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Crossing Lines	By : KJmom827 Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 11000 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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It had been almost a week since he'd last seen Draco. He'd stayed true to his word and avoided Harry and his friends at all possible opportunities. There had been a small incident in potions class when Ron hadn't been paying attention and had bumped into the blonde unwittingly. Draco had sneered and made a rather weak comment about Ron's intelligence and financial state. As they'd parted ways their eyes met and Draco's apologetic look had been enough to satisfy Harry.

He did wish that things could be different, but he was used to feeling that way and figured this was just par for the course. It figured his first real crush would be on the one person his friends might never accept. Even worse was the fact that he wasn't even sure he could come to terms with it. He had to admit that it did kind of make sense though. He'd always gotten a very strange thrill out of his fights with Draco. He'd never felt so charged and restless after arguing with Dudley. Maybe the detestation had been covering something entirely different.

It was during breakfast on the day he was due to meet Draco that a letter was dropped into his lap by a school owl. He had a hunch who it was from and was pleased that no one had noticed with the flurry of morning mail. He waited as long as he possibly could before excusing himself to the restroom with the letter tucked safely inside his robes.

Meet me outside the potions lab. Same time. I'm sure I don't have to remind you that discretion is of utmost importance…

He almost laughed, but since that would most certainly be an odd thing to do in a restroom stall, he was glad he could stifle it. Like he needed to be told that they couldn't be seen together.

He nervously made his way back to his table. He had to tell Ron and Hermione that he wouldn't be around tonight and give his half explanation.

"Hey guys, I've got a study date tonight, so when we get back to the common room later, I'll be going out," he was fidgeting with his napkin as he was talking and only looked up when Hermione spoke.

"A study date, Harry? You never want to revise with us. Who are you meeting?" She was suspicious already.

"Hermione, you're brilliant, you know that, but I just don't understand things the way you do. I met with them last week and finally potions made sense! They need help in defense and since it's the only subject I'm not pants at, it works out perfectly," He didn't try to hide his blush and he didn't have to fake the awe in his voice, she caught both.

"Harry, you like her," Only slightly wrong, but he had known she'd think it was a girl and he'd just have to be careful not to outright lie to her.

"I do, but I'm not sure about any of it yet, so I'd appreciate a little privacy while I figure things out, ok?"

It wasn't Hermione that answered him, "Sure thing, mate."

Ron elbowed their friend and gave her a pointed look that said the discussion was over. It was a major role reversal and Hermione's blush told him she realized it as well.

"Ok, Harry, just don't keep us in the dark for too long, ok? I'd like to know who it is that caught your attention when you don't seem to really notice any of the girls around here," She turned back to her plate and thankfully missed the little grin that broke out. Ron didn't and signaled to Harry that they'd talk later.

After his last class of the day he rushed to his common room. He had about an hour before he was to meet Draco, but he really wanted a shower. He grabbed his clothes, just jeans and a t-shirt this time, he didn't own too many sets of nice clothes. He was in and out of the shower and dressed within fifteen minutes.

He was trying, yet again and without much success, to get his hair to lay down when there was a knock on the door followed by the sound of creaking hinges.

"He liked you with messy hair, don't think it matters much if it won't behave now," Ron's voice was low even though the door was closed and there was a permanent muffling charm in place around the room.

"How do you know I'm seeing him? Maybe I really did find a nice girl…"

"If that were the case you wouldn't have avoided saying her and she so obviously when Hermione tried to get you to talk. You know she would still love you, she wouldn't care that it's a boy that's got you so worked up."

"I'm not worked up," He knew his actions were contradictory when he threw his comb against the wall in agitation.

"Yeah, I can see that. Harry, you know you can tell me anything, right? We're best mates no matter what. Who is it? I know it's got to be shocking, else you would have told me the other night, so, I'm prepared for the worst."

"Really? You're prepared to hear I'm sneaking off to meet Snape?"

"It has crossed my mind. Why else would you be so tight lipped about it? It's got to be a Slytherin," Harry looked at Ron's reflection wide eyed in the mirror.

"You'd really be ok if it were Snape?"

"Ha, no way, but only because he's a teacher and an adult man who could be taking advantage of you. Look, Harry, I trust your judgment and if you think he's a good guy, who am I to tell you different? Besides, even though every witch or wizard who went bad came from that house, some pretty fantastic ones have come from there too."

"You are awfully open minded today, what's gotten in to you, Ron?"

"Oh, just the very real possibility that my best mate is sneaking off to meet our worst enemy and is too damn scared that I might get mad at him to just bloody tell me. I figure if I want the truth I've got to let you know that I love you even if you've got a thing for Malfoy."

Harry froze, he knew his face went from ten shades of red to pale white when his legs suddenly wouldn't support him anymore. As was his habit, Ron was there to catch him before he could hit the ground.

"I'm guessing I got it right. You really shouldn't have said as much as you did. Honestly? Someone who is great at potions, needs help in defense, is a guy, and no one can know who? If Hermione didn't think you were completely straight, she'd have figured it out way before I did."

"Ron…"

"Don't, Harry. It's ok, you're freaked out enough without me adding to it. I've been watching him, I see the way he looks at you, not even Malfoy could fake that. I saw him watching the lake task and I swear I thought he was going to jump right in when you didn't surface in time. Then the quill? He practically massaged your hand in class. All week he's been like a love sick puppy. He didn't even tear into me when I bumped him. That would have been enough to earn me a nasty hex before. I'm not saying I'm ready to forgive and forget and I am going to tell you to be wary and careful, but I'm not going to try and stop you. We've fought enough for one year, don't you think? Besides, I figure you need at least one person who knows who you were meeting up with if you go missing," Ron laughed at his last statement, but his eyes were serious.

"I really am sorry, Ron. I didn't mean for this to happen and I just didn't know how to tell you. He just kissed me and it was… well, amazing. That's the reason I thought I might just be bent, but hey, your kiss was pretty damn good too and it didn't cause the same, err, reaction."

"It's ok, Harry, you'll figure it out and I'll be here to help you along the way if you need me. Now what time are you supposed to meet with him?"

Harry glanced at his muggle watch and realized he was almost ten minutes behind schedule to make it to the dungeons on time.

"Bollocks, I'm going to be late."

"Nah, just take your invisibility cloak and run the whole way, a silencing charm will take care of your foot pounding. Now, get out of here, but please, come back, ok? And, no more secrets."

"No more secrets. See you later."

Harry didn't hear Ron's quiet 'Be careful' as he donned his cloak and rushed out of the room.
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