American Beauty

Chapter 40: Friendship Struggles

Harry and Ron made a beeline for our table and Hermione's face went ashen. "This ain't good," I said.

"Hermione can we talk to you?" asked Harry.

"Whatever you have to say you can say to all three of us," said Hermione confidently.

"Fine," said Ron. "We have a problem with you being friends with him."

"Why?" she asked innocently.

"Because he's a prick head firstly and secondly he's been mean to us you especially since first year," retorted Harry.

"Well if you give him a chance," I said, "he's not so bad." Hermione nodded in agreement.

"Why don't you join us?" said Draco. "I was about to order another butter beer. Would you like one?"

Harry and Ron sat down tentatively and nodded. "I'll be right back," said Draco.

"I am not used to this," said Harry. "It's unnatural." Everyone at the table began to laugh. My brother and his friends had been watching the whole exchange.

"Get used to it," said Piotr. "He's this nice all the time." Harry sort of gave him a questioning face and everyone burst out laughing again. This is how we spent the rest of the day in Hogsmeade.

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Let's just say that Harry and Draco did not become immediate friends but they were at least civil to each other now.

I was walking along with Rom and Hermione. Ron had recently remembered that he was mad at Harry for putting his name in the Goblet and so they weren't talking anymore.

We went to go tell Harry something that Ron wanted to tell him and I just went off by myself while they were talking. I sat on a nice rock near the lake and a big black dog came over.

I transformed into my animagus and followed Sirius back to his cave near Hogsmeade.

"It's nice to see you Sirius," I said.

"I wanted to ask you how Harry is doing," he responded.

"I think he is doing alright. He may have lost a friend over it but I'm sure that they'll be fine so I'm not worried," I said.

"Ok," he said. "That's good." We had a nice long conversation and then I went back to the school.