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Oh, and special thanks to asaroth69 for pointing out what my mind was telling me I was missing, and catching that Draco acts just like a normal pet would. I had ferrets, and they weren't as nice, but some were nice, and all the other animals I've had with exception to a bobcat were all very sweet.
Draco nuzzled his nose under Harry's chin, realizing that everything seemed to smell less than it had the past five days he moved his leg, and noticed how much longer it seemed, and how much bare skin it skidded across. He heard Harry mumble something in his sleep and opened his eyes, to find a human hand, his hand, in front of his face. Just as a pair of green eyes snapped open.
"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL!" Harry screamed, and knocked Draco to the floor. Draco hastily grabbed a pillow to cover up his very naked body. Harry looked around for "Tatsu" and then froze in absolute horror, and turned to Draco.
"Why?" He asked, eyes filling with tears. "Why did you do this to me?"
"I..I didn't…Pansy hexed me, and I tried to find help, and then you found me and.."
"Just. Shut up. I don't want to hear it." Harry muttered, and pulled on a pair of boxers, Draco ignored his own blush, and pulled on a shirt over them.
"Harry…I didn't mean to.."
" I JUST SAID I DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR IT!" He bellowed, flinging a robe on the ground. "and don't say my name, you have no right." he through Draco an old, tattered pair of blue, rough shorts and an emerald green sweater with and 'h' on the front of it.
"Get out."
Draco pulled on the clothes, and stood up.
"I'm sorry." he said, genuinely, before walking out of the room. He wondered into the front hall, told Dumbledore what happened, ignored the teachers looks of absolute rage, and numbly walked to his room, opening his late presents with less than enthusiasm. He looked at the shirt he was still wearing, and the little sneaking feeling returned, he loved Harry. he closed his eyes and did as he had wanted to for five days, and curled up into a little ball and wept as Malfoys were never allowed to do.
Harry fumed, through objects and clothes around the room until he stepped on the mirror.
"bet Malfoy's having a great laugh right now." He sneered, wiping an angry tear away and muttering 'Draco Malfoy' into the mirror. He almost dropped it again when he saw the blond in utter disarray, still in his old clothes, surrounded by scraps of wrapping paper, sobbing.
"Damn you pansy! why did you have to do this to me!"
Harry found that he couldn't look away. He wanted t, but he couldn't.
The mirror clattered on the floor.
Harry walked up to Dumbledore's office later, to report that he had 'found' Draco.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE MY SON IS!" Narcissa Malfoy screeched horribly, her cane clacking loudly where she stomped it to the floor. "You said you were sure he was in the castle!"
"I know where he is." harry spoke up, earning raised eye brows from both occupants of the office.
"What did you do to my son?" She snarled, rising upon her cane.
"I didn't do anything. Pansy Parkinson hexed him into a ferret. I thought he was an actual ferret and took him as a pet, and he was human again this morning. He's in his room." he replied hollowly.
"Take me there. Now." Narcissa ordered, and Harry nodded walking slowly for her limp, a pang of guilt hitting him in the stomach every time the cane hit the hard stone of the hallway.
He muttered to one of the snakes on the tapestry near the entrance for the password, 'merry hippogriffs' which only sent another guilt pang in his gut. When they reached Draco's dorm, Harry was caught highly off guard as the bond teen threw himself at him, wrapping his arms around his neck and sobbing silently, tears running onto Harry's neck. Another shock was that Narcissa joined the hug as well, crying onto her son's white blond hair. Harry uncomfortably patted Malfoy's back, acutely aware of his mother's breast pressed onto his shoulder.
"I was so worried, Draco! I can't loose you too!" She sobbed miserably, and Harry felt his gut wrench again.
"I know, mom. I'm sorry…" the tenor tones were muffled into Harry's shoulder, which was uncomfortably damp with tears. " I'm sorry to you too, Harry. I didn't. I mean.. I'm sorry…" He mumbled and gripped Harry around the waist, squeezing tightly. Harry sighed.
