Miles Apart

We'll be miles apart

I may be starting a new life

But you're always in my heart...

Draco

It's a strange feeling waking up with a smile on your face, mind you not an unpleasant feeling but still strange. I rolled over on my other side, feeling content and I reached out for Harry but felt nothing but an empty space. Funny how one moment you could be thrilled and seconds later feel so wretched.

Raising myself on my elbows I looked to my right and found Harry missing from my bed and no where to be seen in the room. Closing my eyes I fell back on the bed, it was as if last night had been a dream, something sweet but bittersweet knowing that in the end I would wake and the sweet dream would be over. But last night had been no dream, it had happened even Harry would like to pretend otherwise. Why was I even so surprised by this? I knew that Harry wasn't going to be there in the morning. But I couldn't deny that a part of me wanted him to be there. Damn him for leaving! Why did he always have to leave?! I opened my eyes again and sat up, there was no way I was going back to sleep now.

"So Harry you will be staying at Grimmauld Place till the new school year." Dumbledore said in his usual tranquil voice. The headmaster had called me to his office after breakfast days before the school year was to end to finally tell me of my new living arrangements. I was not surprised to learn that the Order of the Phoenix had a meeting place but I was surprised to hear it was my godfather's home.

"How will I get there?"

"After you arrive at Kings Cross Lupin and Tonks will be there, from there you'll take a portkey to the house." The headmaster told me and I nodded. "Is that all?"

I nodded and stood up. "Thank you sir." Before I reached the door though Dumbledore spoke again.

"Prof. Snape will come by the second week of summer to work out your schedule."

I nodded and left wondering what exactly Snape was going teach me. As if it wasn't enough having to see the potion's master twice a week now I had to see the man during my vacation, surly Snape would be livid at having to spend more then his required time with me. Oh the joy was overwhelming.

I walked outside where many other students were still mingling. It wasn't as hot as it was in the noon hour and many were taking of advantage of it. In three days my sixth year would be over and I would be living with Sirius, something I had dreamed about since first meeting my godfather in third year. I was looking forward to it but not to the extra lessons Dumbledore was making me take. But I knew he was preparing for what was to come. Preparing me for Voldemort.

With a quiet sigh I came to stop at the lake and watched the waves. I knew I needed to go back inside for dinner but I didn't want to be surrounded by all the other students looking forward to the end of the year, or discussing how they did on the final exams. Being in the great hall also meant that I had to see Draco, something I'd been avoiding since that night a month ago. But then again he wasn't seeking me out either, if he wasn't ignoring me he was throwing me an icy glare. Not that I didn't deserve it. I can only image how mad Draco was when he woke up in the morning to find me gone. But like I've told him before I did what needed to be done.

The end of the year came and gryffindor won the house cup and I celebrated with the rest of my house, even managing to have fun at the leaving feast though I forced myself several times not to look at the slytherin table. The beds were made and for the first time in many months I could see the floor in my dorm-room, Hedwig was in her cage and I was making my way out of the castle with Ron and Hermione who were chatting about going to Grimmauld Place. Hermione would be there a month before the new term and Ron and his family would be there two weeks into the summer break.

The ride back to King Cross was pretty dry, with no Draco coming to bother us we basically talked, played Exploding Snaps and ate candy. A couple of hours later we pulled into the station and all the students rushed off to meet their relatives. I followed after Ron and we immediately saw Mrs. Weasley standing near Remus and Tonks, whose hair was neon green and attracting a lot of attention.

"Ron! Harry dear how are you?" Mrs. Weasley cried out happily embracing her son and then me in a hug. Hermione was hugging her own parents as well.

"Good thank you Mrs. Weasley." I said and turned my attention to Remus who smiled at me and I returned the gesture.

"How you been Harry?" My old professor asked me.

"As good I as I can be Moony."

As we were getting ready to leave I had the feeling as if someone's eyes were on me, when I turned to my left my gazed locked with the one person I'd been avoiding. Draco who had found his mother was staring straight at me and I couldn't help but stare back.

