Hiya :] Thanks for the reviews and favourites and what-not :3 I really appreciate it. Just wanted to say that I have no idea of a plot, so sorry if it gets a bit erm… strange. I've just been making it up as a go along really… so yeah. :D Hope you like this new chapter?
Chapter 7
Both boys jumped to their feet quickly, knocking their heads together.
"Ouch" Draco mumbled and then caught Harry's arm as the boy stumbled.
"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS GOING ON…"
It was then that Draco realised a very ginger Ron Weasley was stood, red faced, a few meters away from them. Judging by the way that the ginger mess was acting he'd obviously witnessed them kissing, but Draco still had a tiny bit of hope he might not have.
"Um…" Harry began, looking at Draco and then back at Weasley.
"WERE YOU JUST… DID YOU JUST...BLOODY HELL!"
"Calm down, we were just…"
"CALM DOWN… CALM DOWN? HOW CAN I CALM DOWN WHEN YOU AND… AND THAT FERRET…"
Draco growled; he hated being called a ferret.
"Watch your mouth Weasel" Draco said through clenched teeth.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HARRY?" Weasley bellowed at him. "YOU'VE GIVEN HIM A LOVE POTION!"
Draco snorted and Harry frantically shook his head.
"Draco hasn't done anything, Ron."
"OH DRACO NOW IS HE?"
"Yes Ron. I call him Draco now" Harry said sighing.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT…" Ron said going into another rant. Draco zoned out for a bit, this was a tad funny but he'd much rather be kissing Harry right now.
"Shut up!" Harry exclaimed suddenly, his fists were clenched at his sides and his face red with anger.
Weasley stopped his rant abruptly; Draco raised one eyebrow wondering what Weasley had said to get Harry this upset.
"Ron, you don't know anything about Draco… He's sweet and kind and he's not done anything wrong! If anything, I was the one who let him down." Harry said, glancing at Draco.
Weasley looked confused but didn't say anything; he kept looking from Draco and Harry as if wondering what to do next.
"You let him down?" He said eventually
"Yes. I was supposed to meet him yesterday and I had to go somewhere else and left him out here in the cold…"
"Oh, was that when you had to go to Snape to have Oc…"
"Yes" Harry said quickly, interrupting Weasley before he had chance to finish.
Draco frowned, wondering what he had been about to say…
"Anyway, how can you say he has not done anything wrong? Think of all the things he's done to you, us, over the past years."
"That was ages ago, when we were young. Draco's changed, I can see that. Maybe you can too if you gave him a chance."
Ron stared at Harry as if he had grown two heads and then slowly turned his back on them.
"Well, I'm still convinced he's put you under a spell… but whatever. I'll see you later Harry."
Ron walked back to the castle without a glance back.
Draco looked over at Harry, who looked like he wanted to hit something. Draco walked cautiously up to the other boy and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Thank you… for what you said about me"
Harry turned to look at him and a smile grew slowly on his face
"I meant every word."
Draco smiled back and leaned down to capture the boy's soft plump lips. After what was really a minute but felt like a lifetime to the two boys, Draco sat down in his originally place at the tree trunk pulling Harry with him. They both sat in a comfortable silence before Draco's 'persistent' trait kicked in.
"Harry… Why can't you just tell me what this thing with Snape is?"
"I told you… I don't like talking about it."
"But Weasley knows!"
"So? He's been my best friend since 1st year!"
"Oh okay. I see how it is." Draco said harshly
"Don't be like that Draco…" Harry said pleadingly but when Draco ignored him and refused to look at him, Harry sighed. Harry tugged his cloak firmly around him.
"Fine. I'll tell you." He said eventually
Harry paused but Draco didn't say anything.
"Snape has been giving me Occlumency lessons for the past few months." Harry said slowly
Draco was shocked at this, why would Harry need Occlumency lessons?
"But why..?" Draco stuttered
Harry sighed, "Well… Voldemort and I have this connection"
Draco winced at the name but gestured for Harry to continue
"I can usually tell what mood he is in and sometimes see visions."
"Visions?" Draco said startled
"Well… It's just sort of like I'm in his mind and can see what he's doing. It's usually when I'm asleep."
"Merlin's beard!"
"Dumbledore thinks I need to learn to shut them off… so Snape was giving me lessons"
"Does the Dark Lord know about this connection?"
"Yeah, I think so."
"Oh…" Draco said, staring at Harry with wonderment. "Is that why Snape said you were having extra potions..?"
"Yeah. No one is supposed to know, except for Hermione and Ron, of course."
Harry seemed to go off in a trance of thinking and so they sat in silence for a bit.
"I'm sorry Harry" Draco whispered after a while, wrapping his arm around the other boy's shoulders.
"It's not your fault Draco and anyway it doesn't matter anymore because Snape has stopped the lessons."
Draco sat up straight at this and stared at Harry in shock and worry
"But...why? You clearly need these lessons…"
"It's my fault really, I looked at some of his memories that I shouldn't have and he wasn't too happy"
"So? I mean, I know that sometimes you can be very annoying but if this is going to help you beat…"
Draco trailed off and looked at Harry who was now grinning at him
"What?" Draco said, raising his eyebrow
"I didn't know you cared so much Draco…"
"Shut up" Draco said, even though he was smiling back
After a long moment and after a lot of thinking Draco had had an idea
"I could teach you"
Harry paused, seemingly thinking about this
"No, it would be too risky" He said after a while
"Why would it?" Draco frowned
"I don't want any more people getting involved in this. I hate putting people I care about in danger."
"Harry. I'm already involved in this. It's not like you can put me in more danger, my father is a freaking death eater for Merlin's sake!"
"Exactly. Your father is a death eater. What if he found out you were helping the boy who lived?"
"He won't find out. Anyway, I don't care what he says; I'm not becoming a death eater. I refuse to follow some twisted lunatic who likes to kill anything and everything"
"I'm still not sure that this is a good idea Draco…"
"Please Harry, I want to help you" Draco said pleadingly. He took Harry's hand and entwined their fingers.
After a long pause, Harry's face softened
"Fine" He said
"Yes!"
"But where..?"
"The Room of Requirement?"