AN: Please bear with me. It's currently time for fluffiness but there will
be more Percy/Harry action later on. I've got the story written up until
part 16 and well for those who are wondering where I'm going with this,
I'll tell you now that things don't get interesting until a few chapters
later. For anyone who wants action-action, it's chapter 14.
And thanks for the reviews!!^^
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It had been almost two days for everyone to recover. Harry recovered the fastest because, well because he's Harry and that's what he does. He gets hurt then recovers. Simple. And with all the recovering he had to do in prior years, he just became good at it. Funny how getting hurt a lot can result in being a helpful skill in the future.
Draco had stayed by his side the entire time leaving only when he had to making sure that the first person Harry saw when he woke was Draco.
"Hello love."
"Draco! Your- I'm- Percy-"
Draco smiled and gently rubbed his thumb over Harry's lips silencing the raven-haired boy. "Shuu, it's all over now. Everything's the way it should be."
Hermione had looked up from where she was and smiled, "Hello to you too Harry. Thanks for noticing your best friend is still alive!"
Harry smiled at the brown haired girl but that in turn caused him to see where he was and who was around him.
"Is Ron-"
"Ron's fine. He just got a bit hurt that's all." Said Hermione.
"And everyone else?" he asked raking his eyes over the other occupants in the room.
Draco smiled and put his hand on Harry's, "Everyone's fine Harry. They just haven't woken up yet that's all."
If anyone else had told Harry that he would have ignored them and gone frantic but it was Draco. If Draco said everything was all right then everything was better than all right. Draco would never lie to him to make him feel better. It was always the truth and nothing but the straight truth.
Harry smiled into Draco's eyes and Draco smiled back.
"Harry you know Draco hasn't left your side for a while. He's been dead worried about you." Said Hermione trying hard to remind them both that they were not alone before the two went and started doing something they weren't supposed to right in front of her. Although she really wouldn't have mind much but they were in the infirmary where it was open for anyone to just prance into the room and see. She would have preferred to be the only audience if anything were to happen.
Draco glared at Hermione but Harry just kept looking at his love. "Well I wouldn't have left your side either Draco."
Draco now turned his glare to Harry, "You gave yourself up to the idiot Weasley. What do you mean you wouldn't have left my side? Pushing me away is leaving my side."
Harry gave Draco a worried look, "Draco, I really didn't want anything to happen to you. If he was going to take me anyway, I might as well save you at least."
"And you think I would have just let it got and continued on without you? Harry, when I was found and brought here after the idiot left me the only thing keeping me sane was the fact that there were people out there looking for you and people who love you enough to make sure nothing would happen to you."
"Draco, don't tell me you would have given up."
"It's not called giving up Harry. Giving up is not wanting to live. I want to live, it's just my will to live would have been gone. I happen to like life very much but I would like it more if you were by my side. It's called following your heart. I could walk the Earth, I could become successful, I could wake up every morning and keep going. But my heart would have stopped beating. For one reason and one reason alone, I would not have that life to share with you Harry. Life is just nothing without you."
Harry sighed, he was in no condition to argue with his love, nor was there much to argue about after that little speech. "Alright Draco. So I'm stupid and I made a stupid mistake."
"Harry you're not stupid but yes, that was a stupid decision. To fall into the hands of that idiot and push me away."
"Well, technically-"
"Tecknickalley?"
"Uh, okay, well as a matter of fact, I didn't really push you away. Well I did in the sense that I made him let you go but I wanted you to live and continue living for the both of us."
Draco sighed and was about to speak when there was a groan from beside Hermione who was practically down to tears as she was listening onto their conversation.
"Ron?" asked Harry
The form beside Hermione groaned again and attempted to shift but had resulted in flinching at the amount of effort that little action took.
"That's okay Ron. Stay still. Don't move." Cooed Hermione.
"Hermione? I swear I heard Harry just a moment ago." Whispered Ron as loud as his throat would allow him.
"That's because I'm here with you Ron." Said Harry from his bed. Draco refused to let him get up and move. Still holding the Griffindor's hand in his own.
Ron slowly opened his eyes and tried to look around the room. Ron had just managed to see Harry smile at him and he smiled back. "Thank God your alright Harry."
"Thanks for your help Ron."
"Uh Harry?" asked Ron from his bed as Hermione held his hand and he used a great deal of his effort to caress her hand with both of his.
"Yes?" asked Harry still laying down due to Draco's protectiveness which Harry loved.
"I'm sorry about Percy. We really didn't know."
"That's alright Ron. I understand and it's not your part to apologize. You saved me. I'm thanking you. No need for you to apologize."
"I'm just, sorry I guess. We never really liked him but we didn't think he would stoop to do something like this. We honestly didn't even know he liked you. Not that way anyway."
"It's alright Ron. Not your fault. Just be glad it's all over now."
