Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter.

AN: This 'idea' came to me while I was in school one day. So I just wrote it out. Now I'm putting it on here for you guys to read and tell me if it's good or not! :)

Warnings: None I don't think. Maybe some language. Enjoy :D


Harry pushed his trolley through King's Cross weaving through the crowd of people. He couldn't wait to go back to Hogwarts. Hell he couldn't wait to see his friends. Uncle Vernon had been twice as bad to him this summer. Locked him in his room and refused to feed him for a week, and that was on his nice days. His Aunt Petunia had atleast been kind enough to pass him some old bread under the door.

Harry was relieved he didn't have to go back to the horrid people. Being used as a punching bag by Dudley, getting pushed around by Uncle Vernon, and forced to help Aunt Petunia do everything from doing the laundry down to cleaning the bathrooms he was joyed he didn't have to relive it again.

Harry made his way to the platform labeled 9 and 10. He aligned his trolley so it was directly in the middle of the column. He stood up straight and broke out in a run. He went straight through platform nine and three quarters.

The Hogwarts Express awaited all the student returning for their new term. The whistle blew loudly as Harry pushed his trolley by the engine looking for his friends.

"Harry!" Hermione squealed once he was in sight.

"Hey mate!" Ron yelled to his best friend.

"Ron! 'Mione!" Harry said happily as he was enveloped in a warm hug.

"How've you been? We were worried sick!" Hermione weeped. "You never wrote us!"

"I know I'm sorry but, you know how my relatives are. They wouldn't allow me to let Hedwig out." Harry explained.

"Well atleast we know your alright mate." Ron said clasping Harrys shoulder.

"Where's everyone at?" Harry asked his friends.

"Neville and Luna are already on the train." Ron infromed Harry.

"Wheres Dean and Seamus?" Harry asked.

Hermione shrugged. "I haven't seen them yet." Just then Dean and Seamus came running throught the platform. Seamus hit Dean with his trolley causing Dean, and some of his trollies contents to topple over.

"Oi! Seamus watch it!" Dean yelled. Hermione, Ron, and Harry all laughed at the sight of the two boys.

"Hey Harry, Ron and Hermione!" Seamus yelled to them. Hermione lifted her hand to wave at the two.

"Hey!" Dean called to them. Harry walked over to the two and helped Dean put his stuff onto the trolley.

"Let's go!" Hermione yelled after the train blew the whistle signaling five minutes until departure.

They all rushed toward the train. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dean, and Seamus all jumped on the train as their trollies were magically emptied.

"We'll catch up with you later!" Seamus called out to the trio as he pulled Dean into a compartment with a group of girl Hufflepuffs.

"Boys." Hermione said scowling.

"Hey!" Harry and Ron yelled in unison.

"Oh come on you two." Hermione said leading them to an empty compartment. Hermione slid the door open and walked into the little room, taking her seat next to the door. Ron and Harry sitting next to the window.

"Can you believe it's our last year?" Hermione asked out loud.

"Yeah. I can." Ron said laughing.

"Ronald, just because you don't like school doesn't mean we don't" Hermione said gesturing to herself and Harry. Harry chuckled.

"Speak for yourself 'Mione." Harry said. Hermione reached across the compartment and whacked him on the side of the head.

"Oi! Was that necessary?" Harry yelped. Ron sniggered causing Hermione to whack him on the head too.

"What the bloody hell 'Mione!" Ron squealed. It was Harrys turn to snigger at Ron now.

"Oh would the two of you stop your foolish giggling." Hermione joked.

"We were not giggling." Ron said sternly but still smiling.

"Sure you weren't." Harry joked his best mate. Ron stuck his tongue out in response.

"It's our last year. Then we will all be off to become Aurors." Hermione stopped and glanced at her two friends. "How do you feel about that?"

"I'm going to miss boarding the train and going to Hogwarts. That's for sure." Harry said.

"Why? You never have to put up with Malfoy again! Never have to see his ferret face skipping around the school flaunting his name and money." Ron said in a matter of fact tone.

