'Its you fault we're in this fucking detention, Potter!' Malfoy spat as he sat opposite Harry on a long table in the potions room.

'You're so funny Malfoy.. But if you hadn't of asked me to make you that Polyjuice then I wouldn't have been in Snape's lab, and if I wasn't in Snape's lab then I wouldn't have been caught and neither one of us would be in this shit..' Harry said in reply, shooting a glare at Malfoy. Although they both showed to have mutual hate for eachother, the two boys were remarkably close behind closed doors and either one was happy to do a favour for the other. On multiple occasions, Draco had made an excuse for his fellow Slytherin's not to beat Harry up, while Harry had often helped Draco with flying lessons before important Quiddich matches.

'What did you even need it for anyway? I mean you just took it and then left really quickly without saying anything. I was worried. You looked almost.. Almost scared..' Harry asked in confusion as he realised that the batch of Polyjuice Potion he'd cooked up, ending in the two boys being in detention, had just been used with no real explanation.

'I.. I erm.. It doesn't matter... Its none of your business anyway..' Malfoy replied quickly, stuttering slightly while he began darting his eyes around the room, desperately trying to look anywhere but at Harry. In curiosity, Harry stood up and walked around the mahogany table, taking a seat right beside Draco when he got to the other side. He then linked his surprisingly small hand in with Draco's and smiled at his blonde friend.

'You know.. You can tell me anything at all... I'm not going to tell anyone and I certainly won't judge..' He smiled, and Draco looked up at him unsurely, allowing Harry to see the tears that had welled up in his eyes.

'Its my mum... She's fallen out with dad... And they're getting a divorce. I used the Polyjuice to become some random guy from Knockturn Alley and then that way I could listen to mum and dad's conversations without being spotted. I saw them signing the divorce papers the other day... What if dad takes me out of Hogwarts? I was only here because mum knows Snape can protect me but dad has just been looking for any excuse to make me drop out. I-I don't know what's going to happen Harry and for the first time in my life... I-I'm actually, properly scared..' Draco admitted, beginning to cry towards the end.

'Oh Draco.. I'm so sorry.. You could tell Snape? He could talk to your dad?' Harry offered, pulling his friend into a hug.

'No... I don't want to tell anybody... Just promise me that, even if I do have to leave, you'll be here for me forever?' Draco sniffed into Harry's robes, not wanting to leave the comfort of his friend's arms just yet.

'I promise..' Harry replied.

'Forever?'

'Forever.'


So that was just a shortie I wrote when I got bored... It's one of my first so please be nice and review x Thank you x