"Yes. And your welcome mate. I'd do anything to make sure your safe."
"Thanks Ron."
The two stopped their conversation and turned their attention back to the person closest to them.
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It had been almost two days for everyone to recover. Harry recovered the fastest because, well because he's Harry and that's what he does. He gets hurt then recovers. Simple. And with all the recovering he had to do in prior years, he just became good at it. Funny how getting hurt a lot can result in being a helpful skill in the future.
Draco had stayed by his side the entire time leaving only when he had to making sure that the first person Harry saw when he woke was Draco.
"Hello love."
"Draco! Your- I'm- Percy-"
Draco smiled and gently rubbed his thumb over Harry's lips silencing the raven-haired boy. "Shuu, it's all over now. Everything's the way it should be."
Hermione had looked up from where she was and smiled, "Hello to you too Harry. Thanks for noticing your best friend is still alive!"
Harry smiled at the brown haired girl but that in turn caused him to see where he was and who was around him.
"Is Ron-"
"Ron's fine. He just got a bit hurt that's all." Said Hermione.
"And everyone else?" he asked raking his eyes over the other occupants in the room.
Draco smiled and put his hand on Harry's, "Everyone's fine Harry. They just haven't woken up yet that's all."
If anyone else had told Harry that he would have ignored them and gone frantic but it was Draco. If Draco said everything was all right then everything was better than all right. Draco would never lie to him to make him feel better. It was always the truth and nothing but the straight truth.
Harry smiled into Draco's eyes and Draco smiled back.
"Harry you know Draco hasn't left your side for a while. He's been dead worried about you." Said Hermione trying hard to remind them both that they were not alone before the two went and started doing something they weren't supposed to right in front of her. Although she really wouldn't have mind much but they were in the infirmary where it was open for anyone to just prance into the room and see. She would have preferred to be the only audience if anything were to happen.
Draco glared at Hermione but Harry just kept looking at his love. "Well I wouldn't have left your side either Draco."
Draco now turned his glare to Harry, "You gave yourself up to the idiot Weasley. What do you mean you wouldn't have left my side? Pushing me away is leaving my side."
Harry gave Draco a worried look, "Draco, I really didn't want anything to happen to you. If he was going to take me anyway, I might as well save you at least."
"And you think I would have just let it got and continued on without you? Harry, when I was found and brought here after the idiot left me the only thing keeping me sane was the fact that there were people out there looking for you and people who love you enough to make sure nothing would happen to you."
"Draco, don't tell me you would have given up."
"It's not called giving up Harry. Giving up is not wanting to live. I want to live, it's just my will to live would have been gone. I happen to like life very much but I would like it more if you were by my side. It's called following your heart. I could walk the Earth, I could become successful, I could wake up every morning and keep going. But my heart would have stopped beating. For one reason and one reason alone, I would not have that life to share with you Harry. Life is just nothing without you."
Harry sighed, he was in no condition to argue with his love, nor was there much to argue about after that little speech. "Alright Draco. So I'm stupid and I made a stupid mistake."
"Harry you're not stupid but yes, that was a stupid decision. To fall into the hands of that idiot and push me away."
"Well, technically-"
"Tecknickalley?"
"Uh, okay, well as a matter of fact, I didn't really push you away. Well I did in the sense that I made him let you go but I wanted you to live and continue living for the both of us."
Draco sighed and was about to speak when there was a groan from beside Hermione who was practically down to tears as she was listening onto their conversation.
"Ron?" asked Harry
The form beside Hermione groaned again and attempted to shift but had resulted in flinching at the amount of effort that little action took.
"That's okay Ron. Stay still. Don't move." Cooed Hermione.
"Hermione? I swear I heard Harry just a moment ago." Whispered Ron as loud as his throat would allow him.
"That's because I'm here with you Ron." Said Harry from his bed. Draco refused to let him get up and move. Still holding the Griffindor's hand in his own.
Ron slowly opened his eyes and tried to look around the room. Ron had just managed to see Harry smile at him and he smiled back. "Thank God your alright Harry."
"Thanks for your help Ron."
"Uh Harry?" asked Ron from his bed as Hermione held his hand and he used a great deal of his effort to caress her hand with both of his.
"Yes?" asked Harry still laying down due to Draco's protectiveness which Harry loved.
"I'm sorry about Percy. We really didn't know."
"That's alright Ron. I understand and it's not your part to apologize. You saved me. I'm thanking you. No need for you to apologize."
"I'm just, sorry I guess. We never really liked him but we didn't think he would stoop to do something like this. We honestly didn't even know he liked you. Not that way anyway."
"It's alright Ron. Not your fault. Just be glad it's all over now."
"Yes. And your welcome mate. I'd do anything to make sure your safe."
"Thanks Ron."
The two stopped their conversation and turned their attention back to the person closest to them.