the crowd to get to him.
"Hi Aron," Harry greeted with a nod.
The other boy was smiling brightly as he sat down beside him. "I was looking for you."
"Oh," Harry blinked. "Er, Aron this is Draco."
He gestured to the blond who raked his hand through his hair as he nodded toward Aron.
"Hi," Aron said nervously, glancing down at his hands. "Um, Harry, I just…I wanted to tell you that I've been practicing those moves you taught me when I have time. I think I'm getting much better now."
"I'm glad," Harry smiled sincerely.
He felt Draco shift and Harry turned to see the blond standing up. "Draco?"
"I'm going to get some Wizard Snaps," he said, tilting his head as he glanced down at him. "Do you want anything?"
"I'll just share with you," Harry smiled.
Draco raised an eyebrow but went off to get some Wizard Snaps. Aron was silent for several minutes, staring out at the Quidditch field before he spoke.
"Harry, um, I heard that you and Draco are a couple."
Blinking, Harry turned to him. "Er, yeah we are. You didn't see the article in the Daily Prophet?"
Aron shook his head. "No, I don't read it. My parents told me it's rubbish. They read some Scotland newspaper but I can't remember the name of it."
Harry nodded, not really knowing what to say. The other boy appeared a bit flustered but he wasn't sure why.
"So…how long have you two been together?" Aron asked tentatively.
"Erm, about eight months now," Harry calculated.
"Wow…," Aron trailed off. "Um…do you…love him?"
Harry turned his head, surprised by the question. "Er, I—"
He didn't get to answer since Draco came slipping past students to get to them with the food. Harry gazed at him and smiled as the blond sat beside him.
"The line was long," Draco stated in annoyance, referring to the fact that he had taken about fifteen minutes.
He waved his wand and floated the Wizard Snaps between them.
"Here," Draco gestured to it.
"Thanks," Harry smiled, gazing at him.
Unexpectedly, Draco leaned in and pressed his lips against Harry's jaw. Then he slid his lips down Harry's neck. Suppressing a groan, Harry tilted his head so that their lips met in a simple but warm kiss. Draco pulled away and then took a Wizard Snap, turning back to the game as he ran his hands through his hair again. Turning back to Aron he saw that the other boy had been watching them and then quickly turned back to the game. For the rest of the game, Aron didn't speak much except when Harry pointed some things out. Finally, it was their turn to play and Aron wished them both luck. Harry noticed the other boy seemed to have a disappointed expression on his face, but he didn't dwell much on it as he joined beside Draco with the rest of the team.
The captain gave them a pep talk and then they were up in the air. The Muteki school had won so they were facing them. They won the first match and then two other schools competed and then they played the victor of that. And finally the last team they had to face was the American team. Harry was more prepared this time though since they had been given breaks in between matches. Now they were the last two. Half way into the game, Harry realized that they were only one point ahead and that if the American team got the snitch now they'd lose. Instead of throwing two simultaneous bludgers toward Harry, they aimed toward a Chaser.
Harry's heart clenched as he saw the bludgers heading straight for Draco as he was trying to score. And at the same time, the snitch was in sight flying about twenty meters away. Harry's eyes narrowed as his hands gripped his broom tightly. In less than a second he zoomed off, chasing the snitch before the American Seeker could even begin to move. The snitch tried to zigzag out of his reach but because Harry's adrenaline was pumping he tilted sideways off the broom and snatched the snitch then immediately raced toward Draco. The blond was less than five feet form the goal and he heard the whizzing. He turned and his eyes widened in shock as both bludgers came from different directions. He was about to try and dodge them, even though he didn't have enough time to react, but just then Harry swooped toward him and pulled him out of the way by grabbing his broom. The bludgers missed them both by centimeters. Harry stopped a few feet away, releasing the hold on Draco's broom so that their brooms floated next to one another's. Harry reached out and gripped Draco's shoulder gently.
"Are you alright?"
