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Harry had just received chocolates from a girl, which would be flattering if it wasn't for the fact he already had eyes for Cho Chang. He had only just made up with Ron and gone through the first task of the triwizard tournament, but compared to asking Cho to the Yule ball the latter was more nerve racking.
Harry spotted her in the hallway and tried to work up the nerve to go up and talk to her. He made it halfway there before Cedrick had intercepted. The both of them were smiling and talking to each other, he didn't know how to get between them. He side heavily before leaning on a nearby wall.
He opened up the chocolates before he got his fingers on the smooth chocolate, he had noticed a picture taped to the top of the box. It looked like the girl who had given him the box of chocolates, he tore the paper off of the box, examined it for a second before stuffing the picture into his pocket. Not particularly careful about increasing or bending in. Harry picked up one of the chocolates examined it for a brief moment before popping it right into his mouth. Hoping the chocolate would make him feel better.
"It's a shame really that those dragons didn't get to you. Would have made quite the good show. I bet those dragons weren't half as fierce as they would have been, my guess is the ministry didn't want to dent their perfect little golden boy" Draco drawled,
Harry's snapped up to look at him, he meant to give him one of the nastiest glares, he could muster, and probably say something cutting back about how pompous the other was but when he looked at him everything stopped. His heart felt like it was beating faster. He suddenly felt like the words were getting caught in his throat, and he looked at the other dumbfounded. Since when did Draco look so perfect?
Harry couldn't help but look at his gray eyes. Soft silky blonde hair. His pale pointed nose that he wanted to lay kisses on. He wasn't sure how long he had just stared at the other but Draco frowned at him, was it weird that Draco looked attractive when he frowned? He shook his head quickly "huuh? What?" He stumbled.
Draco looked at him like his brain just broke which honestly he felt like it might have. "Were you even listening? Why are you staring at me like that? did those dragons give you a concussion? If you can't come up with a good retort to my amazing insults, the least you could do is say a good one, Malfoy your amazing" he said in his ridiculously posh accent.
"Good one Malfoy, you're amazing" Harry said without thinking. Draco had literally told him what to say and honestly, half of them felt willing to do anything the pretty Git wanted him too.
Darco spluttered as his eyes widening and eyebrows furrowing. The posse of slytherins He always had trailing behind him, looked at each other in surprise and confusion. Draco taking a moment to compose himself shot harry a hotty glare. "You think you're so clever don't you, well i'd like to see how cocky you are during the next challenges. Potter" he said harry's name like a curse. As he began to spin around and walk away
Harry's eyes widen with panic, he didn't want this interaction to end, He didn't want draco to go away. He wasn't sure what he said to make the other upset. He had only said what he was told to. Before he could think about what to do his body acted before him. "Wait!!!" He yelled catching draco and the other slither in the tension.As they turned back to him. Draco looking like he could skewer him with those perfect silvery eyes.
Harry had gotten the other's attentionBut he hadn't thought of what to do once he had it. Scrambling, to say something to not look like an idiot in front of the love of his life. Was draco the love of his life? He had to be. He had never felt this way about anyone before. " Will you go to the yule with me?" He blurted in front of the entire hallway.
Draco's face flushed. As his eyes widened at the other's words. "Wha, I... what?" He then began fuming. Face heartening in a glare. Face still beat red " you think you're so funny don't you? Clever little Potter, trying to get a wry out of me well, you're not doing anything other than making yourself look bent. Go ahead and make a fool of yourself.Believe me out of it" he spat, before turning and moving just short of a run, making making the other slitherons behind him, pick up the pace to keep up.
Harry watched Draco leave practically heartbroken He didn't known what he did wrong. Was it too soon? Should he have brought flowers? Of course what he did was stupid, he hadn't even prepared at all! Harrry put his head in his hands. His mood practically destroyed.He made his way back to the griffindor at a languished pace, he had barely noticed the many stares he had gotten as he made his way up to griffindor tower.
Once in his room, he threw the chocolate on the floor before jumping on to his bed, laying on his back, he stared at the ceiling as he began thinking of ways he could possibly convince Draco to go with him to the yule ball. Or even maybe just talk to him? He began regretting all of his previous interactions with Malfoy, why couldn't he have just taken his hand to begin with. He didn't even understand why he had been so upset with him to begin with, sure Draco had constantly made fun of him and his friends, but maybe that was just his humor? Sure is dad's a prick but that's hardly his fault. And of course there was that time he called Hermione a mudblood, but Hermione made things right by punching him in the face. So really things should be settled.
Eventually Ron meandered into their room, mumbling something about how annoying it was Hermione had already gotten a date without them and with the enemy no less, but Harry couldn't be bothered to listen, he side loudly thoughts consumed by Draco Malfoy.
"Are you even listening mate?" Ron frowns, he's throwing his arms in the air "Hermione is dating the enemy! How are you okay with this!?"
