-- Red and Green Glass --
Author's Notes: This chapters a tad shorter than the others because I haven't had much time on my hands. I'll try and make up for it in the next chapter. If you've got any ideas that you'd like to see in the fic, let me know, I need something to get rid of my writers block :)
*Thanks for all your reviews. They keep me writing!*
Disclaimer: Are you seriously going to sue me if I don't write one of these? You do realize that the only real item that would be worth repossessing from me is my computer right, and even then this isn't *my* computer, which means you will get a total of thirty seven dollars and sixty four cents and I need all of that and more to afford the fifth Harry Potter Book... *sigh* I don't own Harry Potter.
Stupid Voldermort Draco thought as he pulled another book of the shelf, he sneezed as a pile of dust scattered around him. Stupid Book
"Draco, what, are you doing?" Harry asked causing Draco to jump about a foot into the air. The blonde haired Slytherin turned to face the boy who lived.
"What does it look like I'm doing Potter!! I'm looking for that stupid book!!" Draco exclaimed and Harry started laughing at the frustrated look on the Slytherin's face. Draco glared, "What's funny" he said slowly
"We've already *found* the book Draco, the page that we all wanted to read, was missing from that copy too" Harry explained amusement written plainly in his features.
Draco looked ready to punch somebody, but Harry didn't move, though suddenly his features became dark. "You didn't warn us about the attack on Hogsmede" He said and suddenly Draco took a step back.
Draco stared at Harry blankly, No sh-t sherlock, I couldn't, he'd kill me, I protected you didn't I! Deliberately starting a fight so we'd both get detention
"Any reason in particular?" Harry said slowly
"Yes, I didn't know about it till the start of yesterday morning, and even then I didn't know all the details. I'm sixteen years old Potter, do you really think that Voldermort tells me everything."
Harry looked at him carefully, "Six aurors, twelve death eaters, and twenty five civilians died in the attack and there were quite a few who were wounded, if we had not have been warned, the casualties would have been worse, if we'd been warned earlier, there may have been none." Harry said darkly before turning on his heel.
"Harry," Draco choked, and Harry turned and looked at Draco carefully. "Would you believe.... I'm scared" He said so quietly that Harry wasn't sure he had just heard what he did.
Harry blinked. "What?"
Draco took a deep breath. "I'm scared Potter!! Okay!! Tell the entire school!! Draco Malfoy is scared of *Something*!!!" He exclaimed and Harry raised an eyebrow.
"Draco, everyone's scared, but it doesn't matter because in the end no ones going to remember if you were scared all not, all their going to remember is what you did. And if you can save one innocent life, one person's life, then it makes everything okay, don't you see?." Harry said carefully. "Voldermorts back, and you know it, so you either run back and hide behind him, or you choose your own path.
Draco blinked as Harry walked away silently. Woah, that was weird. Draco thought still watching Harry walk out of the library. When'd he turn into Dumbledore? He wondered as he followed Harry's path out of the library.
~*~
Draco lay on his bed staring at the green and silver curtains that hung beside him, he couldn't stop thinking about Harry's little speech, it made sense, in one way, but it didn't in another. That's what you get, Potter and Dumbledores speeches, if you choose
But he'd never chosen. His father had mapped out his life from the day that he was born, and he'd never questioned that life before. That was until he found out what Potter's life was truly like, who Harry truly was, It's official Potter has scr-wed with my head
Finding out that Harry wasn't a spoilt brat, that Harry never wanted any attention, that Potter just threw his life around for others without even a moments regret. How he wasn't scared of Voldermort, what he heard when a death eater came near him. All of that had brought shock in waves. Every time he talked to Potter, every bloody time there was something new that shocked him.
Then there was last year. What was it professor Snape called it, a Potter- Voldermort moment, he had been there when Harry had saved Snapes life, when Harry faced Voldermort. The power, the magnitude of the power had scared him more than Voldermort, Heh, Potter scared me onto his side.. but then he hadn't, he'd given him the choice that no one had ever done before.
So what is my choice Draco wondered as he drifted off to sleep.
