Harry walked mindlessly through the halls of Hogwarts once again wondering what was missing in his life. He had love but was it the kind he was really looking for?

Since he was not paying attention to where he was going he just so happened to end up in the dungeons. When suddenly he ran into something or someone.

"Watch it Potter" Draco Malfoy spat from where he was sitting on the floor having fell when Harry ran into him.

"I could say the same to you Malfoy" Harry responded absent minded. He was too busy focusing on a burning sensation that was vibrating though his skin.

"Just because you defeated The Dark Lord doesn't mean you can prance around school at night"

"I don't think you should be either Malfoy" Harry was still thinking about the burning sensation running through his skin to notice a certain professor approach.

"Well if it isn't our Savior Mr. Potter." Snape snarled from behind Harry "Out for a midnight duel are we now Mr. Potter? Mr. Malfoy?"

Harry was still stuck in his own musings and didn't respond to the professor.

"50 points from Gryffindor and 40 points from Slytherin, detention every Friday both of you at 8:00 for the next month"

"Professor.." Malfoy started to protest

"You wouldn't want more time added would you Mr. Malfoy?"

"No sir" and with that Snape was gone "Great now I have to spend 4 nights with you Potter"

Harry didn't know what to do and he continued to focus on the burning sensation that he was sure he had read about somewhere. If only Hermione was here right now she would know what to do. What the sensation was.

"Potter are you paying attention?" Malfoy snarled "I know I'm gorgeous but could you refrain from staring at my face"

"You wish Malfoy" Harry bit back with barely any bite still out of focus. Malfoy didn't seem to notice.

"You had better not cause me any more unwanted detentions Potter" and with that Malfoy pushed past Harry towards the Slytherin dorms.

Harry couldn't quite get past the burning sensation in his stomach and he did not like that he didn't know what it was not one bit.

~The Next Day~

"I'm telling you Hermione, Draco must have cursed me when I wasn't looking how else can you explain the sensation?!" Harry complained to Hermione while they roamed the shelves of the library.

"Hmm" she replied with curiosity while pulling out a book.

"What?"

"Nothing it's just," she looked at Harry and stopped pulling the book out about half way "Draco.."

"I meant MALFOY!"

"Yes, Potter?" came a drawl from the other side of the book shelf.

"Shit" Harry whispered.

"I'll leave you to it" Hermione said knowingly and left with a book about soulmates.

"So Potter what do you need?"

"Nothing from you Malfoy"

"What happened to Draco?" Malfoy teased Harry "well if you need nothing from me then I need something from you."

"What are you up to?" Harry questioned Malfoy suspiciously.

"Nothing other than trying to figure out what curse you used to give me these tingling sensations, it sort of burns."

"Sorry to interrupt but Malfoy, Harry you need to come with us." Hermione interjected with Ron at her side looking queasy.

Harry and Malfoy followed but not without a sigh and roll of the eyes. They went straight to Dumbledore's office and said the password and stepped up onto to the moving stairs.

"Dumbledore?" Hermione asked as she slowly crept into the headmasters office.

"Yes do come in." Dumbledore said with that ever lasting twinkle in his eyes.

"Well Ron and I did the research you asked us to and yes they are soulmates sir." Hermione said getting straight to the point.

"Excuse me but who are soulmates?" Harry and Malfoy asked at the same time.

"You are" Ron said speaking for the first time since the library.