"Potter, I'm fine! You didn't have to save me like some hero and give up the snitch!" Draco exclaimed with furrowed eyebrows.
"Who said I gave it up?" Harry grinned, reaching his right fist out. He opened it to reveal the fluttering snitch.
Draco stared at it in surprise then he snorted. "It's just like you Potter to do an unnecessarily dangerous move to get all this attention."
He was referring to the gawking stares and the cheering.
"Just so you know, you didn't have enough time to dodge those bludgers so you could've gotten seriously injured," Harry said defensively.
"Potter, there are always dangers in Quidditch. It's what makes it exciting to the audience in the first place. I'm just as well-trained as anyone else. You can't follow me around to every match for the rest of my life trying to protect me. I can handle myself."
"I know you can, but I can still be concerned. And it isn't wrong to help you out once in a while, is it?" Harry countered.
Draco rolled his eyes a bit. "Fine Potter, just this once I'll let it slide since you managed to catch the snitch as well."
Unexpectedly, Harry leaned forward and wrapped his arms him in front of everyone.
"Potter, you're drawing quite a bit of attention," Draco quipped.
"Draco," Harry pulled back. "Shut-up."
The blond's eyes narrowed but Harry just embraced him tightly and surprisingly Draco didn't complain anymore. Seconds later, Harry released him and two floated back to the group to join their teammates and captain.
"That was spectacular Harry!" Liam exclaimed, patting his back. "Although I think you and Draco are going to be the hot talk between all these schools for a while."
"Fabulous," Draco drawled sarcastically, pushing his sweaty bangs out of his face.
"Tomorrow's the party!" Liam exclaimed in excitement. "Final exams are over and now we get a celebration!"
Harry grinned widely. They were then called over toe shake hands with the other players. Wood flashed him a knowing grin and ruffled his hair once. After a long day, they entered the showers excited about the party the next afternoon. Harry relished in the warm, soothing water that caressed his skin. Glancing over at Draco he saw the other boy trailing his hands down his body to rinse the soap suds away. The sight aroused him and as Harry watched him he realized just how strongly he felt for the other boy. He was positive now that he truly loved him. Although he wanted Draco to know that, he also didn't want to intimidate him. If Draco was still unsure of whether or not he truly loved Harry back he didn't want to put the other boy on the spot.
Harry turned the water off and began drying off. Draco followed suit shortly after, followed by other boys. The two then headed back toward Draco's room silently. When they got in the room, both of them slipped into their boxers and crawled into bed.
"Well, it has been an interesting year," Harry murmured quietly.
"That's an understatement," Draco replied tiredly.
Harry smiled. "I can't believe it's already summer break."
"Mmm," Draco answered in a tired agreement.
After a few seconds of silence, Harry turned his head toward him. "Say, Draco?"
"Mmm?" the blond opened his eyes and turned to stare at him.
"Would you want to go on a vacation together?"
Draco raised his eyebrows. "Vacation?"
"Yeah. Er, we have until mid-July before summer classes begin. I figure since it's been a bit crazy this year we should take a trip somewhere relaxing."
Draco stretched his arms above his head and shrugged. "Sure. What did you have in mind?"
"I'm not sure," Harry shrugged. "You know the wizard world better than I do. What would be a fun vacation?"
Staring up at the ceiling, Draco remained silently in his thoughts for several minutes.
"Well, I haven't been to the Sorcery Festival in a few years," he said.
"The Sorcery Festival?" Harry questioned curiously.
Draco snorted and shook his head. "Potter, you really need to get out more. It's a huge area with rides and games and such."
"Like an amusement park?" Harry asked.
Draco glanced at him in confusion. "That sounds like a muggle term."
"Er, it is. Anyway, that sounds like fun!" Harry smiled sincerely. "Do you know how much it would cost to go to this?"
