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Special thanks to Kat for helping with so much including the title for the chapter.
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On Their Own
"Are we taking one of the secret tunnels?" asked Harry after he had calmed down a bit.
"Secret tunnels?" asked Draco confused.
"Yes, my dad and his friends used to sneak out like that to Hogsmeade when they went here." said Harry simply.
"I've heard about them but I don't exactly know where they are, do you?" Draco was very embarrassed about this; he had been going to this school for five years now.
"Yes, I know of this one that leads to a candy store, honeydocks?" said Harry.
"Honeydukes" corrected Draco.
"Yeah, that one. I've never seen it but I know exactly where it is or where it should be, anyway" said Harry a little insecure.
"Okay we'll try that then" said Draco who was sitting behind Harry in a small couch.
"How where you going to leave if you didn't know about the secret passages?" asked Harry after a few seconds.
"Astronomy tower" said Draco shrugging.
"Uh..?" asked Harry stupidly.
"Brooms" he said smiling at Harry's confused face.
"Oh, have you done that before?" asked Harry looking at Draco's eyes curiously.
"Only once. My first year, it was the first week and I missed home and nobody liked me... so I took one of the school brooms and flew out of the astronomy tower." he said hugging Harry close to his chest.
Harry was so shocked by this; he knew his face must be showing it. He smiled imagining an eleven year old Draco flying out of the astronomy tower, he couldn't imagine Draco as a little homesick boy with no friends...it didn't fit with the confident, cocky and very self-assured Draco that was hugging him now.
"What happened?" asked Harry after a few minutes of silence.
"Nothing, I knew that I had to go back. I didn't understand it or liked it but I had to do it. Flying helped a lot, when I felt like that I just went to the quidditch pitch and flew around then one day the captain of the Slytherin team saw me and made me reserve seeker and suddenly I was popular, I had friends and didn't want to go home for the summer." he said laughing at the memory.
"Wow" said Harry very surprised.
"What?" said Draco looking at Harry's wide eyes with a grin.
"Well...I kind of... I just thought you were always popular." said Harry blushing a little.
"Which tells you that you don't know that much about me," said Draco, his arms were still around Harry.
"I'd like to find out," said Harry turning around to be face to face with Draco.
Harry started kissing him, it was a slow, soft, gentle kiss but it started to turn very passionate after a few seconds.
"Let's go, Draco," said Harry panting.
"Okay," Draco knew that at that moment he would've said yes to anything.
Harry stood up and pulled on Draco's arm. They walked out of the room of requirement looking around to see if anyone was around the corridors. They started walking to the third floor with Harry leading the way. He found the doors that lead to the one-eyed, humped witch. Harry started walking in circles around thinking about the password.
"Umm...Harry, what are you doing?" asked Draco in a testy-whisper
"This is it but I forgot the password to open the actual passageway," said Harry frustrated.
He kept pacing with his eyes closed until he thought about all the ways to say open in every dead language he could think of. Just open up you stupid, ugly... his train of thought was interrupted by a tug on his arm.
"You did it," Harry looked and saw a hole that wasn't there a moment ago.
Harry didn't know how that happened but he didn't care, he slid in with Draco right behind him.
They started walking when they heard the statue shifting again to cover the hole.
"Harry, are you sure this leads to Hogsmeade?" asked Draco after they had been walking for about forty minutes.
"Uh-huh..." was Harry's reply.
"Harry, aren't you worried about what your parents will do when you get back?" asked Draco carefully not trying to push the subject.
"We're here," said Harry suddenly from above Draco.
"How did you do that?" asked Draco before stumbling on a step.
"I climbed those steps," said Harry and Draco could almost see the smug smirk on his face.
They opened a trap door and saw what looked like a dusty storage room. Harry went in and held the door for Draco. Harry opened the door to see a small hallway and some stairs, he gestured with his hand to tell Draco he was going to take the stairs. They went up and opened another door and found themselves behind the counter of the store. Harry went underneath it and found himself staring at the candy covered walls with a smile.
"I'm feeling like eating something sweet," he said smiling when Draco rolled his eyes.
He took a bar of chocolate, put a galleon on the counter and made his way out the door.
The air outside was cold and Harry wrapped his robe tightly around himself.
"I'm so disappointed Harry, you were about to do a Slytherin thing and then you had to go and leave that galleon turning it into a Gryffindor" said Draco shaking his head dramatically.
"That potion you took must have been strong. How could you see in the dark?" said Draco after they had been walking down the street for a while in silence.
