Chapter dedicated to Didge Demon for being so sweet... If you wanna read a great D/H story check hers out 'Lowly Beginnings'!

Right Now...

"Harry..." Someone whispered into the darkness of the otherwise silent room.

A few seconds passed and again I hear the whisper of my name followed by a, "Are you awake Harry?"

I grunted and slowly turned my body so that I can looked at Ron, who is laying on his back staring up at the ceiling. "Yes Ron?" I asked drowsily, I'm still having trouble with opening my eyes, which are protesting in tiredness.

"I just wanted to ask you something but it's not important... It can wait."

It's only a tad annoying to be awakened in the middle of the night by your friend only to have said friend not want to discuss the problem when you're awake. So holding back a sigh I force myself to stay awake and look at my redheaded friend.

"Ron just ask me what you wanted to ask me."

"How do you know you love Malfoy?"

Now I was the silent one, whatever I expected to hear wasn't that. A frown marred my forehead as I still quiet stared at Ron.

"It was stupid I know, nevermind Harry you don't have to answer." Ron said mistaking my silence for not wanting to discuss Draco.

"No it's ok Ron." I reassured him. "It just took me by surprise."

"So how do you know you love Malfoy?" He asked again almost hesitantly.

"I don't know... I didn't just wake up one day and said to myself, 'I love Draco. I didn't even realize it till the fight we had, remember when you caught me with Draco." I felt rather then saw Ron nodded. "It was gradual I guess."

"But I thought it was... um just a physical thing." He asked so awkwardly that I laughed out loud.

"Don't die of shock Ron but we were both capable of talking with each other without fighting and did so often."

"About what?"

"A lot of things, our families, the war things like that." I said missing Draco more then I had all summer. I always missed him but with training and studying my mind was kept on other things, until the night hit that is. With a sigh I reached for the sliver ring that laid on sliver necklace around my neck. It had come with the letter Draco had sent me.

'My mother gave me this ring for my thirteen birthday, it was hers before she gave it to me and before that belonged to her father. She told me that when I met someone special to give the ring to him or her.'

The ring was beautiful. I knew I'd never take it off or leave somewhere and I couldn't help but feel happy. I'm someone special to Draco... Does he love me though?

"Harry do you think Hermione likes me?" Ron asked softly. "I... um I was just wondering-"

I cut him off. "Ron do you want to ask Hermione out?"

"Kind of, I mean not... Yea."

"Then ask her out."

"But-"

Before he could go on another nervous rant I said. "Just ask her out, you know the worst that could happen is that she laughs in your face."

"Harry!"

"Joking but really ask her out."

"Fine I will tomorrow."

"Good." I said and turned on my side to go back to bed.

There was silence and I thought Ron had gone to bed when I heard him shift. "Thanks Harry."

I threw my pillow at him. "You're welcome dork."

The summer quickly faded and the start of the new school year was fast approaching. Snape doubled my efforts with my training so that basically had no time to really enjoy my summer. But at least when I would meet Voldemort again I would no more then just the disarming spell. Ron asked Hermione out and she, to no-ones surprise had accepted and they were now very happy together. A few weeks before the new year was to start we got our letters from school and Ron was still a prefect while Hermione was made Head Girl (we were all happy for her but again not very surprise.) the usual trip to Diagon Alley was made and we bought our required school supplies and then September 1st sprang on us.

"Can you believe our 7th year is about to start in a matter of hours?" Hermione asked.

We were on the train and after Ron and Hermione took care of their prefect and head girl duties the three of us sat in the compartment eating snacks and talking. Various people had come in to say hi and catch up but none of them were Draco. In fact I hadn't seen Draco anywhere on the platform or the train.

"How can we forget 'Mione when you only keep reminding us every hour since we've stepped on the train." Ron answered her as he picked up a chocolate frog.

I snorted and rolled my eyes as Hermione huffs. "But this will be our last year, after this we'll all go off in different directions." She says pensively.

"Damn Hermione we're leaving Hogwarts not dying or something. We can still see each other after school, probably not everyday but we'll still be friends." I tell her becoming more depressed by the topic of conversation.

I was taken aback when Hermione suddenly threw her arms around me in a hug. "We have to keep in touch Harry no matter what! We'll be best friends, always." She said letting go and getting up. "I'm gonna go find Ginny so we can change." And with that my brunette and at the moment slightly crazy friend left.

A moment of silence passed between Ron and me before he reached into his pocket and took out some cards. "Exploding Snaps?"

"Welcome students to another year where I hope everyone tries to learn something. Please everyone note that the Forbidden Forest is just that, forbidden and anyone who cares to know Mr. Flinch the caretaker has a list posted on his door with all the objects that are not acceptable. No magic in the corridors and with that last notice everyone tuck in!" Dumbledore said, his eyes twinkling and a smile on his lips as he stared at all of us.

