A/N Thank you to everyone that has read my fic and I hope you have enjoyed so far!

Onwards to the next chapter.

Chapter 5 : Caught up in a web of lies

D.A.M

Classes for Draco were uneventful for the most part. With Crabbe and Goyle following him around everywhere, it was a miracle that he didn't die from how dumb the pair were. He wished that they would leave him alone but his father had ordered it and no one disobeys Lucius Malfoy, at least not directly.

Although his mind kept drifting to his Godfather's lesson earlier that day.

He knew his Godfather favoured his snakes and tended to be a bit harsh to the lions, but he seemed to hate Harry even more than everyone else and Draco thought that something wasn't right with that picture. Although this wasn't the only thing that felt off to him. It was the fact that Harry obviously was keen on potions, but he didn't know any of the answers to Snape's questions which were definitely in the textbook. His gut was telling him that he didn't forget either.

When the time for dinner came, Draco walked up to the Great Hall, closely followed by Vince and Greg. They sat down with the other Slytherin first years, Pansy, Daphne, Tracey, Millie, Theo and Blaise. As they ate the delicious food prepared by the house elves, they discussed many things as well as exchanging gossip on what went down on the first day.

"Can you believe that Potter didn't know the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane. My little sister would know the answer to that." Daphne snickered.

Everyone else nodded in agreement, all adding something else to mock Harry.

Draco threw in a couple of snarky comments here and there but kept glancing over at the Gryffindor table where he saw Harry talking to Granger and Weasel. He may not be like his father, but he did find some of the Weasley children annoying.

His classmates soon drifted onto other conversations that Draco gladly contributed to, like politics and news in the wizarding world. News of a Gringotts break-in was a hot topic as well as the usual pureblood gossip.

Soon everyone was finishing up and leaving the hall with their friends in tow. Draco got to his feet when he saw Harry leaving the hall. Draco strolled past his friends and weaved around many people before he was practically behind his friend.

With his hand clutched, he sped up and shoved passed Harry, while slipping his clenched hand into Harry's pocket.

He turned back to the trio and said "Look where you're going, Potter. " Brushing the non-existent dust off his robes, he continued and said, "I look forward to tomorrow when you fall off your broomstick."

Harry blushed slightly and Ron stepped forwards towards Draco and said "Sod off Malfoy."

"Gladly. Who would want to be around such filth?" Draco retorted, staring at Ron and Hermione.

He then turned around and walked away from the trio.

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H.J.P

Walking back to the common room for Harry seemed like an endless journey because of Ron ranting about Draco and Hermione muttering to herself all the way.

When they finally reached the common room, Harry excused himself to go to the bathroom, although it was to escape from Ron and Hermione.

When Draco had bumped into Harry, he thought he felt Draco's hand slip in his pocket. So once he was away from prying eyes, he looked in his pocket and found a small piece of parchment. It read

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Charms classroom

8 pm

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Harry smiled. Despite having to fake hate between each other, Draco still wanted to be his friend. Harry for once felt happy, he had not many great memories but this would be a good one.

He made his way back to his friends and asked Hermione the time since she had a small silver watch on her left wrist. " It's quarter to eight, why do you ask?" She queried.

Harry calmly said, "I just want to go for a walk to clear my head before doing my homework." He then added, "I'll be back soon."

He left through the portrait hole, ignoring the Fat Lady's complaints. Since it was before curfew, he knew he was allowed out but since it was still his first day so he took multiple wrong turns before ending up by the charms classroom.

He opened the door and slid in, closing the door gently behind him. Although he jumped when he heard a voice. "About time."

Harry turned around to see Draco leaning against a desk in the front row. "Sorry, I got a bit lost," Harry replied. Draco shrugged off the apology and asked about how he was hanging out with his Gryffindor friends.

They were discussing their classmates when Draco asked Harry what he thought about the potion lesson they had in the morning. "I enjoyed making the potion despite Snape breathing down my neck but reading the textbook helped with understanding the effects of adding different ingredients," Harry said without realising what he just said.

Draco smirked and replied with a slightly mocking tone "Then why didn't you have any idea of the answers to Snape's questions."

Harry stiffened and hesitated for a moment before replying. "I couldn't remember." He knew it was lame but Draco had caught him off guard.

That moment of hesitation was all Draco needed to see that Harry was lying. "Come on, we both know that's not true."

On the outside, anyone could see that Harry was uncomfortable but on the inside, he was having a mini panic attack. He couldn't exactly just say that his uncle would beat him if he got good grades. Who knows what his reaction would be. No, Harry knew that it would be safer if he just lied but a good lie contains a grain of truth.

Taking a deep breath, Harry opened his mouth to respond. "The truth is that your Godfather, Draco, makes me feel nervous and I couldn't remember anything. It was like everything I learnt just jumped out a window."

Harry could see that Draco didn't fully believe him but seemed to be contemplating something. Draco then sighed as if he lost a big battle and said "Well I can tell you he doesn't have the title of the greasy dungeon bat for nothing." The pair couldn't help burst out laughing, forgetting momentarily their argument

As the curfew loomed closer, they said their good nights and went their separate ways. Fortunately, they both found their way back to their common room without any further mishap.