"I'm not positive since my parents paid for me each time I went in the past. We bought a room in a fancy hotel which was right by the festival. It probably costs about 11 galleons per person just to get into the park and probably for a room it'd be about 115 galleons per night. They probably have deals depending on how long you want to stay. I suppose it's not too bad considering how many activities there are. A lot of people want to go though so purchasing tickets soon would be a good idea."
"Sounds good to me," Harry smiled. "If you're up for it."
Draco turned and glanced at him. "Might as well. It'd be better than staying around here with nothing to do."
Harry nodded in agreement. "Great! So how do we purchase the tickets?"
"You send them an owl saying you want them to hold however many tickets and then usually within a few days they reply and tell you how much it'll cost. Then you have up to twenty-four hours to send them the money or they could sell your tickets to someone else."
"Okay, I'll send them an owl tomorrow morning then," Harry smiled. "How long do you want to stay?"
"It doesn't matter to me," Draco said, shifting beneath the covers. "Normally my parents would only stay there for a couple days, since my father was really busy."
"Okay, so how about four days?" Harry suggested. "That way it gives us plenty of time to explore the activities without being too long. And if we decide afterward we want to stay longer, or go elsewhere, we can."
"Sure," Draco said, suppressing a yawn.
Harry smiled in excitement as he watched Draco's eyes close moments later. He shifted so his body was up against the blond's and closed his eyes as well. When morning came, Harry sent off an owl addressing the Sorcery Festival and even asked about any deals with hotel rooms included. That afternoon, the beginning of summer break, there was a huge celebration outside in the beautiful, warm, crisp air. The grass was lush and gleaming in the sunlight as tables were set up with all sorts of foods and sweets and drinks. All the other Quidditch teams were invited which proved to be a vast number of students.
Harry enjoyed talking with other players and so did Draco as well. The two of them didn't spend a considerable amount of time together during the celebration, for they were both off eating and talking with many others, but Harry got some time with Draco. Hours later, as Harry talked to Lucas about his growing relationship with Hermione, he spotted Draco talking with Captain Murdoch. He didn't think anything of it, since she was part of the party just like the other teachers. Later on that evening when the other school teams went back home and the year's trophy had been awarded to their school, everyone headed to the dining hall for a late dinner. Harry was walking with Lucas and two spotted Draco sitting with Tavis, Liam, Ellion, Ambreen, Dahlia and others. Many of them were leaning over toward Draco or over his shoulder. Harry and Lucas sat down at the table.
"What's that?" Harry asked, gesturing to the letter in Draco's hands that apparently was getting the attention of the rest of the table.
"It's a letter from a sponsor!" Ellion exclaimed in excitement, pulling back his curly dark red hair from his face.
Harry felt his stomach churn uncomfortably. "A sponsor?"
"Yeah, during the mock Quidditch finale there were a couple Quidditch sponsors watching for any young, new talents," Liam said. "You didn't know that?"
"Er, no. Mariabella never mentioned that," Harry said.
"Oh she probably didn't tell you guys so that you wouldn't become nervous," Tavis said.
Draco was still silently reading over the letter and Harry glanced at him. "Er, Draco, can I see it?"
The blond glanced up and then handed it over to him. Harry read it:
Dear Draco Merlin,
I am pleased to tell you that your Chaser skills have caught my eye. I admire your quick reflexes and your ability to know when to pass to your teammates rather than try and score yourself. Although there are things you could work on, I am very interested in seeing how you improve by the time you graduate from the school. I'll be keeping my eye on you.
Sincerely,
Celestina Maeve (Sponsor from Caerphilly, Wales; British and Irish Quidditch League)
"Wow," Harry said, giving him a soft smile. "Congratulations!"
Draco grinned as he took back the letter as others wanted to see. Harry was happy for him, and even proud of him, but at the same time he was partially envious and mostly worried that this would mean they'd have to go separate ways eventually. But Harry was not going to ruin Draco's moment.
"This is amazing. I mean, it's nearly impossible for people to get sponsors in their first year!" Tavis exclaimed while patting Draco's back over and over again.
