A/N: again, I don't own these characters…and thanx for the reviews guys !! I'm glad you liked this ^_^ 5/14 was my birthday !! Heh heh funniest thing was that my mom got me a Harry Potter b-day cake ! lol it was soo cute !!! …anyway enjoy !…

Love in the Form of a Dragon.

"hey Harry, how's your ankle ?" came Hermione's voice breaking his trail of thoughts.

A little over a week had passed since that night in the Forbidden forest and Harry found himself stealing moments to slip out and find the mythical creature. Making sure of course, that his wand was with him all the while. But each time he went, he would find no sign of a white dragon being there at all. He would sigh in defeat, then turn back to the school.

Maybe it only comes out at night, like some sort of moon creature… he thought while gazing off in the far corner of the Potions classroom. He had his head rested in his hand and daydreamed about the dragon he saw. But that couldn't be it, he vaguely remembers not seeing much moonlight in the forest, meaning that the moon couldn't have been full that night.

Or maybe it only comes out on special nights…certain days, but still… he sighed mentally and noticed a hand waving in front of his face.

"sorry, did you say something 'Mione ?" Hermione arched a brow and gave him a look of concern.

"yeah I asked if your ankle was ok ?" she said and Harry nodded.

" Oh yeah it is, I took off the wrap around it a long time ago…it wasn't serious…" he assured her and she nodded. Just then, Harry's least favorite teacher swept in, in a blundering manner as he always does and took his place in front of the class. He gave out today's instructions for the making of the new potion, and left them to do their work. He then called upon Harry from his group to come to his desk. Harry's first thoughts were that he probably did something wrong seeing as to how Snape always picked on him.

"come here Potter and no, unfortunately, you're not in trouble…" he sneered and Harry felt relieved. He then scribbled a quick note and handed Harry a stack of parchment.

"here, I want you to take Mr. Malfoy's assignments for him" he said and Harry nodded. He took the papers and left.

"and come back quickly, you still need to finish your potion" Snape barked from inside then watched Harry disappear down the hall.

Harry reached the hospital wing in no time. He came into the main entrance and tiptoed inside. He caught sight of a small lithe body lost in the white of the sheets of the hospital bed, and approached the foot of his bed cautiously. Harry frowned a little when he saw just how serious the pale-blonde boy's sickness really was. He had an oxygen mask on to help him breath. Just then, Madam Pomfrey came in and joined her hands together.

"can I help you Mr. Potter ?" she asked in a sweet yet stern voice that was low. Harry was startled at her sudden appearance and handed her the paper work.

"um Professor Snape told me to give him his homework" he replied and the gentle nurse thinned her lips and shook her head.

"oh how bitter he is…"

"I couldn't agree more ma'am…"

"well you're going to have to tell him to wait a few more days for these, the boy is in no condition to be up and working what so ever" she said and Harry furrowed his brows together.

"why what's wrong with him ?" he found himself asking, and the patient nurse sighed while looking at the sleeping Draco.

"he has pneumonia my dear, a very dreadful thing…although it may not be at a dangerous stage, he's not showing any signs of recovery which could enable him to get worse…it's almost as if he's too weak to fight the sickness" she said grimly, and Harry felt strangely sorry for him. He glanced over at the blonde until Madam Pomfrey spoke up again.

"well you better go on now Potter, don't want you to miss out on Severus' class, you know how he is!!" she said while forcing Harry out a little. Harry grunted mentally. He then stopped to ask one last question before he left.

"well do you think he will get any better ?" he asked and she nodded her head while smiling at his concern for the boy.

"it's not hopeless Potter, I won't give up on him" she said happily waving her finger. He nodded then went back to class.

~*~

The weekend was finally here, and the infamous Gryffindor trio as well as the rest of the upper class Hogwarts students, headed off to Hogsmeade for some fun. Harry, Hermione and Ron headed for the stores in search for good gifts they could find for Ginny.

"it's her birthday on Monday !" Ron had said. "better get her something…" Harry and Hermione both agreed to get her something too. After they had done their shopping, they went to the Three Broomsticks for some butterbeers. Hermione and Ron laughed and joked while they sipped at their drinks, Harry sat back laughed along with them. But even if his mind was at peace, he was still able to feel another panic attack coming on. Which was pretty frightening, he's been getting them one right after the other lately. He shrugged off the wave of dizziness and acted as if nothing was about to happen.

