It's Over

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Everyone returned shortly after New Years. Harry agonized for many days after Christmas on how to tell Ron. Seamus rolled his eyes whenever he would bring it up again. Draco spent the majority of the break in the Gryffindor common room watching Harry pace.

\"Potter, just do it quickly and painfully, that\'s the best way,\" Draco responded cynically after the millionth time Harry had asked him. Harry frowned.

\"Ron\'s going to kill me.\"

\"Then I\'ll kill him too.\" Draco sighed and pulled Harry to his lap. \"Don\'t worry. If he\'s really your friend, he won\'t care.\" Harry looked at his shoes.

\"Yeah, I guess you\'re right,\" He mumbled.

\"Of course I\'m right, when am I not?\" Harry smiled a little and kissed Draco sweetly. Draco twined his hands in Harry\'s messy hair. \"Now, stop worrying, and let\'s do something more...fun...\"

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Ron and Hermione arrived the next afternoon. Ron burst into the dormatory and unceramoniously dumped his stuff on his bed. Harry looked up from the book he was reading and smiled at Ron. Ron grinned back and Hermione came in the room and quickly kissed Harry on the cheek. She moved back and clasped hands with Ron.

\"How was your break, mate?\" Ron asked happily. \"Malfoy wasn\'t too much of a git, was he?\" Harry smiled again and rolled his eyes.

\"No, he was not, listen Ron, there\'s something I--\" His sentence was interupted by the door swinging open. Dean bounced in and bounded around the room. He was in an overlyjoyful mood. It seems he and Ginny had had a happy reunion.

\"Hello everyone! Lovely day, isn\'t it? Harry! Love the look, when did you do it?\" Harry blushed and rubbed a hand through his hair. Draco had convinced him to dye the tips red, to match his house colors.

\"Uh...Over the break...\" Harry trailed away. Ron was looking curiously at him as though he hadn\'t noticed before. Hermione noticed the odd look Ron was giving him and hastily pulled Ron from the room. Dean bounded out behind them.

Harry shut the door and sighed. He flopped onto his bed and buried a face in his pillow.

***

\"You didn\'t tell him.\" Draco glared at Harry through the darkness of the astronomy tower. Harry hung his head which seemed to enrage Draco more. \"Damn you, Potter!\" He cursed. Harry\'s head snapped up.

\"Have *you* told Pansy yet!? And the rest of the Slytherins!?\" Harry said accusingly. Draco sneered.

\"As a matter of fact, yes. So much for the Gryffindor bravery.\" Harry stared at him, outraged. \"And I suppose the same goes for loyalty. Send me an owl when you get over yourself, Potter.\" The last word was spit out as if it was acid. Draco whipped around and disappeared down the staircase, leaving a stunned Harry in his wake.

***

The next few days were utter hell for Harry. Draco refused to spare him any kind of glance. Ron didn\'t understand why Harry was so depressed, and Hermione gave him disapproving looks whenever he looked her way. He took to avoiding everyone, especially Draco. One class where it was not so easy to avoid him was potions.

Snape sneered at everyone, as was his norm. All except Draco, whom he praised for putting up with Harry so well. Draco nodded when he said this, but made no other sign of acknowledgment. Harry glanced at him, trying to catch his eye, but Draco skillfully avoided him and left as soon as the bell sounded. Harry scowled as he packed up his things. Ron appeared at his elbow.

\"Hey, Harry.\" He noticed Harry watching Malfoy leave and his eyes narrowed. \"Stupid git. Did he do something again? I swear to merlin, Harry, just tell me when and I\'ll...\" Ron whipped his wand around and Harry pushed it down. They didn\'t need a repeat of second year. Harry sighed morosely and left Ron behind.

\"Did *I* do something?\" Ron asked Hermione. She scoffed at him.

\"You are so dense.\"

\"What? What do you mean.\" Hermione tutted and walked ahead of him on the stairs. \"Oy! Wait! What did you mean!?\" He called after her. She didn\'t reply but simply waved goodbye. Ron shook his head. \'They\'re all mad, barking mad,\' he thought.

Harry climbed the stairs to the Entrance Hall. He caught sight of Blaise and Michael sneaking off into a corridor. Harry scowled at them. Seamus and Terry walked past holding hands, and it did not improve his temper. By the time he reached Gryffindor tower, he was in a rage. He stormed into his room and conjured a wine glass from midair. He seized it and hurled it across the room. It hit the opposite wall and shattered. Harry was pleased as the shards exploded into the room.

He gave a satisfied smile and conjured another glass. He threw it at the wall just as the door opened. Ron\'s surprised face poked through and he slammed the door shut just before the glass hit the wall and exploded. When he was sure it was clear, he burst back into the room. Harry was pissed that his outlet was ruined. He collapsed onto his bed and spread himself out.

