THE GREAT GAME CHAPTER TWO
Harry's mind was in complete turmoil the entire trip home. He had asked Draco why he came to his defense; and all Draco did was simile. Ginny, of course, slapped Harry rather hard and took off. Harry sighed, again, as he dragged himself up to his second floor flat.
As Harry entered the flat, he was surprised to see that Ron was sober. A grin flinted across his face,
"Ron! You're sober!" Ron looked up from the parchment that he was reading and responded,
"No, I'm a muggle. Seriously, mate, did you get this letter?" Ron waved the letter in question in the air.
"Ron, you have to be more specific. What letter do you mean?" Harry threw his overcoat into the hall closet, along with his umbrella and work satchel. Ron groaned,
"The letter from the German ministry about my wayward younger sister" Harry groaned, Ginny again. Was his day destined to be all about Ginny?
"About the murder trial? I heard about it, but got no letter. Well…actually…" Harry trailed off. Ron raised his eyebrow and waved his hand in a continue motion. "Ginny sent me a letter. Pure rubbish and utter lies, of course." Ron snorted,
"Of course, she'd only write to you when she's in trouble. The letter from the German ministry is asking me to go there in the trial and testify against her." Harry asked as he walked into the kitchen,
"They want you to testify in the trial. Why do they want you? You haven't been in Germany, and you haven't talked to Ginny for a long time." Ron shrugged his shoulders,
"Character witness. I guess, they need me to say that Ginny is capable of doing these things." Harry snorted as he bent over the meal that was in the slow cooker,
"Again, I ask, why you? You have lots of other siblings, and your parents who they could subpoena." Ron, after taking a gulp from his pumpkin juice on the table in front of him responded,
"The German Ministry says that because I am closest in age to Ginny, I would best be able to answer the questions. The German Ministry, though, has also subpoenaed Mum and Dad." Harry added some thyme before quizzing,
"How did they respond?" Ron replied,
"Mum is ready to kill Ginny, that's for sure. She came right over here when she got the letter. She also blasted me sober. I guess she wanted a sober son to rant at! Dad is doing his usual. We will never know what he actually thinks about this whole thing." Harry shook his head.
"Nice to see you sober, Ron, for once." Ron spluttered,
"What are you saying mate?!" Harry coughed then responded,
"Well, since Luna's death, you have been pretty much a boozehound." Ron squeezed his hand into a fist,
"What would you have done mate?!" Harry was tired and did not want to get into a fight,
"I don't know Ron. I am just saying, it is a nice change. Maybe, it is time for you to start healing. It has been eight months. I know, I know. Eight months isn't very long, but Ron you are destroying yourself." Ron looked at Harry for a moment before storming out of the flat. Harry sighed, again. Harry felt that some days all he did is sighing. Harry supposed he was eating dinner alone again.
As Harry was putting away, the dished he heard Ron slam back into the flat. Ron paused in the kitchen doorway,
"Mate, Malfoy is here." Harry was startled. Draco? What was he doing at his flat? Harry walked into the living room where Draco was standing rather nervously.
"Hey, Draco." Harry managed to say. Draco looked at him before responding,
"Hello Harry. Ron is sober I see." Harry followed Draco's gaze to where Ron was sitting on the couch.
"Yeah. Rough day for both of us; speaking of which. Why did you kiss me Draco?" Draco leered slightly before replying,
"Isn't me wanting to kiss you a good enough of a reason?" Harry folded his arms across his chest and huffed,
"Okay, fine. You seemed to be having a problem and I have a problem." Harry skeptically said,
"A problem? Draco, seriously, why did you kiss me? You are in a relationship with Snape!" Draco sighed before responding,
"Yes, I am in a relationship with Severus. The problem is that, Severus and I are both former death eaters. After the war, we tired to live life, but it is still held against us. If you come into the picture, perhaps it will not be held against us anymore." Harry after a few moments managed to get his mouth working,
"Me in the picture?" Draco responded
"Well, you know. Involved with both of us romantically, and it also helps that I am attracted to you." Harry felt like his brain was turning slowly to mush. "It would help with your Ginny problem. Severus and I still have much sway in the pureblood circles. We could use our resources against her. What do you say?" Harry's mouth was gaping open and his brain refused to work.
"Well, Harry sounds like a good idea." Ron voiced from the couch. "I mean its not like you haven't had wet dreams about both of them." Harry felt himself go completely red in the face. Draco quirked an eyebrow,
"Wet dreams, Harry, how very naughty."