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All is fair in the game called love	By : Sasunarufan13 Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 29070 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 8
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Author's note: Well, it's only with luck that I can update this today, because my internet connection was lost the whole day yesterday ...

Thanks to Madamdragon for reviewing again!

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Chapter 13: Receiving surprising OWL's and getting school stuff

25th of August

The days after the accident, Harry discovered something: Malfoys are extreme in their worrying. Even though Harry assured Draco time and time again, the blond boy insisted on checking Harry's head every morning. And every morning he asked the same thing, "Do you have a headache?"

Harry had to answer 'no' every time. The only headaches he had got, was after the accident and when he woke up the following morning. That last headache had nothing to do with the accident, but more with the fact that Sirius and Mrs. Weasley were arguing – again. For some reason, they really couldn't get along with each other this summer.

Flashback

Draco and Harry raised their eyebrows when they heard the voices of Sirius and Mrs. Weasley getting louder. It was impossible to sleep through that, so Harry suggested, "Fancy checking what's happening downstairs?"

"Yes, I would like to know what they're arguing about now." Draco grimaced when Mrs. Weasley's voice went a pitch higher. "I know now where Weasley gets his loud temper from." He muttered.

They walked past Ron's room and heard his loud snoring.

"How he can sleep through that is beyond me, but I suppose I shouldn't be surprised." Harry muttered.

Draco raised an eyebrow, but didn't comment.

"Master Harry, wait for us." Harry heard Garin hissing. Harry came to a halt and turned around. Draco, who hadn't expected this, kept walking until he didn't feel Harry's body heat anymore.

"Harry?" He questioned.

"Yeah, sorry, Garin wanted a lift." Harry explained while Garin settled himself in his neck. His two cats, Ruby and Sapphire, peered from behind his legs and purred.

The two boys and the pets sneaked down the now fairly clean stairs and stopped right before the kitchen. The kitchen door wasn't closed: there was still a crack. Draco and Harry peered through the crack. There weren't many people in the kitchen; only Remus, Sirius, Tonks and Mrs. Weasley.

"Stop blaming Ginny! That poor girl…" Mrs. Weasley ranted.

"Poor girl? Your daughter was the reason Harry had an accident!" Sirius hissed.

"Excuse me? Who said it was Ginny's fault? Have you thought of the possibility that Harry isn't a good driver?" Mrs. Weasley snarled.

"What! Harry is an excellent driver! It was that Pygmy Puff of your daughter that caused Harry to swerve and slip!" Sirius snarled back.

Before Mrs. Weasley could retort, Remus spoke up, "Molly, the fact stays that Ginny's pet caused the accident. If Ginny hadn't been there, nothing would have happened. She shouldn't have been there." His tone was calm, but cold.

"You don't have anything to say over her! Besides, you didn't put up a fight when that Malfoy boy wanted to join you! And he had more reasons to hurt Harry!" Mrs. Weasley said furiously, her cheeks a flaming red.

Harry's face hardened. Why did everyone insist on thinking Draco would hurt Harry? Did they think Harry wasn't capable of choosing his own friends? If Draco had wanted to hurt him, he would have done that by now. Draco had even made an attempt to be civil towards Ron and Hermione. He couldn't prove himself more, could he? Harry balled his fists.

Draco just shook his head; he was used to the prejudices of the Weasley family. It didn't hurt him. He glanced at Harry, saw his hardened face and couldn't help but smile softly. He should have known Harry would be insulted on his behalf. It felt… nice to know Harry cared enough for him to be willing to defend him against the Weasleys.

"For the love of Merlin! Would you give that boy a break? He has done nothing but be a good friend to Harry. Why do you keep holding on to old prejudices?" Sirius yelled frustrated.

"That's rich coming from you! You accuse me of holding on to old prejudices, but you do it too! Severus, for example. All you do is picking fights! And don't tell me you trusted the Malfoys immediately!" Mrs. Weasley snapped.

"I admit I didn't trust the Malfoys at first, but they have proven they can be trusted. They even gave Harry birthday presents, when they didn't have to. And as for Snape: well, we haven't killed each other." Sirius huffed and crossed his arms.