When they went back the school, Harry felt the need to do anything to get his mind off his anxieties. He then remembered to go to the library as he said he wanted to, to find any kinds of books pertaining to white dragons. He found a whole section dedicated to dragons, but there was no information on white dragons period. He sighed and placed the book back on the shelf. He leaned back and wondered why he was starting to obsess over a creature, that it's kind gave him bad memories of past experience with them.

Care of magical creatures tomorrow…I could always ask Hagrid…

~*~

Potions was the first class on the schedule Monday morning, and Harry gathered his books and notes for the class and tucked them into his bag. He caught sight of a long green stem with a bulb at the top, made entirely out of glass, and gave it a few thoughts. He then smiled and put it away gently in his bag. Thinking that he could give Ginny her presents after class since she had already gone off to hers.

When Harry took out his notes to prepare for the new potion, Ron caught sight of the green stick and held it curiously. Harry saw this and whisked it away from him instantly.

"hey ! careful…"

"what is it ?"

"Ginny's present…"

"does it do anything ?" Ron asked and Harry smiled.

"it's a rose…" he said and Ron looked at him funny. Harry just smiled again.

"it blooms like a real rose would when given to someone with love, and it's all glass so it wouldn't whither" he said and Ron shook his head.

"Harry, you're a real romantic…" Harry laughed. Just then Professor Snape swept by their desk and handed Harry more papers.

"hospital wing…now. And tell him he has all the time in the world to finish his assignments" Snape said and walked away. Ron leaned over to whisper in his ear.

"you do know he's hoping you would catch your death there with Malfoy being sick and all" Harry nodded and replied.

"yeah I know, and I bet if either one of us were sick, he would make us do his work even if we were on the edge of our graves…"

"tens point from Gryffindor ! Potter… go !…now !" Harry let out a sigh of frustration and left. Absent-mindedly taking his enchanted glass rose with him.

When he got there, he found Draco sitting up in bed with his head back in the feather-filled pillows. His face looked tired and was paler than usual. He also had dark circles under his eyes. His hair was tossed and dull in color. He watched Harry walk in, and straightened his weary self up.

" you look awful…" Harry said and Draco gave him a lop-sided grin.

"thanks Potter I am feeling better…" he said sarcastically.

"I didn't mean that-"

"whatever…is that my work ?" Draco asked pointing to the stack of papers.

"yeah for potions…and Snape says that you have all the time in the world to finish these" now it was Harry's turn to be sarcastic and rolled his eyes. Draco smiled.

"ah good ol' Snape…"

"whatever, it's only because you're his prized student…I swear if you were failing his class he would still love you" Harry spat and Draco laughed.

"yeah I know…I'm just so great…" Draco said.

"and a brat and obnoxious…" Harry continued for him while putting down the papers on the table next to him.

"just because Snape knows better than to be part of your little dorky crowd of admirers--"

"oh shut up ! It was almost boring with you being half dead, now I…" Harry stopped and knew better than to finish what he was about to say.

"I gotta go, I've got other important things to do than to stand here and bicker with you, get better and we could finish this later, mano e mano…" he said and Draco rested his head back and laughed.

"sure Potter, can't wait…!" and with that, Harry left the room in a fit of rage, leaving the enchanted rose behind. Draco smiled to himself and decided to look through his work. When he reached over to grab the papers, he noticed the stem of the rose sticking out and picked it up to examine it curiously.

Harry was already half way down the hall when he mentally kicked himself in remembering that he had left the rose behind. He cursed to himself and turned back to retrieve it. When he reached there however, he found Draco holding his rose and twirling it in his fingers, admiring it. Harry was about to make a move when the bud on the stem shook and rattled. Draco furrowed his brows together wearily and watched as the bulb grow and opened up while changing colors. Harry watched the expression on his tired face change along with the rose and found that the other boy was in awe. The bulb blossomed into a full rose and had tiny pink and red orbs of light come out from the center of it. Draco saw this and smiled warmly.

A million things rushed through his mind at once. He didn't know whether it was meant for him or not. But if it was a get well present, then it was by far the best gift he had received.

