A/N hey chickens, what's shaking? This chappies short and sweet so you better or love it, the next ones almost finished so it will be up soon,fluffy bits in the next one I promise x 1000000, love you all, especially my wonderful, beautiful, incredibley shexi beta, sarah
Harry woke to find himself nestled between two crisp white sheets, those of which are only found in the Hogwarts hospital wing.
"So your awake then are you?" Madam Pomfrey thrust herself into view, almost nose to nose with Harry.
"You stupid boy potter, never in all my years of nursing here have I ever experienced such an idiotic act of stupidity as you displayed on Friday. Its Tuesday morning by the way. You slept through most of the withdrawals but you'll still definitely feel uncomfortable. I had to repair spinal damage and countless broken bones after your superman impersonation. I must notify Dumbledore and Draco that you have awoken. Draco's spent every minute here outside of classes. The pain and sadness you've put that boy through Harry. You should be ashamed." Madam Pomfrey wondered off through the hospital wing and into her office, still muttering insults at Harry as she left.
Harry lifted his arm and reached over to retrieve his glasses with great difficulty. Every muscle ached and burned as though he had just completed an intense exercise regime instead of simply reaching over and lifting his glasses. He put them on with shaky hands and the ceiling came into sharp focus. Harry spent the next few minutes staring up at the ceiling, trying to find a segment of his body that didn't feel shit, so far the winner was his left ankle which only twinged when he moved it, instead of making him feel like his hole body was on fire with pain.
After a few minutes of silence he could hear the distant sound of footsteps drawing nearer to the hospital wing. He turned his head to the right towards the door and, in the doorway, saw Albus Dumbledore.
"It's good to see your awake dear boy, very good indeed. The circumstances which brought you here though definitely need some reconsideration. I could get angry at you harry. I would have every reason to stand here and yell at you all afternoon, but I know that will achieve nothing and to be completely honest I have better things to do with my time. Instead I am going to offer you 2 altimatems and allow you to chose your future. The first is you stay in this hospital wing until I feel you are ready to rejoin the day to day trials of life at Hogwarts, you will never touch drugs again while in this castle and you will attend weekly couinciling sessons with the teacher of your choice. the alternative is you stay here until your feeling better, then you leave Hogwarts forever. I will allow you to keep your wand but you are to never set foot back into this castle. And you are to never contact any one within this castle while they reside here. I will not tolerate drugs Harry. It is one of the things in this world I refuse to accept. What is your decision." Dumbledore by this time was right next to harry's bed, staring down at him. Harry turned away from Dumbledore's gaze. He knew what he would like to do. He'd like to tell Dumbledore to get fucked and leave Hogwarts. He'd no longer have the pressure of the future of the wizarding world resting solely on his shoulders. He'd no longer be restricted by the day to day routine of Hogwarts, no longer have to endure the looks of hatred he received off people he once considered his closest friends. He knew what he would chose though. Hogwarts had been the first and only place he had called home. That he had felt he belonged and even though he didn't feel it at the moment he couldn't leave it behind. He also knew Hogwarts was the only place he was safe.
" you already know my answer. So why waste time asking the question?" harry quieried, dragging his eyes back onto Dumbledore.
" To make sure you are still the harry i placed all my trust in." Dumbledore shot harry a last smile before turning and exiting the hospital wing briskly, stopping only to acknowledge Madam Pomfrey.
Harry lifted his shaking hands to his eyes and rubbed vigorously, he was so tired, so drained, but he knew his mind wouldn't let his body rest. He had too much to think about. Harry was so lost in his own thoughts he hardly noticed Draco standing in the far corner of the hospital wing staring at him.
"You going to come and talk to me?" Harry asked, sitting up cross legged on his bed and pulling a pillow onto his lap, hugging it to his chest tightly
"No. you don't deserve communication with Me." he heard draco mutter.
"If you're going to talk to me, draco, at least make it obvious," Harry said, staring right at him
" Why should I? Everything i've done for you in the past you've thrown back in my face,"Draco spat viciously, still refusing to meet harry's eye
"Then why are you here? If I've thrown everything back at you, why are you standing in the corner?" Harry said softly, not wanting to upset the angry teen further than he already had
" i wanted to see if you had really woken up. I also wanted you to know what i have been through the past few days because of you, because of your selfish, self indulgent behaviour."
Draco finally met harry's eyes. they were full of angry tears which draco furiously wiped away.
Harry immediately felt the guilt hit him and he looked down
"I'm sorry, Draco." He merely whispered
" Don't you appologise until you hear what you have done. i walked into my bedroom to see you inject that sickly shit into your viens. i then had to chase your trippin ass through hogwarts to make sure you didn't hurt yourself or anyone else and caught up to you just intime to see you throw yourself off the stairs down to the entrance hall." draco paused, took a deep breath, not taking his eyes
off harry, and continued." I stayed with your bleeding, broken body until someone could get a teacher to come. i didn't know wether you were alive or fucking dead. i spent 12 and a half hours sitting outside the hospital wing until madam pomfrey came out to tell me you'd atleast survive and i have been here every spare minute of my day begging you to wake up and now that you have alls i want to do
is slap you. slap your stupid tragic face." Draco advanced on harry and shoved him hard so he fell flat on his back. Harry didn't attempt to get off or fight back as draco shook him, he just sobbed uncontrolably
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Harry didn't know what to do. The guilt caused by the pain he had forced upon Draco increased tenfold. He was surprised to see that Draco was crying to, he pulled Draco ontop of him and hugged him tightly, whispering over and over again about how sorry he was.
draco lifted his tear stained face from harry's chest, dragging himself away from harry, whiping his face on his robes.
" I thought you were dead Harry. to be honest i'd always wished Voldemorte would come and wipe you out but if you died now... it would fucking destroy me. your the only mate i have that i give a shit about and its really scaring me. we're ment to hate eachother pothead. whats
going on?" draco asked, tilting his head and staringdown atharry, complete confusion blanketing his face.
"I don't know, Draco, I honestly don't know." Harry admitted. "If some had told me in third year or something that this would happen, I'd send them to St. Mungos. But now... I'm just so sorry I caused you this... I wish... I don't know."
" I fucking hate it that you threw everything I did for you back in my face. I can barely stand even looking at you. If you were anyone else I would have fucking hexed you into oblivion. i want to hate you so bad harry. I want to be able to walk out of that room and never come back but I know it won't happen. But right now… I can't talk to you. i have to go." Draco turned and walked towards the door. Harry called out to him to come back but he kept walking.
" Mr potter? Mr potter… I have some sleeping potion for you. you need to stay rested so you can get well." Madam pomfrey advanced onto harry, pushing a goblet of potion into his hands. Harry drunk deeply and thanked madam pomfrey who smiled slightly.
" Don't worry harry. Draco will come back," Madam pomfrey assured him just as he dropped off to sleep.