Harry nodded slowly in agreement. Malfoy was a prick and Harry couldn't stand him. He never thought it was possible to hate someone so much. Not just Malfoy but Voldemort also. He knew that the final battle was going to happen. Soon.

"Well Ron, maybe Harry will miss it because to him the castle is home." Hermione said to Ron her eyes darting to Harry and back. Ron looked down.

"Sorry mate." Ron said.

"It's fine." Harry said holding up his hands before Ron could continue.

Harry turned his head from his friends to look out the window. They were passing over the tracks where Ron and himself had driven the flying car back in second year. Harry smiled as he thought of that incredibly nerve wracking moment.

"What are you thinking about?" Came Hermiones soft voice. Harry looked away from the window to look at the girl.

"Second year. You know when Ron decided we should steal the flying car to get to school." Harry said chuckling as Rons cheeks tinted red.

"Mum still hasn't let that go." Ron said shuddering. Hermione giggled and Harry had a grin smacked across his face. "It's not funny!" Rons voice squeaked in defence.

"Well you did expose a flying car to the muggle world then the poor car was nearly crushed by the Womping Willow." Hermione stated. Ron nodded in defeat.

"Hey." Ginny said opening the door to their compartment.

"Hey Gin." Harry said pulling her down to sit with him.

"Are you guys-" Ron started but stopped. Ginny looked at him in confusion. "Ya know, back together?"

"No Ron." The two said in unison.

"Ron you know Harry isn't er- like that." Ginny said blushing a little. Ron pulled his mouth into a thin line and looked out the window. Hermione looked at everyone in confusion. Was the girl really oblivious as to what they were talking about.

"She's talking about me being gay." Harry said simply. Realization spread over Hermiones face and she relaxed back into her seat. "And besides Ginny already has somebody." Ron perked up and looked at his little sister.

"When did you plan on telling me?" He gasped.

"Well I planned on doing exactly that today but earlier you never gave me the chance, you kept ranting on about how you had to look decent for Her-"

"Who is it!" Ron yelled cutting Ginny off from finishing her sentence. She smiled happy that she now had black mail over her brother. "It's not Dean again is it? Ginny if it is I swear I'm going to-"

"It's Seamus." She cut Ron off this time. Rons mouth dropped open.

"Bu- but he went in that- and- all the Hufflepuffs- but he's wi-" Ron babbled on. Ginny started to chuckle lightly.

"Ron I was in there." She informed him. Ron quickly snapped his mouth shut.

"Oh." Was all the red headed boy could say. Ginny gave her brother a small smile.

"So, how does it feel knowing this is your last year?" Ginny asked the trio.

"Brilliant." Came a voice from the door. Everyone looked up. The platinum blonde hair none of the had particularly missed stood scowling at the group.

"Malfoy." Harry growled.

"Potter." Draco shot back rolling his eyes.

"What do you want?" Ron asked the blonde.

"Just here to talk to your ring leader Weasel." Draco said scowling at the group.

"Anything you need to say to Harry, can be said in front of us Ferret." Ron said, emphasizing Ferret trying to verbally hurt Draco in any way. Draco of course seemed unphased.

"Potter a word please." Draco said ignoring the glares he was receiving. Harry who had been staring at the floor, jerked his head up to look at the teen.

"What do you need to tell me? And why can't you tell me right here?" Harry asked not wanting to leave.

"Look it's important alright? I wouldn't have come to you if it were not. So just, please." Draco said trying to convince the raven haired teen to come with him.

Harry didn't trust the prat, important or not he couldn't just carry on a civil conversation after everything he had done. So he just sat there a minute before deciding this could be something really important. He contemplated telling Draco to sod off, but decided it best to just keep quiet. He slowly stood.

"Harry." Hermione said in a warning tone. "Are you sure?"

"It's not like he can exactly do anything." Harry said giving a small shrug. Hermione just stared at Harry and Harry at her.

"I wouldn't be so sure of that Scarhead." Draco said breaking Harry from his gaze at Hermione. Draco motioned for Harry to follow.

