"Harry I love you." I wanted to tell him before he was wisked away. I know we were probably way too young for such a thing. I know that Harry was my best friend though and I wanted to be with him always. I didn't tell him about the strange letter I received. Maybe I should have. Maybe I would have still been able to stay by his side.

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I thought about it but I'm just lazy. So there's no detailed OC explanation. OC name: Tiffaney Gardner. OC House: Ravenclaw.

I might add more details later on

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"Everything okay?"

"What do you want Malfoy?" I sighed.

"I'm not here to annoy you. I just thought you looked a little lonely." Draco smiled.

"Leave me alone." I mumbled.

"Look I'm not messing around with you. I think it's utter crap what Potter did to you. Weren't you two best friends? And he just left you here by yourself." Draco shrugged.

"What do you want?" I asked again.

"Why don't you go out with me?" Draco asked.

I didn't answer Draco. I didn't want to, but his words rang out in my head. He was right and it hurt. Ever since coming to Hogwarts Harry had seemed to forget about me. He was famous and loved. Despite all the flaws he had no one cared and he loved it.

"You don't have to answer me now. But here." Draco handed me a piece of paper. "Just tick yes or no when you decide and return it."

I nodded my head and he left. For the first time in years I felt like someone cared about me. Draco was the last person I expected but it felt nice. I opened the note and laughed a bit. The image animated and pointed at the yes box. Even the "no" seemed to be covering its box.

I laughed at this and shook my head. I realised that Draco was actually sweet when he wanted to be. With that thought in my head I ticked the yes block and folded the paper into a plane. Draco walked passed just as I finished the last fold. He was talking to Blaise and I shrugged before throwing the plane.

I laughed at Draco and Blaise as they stepped back surprised. My smile never left as Draco opened the piece of paper and looked around. His gaze stopped on me and he smirked. He tucked the paper into his pocket.

"That was fast." Draco said as he walked towards me.

"You made a good argument." I shrugged.

Draco pulled me up from the ground and I spotted none other than Harry Potter himself. My so called best friend was glaring at us. I chose to ignore him and smiled at Draco. Draco kissed me and out of instinct my eyes drifted towards Harry. I didn't know how to feel about the look of surprise I saw crossed on his face before I closed my eyes and kissed Draco back.

*~*~* POV - Harry *~*~*

"The fuck is wrong with that pompous asshole!"

"Harry mate."
"What did Malfoy do?"

I sighed as I sat down. Snape would kill me if I messed up the common room again. Fred and George kept prodding me to talk to them but I knew if I started talking I was going to loose control. I had a horrible temper and Tiffaney was the only reason I kept it in check.

"Harry?"
"Earth to Harry!"

"Malfoy kissed Tiff." I sighed.

"She slapped him."
"Right?"

"No. She kissed him back." I groaned. "How did I not notice what he was doing. He turned my best friend against me."

"Ha. Some friend you are."

I looked up at the person intruding. Pansy Parkinson grinned something horrid. A vague connection in my mind reminded me that Draco Malfoy had broken up with her in front of the whole school. I was hesitant to listen to her since she was the school's number one gossip.

"What are you talking about?" I sighed.

"When is the last time you spoke to your so called best friend. She's a slut."

"There it is." My mind told me. "That's why she was listening in on my conversation."

"She was the one who was after Draco." Pansy went on. "She's a lying boyfriend thief."

My previous interest in what she had to say was gone. She was still bitter and clearly looking to start something. Her words did stick with me though. I couldn't remember the last time I spoke to Tiffaney. Maybe this was my fault.

"Okay." I heard Fred yell. "Get lost Parkinson."

"You don't believe any of that do you?" George asked me.

"Huh? What?" I responded.

Fred and George laughed. They distracted me with stories from their home. Things they planned on doing when they were out of Hogwarts. I almost forgot about my jealousy.

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I thought I was fine with Tiffaney being with Malfoy but I really wasn't. I just had to grit my teeth and stay back. When I asked her about it last week she slapped me across the face and marched off.

"You don't think you might be in love?" Fred laughed next to me.

"Or maybe you're just a creep?" George laughed on my other side.

"Shut the fuck up." I mumbled.

I was in love. I loved Tiffaney since we were kids, since before Hogwarts. I couldn't believe I let things get so out of hand. My blood was boiling as I watched Malfoy wrap his arm around Tiffaney. He turned ever so slightly and I caught his eye. He smirked at me and winked before kissing Tiffaney on the cheek.