Finally…something other than chocolate…he thought as he ran his fingers on the glass petals. But one question remained was, was this really from Harry ? Or was it from somebody else ? Yes ! It's got to be someone from Slytherin because Harry just came from Potions…but nah, definitely *not* from Harry. Draco smiled at the thought.

A gift from Potter…? Well he *is* unique, and only a unique person would come up with an idea like this…but if it was meant for me then…why bother at all ? he sighed and laid back against the pillows deciding to just be content with the whole thing.

"aw man…" Harry whined as he watched the rose bloom for Draco. He sucked his teeth in and saw one of his presents, meant for Ginny, go to waste. He wanted to go in and get it back, but upon seeing that rare, warm, expression on the other boy's face. Harry sighed and decided to let him keep it. He watched Draco happily play with the enchanted rose in his hand and actually smiled along with him.

He had a pretty smile, Harry thought as he quietly leaned against the door frame. This rare smile made him look less arrogant, and more like a boy. Harry sighed again and just shrugged his shoulders.

Well looks like I have to give Ginny her other gift without the rose…

~*~

"a'right class dismissed !!!" Hagrid said briskly as he picked up the last kneazle to put away. Harry waited until the class had gone up to the school to address him.

"hey Harry, did'ya like today's class ?" he asked and Harry nodded.

"yeah, I think I want to get one of those for a pet…hey Hagrid, I'm just curious but uh, how's Norbert doing ?" he asked and clearly saw the half-giant's face light up.

"oy !!! I didn't tell ya !!" Harry furrowed his brows together, feeling a little unnerved.

"no what ?" the ground shook and Harry lost his balance as Hagrid jumped up and down like a giddy girl.

"Norbert !! My Norby is a proud mummy of six !!" he said happily and Harry nearly toppled over.

"wha ?? You mean Norbert is a girl ?" he asked and Hagrid shrugged.

"I didn't know either…but Charlie owled me and told me so !!" Harry shrugged too.

"well congrats, I guess…but listen Hagrid, I have a question…" Hagrid eyed him curiously.

"sure ask away…" he said as he lifted up a huge crate and set it aside. Harry licked his lips and wondered how to word his question without getting Hagrid suspicious about him.

"is there such things as *white* dragons ? You know…like dragons with bird wings?" He asked and Hagrid's thick brows shot up.

"not that I know of …but did'ya see one here anywhere ??" he asked frantically and Harry waved his hands.

"erm no no…um it was uh…a dream, I saw one in a dream…" he said suddenly feeling convinced that it probably was a dream. Hagrid frowned and slumped his shoulders.

"aw shucks, oh well dream eh ? Heh sorry lad not my field, but I can assure you that they don't exist unless Charlie might know better…" Harry nodded slowly in disappointment.

~*~

Few days later. Harry and the rest of the Gryffindor Quidditch team were practicing for an upcoming game. It was late in the afternoon and the team finished earlier than usual to take some time and relax. The crowd began to disperse, and Harry was left out alone on the field. He flew his racing broom around a few laps until he caught sight of the forest. He hadn't been going back since he had given up on finding his dragon, so he decided to go at the moment just for the sake of being alone.

He flew low in between the trees and decided to land to walk instead. He stood in one place to take in the silence around him then took in a deep breath of the chilly air. He let out a deep sigh. His raven black hair was flying wildly in the light breeze, tickling his forehead, and his scarlet Quidditch robe bellowing at his side. He was getting caught up in the deafening silence of the forest until…

"Harry…" whispered the wind and Harry rubbed his arm from the goose bumps he was suddenly getting. Then, a single white feather caught his eye and floated down in front of him, he held out his gloved hand while keeping his emerald eyes on it then caught it. He then slowly brought up his hand to the wind and opened it again, he watched it fly away in the breeze sadly.

He looked down at the ground then back up again deciding to head back. But when he looked up, his eyes widened in surprise and suddenly felt his limbs freeze in his place at the sight before him. For standing elegantly before him with the angelic wings folded neatly at it's sides, was the mysterious white dragon.

TBC….

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A/N: yeah you guessed it !! I'm also a huge final fantasy fan !! In case you didn't catch on. The feather in the wind thing…that was from FFVIII in the opening scene with Rinoa !! ^_^

And what are kneazles ? info can be found in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them book….