Christmas With Harry
Chapter 1
It was early in the morning when Harry woke up, it was a few days before everyone would be leaving for the Christmas holiday, well except Harry, he was always stayed instead of going back to his aunt and uncles.
He was up early so that he could meet Ron and Hermione to go on a small observation mission, Malfoy had been acting quite peculiar recently, going off on his own without his usual cronies. He seemed to disappear at times and no one would know where he was or what he was doing. Harry, Ron and Hermione had come to the conclusion that he was planning something, like he had done previously of course.
They were hiding behind some of the statues that were down in the dungeons waiting for Malfoy to pass, this way they could follow behind and see where he was going when he disappeared. Ron had lost track of how many mornings they had come down here to watch, each morning not being early enough to see him, he would have been up and away before they got there.
And on this morning, it was no different to the last load….Malfoy didn't show. They headed up to the Great Hall for breakfast, when they got there they looked straight across and Malfoy was already sitting, "bloody hell, how early do we have to be there to see him" Ron looked beat.
"Obviously he is leaving way early in the morning" Hermione pointed out, giving Harry and Ron the look of we need to get up even earlier
"But it's bad enough getting up as early as we are" Harry pleaded
"Yes, but if we want to know where he is going we must do it"
"Can we not do it at night" Ron was yawning as they made their way down to their usual seats for breakfast
"We tried that, but we always lost him in the crowds" Harry was starting to doubt that they would ever work it out
"Well, Ron and I leave in a few days, so unless we want to leave it until after Christmas, we need to work it out"
"If he develops his plans through the holidays then we could be too late after Christmas, we need to work it out quicker than that"
"Exactly" Hermione stated staring at Ron
"So this means I need to be up at what time tomorrow morning" Ron looked knackered
"Let's try being in the dungeon for 6am"
"What?" Harry and Ron both felt deflated at the idea of having to be up, ready and in the dungeons 2 hours before they would normally be getting up for school
"If we want to catch him, then we have to, tomorrow morning is our last chance"
"oh….fine" Ron gave in at the thought of arguing with Hermione, he knew he would lose in the end anyway
They headed off for class, trying not to think of the early start that was awaiting them, the thought alone made Harry feel weak and tired.
He knew if anyone found out, he would be in some serious shit, the Dark Lord would use the cruciatis curse on him over and over for hours, before eventually just killing him….he could hear Voldermorts voice in his head…."Avada Kedavara"
Draco had been up for a while and was now in his 'shrine' room, a hidden cupboard off one of the busiest corridors in the castle, it was one of the secret rooms that his 'idiot father' had told him about and had been making use of it for a few years now. He looked up into the lovely green eyes that were looking back at him he loved the photo and he was able to talk to it about anything he wanted without anyone having to know, but it made him feel better.
Draco had spent more time than normal this year in his secret room, he knew that he was now obsessed and had been trying to work out a way to at least get on with the boy without people knowing, if people did find out then it would surely be the end of him
He had been thinking of a plan, one in which he would be able to spend the holidays at Hogwarts, that way there would be barely anyone around and he might get a chance to speak without it getting back to his father or the dark lord, he had to come up with an excuse to tell his father for not coming home however. He picked up the piece of parchment that he had put on the side; he usually used it for doodling and drawing hearts on, and started to write to his mother:
Dear Mother/Father,
I've come up with a plan that might please the Dark Lord, but I must stay at this god forsaken place for Christmas. Hopefully you will not be too angry or upset since I am doing the work of the lord.
Love
Draco x
Once he had it written he went straight to the owlery and sent his lie to his parents before heading down to the Great Hall for breakfast.