Draco was practically beaming and several times he raked his hands through his hair. Harry smiled despite his worries; he was very grateful that Draco's future career was looking up especially since the blond had been worried earlier about paying the loan off to Niall. So Harry pushed his concerns to the back of his mind and enjoyed eating, smiling at the way Draco glowed because of all the compliments he was getting.
By the following afternoon, while Draco was flying around on the Quidditch field, Harry received a reply from the manager of the festival. It read:
Dear Harry Potter,
I am delighted to hear you would like to come to our enchanted festival. Two adult tickets will cost you twenty galleons, 15 sickles and 7 knuts per day. Since you want to stay for four days, I recommend that you purchase a room at the Celestial Haven hotel because they have discounts for the festival. If you were to purchase a room for four days it would cost you only 13 galleons, 10 sickles and 27 knuts total for four days at the festival. And the room itself for four days, with this deal, costs 207 galleons, 7 sickles and 25 knuts, which is a good deal for how popular and expensive this hotel usually is. But this is one of its busy months so they have good deals. Hope you're interested!
Manager Gyllis
Harry immediately owled Gringotts to get the money extracted. It was approximately one thousand dollars for the four-day stay at the hotel plus an extra 36 dollars for four days at the festival. All in all, it wasn't that bad of a deal. Gringotts thankfully sent him the money by that evening so he sent it out to the manager at the festival right away. He got a response by the next morning saying that their room at the hotel had been reserved and their tickets had been attached with the owl. They would be leaving the very next day and Harry could hardly contain his excitement. He told Draco the good news at lunch and the other boy seemed to be looking forward to a vacation as well.
They packed fairly lightly, since it would only be for four days. Harry found it the festival and hotel were located in France. The hotel had an invisibility charm over it so only muggles couldn't see it. And it was in a beautiful area surrounded by trees off the coast of La Rochelle overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Harry now fully understood why Draco had commented about Hermione's birthday party room being middle-class. Their room, just for the two of them, was almost twice as big as Hermione's. They had a large kitchen with gleaming counters and everything about the room was magical. The dishes cleaned themselves, the beds made themselves, the leather couches and velvet chairs floated like the ones in Hermione's room only they had an expanding charm over them so a person could even use them for sleeping.
The lights turned on and off with just a flick of a wand and a person could even change the color of their sheets, floor and walls or anything to suit their tastes. All they had to do was tap their wand on the area they wanted changed and whichever color or texture they said would appear. They had a Wizard television that was charmed to grow to any screen-size and it floated up to ten feet off the floor. Also, if a person used a simple charm with their wand they could get the channels to change just by saying them aloud. Their bedroom was enormous as well with a plush bed with both velvet and silk sheets (that expanded and changed colors, if they desired). Also the bed had charmed massagers that could appear and give the person a massage and the pillows could expand as puffy as a person wanted.
The large bathroom attached to the master suite bedroom was huge as well with a tub much like the one at Hogwarts for the Prefects. There were five faucets all of which had different colored water pour out and also the water bubbled like a Jacuzzi. The different colored waters had different scents all for the purpose of relaxing and calming nerves. Charmed sponges would wash them so they wouldn't have to do any work and the bath could clean itself up as well.
Over all, Harry was beyond awed. Draco didn't seem that impressed by it, but he did seem happy to be away from school for a while. The moment they set their trunks in the room the clothes began unpacking themselves. After Harry explored all of the rooms, still grinning with amazement, the two of them set out to see the festival. According to what Draco said, the festival was too large to explore it all in one day so they decided to head to the nearest area first and work their way to the end. The festival was nearby the hotel, but it was hidden away from muggles much like Diagon Alley. There was an alleyway they went down and at the end there was a stone wall. All Draco had to do was to say alahomora to open it. The wall, detecting magic, opened to them and Harry heard the loud laughter and chatter of wizards and witches alike.
