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Chapter 16
Draco was staring blankly at the pouring rain as he sat on a step in the Entrance Hall. 2 months had passed since he began at Hogwarts and he has never felt more alone. He had friends, sure, but he wanted to be with his best friend. He and Harry have not been talking for a month or so. Harry just never had time for him, especially when McGonagall had seen him flying during their first flying lesson and had him become the Slytherin seeker. Draco didn't have anything against Harry's popularity, it's the fact that Harry had time for everyone else except him that truly broke Draco's heart. Hadn't Harry promised forever before? Draco rubbed his temples as he began having a headache. Everything about him hurt and he sighed; he figured that he ought to find Blaise and Pansy since they have been his friends while Harry drifted away.
Draco entered the dungeons and found his friends in the common room. Blaise saw him first and acknowledged him with a nod. Draco looked around and, as he had expected, Harry—no, Potter was not anywhere to be found.
"Hey." Pansy greeted him, cheerfully.
"Hi, what're you up to?" Draco asked her.
"Scheming." Blaise replied, instead.
"Scheming what?" Draco asked. He figured that this should be interesting and it'd be a good thing to keep his mind off Potter, anyway.
"Well, we're brewing up some trouble for those Gryffindorks…" Pansy began. Draco listened attentively and couldn't help smirking. It would be bloody hilarious to prank those oh so loyal Gryffindorks.
Draco was eating his lunch with his two friends, anticipating the look on all the Gryffindors faces once their prank was set into motion. He mindlessly watched the Gryffindor table when he realized Potter was among them. Draco sighed. Well, it was the other boy's choice to stay in that table and if he got mixed up with the prank Draco wouldn't care anymore. Well, at least that's what he wanted to believe but Draco couldn't stop himself from feeling the pang of guilt and the small pain in his chest from having to become cold towards the other boy. Dessert finally came and Draco's friends watch in amusement the soon to explode treacle tart. To Draco's, though he'd never admit it to anyone even himself, utter dismay Harry was the first one to take some. Draco sighed as a few others took some of the tart and heard Blaise counting down from 5. Once Blaise finished counting, the treacle tart exploded on their faces and the whole Slytherin table smirked as everyone knew of the prank. Potter stood up quickly and walked towards his house's table and walked up to Draco and his friends.
"Why?" the Boy-Who-Lived asked in a tone that could freeze the Pacific. Draco put up the Malfoy mask that he had acquired from his father long ago and smirked at Potter.
"Affected much, Potter?" Draco spat as Potter stared at him as though he was a big bully who stole his favorite chocolate. Draco's heart broke and all his other insults got stuck within him as the other boy walked out of the Great Hall.
Thanks for reading this! I know, I know it was starting to get good and now they're angry at each other but I promise it'll work out! Anyway, please leave a review! =)