Epilogue: Freedom from the Fiery Hells
"I knew it wasn't a good idea," Harry sighed as Malfoy and he walked away from the anger-filled infirmary. Both of them were finally free to go, but that didn't mean they were free from the fiery hells of detention. They had both been given detention for a week for sleeping in the same bed. It seemed that teenage boys weren't the only ones with dirty minds.
Malfoy nodded. "Yeah, well, I guess this is the end of the line," he said. Harry knew exactly what he meant. Their 'friendship' was to an end. Sure, they liked each other enough, though they still got on each other's nerves, but they still had their reputations and their other friends to worry about. It was no use, they needed to leave each other.
"See you around, Potter," Malfoy said as he walked off to the left and towards the dungeons.
"Bye, Malfoy," Harry said.
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Freedom from the fiery hells was nothing like Harry had thought it would be. It took a few weeks before everyone stopped clobbering him when they asked whether he was gay too. Not only that, but everyone wanted to know what had happened between Malfoy and Harry in the infirmary.
Neither said a word about it.
Everything went back to the way it was. The Three Amazing Friends, both Slytherin and Gryffindor, started to roam the hallways again. They went back to their gossip, their friendships, their meals, their freedom...
Somehow, it wasn't the same for Harry. Crazy as it sounded, but Harry half wished to be back in that white, boring infirmary with Malfoy. Harry was positive that it was NOT love... but still... Okay, fine... He'll admit to himself that he liked Malfoy more than he had before the infirmary incident... Harry made sure that he went nowhere near Malfoy after he admitted that to himself. You know, just in case Malfoy happened to accidentally read Harry's mind.
But he had seemingly forgotten about a certain week's worth of detention. He and Malfoy were scheduled to go back to the infirmary every night of the week to clean up after Madam Pomfrey and the patients there.
To keep this a PG rating, I'll just leave it at that.
"I knew it wasn't a good idea," Harry sighed as Malfoy and he walked away from the anger-filled infirmary. Both of them were finally free to go, but that didn't mean they were free from the fiery hells of detention. They had both been given detention for a week for sleeping in the same bed. It seemed that teenage boys weren't the only ones with dirty minds.
Malfoy nodded. "Yeah, well, I guess this is the end of the line," he said. Harry knew exactly what he meant. Their 'friendship' was to an end. Sure, they liked each other enough, though they still got on each other's nerves, but they still had their reputations and their other friends to worry about. It was no use, they needed to leave each other.
"See you around, Potter," Malfoy said as he walked off to the left and towards the dungeons.
"Bye, Malfoy," Harry said.
+ + + +
Freedom from the fiery hells was nothing like Harry had thought it would be. It took a few weeks before everyone stopped clobbering him when they asked whether he was gay too. Not only that, but everyone wanted to know what had happened between Malfoy and Harry in the infirmary.
Neither said a word about it.
Everything went back to the way it was. The Three Amazing Friends, both Slytherin and Gryffindor, started to roam the hallways again. They went back to their gossip, their friendships, their meals, their freedom...
Somehow, it wasn't the same for Harry. Crazy as it sounded, but Harry half wished to be back in that white, boring infirmary with Malfoy. Harry was positive that it was NOT love... but still... Okay, fine... He'll admit to himself that he liked Malfoy more than he had before the infirmary incident... Harry made sure that he went nowhere near Malfoy after he admitted that to himself. You know, just in case Malfoy happened to accidentally read Harry's mind.
But he had seemingly forgotten about a certain week's worth of detention. He and Malfoy were scheduled to go back to the infirmary every night of the week to clean up after Madam Pomfrey and the patients there.
To keep this a PG rating, I'll just leave it at that.