say that you love me

ten

Your POV

Hermione was right, that was a positive out of today. Harry deserves to be happy and I know he'll be happy with Cho.

Maybe it was time for me to move on from Harry, this is a sign that I should start something new with Draco. I shouldn't be afraid to be open about it either. If they're really my friends they'll understand how he makes me feel and how he's changed.

But would they really accept it? It would be understandable if they didn't, Draco has always been a dick to them and mostly everyone who weren't his goons, even he was rude to them at times. I could at least talk to Hermione about it, though. She isn't completely in love with the idea but we did have that one conversation about him so that's a start.

I walked with some of the people who were at the meeting, talking about what could happen throughout the year. I didn't pay much attention to them as I tried to point Draco out, which wasn't hard to do because of his hair.

I walked into the Three Broomsticks, placing a hand on his shoulder. He turned around slowly, smiling as if he already knew who I was. I smiled back as he wrapped his arms around me. He smelled fresh, he never changed colognes so the familiar sent reminded me of when we were younger. His clothes fit him well, the sweater under his jacket fit around his torso nicely. His jeans weren't messy, his hair was done well.

"Let's go get a booth" I say as I take his hand, he smiles and nods before standing up from where he was seated. We walked over to a booth in the back, sitting down next to each other.

"What took you so long?" He asked, calling someone over to order our drinks. I had to think of something quick before he thought I was suspicious.

I shrug it off, "nothing I was just with Hermione looking at some shops. I promised I would help her pick something nice to wear for the holidays". He gave a nod, taking my hand again. He gently kissed it, smiling afterwards. He actually bought it the story I gave.

After a few butterbeers, Draco and I walked aroung Hogsmeade looking at the different shops. We stopped at Zonkos and messed around with each other for a bit along with some clothing stores. We walked past Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop, seeing Cho and Harry sitting near a window. Harry and I made eye contact before I looked away. I felt my heart ache, Draco was looking straight ahead, figuring out what we could do next. Thankfully he didn't see me try to compose myself.

Harry's pov

I watched as she walked alongside Draco. I watched the reaction she gave when she saw Cho and I sitting across each other. I saw the pain in her eyes. She looked away, I looked down when they were no longer near. Cho hadn't realized as she talked about school and some drama that happened amongst the Ravenclaws. I eventually looked at her again, giving the best fake smile that I could.

Would she still want to see me after this?

After about an hour and a half of drinking tea and talking to Cho we parted ways. I saw Ron and Hermione walking out of Honeydukes. Hermione was carrying a new book while Ron carried some new stuff for quidditch. I caught up with them and once they saw me they stopped walking.

"You've been lost all day mate where have you been?" Ron asked, crossing his arms with a sly smirk on his face. Hermione looked at him and rolled her eyes.

"Obviously with Cho who else?" She said as she pressed the book close to her, Ron looked at me then at her as he nudged her.

"Well I would've said Y/n but excuse me Mione" He scoffed.

She shook her head, "honestly Ronald you're unbelievable. Y/n fancies Draco" Ron gave a shocked expression, he looked over at me and watched as I looked away from both of them. How could I be so blind? Of course she likes Draco. It's no wonder she's been acting weird all of a sudden.

"I wasn't supposed to say anything- Harry I'm so sorry" Hermione said as she placed a hand on me. I looked at her and shook my head, "I'm happy for her. Cho and I are planning on seeing each other again anyways" I nod.

"Speak of the devil" Ron said quietly enough that Y/n wouldn't hear.

"Hey guys, Harry" She greeted us, giving a smile. Was she no longer upset? Were things okay?

"Ron and I were just leaving but we'll see you guys in the common room?" Hermione spoke out, tugging on Ron's sweater. We nodded, then said our goodbyes to them. Y/n looked at me, raising her eyebrows at me. Yeah, this was going to be a weird evening.

"Do you want to go into Dogweed and Deathcap?" I asked trying to ease the tension between us. I knew she was good at herbology so this was the only place I could of that wasn't Madam Puddifoot's. She gave a small nod, holding a jacket tightly. Was it Malfoy's? It looked like something he would wear.

She was quiet during the walk over to the store, and I didn't really know how to make this situation less awkward.

"So, you and Cho seemed close today" She finally spoke out but of course, it had to be about what she saw earlier.

I shrugged, "I could say the same for you and Malfoy".

"Draco is sweet to me, Harry. He's proven to me that he's not how he used to be. I care about him a lot and I know that you guys are enemies or whatever but I just want you as my best friend to be happy for me"

I wasn't expecting that from her and I didn't really want to argue with her so instead I lied to her.

"I am happy for you Y/n."

AUTHORS NOTE

I did not expect the love that I've received over this book thank you for the comments and votes they're so appreciated!! I almost gave up on this book a few times because I've started school and I felt like my muse for this story was no longer here but after coming back and seeing people enjoying it and adding it to their lists it's only given me a reason to continue it. From the bottom of my heart thank you so much for reading, voting, and commenting. I love you all and I've loved writing. Like I said before since school has started again I'm going to be a bit busy. Some updates will be late but I promise that I'm going to try my hardest to keep up. Thank you once again!