Aimee
Light cascaded into the room, through the blinds covering the window. Draco rubbed his eyes, squinting slightly. Hearing a tapping noise, he quickly sat up and looked over at the bright window. Standing on the sill, ruffling its feathers, was an eagle owl he recognized as one of his own.
Throwing his legs over the side of the bed, he stood up and walked over to the window, opening it and smiling slightly as the breeze hit his face. The owl hopped inside, dropping the letter on the small table on Draco's left. He pet the owl once, then grabbed the letter.
Opening the parchment with clumsy hands, he sighed, reading the black ink with a certain weariness.
Draco,
Come home, now. Please… Something's happened.
As soon as you can (NOW), come. It's incredibly important.
Remus
Shaking his head, Draco set the letter down on the table and turned back towards the bed. Walking towards it, he sat down on the edge, falling over onto it's length.
"Harry… Get up."
He felt movement under his neck and heard a slight grumbling sound coming from under one of the many pillows adoring the king sized bed. "Why?"
He turned over, laying correctly on the bed. "Because we have to go see Remus and Mum. He says it's important."
Harry sat up, his black hair all over the place. "What time is it?"
"Don't know." Draco answered, peering over at the bright red letters of the alarm clock on the table next to Harry's side. "Eight sixteen."
"Fuck." Harry sighed, falling back down. "You keep me at that god forsaken club all night, then expect me to get up before the crack of dawn?"
"Harry," Draco smirked, "It's well past dawn."
"Bloody hell." Harry murmured, shoving a pillow back down on his face. Draco grinned slightly and edged towards the figure, his blue eyes dancing slightly.
"Harry James Potter Snape, get your ass up right now or I swear to God, I'll tell your Mum that you're –"
"You wouldn't." Harry sat up once more before Draco could finish his sentence, eyebrow raised. "I know you wouldn't."
"Want to try me?" Draco raised an eyebrow, matching Harry's expression. Sighing, Harry rolled over off the bed, hitting the floor with much more force than he intended. After a muffled curse, he stood up and waddled his way towards the bathroom, pulling off his white undershirt.
"I hate you." Harry glared at his blonde counterpart, just before slamming the bathroom door shut.
Laughing, Draco quickly dressed him self, wandering off into their fairly large kitchen and pouring two bowls of cereal just as Harry came plodding out of the bathroom.
"What do you want to drink?" Draco asked, holding up a carton of milk and a quart of orange juice.
"Vodka." Harry mumbled, rubbing his head. "Or an aspirin."
"Aspirin it is." Draco smirked at his friend, then went to grab a plastic bottle out of the medicine cabinet. Struggling with the bottle slightly, he sighed, his face contouring up a look of concentration.
"Damn child-proof caps."
Laughing, Harry took the bottle and quickly popped the top off, pouring four aspirins into his hand. Downing the pills with orange juice, he shook his head and watched Draco wolf down his cereal.
After about ten minutes, Draco looked at Harry, face expressionless. "Ready?"
Nodding, Harry smirked just as the two Disapparated with a pop.
As the Malfoy-Lupin living room came into view, both Draco and Harry got a feeling of dread settling at the pit of their stomachs. Standing in front of them was a rather testy looking Severus, and behind him, sitting on the couch, was Remus and Lily.
Remus had his head on her shoulder, tears pouring down his face. Lily was rocking him back and forth slightly, her own eyes red with crying.
Remus sat up almost immediately when they appeared. Severus stepped forward, setting a hand on each Draco and Harry's shoulders. After a moment of realization, Draco let out a strangled cry, backing up from the adults.
"No…" He shook his head furiously, his eyes darting from one person to another. "No… Tell me she's ok."
Remus shook his head, more tears running down his cheek. Harry looked bewildered from his parents to Remus to Draco, not knowing what to do. A moment later, however, Draco turned around and bolted out of the room and down the halls, his footsteps echoing loudly behind him.
After a fleeting look towards his father, Harry took off after Draco, head spinning from the empty corridors surrounding him.
