The Chosen Two

7- Doesn't She Know Who He Is?

HARRY'S POV

"Look at them!" I yelled as I glued myself to the window. Hermione and Ron were sitting on the stairs behind me. After Hailey mentioned she was going to stay at the pitch, I grew curious and I knew I had to make sure she would be safe.

"Harry, you're gonna have to let her make her own choices about him," Hermione tried to explain. "You can't intervene."

"Doesn't she know who he his? Who his father is?" I sighed and watched as the two toppled to the ground, Hailey landing on Draco. They laughed. I felt protective of Hailey. She was my sister for sure, I knew it.

I saw Draco push a piece of hair away from Hailey's face and felt another feeling. Jealousy. I couldn't help but want something like that with a girl. I thought back to the girl in Ravenclaw I had seen on the train, Cho Chang. She's a beautiful, intelligent girl. I thought about us together and my stomach fluttered. The way she smiled at me on the train...

I snapped out of my thoughts when I saw Marcus Flint walk out with the whole Slytherin team. I ran down the stairs, leaving my best friends alone. I needed to think. Too many emotions. I had to talk to Hailey.

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"Hailey!" I waved at my sister, who was sitting against the tunnel wall, inside the castle. I finally found her after searching the entire first floor.

"Hey, Harry." She smiled and stood, walking towards me. I pulled her into a one arm hug and she wrapped her arms around me. Her head rested against my chest and I wondered why she was so much shorter than me if we were twins. She pulled back and had a look on her face. I couldn't place it.

"Everything okay? What are you doing in the Quidditch hall?" I asked, pretending I hadn't seen a thing. I wondered if she trusted me enough to tell me.

"Harry, I- I trust you... I know we just met a few weeks ago but I just feel like I can tell you anything, so I'm gonna tell you." I smiled at her words. "I just had my first kiss... with Draco." My lungs stopped, my heart stopped, my mouth dropped, my face went hard. Draco put his lips on Hailey's. My stomach knotted and a lump grew in my throat. I hated it.

"And?" I asked, pretending to be happy for her, forcing a smile on my face but my eyes remained hard.

"And I screwed it all up. Like I said, it was my first kiss and it obviously wasn't his! He's probably laughing about it with his team right now." She put her head in her hands and I rubbed her arm.

"Hey, it's okay, Hails. Draco and I may not get along, but he has a certain respect for girls. He wouldn't do that to any girl, especially you." I said. She looked up at me and I wondered if I should tell her my observations from the past few weeks. I knew it would be wrong not to tell her, so I took a deep breath and continued. "I'm a boy, I know how we act when we fancy someone, and I'm pretty sure he fancies you." I wasn't lying, though I wished I was. Draco really was an ass, but he got close last year with Pansy. Things didn't work out, but he treated her right the whole time. I'll never admit it, but I respected Draco for that. I also wasn't lying about the second part. Draco wouldn't of given his time to just anyone, especially one of my friends.

"Really?" She took her face out of her hands, eyes wide. A tear had slipped down her face. When she realized, she wiped furiously at her cheeks. My breathing hitched. I had never been good with crying females. Hermione can be sensitive at times and I found out that I was rubbish at trying to help when girls cry, from her. I awkwardly patted Hailey's shoulder. "Now I'm even more embarrassed."

"Don't be, Hailey. If you want, I can talk to Draco. Or I'll get Hermione to do it. Depends if he'll talk to me or not." I ranted and she smiled.

"Thank you, Harry." She gave me another hug and this time went on her tippy toes to lean her head on my shoulder. She walked off afterwards, and I slumped against the wall waiting for Draco.