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The Phoenix Rises	By : greenwizard11 Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 44621 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 2
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Harry actually found himself looking forward to his date
with Draco, and he was rather disappointed when the next Hogsmeade trip on
March first was cancelled.� They all
figured it had something to do with what had happened to Katie Bell.�

Draco suggested they go on a little picnic somewhere in the
castle, or outside if the weather was nice.�
Harry agreed, and they decided to pick a place after their Apparation
lesson.� Harry was getting better at
Apparating.� He might not have been
ending up in the wooden circle on the floor, but at least he wasn�t landing on
people anymore.

March first was Ron�s birthday.� He woke up early to open the small pile of
presents that had been delivered by house elves during the night.� When Harry woke up he dug through his trunk
to find his present and give it to Ron.�

All Harry could think about was his upcoming date with
Draco.� He probably wouldn�t be able to
Apparate during the lesson because he couldn�t concentrate.� He wasn�t even paying attention to Ron who
had found a box of chocolates that had mysteriously found its way to Harry�s
bed sometime before Christmas.�

Harry didn�t notice that there was anything wrong until he
turned to ask Ron if he was coming to breakfast.� Draco was seated in front of the redhead
waving a hand in front of his face.� Ron
had a dreamy look in his eyes.�
�Ron?� Are you all right?� Draco
asked with concern.

Harry saw the box of chocolates and recognized it
immediately.� �Oh no!� he cried out.

�What�s wrong?� Draco turned and asked.�

�Those chocolates��
They were an anonymous gift I got before Christmas.� I must�ve pulled them out when I was getting
Ron�s present.� I�ll bet you anything
they�re spiked with a love potion!�

Sure enough, Ron started going on and on about a girl named
Romilda Vane.� �What do we do?� Draco
asked.

Harry thought for a moment.�
He first thought about taking Ron to James, but decided against it.� James was teaching two classes and taking
care of a baby with help from Lucius.�
They needed all the sleep they could get.

�Let�s take him to Slughorn,� Harry said.�

�Will Romilda be there?� Ron asked with a hopeful look.

�Yes,� Harry lied.�
�I�m going to introduce you to her.�

Harry and Draco each took one of Ron�s arms and guided him
down to Professor Slughorn�s office.�
Harry knocked on the door, and Slughorn answered moments later still in
his dressing gown.

�Harry, what brings you here so early?� Slughorn asked.

Harry quickly explained the situation.� �Can you help him?�

Slughorn ushered them in.�
�Of course my boy!�

Harry and Draco led Ron over to a chair by the
fireplace.� �Where�s Romilda?� he asked
looking around expectantly.

�She�ll be here in a moment,� Slughorn answered and poured a
potion into a glass.� �Here, have a drink
while you wait,� he said handing it to Ron.

Ron took the potion and downed it.� He was back to his normal self in
minutes.� �What happened?� he asked.� �How�d I get here?�

Harry told him what happened while Slughorn poured drinks
and handed them out.� Ron gulped the
contents of his goblet, and then almost immediately fell to the floor and
started seizing.� Slughorn was too
shocked to move.�

Harry knew there was no time to run for help.� He started searching through Slughorn�s
drawers for a bezoar.�
As soon as he found one he quickly shoved it down Ron�s throat.� Ron went still for a second, and then let out
a loud gasp and his body went limp.�

When Harry was satisfied that Ron would be all right he ran
to fetch Professor McGonagall. �Ron was
taken straight to the Hospital Wing and Dumbledore and James questioned Harry
and Slughorn.

�Where did you get this?� Dumbledore asked Slughorn,
referring to the bottle of poisoned brandy.

�I bought it months ago,� Slughorn answered.� �I was planning on giving it to you for
Christmas, but it must�ve slipped my mind.�

�I�d wager the necklace was meant for you too,� James
commented.

�I�ve come to that conclusion as well,� Dumbledore
nodded.� �But it would seem that luck has
been on my side.� Harry, you�re free to
go.� I�m sure you�re anxious to go see
how Ron is doing.�

Harry nodded and headed straight to the Hospital Wing.� He found Draco sitting outside the double
doors with Hermione and Ginny.� �How is
he?� Harry asked as he took a seat beside Draco.

�No one will tell us anything,� Draco sighed.

They waited quietly, not even going down to dinner, until
the doors were finally opened and Madame Pomfrey
assured them their friend would be fine.�
He was going to need to stay in the Hospital Wing for a week or so
though.

Harry looked at Draco and frowned.� �I�m sorry we missed our date.�

Draco shrugged.� �It�s
not your fault.� We can do it tomorrow.�

�All right,� Harry agreed.�
�Tomorrow then.�

Ron was still unconscious, but they stayed with him until
the rest of Ron�s family arrived.� Harry,
Draco, and Hermione excused themselves and went back to Gryffindor
Tower.� The common room was empty except for Cormac
McLaggen.� He�d somehow heard what had happened
and wanted to point out to Harry that someone would need to take Ron�s place as
Keeper on the House Quidditch team.�
Harry wanted to tell him no, but Cormac had been second best during
tryouts.

Harry regretted agreeing the next morning when Cormac
cornered him at breakfast to discuss strategy.�
Lavender also came over to ask why no one had told her what had happened
to her Won Won.�

Draco pushed his way past both of them.� �All right, that�s enough,� he said
forcefully.� �Harry and I have plans, so
if you two don�t mind, bugger off!�

Harry couldn�t help but smile as Draco took his hand and led
him out of the Great Hall.� �Thanks,� he
said.

Draco grinned.� �We
Malfoys are very protective and possessive of our mates.� Keep that in mind while you�re thinking.�

�So where are we going?� Harry asked.

