Katie-An update for you! It's not long, couldn't find it in me to write anymore. But, it is an update!

Draco was surprised at how quickly Hermione had written him back once he wrote her back. She had given him the dates when Harry would be at The Burrow spending time with Ron's family and when they mostly likely would be shopping at Diagon Alley for school supplies. This made things easier for Draco, who was in the very early stages of planning how he was going to talk to Harry.

Harry on the other hand, was still buried in chores and marked the days off on his calendar when he'd be leaving. Mr. Weasley had sent a letter to his aunt and uncle exclaiming that by the second week of July, Harry would be packed and ready to go, and that, if they tried to stop him from leaving, the consequences would be dire.

The full moon outside of his window kept him awake. It held him in a trance almost. He laid on his side in bed and stared at it's beauty wishing he had someone to share it with. Then, his thoughts went to Lupin, who would be quietly sleeping in front of a fire place at this time, as he was currently in his wolf state.

He wished he had Lupin to talk to at this moment, as Lupin was a very understanding man. Caring, and lovable. He always had the right thing to say to Harry when he was feeling down. Always had the right thing to say to him when he had no one else to turn too. Since Sirius had gone, he turned to Lupin in his darkest hours. Lupin was the first person he confronted when he realized, that he was different from the other boys.

Lupin smiled lightly,"Is that it?" he laughed now,"I thought it was something else! Don't scare me like that Harry!" He put his arm around him now,"Just be yourself. Never apologize for who you are, and for who you love. If society cannot accept you, that is not your problem, it is theirs. Remember that."

Harry smiled, feeling great now, with this secret off his chest. He thought for a moment,"Have you ever apologized?" he asked.

"For what?" Lupin asked.

"For being who you are."

"Never."

However, Harry was beginning to wonder if he should apologize for being who he is. More so, he wanted to apologize for loving Draco. Apologize to his friends for putting them through this mess, and apologize to Draco for just being. He rolled over and fell asleep.

Harry was up bright and early on the day he was leaving the Dursleys. He packed his things into his school trunk, and retrieved all of things he had hidden under the floor board. He bound downstairs with a smile on his face only to recieve glares from his aunt and uncle. Dudley did nothing but cower behind his mother.

"You know, if those, those people,"Vernon spat,"try anything funny, I'll call the cops."

Harry couldn't help but laugh."I don't think calling the cops will solve that problem." Once again, his uncle glared at him, the nose from the fireplace was the only thing that jolted that from him.

Everyone stood now, Dudley still cowering behind his mother. Arthur stood in the fire place,"Harry! Nice to see you!" Ron appeared next.

"Hey Harry! I'll go get your stuff." He said just as Fred and George appeared behind him.

"Harry." The both said in unison with a nod as they followed Ron up the stairs.

Once Ron, Fred and George were back with Harry's items, they disappeared into the fireplace, Arthur pushed Harry along, "Say goodbye to these muggles Harry."

"Goodbye." He said, but no one said anything back.

Once at The Burrow, he was greeted by a chorus of,"Oh Harry! How nice to have you here!" Ron helped him put his things away in his room and joined him back downstairs where Hermione and Ginny were seated looking at a copy of Teen Witch Monthly.

The four of them sat in the living room conversing about what they had done over the summer. Of course, Harry's story about what he had done over the summer was not as interesting as Ron's or Hermione's, but he never had any good stories to tell when he was with the Dursleys. The look on Hermione's face, told him that she wasn't being completely honest, and that didnt set well with him.

Draco was sitting at his desk, making arrangements for what he was going to do for Harry. He wrote down what he wanted to do, and owled a few businesses in Diagon Alley, and some in Hogsmeade to carry out his plans. The first set of plans involved roses. A single red rose was to be sent to Harry, every day for a week, anonymously of course. He didn't want to blow his cover just yet. He just hopped Hermione could keep her end of the bargain.