A Winter Wish
Sunday, December 12
The air began to cool at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The holidays were a mere week away and Draco Malfoy was staying at the school for his fifth year. His parents sent him an owl ordering him to stay at the school since they both had work to take care of now that their leader was out and about. Not that he really wanted to go home anyway. His father would have forced him to become a Death Eater or beat him senseless until he agreed. It was never in Draco's heart to follow He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. He felt that it was stupid to become so strong only to follow someone like a lost puppy. That and the fact that he didn't really want to use his magic for dark purposes anyway.
Draco sighed. He'd thought about these things for months now, ever since the Dark Lord first came back. He knew he had to make a choice sooner or later about which side he was going to be on during the war between the dark and the light. He knew in his heart that he wanted nothing more than to join Harry Potter and the forces of good. But he also knew that he would never be accepted there.
Draco sighed again. 'If only things were different…Why did I have to be Draco Malfoy?' For the past few weeks, the astronomy tower had been the Slytherin's haven; his place to be himself and think. He would often stare out the window at the stars as he was doing now.
Suddenly, a shooting star flew by. Draco watched it as it drifted from his view. "I wish…I wish that Harry Potter and I could be friends…" Draco scoffed. "Like that'll ever happen. He hates me…" A gust of wind brushed by the blonde sending him shivers. Draco pulled his robes closer around himself before leaving for the Slytherin dorm rooms. Draco slipped down the corridors without any detection and hopped into bed. "Potter and I friends…if only…"
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Sunday, December 19
The day had finally arrived for the students to return home for the holidays. All that was left was Draco, Harry, two Ravenclaws, and three Hufflepuffs. Draco was standing at the door of the schools watching the other students disappear as carriages rode off into the distance. Draco sighed. He turned around and began walking towards the Slytherin dorms. As he walked around a corner, he crashed into someone.
"Draco, I'm sorry! I didn't see you there." Harry Potter apologized, helping Draco to his feet.
"Then maybe you better get your eyes checked since those stupid glasses don't seem to be working properly." Draco snapped. He did it out of habit. He couldn't stop making harsh comments towards Potter even if he wanted to.
Harry just looked at Draco with one hand cradling his chin as if thinking. "You know, you're right. Maybe I do need to get my eyes checked. I haven't been to an optometrist in years. Thanks a lot, Draco." Harry smiled at the other boy before waving and disappearing around another corner.
Draco just blinked. "Did he just call me Draco?"
Author's Notes/Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Harry Potter although I do own a nice picture of them all.
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