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WARNING; Pre-slash if you do not like do not read remember you have freedom of choice. Reviews appreciated but no flames, those will be ignored.

STORY; as we get older and some of us actually mature you find that what you firmly believed was the truth can suddenly shift into something completely opposite and how you handle that shows what kind of adult you can become. Harry must deal with what he considers to be the weirdest summer of his life. Enemies become allies, friends become enemies, and sometimes there is a very thin line between love and hate, attraction and fighting. Poor Harry, poor Draco

PAIRINGS: HP/DM, SS/RL, GW/OC, RW/HrG, NL/LL

Chapter 5: Why me?

Harry closed his eyes tightly and started muttering, "This is dream, I fell asleep waiting for Remus and I'm dreaming. When I open my eyes, there will be no one here? Right, here goes."

Harry opened his eyes, groaned and sank into a chair. "All I wanted was a nice quiet day, a little torturing by Snape, talking to Remus, a good dinner and maybe practice some spells. That is all; it's not too much to ask. But noooo, I have Uncle Vernon making a scene, I have Mr "Tell everybody I'm a werewolf" making a scene, I have to travel by portkey which I loathe; I have to listen to a lecture about responsibility and not jumping to conclusions. Now I have to deal with my second worst nightmare lying on the sofa, in the house that he should not be able to find, much less be able to enter. So once again why me, what ever I did to piss off the gods with I'm sorry, okay."

Draco drawled mockingly "It is not always about you Potter you know. Last time I looked the world did not revolve around you. Now go away you're disturbing my nap"

Harry looked at him in disbelief "Your nap! What the hell are you doing here Malfoy? What is the matter Ferret, life got too hard without daddy to cover your ass. Maybe you decided you're too pretty to take the dark mark ('where the hell did that come from' he thought) or just too much of a coward."

"None of your business Potter, this is a need to know basis and obviously you don't need to know" Draco sneered and turned his head away from Harry. "Don't forget to turn down the fire and please let the door hit you in the arse on the way out."

Harry stood up, clenching his wand in his fist, in a low angry voice he said "Tell me what you are doing here Malfoy or..."

"Or what, is the Golden Boy going to raise his wand to me." Draco turned to stare at Harry and continued speaking in a low sarcastic voice "It is against the rules you know to attack your opponent when he is down and we all know you are too perfect to break the rules. Besides your all by yourself, you cannot attack with out your shadows can you. Where are the Weasel and the Mudblood anyway?"

Harry's green eyes seemed to burn with an inner fire and he took a trembling step closer to the teen lying on the sofa. "Get to your feet Malfoy, your going to pay for that one." Draco just watched him silently from the sofa his fists clenched in anger. "I said get up. Now!" Harry shouted.

Draco opened his mouth to say something while levering his body up slightly. Suddenly his face twisted into a horrible grimace and with a heartrending moan subsided back down. Burying his face in the cushions, he tried to muffle his cry of pain.

Harry stood frozen in shock, 'What was happening, Malfoy would never show a weakness?' he thought. Harry spoke up quietly, "Malfoy, are you okay?" Draco spoke in a muffled voice "Hand me a cup of that potion," with a wave of his clenched fist, he indicated the pitcher and cup sitting to the side. Harry could see that his face contorted in a grimace of pain and his body was beginning to tremble. "Hurry damn you" Draco hissed "or get Snape if you don't want to help."

Harry sprang to life, putting his wand back in his sleeve; he poured some of the potion in cup, recognizing at once the smell of a pain potion. He knew Snape would blame him he always did and probably Remus would as well, turning he thrust the cup at Malfoy "Here Malfoy." Malfoy reached for the cup but could not get a grip he was trembling too much. "For god's sake you're such a helpless git." Harry muttered thinking that Malfoy was putting on act and reached down to steady the cup so Malfoy could drink.

As he twisted his head and shoulders to try to sip the potion, the blanket covering his body began to slip. Harry let out a horrified gasp when he saw Malfoy's back. Covered in deep raw looking gouges, Malfoys' back looked like raw meat; he could tell some of cuts were still open since the gauze covering them showed red stains. 'Bloody hell Malfoy, what happened to you?' he thought looking down at the trembling body of his enemy. His Gryffindor side kicked in and kneeling he said quietly "Hold on Malfoy" and taking his wand, he transfigured a quill from the table into a long bendable straw. Placing it into the cup, he held the other end to Malfoy's mouth. "Hold still and drink, you're not doing any good by moving about."

"I don't need your pity Potter" Malfoy sneered turning his head away and trying to move the blanket back up.

"That's good because you don't have it. Now be a good little Ferret and drink the potion before Snape comes in and hexes me for upsetting his favourite pain in the ass."

Malfoy stared at him from for a minute, then giving a small smirk said "That's your title Scarhead" and began sipping the potion. After a few minutes, he emptied the cup and relaxed back on the sofa.

Harry set the cup and straw down and reaching over rearranged the blanket covering up the scars. Rising Harry began to leave the room halting when he heard Malfoy speak in a low voice, "I could have done it myself you know."

Grinning Harry understood that this was as close to a thank you as he was going to get from him said, "You're welcome" and left the room.

Harry leaned against the closed door wondering when his life had gotten so strange, at a small noise he looked up into the eyes of Remus and Snape.

Remus asked, "Harry are you okay" a worried note in his voice. Looking at them, he nodded and turning to Snape said, "I just gave Malfoy about a cup of the pain potion, you might want to check on him."

Snape raised an eyebrow and growled, "Why did Draco need the pain potion Potter. What did you do now?"

Harry shrugged and said, "I insulted him, he insulted me, blah, blah blah, then Malfoy tried to move, that set off a reaction, I gave him the potion, end of story."

Looking at Remus, he said, "So you have anything else you want to surprise me with or should I just have that nervous breakdown now."

Snape sniffed and swept into the living room to check on Malfoy while Remus led Harry into the kitchen saying, "I did tell you there was a lot going on you didn't know about."

"Yeah but Malfoy, bloody hell Remus the way things are going for me right now the next thing that is going to happen is you're going to tell me is you're shagging Snape." With his back to Remus as they entered the kitchen, he missed the wince that crossed the werewolf's face.

Draco kept his face buried in the cushion 'Why did it have to be Potter of all people, no one was supposed to see him like this least of all his worst enemy' He laughed bitterly thinking 'Well not his worst enemy now, that role belonged to his so called father.' Hearing the door open he pretended to be asleep so as not to speak to anyone. The footsteps came closer moving quietly, too quietly to be Potter

"Draco how is the pain, do you need more potion?" Draco sighed it was only Sev, opening his eyes he looked around at his godfather, "I suppose you met Potter. He didn't know about me being here did he?"

After a minute he continued "Does he know about you and Lupin?" Seeing the look on Snapes face he laughed weakly "Merlin it's going to be loud around here for a while."

Snape sighed "Remus plans to tell him today so yes it probably will be loud. Potter I am sure will not react well. Do you wish to move to your room or are you comfortable here.?"

Draco smiled wryly "Sev I am not comfortable anywhere but I'll stay here for now. You had better get back to Lupin he is going to need you soon."

From the kitchen they heard a loud yell of "WHO" and they both winced.

Tbc