say that you love me

six

Harry's POV

I watch as she reads her book. She must've re-read that same book at least ten different times throughout being here. She's beautiful, kind, witty, friendly, caring, she can joke around, she's not afraid to be who she is. I admire her for that. I liked Cho, well like, I suppose. I don't know. Feelings are still there but there's something there for y/n too. The way her eyes sparkle whenever she's happy or excited. The way she's carefree. The way she laughs. Her smile, oh god her smile. She makes me feel alive. But I couldn't tell her that. She doesn't feel the same way and because of that, I knew I had to push my feelings away. Then Cho came in. 

I watched as she yawned, looking away quickly as she looked at Hermione and Ron, then at me. "I think I'll be heading to bed soon" she said giving a soft smile. Fuck. That smile is going to kill me someday. "I'll walk you up" why did I say that. She nods and smiles at me before standing up. I stood up after her, grabbing her book bag for her. She says goodnight to them before looking at me again, "I can take my bag if you want" she said as she extended her hand towards me. I shook my head, "it's okay" I reassured her. She nodded then turned around, starting to walk upstairs. I followed behind her, my heart beating faster than it ever has. Once we reached the top, she turns and smiles. I hand her her bag back. She thanks me then leans in to hug me. I hug her back before we both pulled away after a moment, "goodnight Harry" she says softly. I smile at her, nodding "sweet dreams". She smiles then walks into the dormitory. I look back down at the couch, noticing how Ron and Hermione were looking up, smiling. I walk back down and sit on the ground, "shut up" I say, making the both laugh. 

After a while Hermione went up to the dorms, leaving Ron and I alone. "You know Harry, if you didn't like Cho it may seem like you're in love with y/n", I laugh nervously at his comment, sitting next to him as we both stared at the fire. "I think Malfoy fancies her" he spoke again. I shrug as I look at Ron, "I don't think she'd go for someone like him, right?" I ask as he chuckles, shrugging back. "I don't know Harry, she's spoken about how she fancied him for a bit. That could start up again if he really wants her too. I think Dean may fancy her too" I look at him, a bit confused. "What?" I chuckle. "He's always looking at her and last year he would flirt and compliment her non-stop. He probably still does it" he continued, "then why don't you play match maker and get them together Ron?" I ask, looking away from the fire. He laughs, "so you do like her?" crap. "Harry you're my best friend, and as your best friend I would advice you to do something before either blondie or Dean or any other guy tries to make a move". "Ron I like Cho" I say in defense. "So you don't care if she goes out Malfoy?" I shake my head. "You don't care at all?" He asks again. "She could do whatever she please Ron". He looks at me, disappointed with the response. "Whatever you say Harry, I'm going upstairs to sleep" he stood up, looking at me again before walking to the dormitory. I sit there alone. Trying to think about how I felt when Dean comes in. We exchange hello's before he says, "hey Harry, do you think y/n has any plans after the meeting?" I nod as I stand up, "yeah, I think she's going with Malfoy". He sighs, chuckling afterwards, "well there goes my shot. Thanks Harry". I nod and watch him walk away. 

Your POV

Once I went into the dormitory I noticed an owl in the room sitting on my desk. I knew it wasn't from mum and dad since I knew our home owl and the Weasley's all too well. I walk over to it, taking the letter. I hand a snack to the owl before watching it fly away. I chuckle and lay on my bed, opening the letter. 

"Y/n,

I'm so glad you agreed on giving this friendship another shot. I know that I was dumb before on leaving you alone but I've grown, I realized my mistakes and saw that you were the only real friend I've ever had. Wear something warm on Saturday, it'll be cold and I don't want you to freeze. Don't even try bringing money either because I'll be paying for everything. I'll see you during class tomorrow y/n/n. 

D.M" 

I smiled as I read the card over and over again. My heart racing each time. I quickly hid the letter under the mattress in case anyone snooped around. I change out of what I was wearing and slipped under the blankets, closing my eyes as the smile on my face stayed. 

By breakfast we all talked about where we would look for our hiding spot to learn. Hermione, unfortunately would be going to class soon so she gave us some places to check. After eating she walked to her class leaving Harry, Ron, and I to walk around. 

"We have to figure something out in case anyone is questioning us on why we aren't in class" I say while we sat in the library. "We can say we're heading to a class or somewhere to study" Harry says. I smile and nod, "alright but what if they catch us twice?" Ron asks. I stood up and began to pace. "Hey maybe we can we're going to help someone. I can say I'm going to the infirmary, Harry can say he's going to Hagrid's, and you can say you're going to Trelawney". They both nod and stand up, eventually going our separate ways. 

As I start to walk around looking for some place to hold the meetings Draco walks by, stopping me as he places a hand on my arm, "hey y/n where are you headed?" he asks. I panic for a bit as I look at him, then remembered our plan.

"The infirmary I have a free period and I've decided to help around this year" I chuckle nervously hoping he would buy it. He looks confused at first then nods, "I'll walk you there" he smiles, letting go of my arm. I shake my head, turning bright red as I see Harry and Ron. They hide as I motion them to go somewhere else, nodding when they see Draco.  "It's okay I can find it myself" I give him a reassuring smile. He shakes his head again, "I insist y/n let's go" I give in, nodding a bit. 

We start to walk, silent at first before he sprung up a conversation. I look at him, admiring his features for a moment. Yeah he could be a bit of an ass at times but he could be sweet when he wants to be. He's also handsome, extremely handsome for his age. 

"I'm excited to hang out with you on our next trip but I'm a little bummed out that you'll be away for a bit" He says, looking at me for a second before he looks straight ahead. 

"So am I and I'm sorry about that but I promise it won't be long" I reassure him, causing him to chuckle a bit. We eventually reached the infirmary, he stops me from walking in for a bit. I look at him and smile softly. 

"Thank you for walking me but you know you didn't have to" I say nudging his shoulder a bit. He shakes his head, "I've lost a lot of time with you y/n and I want to make it up. Even with small baby steps like these, I'm not going to miss any chances on being able to talk or hang out with you, or even walk you anywhere" He smiles. I blush a bit, looking away before turning to look at the infirmary, "I should go inside, thank you again Draco, I'll see you later". He nods, turning away. I watch as he walks away, then run the other direction.