Harry saw several people dressed up in fancy costumes, one pretending to be Merlin with Excalibur (though there appeared to be no Arthur) and he was floating while the sword changed colors and let out eruptions of colorful sparks to kids' amusement. He saw a cotton-candy stand and watched perplexed as the cotton-candy swirled itself and as the little girl took a bite of the pink her hair turned pink. Laughing, her brother took a bite of blue and his face turned blue.
"Draco, can we get some of that?" Harry asked, gesturing to it.
Draco snorted in amusement. "That cotton-candy's for kids, Potter. There's better stuff a little farther down."
Curiously, Harry followed him to a different stand where there were different colored cotton-candy sticks making themselves. Draco paid for two floating sticks to the woman and gave a blueish-purple colored cotton-candy to Harry. He watched as Draco took a piece off and ate it. He didn't seem to change any colors, thankfully, which Harry knew was why he said the other cotton-candy was for kids. When he took a bite, the cotton-candy began fizzing and melting in his mouth at once while sending bursts of flavor all over his taste buds. It made him his stomach feel all warm and fuzzy, almost like Butterbeer, only the cotton-candy was fizzy and sweet.
"This is good," Harry said, taking another bite.
"It's a bit on the sweet side, but it's fine," Draco said as he took another bite of his.
"What ride do you want to go on first?" Harry asked as they walked, passing through the crowd.
"I suppose we could start with one of my favorites," Draco replied as Harry followed him.
"Okay," Harry smiled, walking right beside the blond.
As they approached the ride, however, Harry got a good look at it. There was an enormous Hungarian Horntail statue that looked life-like and it was charmed to blow fire, roar and snap its jaws. There were small cars shaped like golden dragon eggs that floated around the dragon really fast and then dove inside its mouth. He could hear girls screaming and he gulped, stopping in his tracks. Draco turned, having noticed that he had stopped.
"Potter, are you coming?"
"Er, yeah, but…it's just that…I've never been on a roller-coaster before," Harry admitted, using the muggle term.
Draco, however, understood and slowly approached him. He raised an eyebrow in amusement. "You're not afraid are you Potter?"
"Not afraid, just…uncertain," Harry said, shrugging.
"They're harmless. The fire feels hot as you get close to it but never does it actually touch anyone. It's charmed to disappear before getting too close to anybody. And there's a ride inside the dragon," Draco said, tilting his head.
Against the glowing light, his earring shimmered and Harry couldn't help but admire him. After a slight hesitation, he followed Draco up to the ride. As they got into the floating egg, Draco side-glanced him and Harry got the feeling he was making sure he wasn't uncomfortable. Immediately, Harry relaxed knowing that Draco was with him and the ride was obviously not going to harm him or allow him to fly out of the egg (and if by some slim to none chance that happened he could use his wand to levitate to the ground). Magically, straps came around their waists and across their chests. Draco leaned back comfortably, not even holding onto the bar that was within reach. Harry was tempted to hold onto the bar, but he didn't because he wasn't going to give Draco the chance to tease him about it afterward.
The egg zoomed off at incredible speed and Harry's stomach lurched at the tingly sensation. After a minute, however, the discomfort of the new sensation morphed into excitement. He realized it wasn't so different from the feeling of riding a broom. The egg swerved all around the dragon as it snapped and roared and finally they were swallowed by it. Inside the egg followed a path like a roller coaster ride and they were serving and looping upside down as bursts of sparks hit their vehicle changing it colors in the process. Harry had never had so much fun before.
After the ride he dragged Draco on all the rides he could find in that area. The blond was a bit annoyed at first because Harry just grabbed his hand and began searching for more rides, but the two of them completely forgot any past or future worries. They played some games and in one of the games they had to guess what spell, charm or hex the person at the booth was thinking of. Harry, neglecting to let anyone know he had been trained in Legilmency, guessed correctly and won a pack of famous Wizard cards (with chocolate frogs) and a charmed ring (that glowed when danger was nearby). Draco won some prizes as well by playing in an eating contest. He ate the most Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans including the nasty ones, which the other contestants couldn't bear to eat.