Abruptly his lips moved and he mouthed the word. "Bye." And with that he turned away and resumed staring at his mother who was talking to some other women.

"Harry!"

"What?" I said turning back to Remus who was staring at me intently.

"I said it's time to go."

"Oh." Before I placed my hand on the portkey I looked to where Draco had been but found him gone and I second later I was too.

I will always hate traveling by portkey, I can never stick my landings and always landed on my back or face. What made it worst was that both Tonks and Remus stayed on their feet while I landed on my face. Remus helped me up and I brushed the dirt off my shirt trying to look unperturbed by landing on my face in front of them, thankfully they said nothing though I'm sure the cough from Tonks was hiding her laughter.

As we entered the house I was taken off the ground by my godfather who had been waiting impatiently by the door. "Took you long enough to get here." Sirius said as he sat me down on my feet again.

"We were talking to the Weasley's." I said and was lead into the kitchen where sandwiches were waiting for us.

After lunch Tonks left, she said she needed to go back to the ministry and I was shown my room as well as the rest of the house. For the first in a long time I felt better, I was living with my godfather and at least for a few hours I could be distracted from missing Draco.

"You're going to teach me what again?"

Snape rolled his eyes but answered my question anyways. "Occlumency Potter now pay attention and reframe from making your idiotic comments."

Now it was my turn to roll my eyes. It was my first lesson with Snape and for me or I think the both of us it came to soon. I was having a great time, really getting to know Sirius who told me stories about my parents and all the Weasley's were here so it was almost like being back at the Burrow. But now I had to learn occlumency with Snape, among other things.

"Occlumency is a branch of magic that seals the mind against magical intrusion and influences, seeing as the dark lord is a skilled Legilimency-"

I couldn't stop myself from asking. "What's legilimency?"

"The ability to extract feelings and memories from another person minds." He almost sounded like Hermione that it was uncanny, like talking to a textbook... It's freaky.

"So it's almost like mind reading."

"You think too much like a muggle Potter." Snape scoffed at me. "It's more complex then mind reading. But back on topic because of your scar Potter you are more vulnerable to the dark lord and for that reason the headmaster wishes you to learn occlumency."

"So Voldemort won't have a chance to control me." I said putting two and two together.

"You do have a brain after all." Snape said as he reached into his robes and pulled out his wand. "Take out your wand Potter." I did and waited for him to explain. "Now Potter I need you to close your eyes and let go of every emotion running through you...You may try to disarm me. One...Two...Three- Legilimens!"

Images flew before my eyes all racing and fleeting. I saw myself when I was three sitting in my cupboard flicking a spider away..... Meeting Ron for the first time..... A quidditch match between Ravenclaw..... Then I was back on the train changing into my uniform when Draco stepped in..... Oh no Snape couldn't see that, he can't find out about Draco and me--!

I felt a pain in my knees and I was back in the room with Snape but I was on the floor, Snape's wand by my feet.

"Not bad for the first time could have been better. Give me back my wand." Snape said and I stood grabbing the wand before tossing it over to him. He gave me a few minutes to compose myself again before he lifted his wand again.

"You have to focus more Potter and let go of everything. Are you ready?" Snape asked.

I nodded and took a deep breath trying to let go of everything, trying to stop thinking-

"Legilimens!"

Ok I'm going to stop it here because if not then it's going to become a long chapter and I can't let that happen because it won't leave anything for the next chapter. Personally I think this chapter is a bit rushed but I really couldn't come up with anything else.... It was hard enough to write some of the scenes that I just said 'fuck it I'm leaving it like this!' Promise to have a better chapter next time around, which won't be around another month. SAT and Mid-terms have passed but I still have term papers and a project... I promise to update soon let's leave it at that!

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Alright once again thank you to everyone and I promise to have the next chapter out soon! More of Snape in the next chapter and you get to hear from and about Draco... That's all I'm saying!

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