Theo picked himself up and rushed back out the door and straight into Hermione. Looking flustered and mumbling apologies as the each made their way down the corridor to their respective best friends' rooms. Theo couldn't help but wonder if Hermione had felt the same connection he had. If she was rushing to Ginny for the same reason, he was rushing to Draco.
He walked into Draco's room without knocking and instantly wished he had as Draco was not alone, clearing his throat loudly and covering his eyes, the young Miss Astoria Greengrass squeaked as she removed herself from Draco's lap. They had been sitting in the loveseat of his window, thankfully still clothed.
"Theo, mate, it's called knocking, ever heard of it?" the platinum blonde boy quipped.
"Semper Custodiat" was all Theo had to say and Draco was ushering Astoria out the door with a chaste kiss telling her he would see her later.
Growing up in the world they had, with their fathers view and both being only sole heir to their families. Draco and Theo had developed a close bond, they were like brothers. As such when the time came for emergencies wherein, they needed their "brother" they would say Semper Custodiat. A seemingly harmless phrase to those who knew Latin but to them, it meant they needed help.
"What's wrong? What happened? Are you hurt?" Draco examined every inch of his best friend, looking for where they might be injury.
"I'm in trouble Drake, big trouble."
Theo sunk down onto the bed and began replaying the events of the last 24 hours. How he came back from dinner and found her on the floor in the shower, how he had checked on her in the night, how she had climbed into his bed and ran her fingers through his hair to calm him after his nightmare, telling her about his mother, their hands touching, touching her scar and this feeling of connection between them.
"Fuck…"
"Took the words right out of my mouth Drake, what do I do?"
"Nothing, you do nothing. You wait for her to make the first move. He who moves first loses."
"This is a fucking game Draco, she is a person, a beautiful smart incredible person!"
"Believe it or not I understand that, but you seem to have forgotten, apparent chemistry aside. We just finished a war. Of which we were on opposite sides."
"You on the opposite side, I wasn't, and you know that."
"I might mate but she doesn't. Your father tried to kill her. And I am not just talking through the regime I mean he literally and directly tried to kill her."
"I know okay! Despite how this may look I am not a complete idiot."
The two young men had not fought like this since Draco had called Hermione a Mudblood in second year when the chamber was opened and had said he wished for her to be the basilisk's next victim. It was then that they realised that despite being raised by fathers with the same views, they were two very different people. Draco wanted to make his father proud, and Theo never wanted to never become his. Since then, Theo had become Draco's sense of right and wrong, unfortunately sometimes he would not listen.
"What am I meant to do then? Just hope she decides I might be good enough. She's too smart for that both you and I know it. Besides she is currently in Weaslette's room, and you know that is talk is not going in my favour."
"I am sorry mate, you deserve happiness. You deserve the best and I will deny I ever said it, but for you especially, that means Granger. Merlin's sake you heard Slughorn, he thinks you two are made for each other. Also, you absolute twat for ditching me in Potions"
"Sorry mate, I just, I don't know how to stay away from her."
The sat in silence until it was time to go down for dinner. Theo didn't know what he was going to do next, but he knew this year just got a whole lot more complicated.
