I had a dream the other night
Bout how we only get one life
Woke me up right after two
I stayed awake and stared at you
So I wouldn't lose my mind
Harry woke up in his bed shivering and breathing hard. He had just woken up from a horrible nightmare and was trying to get his heart to stop racing. He had accepted his feelings for Draco long ago so it didn't surprise him that his nightmare was about Draco being hurt and Harry being unable to save him. He'd had dreams like this a lot during this year, and it was becoming harder to hide the subject of his nightmares from Ron and Hermione. He sighed as he realized that he wasn't going to be able to go back to sleep that night. He glanced over at the sleeping form in the bed next to him, a little bit of white blonde hair sticking up from beneath the covers. His thoughts went back to the beginning of the school year, when everything changed….
All of the eighth year students were gathering their things and making their way to the carriage that would take them to the castle. There were only fourteen students who had come back for the new opportunity of an eight year. As the group clambered into the carriage, they realized that they were almost as lost as the new years. Everything had changed that year, there were no house divisions due to the small number of students, they would all be rooming together, eating together, and taking all of their classes together. It was odd to not be in direct competition with each other. When they got to the great hall, they noticed a new, smaller table, set up parallel to the teachers table, clearly meant for the eighth years. The fourteen sat down within their houses, still not trusting each other, and feeling odd to be sitting together. After the sorting and the meal, Headmistress McGonagall called all eighth year students to follow her. She led them into what looked to be a brand new tower. She told them that their room assignments were posted inside and then moved out of the way of the impending stampede before telling them the password (sour kneazles). They all scrambled into the common room, it was quite cozy, with all the house colors spread about, but none of them noticed this as they focused on the paper posted on the wall. No one was able to see anything with all of the flurry. No one noticed Hermione take her wand out until she said, "Accio room assignments," and they quieted as the sheet flew into her hand. Hermione cleared her throat and began to read out loud, "Dean with Seamus," No one noticed the blush that showed up on both boy's cheeks as they grinned at each other. "Neville with Nott," they looked at each other and shrugged, they could deal with that arrangement. "Padma and Parvati," the sisters squealed and giggled. "Hermione and Pansy," the girls both gave each other skeptical once-overs before sighing and resigning themselves to their fate. "Ron with Blaise," Ron turned green, and Blaise groaned loudly. Hermione quickly kept reading before the complaining could set in, "Luna and Millicent," Luna clapped her hands and skipped over to Millicent, linking their arms, Millicent glanced down at Luna's beaming face and couldn't help but soften a bit and think that maybe it wouldn't be so bad. Hermione glanced back down at the sheet, and just stopped. Her eyes grew wide. Everyone started looking around trying to figure out who was left. Hermione finally said, "Harry with Draco." Harry and Draco on opposite sides of the rooms just stared at each other, trying to read the others thoughts on this arrangement. As the silence stretched on, Hermione told everyone to go put their things away in their rooms. As Ron walked by Harry he whispered, "I'm sorry you're stuck with bloody wanker, mate. It just isn't fair; we should get to room together!" He looked after Blaise and sighed, "I'm gonna have my throat slit in my sleep," he groaned, before trudging of the stairs with his trunk. Harry and Draco both let out sighs, before setting out up the stairs after the rest of the boys, wondering what this year would be like.
As Harry looked at the top of Draco's head in his bed, he thought back onto all of this. He remembered realizing that he and Draco were the only ones left meaning they would be rooming together. His heart had pounded in his chest and he managed to get the blush creeping up his cheeks under control before Hermione read it out loud and everyone was staring at him and Draco. He was trying very hard to feign anger at the arrangements made, while looking over to see how Draco was responding. Draco looked like someone had just done him the greatest injustice of his life. Now, as Harry sat up in his bed, his heartbeat finally calming down from his dream, he realized that he needed to do something about his feelings. His dreams had helped him to realize that he only got one chance. Who knew where he and Draco would be going after this last year of school? They might never see each other again. He sighed heavily as he realized he had no idea how to show Draco how he felt. He determined that tomorrow, he was going to be brave and finally attempt what he had been too scared to do for seven years, finally take the hand that Draco had offered him so many years ago.
Kindly review my dears, I love input and feedback, feel free to tell me if you feel like i did something wrong, can't promise I'll change it but I always like to hear what y'all have to say :) Not sure when the next chapter's going to be up due to AP exams etc. but hopefully soon!