"It wasn't good eye sight, it was common sense I felt the tunnel going upwards and I figured we did go into a hole on the floor we should be going back up sometime, not as sharp out of the dungeons, huh Mr. Malfoy?" said Harry in his best Professor Snape voice.
Draco should be angry that Harry was making fun of him but he sounded so funny and this was exactly what he was looking for right now, light conversation.
He grabbed Harry by the waist and started tickling him.
"Stop- please- Draco-no," said Harry laughing like a hyena.
"Say... You, Draco Malfoy are the cleverest wizard in the world," said Draco smiling at the squirming Harry.
"You,- Draco- Malfoy- are- the- biggest prat in the world," he said the last part really loud.
Draco stopped tickling him and turned him around and kissed him hard on the lips.
Harry felt Draco's tongue trying to sneak in so he opened his mouth a little, he didn't know what to do with his hands so he just locked them around Draco's neck and unconsciously his legs went around the blonde's waist.
Draco felt Harry almost clinging to him and it felt...wrong, as much as he hated to admit it Harry didn't want this he was just sad.
"Let's go find a place to stay for tonight," said Draco pushing Harry off of him gently.
Harry looked at him with hurt and confusion in his eyes.
"Did I do something wrong?" asked Harry shuffling his feet.
"No, Harry. You have no idea how hard-...uh -bad choice of words-, how difficult it was to not just take you, right here, right now but it's not right and believe me I usually don't care very much about right or wrong but this time it matters because...you matter," he said the last part very softly.
Draco was mortified because Harry was just staring at him without saying anything. When he thought nothing could be worse Harry burst into loud sobs.
Draco was so lost...he didn't know what to do so he just hugged Harry and held him close.
He started walking towards the Hog's Head and thought about getting a room there, people in there never minded anybody's business...it was perfect.
"We'll get a room here, okay?" Harry only made a small noise Draco took as a yes.
He put on the hood of his robe and did the same to Harry. He got his wand out and did a spell to rid them of their Slytherin and Gryffindor patches and colors. Now they were wearing identical black robes, gray sweaters, white shirts, gray trousers and their usually striped ties were plain black now.
Draco wrapped his arms around Harry protectively so you couldn't see his face.
They went in and Draco tried to look around and a few people were looking at them but quickly lost interest. excellent thought Draco making his way to the bar.
"I need a room for the night," said Draco sounding just like his father.
"Nine is free," said the bartender putting the keys on the bar.
Draco put ten galleons on the bar making the bartender look up sharply but all he could see was a nose and a mouth that curved into a sneer when Draco noticed the man trying to find out who he was.
"I expect NO disturbances," said Draco taking the key.
"None whatsoever, sir. You and your girlfriend go ahead and enjoy the room," said the man finally noticing the thin person clinging to Draco.
"We will," said Draco with a smug smile.
They went upstairs and went inside room nine. It was a small room it only had a full-size bed and a side table with a lamp.
Draco lifted Harry and carried him over to the bed. He knelt in front of him and started taking of his shoes, he looked up and saw Harry smiling at him.
"What?" Draco asked annoyed.
"You know nobody would ever believe me if I told them that Draco Malfoy was here taking care of me like this," he said kissing Draco's nose and then going further into the bed and getting under the covers.
Draco shook his head, stood up and started taking off his shoes, robes, sweater, tie, shirt...he looked at the bed and saw a pair of wide, bright green eyes looking at him with innocent curiosity. Harry was about the only person who could look at him like that when he was half-naked.
"Don't tell me you sleep in the nude, Mr. Malfoy," said Harry amused and hiding half of his face under the covers.
"Of course," said Draco with a straight face that didn't last long when Harry's eyes got as wide as saucers and he was blushing like mad.
"You're not that good a teaser, Mr. Potter," said Draco smirking.
Harry threw a pillow at him.
Draco got into bed next to Harry. "Harry, are you sure you want to stay? Because we could go back," said Draco looking intently for any sign to take Harry back to Hogwarts.
"Yes, Draco, I want to stay here with you and right now... I want to go to sleep." He said snuggling up to Draco.
"Harry...?" said Draco about twenty minutes later. Harry just gave a few sleepy noises.
"I need to get out of my trousers or I won't be able to sleep, does it bother you? I swear I won't try anything," said Draco earnestly.
"Get naked, I don't care," mumbled Harry rolling over.
Harry woke up feeling all nice and warm. He sighed contentedly and snuggled closer to the warm pillow beside him. the pillow moved thought Harry. He was still too out it for it to make sense.
The pillow was of course Draco who was stirring. "Aarrg…," screamed Harry when Draco turned to face towards him.
"Harry, what's wrong?" asked Draco looking him over to see if he was hurt.