Harry turned over to look at ron better, " what's wrong with dating the enemy?" Ron looked at him as if he grew an extra head
" Are you even hearing yourself mate? It's the enemy! What if Krum it's just trying to get close to hermione to learn your secrets for the tournament!" Ron accused trying to get harry on his side.
Harry just shruged "maybe the enemy is cute. And funny, and really good with charm's work, that he's able to make cute buttons for me" Harry said through a laugh, now that he thought about it, those buttons must have been a lot of hard work and Draco had done it for him. Sure, it was to make fun of him, but still.
Ron who was pacing the room fuming about hermione suddenly stopped to look at harry quizically. "Just what are you going on about?" Tone a bit exasperated and very confused.
Suddenly hermione burst into the room. Eyes focusing on harry. But as she walked in, she stopped to give ron the shoulder. Ron glared at her, " what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with your new boyfriend?" He rolled his eyes
Hermione huft, but didn't give him a response instead, turning to Harry. "Harry, what happened? I was on my way to the library when I heard that there's a rumor going on around. That you asked Malfoy to the Yule ball?"
Ron eyes widened a fraction. Before he shook his head incisently " what are you going on about? No way Harry whatever go and do a thing like that? That's nuts!" He exclaimed, trying to protect his friend's honor.
Hermione just rolled her eyes. Still not pleased with Ron. " Well I know that, but why would someone say that? It seems preposterous as far as rumors go, obviously harry would nev-"
"Because I did!" He exclaimed as he slumped back onto the bed, feeling more defeated than ever. He wasn't happy that his friends add no faith in him asking out the man of his dreams. But the actual asking out, went horribly. Draco had practically ran from him.
Ron and hermione both stared at him in shock. And for the moment they had both forgotten the conflict between with the shattering news. "You what?!" They both yelled in unison
"I asked him out, but he said no" he said defeated. His friend's looking at him like he hadn't made any sense. "I'm not sure what came over me, he was just looking at me with his perfect silver eyes. And he was about to leave, and I didn't want him, so I did the first thing I could think of and ask him out" he groaned into his hands before continuing. "but I think he might have thought it was a joke. Damn, why did we ever start antagonizing each other"
Ron and hermione stared at him bewildered, "blood hell, what are you even talking about mate? You almost sound like you like him" Ron looked like his eyes we're ready to jump out of his sockets if he could hurt any more surprises.
" I don't like him!" And for half a second, both his friends relaxed. "I'm in love with him!" Harry exclaimed. As his friends gave each other worried looks. "I could hardly stop thinking about him! He's bloody gorgeous! And clever and Smart! He looks damn fit in his quidditch outfit." He groaned as he grabbed a pillow and slapped it on his own face.
Hermione gave ron a gentle nod as she tried to approach the conversation more delicately. "Harry, you never used to like Draco before? What's brought out this change All of a sudden?"
Harry turn to look at his friends. "I don't know, i was in the hallway about to ask Cho Chang out, but cedric beat me to it I think. Then Draco came to see me" his voice became softer as he began talking about the slytherin boy " Hermione you should have seen him. He looked perfect, he is perfect! I don't think there's ever been a more perfect person to ever have lived!" He said completely lovesick.
Hermione tried to nod sympathetically. But she couldn't help but be completely weirded out by the entire bizarre situation. "Right.... and you hadn't drinking anything or eaten anything before that? Or gotten any weird feelings? No one hexed you did they?" She asked worriedly
Harry just rolled his eyes "what? Goodness no hermione, I wasn't hexed or cursed, i'm just in love, i'm in love with Draco Malfoy." He declared. Before looking at his friends for help "guys, i don't know what to do? I think he hates me, how do I fix this? How do i get him to notice me? To like me" his voice filling with Anxiety and desperation.
Ron looked like he was about to be sick. Hermione's lips tightened, trying not to say anything that would set the clearly not well Harry off. " Are you sure you didn't eat or drink anything?" She tried again
Harry shot her a glare " i told you i'm not Hexed! I had a bit of chocolate, but it was fine" he said, exasperated, upset that his friends weren't willing to help him with what actually mattered
Ron's head turned to the box of chocolates that laid spilled on the corner. He had noticed them when he first entered, but thought nothing of it since he was still thinking about hermione and Krum. Hermione's eyes followed his gaze a moment later.
Hermione looked at ron. "I'm going to take these chocolates and take a look at them. Then i'm going to go to the library and look up any books that might tell us what's going on here, Ron look after harry." Ron simply nodded his anger towards her forgotten for now. Since they were clearly more important things going on. Harry needed them
Harry groaned at his friends " i told you i'm fine! Is it really so hard to believe that I fell in love? I know you guys don't like him. But maybe if you gave him a chance" he started,
Ron just rolled his eyes. And hermione tried to give a sympathetic smile, hiding her distaste "right Harry, we're sorry, i'm going to go look in the library and see if I find any books to help you out." She paused for a moment "with Malfoy i mean"
Harry smiled happy that his friends were finally on his side "thank you! Hermione you're the best!" Ron still did not seem pleased with the situation. He gave hermione a solid look. It was now his job to keep Harry out of trouble.