Chapter 4 – The Walk
Authored by – Molly
Their footsteps in sync, Draco and Harry made their way down the deserted corridor.
The silence was thick, the only sound was the tapping of the boy's foot falls.
At one point their hands brushed against each others, making both of them look away and sport a pink tint to their cheeks.
"So, Draco," Harry started after gaining his composer, " since we're going to be friends, I think we should get to know each other."
Draco nodded. "Yeah, that sounds good." He inwardly grinned. 'That should be fun.'
Harry turned around to face him, walking backwards. "Maybe tomorrow after we get our time tables we could hang out and stuff..." He smirked at Draco before turning back around.
Draco beamed. A huge grin apeared on his face, before he quickly changed it to a small smile. "Alright. We could go to the library or something so people wont gawk at us. Its so bloody annoying."
Harry laughed. "I know, right? Can't people just get a life?"
As they turned a corner, they we're ambushed by a first year Ravenclaw.
"So, it's true then?" She questioned, her eyes briming with hope. "Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy are calling a truce?"
The boys in question starred at the little girl with raised eyebrows.
"Um, yeah," Harry said smiling at Draco, "Tis true young one."
The girls eyes widened and she smiled too.
Draco suddenly got a brief whiff of Gryffindor confidence and wrapped his arm around the back of the smaller boy and pulled him close into a hug. "We might even become best friends one day."
Harry blushed as he looked up at Draco. Keywords are Looked and Up. Those damned Dursleys and their not feeding Harry. He was going to stay a pitiful 5'5" for ever while Draco was at least 6 something. What a bitch right?
The Ravenclaw girl squealed. "They HUGGED. Oh my god! I gotta tell EVERYONE!!" She cried before she tore off in some random direction.
The two fifth years stayed in their awkward hug for a moment before Harry turned around in Draco's arms.
"Harry?" Draco questioned, but was silenced as Harry reached around him and hugged, more like squeezed him to death, back.
"Huggies!" He said with a giggle into Draco's chest before moving out of his grasp.
Draco blinked in disbelief. Harry hugged him back? This day was just turning out to get better and better!
"Draco?" Harry called,waving a hand in Draco's face.
"Wha..?"
Harry laughed. "We're here." and he gestured to the portrait of the Fat Lady.
Draco looked at the portrait with a sad look. "oh... well then..." he trailed off.
"Yeah..." Harry said nervously.
Draco looked at Harry, "I'll see you tomorrow then?" he said while taking a few steps towards Harry, leaving a guesstimated 8 or so inches between the two.
Harry looked up at the slightly older teen, another blush staining his cheeks. "Uh.. yeah." He smiled sheepishly.
Draco smiled to, and with more sudden Gryffindor courage he leaned down and pressed a kiss to Harry's cheek.
"Good night Harry." He whispered before swiftly turning and walking down the corridor.