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Rated: PG-13 for mild swearing..though eventually the rating may go up o.o
HP/DM
No Flames! You Knew this was a Slash, you don't like it, don't read it. It's that simple.
Thanks to:
KraziKrysti and PunkZebra (laurie!) For reviewing!!!
Ok, with the typing/posting at least one chapter a day, I ran into a problem when looking at my calendar. See, I forgot that on Fridays (except for today...as I had a different appointment today o.o) I have Tech from the time school gets out until 9, which greatly limits my time on the computer. Saturdays: Tech from 9 to 6. And I also realized that though I spend most of my time in school actually writing more chapters, I'm catching up to myself, and it may take a bit longer than a day...so yeah. I'd check back around once a week or so, but you can whenever you feel like it!!
And if you have any questions, review and I'll try and answer them in the next chapter!
And...to the chapter!!!!!!!
Realizations
Harry's P.o.V.
I had finally stopped crying, though it was really late...maybe around midnight. The pain of hearing his insults had dulled to a mere sting, minimal enough for me to handle, though it still hurt. I climbed out of bed so slowly, so as not to wake Ron..as he had stayed with me, making sure I was alright before he had gone to bed...less than an hour before. I took my invisibility cloak out of my trunk and slung it over me, looking once in the mirror to make sure that I was covered before walking down to the common room and stepping quietly out of the portrait hole. I stopped for a minute when I heard the Pink Lady's sharp voice, angry that she had been awoken.
"Who's there!" She snapped, looking around suspiciously.
I said nothing, staying perfectly silent until she finally gave up and fell asleep. She began snoring quietly as I pulled out the Marauders Map and gently tapped it with my wand.
"I solemnly swear I am up to no good." I whispered, almost silently.
The map drew itself again, and I studied each dot, making sure it was were it was supposed to be. All the teachers were in their rooms, so after whispering "Mischief Managed," and putting the map in my pocket, I ran. I practically flew all the way to the room with the mirror. I went to the door, and tested it, very quietly turning the knob. It was unlocked again, which was strange. I could see Dumbledore leaving it unlocked once...but twice? That wasn't likely, no matter how mad people thought Dumbledore was. I shrugged it off, and went inside, immediately going to the window and staring at the moonlit pitch. The game seemed to be ages ago, and though we had beaten Slytherin, I wasn't happy. I banished the memories of the game from my mind, and suddenly heard a very familiar voice...
"I swear, I didn't mean it...I could never mean something like that..Honestly, I didn't mean it..."
I turned around and my eyes immediately widened at what I saw. It was Him, tears falling down his face and staining his pale, moonlit cheeks...and He was Apologizing. Of all the surprises in the world, I think that was the biggest. I slowly and silently crept up behind him and listened to him intently, and wondered who or what he was apologizing to.
"Gods Harry...I honestly didn't mean it...Every insult was my trying to hide it...trying to stop myself from loving you...I would never mean anything like that...I love you, Harry..." He stopped, his own tears became too much for him to handle, and prevented him from continuing.
My mouth dropped open in even greater surprise. Not only had he apologized, but he had apologized to..Me? My heart suddenly skipped a few beats..The boy..no..man I loved..loved me back. All the time I had thought he hated me, and there he was, having just unknowingly revealed his heart to me. I slid my cloak off before I wrapped my arms around him and smiled, a few tears rolling down my face. I quietly whispered in his perfect ear..
"Shh...Draco, It's ok....I love you too...I always have.."
He spun around, the tears still flowing down his beautiful, thin face before his eyes widened to the size of saucers. "Harry!" He exclaimed as he looked into my eyes, the gray orbs full of disbelief. "You..Love me? Even..after.."
"Yes, throughout pain, humiliation, and tears, I still loved you. Nothing could ever make me change that. It's something that had to happen sooner or later." I gently brushed his tears away with my calloused thumbs and kissed him softly. Through that kiss, I showed him the true extent in which I loved him, that I would never leave him..that he was my heart and soul. When he actually kissed back, my heart almost burst..because I knew he loved me back with the same force that I loved him.
"Dray.." I whispered softly in his ear again, "I must be the happiest man in the world...Because all I see in this mirror is Your reflection and mine. And you know that Erised shows us our deepest desires.."
He smiled and turned back to the mirror slowly. His eyes closed as tears of happiness flowed down his face again. I hugged him a bit tighter and smiled back as I waited for him to speak.
"I love you Harry...more than anything..." He said between breaths, "You just filled the gigantic hole inside of me by holding me." He stared at the mirror for a bit as tears still flowed. Then He began speaking again. "Our reflections...You with your arms around me...and me leaning against you...It's just like my first time at this mirror...only...this time its real.."
"I love you too Dray...And I always will...no matter what happens.." I kissed him again, knowing there was no reason to ask, but wanting to anyway. "Draco, Will you go out with me?"
He wrapped his arms around my neck and smiled so widely. The same as my not needing to ask, there was no need for him to respond...But he did anyway.