"Just make sure Ginny can't do more harm. I don't want Harry to end up in Saint Mungos." Remus said annoyed. He looked tired and Harry suspected it was because of the full moon tonight.

"Ginny wouldn't do something like that! I won't keep Ginny away from Harry. She has every right to be with Harry, even more than Malfoy!" Mrs. Weasley said angrily.

Sirius snorted. "The only reason why you want Ginny near Harry is because you want them to become a couple."

"Ew." Harry grimaced. "She's practically a sister to me. How can Mrs. Weasley expect that? That's nasty."

Draco chuckled softly, but was happy to hear that. One opponent less to worry about.

Mrs. Weasley went redder. "So what if I want that? They would make a beautiful couple. You can't deny that."

Sirius made a gagging sound. "Oh, please, they won't make a good couple. They're practically 'family'." Sirius said the last word sarcastically.

"I'm sure that Harry will think otherwise." Mrs. Weasley said stiffly.

"Yeah, sure, if Harry has an Oedipus complex." Sirius snorted.

At that, Mrs. Weasley stormed out of the kitchen, fury visible on her face. Harry and Draco just had enough time to duck in the shadows, before they were discovered.

"Don't you think you went a little too far?" Tonks asked nervously.

Sirius waved his hand. "It's time she's taking a few notches down. That woman has been working on my nerves for the whole summer. Who does she think she is: meddling in other people's lives, deciding who Harry should befriend and who he ends up with? Please."

"Tonks, shouldn't you go before you're late for work?" Remus remarked and he took a sip from his coffee.

Startled, Tonks checked her watch. "Damn, you're right. I should go before Kingsley gets mad. Good luck tonight, Remus."

Remus made a non committal sound and nodded.

Harry and Draco waited a few moments, before they joined Sirius and Remus, so the men wouldn't know they had eavesdropped.

End Flashback

Since that argument, the air between Sirius and Mrs. Weasley was strained. They didn't start another fight, but they didn't speak to each other, except when they were forced to. Harry tried to stay out of Mrs. Weasley's reach because he didn't want to be involved if Mrs. Weasley started another argument. He would have spent his time with Ron and Hermione, but that had been proved rather difficult. Ron hadn't been really difficult, though he had sort of insisted that Harry should forgive Ginny, because she hadn't caused the accident on purpose. Harry had done that, because he didn't want to destroy the peace he had finally acquired with Ron after his announcement that he had befriended Draco – although Ron still didn't want to speak to Draco. The one who was being difficult was Hermione.

Since the accident with the motorcycle, she had taken to nagging and lecturing him every chance she got. She had known his motorcycle 'adventure' would end badly, he should have been more careful… Harry almost exploded when she said Sirius hadn't been responsible enough. He could take it when she nagged at him – after almost six years of spending time with her, he was used to her lectures – but she had no right to insult Sirius. He had felt his magic crackling and itching to lash out, so he had left the room, in hopes he could calm down.

Four hours later, when he saw his friends back, Hermione didn't say another word about either the motorcycle of Sirius, so Harry assumed Ron had talked to her. However, their conversations since then were strained and Harry wondered how things between them would go when they were back at Hogwarts.

At the morning of the twenty-fifth of August, Draco woke up to see a grinning Harry sitting next to him on his bed. He blinked and discreetly pinched himself to check if he was awake or not. Ouch. That hurt. Yes, he was definitely awake. But then, why was Harry sitting on his bed?

"Good morning, Draco." Harry smiled.

"Euhm, good morning. What are you doing on my bed, Harry?" Draco asked confused.

"Waiting for you to wake up. You're cute when you sleep." Harry teased, his green eyes shining with amusement.

Draco wacked him with his pillow. "I'm not cute! Handsome, yes. Cute, no."

Harry rolled his eyes. "Whatever. Anyway, today's the day we get our OWL results. Aren't you excited?" He asked, getting excited himself.

"A bit. Not much." Draco replied and eyed Harry warily. "Are you going to jump in excitement like a kid?"

This time, it was Harry who wacked him with the pillow. "Idiot." He huffed and stood up.

"Go and take a shower." Harry told him. He was wearing a light blue jeans with a green T – shirt. "After we get our letters, we're going to Diagon Alley for our school stuff."