After nearly ten minutes of searching, Harry finally found Draco curled up on a bed in what looked like his old room. There was a desk covered in books and parchment in a corner, along with a wardrobe and a large armchair set in front of a fireplace that, regardless of the obvious disuse of the room, had a roaring fire in it.
"Draco?" Harry asked quietly, moving towards the sobbing figure. Sitting down on the edge of the bed, the twenty year old set his hand on his best friend's shoulder, frowning slightly.
"She can't be…" Draco whispered, his voice hoarse. "It's impossible."
"I'm so, so sorry…" Harry said quietly, gently pulling Draco into a sitting position. "Come on, let's go back to Remus."
Slowly, the two made their way back to their parents, Harry half-carrying Draco in his arms. As they reached the sofa in the living room, the two collapsed, ignoring the looks from their family.
"Dad?" Draco asked quietly, looking up at Remus. "How?"
"She killed herself." Remus said, his voice barely above a whisper. "I found her a little past midnight."
Trembling, Draco set his hand on his step-father's shoulder. "What did she do?"
"Poison." Remus spat slightly, eyes downcast. "Poison and ice wine."
Shaking his head, Draco smirked bitterly. "Just like her. Always the fancy one."
Sighing, Remus pulled Draco into a hug, aware of the three sets of eyes looking at the two of them. The two men cried silently into each other's shoulders while the three eldest Snapes looked on, feeling slightly out of place.
God… how did this happen?
I don't know, Lil.
Narcissa… I thought she was happy.
She certainly seemed so.
Remus is gone.
I know, love.
He's never going to be the same.
That's the second love of his life he's lost.
Sev… Just friends.
He certainly wishes it were more, and don't deny you've thought about it.
Damn this ability… I won't, but you know –
That you love me and couldn't imagine being with
any other man. Yes, love, you've told me quite a few times.
I'm sorry.
There's nothing to be sorry about… Look at those two. Could you believe that they hated each other at one point?
Remus and Draco or Harry and Draco?
Harry and Draco.
What on Earth is going on between the two of them?
I'm not sure I want to know, love.
He is… straight, isn't he?
Harry? Yes, as far as I know.
What about Draco?
Bi.
Wonderful.
Don't think you can effect what ever it is that's going on between the two of them… as far as we know, nothing.
I know, Sev… And until Harry tells us, if there's anything to tell, it will remain nothing.
They both need a friend right now..
Thank God they have each other.
What's going to happen to Micah and Remus?
I don't know… I suppose, now that we're talking, we'll be watching her a bit more often than we wanted to… Then again, Remus –
Remus will be getting the Wolfsbane potion from now on.
Thank you, Sev. I know he'll appreciate that. Transforming with it is so bad… without it, I don't even want to imagine.
Yes, I'm sure you don't, love. Nor will you ever have to.
Such a tragedy…
It happens to the best of us, love.
Yes, unfortunately, it does.
I'm watching the dragons as they make another claim
He used to be a friend of mine
I called him by his name
Well there's nothing you can say to nirvana
When it's packed up in a syringe
We'll call up your Mama
And bus in all your friends
Well I'm watching the dragons
Slither out of sight
And I wonder who'll be sleeping alone tonight
Tonight
Beth lost her sister
They came and they took her away
And there ain't enough pills in the world
And nothing I can say
So I tell her I love her
That she's a friend
Each time I leave her
I wonder if I'll see her again
Well I'm watching the dragons
Slither out of sight
And I wonder who'll be sleeping alone tonight
Who'll be sleeping alone tonight
And I looked in the mirror
The dragon has been informed
I wonder if he's coming for me
Cause I have been forwarned
And I'm watching the dragons
Slither out of sight
And I wonder who'll be sleeping alone tonight
Tonight*
*Edwin McCain, Dragons
(I actually typed that up by myself... crazy. I know the lyrics
are right because I have them saved somewhere. Also, for those of you that
can't quite grasp what the song means by "dragons", it's death. Dragons
represent Death in this song, and the lyrics fit. I am totally in love
with this song, sorry. :o) )
And here it is, spelled out:
HARRY AND DRACO SLEEP IN THE SAME BED.