Malfoy's other hand pulled a book from his bag and I felt my heart sink. I stood up and basically ran out of the hall. That fucking prat had my journal. How the fuck did he have my journal. I ran into my room and tossed my things in search of my journal.

I sighed as I couldn't find it, but it made sense now. Malfoy didn't care about her, he was using her to get to me. I almost stormed my way back to the Hall when I heard a laugh. It was Malfoy laughing. There was another laugh, a female laugh.

"You know I only have eyes for you love."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I heard footsteps nearing where I was. In a last second attempt I grabbed my invisibility cloak and threw a cleaning spell at the mess I made. Malfoy entered not a second later.

"I thought you didn't want to be with me anymore?"

"Of course not Pans. I needed the mudblood to think I was single." Malfoy laughed.

Pansy Parkinson giggled and kissed Malfoy. I had the urge to puke as I watched Malfoy kiss Parkinson back. I wanted to kill him. I wanted to yell. Tiffaney didn't deserve this. She didn't deserve to be treated as an afterthought.

I made my way out of the dorm still covered by my invisibility cloak. I was in a state of silent rage. It only grew as I saw Tiffaney smiling and daydreaming. I ripped the cloak away and marched up to her.

"He's using you. He's using you to get to me." I said.

"The hell are you talking about?" Tiffaney frowned.

"Malfoy. You can't be with him. He doesn't care about you." I huffed out in anger.

"And you do? Stop being so self-centred, Potter. Not everything is about you." Tiffaney huffed in my face.

I gulped and stepped back. Never before had Tiffaney used my last name. Never had her words been so venomous. It had only been a month. Had Malfoy already poisoned her? I searched her eyes and face.

"I'm not lying! He's a cheater. He..."

"Can't you just be happy for me? You're such a horrible friend you know that. Just leave me alone and don't talk to me anymore." Tiffaney stormed off.

I was frozen. Had things really gotten that bad? I was just looking out for her. Malfoy called her a mudblood. Right now he is in bed with Parkinson. Why does she... I sighed and fell to the ground. I really had been a horrible friend. How else could Malfoy have gotten to her like this?

*~*~* POV - Tiffany *~*~*

I couldn't believe Draco was right. Why did he have to be like this? Couldn't Harry just be happy for me? I didn't understand. He's been trying so hard to get me to break up with Draco since he saw us kissing. First all the letters and now he tells me that Draco was cheating on me. I sighed as I sat at a table in the back of the library.

"Trouble in paradise?"

I turned to see Fred and George grinning at me. I sighed and shook my head I wasn't in the mood. They were Harry's friends and were most likely here because of him.

"You knooow."
"He really does care."

"I know Draco cares." I sighed.

"So what happened?" George asked.

"Nothing." I shrugged.

"You and Harry are such idiots." Fred laughed.

I glared at him. "I am not an idiot."

George laughed. "If you say so."

"Harry is in love with you." Fred whispered in my ear.

They shrugged and left. I frowned after them. They never made sense to me. So many cryptic sentences and statements, but what Fred whispered to me wasn't cryptic at all. He hadn't said "he likes you" or "he cares about you", no he said that Harry was in love with me.

It wasn't all that long after Fred and George left when Draco walked into the library. I frowned because he had told me that he wasn't going to spend time with me because he had work to finish. He gave me a smile before sitting down and I could have sworn I saw something like blood on his neck.

I shook it off as my imagination. I told myself that I was playing into an idea that wasn't possible. Draco wasn't doing anything bad. I smiled at him and kissed his cheek. He seemed to tense up for a second. The action had been quick so again I brushed it off.

"Everything okay?" Draco asked.

I guess I must have been frowning. I smiled at him and shook my head. He frowned and leaned forward seemingly pulling a piece of paper free from the pages of my book. A textbook I had lent to Harry two weeks ago. If it weren't for the fact that I used it last night I would have believed that the note had to be from Harry.

"Is he still trying to upset you? You know you don't have to feel bad about these notes." Draco said.

I swallowed the growing lump in my throat. That note was definitely not there last night. I took the note from Draco and smiled softly. Kissing him on the cheek again I noticed him tense for a second time.

"He said you were cheating on me." I laughed.

"What rubbish." Draco huffed, but I noticed he wasn't looking at me.

