Last Chapter… *tear*
(Actions outside the Dreams)
Chapter 9: In dreams and reality
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Many hearts were gladdened to see Pansy Parkinson suffer after her great hall freak out. She was expelled from Hogwarts for seducing a teacher, drugging a teacher, and for drugging a classmate. She also narrowly avoided a short sentence in Azkaban, if it had not been for the pleading of her parents. They have since then committed her to St. Mungo's in hopes that she'll stop screaming "It's his fault!" Because she hasn't stopped screaming that since the day she revealed the truth to the school.
So with the wicked witch (pardon the stereotype) vanquished and the land safe from her evil ways, our two hero's can be reunited and live happily ever after… or so one would think.
Because as the school soon found out, after Pansy's loud and overly dramatic display, our two hero's shut themselves in their rooms and no one, not even their respected best friends, could get them to come out.
So it is with a bittersweet taste in their mouths that the Hogwarts students go on holiday, bittersweet because the story didn't end the way they hoped. I mean the hero's always win and, in this case, snog each other silly and live happily ever after right? Well no one ever said Harry Potter did things the normal way.
So Draco and Harry spend the entire first day of the Christmas Holiday cramped up in their rooms, while the rest of the school goes on. Because lets face it, these are teenagers… they lose interest in something that isn't loud, obnoxious, and right in their faces. The only people left to clean up the mess are Hermione, Ron, Theo, and Blaise. All of whom have spent then entire first day of Christmas Holiday outside their best friend's room trying to get them to come out.
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"Come on Harry come out!" Theo said
"I don't think he's in." Blaise said.
"That or he's in the shower." Theo said winking at Blaise
"Oh you think he needs help washing his back?"
"Or other part,"
"Really I just want to see him covered in soap, dripping wet. Those quidditch robes leave nothing to the imagination, I bet he's hung like a horse."
"Oh I'm drooling Blaise." The door swung open to reveal Harry, puffy red eyes and all.
"Shut up you bloody poufs! Get in here already if you won't shut up." Harry growled walking away from the door. Theo and Blaise smiled at each other and walked into the room.
"Why Harry… never had you pegged as a neat freak." Theo said. He looked around the room at the so-clean-they-sparkled-ness of the room. Not a speck of dust could be found in Harry Potter's room.
"I'm not." Harry said flopping down on his bed, on his stomach. Theo sat next to his head.
"Talk to us Harry. What's the deal?" He said. Blaise sat at the head of the bed next to the pillows.
"I did what he wanted. I was up front and honest about how I felt and who I was. And what does he do? Revert back to the jackass he was before this whole buddy system thing started. I'm done with Draco Malfoy. The man can rot for all I care." He buried his face into his arms and sighed. Theo looked at Blaise over the young wizard and nodded. Blaise smirked and reached into his pocket. He pulled out a small purple stone and placed it under Harry's pillow.
"You don't really believe that. You're just tired. Maybe you should sleep on it then come down to the great hall for breakfast and start over ok? I mean no point in spending your entire vacation sulking over one boy." Theo said
"Seriously if Theo did that we'd never see him." Blaise said.
"Thanks jerk."
"Anytime love." Blaise looked at Harry. "Come on laugh you know it was funny." Harry sat up and gave them both this look that was so sad and pathetic it could make Severus Snape go 'Awwww'.
"Sorry guys not in a laughing mood." He said. Blaise and Theo looked at each other. "But your right, I shouldn't let some boy ruin my vacation. I'm just going to go to sleep and not worry about him anymore." Blaise stood up and Harry lay down.
"Things will look better in the morning." Theo said as he and Blaise left, identical conspiring smirks on their faces.
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Hermione and Ron knocked on Draco's door. Draco opened it immediately, with smile on his face. The smile quickly vanished when he saw it was the Weasel and Granger.
"Oh it's you. Come in then since you're here." Draco said walking back into his room. Hermione walked into the room and stopped short, causing Ron to run into her.
"Draco what happened to your room?" She asked. Ron looked around.
"What? It looks fine to me." Ron said surveying the room. Chaos would be putting it mildly. Chaos has nothing on Draco's room, socks hanging from the shelves, the bed hidden somewhere under the piles of clothes, and Hermione cringed to find out what that smell was.
"You obviously, once again, notice nothing. Draco takes pride in his neatness. Even his quills sparkle." Hermione said walking over a slightly moving pile of papers.
"Oh well why is it a mess Draco?" Ron asked.
"I've been too busy waiting for Harry to come and talk to me to worry about cleaning Weaselbee." Draco said dismissively. Ron and Hermione shot each other a worried look.
