Draco sat in the Great Hall in silence, they had added an extra table for the 8th years, they had lessons outside of there house, and had separate dorms, not many had returned, but they had decided to keep the separate from the other houses due to most of them having problems from the war.

They had just finnished the Sorting Hat Ceremony, and Minerva McGonagall, the Headmistress was doing the usual start of year speech, however he wasnt paying attention.

He had hoped things would be differant when he came back, but all he could think about was the war. He noticed Harry staring at him now and then, but kept his eyes focused on the wooden table in front of him.

After the speech the food appeared, but Draco didn't eat much, he excused himself early and walked arou d the grounds trying to clear his head, he stood at the edge of the Lake, staring at the moon's reflection on the water.

"Thought I'd find you out here" said a voice behind him, making him jump and spin round. He saw Harry standing there, smiling at him.

"What are you doing here?" he asked, turning back to the lake as Harry walked up to him

"Looking for you, you didnt eat anything at dinner, so I brought you these" Said Harry, handing him a something, wrapped neatly in napkins, Draco unwrapped it to find a cheese sandwich and his favourite cake

"Thanks" he said, nibbling on the cake.

"You ok?"

"Not really, I thought being back here would be differant, but all I keep thinking about is the war, what I did, everyone that got hurt because of me"

"Draco, you did good, you made up for your mistakes, you saved a lot of people, people who are grateful to you"

"But after everything I did before the war, my actions helped the Dark Lord be resurrected, if I hadnt have helped Pettigrew find the spell to bring him back, if I hadnt have told him where to find you If -"

Harry suddenly grabbed his arm, cutting him off "Stop! I know after everything you still blame yourself but you shouldn't, there are a lot of people in there who are alive because of you Draco, including me"

"How are you still so brave after everything that happened?"

"I guess after everything thats happened, the Dursleys, my friends, Voldemort, it made me realise I have a lot to lose by hiding away, and more to gain by standing up and fighting for whats right"

Draco smiled "I wish I could be like that, after what haplened to me I just want to hide away in a dark corner of the world and never come out"

"You're brave Draco, you stood up to your parents, you testified against your father, and you saved so many people"

"Harry c-can I tell you something?"

"Of course, Draco, you can tell me anything" said Harry looking into Draco's eyes curiously...

Next chapter will be posted tomorrow sometime, I hope everyone enjoys reading this as much as I like writing it!