Note to readers: Read to the end of the chapter before you attempt to kill me. :P

Harry.

Thanks for your letter. Tips for my dad are: He likes well cut hair, smart appearance and no dawdling. He'll probably make you dress up fancily so have some thing ready. It's gonna be so great when you come. We can play Quiddich and muck around, and you can meet my mother…oh, it'll be amazing. If dad likes you, we'll do so much fun stuff. Won't say any more here. Stuff for dad is hard but I'm forbidden to talk about it. It's probably the sort of work you expect-I know you know he's close to you-know-who. Can't say anymore here. Love you infinity to the power infinity, infinity times,

Draco

PS. Thanks for the kiss back. Have another.

I read the letter from Draco one more time before heading off the room of requirement. My disguise was already on and I couldn't help praise Hermione for her skill at concealment charms. Walking in, I found Cho already there armed with bottles and bottles of gunk and a hair shower. She smiled at me and I smiled back, unworried because of my disguise. I sat down in the chair and leant back. She began to wash my hair. It was heavenly. My head was covered in hot water and massaged with shampoo, before rinsed again and more stuff was but on. Then I was allowed to get up and go have my hair cut. It was long now, touching my shoulders.

Cho spend about quarter of an hour trying to comb it until she finally got through the knots and spread yet more rubbish onto my hair. It smelled nice. Then she began to cut with sharp, neat clicks. She spent a lot of time fussing with clips and layers and short bits and long bits. She spent a lot of time fiddling with the front of my hair. Finally, she put the scissors down and began to dry my hair. It was lovely and warm on my damp neck. When she had finished, she bean to comb it again, arranging it around my face and flicking little bits here and there. Then she put some more stuff on and stood back to admire her work.

"Yep. It's finished. You can look." I looked. She'd done a great job, Seamus had not been lying. My new hair was a mass of black strands, bangs falling into my face and hair cut into curls around my neck. My ridiculous face and ears still ruined the effect slightly but I was most pleased.

"Wow this is great. How much did you say you wanted for this?"

"Five galleons." I counted out the money, said goodbye to Cho and headed back to the common room. Ron and Hermione were there and they both complemented Cho's skill greatly. Then Hermione removed the charm from me and I went upstairs to look at myself. Seamus was up there, but he was reading and didn't look up as I crossed the room. I looked good. Draco would love it. I headed back downstairs, but as I reached the foot, I heard sounds of a couple kissing and touching passionately and turned to head back upstairs only to be confronted my Seamus' grinning face.

"It's great. You look sexy. Didn't I tell you she was great?"

"Yeah. You did. Thanks." I was beginning to understand why Seamus had recommended her so readily. He cocked his head towards the sounds emitting from the common room and his smirk grew wider.

"Sound like they're having fun don't they?" I wrinkled my nose in disgust. The idea of touching a girl was so foreign to me it made me shudder and Seamus and I headed back upstairs. When we reached the dorm I collapsed onto my bed and Seamus sat down next to me, a little too close for comfort.

"I bet you miss that stuff when Draco's away."

"Don't we all. But urges are controllable."

"Surely you miss all the disgustingly dirty things you do together?"

"We don't do disgustingly dirty things to each other. Our lovemaking is beautiful and spiritual as well as being…well…satisfying to say the least."

"Haven't experimented in new areas yet?" Seamus' words were, despite myself, beginning to interest me. What, for instance, had Draco and I missed?

"Such as?"

"Food, the conventional kinky or using your tongue in more areas are just a few ideas."

"I've already got on my knees if that's what you're implying." Seamus laughed.

"No. Something much more fun. Allow me to show you."

"No!"

"Well, suit yourself; you can't say I didn't offer."

"Leave off, Seamus."

"Don't find me at all attractive?"

"Nope."

"What about the things I could do to you, the things I could teach you?"

"No."