The food appeared on the table and we all directed our attention to that. The sorting had been long and the snacks we had on the train were now long forgotten. I dug in but couldn't help but look over to the Slytherin table for the millionth time since I entered the great hall. Everyone was there, even the 10 new slytherins but there was no Draco and no matter how much I wished he was there he wasn't. With a quiet sigh I picked up my fork and eat only to be distracted by Seamus.

"Did you guys here that Malfoy wasn't returning?" He was talking with Dean and Neville but was sitting near Ron and me so I couldn't help but over hear.

"Why did his mum pull him out or something?" Neville asked as he bit into his chicken leg.

"Who knows, my guess is that he went off and joined you-know-who."

"He didn't!" I snapped and they all turned to look at me. Immediately I turned bright red. "I mean... um Voldemort usually doesn't take them that young." I finished quietly knowing it was a poor excuse but I didn't know what else I could say to explain my outburst.

"Oh right." Seamus nodded and turned away.

Thankfully they changed the topic and throughout the welcoming feast I kept mostly quiet. I couldn't help my outburst mostly because I knew the truth and I hated how they were talking about Draco. He's not a deatheater and what gave them the right to judge someone they didn't know? I still wish I knew where Draco had gone too, I even asked Snape during the summer if Draco had contacted him but the blonde hadn't and after my birthday I hadn't received another letter from him either.

"Come on Harry the feast is over." Ron said and I snapped out of my thinking realizing that I had missed all of what Dumbledore had said but if it was important I was sure to hear about it from Hermione.

After reaching the common room I had no energy left and I bid Ron goodnight and nodded to Hermione as he introduced all the new gryffindors to their new home for the next seven years. I made my way up to the dorms and changed quickly, not wanting to have to chat with my other dorm-mates and went to bed. It took me about two hours to finally fall into an uneasy sleep, while all my other dorm-mates snored and dreamt pleasantly... Life wasn't fair sometimes... Most of the time if you're me... Aren't you lucky you aren't?

Two an half months since he's been gone. Eighty-one days since the new school has started and I haven't seen him... I'm not desperate or bored enough to calculate how many hours he's been gone though I'm sure the numbers go well past into the hundreds. But damn I didn't think you could miss someone so much. I mean there are days that I can't sleep because my minds just plagued with Draco. What's he doing? Was he ok? Would I ever get to see him again... Arg it was sick how obsessed I was but I couldn't help it.

It was now November 20 and I was in the library trying to focus on my potions essay but I was finding it hard. Since school had started I threw myself into my studies, quidditch and continued training whenever I had the chance just anything that would take my mind off Draco.

Another thing that bothered me was how quiet Voldemort was being, not since the night he attacked the Dursley had there been any word on him. While some may find it fine I found it unnerving. He was planning something and I only hoped that I was ready for whatever he hurled my way.

I threw my quilt down with a sigh, the essay it seemed wasn't going to be completed tonight. "You're stressing too much Harry." Someone said next to me, startled I looked up to find Hermione staring back at me with a concerned looked.

"I'm just trying to think."

"Well you're thinking too much. Come on dinner is being served and Ron is waiting for us and you know how he gets with food." She said as she helped me put away my school supplies.

"Food over homework... Hermione I never thought I'd see the day." I said trying to lighten up the mood.

"Only this once and don't tell Ron." Hermione winked and I cracked a smile.

We walked out of the library in silence and made our way to the great hall. But before we entered Hermione stopped and turned to me.

"He's alright Harry, you'll see."

"I hope so..."

"Malfoy's a big boy Harry he can take care of himself." She pulled me into a quick hug before we stepped through the great hall, the aroma of food hitting my nose.

I was digging into my chicken and mash potatoes, half listening to Ron as he told us a story about the time the twins turned Percy into a cabbage and their mum almost cooked him when the great hall doors were blown apart.

Dust and pieces of the door flew in all directions, I couldn't see at all but heard screaming and yelling, someone I think it was Hermione, grabbed my arm. Coughing I got my wand out waited till the dust cleared, my wand pointed at the door.

More screams erupted around the great hall as Voldemort stepped in. His red eyes blazing and a twisted smirk playing on his lips.

Is that not the worst cliff-hanger you've read or what! MAWAHAHAHAHAHAH it's so much fun to be evil...

Ok :takes a deep breath: like all good things this story is coming to an end! I know, I'm sad about it too but there's only so much I can do with this story! And it's one of my longest. Don't worry there's about 3 maybe 4 chapters left... Give or take... There could me more but let's see how it plays out first!

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