"Yeah I know. You love me." I grinned.

"Of course dear."

Draco smiled and I pushed my doubt to the back of my mind. He did care about me. He knew me and he cared. He listened to me and remembered what I told him. He was the perfect boyfriend and a better friend than Harry.

"Do you think you can help me with the potions homework?" Draco asked.

"Of course."

I smiled and Draco leaned towards the desk. He pulled out some notes he had and I got out mine. It had only been about 30 minutes when he decided he had enough. I was okay with that and things were well enough again. I almost forgot about how hyper-aware I was now. I say almost because as Draco was putting away his work I noticed something. I had to do a double take as the leather bound book caught the corner of my eye.

It wasn't the book that brought my doubt back exactly. It was the strange little flower that seemed to be enfused into the cover. And the worn down dusty appearance of the leather. The lump was back in my throat as the shift of light highlighted the spine of the book. Barely visible to the eye was a shimmer. If a black light was used I knew I would see my own writing.

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It's been almost a month now and Harry has honoured my wish. Sometimes I catch him walking towards me about to say something but then he stops and walks away. I can see in his eyes that he is hurt. He doesn't eat like usual anymore and it looks like he hasn't slept in a while. I might have been harsh with him, but then again I don't know what to believe anymore.

Since Harry planted that seed of doubt in my mind I notice more and more things with Draco. He smiles with me, but it never seems to reach his eyes like when he's with Blaise or Pansy. He always seems to hesitate before he touches me. He avoids eye contact when I ask to hang out more.

It's a whole lot of little things that I'm starting to hate myself for not noticing. But then again it's probably all just in my mind. I sighed as I made my way through the corridors. I lost my best friend and I'm a paranoid overthinker all because of one boy I'm not even sure cares.

I was suddenly shoved to the side. Unable to catch myself I slammed into a door and stumbled as it flew open. I got my balance and looked around. My heart shattered as I stared wide-eyed and slack-jawed. The books I had been holding dropped to the ground.

"He was right." I mumbled. "He... He tried to warn me."

"Fuck. Tiffaney this isn't..."

"It is. It is exactLY wHaT I THink It IS MALFOY!" My voice rose as I spoke. "You're a goddamn liar and a cheat! Don't you DARE tell me it isn't what I think it is!"

"Tiff please..."

"No! You do not get to call me "Tiff". Not now and not ever. You slimmy Bastard! I chased away my best friend because I believed in you!" My eyes started to water. "He told me! He told me you were using me and I didn't believe him. He was right! Merlin I'm so stupid."

"Tiffaney just let me explain." Draco tried.

"Sod off Malfoy!" I yelled and ran off.

I ran and slammed into something as I was about to make my way up the stairs. I expected to fall or get stuck or something. Instead an arm was wrapped around me and I was steadied in my spot. Nothing was said as I began to sob. I couldn't even look up at the person I had slammed into. They didn't seem to care that I was crying and probably getting them messed. I cried until I couldn't anymore and then I was met with blackness as I passed out.

*~*~* POV - Harry *~*~*

"I changed my mind. I can't do that to her." I sighed.

"Okay." Fred and George said.

I blinked at them. That was way too easy and much too quick of a reply. I had planned to force Tiffaney to face the truth. I couldn't deal with staying silent as I watched my best friend fall in love with someone else. She was supposed to be with me.

"I'm serious guys the plan is off."

"We understand." They shrugged.

"You guys are freaking me out. I'm going to the library." I sighed and stood up.

"Still looking for your journal?" Fred asked.

"I know Malfoy has it. I don't care anymore." I shrugged.

"I have it." George said.

I frowned at him as he fished the journal out of his bag. He tossed the book at me and my frown deepened. I wanted to ask but shook my head. Ignorance is bliss as they say. I left them and walked up to the library. I didn't know why I was there actually. I just ended up pacing outside the entrance for a good while before I started walking back down.

Tiffaney came out of nowhere and slammed into me. Out of instinct I stopped us both from falling and held her. She was crying and I was starting to fume. I knew their agreement was way too quick. Her cries were from a broken heart and they only served to break mine. I was going to kill those bladdy twins.

I was brought away from my anger when I realised it was quiet. Not only that I was slowly losing my balance and grip. Tiffaney had fallen asleep. I sighed and lifted her up as best I could. I made sure she was comfortable in my arms before I started walking. A smile grew on my face when she nuzzled my neck and wrapped her arms and legs around me.