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Author's Notes: This chapters a tad shorter than the others because I haven't had much time on my hands. I'll try and make up for it in the next chapter. If you've got any ideas that you'd like to see in the fic, let me know, I need something to get rid of my writers block :)
*Thanks for all your reviews. They keep me writing!*
Disclaimer: Are you seriously going to sue me if I don't write one of these? You do realize that the only real item that would be worth repossessing from me is my computer right, and even then this isn't *my* computer, which means you will get a total of thirty seven dollars and sixty four cents and I need all of that and more to afford the fifth Harry Potter Book... *sigh* I don't own Harry Potter.
Stupid Voldermort Draco thought as he pulled another book of the shelf, he sneezed as a pile of dust scattered around him. Stupid Book
"Draco, what, are you doing?" Harry asked causing Draco to jump about a foot into the air. The blonde haired Slytherin turned to face the boy who lived.
"What does it look like I'm doing Potter!! I'm looking for that stupid book!!" Draco exclaimed and Harry started laughing at the frustrated look on the Slytherin's face. Draco glared, "What's funny" he said slowly
"We've already *found* the book Draco, the page that we all wanted to read, was missing from that copy too" Harry explained amusement written plainly in his features.
Draco looked ready to punch somebody, but Harry didn't move, though suddenly his features became dark. "You didn't warn us about the attack on Hogsmede" He said and suddenly Draco took a step back.
Draco stared at Harry blankly, No sh-t sherlock, I couldn't, he'd kill me, I protected you didn't I! Deliberately starting a fight so we'd both get detention
"Any reason in particular?" Harry said slowly
"Yes, I didn't know about it till the start of yesterday morning, and even then I didn't know all the details. I'm sixteen years old Potter, do you really think that Voldermort tells me everything."
Harry looked at him carefully, "Six aurors, twelve death eaters, and twenty five civilians died in the attack and there were quite a few who were wounded, if we had not have been warned, the casualties would have been worse, if we'd been warned earlier, there may have been none." Harry said darkly before turning on his heel.
"Harry," Draco choked, and Harry turned and looked at Draco carefully. "Would you believe.... I'm scared" He said so quietly that Harry wasn't sure he had just heard what he did.
Harry blinked. "What?"
Draco took a deep breath. "I'm scared Potter!! Okay!! Tell the entire school!! Draco Malfoy is scared of *Something*!!!" He exclaimed and Harry raised an eyebrow.
"Draco, everyone's scared, but it doesn't matter because in the end no ones going to remember if you were scared all not, all their going to remember is what you did. And if you can save one innocent life, one person's life, then it makes everything okay, don't you see?." Harry said carefully. "Voldermorts back, and you know it, so you either run back and hide behind him, or you choose your own path.
Draco blinked as Harry walked away silently. Woah, that was weird. Draco thought still watching Harry walk out of the library. When'd he turn into Dumbledore? He wondered as he followed Harry's path out of the library.
~*~
Draco lay on his bed staring at the green and silver curtains that hung beside him, he couldn't stop thinking about Harry's little speech, it made sense, in one way, but it didn't in another. That's what you get, Potter and Dumbledores speeches, if you choose
But he'd never chosen. His father had mapped out his life from the day that he was born, and he'd never questioned that life before. That was until he found out what Potter's life was truly like, who Harry truly was, It's official Potter has scr-wed with my head
Finding out that Harry wasn't a spoilt brat, that Harry never wanted any attention, that Potter just threw his life around for others without even a moments regret. How he wasn't scared of Voldermort, what he heard when a death eater came near him. All of that had brought shock in waves. Every time he talked to Potter, every bloody time there was something new that shocked him.
Then there was last year. What was it professor Snape called it, a Potter- Voldermort moment, he had been there when Harry had saved Snapes life, when Harry faced Voldermort. The power, the magnitude of the power had scared him more than Voldermort, Heh, Potter scared me onto his side.. but then he hadn't, he'd given him the choice that no one had ever done before.
So what is my choice Draco wondered as he drifted off to sleep.
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