"You...here...in bed with me... and naked, what the hell are you doing?" asked Harry in a loud -almost funny- voice.
"Harry, don't you remember last night?" asked Draco covering himself with the blanket.
Harry sighed deeply trying to calm himself down and looked around. His sleepiness was wearing off and he felt his cheeks burning with embarrassment.
"Do you always wake up like that?" asked Draco smiling at Harry's discomfort.
"I'm sorry Draco I- thank you for last night you were amazing and I just- thank you," he threw his arms around Draco and started crying again.
"Hey, it's okay," said Draco rubbing his back.
"Why do you like me Draco, I'm this... blubbering, crying idiot and you're this amazing guy...I don't understand," Harry knew he was babbling.
"Harry you're not a blubbering, crying idiot...well maybe now," he added the last part hoping to stop the sobbing. It worked Harry smacked him round the head.
"Seriously Draco, everyone thinks you're this evil, snobby brat but you're...good," Draco looked at him as if he had grown a second head.
"I am not good!" he exclaimed putting on his trousers.
"Yes you are," said Harry with a mocking voice.
Draco was about to say something but Harry cut him off. "Don't worry, I'll never tell," he said putting his right hand over his heart.
Draco rolled his eyes and grabbed his legs making him fall on the bed. They started wrestling, each battling for the spot on top.
Draco won. He was looking at the boy underneath him, the untidy black hair, flushed face and those amazing eyes he was perfect, so sexy yet so unaware of it...he was staring at Harry's mouth with a hungry expression, he just leaned in and kissed him.
Draco and Harry had been snogging for about ten minutes when Draco started feeling like he wanted more so he lifted Harry's shirt and started running his hands over his stomach and chest.
Harry felt those big hands, they were warm and they tickled yet he didn't feel like laughing, it was a strange feeling--he shivered- He loved it!!!
When Draco lowered his hands to the waistband of Harry's trousers, the Gryffindor felt he needed to stop.
He wasn't ready to do anything more than kissing and it wasn't fair to Draco.
"I...I'm not, you know," he said breaking the kiss and looking at Draco's silver eyes which were clouded with lust.
Draco understood and tried to will his arousal away. That wasn't really working for him.
"I'm going to take a shower," said Draco getting off the bed and almost running to a door Harry hadn't noticed until now.
Harry felt so stupid, he knew Draco wasn't mad but still it felt like he had led him on or something Oh my god, did I? Harry needed to know so, he went in the bathroom and heard the shower.
"I'm sorry Draco," he said and after a second realized what he had done. Did I just go in the bathroom and interrupted a very naked Draco in the shower...Crap!
"Harry...what are you doing? Do you want to share the shower?" he asked in a sexy, low voice.
Harry blushed bright red and shook his head a bit. "I'll talk to you when you're done," he said closing the door behind him, leaving Draco smiling.
Earlier at Hogwarts...
"Oh dear...I didn't mean that James, he hates me and who could blame him...did I call him a disappointment?" Lily was hysterical.
"Lily it's alright, he's hurt but he'll forgive you, he knows you were angry and didn't mean those things," said James trying to calm his wife.
"I'll go and talk to him, okay?" Sirius only got a nod and grateful look from his best friend.
An hour later and no one had seen hide or hair of Harry.
"James, we can't find him and we looked everywhere, I already alerted the Professors," said Sirius sadly.
"You can't find him, what do you mean you can't find him, you have to find him!!!" Lily was sobbing loudly and her face was red.
"The marauders' map!" exclaimed James.
Sirius just ran out to look for it. A few minutes later his face fell when he looked everywhere and still no Harry.
He went back to Lily and James to find Remus holding Lily now.
"Where is he?" asked James.
"I'm sorry James, he is not at Hogwarts," he said passing the map.
James just stood there for a few seconds and then he breathed deeply and went to his wife and Remus.
"Lily, Harry is not here. He left Hogwarts," he said expecting her to go crazy but she didn't, she had spent her energy crying.
She sniffed a few times, got up, went to her bedroom and closed the door behind her.
"Where do you think he is?" asked Sirius.
"I don't know but I do know he is not alone" said Jeremy from behind them.
"What do you mean?" asked James.
"The heads of house were checking with their students to see if someone had seen Harry and they found out that someone else is missing," said Jeremy looking directly at his dad.
"Who?" asked James.
"Draco Malfoy." said Remus before Jeremy could.
"You're telling me my Godson is out somewhere with that little death-eater- in-training?!?" said Sirius loudly.
"Sirius, don't. He left on his own, I know it." said Lily from the doorway.