"You didn't even have to ask me that Harry!" He laughed, "Of course I'll go out with you!"
I felt the tears of joy as they fell down my face and I took him in my arms and swung him around. I carefully carried him over to the window and sat on the sill. I made sure Dray was settled on my lap before I leaned back against the edge of the window. He was mine now...And I was His...My Dragon...My Beautiful Dragon was in my arms at last. I thought that was the best feeling anyone could ever have...having the one that they loved snuggling up to them in the middle of the night... Dray gently rested his head on my shoulder as I wrapped my arms around him, holding him there. We stayed in that same position for a long time..how long I don't know...But I finally looked at my watch and sighed...It was almost four thirty in the morning.
"Dray baby..." I whispered softly as I stroked his back gently.
"Yeah? What's wrong?" He responded as he sat up looking and sounding very nervous.
"We're gonna have to go back to our houses soon...People are going to be waking up..." I sighed, closing my eyes briefly. "The Daily Prophet and not to mention the rest of the world is going to have a field day when they find out about this. I can see it now: Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, Turns Gay. Beware."
"Harry, does it honestly matter what they say about you? Let them think and say what they want. You've dealt with worse things. You've lived through the entire school being convinced that you were Voldemort's heir. You survived so many battles with him. You dealt with the world thinking you were crazy...you've dealt with death...You can take people making fun of you for being gay."
I stared deep into his gorgeous gray eyes, watching his every move for a bit. I saw truly how little he cared about the thoughts and actions of others. I kissed him again and held him close for a bit longer before I carefully got up.
"Thank you Dray...but we have to go...people are going to wake up..."
He nodded and both of us picked up our cloaks, tossing them over our shoulders. I gently took his hand and we walked slowly out of the room. I paused for a minute to lock the door, and then we continued to the main hall. We kissed one more time before we parted, and we whispered words of I love you, and I'll see you later. He threw his cloak over him and disappeared. I did the same and made sure that my cloak covered me, making me invisible to the naked eye. I ran back up to the Gryffindor commons and up to the dormitories..where I promptly snuck into bed and pretended to be asleep. And no one knew that I had been gone.
A/n: Jeez, that was a long chapter. How do you like the fic so far? It gets better...I think....I realize that I'm going a bit slow...but that's because if I go faster, there'll be fewer chapters, and not as much suspense! Or something to that effect....
Anyway, Read and Review please, but no flames, cuz I don't like them! Lol. And on to the typing of more chapters...must catch up to myself... o.o
Rated: PG-13 for mild swearing..though eventually the rating may go up o.o
HP/DM
No Flames! You Knew this was a Slash, you don't like it, don't read it. It's that simple.
Thanks to:
KraziKrysti and PunkZebra (laurie!) For reviewing!!!
Ok, with the typing/posting at least one chapter a day, I ran into a problem when looking at my calendar. See, I forgot that on Fridays (except for today...as I had a different appointment today o.o) I have Tech from the time school gets out until 9, which greatly limits my time on the computer. Saturdays: Tech from 9 to 6. And I also realized that though I spend most of my time in school actually writing more chapters, I'm catching up to myself, and it may take a bit longer than a day...so yeah. I'd check back around once a week or so, but you can whenever you feel like it!!
And if you have any questions, review and I'll try and answer them in the next chapter!
And...to the chapter!!!!!!!
Realizations
Harry's P.o.V.
I had finally stopped crying, though it was really late...maybe around midnight. The pain of hearing his insults had dulled to a mere sting, minimal enough for me to handle, though it still hurt. I climbed out of bed so slowly, so as not to wake Ron..as he had stayed with me, making sure I was alright before he had gone to bed...less than an hour before. I took my invisibility cloak out of my trunk and slung it over me, looking once in the mirror to make sure that I was covered before walking down to the common room and stepping quietly out of the portrait hole. I stopped for a minute when I heard the Pink Lady's sharp voice, angry that she had been awoken.
"Who's there!" She snapped, looking around suspiciously.
I said nothing, staying perfectly silent until she finally gave up and fell asleep. She began snoring quietly as I pulled out the Marauders Map and gently tapped it with my wand.
"I solemnly swear I am up to no good." I whispered, almost silently.
The map drew itself again, and I studied each dot, making sure it was were it was supposed to be. All the teachers were in their rooms, so after whispering "Mischief Managed," and putting the map in my pocket, I ran. I practically flew all the way to the room with the mirror. I went to the door, and tested it, very quietly turning the knob. It was unlocked again, which was strange. I could see Dumbledore leaving it unlocked once...but twice? That wasn't likely, no matter how mad people thought Dumbledore was. I shrugged it off, and went inside, immediately going to the window and staring at the moonlit pitch. The game seemed to be ages ago, and though we had beaten Slytherin, I wasn't happy. I banished the memories of the game from my mind, and suddenly heard a very familiar voice...
"I swear, I didn't mean it...I could never mean something like that..Honestly, I didn't mean it..."