\"What the hell is going on, mate?\" Ron demanded. Harry didn\'t look at him but stared at the ceiling. He conjured another glass on his nightstand. He pointed his wand at it and glass shards flew all around the room. Ron shielded himself with his arms. \"Harry! What *are* you doing!!!?\"

\"I\'ll tell you what I\'m not doing! I\'m not fucking Draco, like I should be!\" Harry yelled. Ron was shocked beyond words.

\"You\'re angry, you\'re not thinking straight, why would you..,\" Ron shuddered, \"..\'fuck\' Draco Malfoy?\"

\"Because I have been for the past 3 months.\" Said Harry calmly.

\"You\'ve been what?\" Ron asked, praying he\'d heard wrong.

\"Do you really want me to say it again, Ron?\" Ron shook his head and sat, weak kneed, on his bed, staring at his hands, trying to process the information.

\"So, you and Malfoy...?\"

\"Yes, but not anymore,\" Harry sighed sadly.

\"Why not? Did he dump you? I\'ll kill him, I will.\" Ron stood up suddenly and strode toward the door angrily. Harry raised his eyebrows at him.

\"Wait, Ron, what? Aren\'t you mad?\"

\"Of course I am! He dumped you, no one dumps my friend and gets away with it pain free!\" Harry almost laughed.

\"No, I meant, I\'ve kept this a secret from you, and it is Draco Malfoy.\" Ron looked uncomfortable but shrugged.

\"You\'ve been really happy these past few months, and I guess that was because of him, so I suppose I should be grateful. And I guess he isn\'t too bad...\" Harry got up and hugged Ron. Ron didn\'t know what to do, so he patted him akwardly. Harry released him and held him at arms length.

\"I\'m so glad. I was so worried, but it doesn\'t really matter now, since it\'s over anyway.\" Harry went back into his depressive mood. Ron felt his blood boil at his friends dispair.

\"Do you really want him back?\" Ron asked. Harry gave him a heartbreaking look.

\"Yes,\" he whispered. Ron steadied himself.

\"Okay, then we\'re going to need a plan...\"

***

The planning session had not been very progressive, so Harry had suggested tapping Hermione for information, which she was only too happy to supply. They managed to come up with a fairly good plan, in Harry\'s mind. The key was to get detention.

There was a glitch, however. Everytime Harry tried to stage a duel with Draco he turned and left in the opposite direction. He knew Harry too well and wouldn\'t rise to the occasion. By the third attempt, Harry was frustrated at the lack of cooperation. He decided it was time to take it in his own hands.

On friday, after dinner, Harry watched as Malfoy took leave of the Slytherin table. Harry quietly crept out after him. He followed him down the stairs to the dungeons. He knew they were close to the Slytherin common room and he must catch him before Draco went in. There was no way for Harry to get in.

Harry silently slipped ahead of Draco and snatched him out of the darkness just before he reached the end of the corridor. Draco let out a noise of surprise. Harry pushed him roughly against the hard stone wall. He violently kissed Draco. Draco moaned and started to respond, but instead, he pushed Harry away and glared at him.

\"What do you want, Potter?\" He said acidly. Harry frowned.

\"I want you,\" he said quietly. Draco sneered, but his eyes decieved him.

\"Well, you missed your chance. That ship has sailed, you\'d best go see if you can exchange your tickets.\" Draco pushed himself off the wall and stalked off down the hall.

\"I love you,\" Harry said softly after him. He thought he saw Draco\'s step falter, but he thought he must have imagined it as Draco disappeared behind into the wall.

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\'He loves me?\' Draco thought, pacing around his room. \'What is his problem? I\'m a Malfoy, and therefore, incapable of love. Look at my parents! What fine specimens they were...Stupid Harry, I mean, Potter! Ugh, he\'s driving me insane.\' Draco paused to take in his appearance in the mirror. His usually perfect hair was mussed from his recent encounter. His eyes looked frightened, something that was definitely not acceptable.

\'Ooh, he\'s annoying. Perfect Potter, with his great friends, and perfect ass. No! Don\'t think about that. That won\'t help...no, I must stop obsessing; it is unbecoming of a Malfoy.\'

\'But I thought you didn\'t want to be a Malfoy anymore.\' Harry\'s voice crept into his head. Draco growled in frustration. He threw his pillow against the wall. He found it didn\'t have the affect he wanted, so he pointed his wand at the water jug and it exploded into a million pieces showering glass shards all around the room. He felt a little better, but was still pondering his problem as he fell into a restless sleep.

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A/N: Uh oh... what\'s going to happen, I wonder...Review!