The Darkness that Dreams Are Made Of
Dreams That Hide In The Darkness
Harry walked slowly down the chilled stone corridors, matching his stride with Draco's. They hadn't spoken since they had left the Gryffindor tower, although they had made little progress at the speed they were walking. Draco's head hung at his chest, he made no attempt to look up nor to speak. Harry sighed and pulled his fingers through his hair. They hadn't met any students as of yet but it seemed inevitable that they would.
They left the corridors of Gryffindor and came to the intersection. Where all the major hallways converged into the main hall, all were empty except for the two.
Draco stopped there, in the middle of the two halls. Harry took several more steps before stopping; he didn't turn around but waited silently.
"Did you mean it?" Draco murmured softly, his voice echoing off the hollow walls, "When you said that you would protect me, did you mean it?"
Harry turned around slowly and walked back towards Draco until they were mear inches apart.
Draco's eyes were silently hopeful but hesitant to meet Harry's own in case he be hurt in worst way.
"Please look at me Draco. Please."
Draco's breathing was uneven and on the verge of tears, He looked at the floor and clenched his fists instead of meeting with Harry's request.
"Oh, Draco. Don't…" Harry gently raised Draco's chin and wiped away his silent tears, "I didn't lie. I will take care of you. As long as I am around no one will ever hurt you again."
Draco blinked harshly trying to stop his tear with no avail. He met Harry's eyes and held them, "Then promise me you'll never leave."
Harry closed his eyes and sighed, he smiled softly and pressed a gentle kiss to Draco's forehead.
"If that's what you want than I promise that. I will never leave you."
Draco smiled, it was a hesitant small smile but a true one, he bit his lip in a moment's hesitation before wraping his arms around Harry and burying his head in Harry's chest.
Harry smiled and returned the hug.
"Where shall we go from here?" Draco's voice was muffled slightly.
"I think we should go eat and then I need to talk to Dumbledore about changing our scheduals."
Draco pulled back slightly, so as to both look Harry in the eyes and remain wrapped in his embrace. "Why?"
Harry laughed lightly, "How can I promise to never leave you if we have different classes and different dorms?"
Embarrassed, Draco blushed lightly and nodded.
"Shall we go?" Harry asked carefully removing himself from Draco's embrace.
"I suppose so."