"What about…things I could teach you that would make Draco scream your name all night and beg you, plead with you, implore you for more?" I didn't answer. That was certainly a very attractive idea, but I couldn't learn to do that this way. I had to learn with Draco. "Just think what a lovely surprise it would be, for you to turn up the innocent baby he left and then discover the new delights one by one until he swears he cannot live without it. Indeed, it's a shame you're not at all interested. It would make anyone love you as well as want to mate with you. Still, you're not interested…" He was trying to bribe me and it made me sick but the thought of Draco in that state was so attractive, my pants suddenly seemed twice as tight.

"Ah…but what do we have here Mr. Potter?" Seamus had slipped down and was paying close attention to the bulge in my jeans. "It seems Mr Potter is not as disinterested as he seems!"

"Get away from me Seamus."

"Sorry Harry. Your cock invited me and I'm determined to stay."

"Get away!" I kicked out and my foot connected with Seamus' shoulder. He grabbed it in his strong fingers, all playfulness gone. His face twisted.

"You act so innocent Harry, always playing the innocent baby, but I know the dirty things you're longing to know about and whether you want me to show you or not I'm going to."

"I won't let you. Ron will…"

"I assure you, that Ron will do nothing in this dorm this evening. Perhaps in Miss Granger's dorm…" Seamus was crawling over me, crushing my body with his weight. I was powerless. My wand was in my pocket and I had no way of reaching it. I twisted my face away but he just bit my neck, hard. I tried to knee him from behind but his legs were entwined into mine and bound me where I lay. I used my last weapon and bit down so hard on his shoulder as to draw blood. This only seemed to give him more passion and he pulled my wrists down to either side of my head and spoke in a low growl into my ear.

"This is how it should be. You're stretched out under me, all lovely and powerless. I can do what I like now." I pretended to relax and he purred against my ear, "That's better. Play nicely." And he launched himself onto me. Feeling his expert slut tongue on my neck I felt a shudder of revulsion pass through me and somehow this freed his leg from mine. I brought my heels up and kicked him hard in the back, then, as he bent backwards in surprise and pain I reached for my wand and held it to his throat. He regarded it warily, both of us panting hard.

"I win, Seamus. Don't you ever touch me again. I'm leaving. I don't care where I sleep so long as it's away from you." I got up and left, leaving a defeated Seamus slumped on the bed. I had won the battle but not the war.

Draco,

Something awful happened last night. Seamus tried it on. He didn't manage to get to me or even kiss me, but it's a warning sign. I'm going to be sleeping in the room of requirement till I see you next. Missing you madly & thanks for the tips on your dad. You're right, it's gonna be great when I come. I'll see you soon-but not soon enough!!!

Love always,

Harry

PS. A million kisses.

DMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDM

"How DARE he? That little SLUT touching my Harry!"

"Draco, darling…"

"I HATE him! I'm going to KILL him! Harry's MINE!!! I won't let him….He is supposed to be Harry's FRIEND!"

"But Draco, nothing…"

"HARRY TRUSTED HIM!!! He's such a scheming, evil little SLUT!!!"

"Draco!"

"Yes, mother?"

"You may be angry at him but the facts are that even if he had got to Harry, which he plainly didn't manage to, it is very hard for a gay, unattached man to sleep in the same room as a Silacore every night and not have these urges. Remember what it was like for you!"

"THAT WAS DIFFERENT!!! HARRY AND I ARE IN LOVE!!!"

But Draco. Nothing happened! He might have tried to get at Harry but he didn't! You have to remember that. Harry resisted him and that's what matters. Nothing has happened to Harry. He's been a little frightened but he's fine and he still loves you. Seamus must have bribed him with something for things to get that close. But he resisted Draco. He still cares about you."

"The principle is still the same. He might have hurt Harry had he not been so brave and strong." My mother rolled her eyes.

"But he was. Cool down sweetheart." A distant cry of 'Narcissa!' was heard and my mother jumped. "I must go. You calm down now and think about something else, hmm? Why don't you go and play some Quiddich?"

