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“I would keel over laughing because I’m not gay,” was the stoic reply.

Harry rolled his eyes. “I should hurt you for that sentence.”

“But then people would wonder why there were strange sounds coming from the dormitory and they would have an excuse to break the locking charm you put on the door. Which, by the way, I think you should remove so the other boys can get some sleep even if you are determined to brood away the night hours.”

“I’m not brooding.”

And here they might as well have come full circle.

“Look, it’s not that bad, Harry,” Ron finally said in the silence.

“Explain what’s so ‘not that bad’ about it, then.”

Ron raised his eyes skyward with a thought akin to: What is this world coming too? I’m about to help my friend who is emotionally involved with a Malfoy…

“Well, Malfoy’s a Veriae. It’s not like he can really up and leave whenever he wants…”

“So I’m stuck with him acting smugly superior and/or disliking me for the rest of my life. Okay.”

Ron groaned. “Look, I can’t believe that I’m going to say this but I’m just going to say what I saw. And I don’t care if it was the only kiss you two will ever share for the rest of your lives, you were both participating. Equally, I might add. No matter who says what, that is a fact.”

“That was one kiss. It doesn’t mean anything.”

“That was your second kiss though, wasn’t it?” Harry winced internally but he didn’t bother telling Ron it was actually their third. Ron suddenly looked very serious. “If one kiss was enough to start this whole Veriae-bond-thing, then I think that it’s a small thing for a second kiss to show that both parties are attracted to each other.”

Harry thought for a moment. “When did you get so smart?”

“I can’t believe I just said that,” Ron muttered and began moving to the bathroom.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m going to wash my mouth out with soap for saying such nice things about Malfoy; it’s got to be against some rule somewhere.”

Harry laughed lightly before getting up, bidding Ron good-night, and allowing several annoyed Gryffindor boys back into their dormitory. Oh well, it was a long walk down to the dungeons, plenty of time to get enough courage to face Draco again, right? Then again, maybe Draco would be asleep by now…then again…Harry remembered that he still didn’t know the password. Oh…damn it all.