Finding Love Amongst Hate

*A/N: More on the way, I promise, I havent decided weither it is going to be a contenuation of Capter 5 or if its going to be another chapter. Please be patient.

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Chapter 5: ~Life, Love and Sex...Almost~


Some say the world will end in fire;
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
~Fire and Ice, Robert Frost *

A few weeks had passed since Harry and his aunt had talked about what had happened. They had dinner at least once a week and talked about everything from class to his parents and what they were like. Harry found out things about his parents he’d never heard before, like how his father fell off the broom the first time he tried to fly, and how his mum had managed to transfigure McGonagall’s desk into a boat by accident in her third year with McGonagall sitting on her desk at the time. He also found out that his dad had hated pumpkin juice so much he had convinced the house elves at the time that all the students had become allergic to it, and they had to serve them butterbeer instead, and his mum had slipped a potion into Snape’s drink once that made his hair bright pink for a week before he figured out the counter potion. Harry laughed at all of his parent’s hijinks and was glad he finally knew something about who they were. Miriam loved to tell him and his friends about James and Lily-- in fact she had become a defacto parent to him, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny while they were at Hogwarts, taking them all on shopping trips to Hogsmead even on the non-Hogsmead weekends, and they all knew the password to her rooms and were welcome at anytime. It soon became almost like a second Gryffindor common room and you could usually find all of them in there at some point or another during the day.

Miriam had gone to Dumbledore and gotten permission to expand her quarters and added on to them a bedroom and bath for Harry and another room that could be used as a study room for everyone or have beds added for anyone who wanted to stay the night. Though Harry continued to stay in the dorms per school rules, he was usually in Miriam’s quarters on weekends. Most importantly Harry was finally truly happy, and he wasn’t going to give that up for the world.

Everyone was falling into a routine, classes, studying, Quidditch and hating the Slytherins. But something was in the air… something that resembled teenage hormones run amuck.

The first hint that Miriam had was coming home to her quarters to find a topless Hermione on her sofa with Ron lying on top of her fondling her breasts and the two of them rubbing the rest of their (clothed) bodies together.

“RON! HERMIONE! WHAT THE HELL?!” Miriam yelled not so much angry as shocked.

The of tof them sprang apart like startled cats in heat, Hermione grabbing her blouse clutching it in front of her protectively. Ron in the meantime was blushing as red as his hair.

“Umm…” Ron began “we… umm…” he just stopped. There wasn’t really anything he could say at that point.

“Hermione, you can go into my bed room and get dressed again, then you, Ron and I need to have a little talk.” said Miriam. Hermione skittered off to Miriam’s bedroom and Ron nervously stood in the sitting room with Professor Potter. Ron about jumped through the roof when Professor Potter said “sit down Ron” but he sat and looked at his shoes still blushing though several shades lighter then originally. Hermione a moment later came out of Miriam’s bedroom having straightened out her clothing and sat next to Ron on the sofa where just moments before they had almost made love.

“Ron, Hermione, “ Miriam began “I love you like I love Harry, and rest assured had it been him and someone else I had come home to doing what you were doing he and his significant other would be receiving this same talk. Now, I am happy that you feel that comfortable here, but I would rather, MUCH rather you did not have sex in my sitting room. Also, if the two of you are going to have sex, please be careful. I am quite sure that neither of you are prepared for children this early in life. Ok? Now no more lecture.”

Ron and Hermione looked at each other and looked at Miriam and flashed her wide grins and both jumped up and hugged her. Of all the lectures they expected that was no where near what they were prepared for.

“Now you two, how is Potions going?” Miriam asked forgetting about the episode and getting up to get herself a cup of chamomile tea. ‘I need something to settle my nerves after THAT’ she thought, ‘thank the Gods I am not their parents…Oh Gods…Harry…I wonder what he is doing… please don’t let him be in his room right now shagging some girl…please fates don’t be that cruel not today’

The fates had decided to appease Miriam’s fears and Harry walked into their quarters just then. “Hey all!” He greeted happily, oblivious to what he missed just moments ago. Though Harry put on that happy façade he had his own inner turmoil to deal with, he had discovered Draco Malfoy.

At breakfast about a week ago Harry had looked up from his bowl of cereal to find Draco staring at him. Draco had looked away very quickly and even now Harry was brooding on that moment.

*~FLASHBACK~*

Harry was listening to Ron and Hermione talk about their upcoming potions project not really too interested, he looked up from his cereal and his gaze drifted across the great hall to the Slytherin table and settled on Draco Malfoy who at that moment seemed to be staring at Harry. He quickly looked away when he noticed Harry staring back.

‘Was he staring at me?’ Harry wondered to himself.

“Harry, Harry…Have you heard a word I’ve said?” Hermione asked shaking him lightly.

“Mmmm?... Sorry Hermione I was thinking about someone—something, I mean something.”

“Oh, ok.” Hermione grinned at Ron. Ron grinned back.

Harry looked at both of them confused, “What?” He asked.

Both of them gave him an innocent look and simply said “Nothing!”

Harry rolled his eyes.

*~End Flashback~*

Harry was wondering about Draco, every time Harry looked over at Draco either in class or at meals he would quickly look away as if Harry had caught him staring or something.

Harry walked back to his bedroom and Ron and Hermione followed him, thinking to plan their next grand escapade tomorrow in Hogsmead but Harry didn’t even notice his best friends following him in fact he almost shut the door on Ron when he was halfway through it.