"You're okay with this?" asked Jeremy with disbelief.
"No, I'm not but it's my fault he's gone and I know he can take care of himself." she said with a tone of defeat.
"Mum, what happened, why did Harry leave?" asked Jeremy confused.
They told him what happened and by the end Jeremy was very angry.
"Jeremy, don't say anything okay, she made a mistake and she is blaming herself enough as it is," said James trying to keep the peace.
"She should blame herself; she was so...how could she say something like that?" Jeremy stood up and left.
"Both of my sons have stormed out, angry at me today, and the mother of the year is...," she said sarcastically.
"If you're going to throw yourself a pity party let me know 'cause I've got better things to do," said Sirius coldly.
"Sirius," said James and Remus at the same time glaring at their best friend.
"I'm sorry Lily, I'm just worried about Harry, we all are which doesn't excuse my behavior, but you know me...always putting my foot in my mouth," he said giving her a lopsided smile.
She gave him a teary smile and they all sat in silence, all thinking about the same thing.
Back at the Hog's Head Inn...
"I'm done with the shower if you want it," said Draco who was shirtless and his hair still damp from the shower.
Harry thought he looked like a GOD. He couldn't stop staring at Draco. He was so hot and sexy...ummm...
Draco noticed Harry's eyes were glazed over and he got a little worried but started smirking when he noticed that Harry was checking him out.
"Harry...hey, are you there, Potter?" he said waving his arms in front of the black-haired Gryffindor.
"Er...yeah, what?" asked Harry coming from la-la-land.
"Were you having naughty thoughts about me, Mr. Potter?" asked Draco in a fake stern voice.
Harry blushed and ran past him to the bathroom.
Ravenclaw Common Room...
Jeremy stormed in the common room making everyone look at him.
"What?" he said annoyed, everyone turned back to whatever they were doing. The Potters hadn't been at Hogwarts long but everyone knew about their fiery tempers.
"Is Harry okay?" Roger Davies was the only one brave -or foolish- enough to come close.
"I don't know if he's okay, I don't know where he is the only thing I know is that Draco Malfoy is with him," finished Jeremy walking up to his dormitory, leaving a very pissed Roger behind.
Hog's Head...
"Harry, are you going to come out?" asked Draco after Harry had been locked in the bathroom for over forty-five minutes.
The door opened revealing a clean, fresh Harry.
Draco smiled at him and beckoned him towards the bed. Harry went to him and meant to seat beside him but Draco pulled him into his lap.
"So, when are we going back to reality?" asked Draco softly.
"I'm hungry," whined Harry sounding like a five year old.
"Fine, I'll go and get us some food and you stay here okay?" said Draco kissing his forehead and lifting him up and placing him on the bed.
Half an hour later Draco came back.
"Mmm...I could get used to this," said Harry in a very satisfied voice.
"Pizza?" asked Draco confused.
"No you prat, you bringing me food in bed," he said giving Draco a big grin.
"Well...don't," said Draco.
"Don't what?" asked Harry confused.
"Get used to this," said Draco rolling his eyes.
"Why?" whined Harry.
"Stop whining," said Draco.
Harry pouted making Draco burst out laughing.
About two hours later they had been fed and watered, they sat in bed wrapped around each other when the dreaded subject came back.
"Harry you are rested, showered and fed, no more excuses. We have to go back," said Draco seriously.
"Fine," said Harry in a low, defeated voice.
They left the Hog's Head and made their way down the main street. They were talking about what they were going to say to Harry's parents when Draco felt like someone had been following them.
This was the fourth time Draco had looked back, so Harry looked to and saw someone in a long, black cloak. He couldn't see their face; the stranger was wearing his hood like Draco had last night. Harry felt a little scared and unconsciously picked up his pace a bit.
Draco noticed this and put his arm around Harry trying to reassure him.
Harry looked back again to see the stranger pulling a wand out of his sleeve.
Harry just turned around stood in front of Draco and said the protective spell. It worked and sent whatever the stranger had aimed at them to ricochet harmlessly away.
Draco grabbed Harry's arm and pulled him into a store.
"Are you hurt?" he asked looking at Harry for injuries.
"No, but we better get to Hogwarts, quick!" said Harry slightly out of breath.
"This is Zonko's so Honeydukes should be...almost right across the street," said Draco looking out into the street and could only see normal-looking witches and wizards out shopping.
Harry looked at Draco and nodded. They got out of the store and weaved around the people on the streets holding hands.
They made it to Honeydukes and both sighed in relief.
