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Chapter 3: Diconcerning Discussions
"So.."
"Um.."
Awkward was the perfect word to describe the situation. What was Harry supposed to say to the person he almost murdered. What was Draco supposed to say to the guy who he secretly loved, but had tried to kill him?
"I'm sorry." It was a whisper that broke the falls, the almost inaudible two words. After that the words just cam in a rush. "I had no idea what that spell would do and I know that is no excuse what did was horrible and inequitable. In all honesty I don't even know why I was following you it's just I've never been in control of my life and so when I thought that you were planning something I snapped and was tired of people hiding things and I got crazy and hit you with that spell. But once I saw the blood I panicked I had thought I had lost my mind. I mean who other than a crazy person would use a spell they had never used or practiced before. Once I saw the blood I...i.." Harry stopped his ranting and looked up, tears spilled from his eyes in a downpour of emotions. "I'm so sorry and I know it's no-"
"It's ok," those two words were spoken in a gentle tone that accompanied the very subtle and liight touch of Draco's hand on Harry's head.
"What?" Harry looked so confused and lost that he pouted in a way that made Draco chuckle a bit, which in turn made Harry blush at the intimacy of the situation.
Hallway
"Wait!" Two pairs of incredulous eyes turn to look at the bushy haired girl neither expecting that word to come from her mouth.
"Um.." she suddenly blushes a bit at the looks but seems to gain her confidence back by clearing her throat. "Why don't we walk to class together,"
On second thought those words that came out then were probably the last things either were expecting judging by Ron's very good impression of a fish. All Lee could do was nod her head, her features returning to their normal mask of indifference. With a brisk stride Hermione was at Lee's side and they headed towards the dungeons, leaving Ron to do his impressios of fish, and turning an odd purple color in his confusion.
Hospital Wing
It was really really strange to see two school rivals sitting on a hospital bed laughing as they play a game of exploding snap. It was even more strange that they would sneak looks at each other never calling each other on it when they were caught. It was like a fairy tale and Draco couldn't be more happy. Every minute or so he would sneak a look at Harry and everytime he caught Harry looking back his heart jumped and his mile widened.
"Harry, mate, you won't beleive what just-"
Hallway
"There's going to be a pop quiz today."
"What?" It really was a day full of surprises.
"In potions...There's going ot be a pop quiz."
"How do you know that?" Hermione's tone was only slightly accusing and her eyes only held curiosity so Lee held back the remark her slytherin mask wanted to give.
"I saw him this morning and he had the 'Pop quiz' look in his eyes."
"You knew we had a pop quiz just from a look?" Her tone was so astonished the Lee chuckled lightly before answering. Hermione tried very hard to keep her thoughts from thinking about how beautiful and vibrant and...delicate she seemed when she laughed like that.
Her tone turned teasing when she next spoke, "Well, yes and the fact that he was mumbling about pop quizzes teaching students to pay attention in class," she couldn't help the adoring smile that came across her face when Hermione blushed at her teasing. Looking away her smile fell as she saw they had reached the dungeons.
Hospital Wing
The two looked at each other in horror not knowing how to handle to situation. Luckily they didn't have to.
"Oh...your sleeing," the two had stopped breathing and now they looked at each other in confusion. Harry gathers his Gryffindor courage and peeks through the curtains only to see himself sleeping and Ron looking very dissapointed. "oh.. well I guess I'll come back later then." He made a slow retreat and Harry reclosed the curtains and sat down on Draco's bed. looking at each other they just stared for a few seconds before grinning and then chuckling and eventually peels of laughter. Though it wasn't laughter of joy or humor, no, it was the laughter that one would experience after almost dieing and in their situation that is what almost happened.
Outside class
"It was nice," at Hermione's confused look Lee elaborated, "Talking to you was nice the only people that talk with me like that are Draco and Snape. So," suddenly loosing the confidense she had musttered up she smiles sadly and takes a breadth. "Thanks," that wasn't what she wanted to say and she was silently cursing herself for even speaking. So not meeting Hermione's eyes she makes to go to class.
"I enjoyed it a lot." Lee guessed that whatever you expected from gryffindor's you can plan for the opposite. " I never really chat that much and it was..." her smile turns teasing and it throws Lee off balance a bit, "nice."
They both smile at each other and open the doors to the classroom together.
Hospital Wing
"What's your favorite color?" Harry had abandoned all of his expectations of Draco Malfoy. Harry had thought he was an unreasonably arrogant git, but in reality he is a quirky, nerdy git, with no social skills. They had been asking each other questions after the whole 'insident' and Draco's answers were thoughtful while Harry's were impulsive.
"Hmmm, I would say," he looked directly into Harry's eyes as he answered. "a deep green, not dark but deep." Harry blushed hard at the implications of those words. "What about you?"
Harry copied Draco's actions and said, "Periwinkle," as soon as the words left his mouth he was silently laughing with his hand over his mouth in an effort to stop the giggles.
"And what, Harry, do you find so amusing?" The haughty tone was unaffective as he was smiling widely.
"Your-"giggle"Your eyes are periwinle blue." he bursts into more peels of laughter.
Draco's smile turned into a smirk as he leans forward and whispers, "So your favorite color is the same color as my eyes? How," he pauses letting his breadth ghost over Harry's ear, "Interesting." The word was practically purred.
Harry immediatly froze.