"They let you go to Diagon Alley?" Draco asked skeptically and sat up.

Harry grimaced. "Yes, but some of the Order will accompany us."

"You're not happy with that." Draco stated.

"Of course I'm not happy with that. It's not as if Voldemort will pop up from behind a trash can to kill me." Harry scowled. Then he brightened up. "Will you shop with me? At least then I won't pay too much attention to my escorts."

"Sure. No problem." Draco smiled.

"Good, see you in few." With that, Harry almost skipped out of the room.

Draco chuckled and stood up. He wondered how the Order members would react if they saw him standing with Harry.

When Harry arrived in the kitchen, he saw Sirius and Remus sitting on one end of the table; Hermione, Ron and Ginny in the middle and Mrs. Weasley was busy with cooking while her husband was reading the newspaper. He decided to take the place next to his godfather, who looked up smiling.

"Nervous about the OWL results?" Sirius asked.

"A little." Harry admitted.

"Don't worry. I'm sure you did fine." Sirius assured him.

"Hey Harry, aren't they given the badge for Quidditch Captain too?" Ron asked.

"I think so. I wonder who gets it in our team." Harry mused.

"There's no question you'll be the captain. I mean, it's obvious." Ron said smiling, but something flashed in his eyes.

"Maybe." Harry shrugged.

Just then, Draco walked in. He was dressed in dark jeans and a white shirt; the first two buttons were left open and Harry averted his eyes quickly, not understanding why the sight of Draco's bare skin made him feel flustered. Silver grey eyes scanned the table until they found Harry. Because the chair next to Harry was next to Ron, Draco decided to sit next to Remus.

"Good morning. Have the letters arrived yet?" He asked and filled his and Harry's cup with coffee. He added milk and sugar to Harry's coffee and placed the mug in front of Harry, not seeing how Remus raised an eyebrow.

"No, not yet, but…" Harry began to say, but was interrupted by three owls flying into the kitchen. They landed in front of Ron, Hermione and Ginny and stuck their legs out so they could be relieved from their burden.

"Euhm, why aren't our letters here?" Harry asked confused.

"Here are your letters." Snape's voice suddenly spoke from the doorway. "I decided to bring them, in case there weren't enough owls."

"Thank you… I think." Harry said confused and held out his hand.

Snape dropped the letters and took a seat next to Draco. Ron opened his mouth to say something, but apparently decided to not comment.

Harry took a deep breath and opened his letter. First was the letter with all the supplies they would need. Then there was the letter with his results. He saw Hermione trying to open hers with shaking hands and Ron was looking green.

Finally, Harry opened his letter and read it.

Ordinary Wizarding Level Results

Pass Grades: Outstanding (O)

Exceeds Expectations (E)

Acceptable (A)

Fail Grades: Poor (P)

Dreadful (D)

Troll (T)

Harry James Potter has achieved:

Astronomy: A

Care of Magical Creatures: O

Charms: O

Defence against the Dark Arts: O

Divination: P

Herbology: E

History of Magic: D

Potions: E

Transfiguration: E

Harry sighed relieved, though he was baffled. He had gotten three O's and only had two failures! He had known he would fail Divination and he hadn't thought he would do well in History of Magic, because he had collapsed halfway through the exam, but that was all right. He was more than happy with his O in Defence against the Dark Arts and Charms and he had even managed an E in both Potions and Transfiguration. It was only too bad that he would have to give up his dream of being an Auror, seeing as Snape didn't take students into his lessons who received an E. Harry felt slightly disappointed with that, but figured he could always find something else as a job. If need be, he could always play Quidditch.

"Let me see." Sirius said and leaned over to read Harry's letter. His eyes grew wide. "Wow, Moony, check this. Harry got three Outstandings for Charms, Care of Magical Creatures and Defence against the Dark Arts! And three E's for Herbology, Transfiguration and Potions! I'm so proud of you, Prongslet." Sirius grinned and ruffled through Harry's hair.

His godson blushed, not used to someone being proud of him.

Remus read the letter and smiled proudly.

"But I didn't have an O in Potions and now I can't study for an Auror, because you need Potions for that and now I can't get into the class." Harry said sadly.