They waited for people to crowd around the counter and went in underneath it, they made it to the basement and went down the trap door and started making their way towards the school
Special thanks to Kat for helping with so much including the title for the chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
On Their Own
"Are we taking one of the secret tunnels?" asked Harry after he had calmed down a bit.
"Secret tunnels?" asked Draco confused.
"Yes, my dad and his friends used to sneak out like that to Hogsmeade when they went here." said Harry simply.
"I've heard about them but I don't exactly know where they are, do you?" Draco was very embarrassed about this; he had been going to this school for five years now.
"Yes, I know of this one that leads to a candy store, honeydocks?" said Harry.
"Honeydukes" corrected Draco.
"Yeah, that one. I've never seen it but I know exactly where it is or where it should be, anyway" said Harry a little insecure.
"Okay we'll try that then" said Draco who was sitting behind Harry in a small couch.
"How where you going to leave if you didn't know about the secret passages?" asked Harry after a few seconds.
"Astronomy tower" said Draco shrugging.
"Uh..?" asked Harry stupidly.
"Brooms" he said smiling at Harry's confused face.
"Oh, have you done that before?" asked Harry looking at Draco's eyes curiously.
"Only once. My first year, it was the first week and I missed home and nobody liked me... so I took one of the school brooms and flew out of the astronomy tower." he said hugging Harry close to his chest.
Harry was so shocked by this; he knew his face must be showing it. He smiled imagining an eleven year old Draco flying out of the astronomy tower, he couldn't imagine Draco as a little homesick boy with no friends...it didn't fit with the confident, cocky and very self-assured Draco that was hugging him now.
"What happened?" asked Harry after a few minutes of silence.
"Nothing, I knew that I had to go back. I didn't understand it or liked it but I had to do it. Flying helped a lot, when I felt like that I just went to the quidditch pitch and flew around then one day the captain of the Slytherin team saw me and made me reserve seeker and suddenly I was popular, I had friends and didn't want to go home for the summer." he said laughing at the memory.
"Wow" said Harry very surprised.
"What?" said Draco looking at Harry's wide eyes with a grin.
"Well...I kind of... I just thought you were always popular." said Harry blushing a little.
"Which tells you that you don't know that much about me," said Draco, his arms were still around Harry.
"I'd like to find out," said Harry turning around to be face to face with Draco.
Harry started kissing him, it was a slow, soft, gentle kiss but it started to turn very passionate after a few seconds.
"Let's go, Draco," said Harry panting.
"Okay," Draco knew that at that moment he would've said yes to anything.
Harry stood up and pulled on Draco's arm. They walked out of the room of requirement looking around to see if anyone was around the corridors. They started walking to the third floor with Harry leading the way. He found the doors that lead to the one-eyed, humped witch. Harry started walking in circles around thinking about the password.
"Umm...Harry, what are you doing?" asked Draco in a testy-whisper
"This is it but I forgot the password to open the actual passageway," said Harry frustrated.
He kept pacing with his eyes closed until he thought about all the ways to say open in every dead language he could think of. Just open up you stupid, ugly... his train of thought was interrupted by a tug on his arm.
"You did it," Harry looked and saw a hole that wasn't there a moment ago.
Harry didn't know how that happened but he didn't care, he slid in with Draco right behind him.
They started walking when they heard the statue shifting again to cover the hole.
"Harry, are you sure this leads to Hogsmeade?" asked Draco after they had been walking for about forty minutes.
"Uh-huh..." was Harry's reply.
"Harry, aren't you worried about what your parents will do when you get back?" asked Draco carefully not trying to push the subject.
"We're here," said Harry suddenly from above Draco.
"How did you do that?" asked Draco before stumbling on a step.
"I climbed those steps," said Harry and Draco could almost see the smug smirk on his face.
They opened a trap door and saw what looked like a dusty storage room. Harry went in and held the door for Draco. Harry opened the door to see a small hallway and some stairs, he gestured with his hand to tell Draco he was going to take the stairs. They went up and opened another door and found themselves behind the counter of the store. Harry went underneath it and found himself staring at the candy covered walls with a smile.
"I'm feeling like eating something sweet," he said smiling when Draco rolled his eyes.
He took a bar of chocolate, put a galleon on the counter and made his way out the door.
The air outside was cold and Harry wrapped his robe tightly around himself.
"I'm so disappointed Harry, you were about to do a Slytherin thing and then you had to go and leave that galleon turning it into a Gryffindor" said Draco shaking his head dramatically.
"That potion you took must have been strong. How could you see in the dark?" said Draco after they had been walking down the street for a while in silence.
