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A/N: Sorta short this one. I have a quidditch game Saturday so I've been practicing a lot o.o please enjoy!
Draco's silver eyes snapped open when he heard a terrified scream ripping through the silence of the night like a knife through butter. He sat up, on edge. Snape must still not be home...he leaped out of bed as the hysterical screaming continued. He grabbed a jacket and pulled it over his shirtless chest and bolted out the door. The screaming was coming from the guest room. Draco ran to the door and opened it slowly, sliding into the room in case Harry was awake. Harry was awake, but not in any state to realize Draco. His knees were pulled up to his chest and his forehead resting on his knees. His entire body was trembling and he was letting out gut wrenching screams, begging an invisible person to stop. Draco felt hatred for the muggles that had done this to him. He slowly and quietly approached Harry, a worried look in his silvery eyes.
"Potter?" he whispered softly. Harry looked up in fright when he heard the voice, his eyes wide and glazed over with fear and pain.
"Please don't..." he whispered in a shaky voice laced with desperation and terror.
"I'm not going to hurt you." said Draco softly, reaching out and gently placing his hand onto Harry's shoulder. Harry flinched and pulled away, a look of wild terror in his eyes.
"Please stop! I'll do anything, just please stop!" he sobbed, tears welling up his dull green eyes. Draco pulled his hand away like it had been burned but it was too late. Harry was rigid, his breathing fast and erratic. He clenched his fists, nails digging into his palms.
"Stop it! Stop it!" he cried shakily, crystal tears slipping out of his eyes. "Please I'll do anything!" he wailed.
"Potter, no one's going to hurt you." said Draco firmly. He was determined to help the raven haired boy, even though all he wanted to do right now was flee and obliviate himself. Draco moved to sit beside Harry on the bed, making sure to be very slow so Harry would not think he was going to hurt him.
"Hey, I'm not going to hurt you." he said gently. Harry whimpered and moved away, his eyes wide with fear. Draco looked into the eyes containing so much pain, so much desperation and heartbreak.
"I will never hurt you like they did." said Draco firmly, not breaking eye contact with the trembling boy. Harry's eyes seemed to clear and something changed in them.
"M-m-malfoy?" he stuttered in a shaky voice. Draco nodded.
"The one and only." he said with a weak smile. Harry started shaking harder and he buried his head in his hands and gut wrenching sobs escaped his chapped lips. Draco was startled and slightly afraid, but he put his arm around the shaking boy in a comforting manner. Harry stiffened at the contact but soon realized it wasn't harmful and relaxed his body slightly. His entire body shook with sobs and it didn't seem like they were going to be stopping any time soon. Draco shifted into a more comfortable position, pulling Harry almost all the way into his lap. Harry's head was resting against Draco's shoulder, staining his shirt with tears. The two boys didn't say anything, just sat there in silence that was only broken by Harry's sobs. After a while, Harry's sobs quieted and his breathing evened out. He was still shaking but seemed calmer. He was also asleep. Draco rolled his eyes and started to inch his way out from beneath Harry. He heard the front door open and groaned softly. Snape was home and he was in HUGE trouble. Draco had just gotten Harry off of him when Snape came into the room. He paused when he saw Draco, he froze and glared at him.
"What did you do?" was the first question he asked. Draco sighed and got up off the bed.
"I didn't do anything Sev." he said with a frown.
"Har-Potter had a nightmare of some sort and was screaming and woke me up." said Draco, rolling his eyes at Snape. Snape glared at him.
"Bed. Now." he ordered.
"But thank you for doing that..." he added in a gentler tone. Draco nodded.
"He was just getting on my nerves." he said calmly, breezing past Snape and towards his room.
"Goodnight Draco." said Snape quietly.
"Goodnight Severus." said Draco, not noticing as Snape set up silencing charms around Harry's room. That was the reason he didn't hear the tortured screams from the other room all through the night.
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