this was supposed to be a two-chaptered story. but somehow it isn't. :o

hope you enjoy it anyway.

Disclaimer : I do Not own Harry Potter.

Chapter. 1

Walking in the halls of Hogwarts and thinking .. Days are nowhere cheerful in the eyes of Draco, his mission of killing the old coat is not progressing and his Master is NOT happy. Not that he thought he would be anyway, because now being ordered from the Dark Lord he understood that the life under him was nowhere as what his father told him .. and Draco Malfoy was afraid.

With every sunrise of a new day, he feel that a day of his counted time alive is gone. And he was so desperate that he seriously thought about approaching DUMBLEDORE!

But, No.

He just wished if he had an alternate, someone he could believe in keeping him safe no matter what, someone like .. Potter.

He hated to admit but Harry Potter was very powerful that he might actually have a Chance against the Dark Lord, and he's too honorable to back on his word, and -as disgusting as it is- too kind to refuse any call for help..

But the animosity is too strong between them, that he couldn't bother the trouble of going to Potter to just humiliate himself.

Draco wasn't stupid.

He knew that with the war now, he either going to rot in Azkaban if the light side won. Or die at Voldemort's feet, Dark side winning or not.

But there really is no choice for him to take ..

"and it's all Father's fault !"

Draco started muttering under his breath about incompetent fathers, though he stopped when he heard the familiar voice of the very person he was previously thinking of.

He seemed to be arguing with someone.

Walking a bit closer to the voices, he recognized the second voice as the Weasel's.

"really Ron, I keep telling you to stop bullying the younger years!"

"and I keep telling you they're just some slimy Slytherins !"

"honestly Ron!" said Harry with a big hint of Exasperation "I do NOT care what house they're in! , they're still children and YOU are a Prefect! You're supposed to help them not Bully them!"

"Really Harry, just because your cousin bullied you before Hogwarts doesn't mean that all children are innocent .. some people deserve it."

"No child deserve to be bullied Ron .. you're doing the same thing as Malfoy! I don't know why don't you go talk with him, a new friendship might blossom between you!" Harry's tone uncovered how angry he was.

And it seemed that Ron wasn't going to calm things, instead he got offended and shouted :

"Are you saying that I'm going to crawl to you-know-who as a Wanna be Death eater ! HOW DARE YOU!"

"Arggggh, you've completely missed the point, and I keep telling you that Malfoy is already a Death eater not a Wanna-be"

By the end of those word Draco was barely able to conceal the gasp, and couldn't do anything to conceal the shock of being discovered.

Does the Old-coat knows ! oh, I'm doomed !

But then he heard Ron answer

"Oh, please. Not that again!"

"FINE! Suit yourself, but let me tell you that if, Malfoy, did not insult you AND Hagrid in front of me .. I might've accepted his offered hand. And if you, insulted Malfoy while I considered him a friend, YOU might've ended as my archenemy regardless of what houses we're in! "

"are you saying now, that you'd prefer Malfoy as a best mate?!"

But the rest of the tuned out .. because for Malfoy, the shock now was doubled.

I could've became his friend !

I might be able to be his friend,

I might have a chance to be on the light side and I have a chance to be under his protection !

Well, that last thought is really embarrassing but I really really don't wanna die. So yeah!

He could still hear the two sixth year arguing, but he no longer cares. He'll wait for the proper moment to go and ask Harry's help,

wait, since when did it become Harry?!.. oh, well, who cares. Anyway, let's hope that I'm not hoping for too much and let me go and try for a convincing speech for him to believe me !