"It wasn't good eye sight, it was common sense I felt the tunnel going upwards and I figured we did go into a hole on the floor we should be going back up sometime, not as sharp out of the dungeons, huh Mr. Malfoy?" said Harry in his best Professor Snape voice.
Draco should be angry that Harry was making fun of him but he sounded so funny and this was exactly what he was looking for right now, light conversation.
He grabbed Harry by the waist and started tickling him.
"Stop- please- Draco-no," said Harry laughing like a hyena.
"Say... You, Draco Malfoy are the cleverest wizard in the world," said Draco smiling at the squirming Harry.
"You,- Draco- Malfoy- are- the- biggest prat in the world," he said the last part really loud.
Draco stopped tickling him and turned him around and kissed him hard on the lips.
Harry felt Draco's tongue trying to sneak in so he opened his mouth a little, he didn't know what to do with his hands so he just locked them around Draco's neck and unconsciously his legs went around the blonde's waist.
Draco felt Harry almost clinging to him and it felt...wrong, as much as he hated to admit it Harry didn't want this he was just sad.
"Let's go find a place to stay for tonight," said Draco pushing Harry off of him gently.
Harry looked at him with hurt and confusion in his eyes.
"Did I do something wrong?" asked Harry shuffling his feet.
"No, Harry. You have no idea how hard-...uh -bad choice of words-, how difficult it was to not just take you, right here, right now but it's not right and believe me I usually don't care very much about right or wrong but this time it matters because...you matter," he said the last part very softly.
Draco was mortified because Harry was just staring at him without saying anything. When he thought nothing could be worse Harry burst into loud sobs.
Draco was so lost...he didn't know what to do so he just hugged Harry and held him close.
He started walking towards the Hog's Head and thought about getting a room there, people in there never minded anybody's business...it was perfect.
"We'll get a room here, okay?" Harry only made a small noise Draco took as a yes.
He put on the hood of his robe and did the same to Harry. He got his wand out and did a spell to rid them of their Slytherin and Gryffindor patches and colors. Now they were wearing identical black robes, gray sweaters, white shirts, gray trousers and their usually striped ties were plain black now.
Draco wrapped his arms around Harry protectively so you couldn't see his face.
They went in and Draco tried to look around and a few people were looking at them but quickly lost interest. excellent thought Draco making his way to the bar.
"I need a room for the night," said Draco sounding just like his father.
"Nine is free," said the bartender putting the keys on the bar.
Draco put ten galleons on the bar making the bartender look up sharply but all he could see was a nose and a mouth that curved into a sneer when Draco noticed the man trying to find out who he was.
"I expect NO disturbances," said Draco taking the key.
"None whatsoever, sir. You and your girlfriend go ahead and enjoy the room," said the man finally noticing the thin person clinging to Draco.
"We will," said Draco with a smug smile.
They went upstairs and went inside room nine. It was a small room it only had a full-size bed and a side table with a lamp.
Draco lifted Harry and carried him over to the bed. He knelt in front of him and started taking of his shoes, he looked up and saw Harry smiling at him.
"What?" Draco asked annoyed.
"You know nobody would ever believe me if I told them that Draco Malfoy was here taking care of me like this," he said kissing Draco's nose and then going further into the bed and getting under the covers.
Draco shook his head, stood up and started taking off his shoes, robes, sweater, tie, shirt...he looked at the bed and saw a pair of wide, bright green eyes looking at him with innocent curiosity. Harry was about the only person who could look at him like that when he was half-naked.
"Don't tell me you sleep in the nude, Mr. Malfoy," said Harry amused and hiding half of his face under the covers.
"Of course," said Draco with a straight face that didn't last long when Harry's eyes got as wide as saucers and he was blushing like mad.
"You're not that good a teaser, Mr. Potter," said Draco smirking.
Harry threw a pillow at him.
Draco got into bed next to Harry. "Harry, are you sure you want to stay? Because we could go back," said Draco looking intently for any sign to take Harry back to Hogwarts.
"Yes, Draco, I want to stay here with you and right now... I want to go to sleep." He said snuggling up to Draco.
"Harry...?" said Draco about twenty minutes later. Harry just gave a few sleepy noises.
"I need to get out of my trousers or I won't be able to sleep, does it bother you? I swear I won't try anything," said Draco earnestly.
"Get naked, I don't care," mumbled Harry rolling over.
Harry woke up feeling all nice and warm. He sighed contentedly and snuggled closer to the warm pillow beside him. the pillow moved thought Harry. He was still too out it for it to make sense.
The pillow was of course Draco who was stirring. "Aarrg…," screamed Harry when Draco turned to face towards him.
"Harry, what's wrong?" asked Draco looking him over to see if he was hurt.
