Thoughts in the dark

Draco and Harry were lying on Harry's bed in Gryffindor Tower. Draco was snuggled into Harry's side and the brunette was slowly caressing his mate's back. He was thinking and was grateful that Draco was asleep so he could not hear his thoughts.

He had to protect Draco at all costs. Even if that meant breaking the blonde's heart. Harry knew that if things got too bad at Hogwarts then the Order would place him somewhere else to protect him and at the same time, they would get the attention focused away from the school to keep the students safe. Keep Draco safe.

If things ever got that bad then Harry had to leave in order to protect his love and it would probably kill them both. Therefore, Harry prayed it would never get that bad.

He held on to the blonde tighter and kissed the top of his head. He felt the blonde stir in his arms. Draco seemed to tighten his hold as he became more aware of his surroundings. Like he was scared that Harry one day would disappear. Harry kissed his lips to calm him and Draco started to slip back in to sleep.

/Don't you ever think like that again./ Harry heard a sleepy voice in his head say. He knew it was Draco and that he had caught some of the thoughts that Harry had been thinking just then. Given the reaction Draco had shown, he had caught one of the ones where he had thought of leaving him.

Harry let his fingers trail through the blonde silky hair of his lover and kissed his forehead lightly. He wanted to wake up the blonde and make love to him all night long. Of course, the blonde would rip his throat out if he did. Draco did not like to be woken up in the middle of the night. It made him grumpy.

Harry became restless and decided to go down to the Common Room and sit in front of the fire for a while. Maybe Dobby would come and pay him a visit.

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When Draco woke up two hours after Harry left the bed, he panicked. He thought his dream had come true and that Harry had left him. He had dreamed again just now, but had been a pleasant dream. He had been on a couch with Harry over him. He had been kissed and touched by Harry's clever hands and lips. His tongue had done things Draco didn't think were legal. The blonde had reluctantly woken up and found no Harry by his side. He panicked and raced out of the bed and down the stairs to find his lost mate.

Turns out, he wasn't as lost as Draco had thought. He was sitting by the fire in the Common Room. He was staring into the fire not taking his eyes off the flames until Draco slipped on to his lap. Then he curled his arms around his lover and held him close. Draco, who's panic had started to die down, put his arms around Harry's neck and laid his head on the raven haired boy's shoulder and fell asleep again.

Harry smiled down at his lover's sleeping face and rearranged him so he could carry him back to bed. It was three in the morning and Harry needed the three hours of sleep that he still could get.

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As Harry carried Draco up to bed a hooded figure stood by the stairs to the girl's dorm's and waited for them to close the door. She was supposed to meet her lord an hour ago. He was not a patient man, she knew this. But that Harry had been in the Common Room which was something she could not have foreseen. The fact that Draco seemed to cling to Harry like he was a life line would actually please her lord. A plan could be devised from that. Maybe kidnapping the blonde slut so the Savior of the Wizarding world commits suicide. Or the other way around, kidnap the Savior and the blonde commits suicide, taking the child with him.

The girl smiled, walking out of the Common Room and leaving the school so she could apparate to her Lord's Manor.

Half an hour later she was standing in front of him again. The snake faced thing was sitting on his throne with Nagini curled around his neck. He didn't look at the girl while she crawled over to him and kissed his robes.

"What have you got to tell me, my sssweet?" the lord hissed without looking at her.

"They have developed a telepathic bond, my Lord. And young Mr. Malfoy has taken to staying close to Potter. Like he's afraid to loose him, my lord." the girl said with bowed head.

"Doesss anybody elssse know of thisss?" he asked while petting the snake.

"The two idiots he calls friends, and the Weasley girl, my lord."

The Dark Lord hissed in anger at the answer. He threw a Cruciatus curse at her but lifted it after a half a minute. She could after all not help that they knew.

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...Dream...

Draco was flying on his broom. Harry was flying along his side, but not on a broom. He was shirtless and had his wings out. Draco didn't think he had been this happy in a long time, with the joy of flying and Harry by his side to protect him. They weren’t playing in a game, they were just flying.

Draco was dizzy, but to happy to pay it any mind. Then, all of a sudden, the dizziness got too much for him to handle and he fell off his broom. He saw Harry's horrified face and then closed his eyes.

Just before he slipped in to unconsciousness, he felt Harry's strong arms enfold him and he knew he was safe.

...End Dream...

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Harry was jolted awake when he felt Draco twitch in his sleep. When he was sure that nothing was wrong with his mate he put his head down on the pillow again. When he looked down at the blonde in his arms he saw a small smile play on his lips. He couldn't help but kiss those pink lips.

To his surprise Draco responded to it and his pale hands twined in his hair. A snogg session quickly began.

When Harry broke away, Draco's lips trailed down his jaw line to his neck and throat. Harry groaned and let Draco do what he wished with his body for a while before he stopped the blonde. His dragon made a protesting noise when he pulled the blonde away from his cock.

"We need to sleep, love." Harry said firmly but Draco didn't listen. He fisted Harry's cock and made him moan.

"No we don't. Not really. We can be up for days without noticing." the blonde vampire argued while trailing kisses down Harry's neck again.

"Yes, we need to sleep now, dragon. We have potions in the morning and I would like to be awake when your godfather starts yelling at me." said Harry and then sucked in his breath when Draco reached his ear.

"I'll just say I wore you out." Draco said between kisses and nips to Harry's earlobe.

"No, you..." Harry trailed off.

"What's wrong?" Draco asked looking in to Harry's eyes.

"Would it be possible for you to make a potion to find out what's wrong with Ron?" Harry asked slowly.

"I guess. I could make a diagnostic potion. They are easy to make but they take time." Draco shrugged.

/Maybe I could make one for my self as well./

"Why would you need a diagnostic potion? Is something wrong?" Harry asked worriedly.

"No, nothing's wrong." Draco smiled gently at him.

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Ginny looked up at her lover as he got dressed for classes that morning. She loved looking at him with or without clothing. Others may say he was a greasy git, and he really could be a git sometimes, but he was not greasy. He would have her brother in his first class. Honestly, she couldn't understand why he still took potions. He wasn't any good, and the only reason that Severus had not killed him yet was because he had promised her he wouldn't.

"Sev, come back to bed." she whined and her lover turned to her.

She made quite interesting picture lying on the bed. She was lying on her side facing him, her hair tousled from sleep and the thin white sheet they slept under was draped enticingly over her right thigh. She smiled at him as he walked over to her, kissed her thigh and then her lips.

"I have class, beautiful. Your brother's class, but you're more then welcome to stay right were you are and wait for me. You don't have any classes until lunch, right?" he said before kissing her again and then walking over to the door.

"Do you seriously think I will be here when you get back? What if you bring another student? It has been known to happen." said Ginny slyly.

"Then don't stay, love. I will see you at lunch and tonight."

When Ginny didn't answer Severus turned around and found that she was standing right behind him, totally nude, with her arms crossed over her chest and she was glaring at him.

Severus made a quick decision in his head. Breakfast in the Great Hall with the old fool Dumbledore and the other teachers, or Ginny Weasley, the girl he loved, nude on his bed? Tough decision... not!

He grabbed the red headed girl by the waist and then threw her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and carried her back to bed. She screamed and hit him with feet and hands but he ignored them. She was thrown on the bed and before she knew it, he was over her. To keep a little of her Gryffindor dignity, she continued to hit him and tell him to get off but the protests were weak and he knew she didn't mean them. They had played this game before.

Suddenly, the door to the bedroom was thrown open and both Ginny and Severus turned to see who it was.

"What the fuck are you doing!"

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