Starting a day late as I forgot about it yesterday, but this will be a collection of 31 unrelated drabbles. Each chapter, Harry will be paired with a different character: male, female, pairing, or threesome.

I will hopefully post one drabble a day, two drabbles today, and finish on July 31st.

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Pairing: Harry/Barty

Barty came to Harry when he knew the boy-who-lived would be alone. "Are you okay?" he softly asked, afraid to make any noise that would startle him.

"My best friends told me it was them or you. And it wasn't even the fact that you were once a Death Eater that angered them. What bothered them was the fact that you're a man and not a woman."

"What can I do to help?" Barty asked, wanting to take him into his arms and soothe away all of his pain.

As if Harry read Barty's mind, he looked at the older man. "Hold me?"

Barty didn't have to be asked twice. He quickly pulled Harry into a tight embrace. "I'm so sorry."

"Don't leave me," Harry quietly begged.

"Never will," Barty fervently promised, and it was a promise he would keep no matter what.

Fin

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(word count: 143)

Written for: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Guess the Name - Barty Crouch Jr.

Friends Competition: TOW Phoebe Hates PBS - Write about someone choosing between love and friendship.