"Yeah I might. Thanks mum." The cry rang again and my mother left the room closing the door behind her. I had no intention of playing Quiddich. I wanted to think about what my mother had said. What could possibly have bribed Harry into trusting Seamus? What could Seamus give that I could not? Six days was far too long to find out. I sat down to write an angry letter."

Harry,

How could you have trusted him? Didn't everybody always warn you not to? He might have sweet talked you, I don't know. But you shouldn't have listened to him. He's a scheming little slut and he's not to be trusted. Thank god you're sleeping away from him now. You should have done that at first.

At this point I paused. Having written all this it occurred to me that Harry might be hurt by it. I might be angry, but I didn't want that.

Anyway, this occurrence has only made me long to see you more. I think about you every day. Sorry I 'yelled' at you. I would cross it out but then that'd make this apology worthless. However much I might be angry (at Seamus that is, not at you), I still love you very much and want to see you in six days time. Look after yourself.

Love always

Draco.

PS. All kisses and more returned. Kissing you should never end.

HPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHPHP

"Oh god! He hates me!"

"Here, let me read the letter." Hermione scanned the letter quickly and I gazed at Ron desperately. He shrugged. "Harry, have you read the whole letter?"

"Yes, I know it sounds like he's not angry but…you can tell that he is. Oh god. I've messed everything up. Fuck, I could kill myself. The best relationship that's ever existed and I just go and fuck the whole thing up!"

"Harry you haven't fucked up! You did nothing wrong."

"I trusted him!!! Even though I knew he was just…oh god…what have I done?" I sank back down onto the couch and let the guilty pangs wash over me. Hermione leaned towards me anxiously.

"If…if you don't mind me asking…why did you…trust him?"

"He…tempted me…he said he could…Draco…"

"What did he say he could do?"

"He said he could teach me."

"Teach you what?" I half hoped Hermione would not hear my reply.

"Teach me how to pleasure Draco."

"In…what way…?"

"Okay look! His exact words were: 'The things I could teach you that would make Draco scream your name all night and beg you, plead with you, implore you for more.'"

"Oh. Right."

"Harry, no offence but how could you be tempted by…"

"Shut UP Ron. You are the least sensitive wart I have ever come across." Ron relapsed into silence."

"I see why you thought about it but…Harry the whole point of these things is that you do it together. Draco doesn't want some expert pole-dancer slut doing disgusting things to him. He wants you. If you ever get to do the sort of things Seamus was referring to then Draco will want you to get there together. It's the journey that counts, not the result. It's like…okay, you know about music, what about that insane guitar solo by free? If you heard just that straight off you'd think he was a loony but with the rest of the song it…it's…well…amazing."

"Yeah…I guess so…I mean HOW COULD I let him tempt me! It was always a danger zone!"

"Harry, this is Seamus' fault, not yours. I suggest you write Draco a letter and tell him exactly what Seamus tempted you with and why you can't be tempted with it again."

"I…alright. I will. Thanks Mione."

"No problem."

Draco,

I'm so sorry about what happened. I confess, for a second I trusted him, but you have to understand that he tempted me into it. He said that he could teach me how to do things…things I really wanted to be able to do. It hurts me to remember, so I will not try to explain what I was tempted by, but will give it to you in his words. He said, 'there are things I could teach you that would make Draco scream your name all night and beg you, plead with you, implore you for more.' For a second that seemed very attractive to me. But now I feel differently.

I've spoken to Hermione about it and she's made me understand that you feel the same way about me as I do you, and that it's not the result that counts, it's the journey. I no longer want to be able to do those things Draco; I just want to be back with you. Being away from you has blinded me as to this and I promise not to be so stupid and untrusting about it again.

I long for your company every day. I have not seen Seamus since this incident; he is keeping himself out of my way. I don't think he'll approach me again but I'm still on my guard.

Loving you and missing you always.

Harry

X

PS. Thanks for the kisses and hope that I will one day be able to give them all to you. The whole million and more.