I turned around and my eyes immediately widened at what I saw. It was Him, tears falling down his face and staining his pale, moonlit cheeks...and He was Apologizing. Of all the surprises in the world, I think that was the biggest. I slowly and silently crept up behind him and listened to him intently, and wondered who or what he was apologizing to.
"Gods Harry...I honestly didn't mean it...Every insult was my trying to hide it...trying to stop myself from loving you...I would never mean anything like that...I love you, Harry..." He stopped, his own tears became too much for him to handle, and prevented him from continuing.
My mouth dropped open in even greater surprise. Not only had he apologized, but he had apologized to..Me? My heart suddenly skipped a few beats..The boy..no..man I loved..loved me back. All the time I had thought he hated me, and there he was, having just unknowingly revealed his heart to me. I slid my cloak off before I wrapped my arms around him and smiled, a few tears rolling down my face. I quietly whispered in his perfect ear..
"Shh...Draco, It's ok....I love you too...I always have.."
He spun around, the tears still flowing down his beautiful, thin face before his eyes widened to the size of saucers. "Harry!" He exclaimed as he looked into my eyes, the gray orbs full of disbelief. "You..Love me? Even..after.."
"Yes, throughout pain, humiliation, and tears, I still loved you. Nothing could ever make me change that. It's something that had to happen sooner or later." I gently brushed his tears away with my calloused thumbs and kissed him softly. Through that kiss, I showed him the true extent in which I loved him, that I would never leave him..that he was my heart and soul. When he actually kissed back, my heart almost burst..because I knew he loved me back with the same force that I loved him.
"Dray.." I whispered softly in his ear again, "I must be the happiest man in the world...Because all I see in this mirror is Your reflection and mine. And you know that Erised shows us our deepest desires.."
He smiled and turned back to the mirror slowly. His eyes closed as tears of happiness flowed down his face again. I hugged him a bit tighter and smiled back as I waited for him to speak.
"I love you Harry...more than anything..." He said between breaths, "You just filled the gigantic hole inside of me by holding me." He stared at the mirror for a bit as tears still flowed. Then He began speaking again. "Our reflections...You with your arms around me...and me leaning against you...It's just like my first time at this mirror...only...this time its real.."
"I love you too Dray...And I always will...no matter what happens.." I kissed him again, knowing there was no reason to ask, but wanting to anyway. "Draco, Will you go out with me?"
He wrapped his arms around my neck and smiled so widely. The same as my not needing to ask, there was no need for him to respond...But he did anyway.
"You didn't even have to ask me that Harry!" He laughed, "Of course I'll go out with you!"
I felt the tears of joy as they fell down my face and I took him in my arms and swung him around. I carefully carried him over to the window and sat on the sill. I made sure Dray was settled on my lap before I leaned back against the edge of the window. He was mine now...And I was His...My Dragon...My Beautiful Dragon was in my arms at last. I thought that was the best feeling anyone could ever have...having the one that they loved snuggling up to them in the middle of the night... Dray gently rested his head on my shoulder as I wrapped my arms around him, holding him there. We stayed in that same position for a long time..how long I don't know...But I finally looked at my watch and sighed...It was almost four thirty in the morning.
"Dray baby..." I whispered softly as I stroked his back gently.
"Yeah? What's wrong?" He responded as he sat up looking and sounding very nervous.
"We're gonna have to go back to our houses soon...People are going to be waking up..." I sighed, closing my eyes briefly. "The Daily Prophet and not to mention the rest of the world is going to have a field day when they find out about this. I can see it now: Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, Turns Gay. Beware."
"Harry, does it honestly matter what they say about you? Let them think and say what they want. You've dealt with worse things. You've lived through the entire school being convinced that you were Voldemort's heir. You survived so many battles with him. You dealt with the world thinking you were crazy...you've dealt with death...You can take people making fun of you for being gay."
I stared deep into his gorgeous gray eyes, watching his every move for a bit. I saw truly how little he cared about the thoughts and actions of others. I kissed him again and held him close for a bit longer before I carefully got up.
"Thank you Dray...but we have to go...people are going to wake up..."
He nodded and both of us picked up our cloaks, tossing them over our shoulders. I gently took his hand and we walked slowly out of the room. I paused for a minute to lock the door, and then we continued to the main hall. We kissed one more time before we parted, and we whispered words of I love you, and I'll see you later. He threw his cloak over him and disappeared. I did the same and made sure that my cloak covered me, making me invisible to the naked eye. I ran back up to the Gryffindor commons and up to the dormitories..where I promptly snuck into bed and pretended to be asleep. And no one knew that I had been gone.
A/n: Jeez, that was a long chapter. How do you like the fic so far? It gets better...I think....I realize that I'm going a bit slow...but that's because if I go faster, there'll be fewer chapters, and not as much suspense! Or something to that effect....
Anyway, Read and Review please, but no flames, cuz I don't like them! Lol. And on to the typing of more chapters...must catch up to myself... o.o