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Word Count: 1181

Title: Malfoy Vs Potter

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Beta: DarylDixon'sgirl1985

Hogwarts

Assignment 5: Media Studies: #Hogwarts: Task #5 - #lifeforlike: Write about a character having a crush and acting on it.

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Prompt 208 [Dialogue] "Wait. Are you flirting with me?"/"I have been for the past year."

"Hermione, please, he is driving me crazy," Harry begged. He couldn't stand being in the same room as Draco anymore. At one point he believed they could truly be friends, but once he told Draco he was gay the man would make insane innuendos every time the two of them spent time together. He had no idea how he would keep himself from snogging the other man half to death if he had to go on a work retreat with him, even if Hermione and Ron would be there as well.

"Harry Potter, I hate to pull rank on you, but I'm the Minister of Magic, and you two can put your personal differences aside for the time being and focus on helping me with team building exercises for the new Auror recruits."

Harry groaned. He knew he was a good leader, and as much as it pained him, he also knew Draco was a good leader as well.

"Fine, but I'm not working with him," Harry replied petulantly.

"That's fine, you can have your team, and he can have his."

When Harry saw the mix of students Hermione gave him, his attention was quickly grabbed by two best friends, at least, they looked like best friends.

It was clear they were complete opposites, the one was soft spoken and gentle, and the other one was boisterous and loud. It made him think of Hermione and Ron initially, but soon he realised they were more like him and Draco.

Harry watched the two of them for a while. He overheard Aubrey talking to Travis.

"You know, your eyes remind me of twinkling silver stars," Aubrey said, and Travis turned red, before smiling meekly, unsure how to respond. Harry was almost tempted to laugh. It seemed like boys could be more than friends, he knew Ron would never mention his eyes 'like a freshly pickled toad', as Ginny once had.

"Hey, Travis," Harry called one of the recruits over to him.

"Yes, sir?" the boy asked respectfully. Travis was tall and lean, with grey eyes, whereas his friend was shorter, stockier, and had short spiky hair with hazel eyes.

"How do you get along with Aubrey? You seem so different," Harry asked.

"Is this a personal conversation, sir?'

"Oh, um, I was just curious, you both remind me of myself and someone I…"

"Someone you love?" Travis guessed correctly, his eyes twinkling with mischief.

"Well, I'm in love with... but yes."

"Sir, you know the saying opposites attract?"

Harry nodded.

"It's like that, I'm the Hufflepuff to his Slytherin, and I wouldn't have it any other way."

Harry was shocked to have his impressions of the houses shattered like that. It seemed to him this quiet boy was better suited to be in a different house.

"You're close," Harry said. It wasn't really a question.

"You have no idea, sir," he laughed, glancing over at Aubrey who stood waiting patiently for them to finish their conversation.

"How so?"

"Please don't mention it yet, but I've had a crush on him for ages, and I'm finally going to tell him."

Travis mistook the look on Harry's face. "Oh, I didn't realise you were old fashioned," Travis said sadly.

"Travis, it's not that, I'm in awe of your bravery," Harry said. Travis didn't look convinced, his grey eyes that reminded him so much of Draco looked puzzled.

"I'm gay too, and in the same situation," Harry added.

"Oh!" Travis exclaimed. "We can both tell them together." It seemed he was eager to help his mentor. "It's for your own good, you know."

"I don't care if it's for my own good," Harry muttered.

Just then Draco walked past with his group, and Harry couldn't help but sigh.

"The other team leader, huh?" Travis grinned.

"A perceptive Puff," Harry replied.

"Yes, sir," Travis said, winking before he walked off to join his friend Aubrey who was waiting for them to finish their discussion.

"Looking good Potter," Draco winked at him, and some of Draco's team wolf whistled before Draco held up one hand, and they went quiet.

Harry blushed, and walked off without a reply, not noticing the sigh from Draco.

Harry watched the duo carefully, noticing the teasing, flirtatious way that Aubrey spoke to Travis.

"You have the upper body strength," Aubrey said when they were deciding who would climb the rope and who would be spotting.

"Sure, then Travis will be on the rope," Harry suggested.

He overheard Aubrey whisper to Travis in his ear, "I won't mind watching you climb the rope either," turning Travis into a tomato again.

While Aubrey was watching Travis climb the rope, Harry could have sworn he saw a sudden emotion rush over Aubrey's face. His brown eyes seemed to look at Travis with wonder as he reached the top. Harry wasn't sure if it was adoration, lust, or both.

"Yes, Trav!" Aubrey yelled, punching the air, and Team Malfoy let out a groan at being beaten to the top.

Harry looked over to see Draco staring at him.

"Harry," he said simply.

"Yeah?" Harry asked, watching the conflict flicker across Draco's pale face.

"Nice one," Draco said.

"Um, thanks," Harry replied in surprise.

Travis and Aubrey hugged when Travis got done from the wall, and Team Potter was clapping and patting them on their backs.

Harry saw Travis glancing over at him when the team dispersed, after the excitement died down.

"Do it," Travis seemed to mouth at Harry. Harry looked puzzled for a second before he realised. Travis was urging him to confess his crush. Harry shook his head. "Now is the time."

"You seem to like the boy," Draco said, and Harry's eyes jumped back to his crush.

"I see a lot of myself in him," Harry replied.

"Too much information, Potter," Draco joked, pretending to look disgusted.

"Draco, why do you constantly do that?" Harry sighed.

"Hey, look, they're kissing," Draco said. "Seems you missed your chance with Travis."

Harry looked over in time to see the kiss, and a sudden thought occurred to him. Maybe Draco had been doing what Aubrey did to Travis.

"I'm not interested in Travis. They say opposites attract for a reason."

"I'll be whatever you want me too," Draco said. "I mean, oh forget it."

"Wait. Are you flirting with me?" Harry finally asked. It was clear Draco was conflicted about his words, and it finally made sense to him.

"I have been for the past year," Draco muttered. "But all I did was push you away, so I'll try to stop."

"You idiot, I thought you were mocking me," Harry said.

"Who exactly is being an idiot?" Draco retorted.

"Oh shut up, Slytherin," Harry said, following the boys' example and kissing Draco fiercely, making both teams cheer.

"Men," Hermione said to Ron, who was horrified that his best friend was making out with Draco, and puzzled about the lack of reaction from the rest of the team counsellors.

"Good one, sir," Travis called once he extracted his lips from the other young man, and Harry grinned.