Lions Vs Snakes

Chapter Twelve

Soon all the students were arriving back at Hogwarts. As the carriages pulled up to the castle Harry eagerly awaited his friends' arrival.

"HARRY!" Hermione screamed from one of the carriages.

"Over here mate!" Ron's voice soon followed.

Harry looked in the sea of carriages and found one with two fiery red heads. He run up to the carriage.

"Ron! Hermione!" Harry hugged them each as the jumped out of the carriage. "Hi Ginny, Luna... Neville!"

"Hi Harry!" Neville and Ginny said in unison.

"How was your Holiday Harry?" Asked Luna.

"Good. Thanks. And yours?"

Luna answered "Oh wondrous." There was a pause, "is something on your mind Harry?"

Harry nodded and Luna, pulled Neville and Ginny away. "Come on. They probably need to talk." She told them.

Ron turned to Harry. "So?"

"Er...can we go somewhere more private?" Harry questioned.

The trio walked into the castle and to the Griffindor common room. The room was however occupied, so they then headed up to the boys dormitory.

"Colloportus" Hermione locked the door behind them.

"So Harry, got something to tell us or what?" Ron asked sitting down on his bed next to Hermione.

"Er. Yeah okay. Well you know that well....."

Hermione interupted "Harry. We know."

Harry was surprised. "How do you know?"

"Well, you and him are spending an awful lot of time together, and you stayed with him over Christmas. And-"

"What's that?" Ron was pointing to a package under Harry's bed.

Ron dove for the package as Harry quickly picked it up. He had almost forgotten it was there.

"It's nothing." Harry hastily ripped the present out of Ron's clutches.

Hermione barely made out the scribble-like writing that was written on the package.

"Snape?" Hermione said in a bit of a whisper.

"Why would that old bat give Harry a gift?" Ron asked quizzically. "No offense Harry."

Hermione looked like she was about to burst. "Because Ronald! Harry is dating Draco and Snape is Draco's godfather so he is clearly making an effort to get to know Harry for Draco's sake! How thick are you Ronald?" Hermione finished her rant.

"Bloody Hell!" Ron threw up his arms as if he were scared.

"Sorry about that. It was rather obvious." Hermione managed to catch her breath.

Harry muttered under his breath "That went well."

The other two turned to him as if they had completely forgotten he was there.

"Dinner?" Harry smirked.

Hermione took Ron's hand in her own and the three walked to the Great Hall talking about their holiday.

When they sat down at Griffindor table Harry noticed Ginny staring at him. She always did that. Harry hated it. He cared about her of course but she was like a sister to him. Plus he well wasn't even into girls that way.

"Hi Harry." Ginny smiled a him.

"Hi Ginny." Harry tried not to sound like he was already annoyed.

"How was your holiday?"

"Good. Tell your mom thanks for the Weasley jumpers."

"Right. Did the Professors wear theirs?" Ginny smiled very much hoping they did.

"Yeah. Even Snape and Draco wore theirs. It was so funny you should have been there." Harry grinned remembering an embarrassed Snape in pink.

Ginny leaned towards Harry  "George changed Snape's to pink right before Mum sent it!"

The two burst into a fit of laughs. Hermione and Ron who had over heard the conversation started laughing as well. Whist Neville wondered what he had missed.

Once the dinner was finished and everyone had started on desert Harry stood up.

"Where are you going?" Asked Ron.

"Er..." Harry Hesitated. "Griffindor common room."

Draco too got up from the Slytherin table and he left the hall shortly after Harry.

"Potter!" Draco shouted down the corridor as he followed Harry. A smile spread across his face.

"Malfoy!" Harry shouted right back turning around to him.

Draco ran up to Harry and stood on his right side. He was going to grab Harry's hand when the other students appeared out of the great hall. He quickly took his hand away.

"What's the matter?" Harry asked.

"Harry I love you with all my heart." Draco answered truthfully.

"However?" Harry knew there was a catch.

"I just don't want too many people to know." Draco sighed.

"Alright. I'm just not sure if I can manage to stay away." Harry joked as they separated to walk to their common rooms.

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