"How did you eat the vomit and booger flavored ones?" Harry asked, after he had retrieved his prize of twenty galleons.
Draco's lips curled into a sly smirk. "I just plugged my nose while I ate so I tasted nothing."
Harry burst out laughing and grinned at him. "Well aren't you sly. Actually, I have to confess something as well," he said as Draco turned to him. "I know Legilmency which is how I won the last challenge."
"I'm surprised Potter," Draco rose both eyebrows while he smirked. "I didn't think you had any Slytherin in you."
Harry smiled and shrugged. "Well, I can speak Parseltongue so I have a little Slytherin in me."
"And how is it Potter that a Gryffindor like you has such a rare Slytherin gift?" Draco asked, staring at him curiously.
Glancing at him, Harry shrugged. "Dumbledore thought that Voldemort transferred his ability to speak Parseltongue the night he tried to kill me. Er, the first time he tried to kill me," Harry added with a small grin. "So I guess it's not really my own innate power."
Draco shrugged. "I suppose since you can do it it's still your ability."
Harry smiled brightly and suddenly clasped his hand in Draco's. The blond turned his head, looking taken aback but he didn't move to separate their hands.
"So where to next?" Harry asked, feeling very content.
"It's almost eleven thirty and the festival closes at midnight," Draco shrugged. "There's not much left to do in this area."
"There has to be at least one ride left in this part," Harry urged, glancing at him.
Draco raked his free hand through his hair while in thought. "I think there's another one that we missed by the entrance."
"Okay, let's go back," Harry said, tugging on his hand.
The blond followed wordlessly as they retraced their steps back to the entrance. Draco was right—they had missed a ride tucked away diagonal from the entrance. It wasn't a roller-coaster ride, which was why they probably missed it. It was similar to the muggle Ferris Wheel in that there were floating compartments shaped like unicorn heads that held up to four people inside. A beautiful, life-like unicorn floated in the center as the levitating compartments floated circularly around the unicorn. And as the unicorn flapped it wings and got higher and higher, the compartments rose too at least two hundred and fifty feet off the ground. And then the unicorn would fly back down and the compartments would lower and slowly turn until the ride stopped.
Harry and Draco got into a compartment and it began floating upward at a nice pace, not too fast and not too slow. The stars were shining brilliantly in the sky and as Harry peered out of their compartment window he saw a star high in the sky emitting a soft blue glow. It was slightly brighter than the others and instantly he knew that was the star called Sirius. Of course it wasn't named after his Godfather, but just seeing it made him think that Sirius was watching over him (as well as his entire family). Smiling wistfully, Harry stared up at it.
"Why are you smiling like that?" Draco asked, leaning back in his seat.
Harry glanced at him and smiled softly. "That blue star up there is called Sirius. It just reminded me of my Godfather."
Draco glanced out the window at it silently. Then he slowly turned back to him. "I remember seeing an article on him during third year."
Harry nodded. "Yeah, I thought he had committed murder too but then I found out he had been framed by Peter Pettigrew, as you probably know. Sirius' name was cleared a couple years ago."
Draco nodded wordlessly as Harry continued to stare up at the star. "Were you…close to him?" he asked hesitantly.
"Yeah," Harry said as his eyes dimmed. "And you know what was worse? Right when I finally opened up to him and began thinking of him as a father-figure he was taken away from me."
The compartment was filled with silence and though Harry missed Sirius dearly he didn't feel the same overwhelming grief that he had in the past. Perhaps it was because the war had ended and he had moved on or maybe it was because of his strong bond with Draco (or a combination). Either way, he was finally seeing a lot more meaning to his life.
"I'm sorry."
