Chapter Thirteen

The mastermind behind a kiss

He watched them enter the hidden tunnel together and smirked. He had set the golem up months ago. He hadn't really expected anything to happen. Now, coming off the cusp of a failure, he was thrilled to see a plan coming up.

Golems were attracted to pretty things. Smart ones too. Things that could keep them entertained for more than a few minutes.

Hermione was not only pretty, but she was smart. She could keep an entire score of golems busy for years. She could have her pick of men, with little trouble. Instead she chose that dolt over him. Over him! Who on earth could possibly be attracted to that little dork when they could have him?

He probably didn't want her, now that he thought about it. He was suffering rejection from that little red haired witch.

Ginny was clever. She was devoted to her boyfriend yet somehow managed to keep her head about her when he was around. It irritated Harry to no end.

She could have any man on campus. She could have him! But no! She choses that arrogant dick.

And what did he have that Harry didn't have?

Fame? Surely not. Every body knew Harry. Everybody. True most everyone knew Malfoy too. But that was beside the point. Up until recently, the Malfoys were known in conjunction with thier relationship with the Dark Lord.

Looks? Harry knew he was attractive in a Dirk Pitt/Indiana Jones kind of way. Harry looked tough, rugged. Malfoy looked charming. And that was a problem. Malfoy was charming. Harry rather felt that if Malfoy wasn't dating the object of his affection, he might have liked the guy.

The real reason Harry couldn't quite fully hate or like Malfoy was that Harry saw too much of himself in the other boy.

Harry shook such thoughts from his head as he watched Hermione talk with Dai through an observing mirror. She was obviously interested in him.

He had set the spell up a while ago, so long he had almost forgot about the plan that followed. Now he smirked.

He turned to one of his minions. "Raydance."

The beefy man snapped to attention. "Yeah?"

"Go get the boy Weasel. Make sure he's on the lawn in ten minutes. If you can get my girl and that prick she's usually with down there as well, that would be perfect."

Raydance nodded and shuffled off. Harry returned his attention to the glass. Time for a little dissention in the ranks.

(A/N: Wow! Sorry guys. I thought I put this up yesterday. Guess not.