Draco strolled after the boy,
"Potter," he nodded at him, even if he was going to call him Harry in his head there was no way he was saying it out loud. Harry looked at him and then turned away,
"Look, I know you don't like me," Draco drawled, "But I swear I won't tease you any more, it's clear you're going through something, not that I care," he added quickly, "But I guess you deserve some respect, that was quite a stunt you pulled just now." Draco almost grinned remembering it, but this was still Harry, so he settled for a smirk instead,
"Shove off Malfoy," Harry mumbled, his back still turned, Draco raised an eyebrow,
"Back to last names are we?"
"W-what?" Harry stopped and his head snapped around,
"Earlier, you called me Draco,"
"I did not! What do you want Malfoy?" he growled, Draco rolled his eyes,
"Professor McGonagall asked to see us after breakfast, I thought I'd tell you before it completely slips your mind," he raised his eyebrow again, he assumed Harry would want to avoid that office.
"Not going," Harry mumbled before stalking off again, it took Draco two paces to catch him,
"Oh no Potter, I will not get into trouble because of you," he grabbed the boy by the wrist and started dragging him in the opposite direction, satisfied as Harry mewed in protest, after all, it is not every day you get to hear the saviour of the world mew.
"Peppermint toads." Draco barked at the gargoyles, he looked at Harry behind him who was focused on the hand around his wrist, "I'm going to let go now Potter, but I swear, if you run away I will hex you." He released the grip on the boys arm and surprisingly he didn't run away, he just stared at him, Draco smirked, "C'mon Potter,"
"Harry, I just don't understand, why didn't you go to your friends for help?" McGonagall pushed him, she had sent Draco out so she could speak with him alone,
"I hate the pity, I hate all the praise and everything, they all say I'm a hero and yet so many are dead! That's all I see in my dreams, all that I've lost, I don't have real friends anymore, I don't know who to trust..." he looked up realising he'd been gushing and cringed at the look of pity on his professors face.
"These dreams? They happen every night?" he nodded, "And you would try to take your life again, if I gave you the chance?" he nodded once more and at this she nodded, she flicked her wand at the door and a slightly startled Draco toppled into the room, she raised her eyebrows at him,
"It's a good thing those doors are sound proof, isn't it Harry?" Harry looked at the way Draco was blushing, head cocked to the side,
"Well Mr Malfoy, Harry here is in a bit of trouble, and it seems that he can't be trusted on his own, I am assigning you to be with him, at all times seeing as you are the one who saved him. Whether or not he tells you why you are in this position is his choice." Harry looked down at the floor as Draco spluttered,
"But Professor! Surely you can't...why can't one of Potter's friends do it?" Harry cringed, he was still hurt by this rejection,
"I think Harry needs a break from his friends," McGonagall said softly. She patted Harry on the arm and sent them both on their way.
"So Potter, you gonna tell me or what?" Draco looked at Harry, who had been quiet for some few minutes now, the boy just shook his head, "Really? I'm stuck with you and I don't even get a reason? That's just pathetic." Draco grumbled,
"Look Malfoy, I don't know why the Professor put me with you, but it serves you right for saving me in the first place! I'm not going to tell you why, it's personal." Harry shoved the doors to the charms classroom open, and was greeted by a collective gasp, Draco hid his face before entering the room, it was going to be a long day,
"Draco, Draco, Dracoooooo," Pansy whispered, poking him, he whipped his head around,
"What?" he growled, scowling at the now pouting girl,
"First you're acting all Hufflepuffy, then you follow Potter out of the hall and then you come into lessons with Potter? You're not with him, are you?"
"No!" Draco screeched, then seeing the look from his professor lowered his voice, "No, Pansy, dear lord! It's Potter for Salazar's sake, I'm just stuck with him." Draco muttered,
"C'mon Draco, you've been obsessed with Harry since first year," she pouted again,
"I have not! And since when has it been Harry?" he shoved her, and she rolled her eyes
"Since you started to like him," she muttered leaning over a piece of paper, curling her hand around it so that Draco couldn't see it, once she'd finished she looked up at her professor, when she saw he wasn't looking she whipped out her wand and charmed the paper, it rose and started floating to the other side of the room, the Gryffindor side,
"Pansy! What are you doing?" Draco watched the piece of paper land in front of Harry, he then picked it up, and after 2 agonizing minutes he looked at Pansy with wide eyes, but at the same time he was frowning, it was almost a look of mortification, he nodded and turned back to his work, Draco could see Harry's friends staring at him.
"Pansy, what did you write?" he gulped, scared of what his friend could have done, she giggled,
"You'll find out soon enough Draco!"
"Potter,"
"No,"
"Potter..."
"Shut up Malfoy,"
"Potter."
"What?"
"You're heading in the wrong direction, lunch is this way." He rolled his eyes at the stupid boy,
"I'm not going to lunch, I'm going to the library." He growled,
"Well I want lunch, and seeing as I'm not allowed to leave you..." he grabbed Harry's wrist for the second time that day and began dragging him towards the hall.
Pansy was giggling with Blaise when he got there,
"Pansy, you did not tell him! It's not true!" he squeaked, sitting down,
"She told me you like him but you don't know it," Blaise grinned, then duck as an apple was thrown is his direction,
"I'm surprised you're here Draco," Pansy smiled sweetly, "I thought you'd be with Potter at the library, I guess you dragged him to lunch though,"
"W-how did you know he wanted to go to the library?"
"You'll find out, I'm telling you though, coming here will make it all the more arkward for yourself," she stood up and turned, walking through the great hall until she was by the Gryffindor's table, Draco saw her look at Harry, who looked back at her as she left the hall, once she had gone his shoulders sagged and he stood up, walking towards Draco,
"Looks like lover boy is coming," Blaise sniggered, as Draco stared at Harry, panicking,
"Look Malfoy, I'm going to the library, I swear that's where I'm going so you really don't need to follow me, but I guess, if you don't want to get in trouble..." he shrugged and walked off, Draco looked up at the table where his was subjected to a glare from the headmistress, he whimpered and stood, striding after the-boy-who-was-out-to-ruin-him.