A/N: ok I've gotten many a review saying bring on the slash! in every sense of the word...but um...the thing is... they really need to work to that place where they are comfortable enough around each other to express that, I'm really not one for having them dive right into it...I think a connection needs to be formed first...so sorry all you hard core slash lover...not for (checks remaining chapters) um...well there's about 2 more chapters left to post...or possibly less if I group them together, sp wait patiantly, all good things come in time.

A/N 2: sorry if this chapter isn't beta'd great...I um...don't have Microsoft Word on this computer and that does most of my betaing.

Disclaimer: Not mine, don't own in, don't sue.


Harry and Draco's comatose bodies had been moved to the hospital wing for the duration of their stay in the dream dimention. Hermione and Ron would come every now and then and sit by Harry's bed and a few of Draco's housemates would come and stay by his bed, waiting for them to wake up.

A gash appeared on Harry's cheek and he roared in pain, then a bruise formed on Draco's jaw and he in turn cried out.

"What are they doing to each other in there?" Ron whispered hoarsly.


"I still don't get it" Harry said shrugging "Lets go back to library, maybe there is more books we can use."

Then turned to go back and suddenly a fire sprouted up in a background of black. A gate opened and a vicious creature stepped out.

Draco's eyes widened in fear "it's a Chimera" Draco gasped out backing up quickly, Harry darted after him and grabbed hold of his robes before he went toppling into the Veil.

The Chimera had the body of a lion with a horned goats head coming out of its back and a serpent as its tail. Harry was looking despretly around for anything he could use as a weapon.

The Chimera whipped it's snake tail and cut Harry across the cheek, leaving a huge gash. Harry roared out in pain and dodged the attacking goats head, which instead hit Draco, who now had a nice bruise forming on his jaw.

"We have to get closer to it" Harry said.

"Are you insane!" Draco said "use your head Potter, the farther we are from that thing the better, it can lay a whole city to ruin in less than an hour, we're only two people"

"The closer we are to danger, the farther we are from harm" Harry countered "it's big, it can't get us if we are close to it, it wouldn't be able to" He dragged Draco behind him as he made his way closer to the Chimera.

The Chimera was having none of that though and opened it's mouth to spew out a river of fire. Harry jumped out of the way just in time and scurried closer to the beast.

"We need to defeat this thing" Harry said.

"I don't have my wand" Draco said emptying out his pockets. Harry did the same, revealing a safty pin "and I think it's safe to say poking him with that will only make him cranky"

"How are we supossed to get out of this?" Harry asked, they couldn't get passed the Chimera into the library, because the fire gate was blocking there way and the other way was useless as they would probably be fried to a crisp.

"Do you know that Voldemort has some of these things? it's like a bloody nightmare!" Draco said.

A light clicked in Harry's head "That's right! it is a nightmare! it's your nightmare!" Harry said.

"What are you talking about Potter?" Draco snapped.

"I have nightmares about Sirius falling through the veil, you have nightmares about Chia pets" Harry said.

"Chimera's" Draco corrected him "they are called Chimera's"

"Yeah whatever, the point is once I figured out that I had to let Sirius go it all dissapeared" Harry whispered hurridly "let go of the Chia pet Malfoy"

"How am I supossed to not fear this thing when it's breathing fire down my neck?" Draco asked.

The beast was becoming agitated that it couldn't get to it's prey and it started to back up to try and get a better shot at them, Harry and Draco who were having a heated disscusion didn't seem to notice.

"Just...close your eyes and tell your self this is a dream and that it can't hurt you" Harry said.

"Can't hurt me! look what it did to you? and my jaw! can't bloody well hurt me my arse" Draco said, working himself into a frenzy.

"Calm down, you won't do us any go by freaking out...so close your eyes, I'm going to instruct you through this" Harry said placing his hands on Draco's shoulder.

The Chimera whipped out it's tail and if Harry hadn't heard the whistling sound both him and Draco's head's would have been taken off. "Draco you have to hurry!" Harry said, not really noticing that he used the boys first name.

"Alright" Draco closed his eyes.

"Right then...take a deep breath" harry in structed, Draco did as he was told "Let it out" he let his breath out "repeat to yourself 'I am safe'" Harry said.

The Chimera opened it's mouth to spew fire at them and Harry rolled away from the blast taking Draco with him "Repeat it!" Harry yelled at him.

"'I am safe" Draco murmered, opening his eyes.

There was a 'pop' and the Chimera dissapeared as did the gates of hell. Draco sagged in releif "oh thank god" he said.

"What the fuck is going on?" Harry asked sitting up.