"Now, would somebody explain who I have to have killed?" Narcissa Malfoy asked congenially, smoothing out her dark green dress, and dabbing at her eyes with a ilk kerchief.
"Pansy." Her son replied, wiping his eyes in a childish way. Harry ignored the part of him saying it was cute.
" Oh… that's a problem. You're betrothed to her, dear."
"But I don't want to marry pansy…" He pouted, looking up with big gray eyes. Harry also ignored the part of him that turned to goop on the floor. He insisted it was simply because he had never seen the other teen act like this. And that was it. Yup. He wasn't attracted or anything. Nope.
Ok…Maybe I like him a little…
"Did she really turn you into a ferret?" Mrs. Malfoy asked, rubbing the bridge of her nose in an irritated fashion.
"Yes….And I wasn't even a cute ferret…." He muttered. Harry snickered under his breath.
" Fine. The betrothal is off. Ok, pumpkin tart?"
"Thank you mum!" Malfoy grinned. They said goodbyes, and as soon as Narcissa had clumped out into the dungeons, Malfoy spun around and gave a very unmanly shriek and laughed, clapping his hands and jumping up and down.
"I don't have to marry Pansy!" he repeated, in a singsong nature before plopping into a chair and laughing.
"it's almost worth being a ferret!" He sighed happily. "I could almost kiss you Potter, Almost!"
"Um…why?" Harry asked.
Draco rolled his eyes. Could Potter get anymore dense? Cute, but dense. Draco thought. He smiled, walked up to Harry and pulled the other's boys chin up to meet Draco's eyes. Aha! I'm taller by an inch! And I'm not a ferret!
"I'm queer, Potter. And Pansy's an ugly bitch." He smiled at the shocked look in Harry's eyes, and pecked a kiss of the tip of his nose, before rounding about to change his clothes, leaving Harry staring with his adorable green eyes wide. It was amazing how much better Draco felt. He wasn't a ferret, he didn't have to marry pansy, and he had a crush on the boy who lived. More like the guilt ridden, angst ridden, lonely boy who wants to die. He slipped Harry's sweater over his head, inhaling the scent of Harry he'd grown so accustomed to. He slipped on a pair of black slacks and a white button down from his uniform and smoothed his hair back. It was actually easier to manage with out all the hair potions, and it was still sleek and slytherin as ever.
"Why did you…what was…huh?" Harry asked, his cheeks still a bright cherry pink. Oh, great Now he had to tell Harry…he heaved a sigh.
"Because…you got to me. I had blamed you for the war, for my mum's leg, for everything. Mostly because I thought that it didn't affect you, you seemed happy, and like you had a life. I never thought to see past the act." Draco replied softly, wiping away a tear from Harry's cheek, noting how bronze the other boy was against Draco's cream colored skin.
"You aren't going to tell anybody, are you?"
"No. But I'm murdering Weasel and the mud blood." He snarled. And don't you say no, because what they did was awful!" Harry closed his mouth after opening it to protest.
"You think we could start over, maybe?" Harry asked, extending a hand towards Draco. He smiled lightly, remembering how embarrassed and hurt he'd been that he was rejected as a friend. He had gotten over it, but it stung at the time. He nodded.
"Hi there. I'm Draco Malfoy. Flaming queer and sneaky bastard extraordinaire." he received a laugh and a smile.
"Harry Potter. Murderer of old Volders, sneaky loser extraordinaire, and angst ridden teen of doom." Draco laughed aloud, shaking his hand.
"And I am hungry!" Draco moaned, his stomach making an embarrassing noise.
"Me too." Harry smiled. They walked down to the Great Hall in silence, and Draco smiled. Maybe he ought to thank pansy….
I know it's short, but I had to end it there for this chapter. This isn't the last. I still have to have copious make out/ possible shag ness and Weasley murders. Thank you so much for all the reviews! I love you guys so much. 20 reviews for a chapter I think. Maybe have missed a couple….. 3