"You...here...in bed with me... and naked, what the hell are you doing?" asked Harry in a loud -almost funny- voice.
"Harry, don't you remember last night?" asked Draco covering himself with the blanket.
Harry sighed deeply trying to calm himself down and looked around. His sleepiness was wearing off and he felt his cheeks burning with embarrassment.
"Do you always wake up like that?" asked Draco smiling at Harry's discomfort.
"I'm sorry Draco I- thank you for last night you were amazing and I just- thank you," he threw his arms around Draco and started crying again.
"Hey, it's okay," said Draco rubbing his back.
"Why do you like me Draco, I'm this... blubbering, crying idiot and you're this amazing guy...I don't understand," Harry knew he was babbling.
"Harry you're not a blubbering, crying idiot...well maybe now," he added the last part hoping to stop the sobbing. It worked Harry smacked him round the head.
"Seriously Draco, everyone thinks you're this evil, snobby brat but you're...good," Draco looked at him as if he had grown a second head.
"I am not good!" he exclaimed putting on his trousers.
"Yes you are," said Harry with a mocking voice.
Draco was about to say something but Harry cut him off. "Don't worry, I'll never tell," he said putting his right hand over his heart.
Draco rolled his eyes and grabbed his legs making him fall on the bed. They started wrestling, each battling for the spot on top.
Draco won. He was looking at the boy underneath him, the untidy black hair, flushed face and those amazing eyes he was perfect, so sexy yet so unaware of it...he was staring at Harry's mouth with a hungry expression, he just leaned in and kissed him.
Draco and Harry had been snogging for about ten minutes when Draco started feeling like he wanted more so he lifted Harry's shirt and started running his hands over his stomach and chest.
Harry felt those big hands, they were warm and they tickled yet he didn't feel like laughing, it was a strange feeling--he shivered- He loved it!!!
When Draco lowered his hands to the waistband of Harry's trousers, the Gryffindor felt he needed to stop.
He wasn't ready to do anything more than kissing and it wasn't fair to Draco.
"I...I'm not, you know," he said breaking the kiss and looking at Draco's silver eyes which were clouded with lust.
Draco understood and tried to will his arousal away. That wasn't really working for him.
"I'm going to take a shower," said Draco getting off the bed and almost running to a door Harry hadn't noticed until now.
Harry felt so stupid, he knew Draco wasn't mad but still it felt like he had led him on or something Oh my god, did I? Harry needed to know so, he went in the bathroom and heard the shower.
"I'm sorry Draco," he said and after a second realized what he had done. Did I just go in the bathroom and interrupted a very naked Draco in the shower...Crap!
"Harry...what are you doing? Do you want to share the shower?" he asked in a sexy, low voice.
Harry blushed bright red and shook his head a bit. "I'll talk to you when you're done," he said closing the door behind him, leaving Draco smiling.
Earlier at Hogwarts...
"Oh dear...I didn't mean that James, he hates me and who could blame him...did I call him a disappointment?" Lily was hysterical.
"Lily it's alright, he's hurt but he'll forgive you, he knows you were angry and didn't mean those things," said James trying to calm his wife.
"I'll go and talk to him, okay?" Sirius only got a nod and grateful look from his best friend.
An hour later and no one had seen hide or hair of Harry.
"James, we can't find him and we looked everywhere, I already alerted the Professors," said Sirius sadly.
"You can't find him, what do you mean you can't find him, you have to find him!!!" Lily was sobbing loudly and her face was red.
"The marauders' map!" exclaimed James.
Sirius just ran out to look for it. A few minutes later his face fell when he looked everywhere and still no Harry.
He went back to Lily and James to find Remus holding Lily now.
"Where is he?" asked James.
"I'm sorry James, he is not at Hogwarts," he said passing the map.
James just stood there for a few seconds and then he breathed deeply and went to his wife and Remus.
"Lily, Harry is not here. He left Hogwarts," he said expecting her to go crazy but she didn't, she had spent her energy crying.
She sniffed a few times, got up, went to her bedroom and closed the door behind her.
"Where do you think he is?" asked Sirius.
"I don't know but I do know he is not alone" said Jeremy from behind them.
"What do you mean?" asked James.
"The heads of house were checking with their students to see if someone had seen Harry and they found out that someone else is missing," said Jeremy looking directly at his dad.
"Who?" asked James.
"Draco Malfoy." said Remus before Jeremy could.
"You're telling me my Godson is out somewhere with that little death-eater- in-training?!?" said Sirius loudly.
"Sirius, don't. He left on his own, I know it." said Lily from the doorway.