"What are you talking about, Potter? Didn't you read the letter? It says you need the book 'Advanced Potion-Making' by Libatius Borage. Correct me if I'm wrong, but generally that means you're in the class." Snape said, slightly impatient.

Draco smiled slightly; he knew he could count on his godfather.

"But I thought I needed an O for your class, sir?" Harry said baffled.

"It was decided that the ones with an E were allowed to follow my class too. The Ministry thinks it would be beneficial if students know how to protect themselves with potions. I only thank Merlin Longbottom didn't manage to get an E." Snape sneered. No way was he telling Potter that he only got in because his godson threatened him.

"Neville isn't so bad." Harry felt the need to defend his friend.

Snape snorted. "He blew up four cauldrons and melted five others. And I'm not even counting the times when he managed to hurt himself."

"Harry, can I see your results?" Ron asked and switched their results. His eyes widened when he saw the three O's. He hadn't gotten one O. "Blimey, Harry, you got three O's! Although it was to be expected you'd be top of the class with DADA. We've done well. Say, where's your Captain badge?" He then asked, searching for the badge.

"The Captain badges will be given at the end of the feast in Hogwarts, due to something that the Headmaster has planned." Snape answered stiffly.

"What has he planned?" Ron asked surprised.

"It's not your business, Weasley. You have to wait for the feast." Snape replied curtly.

"Hey Mione, can we see your results?" Ron asked moodily, because Snape wouldn't tell Dumbledore's plan.

Hermione was white in her face. "An E? I only got an E? How dare she? I made a perfect exam." She cried out furiously and smacked the letter down. Harry and Ron glanced at it. Hermione had gotten an O in Charms, Herbology, Arithmancy and Potions, but an E in Defence against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration and Ancient Runes.

Draco snickered quietly; it felt good to know Granger wasn't perfect in everything.

"It's not so bad, Mione." Harry tried to console her, but inwardly was irritated that the girl was furious because she only got an E. Honestly, getting an E wasn't the end of the world! Well, except for Hermione.

"Yeah, you can still follow the subjects." Ron tried and was met with a glare.

"Well, we better go to Diagon Alley. These supplies aren't going to buy themselves. And Ron, we're getting you new robes. I'm so proud of you. Seven passing grades; that's more than Fred and George acquired together." Mrs. Weasley smiled proudly and hugged her son.

"How do we get there?" Ginny asked.

"We'll be apparating, since the Ministry won't allow us to lend cars." Remus answered.

"Who's joining us?" Harry asked curiously.

"I, Sirius, Molly, Tonks, Shacklebolt and a few Aurors." Remus replied. "The Aurors are waiting for us in the Leaky Cauldron. Come on, take your letters, we're going outside to Apparate."

The group followed Remus outside, where Tonks and Shacklebolt were waiting. Shacklebolt nodded and Tonks waved happily.

"All right; Ginny, you Apparate with me, Ron you go with Shacklebolt, Hermione you go with Tonks, Harry with Sirius and Mal – Draco with Remus." Mrs. Weasley ordered, covering up her slip.

They all nodded and grabbed the arms of the ones they were assigned to. Harry waited until his stomach stopped turning and opened his eyes. They were standing in a small, filthy alley near the Leaky Cauldron. They joined the Aurors in the pub and departed to the magical shopping street.

After half an hour of waiting, they all had a bag with gold. Before they could go shopping, they were divided into two groups: Mrs. Weasley, Ginny, Ron, Tonks and two Aurors were in one group and Harry, Draco, Sirius, Remus, Hermione, Shacklebolt and two other Aurors in the other group.

Hermione, still sulking because she received some E's instead of O's, crossed her arms and decided to take this opportunity to keep an eye on Draco. Even if he hadn't done anything these past weeks – for that Hermione was annoyed, because she couldn't catch him - , she didn't trust him. Just because Harry was so naïve to believe Draco had changed, she wasn't naïve. She knew Malfoy was up to something and she would discover it. She had to protect Harry against his own good heart and his quickness to forgive. After all, it wouldn't do to let Harry associate with a future Death Eater. Because that was what Malfoy was going to be. There was no doubt about it. She just had to collect evidence and then Malfoy would be locked up. Harry would be upset, but she would be there to console him.

