I thank you all for the wonderful reviews! I got a review that corrected some things like how I spell Malfloy. I m from Sweden and so I spell him like we do here, gomen for confusing you. I'll try to correct the error.
I m so glad that my father is better now! It turned out to be the medicine he took… poor guy…
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Yours truly.
Chapter three: None of your business!
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Harry stopped just before the huge gates that lead out from the school. He looked around but didn't see the blond Slytherin. "Where did he go? If he had left the school I should have heard the doors open and close…" he said to himself. He had been following Draco from the Great Hall but now he had lost the sight of him. "I was only a few meters behind him…"
"Yeah, so I noticed, Potter"
Harry whipped around and spotted the grey eyed boy who was sitting by the foot of one of the statues in the main hall. The boy-who-lived walked over to the slithering but was stopped when Draco jumped up and grabbed him by the front of his robes.
"Why were you following me for, Potter? Turned into a stalker?" he hissed at the black haired boy. Draco wasn't stupid. Ever since he had been available to walk he had been careful to see if anyone was following him. Living with a death eater and leave your back uncovered would be a great mistake. "Tell me, Potter, why are you stalking me?"
Harry remained calm. He wanted to help the blond and if he started to argue with Draco now, he wouldn't get the chance to confront him with what he knew. He reached up an untangled Draco's fingers from his robe and smoothened out the wrinkles. "I was on my way to the Great Hall but I saw you and I was wondering why you weren't going to the sorting" Harry said and looked into Draco's silver eyes. 'Well, it's not all a lie. I WAS going to the great hall AND I saw him go the other way' he thought to himself.
The young Malfoy snorted and shoved past Harry. "Just leave me alone, Potter, or I'll make your life miserable" he threatened and went over to the entrance. With a wave of his want the gigantic door swung open and he walked out.
Harry quickly followed the blond and was just available to get out when the doors closed. He looked back to see if the robes had gotten caught between the doors but they hadn't luckily. He turned around to see where Draco had gone and spotted the ends of his black and green robe vanish on the other side of the bridge. 'Ether he is walking really fast or he was running' Harry thought as he ran after the Slytherin. When he reached the other side of the bridge he was out of breath. 'Draco is gone again… crap!' he cursed himself.
He stayed there for a few minutes but then decided to give up, but just as he turned to leave a small voice whispered in his. It was a smooth woman's voice. 'The lake, he has gone down to the lake'
Harry didn't bother to wonder where the voice had come from and made his way down to the glittering lake.
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Draco collapsed by the lakes edge as he panted for breath. "Curse… pant… that Potter! Pant" he swore and slammed a fist into the soft grass. "He doesn't know when not to place his nose into others business!" he hissed and looked out at the lake.
The lake was glittering like a million diamantes in the light as a small breeze disturbed the otherwise calm water. The soft song from the birds that rested in the trees calmed the blond Malfoy's thought and he closed his eyes and let the breeze ruffle his un-gelled hair. 'I wish the beauty of this place could cure my problems' he thought.
"You are really fast you know. I almost couldn't keep up with you"
Draco gasped and snapped his eyes open to look at the intruder. "Potter" he growled. 'How could I have been so careless? I didn't hear him come! I must concentrate and not let my guard down or I m in big trouble' "Didn't I just tell you to leave me alone?"
Harry ignored him and sat down beside him. He leaned back and let his arms support him. "I should have known that you would come here. I always come here when I have a lot on my mind" he informed the blond without looking at him.
Draco turned away from him. "Not that I care or anything, but with the two goons you have around you all the time it can't be easy"
Harry smiled and chuckled. "Well, they leave me alone if I ask them. What surprises me is that you come here alone. You don't have a good reputation here and I think that many would jump the opportunity to hurt you if you were alone" he said and looked at Draco.
Draco smirked. "The same goes for you, Potter. There are many Slytherins that would hex you as soon as you leave the school" he said and stood up. "I came here to think and not listen to your useless babbling" he said and turned around to leave. The wind caught his robes and the fluttered behind him as he walked.
Harry jumped up on his feet and turned to face the blond. "I heard you when you talked to Snape" he said loud enough so that Draco would hear him. He watched as the blond stopped walking. 'That got his attention'
The young Malfoy stopped dead in his track. 'Crap, and double crap! Potter heard us? But how, I didn't see him!' "What do you mean Potter?" he asked without turning around.
Harry sighed and walked over to him. "I heard you talk with Snape. It was something about your father 'preparing' you for something. What did he mean by 'preparing'?" he asked the blond.
Draco tensed so hard that his shoulders shook. He twisted around and glared at the boy-who-lived. "Not only do you stalk me, but you listen to something that is private! Can't you just leave me alone, Potter!" he snapped, his anger rising. 'Potter can't find out! He just can't!'
Harry's hart hurt from seeing all the hatred Draco's eyes threw at him. "I know it was wrong to listen, but I heard that you mentioned something about the dark lord. I can't help to notice the change in you! You sat on the train in the same cabin as Ron without saying one nasty thing for Merlin's sake!"
Draco turned his eyes away from Harry before snapping them back. "Listen to me now, Potter! Just because we were talking about HIM it doesn't mean that it concerns you! What is wrong with me is my problem, not yours! You think that everything that has to do with the dark lord have to with you to but not this!" He clenched his hands into fists and swung them at Harry. "I don't need your help!"
