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---Chpt. 7---

---Losing Friends and a Snape Encounter---

It was Saturday, a week before Halloween, and Harry, Kuro, Draco, Adrien, and Jamillian were all sitting by the lake thinking about what Dumbledore had announced that morning. There was to be a Halloween Party, costumes required along with attendance, no one could get out of going unless they had Madam Pomfrey's permission.

"Hey Jamillian," Harry said and Kuro looked up at him. Harry had been spending way too much time with Jamillian; he was beginning to pick up American traits.

"Yes Harry?" Jamillian said turning her onyx eyes to Harry.

"What do you think, you know of the Halloween party?"

"I think it's Bumblebee's way of making sure that none of us can get any hidden training that night, and it would be a perfect night for it too. He's also trying to get your trust again, I can tell."

"Since none of us can get out of going, what are you going as?"

"Hmmm, I don't know yet, I never give too much thought on celebrating Halloween, although it does help take my mind off of what happened."

"What happened?"

"Never you mind that Harry, it's just something in the past, that should either be forgotten or dealt with, and I am not willing to do either as of right now."

"So what are you going as Harry?" Adrien quickly said. Harry thought for a moment before a wide grin spread on his face that scared everyone.

"I'm going as Voldemort!" Harry exclaimed. There was silence for moment and then everyone busted out laughing at the thought of Harry dressed as Voldemort with Kuro posing as Nagini.

"Somehow I can just picturing you doing that, can you imagine what Voldemort would say?" Jamillian asked trying to get control over her laughter.

"Yea, he'd be like, 'Oh, so Harry Potter has decided to join me, but did he have to take so far as to dress up as me?'" Draco said. Everyone cracked up laughing once more as a light rain began to fall.

"Ah, it's so nice this time of year, it almost seems like there is nothing in the world that can disturb this peace."

"Yea, but there is," Harry said.

"Who?"

"Who else, Bumblebee and Umbridge"

"To true Harry, to true"

The group sat under the shelter that Jamillian had spelled up and watched the rain as it fell. Jamillian looked over at Harry and Draco and grabbed their hands and held them out of the shelter.

"What are you doing?" Harry asked. Jamillian smiled at them and they looked down at their hands, they had started glowing, a light blue color. "What's happening?"

"With certain bloods, a person's soul mate or life partner, if you will, can be found by placing their hands in the rain at certain times of the year at a certain age. You both have a soul mate but it's not each other. I can't tell you much except that you two both know them averagely well. That's all there is and that's all I'll tell you. Now we best get back inside before we all get in trouble, after all, I can't very well train you both if I'm no longer here."

The group headed back inside and while they were drying off a little in the entrance hall, Ron and Hermione turned the corner and looked at the group, their eyes wide.

"Harry!" Hermione and Ron exclaimed.

"Uh oh," Harry whispered from his spot next to Draco.

"Busted," Draco responded.

"Uh hey guys, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong? Harry you're hanging out with Malfoy, how could you! He's made fun of Hermione and of me, what's the matter with you?" Ron exclaimed as he walked over and stood in front of Harry.

"Well Draco apologized, we're friends now. Do you have a problem with it?" Harry said his emerald eyes becoming cold.

"Yes, I have a problem with it, he's Draco Malfoy, son of Lucius Malfoy, son of a Death Eater, a supporter of You-Know-Who, the man who killed your parents, ring any bells?"

"Yes, Ron I know, but Draco isn't his father."

"Oh yea right he isn't! It's either us or Draco, Harry, who's it going to be?"

"I don't want to decide on my friends, I mean as it is, it's bad enough you couldn't be supportive of me when I found out I had a living relative other than the Dursley's, you guys didn't even send me one letter this summer. How much do you care about me? Are you even my friend Ron, or are you just my friend for my publicity as the Boy-Who-Lived. I didn't ask for any of this, if I could I would just as soon go back in time and change what happened to my parents, so at least then I could be happy!"

Everyone stared at Harry's exclamation. They had never heard this from Harry before, sure he had voiced his opinion on not liking being called the Boy-Who-Lived, but they always thought he was fine. It was a while before Ron finally said something.

"Fine if that's the way it's going to be, then we're no longer friends anymore, you can keep your slimy Slytherins friends!" Ron said and he ran off down the hall. Hermione stood there for a few minutes feeling torn between Harry and Ron.

"Um, Harry you're still my friend and if you trust Mal...Draco, then I guess I can too. Just so you know," Hermione said before taking off down the hall after Ron. Harry and Draco stood there confused at Hermione's words before Jamillian laid a hand on Harry's shoulder.

"That's a true friend right there," She said. "Come on we can go dry off in my office."

"Do you think she trusts your relative or Adrien?" Draco asked.

"I think she's still working on that, but at least she trusts me enough to trust you, just don't call her any names." Harry said and Draco did a small pout before answering.

"Alright fine I won't."

"Hey come on you two, Kuro's beating you for once." Jamillian said before pointing to Kuro who was two feet off the ground flapping his wings trying to stay up. The group laughed before Harry rushed over and picked Kuro up placing him on his shoulders. Kuro was now the size of a teenage rattlesnake and he continued to grow. Jamillian said that Kuro would continue to grow larger as time passed, so Harry would have to soon stop carrying Kuro around his neck and shoulders. The group headed down the corridor that led to Jamillian's office and they ran into Snape, who had been patrolling the corridor.

"Hello Sevvy, how have you been?" Jamillian asked.

"Good evening Rose, I've been fine, although I wish you would stop calling me Sevvy, I do have a reputation to keep." Snape said.

"Yeah, but it doesn't matter to me."

"Why are you wet, and why is Adrien, along with Potter and Draco wet?"

Snape had cast a glance over at Harry and held his gaze for a little while before turning back to Jamillian. Draco had seen the exchange and sly look cast over his face. After Jamillian had explained to Snape that they had been outside when the rain started he walked past the group and cast another glance at Harry before walking down the corridor. Harry watched Snape until Draco tapped his shoulder. Harry turned to Draco and saw that sly grin on his face.

"What?" Harry asked.

"You like my godfather!" Draco exclaimed and Harry's eyes widened in surprise and shock.

"How did you..."

"I saw you both stare at each other, and I think he likes you too, or he's interested in finding out more about you, I mean he didn't insult you for once or did he take points, I don't know he's acting different this year. Well come on, Adrien and Rose are walking off without us!"

Harry and Draco took off down the hall after Adrien and Jamillian, but Harry's thoughts were occupied by what Draco had said about Snape acting weird this year. He wondered what was causing Snape to act weird; he stored the information away to ponder at a later time when the two finally caught up with Jamillian and Adrien. Another thing that was bugging Harry what was it that Jamillian refused to tell him about that soul mate thing she had done earlier. For now Harry stuffed these thoughts away and headed inside with the other three to dry off and talk about the Halloween party.

----TBC----

I know it was a short chapter, I'm suffering from writer's block at the moment, but hopefully it should clear up when I go to write the next chapter. I thank all my reviewers and readers, I'm glad you like the story. Giant pixie sticks for all!

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Hikari: You be quiet. If you have any questions or comments on how I can make my story better please tell me in your review. Thanks again for reading and reviewing.