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Hello again everyone!! A much faster update! 'If only this would continue' I hear you say? Well it just might folks because I am on a roll with the plot line and have a great many ideas as to where I'm taking this! So keep your fingers crossed everyone!

Disclaimer: see chapter 1

Warnings: smoking, talk of drugs, a little yaoi, but nothing really and swearing.

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Anyway thanks for all reviews and for reading. Here is the chapter I hope you enjoy it!

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"Since it's the first day of the new term I shall refrain from lecturing you, but if you two get caught wandering the corridors out of hours I will string you up by the chains of those ridiculous trousers Harry has." Said Hermione primly. Ron burst out laughing and Harry looked stricken.

"Those are my favourite pants Mione! Even you wouldn't be so evil would you?!" he whined. She smirked and Ron abruptly stopped laughing choosing to shuffle backwards instead.

"Try me." She replied.

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Chapter 5

Ron and Harry made their way out of the Gryffindor common room together.

"Well mate, have fun talking to Dumbledore, I'm gonna wait for you with the cloak in that cupboard behind the tapestry right?" asked Ron. Harry nodded,

"Yeah, try not to knock anything over in there, it's been a mess ever since Pan decided to try tidying it up." He replied, Ron frowned,

"I thought Pan tidied it because she was sick of knocking things over in there?" he said confused. Harry grinned,

"Exactly." He stated smugly. Ron shook his head muttering; Harry waved and continued on his way to the Headmaster's office. Arriving there he lazily saluted the gargoyle at the entrance.

"Alright Dannon?" he drawled. There was a few seconds of silence and then the gargoyle shifted.

"Bored Harry, very bored. Haven't forgotten that game of chess you promised me I hope?" Harry shook his head,

"Course not Dan! You'll have to rain check me on it right now though, I'm here to see Dumbledore,"

"Rain…check?..." asked the gargoyle raising a single stone eyebrow. Harry grinned,

"You know its scary how much you look like Drake when you do that!" he laughed. Dannon scowled. "Anyway it's a muggle saying, it means hold me to my word okay?" Dannon nodded,

"You better go on up, McGonagall's already there along with the new Professor, give 'em a shock as to how you got in without the password," grinned the gargoyle. Harry winced.

"Less of the grinning please Dan, the teeth….well yeah," he trailed off eyeing them nervously. Rolling his eyes, Dannon shifted his body sideways and revealed the rolling spiral staircase that led to the Headmaster's office. Harry stepped forwards and teetered precariously gaining his balance as the stairs began to move.

"Cheers Dan!" he shouted back down as the gargoyle moved back into place sealing the entrance. Arriving at the headmasters door Harry paused hearing voices.

"I'm just asking you to look into it!" came Serou's voice "Surely any student whose parents can't be bothered to make it in time for their son or daughter to make it to the train need to be talked to!? I mean they're muggles, maybe they don't know what time he needs to be at the platform? If you sent someone round just before to explain it to them you could check that everything is alright!" he said heatedly.

"Everything is alright?" questioned Professor McGonagall's voice "Why wouldn't everything be alright? Harry himself told us it was just a mistake as his Uncle needed to pick up something for work on the way," she said. There was a soft growl that undoubtedly came from Serou.

"Well maybe he was lying," he snapped angrily.

"Are you suggesting that Harry's Uncle purposefully made Harry late for his train?" replied Professor Dumbledore's voice softly. "This I cannot believe You are new here with us Professor Ash and may not know That Harry was in fact taken in by his Aunt and Uncle out of the goodness of their hearts since he was a baby, I'm sure this is just a misunderstanding," he finished.

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Harry stood dumbstruck outside the office door. 'Serou was trying to get his secret found out! Why would he do that when he promised I could trust him!?' his blood was boiling and he hadn't been this angry in a long while. 'Well that's what comes for being stupid enough to trust an adult Potter.' He snapped to himself. 'At least now I know better.' He thought to himself.

Schooling his face into one of complete ignorance he banged loudly on the door and waited. 'I hope that scared them shitless.' he thought viciously.

"Come in Mr. Potter!" answered Professor Dumbledore. Harry pushed open the door and walked in smiling nervously.

"Hello Headmaster Dumbledore, Professors McGonagall, Ash." He nodded his head politely and returned Dumbledore's beaming smile shyly.

"Ah Harry. Take a seat my boy," said the headmaster motioning to the comfy pink and yellow flowered armchairs in front of his desk. Harry sat down in one,

"Thank you sir," he replied.

"Now Harry," said Dumbledore, "You arrived very late today can you explain to me why this was?"

Harry re-arranged his face quickly into a nervous golden schoolboy.

