Snape followed his godson through the halls of Hogwarts, wearing an invisibility cloak he had bought the week before for this exact purpose. He became still when Draco stopped abruptly in front of a blank wall. He started pacing, and Snape quickly penetrated Draco's mind.
I need to find the place where everything is hidden. He thought
He kept thinking it over and over again. Snape waited, and around the third time he paced past it, the wall became a door, and Draco slipped through it. Snape hard on his heels, wondered what Draco needed to hide. He followed him down the towering aisles, and they stopped in front of a beautiful mirror. Draco was gazing eagerly into it. Snape felt his heart sink.
The Mirror of Erised stood in all its glory, while tears began to make their way down his godson's pale face. Snape dropped the cloak and stepped up behind Draco. Draco jumped up, his eyes wide with fear.
"H-hello s-sir…" he was shaking,
Draco kept shooting covert glances at the mirror. Snape felt pity for him, but led him away just the same. They went to sit on a pile of books that had been written in. Draco was still sniffling pathetically as Snape put his arm around Draco.
"What do you see in that mirror, Draco?" he asked in a soft tone. Draco said something he couldn't hear.
"Speak up, Dray."
Draco turned red and snuck another look at the mirror.
"Don't look at it." Snape commanded, turning Draco's face away.
"I s-see…him" Draco replied, wiping his eyes. "W-why can't I-I…just get over him?"
Snape was silent for a then replied, "Do you know what I see, Draco?"
" I see Lily. Lily Evans. His Muggle-born mother. I loved her and there is nothing wrong with you loving him. I don't care what your father told you, he's wrong. But I will tell you one thing. That mirror has driven people insane. I don't want you coming back to it. I'm going to get Dumbledore to move it tomorrow. If you want to change what's been going on between you and him, then you're going to need to stop causing trouble for him. You can't insult his friends either, even if they deserve it."
Draco looked up at him. "B-but…if I…if I do…my father will…"
"I know, but think Draco! What do you want more, your father's favour, or Harry Potter?"
He looked down and mumbled "I love him…"
"I know you do. Now just show him that."
Draco nodded. He fought to make his face expressionless. Snape held him for a moment more and then released him with a small smile. "Now, you need to finish packing to go home. If ever you need me, you know what to do."
He helped Draco stand and they walked back to the Slytherin dungeons together.
Prologue takes place in the end of fifth year. Please review this, and lots of thanks to Jessie!