Fanboy Draco Malfoy Convinces Harry Potter to Marry Him!

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Harry woke up to the sound of the other boys still sleeping. He ended up rooming with Ernie, Justin and Zach. They met with the prefects and their Head of House last night for a warm welcome to Hufflepuff. Professor Sprout had explained the point system along with the buddy system. Every first year had a third year buddy. His buddy was Cedric Diggory. Poor Ernie's buddy was a girl named Nymphadora Tonks. She had tripped over her own feet and one of her flailing hands had given Ernie a bloody nose! Their prefect had healed it right away but Ernie had still kept his distance. Your chosen buddy was to help you settle into your new routine.
Harry sat up in bed and reached underneath his pillow. His latest gift from Draco was a set of matching journals. When you wrote in it, the other person was able to see it too! They had written to each other until they had fallen asleep. He opened the journal and wrote "Draco, are you awake?" He watched as the text disappeared, only for "Good morning Harry! Want to have breakfast together? I'll meet you by the kitchens!" to appear where his words had been. Harry scribbled out "yes!" before getting out of bed to change into some clothes. Mr. Malfoy had bought him a new wardrobe for getting into Hogwarts. Harry personally thought he didn't like his muggle clothes but would never say that out loud. At least these ones fit him properly! Yanking on a green sweater and a pair of trousers, he quietly exited the dorm so he didn't wake his roommates. Walking down the stairs he was surprised to see Cedric sitting on the couch knitting something. He noticed him right away and set his work down.
"Good morning Harry! It seems you're a bit of an early riser as well! Would you like to go to breakfast?"
"Um, I told Draco I would walk to breakfast with him." Harry said, a bit uncertain. He didn't want his buddy to think he hated him!
"Perfect! I'll join you so you don't get lost, if that's okay with you?" Harry thought about it and figured Draco wouldn't mind so he gave a nod. They left the common room and Harry couldn't help but walk a little faster, eager to see his dear friend.

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Cedric Diggory was a proud 'Puff. He knew what everyone thought of his House and he was determined to prove them wrong. He was surprised like everyone else by Harry Potter's sorting but he was happy to welcome the kid. The first rule of Hufflepuff was to always look out for your own so when he was assigned as Harry's buddy he didn't mind. The poor kid had seemed fidgety all night, probably due to half of the school staring at him. He still couldn't believe Harry announcing to all of Hufflepuff that he was going to marry Draco Malfoy. He had heard the rumors that the Malfoy Heir would tell anyone who stood still long enough that he was going to marry Harry but well, he didn't think Harry would agree! Everyone knew who the Malfoy's had sided with during the last war so it was a bit of a shock. He watched as Harry broke into a run and launched himself at the figure leaning against the wall.
"Draco!" Harry called out joyfully, grinning from ear to ear. Interesting. So far, Harry was quiet. Almost too quiet. When they were walking, his feet hadn't made any noise. Like a small ghost following behind him. So to see him so excited to see another person made Cedric reevaluate his opinion on the Malfoy boy. Harry was chatting away, his hand laced with Malfoy's. His grey eyes suddenly caught Cedric's as he asked "who is this, Harry?"

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Draco knew Harry woke up early so he had gotten up extra early so he would be awake when Harry wrote to him. Sneaking out of his dormitory had been easy and finding the kitchens even easier. He couldn't wait to explore Hogwarts with Harry after they had breakfast together. He looked Diggory up and down.
"He's my buddy! Professor Sprout said that he'll help me with homework and getting familiar with the castle." WHAT? Draco was going to do all of those things, not some pretty boy! What if he was trying to make a move on Harry? Draco would not stand for it.
"Hello Diggory, I am more than capable of taking care of Harry. If I need any heavy lifting, I will let you know" Before Diggory could respond, he led Harry up the corridor towards the Great Hall. He heard the other boy follow behind them and started walking a little faster. Turning the corner, he stopped and swore. Marcus Flint was resting his hands on his knees as he breathed heavily, looking like he had run across the Quidditch pitch.
"What are you doing?"
"What am I doing? You're the one who had disappeared from the common room! I've been chasing after you like a nanny elf!" Harry was looking between Flint and him. Letting out a puff of air, he introduced Harry to Flint.
"Harry, this is Marcus Flint. He was assigned as my buddy" he couldn't keep his distaste from his voice.
"Oh! Do all of the Houses use the buddy system?" He was annoyed when Diggory answered.
"Actually only the Slytherins and 'Puffs use the buddy system. The other Houses typically don't have the issues we do."
"Issues?"
"Well Potter, everyone knows all Slytherins are Dark wizards and all Hufflepuffs are losers." Harry blinked at Flint before saying "so what? Why do you care what anyone thinks?" All three of them looked at Harry before Flint grinned and said "you know what, Potter? I think you're alright! Do you like Quidditch?" Draco couldn't stop himself from stomping his foot.
"That is enough! I don't know what you guys are playing at but Harry and I are an item so stop trying to steal him!" As soon as the words came out, he was mortified. He couldn't believe he had just acted like Harry was a possession he could just keep to himself. He went to apologize to Harry and even grovel if he asked when someone's stomach growled loudly. Diggory turned beet red before he muttered something about breakfast.
"Draco, maybe Cedric and Marcus could escort us to the Great Hall? Kind of like a double date!" Flint started choking on his own spit as Diggory passionately denied dating anyone, let alone Marcus Flint. Rolling his eyes, he agreed and they finally made it outside the dining hall.