Their first stop was the bookstore, where they collected their books. After that, they went to the Apothecary for their Potions ingredients and Madame Malkin for their new robes. Finally, the two groups met again in front of the Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, the joke shop of Fred and George.

"Please, can we visit the shop, mum?" Ginny asked excitedly.

Mrs. Weasley seemed flustered and sighed. "Fine, let's go inside."

The big group entered the shop and was immediately assaulted by the various bright colors and sounds.

Sirius grinned and rubbed his hands. "This is even better than Zonko's."

"I must say they have a fine sense for business." Draco commented, taking in the people scattered around in the shop. It was obvious the shop was popular. Harry would even bet the Weasley twins were more popular than Zonko's.

"Did you hear that, George? Draco Malfoy had just paid us a compliment." Fred said grinning, coming up to them from beside them.

"Such a great shock. I nearly had a heart attack." George grinned too and stood next to his brother. Both were wearing fuchsia robes, which clashed with their orange red hair.

"If we had known you would be civil enough to give us a compliment with Harry as your friend," George began.

"We would have slipped you our 'Become instantly friends with your Enemy' potion ages ago." Fred finished.

"You actually made such a potion?" Harry asked, raising an eyebrow amused.

"Yeah, just a few weeks ago. Come on, we'll give you a tour." George slung his arm around Harry's shoulders and led him away to the back.

The twins and Harry entered another room. This room was filled with various bottles, stones, boxes, bright colored hats, robes and even necklaces.

"These are our new inventions. Those hats there," Fred pointed, "are spelled with a Shield Charm. We thought it would be funny if you put on this hat and then dare your friend to curse you. Imagine his face if all his curses are reflected back to him."

"We thought it would be fun as a joke, but the Ministry had ordered five hundred of them for the Aurors and there are still orders coming in." George exclaimed. "We expanded the line with gloves and robes. It's good you taught us some excellent Shield Charms, Harry."

"We also invented stones that explodes when they hit the ground and they create a smoke screen; ideal for escaping." Fred explained further.

"Those necklaces over there can protect you against most of the curses and they change color if something poisonous is near you." George said.

"Wow, those are really great inventions. I'm impressed." Harry said amazed.

"It's all thank to you, Harry. If you hadn't given us that money, we wouldn't be able to realize all this. Here." George gave him four of the protecting necklaces.

"How much is this?" Harry asked and reached for his money bag.

Fred shook his head. "No, no, Harry. Those are for free."

"But I can't possibly accept this." Harry protested.

"Yes, you can. You're the one who gave us the money to open this shop. We won't accept your money." Fred said stubbornly.

"Well, if you're sure about this." Harry sighed and pocketed the necklaces.

"We're sure." George said.

"Harry, your godfather says we need to go." Draco appeared in the doorway.

"All right, I'm coming. See you next time, Fred, George." Harry waved.

"Bye Harry." They both chorused.

When they walked outside, Harry noticed the bag Draco was holding.

"You bought something in their shop?" Harry asked surprised.

Draco nodded. "Yes, I have to admit those Weasleys have some decent stuff."

"What did you bought?" Harry asked curiously.

"Instant Darkness Powder. I thought it could be useful." Draco replied.

"Oh."

They left the Aurors behind and Apparated back to Grimmauld Place. Tonks and Shacklebolt had to leave for some Order work. Harry had just walked downstairs, after putting his supplies and necklaces away, when Hermione dragged him into a room.

"Mione, what's up?" Harry asked.

"Don't you think it's suspicious that Malfoy bought that Powder?" Hermione asked nervously.

"Why would that be suspicious?" Harry asked confused.

"It's just… Why would he need that?" Hermione asked, doing her best not to anger Harry.

"He thought if could come in handy." Harry shrugged. "Please, Hermione, why can't you just trust him?"

Hermione bit her lip. "I'm… sorry, Harry, it's just… I can't trust him."

Harry sighed and rubbed his eyes. "Well, I for one trust him. I know he won't do anything to us. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to find Sirius."

Hermione sighed dejected.

That night, Harry could feel the excitement growing. He would go to Hogwarts in a few days. Before he fell asleep, he wondered what Dumbledore was planning.

AN2: So how was it? Please leave your thoughts behind in a review!

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