Draco stalked down the small aisle with Harry right behind him. Draco stopped infront of an empty compartment and slid the door open stepping in. He gestured for Harry to sit. Once Harry was in the compartment sitting Draco slid the door shut and pulled down the curtains.

"What are you doing?" Harry asked suspiciously.

"What? Don't want people to get the wrong idea?" Draco asked laughing slightly.

"No just, well yeah, exactly that. Now, what do you want?" Harry asked annoyed by the blondes change in attitude.

"Well my dear friend Pansy, thinks that me and you should create some sort of truce." Draco said nonchalantly. Harry stared at him incredulously.

"And you agreed with her?" Harry asked.

Draco nodded. "Look Potter, I don't expect you to understand this but, we want out."

Harry pulled his brows together in confusion. "What?"

Draco sat across from Harry. Then he adjusted hisself so he was comfortable as if he were about to tell a long story of some sort.

"My father fucked up our family. Alright? My mother knew it was going to happen sooner or later. Then it finally did." Draco said.

"So your father is- is dead? He got so involved with Voldemort he got himself killed?" Harry asked. The blonde visibly tensed.

"No Potty. My father, for you damn information, was taken by the ministry and sent to Azkaban. My mother being the woman she is didn't want any of this to happen, she didn't even want me to become a Death Eater until after our graduation. So she made sure my father wouldn't let the Dark Lord mark me."

"Until after graduation." Harry said after Draco finished.

"Until after graduation." Draco copied Harry.

"So why do you need me here?" Harry asked.

"For Merlins sake Potter did you not here me before? We want out."

"Who is we and out of where?" Harry asked more confused then ever.

"Me and my mother. We want out of the Dark side. We seek protection from the Light Side. That is until you hopefully defeat that damn snake face." Draco said his voice laced with venom.

"S- so your asking for my protection." Harry asked to make sure the universe was not just pulling something over on him. Was Draco Malfoy, Slytherin King, and bloody Ice Prince really asking for his protection against the same dark forces he's wanted to be apart of for so long? A smirk fell into place on Harrys face.

"Don't get full of yourself Potty. Not just your protection. The Light Sides protection." Draco said.

"You know that that includes Hermione and Ron also, right?" Harry questioned.

Draco nodded.

"Then why did you bring just me? They could help too you know."

"Because you, unlike your accusing friends, actually listen." Draco spat. That ticked Harry off. He couldn't stand the blonde already, and talking about his friends was certainly not going to help either.

"Accusing friends? Accusing friends? They have every right to accuse you of certain things Malfoy! And you bloody know it!" Harry yelled in anger standing from his seat. Draco sank back in his seat clamping his eyes shut tightly.

"Look im sorry alright!" Draco shouted terrified of getting hit by the Golden Boy.

Harry just plopped back into his seat ungracefully. Then he sat straight up, eyes wide.

"Did you just-" Harry shook his head. "No, I must have been hearing things."

"What?" Draco asked.

"I thought I just heard you say you were sorry." Harry said chuckling a little trying to ease the tension.

"I did. And I'm serious about switching sides. I'm tired of everything going on and I know you are too. Will you please help my family. Harry Potter you are my only hope for a good future." Draco said his tone serious.

Harry stilled realizing that Draco sodding Malfoy wanted to switch sides and help Harry defeat Voldemort. Although something in the back of his head was screaming at him on the top of its lungs to walk away right now, because this was some big scheme to capture Harry.

"How do I know your not lying?" Harry asked abruptly.

"I thought you would ask that." Draco said. "There's a simple answer to that. Veritaserum. You can question me on where my loayalties lies."

Harry started at Draco for a long time. Both eyeing eachother. Not tearing their gazes away from the other. Harry started to think. The Malfoys as an ally. Doesn't sound that bad actually. Just means more people on the Light Side right? If Malfoy comes to the Light Side, Crabbe, Goyle, and Zabini will all join too. Hopefully.

"What about Parkinson." Harry finally spoke after several mintues of frustrating silence.

"What about her? She has nothing to do with this." Draco said looking away from Harry only left to stare at his shoes.

