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Chapter 9

Draco ate his Butterbeer ice cream silently as he waited for Harry. He was still nervous about the present he bought for his best friend. He figured Harry wasn't really the sentimental kind of guy and so he felt queasy and couldn't stop fidgeting. What if Harry didn't like it? Draco looked at the pendant he was holding, it was a silver snake with green eyes. When Draco saw it he immediately thought of Harry but now that he thought of it, he was quite scared that the other boy wouldn't want to wear something like that. The pendant slithered on Draco's palm as though telling him not to worry. Draco sighed, he just hoped Harry would at least not hate it. Draco reached into his pocket and took the golden chain and slipped it into the hook which held the snake pendant in place and put it into a small box.

Draco looked at his watch. It was still 2:50 PM and he has been sitting there for at least half an hour even though he agreed to meet Harry at 3 PM. He was just so nervous about his present that he couldn't shop anymore. He was only able to buy his present for Harry and a matching one which was a gold snake with grey eyes which had a silver chain holding it, for himself and a book about casting spells and two robes for whenever he might need it. He remembered looking at the brooms sold in Quidditch Supplies but he just couldn't buy it. His budget for that day was 250 Galleons as he only had limited money. The present he got for Harry cost him 85 Galleons and yet he couldn't help buying the matching one for himself. He just couldn't afford a broom.

"Hey." Harry greeted, panting, breaking Draco's train of thought.

"Did you run?" Draco asked, amused. He looked at his watch and read 3:08 PM. Harry must've realized he was going to be late for their meeting and ran. Draco chuckled at Harry's exhausted look. The thought of Harry running to meet him was just cute. Wait, what? Cute? Well whatever...

Harry frowned at him in mock annoyance and asked "Well what's so funny?"

Draco just couldn't help it anymore, he burst out laughing. "You just look so..." he laughed. "Merlin, why'd you run?"

"I lost track of time and I didn't want to make you wait...but it seems I did." Harry said a bit embarrassed.

"Its alright, really." Draco said, smiling. Harry stood and bought his chili chocolate ice cream and sat down beside Draco. Draco looked at the things Harry bought, he wondered what Harry got him but scolded himself for doing so. Harry tasted his ice cream and looked at Draco.

"You ought to try this!" Harry said happily and took a spoonful of his ice cream and put it near Draco's mouth. Draco blushed slightly and opened his mouth. He couldn't remember the last time someone else fed him. The ice cream was sweet at first then spicy then it was just the mixture of both tastes and surprisingly tasted good.

"It does taste good, want to taste mine?" Draco said, smiling.

Harry nodded happily and let Draco feed him.

Draco and Harry flooed back home. They both went to their room but had a silent agreement not to snoop over the other's things. Once they were finished Draco looked at Harry who was laying on his own bed. Draco was just so happy Harry was his friend. Draco walked towards Harry and pulled him up. Harry looked at him expectantly and he enveloped the other boy in a tight hug.

"Thanks for today, Harry. You're the best!" Draco said happily and kissed Harry's cheek without thinking and furiously blushed because of his spur of the moment act.

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