Just lovely, all of it. Out of curiosity- are you going with movie canon or book canon? It's a minor quibble, but in the book Harry first rejects Draco in the compartment on the train, and in the movie it takes place on the stairs. Just wondering.

i realized at some point in writing this that i was thoroughly confusing myself. notice how i mention one and then the other? sigh. i have to work on this. i need to re-read the books i suspect (oh, the agony. *g*)

and i'm glad you liked it!