"Uh Draco…" Ron started. Draco looked at Ron.
"He's going to come talk to me right?" Draco asked looking at the red-head. When Ron didn't answer he looked at Hermione, who averted her gazed, "What?" Draco asked.
"Draco, you hurt Harry today. More so then anyone else has." Hermione said. Draco looked at her confused, "What I mean is, he put himself out there for you and you just brushed passed him like he was nothing. He's not going to come running to you; you have to go running to him. Show him that you're willing to put yourself out there like he did for you." Hermione finished and Draco walked over to his desk and braced his hands on it looking down. Hermione nodded to Ron who quickly slipped over to the bed and put a purple stone under Draco's pillow.
"Have I messed up horribly?" Draco asked. Hermione and Ron stood and walked to the door.
"Only time will tell. Get some sleep and then see what happens in the morning." Ron said. Hermione gave him a weak smile and they both walked out.
Draco nodded and lay down on his bed.
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Hermione and Ron reached Hermione's room the same time Theo and Blaise got there.
"Did you?" Theo and Ron asked
"Did YOU?" Hermione and Blaise asked. Hermione nodded her head in the direction of her room. They all went in and sat on her bed.
"Harry fell asleep almost before we left the room." Theo said lying down. Blaise knocked his feet onto the floor and sat where they were.
"Same with Draco. Now they should be having dreams about what their lives could be like if they ended up together." Hermione said
"I just hope that they won't be stubborn and try to fight it." Ron said.
"I just hope they're meant to be together. If we're wrong it could hurt them both more then we could ever imagine." Hermione said worrying her bottom lip. They all nodded, silently agreeing with her.
(((((Harry and Draco's Dreams))))))
Harry was sitting in the great hall. They had his favorite breakfast and he was enjoying it whole heartedly. He looked up at the noise coming into the great hall and smiled when he saw a blonde head.
Draco was talking animatedly with Hermione and Blaise. He spotted Harry and smiled. Making his excuses he ran over to him and kissed him on the lips.
"I love you Harry," Draco whispered.
(Harry smiled in his sleep and rolled over)
Draco was sitting on the deck of a manor, over looking the vast back yard, reading The Daily Prophet. His vision is blocked by calloused hands. He smiles and looks up into the green eyes of Harry.
"Good morning Mr. Potter-Malfoy." Draco said. A thunderous sound of footsteps was all the warning he had before two identical bodies hit him full force.
"PAPA!" They both cried looking up at him, one with sparkling green eyes and one with stunning gray eyes.
(Draco smiled and turned over)
The great hall was a buzz with noise, waiting for the new batch of first years to arrive. Harry surveyed the room over finger tips, much as his mentor had done his first year. The doors opened revealing a blond head. Harry smiled as he saw his husband lead the petrified first years in.
After many names the names Harry had been waiting for came up.
"Evan James Sirius Potter-Malfoy" Draco called, winking at his son who, in-turn, glared at him. The silver eyed brunette sat on the stool. The hat barely touched his head before shouting
"GRYFFINDOR!" Evan jumped down and ran to the red and gold table, full of Weasley children.
"Ignatius Severus Malfoy-Potter" Draco called looking at his green eyed son. Ignatius sat on the stool. Draco placed the hat on his head and after five seconds the hat shouted
"GRYFFINDOR!" There were gasps at the Slytherin Table and cheers from the Gryffindor one as Ignatius ran to his brother.
After the rest of the children were sorted Draco sat next to Harry at the head table.
"Told you so." Harry muttered as he stood. "Greeting children! As your headmaster I have one thing to say right now, DIG IN!" He smiled as he sat down and the noise level picked up again.
"This isn't over yet Headmaster." Draco said sipping his pumpkin juice.
"Oh I don't doubt that for a second, Deputy Headmaster." Harry responded picking up a piece of chicken and putting it on his plate.
((((End Dream))))
Harry sat up straight in his bed. He remembered the dream vividly and smiled. Maybe he could give Draco another chance… if the blonde wanted one. He smiled and curled back onto his bed. Putting his hands under his pillow he felt the stone Blaise had put there earlier.
After studying it he put it on his night table.
~Sneaky Little Slytherins~ was his last thought before he fell asleep.
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Draco sat bolt up right. He looked around and groaned. He knew that no matter what the dream told him that's what he wanted. But for fuck's sake…
~A Malfoy in Gryffindor… ah well it'll sure make Lucius spin in his grave.~ Smug grin on his face Draco went to lay down again. He felt something hard under his pillow and smiled. He knew what this meant and it was a good sign.
