Gone | By : Nightshade Category: Harry Potter > General > General Views: 1885 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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CHAPTER 2--An Uneasy Feeling
"Harry! Over here, mate!" Ron Weasley darted forward through the crowd at platform 9 3/4 and hurried towards his best friend. "How was your summer?!"
The handsome Gryffindor Seeker barely had time to answer his red-haired friend before he was enveloped in a crushing bear hug by one Hermione Granger.
"Harry!" the petite brunette squealed. She pounced on Ron next. "Ron! How are you guys?"
"Jeez, 'Mione. You act as though you haven't seen us in years." Ron grinned, however, and hugged the pretty witch back.
The trio quickly loaded their things, said goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, collected Ginny, Ron's younger sister, and boarded the train. After they were settled, the four friends discussed their respective summers.
"So, Harry, how was the trip to Europe with Sirius and Remus? Did you learn a lot?"
Harry brightened visibly. "It was bloody amazing! Sirius taught me everything there is to become an Animagus. I can't wait to show you guys."
"What's your Animagus form?" Hermione asked curiously.
"A panther." Harry said proudly. "It was between that and a hawk...but I liked the idea of having claws and running fast."
"Cool." Ginny agreed as she stood up. "I'm going to go find Neville. I'll be back later." The perky red-head practically bolted out the door in her haste to find her boyfriend of two years. The remaining occupants exchanged amused glances.
"I don't think I'll ever get used to her dating Longbottom." Ron grimaced.
"You'll never get used to her dating anyone, I suspect. After all, she's your baby sister." Hermione couldn't help but giggle at the stricken look on Ron's freckled face.
Harry silently agreed. He was just glad that Ginny had finally gotten over her crush on him. He loved her, but only as a sister. Harry had long ago become an honorary member of the Weasley family, and he didn't want to do anything to jeopardize that--and that included dating Ginny Weasley. Nuh uh. No way. He didn't want to have six Weasley brothers coming to kick his ass thank you very much.
Hermione sighed wistfully. "I can't believe this is our last year." She would be starting their seventh year at Hogwarts as a Prefect. Hermione was excited, but she couldn't help being a little depressed at the thought of graduating come May. "The years just seemed to fly by so fast. I can't believe that after this, we'll be considered adults."
"You sure know how to make a guy feel gloomy, you know that right?" Ron glared at the girl irritably. "We have the whole school term to get through, 'Mione. Don't rush things--and stop being so moody. Only good things await us this year!"
As his best friends continued their infamous bickering, Harry stared out the window at the passing scenery. He felt uneasy for some reason and kept shifting restlessly.
*Only good things await us this year* He thought solemnly.
He couldn't quite shake the feeling that Ron was wrong.
Standing up abruptly, Harry glanced at his watch. "I'm going to the loo. Be back soon." Ron and Hermione, still arguing, barely grunted a response at him. Shaking his head in amusement, Harry stepped out of their compartment only to see a flash of blond dart around the corner. He'd know that hair color anywhere. Only one person had hair that silver blonde color--Draco Malfoy. Immediately suspicious, Harry darted after him and raced around the corner. Speeding up a bit, he grabbed hold of the fleeing Slytherin's sweater and whipped him around.
And found himself gaping slightly.
Malfoy looked...well...different this year. He was slender yet toned with shaggy blonde hair. His skin was still pale and smooth and he looked...different. Harry forgot about why he was chasing after Malfoy in the first place and just stared at him stupidly. He felt his breathing quicken although he didn't fully realize this.
Draco had been cursing himself for his stupidity in getting caught outside Potter's cabin, and was trying to figure out a suitable explanation to tell his arch-rival, when he noticed how flushed Potter was becoming. What on earth was wrong with him? Draco let his mercury eyes travel lazily over the other teen's body. Potter was surprisingly...attractive. He'd never noticed before even though Draco had known he was bisexual since fifth year. In fact everyone knew. He was not exactly known for being a prude. But this...this was new. Despite the fact that he hated Potter with a vengeance, he couldn't deny that he was a good-looking git. Shaking the disturbing thoughts away, Draco focused on the matter at hand. He had to get away before Potter started demanding explanations that he couldn't give. So Draco did what he did best.
He attacked first.
"Cat got your tongue, Potter?" Draco sneered.
This seemed to snap Harry out of whatever trance he'd fallen into and he glared at the blonde. "Fuck you, Malfoy. What were you doing outside our cabin just now?"
"What, I can't walk by now without getting the third degree?"
"No, not when it's YOU, Malfoy. You're never up to anything good."
Draco narrowed his eyes dangerously. "Sod off, Potter."
"I want to know what you were doing! Were you eavesdropping?" Harry took a menacing step forward; his hands clenched.
Draco shot him a slow smile. Potter was definitely working it this year. He looked extremely hot when he was angry and Draco wasn't ashamed to admit it. "What are you going to do, Potter?" He lowered his eyelashes coyly. "Do you want to hurt me?"
Harry faltered mid-step. What was Malfoy getting at? He was acting extremely weird all of a sudden. Weirder than usual, that is. Focusing once more on the amused blonde, he snapped, "I'll hurt you if you don't tell me what I want to know. What were you doing, Malfoy?!"
"Nothing, Potter." Draco smirked condescendingly. "Yet." And he strode off down the corridor leaving a bewildered Harry staring after him.
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