�Well, first we�re going for a walk around the lake.�

Harry followed Draco outside.� It was a little chilly, but the sky was clear
and sunny.� Draco took Harry�s hand and
walked close beside him.� The closeness
was nice.� It wasn�t like being with Ron
and Hermione.� They were Harry�s best
friends, but this felt different.�

They were halfway around the lake before either of them said
anything.� �Have you seen Snape lately?�
Harry asked.

�You mean Uncle Sev,� Draco corrected him.� �And yes, I visited him Friday
afternoon.� He�s miserable, but I think
he�ll survive.� Sirius is taking good
care of him.�

�Is it a boy or a girl?�

�Uncle Sev wants to be surprised. �Lysandra thinks he�ll need to be induced.�

�I can�t imagine not wanting to know,� Harry sighed as he
gazed out over the water toward the castle.

�I can,� Draco said.�
�It makes the moment more special somehow I guess.�

�Do you see yourself having kids?� Harry asked.� The question just popped out of his mouth,
surprising him.

Draco was quiet for a moment.� �Yeah, I do, someday anyway.� I need to graduate school and get a job
first.� Julian is cute, but can you
imagine taking care of him while trying to do homework?�

Harry shook his head.�
�Doing homework and squeezing Quidditch practice is hard enough.� And I think McLaggen is going to make being
Quidditch Captain even harder.�

Draco nodded.� �The
boy is a brute.� I don�t think you
should�ve let him fill in as Keeper.�

�What else could I do?� Harry sighed.� �He was second best.� I have to do what�s fair.�

Before either boy knew it they were back at the castle.� �Wait here,� Draco instructed when they were
in the front hall.� The blond headed to
the Great Hall, and came back minutes later with a basket.

�What�s this?� Harry asked.

�You�ll see,� Draco grinned.�
�Follow me.�

Harry followed Draco up to the seventh floor.� His curiosity was eating at him, but he didn�t
ask where they were going.� Soon they
were standing in the hallway where the Room of Requirement was located.�

Harry watched as Draco paced back and forth in front of the
blank wall three times.� Then the door
materialized, and Draco pulled Harry inside.

Since the room was supposed to accommodate the seeker�s
needs, Harry didn�t know what to expect.�
The place looked like a small common room with a lit fireplace, a couch,
and a large round rug on the floor.

Draco took the basket and settled on the rug, motioning for
Harry to join him.� Harry cautiously sat
down beside the blond.� He half expected
something to happen.� Draco started
pulling dishes of food out of the basket.�
�So you just wanted to have a picnic in here?� Harry asked.

�Yes,� Draco nodded.

�Why?� There are
dozens of places we could�ve gone,� Harry pointed out.

�This is more private,� Draco grinned.� �We won�t be interrupted in here.�

Harry suddenly felt a little nervous and glanced at the
couch in the corner.� �You mean, you
wanted to� to� shag me?�

Draco laughed.� �I
certainly wouldn�t mind that, but somehow I don�t think you�re up for it just
yet.�

Harry frowned.� It
hadn�t even crossed his mind yet.� He was
still upset with Draco for cornering him in the shed back at the Burrow.

Draco grabbed Harry�s hand and gave it a light squeeze.� �Don�t worry, I�m not going to force you into
anything.� I promise.�

Harry felt slightly reassured and started looking over all
the food Draco had brought.� All of his
favorites were there.� �

The boys ate, talking a little between bites.� Harry slowly became more comfortable and
actually enjoyed the privacy.� It kind of
reminded him of all the times they�d met in secret, only this time it wasn�t
the middle of the night, and they didn�t have to avoid being seen together.

Harry had thought going on this date would help him make up
his mind, but he was more confused than ever.�
He really liked Draco, and Draco got along well with Ron and
Hermione.� He wasn�t exactly popular with
the other Gryffindors, but they were getting used to him.� Neither James nor Lucius objected to their
sons being together.� There was no
logical reason for Harry to not want to be with Draco, but he still had a
nagging feeling in the pit of his stomach.�

When the boys finished they cleaned up and headed back to Gryffindor
Tower to work on homework.� Harry groaned when he spotted Lavender
approaching them.� �Shouldn�t you be
talking to Ron?� Harry asked when she started asking him questions and talking
about her relationship with Ron.

�I would, but every time I go to see him he�s asleep.�

�That�s no reason to bother Harry,� Draco commented.

Lavender gave the blond a dirty look, but stormed off without
another word.� Both Harry and Draco shook
their heads and continued on their way back to the common room.� �I honestly don�t know what he ever saw in
her,� Draco said as he took out his books.

�Me either,� Harry agreed.

Harry was right about Cormac giving him trouble.� The boy thought he knew everything, and
constantly bossed the entire team around during practices.� Harry had to keep reminding Cormac that he
was the team Captain.

He hoped Cormac would behave during their game against Hufflepuff,
but that didn�t happen.� Cormac spent the
entire game shouting orders and criticisms at his teammates.� In fact, he was so busy yelling at everyone
else that he failed to guard the hoops.� Draco
sat in the stands wishing he could hex Cormac off the face of the planet.� They were losing, and it was his fault.�

Harry flew down to yell at Cormac yet again as Cormac yanked
a bat away from one of the Beaters and hit a Bludger.� Draco held his breath as the ball flew right
at Harry and cracked him in the skull.�
Harry�s body went limp and fell to the ground.�

The game was stopped for a moment so Harry could be taken
off the field and carried to the Hospital Wing.�
Draco looked calm on the outside, but inside he was seething with
rage.� The brute had hurt his Harry, and
that was not acceptable.� The brute was
going to pay.�

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A/N:� Thanks to
everyone who reviewed.� I have the next
chapter started already and two certain sombodies�. Well,
you�ll just have to wait and read J�

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