The next morning Harry made his first appearance in the Great hall since Pansy went bananas. He sat down at the one table and started getting breakfast for himself. After about twenty minutes of silence the rest of the 30 some odd kids that stayed behind for Christmas started pouring in. Harry tried not to shake as he heard Hermione and Ron come in. They sat down across from him, smiling.
"Morning Harry," Hermione said helping herself to some eggs. Harry grunted into his coffee.
"How did you sleep mate?" Ron asked, filling his glass up with orange juice.
"I had a dream about Draco, it told me what my life would be like if I forgave him. I'm here hoping he had the same dream. But if he doesn't show up… I don't know what I'm going to do." Harry whispered into his cup. Hermione and Ron smirked at each other.
-Oh he'll be here.- the two Gryffindors thought.
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"I can't go in there!" Draco protested. Theo and Blaise sighed. Draco had been going back and forth like this since they left the prefects tower.
"Draco what did the dream tell you?" Theo asked for the 40th time.
"That Harry and I would have a wonderful life together." Draco said.
"Look deep down and think, do you honestly believe it's true?" Blaise asked.
Draco paused, looking at the doors of the Great Hall. He nodded.
"Now all you have to do is convince Harry of the same thing." Theo said giving Draco a small push. Being a Malfoy he managed to turn the would-be stumble into a strut and walked into the Great Hall, head held high.
Upon entering his eyes immediately found the unruly hair of his Harry. Harry was chewing on his thumb nail and had his other arm wrapped around his middle. Draco's heart melted and it was then he realized there was no hope for him, The Lion had stolen his heart.
-Now I just need to get his back in return.- Draco patted his pants pocket and walked over to the table.
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Harry looked up and his breath caught in his throat. Draco had just entered the Great Hall, looking ever like a prince, and… WAS WALKING STRAIGHT TOWARDS HIM! Harry started panicking. Hermione looked at him in concern. Following the brunets line of sight she saw what the problem was and smiled.
"Harry relax, and listen." Hermione said simply. Theo and Blaise dropped down next to Ron and Hermione. The four smiled at each other and started talking.
Draco made a bee line towards Harry and stopped next to him. Harry looked up and held his breath.
"Harry I-," Draco began, he then paused as if looking for the right words. "I was wrong. I should have told you the truth from the beginning. I knew you might have known who Fluffy was but I didn't want to ask because I didn't want to lose the one person who seemed to want to get to know me."
"You wouldn't have lost Fluffy if you had just asked" Harry whispered.
"I'm not talking about Fluffy." Draco said sitting down. "I'm talking about you. The only reason I even did the blasted owl buddies system was for the hope that I got you and got to know you better. I ruined our chances at being friends in first year. With my father out of the way I had the chance I lost because of my own stupidity."
"Then why didn't you," Harry began. Draco took one of Harry's hands in his own.
"Would you have listen to me?" he asked simply. Harry bit his lip.
"Are you-" harry began.
"I'm doing everything in my power to lose the Malfoy mask. I swear I'll never hurt you the way I did the other day. My heart broke then and I only hope you can help me put it back together, because I think it's only you who can." Draco said not looking from their joined hands.
Harry sat and thought. This is what he wanted. The grand jesture he had been hoping for all this time. Draco just put himself out there in front of the staff and students, and now Harry could crush him or join with him. Harry looked around the room. Every eye was on them, the collective breath was held, waiting for Harry's answer.
Harry looked at Draco. He smiled and lifted the blonde's chin.
"I always fix what I break." Harry said smiling. Draco smiled, a true genuine 100 watt smile, and it took Harry's breath away. Draco leaned forward and kissed him. Harry melted into the kiss and wrapped his arms around the blonde. The hall erupted in cheers, money exchanged hands, and quills started writing, spreading the news to the students who missed this event.
*10 years later*
Harry smiled as he leaned back in his office chair. He felt a magical signature coming towards the door.
"Come in Draco." He said. Draco opened the door and smiled at him.
"I swear it's Albus controlling you when you do that." Draco said coming around the desk to give Harry a kiss.
"I don't have the slightest clue what you're talking about." Harry said airly. Draco noticed the papers on the desk.
"My god where did you find those?" Draco asked reading over the old Owl Buddy letters.
"Next to my pensive. After reading them I had to dive in and reminisce." Harry said.
"Any regrets?" Draco asked, even though he knew the answer. Two identical child like screams of joy followed by Ron's frustrated voice made Harry smile.
"Never." He said simply pulling Draco into a kiss.
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