Harry winched at the sharp tone. He grabbed Draco's wrists and placed a foot behind the blond and stripped him, following him down on the soft grass. He restrained the blond and sat on his stomach. He noticed the surprised look in Draco's eyes. 'He probably never thought that I would do this' "Listen. I know that what you said is true, all of it, but I can't stand at the side and watch you be hurt by Voldemort. You and I aren't the best of friends, I know, but I care about you enough to protect you if I can. If you won't tell me what 'preparing' is, I won't force you to" he said and smiled. "Voldemorth has hurt enough people"
Draco stopped struggling and glared at him. "Get of me, Potter!" he growled. 'Why does he care so much for me? Can it be that he lik…. NO! He is Potter! The boy-who-didn't-die'
Harry sighed as he saw the anger in Draco's silver eyes. He released Draco's small wrist and placed his thumbs over Draco's eyes. "You know, your eyes are like your fathers but still not. I really like them when they don't shine with anger, arrogance and such" he said. He lifted himself from the blond. "If you want to talk, you know where to find me" he said and left the young Malfoy on the grass by the lake.
Draco looked after him before standing up himself. He looked at the Gryffindor before turning back to the lake. 'There is something in Potter that makes me feel… safe…'
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"There you are, Harry! You didn't show up at the sorting where were you?" Hermione asked as Harry entered the common room.
Ron looked up from the book he was reading. "Yeah, I mean you said that you were going to come. We had to tell Dumbledore that you were feeling ill" he said and took a chocolate frog. It wiggled in his grip before hopping of. "Slippery little buggers"
Harry sat down in one of the armchairs by the warming fire. "Something came up" he said. 'Yeah, a Malfoy came up…. Shut up' he argued in his head. "So, did we get many new students for Gryffindor?"
Ron smiled. "Two more then Slytherin!" cheered from under the couch as he chased his chocolate frog. "Come here, ya little…"
Hermione sighed. "It doesn't really matter how many we got. You should really have shown up! The new students were so excited to see you, Harry" Hermione said.
The emerald eyed boy removed his glasses and rubbed his eyes. "Hermione, I know that, and I m sorry for not showing up, but as I said I got hindered" he said and placed his glasses back on. "I m going to take a nap if you two don't mind" he said and stood up. "Wake me up later, ok?"
Ron, who finally had managed to catch the small frog nodded. "Sure, Harry! We'll wake you up before we go to the library to get some books" he said and looked down at the frog. "Ewww…. It all covered in dust"
Hermione looked at the red haired boy. "You shouldn't eat so much chocolate, Ron. It's not healthy"
Harry smiled and left to go to bed. When he reached the bed he lay down on it and stared at the ceiling. He remembered the soft skin of Draco's face when he had touched him and his fingers tingled at the thought. 'I wish I had the guts to tell him how much I care for him. Why won't he tell me what's wrong? Well, even if he said that he didn't want my help, I'll keep an eye on him' he thought and closed his eyes. As soon as his eyes closed he saw a pair of silver orbs before him and a soft smile spread out on his face. 'I truly love his silver eyes…'
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"Hey, Draco! Where were you? You never showed up and Snape said that you weren't feeling well" Pansy asked as soon as the blond entered the Slytherin common room. The dark haired girl went up to him and picked at the twigs and leafs in his hair. "Where did you get this from? You aren't the type that likes to lie on the ground like a filthy worm" she said and pulled a twig out from the golden strands.
Draco winched as the small twig was pulled loose. "Cut it out, Pansy! Leave me alone" he snapped and ran a hand through his hair. He could feel the dirt in his hair after Potter had tripped him on the ground. "I m going to take a shower before resting up, ok? Don't disturb me" he told the girl. "If Blaise shows up, tell him that I m resting"
Pansy nodded with a sigh. She then looked up and frowned. "Be sure to wash the dirt out from around your eye" she said and left the common room to look for Blaise.
'Dirt around my eye? What is she rambling about?' Draco wondered and jogged to the bathroom. He held a hand over his face as he made his way over to the common bathroom .He made sure that no one was there and went up to one of the mirrors on the wall. What he saw chocked him. The skin around his left eye was black and the once silver orb had taken a slightly blue colour.
'My eye…' he touched his left eye and drew back. His fingers were clean but the dirt stayed there. 'It's not dirt! It's the symbol my father drew!'
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Lucius dipped a finger into the dark liquid and moved the hand to Draco's face. He moved the coated finger over Draco's left eye. He ran his finger over the eyelid and made s small curve over his cheekbone. "Your sight is his" Lucius said.
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Draco sat on the train and read from the book while the trio chatted with a student from the seventh year. 'When the symbols are activated, the one who has been prepared must be careful not to be around others then the chosen. If the chosen ones name hasn't been mentioned under the preparing, anyone can bind themselves to the prepared one'. 'Father never mentioned His name… there is still a chance'
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"You know, your eyes are like your fathers but still not. I really like them when they don't shine with anger, arrogance and such"
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Draco sank down to the floor and held a palm over his painted eye. His father's words echoed in his head. 'Your sight is his….'
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Gomen for the short chap but I have Christmas shopping to do!