Harry turned, a bit surprised. Draco had his arms crossed casually over his chest and he was staring at him with large, concerned eyes. His voice had been soft when he murmured it and Harry immediately could feel the compassion radiating from the other boy. As the unicorn rose up to its fullest height, and their compartment raised high into the sky as well, Harry leaned forward toward Draco, grasping the other boy's shoulder. Their eyes, shimmering in the dim light from the stars and crescent moon, locked together and Draco began leaning down toward him as well. Their lips met and Harry felt his stomach flutter violently. He wrapped a hand around Draco's neck as the blond wound his arms around Harry's back. Slowly, as their lips caressed and moved in a gentle rhythm their mouths parted and tongues languidly touched. The kiss was deeply passionate but gentle and as Harry sat down on the same side of him as their arms remained wrapped around one another while their lips remained attached he couldn't help thinking that the day had been absolutely perfect.
TO BE CONTINUED…
Author's Note:I'm afraid this is coming to an end shortly. About one or two chapters left I believe. I'm afraid I'm not going to do a sequel. I just think it'd ruin it. But I do hope to do another Harry/Draco story soon! Maybe I'll start a Christmas story in time for December! Yeah, that sounds like a plan:-)
To Reviewers:
Branwen777: Oh, well I'm glad the chapter is more interesting but that it was okay before too. Thank you! I'm glad you find Harry and Draco's progress realistic!
:I'm glad you didn't find the party scene boring. Well, just one person commented that it was boring, but I re-read it and figured it needed some more dialogue anyway. But thanks!
Hkph:Lol! I'm glad you liked the jealousy. It always makes nice drama, hehe! And I'm glad you think they're relationship is progressing at a believable rate! That's what I was hoping for.
DracoLover:Thank you! I'm very happy you like this! And thank you for pointing out that mistake for me! I went back and fixed it. Lol! Sometimes I write too many Harry Potter stories at once and it confuses me. I'll have to watch out for those. Well, to be very honest I think it's more realistic that Harry remains on the bottom, just because of his personality. I find Draco to be more dominant and while it's natural in relationships to switch roles I feel that Harry doesn't mind being on the bottom each time. :-)
The Earth Mystic:Yes, it's a good thing Draco and Harry weren't split apart by their jealousies! Hehe! I'm very glad you liked it!
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Smurff:I'm very glad you thought their fight was realistic! I'm sorry I took long on the update again! It seems that some weekends are better than others, homework wise. But all in all, at least I haven't been taking forever on this story (like I have with other stories of mine, lol!). But anywhoo, thanks again:-)
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Discombabulatedperson:Lol! Don't worry, I couldn't possibly break these two up now! They've come too far! Besides, they're far too hot together. :-)
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Lollylover:Hehe! Thanks:-)
Shannon:Wow, thank you so much for your compliments! I am very glad that you find this a realistic interpretation of their relationship. I'm glad you like Harry more now. I definitely have to say sometimes I did get annoyed with Harry in the canon series, lol! And I know that in the canon timeline it would be impossible to have Harry and Draco fall in love so it makes me very relieved to hear that you find this believable. I try and update as quickly as possible—so far I haven't exceeded 5 or 6 days. I'm trying hard:-)
. . …:Thanks! I'm so glad you liked their bonding. They needed some jealousy moments and some fighting, but also some mushy moments (like this chapter). Oh don't worry about reviewing on time! This chapter took me longer than I expected to post anyway! Um, I would say Draco is the man of the relationship because he's dominant during sex, but that doesn't mean that Harry's less masculine. It's very complicated…but I hate how the stereotype is that in a gay relationship one guy ALWAYS has to be "girly" or more feminine than the other and I don't think that's necessarily true. So both of them are very masculine but Draco's more dominant. Oh and I'm very happy that you liked chapter fourteen:-)
Tiger Eye2:Lol! Yes, Harry would agree with you on that! He's still angry at Ron too, which is why it'll take time for him to trust him again. I'm very happy you liked their bonding:-)
Peaceful Angel:Thank you:-)