Disclaimer: I own nothing. Harry, Hedwig, Severus (as much as I love him), and everyone else, all belong to JKR and whoever else is in the long list of Harry Potter owners. Tidmag owns the basic plot as he/she (?) gave me the idea for this story. Also, this is another answer for Severitus' challenge. This story has no relation to my other story written partly in answer to Severitus' challenge because there is no Saerry (except for yours truly). I also do not own Lifehouse or their lyrics.
Summary: Fifth year and Harry finds himself changing. But are they for better or for worse? And what secret lurks behind these changes? A secret only Remus Lupin seems to know.
These Dreams-Saerry Snape-
* Sound of Silence Now*
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In my head, and what you said
Is ringing, ringing faster
And it's all good if you would
Stop the world from making sense
And if I could just realize
It doesn't really matter
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Draco Malfoy lay in his bed in the Slytherin dorms; sound asleep until a skittering noise woke him. Sitting up, he looked around the dark room but saw nothing out of the ordinary. As he began to slide back under his warm blankets, a cold, empty voice echoed about the room.
"Leaving so soon, Malfoy? I thought we could have some fun."
Draco leapt out of his bed to the rug covered stone floor, grabbed his wand from the bedside table and peered around the room, gray eyes wide.
"Who are you?"
The voice laughed coldly and said, "Surely you recognize me, Ferret."
Draco's eyes narrowed as he spat, "Weasley."
The voice laughed again.
"Ron? Please. He doesn't have the guts to sneak into the Slytherin dorms."
Draco frowned then sneered, realizing who it was.
"Potter."
Harry pulled back the invisibility cloak's hood, his emerald eyes shining inhumanly in the dark dorm. He smirked, "The one and only."
Draco snarled, "What do you want, Potter?"
"Oh, I want a good bit, Malfoy. A good, hearty bit. Are you willing to pay?"
"Pay what?" Draco crossed his arms defiantly and Harry smirked. The Slytherin boy had to admit he was scared of Harry at the moment. But he wasn't going to let the Gryffindor know that.
Harry continued to smirked as he said, "Pay the piper, Malfoy. I want just one thing." He tiled his head to the side and continued, "It's quite simply really."
Draco frowned and snapped, "Stop talking in riddles, Potter."
Harry's eyes darkened and his smirked tuned into a cruel smile.
"So be it. Expelliarmus."
Draco's wand flew into Harry's hand and he tucked it into his robes before pointing his wand at Draco and saying, "You and I are going for a little walk, Malfoy."
Draco hissed, "I'm not going anywhere with you, Potter."
"I'm afraid you don't have choice in the matter. Petrificus Totalus."
Draco's arms and legs snapped together and Harry laughed. He waved his wand at the other boy and muttered, "Morbilicorpus," causing Draco to float up into the air. Harry then turned and walked out of the Slytherin dorms, Draco drifting after him.
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"Where are we going, Potter?"
Harry had given Draco his mouth back as soon as they'd left the Slytherin dorms and had begun walking down the dark halls. Harry smirked at him over his shoulder and cryptically replied, "You'll find out soon enough."
Draco frowned then heard a 'meow' at his hovering feet. Looking down, he saw Mrs. Norris' lamp-like eyes peering up at him. Harry spat out a curse and kicked the cat, who flew off hissing and spitting. The teen snarled incoherently and turned to glare at Draco. He sneered, "Well, it seems we have a problem."
Draco drawled, "Maybe you should let me go."
"Without letting you see what I have planned? I think not," snapped Harry, whirling around in a way that reminded Draco strongly of Snape. He snarled over his shoulder, "Just keep your mouth shut or I'll make sure you don't speak again. Ever."
Draco frowned but kept his mouth shut as Harry walked on, giving his wand a little jerk to pull Draco in the right direction.
Just as they turned a corner, Filch appeared, Mrs. Norris at his heels. Harry set a quicker pace as Filch said, "There's no one here, my sweet," and Mrs. Norris meowed balefully. He pulled a piece of parchment from his pocket, looked at it for a moment, then walked over to the wall. Moving aside a tapestry of a dragon chasing a group of wizards, he tapped the wall with his wand and muttered something. The wall slid back and Harry turned back to Draco, jerking him forward again. As they vanished into the dark corridor behind the wall, the wall slid closed and the tapestry fell back into place just as Filch rounded the corner.
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The wall reopened and Harry poked his head out of the corridor from behind a tapestry of a griffin. He looked around then stepped out into the hall, Draco floating after him. Draco looked around and saw that they were right by the Astronomy Tower. He blinked then gasped, "What are you planning, Potter?" Harry simply smiled coldly at him and replied, "You'll find out in a moment, Malfoy."
With that they began to climb the spiral staircase leading up to the top of the tower. Once there, their robes were whipped by a fierce, cold wind. Harry took off the invisibility cloak and tucked it into his robes. Walking over to the edge of the small platform, he looked down for a moment then turned back to Draco. Smiling coldly, he said, "It's a long way down, Malfoy. Care to see how far exactly?"
Draco's eyes went wide. He could no longer hide his fear now.
But he could still be sarcastic.
"No thanks, Potter. Why don't you see how far down it is?"
"I already have."
Draco blinked. "What"
Harry said again, "I already have, Malfoy."
"B – but you should be dead after a fall like that."
Harry smirked.
"Yes, I should, shouldn't I? Yet, here I am." He spread his arms wide as he said this and continued, "And now you'll take the fall."
"Why me?"
Harry arched an eyebrow.
"You have to ask?
"Yes."
Harry laughed then said, "Y'know, I think I may miss you, Malfoy." He pushed Draco over the edge then added, "Wait, no I won't."
Draco look down at the ground in horror then back up at Harry, gray eyes wide. He begged, "Please, Harry, don't do this."
The cruel voice that had been whispering to Harry faltered and the little voice clawed its way out of its hole, staying up long enough to shout HARRY, DON'T DO IT!
Sod off, you little rat, snarled the cruel voice and shoved the little voice back down, reasserting it's control on Harry.
Outside his mind, Harry's eyes had brightened for a moment as the little voice fought free then darkened as the cruel one shoved it down. Draco knew inside that he had no chance.
Harry smiled cruelly and said, "Goodbye, Malfoy." He ended the spell keeping Draco in the air and watched as he fall. Draco screamed as he went down.
"POTTER!!!"
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If I could touch
The sound of silence now
You know I would if I knew how
To make these intentions
Come around
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