The last thing Harry remembered before he blacked out from the pain was Fred and George reaching towards him.
"HARRY!"
Draco looked up from his dinner in the great hall and looked around frowning.
He was sure he heard someone shout something no one else seemed to be as concerned so shrugging he went back to his chicken pie.
"-anyways I am going to Italy with my parents in the Christmas break which should be great. What about you Draco? Will you be going home or staying here? I bet you will go home-"
"Blaise shut up!" Draco snapped "I couldn't give a rats arse about what you are doing for Christmas!"
Blaise blinked.
"Jeeze what is eating you Draco? Italy is full of sexy guys with bronzed skin and rock hard abs and I thought that you would enjoy that…." Blaise trailed off looking wounded.
Draco sighed.
"Sorry Blaise. I didn't mean to shout at you. Just you know with my father not taking it well that I am gay is just sitting on my mind at the moment" Draco shrugged apologetically.
Blaise's gaze softened as he remembered when Draco stumbled into the Slytherin common room a year ago, pale and shaking from the cruciatus curses.
"Hey it is ok Draco" Blaise smiled. Draco smiled back though inside he felt guilty about keeping Harry a secret from his best friend.
Draco looked over at the Gryffindor table and saw Hermione and Ron looking around, presumably for Harry.
'He isn't back yet?' Draco thought frowning.
One of the Weasley twins then ran over to the pair, still in his quidditch uniform and said something to both of them. They both promptly jumped up and sped off into the castle.
Draco's insides went frosty and his stomach dropped in fear. Excusing himself from dinner he walked calmly out of the hall so not to draw attention, glaring at a few first years on the way and slipping into a secret passage. He took his wand and opened Wizard Messenger.
Ferrit_9: You ok?
Ferrit_9: Please message me back, I want to know you are ok
Stifling a sob Draco closed WM and ran his free hand through his hair.
'I need to know he is ok' Draco thought.
Putting his wand into his pocket his hand brushed against some paper. He grinned, of course! Earlier that day he had been in the library reading about charms for security so then he and Harry wouldn't have to be scared about people finding them, and he came across a simple spell of a paper bird that can act as a short range spare of eyes.
Tapping the paper with his wand the paper morphed into a crane with two holes for eyes.
Draco then hurried along the passage and up to the hospital wing.
Breathing heavily he arrived in a sheltered alcove concealed by a tapestry. He nudged the tapestry to one side and peeked out of the gap and smiled to see the door slightly open.
Holding the crane out in his hand he tapped it with his wand whispering "Volantes Oculos"
The crane hovered and flew out of the gap and into the hospital wing. Closing the tapestry Draco began watching the picture coming out of his wand.
