By the time dinner came around Harry knew exactly what he was going to do. He had it all planned out, and as long as his Gryffindor courage didn't fail him, it was exactly what he was going to do. As the raven haired boy walked into the Great Hall, he bypassed the Gryffindor table, making everyone in the Great Hall look his way as he walked over to the Slytherin table. He smiled to himself as he made his way up to Draco Malfoy, before grabbing the other boy up by the collar of his robes, and planting a kiss upon the blonde Slytherins lips. A kiss he'd been dreaming about for far to long, and boy was it as good as he'd ever imagined.

The kiss didn't last long, maybe only a few seconds, but it was the best kiss harry had ever given, gotten, or dreamt about. Except it didn't end how he wanted at all. He was pushed away by the Slytherin, almost falling backwards. The boy hero stood in shock as Draco made a run for the doors leading out of the Great Hall, throwing the overly large doors open disappearing through them as they shut behind him. It took harry a second but both he and Pansy ran off in the direction Draco had disappeared into. They looked all around but the Blonde boy was already gone.

The Gryffindor boy and the Slytherin girl look at each other questioningly. "Do you know where he could have gone?" Harry asked her, but to his dismay she shook her head. "Then I know how to find him." He took off towards Gryffindor tower, muttering the password as the two ran up to the fat lady. They ran past, up the boys tower, and he skidded to his trunk, quickly grabbing the marauders map and his invisibility cloak. "What'd I do wrong," Harry asked her as they made their way out of Gryffindor tower under the cloak.

"Don't worry, darling, you didn't do anything wrong. He's just sensitive sometimes."

Harry touched his wand to the blank piece of parchment and whispered "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." The two watched as the marauders map slowly appeared one name at a time.

"How? Where? What?" Pansy stumbled over her words as harry laughed.

"My dad, my godfather, Professor Lupin, and their friend made it when they where here. I've had it for years," Harry spoke as he searched the map for Draco.

Pansy just nodded in awe, as he found Draco, he was in the Astronomy tower, he usually never went there, but Harry knew he would stay.

"Mischief Managed," Harry whispered, as he help his want to the map again, watching as the names disappeared one by one until it was once again a blank piece of parchment. Pansy gawked in amazement, but Harry took off in the direction of Draco, causing Pansy to scramble after him in order to stay under the secrecy of the invisibility cloak.

They were just around the corner when Pansy asks, "So who goes up first?"

"Uh," Harry thinks, "You go first, you are his friend, I'm not." He says at last.

"Maybe, but he'll have more patience with you than with me, he likes you after all, Potter." As they made it to the astrology Harry nodded at Pansy, telling her to go up and make sure he was even welcome around the blonde boy he oh so desperately wanted to hold him and make him feel as loved as he was. Pansy shrugged and walked out from the confines of the invisibility cape, making her way slowly up the tower steps, not ready to face whatever demons Draco had now.

Harry stayed at the bottom of the steps for what felt like forever, but was probably only a few minutes. He sat on the bottom steps of the tower, waiting for the okay. He watched the sun start to go down, turning the sky a bright orange. He looked over the lake seeing the reflection on the calm water, the Gryffindor smiled at the relaxing view of the castle and its surroundings.

Harry was broken out of his reservoir by screaming coming from the astronomy tower. "Draco, would you just listen no me-" Pansy screamed, before being cut off by a deeper voice yelling back,

"No, Pans, just no get out of here, I came here to be alone," Draco sounded upset, and for that, Harry ignored the pleas to be alone, He bounded up the steps to the tower two to three a a time, wanting nothing more than to comfort the boy at the top. Once Harry was at the top, or stopped to catch his breath, hearing Draco practically whisper, "What kind of joke is he getting at? Doesn't he know how much I like him?" So with Harry's head held high he walked into the opening of the tower.

Draco's back was to Harry, so when Pansy seen the raven haired boy she clasped Draco on the shoulder lightly before making her way out. Once the Blonde boy knew she'd descended the stairs he slumped to the floor with an audible sigh. Harry's heart broke at the sight and he knew he needed to fix whatever was broken between them. Harry walked up behind him and bent down quietly, careful to wrap his arms around the blonde slowly as though not to startle him. The green eyes boy felt the other boy tense up, Harry quickly planted a kiss to the others cheek with the intent to calm the other boy down. He of course didn't want to scare Draco off even more. Draco turned slowly, grey eyes staring into green, green eyes getting lost in the grey, he looked at harry as though he was his savior and his ending.

"Why did you kiss me at dinner, Potter? You hate me." Draco said matter of factly. He took in the dark haired boys face, it looked shocked and sincere.

Harry hesitated with a response, blanching at the, 'you hate me'. "Uh, no, Draco, I certainly do not. Are you or are you not my secret admirer?" He asked unsure all of a sudden.