"I'm really sorry Sir! It won't happen again," he started fiddling with his robes nervously "My Uncle and I started off to the station really early but he had to pick up some papers from his office, he said he'd be quick but then his boss stopped him to talk and he couldn't get away!"

Dumbledore nodded amiably his eyes twinkling away as usual.

"Don't worry my boy, losing track of time happens to the best of us I'm sure," he said jovially.

Harry nodded and glanced at Serou "Then professor ash here found me wandering around the station and explained he was the new DADA teacher, I'm so glad he was nice enough to give me a ride," he said sweetly smiling at Serou who frowned and gritted his teeth.

"Oh yes, so kind," said Professor Dumbledore nodding at Serou, "I'm glad this little misunderstanding has been cleared up, thank you for your time professors, Harry, if you ever need anything, my door is always open," he said standing up.

Harry widened his eyes and nodded his mouth partly open. "Oh thank you Headmaster! Of course!" he replied smiling and standing too. Harry, McGonagall and Serou trooped out of the office and down the stairs where Harry nodded to Dannon on the way past who winked back. McGonagall turned to Harry and pursed her lips.

"It is late Mr. Potter, please return to your dorms immediately, classes begin early tomorrow morning." She said, Harry nodded,

"Yes Professor," he replied obediently. As soon as Pofessor McGonagall had said goodnight to Serou and rounded the corner Serou turned on Harry.

"You're a wonderful actor Harry, but it isn't the way to go," he said softly. Harry turned to look at him and brought the full force of his coldest stare on the man who flinched.

"Thank you very much for your advice Professor I shall be sure to never take it into account. Along with every other thing you say," he said coldly.

"Harry…" Serou began, but Harry glared at him before turning and running down the corridor. Serou sighed and began to follow but lost Harry after the first corner where Harry turned and ducked into the cupboard behind the large wall hanging depicting a massacre of the goblin wars.

As Serou's footsteps faded away Harry sighed and ran his hand through his hair he angrily blinked away tears unwilling to acknowledge how much Serou's betrayal had really hurt him and whispered lumos. He turned to see Ron sat snoring in the corner propped up against a set of shelving that contained many very precariously balanced books. Harry winced.

"Ron," he whispered "Wake up!" The red head snorted and sat up very suddenly. Harry groaned and dived to one side as the shelf overbalanced causing a thunderous mountain of books to come falling down on top of the only partially awake boy. After the dust had settled Harry got up and began to dig Ron out of the book mountain. Pulling him to his feet he laughed at Ron's expression.

"Bloody Hell! That hurt!" hissed the red head glaring at Harry. "What'cha do that for?!" he asked angrily. Harry rolled his eyes,

"It wasn't me idiot, the shelf fell on you when you sat up so suddenly shaking it! Probably revenge for all those times you've told Mione that books are stupid lumps of dead tree," he grinned in the wand light. "Anyway we have to get out of here, Professor Ash is probably still nearby and that racket is really going to piss of the nearest paintings," Ron nodded and handed Harry the invisibility cloak.

Together they shuffled out of the cupboard and around the tapestry. The paintings were definitely awake. Yelling at each other about 'that god-awful noise that had woken them up', and how 'folks should have the decency to be quiet at night!'.

Harry rolled his eyes and checked that they were fully covered by the cloak before starting off, as quickly as is possibly when you are hiding under what is essentially a heavy blanket, down the corridor. The screeching of the paintings died away after a while and so after much whispered swearing and changing of directions, (everything looks different from under a cloak, according to Ron) the two of them made it to the bottom of the astronomy tower steps, where they usually meet Draco.

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Pulling off the cloak, Ron groaned.

"We really have to think of a better meeting place, there stairs are gonna kill me one day!" he whined beginning the walk up the 40 or so steps.

"I suppose one can't be very fit if it only takes two steps to walk from one side of their house to the other," said a voice from behind them.

"Holy SHIT Malfoy!" gasped Harry holding a hand over his heart. "You scared the crap outta me!"

The fair haired male came into view closely followed by the dark skinned Blaise Zabini. Ron scowled

"Oi! Shut up Malfoy!" he growled and Draco smirked

"Evening Weasley, Potter," he drawled. Harry grinned

"Stop provoking Ron you idiot," he laughed turning to begin the climb.

"Whatever," Malfoy grumbled as Blaise cuffed him over the head on the way past.

The four boys made it to the top of the tower and Ron collapsed onto the floor rolling over onto his stomach.

"Well I'm beat," he sighed. Blaise rolled his eyes and settled down next to the red head leaning his head back against the cool stone of the tower.