"Well you're the one who said she said it would be best to make a truce with me." Harry reminded the boy still not taking his gaze off of Draco. "Why'd she suggest that?"

"Because her family has already decided they have faith in you. My mother was already second guessing my fathers choice so we had a little talk and she concluded that she was going to go to the ministry herself for help." Draco said tensing a little.

"But if she does that-" Harry started but was cut off.

"They will more than likely take her as a prisoner and send her to Azkaban. I know that's why I told Pansy, and she told me to come make a truce with you and seek help from the leader of the Light Side." Draco finished.

"But Malfoy, I'm not the leader. Dumbledore is." Harry pointed out.

"Yes, but whatever you say that old goon follows. As does a lot of the wizard world. Potter please. I value my life and my family. I see now that the only way to save both is to change loyalties." Draco had a pleading tone to his voice.

Malfoy. Pleading. Impossible. Harry thought to hisself. Maybe Malfoy was being sincere and really did need help. But he would never be sure until Malfoy was answering his questions under Veritaserum.

"Meet me in the Astronomy Tower tomorrow after dinner. Alright? Don't be late Malfoy." Harry said standing and leaving the compartment.

"Potter! Wait!" Draco yelled after him. Harry stopped and turned to look at him.

"What is it?" Harry asked.

Draco lifted his hand in the air obviously waiting for a handshake to confirm their meeting tomorrow.

Harry reluctantly shook the blondes hand and quickly made his way his own compartment.

"What was that all about?" Ginny asked first. Harry stalked over to his seat and sat down glancing at all of his friends.

"He um-" What was Harry supposed to tell them. Maybe he should just wait to tell them that Malfoy was wanting to change sides until after he was questioned. "Just wanted to make a truce. Because of it being our last year." Harry half lied.

"A TRUCE!" Ron shouted.

Ginny stood quickly. "We're almost at school. I'm going to go find Seamus." She said leaving as fast as she could.

"Yes. A truce. I guess he's just tired of always acting like an immature child." Harry said.

"And did you except the truce?" Hermione asked. Harry nodded.

"YOU AGREED WITH THE FERRET!" Ron exclaimed.

"Ronald Weasley, would you quit that yelling! Harry is old enough to make his own choice." Hermione said making her boyfriend shut up.

"Alright. Sorry. Harry 'Miones right you can make your own choice. So, di- did you um- agree on the truce?" Ron questioned.

"Yes. He seemed er- sincere." Harry said his statement sounding more like a question.

"Malfoy sincere about something? I doubt it mate. You know how he is." Ron said.

"OR maybe Draco just wanted a truce because he thinks the fueds are childish." Hermione argued.

"Draco! Since when do you call him Draco?" Ron asked his friend.

"It's only right. That's his name is it not?" The girl said back to him, her voice sounding harsh. Ron nodded in defeat.

The train started to slow. "We're here." Harry said.

"That we are." Ron said as the train came to a complete stop.

"We have to make a pact." Hermione said sitting on the edge of the compartment seat.

"Like what kind of pact?" Ron asked the bushy haired girl.

"Like one that says this year, we will try new things. And even give enemies a chance." She said. When she said the last line she looked directly at Ron.

"What? You want me to try and make amends with Malfoy?" Ron said in disbelief.

"Well Harry is going to try. Why can't you also?"

"But it's Malfoy. The amazing bouncing ferret. It's impossible, especially after everything he's done to my family! And you know it 'Mione!" Ron tried to convince the girl.

"I understand that Ron, but maybe he has changed." She told him.

Harry kept quiet listening to the two. Then a thought struck him. Atleast Hermione wouldn't be so judgy about Malfoy wanting to switch sides. So does that mean Harry should tell her? And not Ron? No he would still wait for the questioning.

"Let's go. I don't want to be the last to the carriages." Harry said suddenly causing the two to stop their arguing. Hermione nodded in agreement. The trio made their way quickly to the carriages completely oblivious that someone was watching their every move.


AN: How'd I do? Reviewing let's me know if I should keep going. I already have the second chapter but I warn you it's no where near as long as this chapter. :) Review!