Hi guys! I'm part of a twitter drarry RP so feel free to go check it out. I'm HermioneJeanG21 and PadmaPatil6.
The point is though, that I wanted to ask if anyone would like to be Ron in the RP. No one is being Ron at the moment and it would be great if someone could be. It's my choice who plays Ron so just review or send me a message if you're interested. :D

Also, I was reading through this story recently and I noticed that I make a lot more mistakes than I thought I did so I would like to ask if anyone would like to (and thinks they would be good) beta this story for me. If no one volunteers then I will look at the registered beta readers on the site but there are so many! It's really confusing!

Hope you like the chapter. I'm taking a break from the seriousness a bit in this chapter so I hope that's alright with you all so this chapter is quite short. It'll be back to serious again next chapter. Read, review and enjoy! :D

Broken Like An Angel

Chapter 24
No POV

Sitting there, in the arms of the boy he loved, Draco could almost imagine that everything was fine. He could pretend that the summer had never happened and that nothing was wrong but he knew he could only pretend for so long before something made it all come back.

Gazing out at the night sky and smiling at the feel of fingers running idly through his hair, not even caring that the platinum strands were getting messed up, he was content. The cool night breeze made him shiver a little but it passed quickly and the comfortable temperature returned. It was unusually warm considering the time of year so both boys had discarded their robes (and invisibility cloak in Harry's case) to enjoy the crisp night air.
They were currently sat in the Astronomy tower, side by side, Draco leaning on Harry who had wrapped his arms around him. The Slytherin leaned further into the embrace and sighed happily as he felt the other boy's arms squeeze him lightly.

"Hey Harry. Why are you still friends with Weasley? I mean, if he was really your best friend, he wouldn't have ignored you just because you're a champion in the tri-wizard tournament. He should know you well enough to know that you wouldn't put your own name in the goblet. I knew that and I'd only been friends with you for a few weeks." Draco asked, sounding more curious than accusing.

"Well, despite what you think, he actually is quite a good friend and we have fun but I admit that you're right about him being rather... tempermental. It's just... he was my first ever friend. Well unless you count a snake I once had a conversation with and accidentally freed from the zoo as a kid." Harry explained, laughing at the memory before continuing. "I met him on the way to the Hogwarts Express because his family help me figure out where to go. I had no idea what I was doing! I had grown up as a muggle for 10 years so I was completely overhwelmed and confused."

"So you mean, if I had been the one to show you the way to the platform, we might not have wasted 3 years being enemies?" Draco said a little sadly.

"Hmmm... I guess so." Harry replied.

Comfortable silence fell over the 2 boys again and grey eyes drooped closed for what felt like only a moment before they snapped open at the sound of a door creaking open nearby.

Eyes now wide open, Draco looked around frantically at Harry and then the door which was now slightly agar. Harry put a finger to his lips in a sign to keep quiet and Draco did so, panic not having diminished at all. the black haired boy carefully released the blonde and stood slowly, creeping towards the door. As he did so, it creaked once again and opened slightly more. Turning and quietly walking back, Harry drew near to Draco and leaned to whisper to the boy. The Slytherin tried to ignore the feeling of hot breath on his ear and focus on the situation at hand.

"It's Mrs. Norris, Filch's cat. Get under the invisibility cloak and we'll sneak past Filch before he knows we're here." Draco nodded and walked as quietly as he could to where they had left their things. Harry was following close behind him and they retrieved their robes and draped the cloak over themselves when it came into their reach. Making sure that they were both completely covered, they crept over to the door and slowly pulled it open. Mrs Norris was prowling around outside the door but she stopped and looked up at the sound of the door. Shuffling quickly past, the two boys hoped she hadn't smelled them or heard their footsteps but they didn't wait around to find out. They knew Filch would be near by, doing patrol with his precious cat, so they sped up but kept their footsteps quiet.

Draco almost toppled over when Harry stopped abruptly at a corner. There was light coming from round the corner, probably from Filch's lantern. Harry poked his head round the corner and Draco remained as still as he could, despite the fact that they were both invisible. The other boy then began to creep around the corner and down the corridor, Draco hurrying a little to catch up and not be left behind with no cloak and in plain view.

Scurrying past, Draco felt adrenaline rush through him and he almost grinned when they made it around the corner at the other end of the corridor and away from Filch and his cat.

Harry led them up and down staircases and through more corridors before finally bursting through the huge wooden double doors that led outside the school.

"Harry, why are we out here? It's freezing!" Draco whined with a shiver.

Harry chuckled quietly and wrapped his arms around the blonde boy gently in an attempt to warm them both up a little.

Sitting down not far from the doors, the boy sat, arms around each other for a while before finally the cold became more than they could ignore. They both knew they had to go back to their common rooms but neither wanted to.

"So I guess we'd better go then..." Draco mumbled.

"Yeah, I guess we should." Harry replied reluctantly.

Impulsively, Draco wrapped his arms tightly around Harry's neck, pulling him in close and kissing him. It started out gently and loving but quickly became desperate, their tongues meeting, dancing and exploring, neither boy wanting to pull away. Eventually the need for air meant they had to so they parted but remained mere millimetres from each other, warm breath hitting the other's face in a stark contrast to the frigid winter air.

As his fingers strayed down and neared the hem of the Slytherin's shirt, Harry inhaled sharply and stepped back, knowing that any longer like this and he wouldn't be able to resist the temptation to touch Draco more than the blonde would be comfortable with. He hated the idea of scaring the other boy like that but he knew his control might break if they didn't stop now.

"I'll walk you back to your common room." Harry said.

"Ok, thanks." Draco mumbled, confused about Harry's sudden withdrawal.

They didn't speak during the walk to the Slytherin common room, both boys unwilling to break the silence in the castle for fear of being discovered. Upon reaching it, Harry placed a soft kiss on the blonde's forehead and whispered "Good night" before turning and walking away, leaving a bemused Draco in plain sight as he took the invisibility cloak with him. He heard a soft 'good night' from behind him as he left.

Broken Like An Angel

Woah... this is crazy short! I'm sorry! I think I'm out of practice writing fluff from all the angst I've been writing recently!