Harry perched on the top of the wall dangling one leg over. Taking out his wand he cast a barrier to prevent anyone from falling, and a few mild warming charms. Malfoy added a steady lumos charm too before perching on the wall next to Harry.

"So did ya bring Gravity snaps Drake?" Ron asked his words slightly muffled as he had his head on his hands.

"Yes I did actually, I only managed to get a couple of grams though, and it's going to cost you." Ron's annoyed mutterings made Harry laugh.

"Bring me cigarettes?" Malfoy suddenly asked turning to Harry.

"Of course," he replied tossing Malfoy a shrunken box. Unshrinking it Malfoy counted quickly and took out a pack before re-shrinking it and placing it in his pocket. Harry tossed the same to Zabini and Ron before bringing a pack out of the back pocket of his jeans under his robes and searching for a lighter. They lit up and sat smoking companionably in the breeze.

"So…" began Malfoy "Why were you so late today Ri?" ([As in haRI. I'm going to change this in chapter one…Raven is just so….clique!!!]) Harry scowled remembering Serou, but really wasn't going to explain all that to Drake even if he trusted him plenty by now.

"My whale of a relative couldn't be arsed to take me to the station and I was a bit too late for the train, got a lift with the new defence teacher."

"Too bad," replied the silver haired boy "Pan brought a muggle poker set with her this term, she tried to teach us on the train, we could've used your help,"

Harry grinned "Awesome, we can have a poker night! It's a great game, I'll come teach you guys, I taught Ron last summer!" Zabini snorted.

"If Red's playing we'll never win if the game is anything like chess," he said and Ron blushed slightly.

"Yeah well, I'm not half as good as Ri is, it's like he's been doing it all his life," he replied. Zabini let out a bark of laughter,

"Why do I have a feeling he has been?" he said. Harry laughed but didn't deny it.

"So what's Ash like?" Ron asked. "You didn't mention to me and Mione that you'd got a lift with him,"

"Yeah, he's alright," Harry said shrugging.

"As good as Lupin?" Zabini asked.

"Dunno yet," Harry replied. "Can't be worse than Lockhart," There were collective shivers at the name.

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There was a companionable silence for a while as the four finished their cigarettes and then Ron sat up and looked at Malfoy.

"How much will the gravity snaps be then?" he asked. Draco looked down at him and blew out some smoke before replying.

"Eighty," Ron choked.

"That much?" he said in a high voice. Malfoy laughed.

"It wasn't easy to get believe me, I had to follow my father three times before I found anywhere plausible to get it from. Do you know how difficult following apparition scars are?" Ron grumbled.

"I can give you half now and you'll have to wait for the other half unless you'll trade?" Malfoy sat up

"What've you got?" he asked.

"Charlie got back from Romania the other day. He's brought all kinds of Dragon stuff with him. You wanted powdered dragon scales for that potion the other term didn't you? Still want it?" Ron asked hopefully.

"Hell yes!" replied Malfoy turning to face Ron fully. "How much can you get me? If you can get me 10 grams I'll give you the gravity snaps for 30!" Ron grinned before getting up to do a little victory dance. Blaise snorted.

"You're such an idiot Red, anyway I want in on the gravity snaps so you'll have to halve it,"

Ron's face fell, "No way! I asked first," he whined. Blaise grinned before tugging the red head onto his lap and running his tongue up the shell of his ear.

"Ahh but everyone knows it's not as much fun on your own," he said chuckling. Ron whimpered and nodded mutely. Draco rolled his eyes as Harry fell about laughing.

Blaise grinned up at them but suddenly they all froze at the sound of footsteps coming up the stairs. There was a sudden mad rush for Harry's invisibility cloak.

"We're not all going to fit under it!" Harry hissed tugging one end out of Draco's hands. After some confusion they froze again only partially covered.

There was a disbelieving snort and then a voice said.

"Honestly boys! Ron, Blaise, I can see your feet, Drake your hair is sticking out, and Ri….nice ass," There was a squeak and some swearing as the boys untangled themselves from their positions and pulled off the cloak. They turned to see a girl standing in the doorway to the stairs.

"Hello all! Just thought you might enjoy another game of poker!" she said happily.

There was a chorus of groans.

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Another chapter I really hope you enjoyed it they seem to be getting longer I'm so happy about that! Next chapter has been started and will be out soon. It will contain a bit more late night conversation and some insight into Serou!! If you have any ideas you want to see in the story then the first person to guess who the girl at the end of this chapter is gets to tell me and I will include it!

I got my A Level results people! Thank you for all your good luck wishes and wonderful reviews they seem to have helped a lot! I managed to secure my place at University! Good luck to anyone who has GCSE results next week!!!

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