Harryenteredthebedroomasquietlyasheould,andthenrexedslightlyathearingtheshowerrunning.Heshookhishead…thatwas,what…Drao’sthirdshowertoday?Yes,hewouldneveruandhowthatSlytherin’smindworked.

ThenallthoughtsofthatSlytherinwererepedbydifferentthoughts.Ohbloodyhell…Potions.He’dompletelyfottentodotheessay.Damnit.Harrygroanedslightlyimaginingthedetentionhe’dgetforthis.Butthenhestoppedshortinhismentalrant.

Sittingthereinsidetheoverofhispotionsbook…wasanessay.Hisessay…oratleastthatwashiswriting.Buthehadn’twrittentheessay,ofthathewassure.Harrylookedtowardsthebathroomdoorwithshokappearingonhisfae.Noway…buttherewasnootherexpnation.Hermionemighthavedonetheessayforhim,butthenitwouldbeinherhandwritingandhe’dhavetoreopyit…andshedidn’tknowwherehisroomwastodeliverit.Rondidknowwherehisroomwas,butherofthemwouldgetpastMedusa(espeiallyifHarry—whodidhavethepassword—hadtroubledoingso).Sotheonlyoneleftwas…Drao.Andonewouldhavetousesometypeofferyspelltowriteinhisownhandwriting.

Harrybeganskimmingthelinesoftheessayastheshowerturnedoff.Itwasreallygood.AbitbetterandmoredetailedthanhewouldnormallybebutSnapewouldn’treallynotie.Heouldn’tseeafwanywherethatwouldkeysomeoneintothinkingthatHarryhimselfhadn’tdonethework.

Draoameoutofthebathroomdressedinhisfavoritepairofpajamas(bksilk)tobeimmediatelyhitwiththefullforeofHarry’sbestsmile.Heblinkedslightlyandstoppedhismindfromgoingdownthepathof“helooksreallyutewhenhesmiles”.Oneeyebrowrisinginquestion,evenashesawtheessayinHarry’shandsheasked:

“Whatareyougrinningabout?”

“Thankyou,Drao,”wasallHarrysaidashebeganlearingthebooksoffhisbed.

“Idon’tknowwhatyou’retalkingabout,”Draorepliedashelimbedinhisownbed.

Harryshookhishead,thoughheknewDraowouldn’tseeit,butouldn’thelpthethoughtthatpassedthroughhishead:‘TypialDrao.Evenwhenhedoessomethingniehehastobealoofaboutit.’

Whenhewokeuptheday,Harrywouldponderthatthoughtandwonderwhatthatmeant.HewouldeventuallyarriveattheonlusionthathenolongerloathedoneDraoMalfoy.Gotannoyedatoften,yes,buthenolongerhatedhim.He’dbeomeusedtobeingaroundDrao…whatasarythought.

Chapter17:LightingtheFuse

Intheweeksthatfollowed,asteNovemberbeameearlyDeember,HarryfoundhimselfwathingDraomorelosely.Hewas…intriguedbyDrao,thatwasit.Hewasn’tdevelopinganyfeelingsotherthani…orsohetoldhimself.Hewantedtofigureoutjusthowtheblonde’smindworked.OneminuteDraowouldbeashorribleashenormallywas,andthenhe’dturnaroundandatuallybeivilorworse,agreeable.Andwhenhewaseitherofthosetwothings(iviloragreeable)Harrywasforedtoadmittohimselfthatheenjoyedtheblonde’sompanyimmensely.

SohetookupDrao-wathing.Itthereforebeame…almostunfortunate,thatheonlysharedthreesseswithDrao:Potions,CareofMagialCreatures,andTransfiguration.Althoughitdidgivehimawidebaseofsubjetsreally:oneofhisbetter,oneofDrao’sworst—CareofMagialCreatures;oneofDrao’sbest,hisworst—Potions;andassthatwassomewhereiween—Transfiguration.Assuh,he’dbeenmildlyandpleasantlysurprisedwhen,afterapartiurlynastyassigfromTransfigurationss,he’dbegunrantingaboutit,notaringthatDraowasintheroom,Draohadjoinedhim.Aboutfifteenminutesterherealizedthatthosewereprobablythemostenjoyablefifteenminuteshe’dsharedwithDraofortheentireamountoftimethathe’dknownhim.

Ofourse,histwobestfriendsnotiedhisstrangenewhabit,eventhoughonetriedhisbesttoignoreit.

“Hermione,I’mtellingyou,nothingisgoingonbetweenHarryandMalfoy,”RonmutteredfromhishairintheotherwiseemptyGryffindoronRoom.“You’rejustimaginingthings.”

“Ron,youarerefusingtoseethefats.Harrywon’tevenstarteatinguntilhe’swathedMalfoysitdownontheothersideoftheGreatHall;that’snotnormalHarry-hates-Malfoybehavior.Youaughtthemkissingone,youshouldn’tbethisblind.”

“Whynot?”Itdid,afterall,sitperfetlywellwithRontobethisblind.

“Ron,justthinkforamoment.Harryisourbestfriend.Whatifhe’sfallinginlovewithMalfoy(Ronwined)andMalfoydoesn’tgetit?Harryouldbeseriouslyemotionallysarredifsomethingdoesn’thappen.”

“Hermione,areyousureyou’renotoverreating?”Ronasked,rememberinghowHermioneatedabouttheHouseElvesandseeingthesametrendinherbehaviornow.

“YouseehowHarryatstoo;youtellmeifI’moverreating.”

“You’reoverreating.”

Hermionesighed.“Finethen.YoujustfindoutthepasswordtoHarryandMalfoy’sroomandI’lldotherest.”

“What?”

“I’mserious.”

“You’rerazy.”

“Ron—”

“Fine,fine.I’llgetHarrytotellmesoweanmeethimtheretostudyorsomething.”

“Good.”

RonshookhisheadashewathedHermionewalkupthestairstothegirl’sdormitory.“Itriedtomakeherstayoutofit…”hesaidweakly.“NooneansayIdidn’ttry.”

Draowasnotamusedatthismomentintime.No,hewasnotpleasedatall.Andeveryfibreofhisbeingwasdiretedatmakingthisknowntothebeingstandinginhisroomsnotthreefeetawayfromhim.

“Andjustwhatdoyouthinkyouaredoinginmyrooms?”Draohissed.

Hermionewasratherimpressed.Nowingshadsproutedyet.“IsHarryhere?”

“No.Get.Out.”

“Goodthen.”Hermioneatedasifshehadn’theardtheot

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