"You're okay with this?" asked Jeremy with disbelief.
"No, I'm not but it's my fault he's gone and I know he can take care of himself." she said with a tone of defeat.
"Mum, what happened, why did Harry leave?" asked Jeremy confused.
They told him what happened and by the end Jeremy was very angry.
"Jeremy, don't say anything okay, she made a mistake and she is blaming herself enough as it is," said James trying to keep the peace.
"She should blame herself; she was so...how could she say something like that?" Jeremy stood up and left.
"Both of my sons have stormed out, angry at me today, and the mother of the year is...," she said sarcastically.
"If you're going to throw yourself a pity party let me know 'cause I've got better things to do," said Sirius coldly.
"Sirius," said James and Remus at the same time glaring at their best friend.
"I'm sorry Lily, I'm just worried about Harry, we all are which doesn't excuse my behavior, but you know me...always putting my foot in my mouth," he said giving her a lopsided smile.
She gave him a teary smile and they all sat in silence, all thinking about the same thing.
Back at the Hog's Head Inn...
"I'm done with the shower if you want it," said Draco who was shirtless and his hair still damp from the shower.
Harry thought he looked like a GOD. He couldn't stop staring at Draco. He was so hot and sexy...ummm...
Draco noticed Harry's eyes were glazed over and he got a little worried but started smirking when he noticed that Harry was checking him out.
"Harry...hey, are you there, Potter?" he said waving his arms in front of the black-haired Gryffindor.
"Er...yeah, what?" asked Harry coming from la-la-land.
"Were you having naughty thoughts about me, Mr. Potter?" asked Draco in a fake stern voice.
Harry blushed and ran past him to the bathroom.
Ravenclaw Common Room...
Jeremy stormed in the common room making everyone look at him.
"What?" he said annoyed, everyone turned back to whatever they were doing. The Potters hadn't been at Hogwarts long but everyone knew about their fiery tempers.
"Is Harry okay?" Roger Davies was the only one brave -or foolish- enough to come close.
"I don't know if he's okay, I don't know where he is the only thing I know is that Draco Malfoy is with him," finished Jeremy walking up to his dormitory, leaving a very pissed Roger behind.
Hog's Head...
"Harry, are you going to come out?" asked Draco after Harry had been locked in the bathroom for over forty-five minutes.
The door opened revealing a clean, fresh Harry.
Draco smiled at him and beckoned him towards the bed. Harry went to him and meant to seat beside him but Draco pulled him into his lap.
"So, when are we going back to reality?" asked Draco softly.
"I'm hungry," whined Harry sounding like a five year old.
"Fine, I'll go and get us some food and you stay here okay?" said Draco kissing his forehead and lifting him up and placing him on the bed.
Half an hour later Draco came back.
"Mmm...I could get used to this," said Harry in a very satisfied voice.
"Pizza?" asked Draco confused.
"No you prat, you bringing me food in bed," he said giving Draco a big grin.
"Well...don't," said Draco.
"Don't what?" asked Harry confused.
"Get used to this," said Draco rolling his eyes.
"Why?" whined Harry.
"Stop whining," said Draco.
Harry pouted making Draco burst out laughing.
About two hours later they had been fed and watered, they sat in bed wrapped around each other when the dreaded subject came back.
"Harry you are rested, showered and fed, no more excuses. We have to go back," said Draco seriously.
"Fine," said Harry in a low, defeated voice.
They left the Hog's Head and made their way down the main street. They were talking about what they were going to say to Harry's parents when Draco felt like someone had been following them.
This was the fourth time Draco had looked back, so Harry looked to and saw someone in a long, black cloak. He couldn't see their face; the stranger was wearing his hood like Draco had last night. Harry felt a little scared and unconsciously picked up his pace a bit.
Draco noticed this and put his arm around Harry trying to reassure him.
Harry looked back again to see the stranger pulling a wand out of his sleeve.
Harry just turned around stood in front of Draco and said the protective spell. It worked and sent whatever the stranger had aimed at them to ricochet harmlessly away.
Draco grabbed Harry's arm and pulled him into a store.
"Are you hurt?" he asked looking at Harry for injuries.
"No, but we better get to Hogwarts, quick!" said Harry slightly out of breath.
"This is Zonko's so Honeydukes should be...almost right across the street," said Draco looking out into the street and could only see normal-looking witches and wizards out shopping.
Harry looked at Draco and nodded. They got out of the store and weaved around the people on the streets holding hands.
They made it to Honeydukes and both sighed in relief.
They waited for people to crowd around the counter and went in underneath it, they made it to the basement and went down the trap door and started making their way towards the school