“HEY!” Ron yelled

“Oh, sorry there Ron, wasn’t paying attention my mind is on something right now, didn’t see you.” said Harry.

“Are you alright, Harry?” Hermione asked “You’ve been a bit off for a while now, come on tell us.” She said as she and Ron sat down on the bed not to close to each other.

“Not right now ‘mione,” Harry said “I have to work some ts ous out first. But I promise I will tell you guys, just give me a bit to think.”

“Ok Harry, just trust us, ok?” Ron said.

“Ok.” Harry replied.

~

Later during the feast Harry kept sneaking glances over at Draco and more then once caught Draco sneaking glances at him. After the feast while the trio were headed back to Miriam’s, Harry remembered he had left his jacket in the great hall and decided to go back for it.

“I’ll be right there, you to go on, It will only take a second.”

“Alright Harry.” Hermione said grabbing Ron’s hand and heading up the stairs.
What ever it was Harry needed to do it wasn’t get his jacket Hermione thought, he didn’t even wear it to dinner tonight. Oh well, best let him do what ever it was and get it over with he sure was acting strangely lately.

Harry was on his way back down to the great hall to ‘get his jacket’ which he remembered he hadn’t warn that night when he ran smack in to Draco.

“Harry… wha…?” Draco stammered then regains his composure. “Potter, what do you want?” He sneers.

“I was back to the great hall to get my jacket.” Harry said. ‘Might as well stick with the story’ he thought.

“You didn’t wear a jacket tonight, Potter.” said Malfoy shattering Harry’s excuse. “So what is it you really want?”

Harry just stared at Draco not exactly knowing what to say next thing he knew he found himself pinned against the wall, albeit not unwillingly, as his nemesis Draco Malfoy captured his mouth with his own, snaking his tongue between Harry’s lips.

‘God!’ Harry thought ‘who would have known Malfoy could kiss like this.’ Instead of trying to push Draco away, Harry decided to enjoy this type of tongue-lashing from Malfoy, who knew how long it would last.

Apparently it would not last very long. The sound of footsteps could be heard echoing down the hall. Draco heard them and pulled away from Harry.

“Hey!, Come back here.” said Harry making a grab for Draco. No way was he letting Draco get away after getting him worked up like that.

“Sshh!” Draco said putting his finger to Harry’s lips. “Someone is coming.” Draco spotted the door leading to the astronomy tower, “Here, lets go somewhere and finish what we started.”

Both boys stumbled up the stairs to the astronomy tower kissing and groping one another, trying to kiss and touch as much of the other as they could while walking up the steps.
All Harry could think of was how fast he could get Draco out of those damn pants he was wearing, while Draco was thinking much along the same lines.

‘THUD’ they had stumbled into a person at the top of the stairs. Neither had been paying much attention to their surroundings and did not notice a very menacing Professor Snape standing at the top of the stairs glaring at both of them.

“WHAT THE HELL DO YOU TWO THINK YOU ARE DOING?” Yelled Snape, his voice booming throughout the tower. He grabbed both boys by the scruff of their necks and held them at arms length away from each other.

‘Why this night of all the nights had to be his turn for rounds was beyond him.’ Snape thought to himself.

Snape carted them both off to Dumbledore’s office. Upon arriving at the gargoyle guarding the entrance to Dumbledore’s office Snape snarled “gummy bears” and the gargoyle moved aside. Harry caught Draco’s eye around Snape and both boys stifled a giggle at the password.

Once up the stirs he threw each boy in a separate chair in front of Dumbledore’s desk and addressed the headmaster. “I caught these two,” he sneered “on the way up to the astronomy tower, after a bit of snogging it would seem.”

Dumbledore just raised and eyebrow and thought to himself ‘yes well, you could do with a bit yourself’. Instead he said “Yes, well they are coming to that age Severus.”

Snape responded “You know as well as I do that we must notify their parents as well as head of house.”

At this Draco visibly paled, “N… N… Notify my father?” he asked “No you can’t!” he said panicking.

Harry sympathized with Draco, but he thought the Dursleys wouldn’t care, and then he remembered that they wouldn’t be contacting the Dursleys; rather they would be contacting the one person who just might care…Miriam. ‘Oh Jeez! He thought…How on earth am I going to explain this… I don’t even understand it.’ with that Harry’s face got as pale as Draco’s

“Now Severus, I hardly think that is necessary,” said Dumbledore noticing the panicked look on both the boy’s faces. “Neither of them has any infractions of this type before and I will take their words that they will be more discreet in the future. Boys?”

“Yes Sir.” They both answered scrambling to leave as quickly as possible. But before they were out the door Dumbledore called them back.

“Gentlemen, if you don’t mind I would like to have a talk with you both tomorrow say lunch time. You can join me here for lunch and we will have a chat.”

Both boys nodded in agreement and dashed out and to their respective dorms.

“Do you think that wise?” Asked Snape

“Yes, Severus, I do.” Dumbledore replied “Both were terrified at the prospect of their families knowing, Draco out of fear of what he knows will happen and Harry out of fear of the unknown. Let’s give them time, as you well know informing parents is not a punishment and was never intended to be. Rather it was to let respective families know about possible power bonds and that is the only time it is truly used. You know that.

~End Chapter 5~


*A/N: The 2nd half of the poem didn’t fit here… will fit later… you’ll see.