AN: So, I still need a beta or two so please feel free to contact me if your interested. I'm now on Twitter, with updates about all my fanfics, info on my profile. I hope you enjoy the chap.

Good Night Draco

By the time that Harry finally led Draco out of the Great Hall it was well into the evening. Draco had woken from a fitful and not all that restful sleep at sunrise and now, as Harry led him through the passage ways of the Gryffindor castle, Draco was so utterly exhausted that he couldn't even be bothered to wonder whether they were going deeper into the catacombs, with staircases that seemed to change before Draco's very eyes, or whether they were headed out, back to a reality that made more sense.

Eventually somehow they made it to a door, they had passed many on the way but none of the others had had a lanky red headed Ron Weasley leaning against the frame of the heavy looking door. Harry smiled at Ron, and pulled Draco through the door. On the other side was a comfortable looking sitting room with lounge chairs and a fire crackling happily in the fireplace on the far wall. The room looked… soft, Draco thought as he eyed the pale golden décor.

"It's kind of late so I figured it would probably be best if you just stayed here." Harry said, a hint of uncertainty dancing across his expression as if he was expecting Draco to be upset or angry.

"I don't have anything to sleep in." Draco stated, glancing down at his now rumpled attire.

"Oh, I had some put some extra clothes in the closet over there, in case of such an event" Harry said, gesturing towards a door to his right. "The bathroom is just through there" he said gesturing towards the second door on his right.

Draco nodded and went to the closet, selecting a green silk top and black silk bottoms. He then headed to the bathroom, noting that Harry had left the sitting room and briefly wondering where he had disappeared to. After taking a shower, which he greatly appreciated as the hot water eased some of the tension in his muscles, and getting dressed he returned to the sitting room to find Harry lounging on a chair in only a pair of comfortable looking black pants.

Draco could feel his cheeks burn, what was Harry doing walking around half naked? A king should be more proper than that. But of course Harry didn't answer Draco's unspoken question, and clearly Harry held no regard for what Draco thought was proper.

Noticing Draco, Harry stood and stretched, and Draco couldn't help but stare as the muscles in Harry's well built chest and arms rippled.

"A king should dress properly, and not walk around half naked where anyone can see" Draco stated, reciting something his father had drilled into his head as a child.

Harry smiled, "These are my private quarters, it's the most guarded place in the whole castle, the only one who might possibly come in here at this time is Ron, and only for a good reason"

Draco was unnerved by that statement, not entirely sure he was comfortable alone with Harry in his private rooms. However, that nervous feeling was quickly being overwhelmed by the exhaustion that felt like it was seeping into every pore of his body.

"Where am I to be sleeping?" Draco asked tiredly.

"Oh, just through here" Harry said leading Draco to a doorway on their left.

The room they entered was decorated similarly to the sitting room only with more burgundy color than pale gold, and a large comfortable looking bed was the obvious focus of the room. Draco collapsed gratefully onto the bed, burring his face in a feather soft pillow.

It was several minutes later that he realized that Harry was still there, standing awkwardly in the doorway and chewing nervously at his bottom lip. Draco's mind skimmed past the brief thought that he would like to taste that lip himself, and stored it away somewhere in the back of his mind where it would hopefully never be found again.

"What?" Draco asked, too tired to come up with something more eloquent.

"Uhm" Harry said blushing "well, I was wondering if I could sleep with you." Harry paused and blushed harder. "That didn't come out right I mean just sleeping in the same bed as you, just sleeping. If you don't feel comfortable with that I can just sleep in another room…"

"Harry, if you promise to shut up and let me sleep then fine." Draco said too exhausted to care.

Harry blinked, it seemed to take him a few moments to process what Draco had said, as though he had been expecting some other response. His face then broke into a stunning smile and he snuggled into the other side of the large bed.

The last thing Draco heard before he slipped into sleep was Harry's murmured "Good Night Draco"

AN: Sorry, I know it's kind of short, but I hope you liked it. This part was one of my favorites in Hawksong, so those of you have read HS (and even those who haven't) please let me know how you think I did with it. Reviewers get imaginary Slytherin Cake. :] I read and appreciate each and every review, though I know I don't usually respond to them (I feel like most of you probably don't want me pm responses to every single review you write) but in the future if you would like me to respond to your review please feel free to just let me know.

I've had a few, unpleasant, reviews throughout writing SS, and I think I should probably address a few of the points made so that we can all be on the same page. All of the following were copied and pasted directly from the reviews page.

"Woah, woah, woah, stop! You're just copying the book! Listen, nobody thinks it's "creative" when you steal someone else's work and then twist it to make it your own."

-animeXmangaXobsessed

This review was posted after I posted chapter 23 (Sit, Stay, Play Gryffindor) and the review only read the first chapter (Intro)

This is what I responded to them with:

"Well seeing as I have over 150 dedicated readers, I'd say that there are an awful lot of "nobody"'s out there who really love the way I do things. If it's not your cup of tea, so be it. But don't go making false accusations about my work, especially if you have only read the INTRODUCTION. (Which I clearly stated was almost a direct copy from the book) Besides what is a fan fiction besides BORROWING someone else's work and the twisting it to make it your own? Is that not the essence of a fan fiction?"

Another one I feel that I should address is this:

"The chapters were very short, plus it would be advisable not to make separate chapters for 'announcements'. More proofreading needs to be done to check for spelling and formatting errors and the last chapter seems rather pointless in terms of furthering the plot. Also, the story is very abrupt and lacks detail. The entire thing seems like a summary of a story rather than the story , I really liked the plot initially until I read one of your reviews and found that I was actually reading the plot of a book (Hawksong). I don't mind that you adapted the twists and intricacies of its plot, but you could have done so in such a way that you made it your own or, at the very, very least, could have done justice to the book by spending more time writing it don't take my comments personally. I'm just giving some constructive criticism."

-Renai-chan

This comment was posted after Chapter 25 (The Pastry Incident)

Here is what I responded with:

"Thanks for your review. I apologize that Serpents Song is not up to your standards. I started writing it over a year ago and at the time I really had no intention of completing it.. but it got such a response that I figured I probably should. I intend to finish it, and then go back and revise the entire thing. I went into this without any sort of plan what so ever and I know it shows in my writing. These are not excuses merely explanations for my poor writing. Thank you for taking the time to write such a well thought out review, I really appreciate it. And yes, this last chapter was a bunch of fluff, but it was important fluff, the relationship between Harry and Draco needs to progress significantly before upcoming events."

If you have any further questions comments or suggestions please feel free (as always) to state them in a review or PM.