Chapter 2
“For todays lesson, we will need partners.”
Everyone in the class immediately looks at the person, sometimes two, they will choose to be their partner.
”Assigned partners.”
Disappointment spreads across everyone’s faces.
”Weasley and Zabini. Granger and Parkinson. Malfoy and Potter.”
Draco’s mind goes blank. He blinks a few times. He can’t even hear the rest of what Snape is saying.
Malfoy and Potter.
Damn you Snape. Always playing matchmaker.
Blaise and Pansy look at Draco and smirk.
”Ooo. Draco has to be with his little boyfriend-“
”Shut up Pansy! Go pay off the debt you owe Blaise.”
”Damn what did I do.”
”Everything.”
Harry approaches Draco and Blaise and Pansy book it. Damn those little rats. Harry sits next to Draco and glances at him.
”So..er..how’s your ankle doing?”
”Its going great my hero.”
”Uhm…all I did was walk you to the healer.”
”I was being mean scarhead.”
”Oh…”
Fuck I made it awkward. What do I do.
”Did you style your hair differently today? It looks nice on you.”
Did potter just compliment me? Wait…My hair. My hair. I FORGOT TO PUT GEL IN IT TODAY. NO, NO NO! PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HAVE MERCY ON ME. Wait. He thinks it looks nice. Looks like I’m throwing my gel away later.
”Yeah I…took a shower and forgot to style it.”
”Keep forgetting to style it. Maybe you’ll be the talk of the girls these days.”
”I don’t think I care if I’m the talk of the girls.”
Shit. I think I may have just come out to Potter. Well, looks like the ropes in my closet can be put to good use.
Harry chuckles and smiles at Draco.
“It’s fine. I’m that way too, sorta. You’ve changed, nicer if I’m correct.”
”I haven’t changed one bit. I just…have gone a bit softer.”
“Hm. Draco Malfoy is a softie at heart. I’ll keep that in mind.”
“No need to. I just- don’t think being ruthless and acting as if I’m the prized jewel here works on anyone anymore.”
”If only you knew.”
”What?”
”Nothing.”
Is he flirting with me? I hope he is. Maybe I should try to find out.
”I never actually hated your scar.”
”Oh, that’s okay. I never actually thought you looked like a ferret.”
”I actually like your scar.”
”I actually like your face. I mean- uh.”
Draco feels that similar heat rise against his face, to his neck, and down his chest.
I hope I’m dreaming because I know my and potter didn’t just admit both of those things.
”Potter and Malfoy. Are you two going to flirt this whole time or make the bugsalby potion?”
Off in the distance Draco hears Pansy and Hermione singing a tune.
”Draco and Harry sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, second comes marriage, then comes a baby in a baby carriage!”
Harry blushes too. He takes off his glasses and wipes them off.
”Sorry sir. We’ll get back to work.”
”You better. Or maybe I should add detention with Mr Hagrid-“
”No sir I think we will be okay thank you I’m sorry.”
Draco rushes his words. Anything but detention with hagrid.
Snape walks away and leaves the two of them, Harry looks at the board, looks at the cauldron, and looks at Draco.
”Can you chop these roots?”
”Yeah.”
Harry hands Draco the roots and Draco gets too work, dicing them into fine pieces until-
“Ow.”
Draco looks up at Harry and sees his hand burnt. He’s waving it frantically, trying to get it to cool off.
”You need to go to the healer.”
”No- it’s fine. I’m fine.”
”We’re going to the healer.”
”it’s not the end of the world, I just accidentally touched some hot coals.”
”Yeah we’re going.”
Draco shoots his hand up and Snape walks over to them.
“What is it now?”
”Potter burned his hand.”
”Let me see.”
Harry holds out his hand. Snape takes one look at it and sighs.
”Go to the healer. Now otherwise points will be taken away.”