Draco's eyes widened significantly, "how did you- When did you- You just guessed it wasn't Crabbe, how did you figure out it was me with enough certainty you would walk up in the Great Hall at dinner in front of everyone and - unless; Pansy." The realization hit him like a mac truck. His eyes comically wide, mouth agape, before his pupils dilated, anger filling him to the brim, making his magic spaz, the room sizzling with his excess magical energy. Harry kissed him then, again, right on the lips. Hoping to calm the blonde down before he blew the bricks off the building.

Harry pulled back not a few seconds later, smiling his same goofy smile, tilting his head slightly, making the other boys heart melt into the goofiness that was Harry James Potter. "Yes, Pansy told me, but are you really all that mad. Dray, I have had a crush on you since our second year. Our first year, I truthfully thought you was a prat, but our second year, I began to think you did what you did with me just to get my attention and my mind ran with it. I started seeing the good in you the way you would smile, and I started to fall for you. I mentioned liking someone in my letters to you, that person was you Draco. I have feelings for you." Harry stopped his rambling, waiting for the inevitable thinking it was all a joke by the way Draco had acted, but to his utter surprise this time it was the other boy who kissed him first.

Harry melted into the kiss, it was his first actual kiss, not counting the one in the Great Hall he sprung on Draco in which he was not kissed back, and he figured it was Draco's as well. It was messy, and a little painful. Teeth clashing, biting, scraping, to much tongue not enough movement, but at that moment to both boys it was perfect. It lasted for long minutes, before the boys had to pull away for breath, their lungs being starved of much needed oxygen.

Smiling big and wide harry looked at Draco expectantly. "Harry," Draco spoke slowly, slightly embarrassed. "If I'm honest, I didn't write you the first note, if you look closely, it's not my handwriting. It's Pansy's, well charmed to look like mine, she wrote the very first letter without my knowledge. After, of course I wouldn't shut up about you for a solid week apparently." Draco looked at Harry slowly, expecting to see a look of distrust or betrayal. Yet, all he seen was interest and happiness, so he continued, " I found out that morning at breakfast, I seen your owl fly to her, and read it over her shoulder, before questioning her as to why she was speaking to you. She explained it all. Least to say I was furious for a bit until I realized that it was my chance, so I wrote you back." Draco took a deep break and smiled shyly at Harry, not knowing how he would take such information.

"Well, I'm glad she did, would you have come to me if she hadn't?" Harry asked reaching out to rub his thumb over the blonds jaw, patiently awaiting an answer.

Draco shook his head, "No, - well, maybe eventually. Definitely in a different way, that way was far too, indirectly direct." He shrugged to himself before laughing and hugging Harry. "Although, I'm not mad she did if this is true and I'm not just dreaming of course."

"Oh, dray," Harry spoke softly wrapping his arms around Draco, "you are not dreaming, I'll happily stay like this all night for you to believe that it's true."

Draco hummed in response just as his stomach growled loudly. Neither boy had eaten, and it was beginning make itself known. "Maybe if we run back down to the hall we can get some food before everyone leaves and it disappears." Harry spoke offering comfort to Draco by pulling away slightly and grabbing his hand, rubbing small circles on the back of the paler hand with his thumb.

Draco understandably looks nervous, Harry smiled at him reassuringly. "I mean if you wish," Draco spoke quietly. To quietly for Harry's liking. The brunette stood up, keeping ahold of the other boys hand, slowly pulling him up on his feet. When standing the Slytherin was slightly taller than Harry, only by an inch or two, but Harry noticed, as he does with everything regarding his newly found out secret admirer.

"Dray," Harry spoke, making sure he had the blondes attention. The Gryffindor brought his hand up, gently pulling the other boys chin up to look at him. "Look at me Dragon." The nickname was soft, almost a caress in the form of a whisper. The name brought sparks to Draco's heart, making shivers run up his spine, no one had ever called him dragon before, snake, yes, never Dragon, and he quite liked the name on Harry's soft pink lips. He looked into the bright green eyes of Harry's, and smiled the softest of smile. "We can go in together," We can go in holding hands, I'll have your back my Dragon." Harry leaned in the place a chaste kiss on the Blondes slightly parted lips.

Draco nodded, ready to face the student body of Hogwarts all at once in the Great Hall, with Harry by his side. He knew that as long as he had Harry's hand in his, he could do it anything. So slowly the pair made their way down the tower steps, hands tightly clasped together.

Draco and Harry soon realized, as they walked across the grounds of their school that it would be a lot busier in the Great Hall than they expected, for no one passed them as they slowly made their way to dinner. Soon they stood in front of the overly large doors leading into the Great Hall, the boys looked at each other and smiled once more before, together they pushed the large doors open. Revealing the blonde Slytherin and the brunette Gryffindor hand in hand, to the entirety of Hogwarts.

This chapter ended up being the longest so far, which I'm by far glad about. I do apologize greatly for the last chapter update, with the holiday season it was hectic with my family and at my house. i don't live with my family so I ended up splitting my days from Christmas eve and New Years between my family, girlfriend, and roommate. I hope everyone had amazing holidays, I hope you got everything you wished for, and so much more. I hope you got to see your family and got lots of food! Enjoy the chapter guys 3

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