It reminded me of when she'd fall asleep while we were outside watching the sky. Her father would groan about having to carry her and I was more than happy to fill his role. At first I had to wake her up to tell her to hold on. After a while it became a habit.

Fred and George smirked when they saw me walk into the common room with Tiffaney. I glared at them before shooting a smirk and a wink at the dumbfounded Malfoy glaring at me. "I win." I mouthed to him and made my way to the dorm. I know Tiffaney wasn't a prise to be won but just rubbing it in his face was too hard to pass up.

He had stolen my journal. He knew all the things she liked. He knew pretty much everything there was to know about her. Still he hadn't been able to replace me. Granted she probably had no idea she had run into me, but Malfoy didn't need to know that. He could stew in the thought that she came to me.

I laid Tiffaney on my bed gently. She immediately curled into a ball clutching onto my pillow. I chuckled a bit and pulled my blanket over her. My little catipillar, a nickname I gave her because of how she slept. A nickname only we knew about. I smiled at her and pulled the curtains around my bed closed.

Now that she was safe and at peace I had a pair of twins to deal with. I marched into the common room and punched Fred. I glared at George who had taken 3 steps back. He was lucky to be out of my reach and subsequently blocked by Fred.

"I told you guys no."

"Yeah yeah. Damn that's one hell of a right hook." Fred grumbled as he rubbed his face.

"Why couldn't you have just left it alone?" I huffed.

"Come on man. I'm pretty sure everyone knows you're in love with her." George frowned.

"Why else would Malfoy go after her?" Fred asked.

"You may have acted like you don't care."
"But it's obvious that you do."
"So stop lying to yourself."

"Stop fucking with my life." I yelled at them.

"If we did that."
"You would be alone forever."

"You two are insufferable."

"Just admit it."
"It's not like it's news."

"Fine! I love her okay? I love her. Which is why I let Malfoy win. She was happy and that's all I've ever wanted for her. You stupid fucking idiots." I sighed.

Fred and George smirked at me.

*~*~* POV - Tiffany *~*~*

I woke up in full panic mode. I was in a place I felt like... I belonged oddly enough. The colours were dark and gloomy, but somehow I wasn't afraid. I was in panic mode because of the yelling. It wasn't loud persay but my parents were never loud when I was in my room.

I walked over to the closed door and opened it. I recognised that voice. That loud yelling voice didn't scare me because it was so familiar. My sleepy mind couldn't put a face to it. Everything else seemed to be in a stunned silence. I made my way towards the voices and the noise.

I was suddenly very wake when I heard Harry say "I love her". My heart shattered all over again, but then his next few words made me realise he was talking about me.

"You love me?"

I hadn't realised that I said anything until I was met with wide shocked emerald green eyes. Harry was staring at me like a fish out of water. I cocked my head to the side trying to figure out what to do. Then I noticed the slightly damp spot on his shirt.

"Did you bring me here?" Harry didn't say anything and I rolled my eyes at him. "Answer my questions Harry!"

"Y... Yes. And yes." Harry quickly said.

"Why wouldn't you tell me? You know, how you felt." I asked.

"I was an idiot." Harry shrugged.

I nodded my head. He looked like a deer in headlights. He hadn't even realised that I was moving closer to him. I reached forward and poked the spot my tears had made damp. Harry looked down.

"You didn't say anything."

"I don't want to upset you more." Harry sighed.

"Or maybe I wouldn't have been." I shrugged. "Maybe I would have done this instead."

Harry looked up at me. Before he could have said anything I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him. I felt the tention leave his body. He was like clay dough in my hands. I stepped closer to him and his arms wrapped around my waist. When I pulled away and he never opened his eyes, I laughed at him and he smiled.

"I don't want it to be a dream." Harry mumbled.

"It's not you idiot." I laughed.

Harry opened his eyes. He then bent down and lifted me off the ground. I instinctively wrapped my legs around him. He turned towards Fred and George.

"Goodnight." Harry said and walked away.

I laughed and protested. I didn't want to be in trouble when professor Snape or even professor Flitwick found out. Harry wouldn't let me go though. He guarded the door while I looked through his things for clothes to wear. He even climbed into the bed wearing the clothes he had on. I had to promise not to leave just so he would change.

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