A/N: Well the Beta's taking a little while and I want to get this out but hang in there. Tell me what you think. I wanted this to go in a certain direction and I'm hoping everyone's at least somewhat happy… But it's mine :D. And I like it. Having a bad week (to follow my last bad day… I must be PMSing I swear. Ugh.) so please be nice.
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Hearing Seamus yell for them, the two boys rushed into the bathroom to see Harry standing over him, a predatory gleam in his eyes.
The Irishman was looking back, eyes wide.
Seamus saw them and let out a strangled "Guys", setting them into motion. They grabbed Harry, pulled him to a shower stall and turned on the water, drenching Harry who was wearing an entire school uniform. They did this hoping to knock some sense into him.
As these things usually do, it succeeded, and Harry suddenly looked terrified of what he had almost done.
He walked stiffly over to Seamus and dropped to his knees beside him, careful to keep his eyes on the others and well away from his neck.
"Merlin Seam, I'm so sorry. I can't believe I did that. Oh my God… I am so sorry. Are you okay?"
Seamus smiled weakly and replied "Yeah I'm fine Harry. That's fine."
Harry and Seamus both looked like they wanted to cry.
"Ron, I have to go see Dumbledore."
Ron nodded his understanding, but, Harry noticed, definitely did not offer to take him there.
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Harry burst into Dumbledore's office, having guessed the password the first try. Even in his state of distress and weakness, he was surprised the gargoyle hadn't put up more of a fight.
He found the Headmaster sitting patiently at his desk, seemingly doing nothing.
"Harry, can I help you?"
He felt his bottom lip tremble. "I need Draco. Now."
Oddly – but really, when was he not odd – Dumbledore didn't question him at all, and simply told him to make himself comfortable while he was gone.
"I will be back with Mr. Malfoy as fast as is possible." He left.
Alone now, and nothing with which to distract himself, Harry developed the nervous twitch of bouncing his leg at lightening speed.
His breathing increased and he felt the need to crawl into a corner – or perhaps a cupboard, and huddle up in the fetal position. He was, however, not prepared to have the Headmaster and Draco walk in on him in that condition.
Harry wrapped his arms around himself, thinking that was the best it was going to get, the closest thing to a cupboard.
After what seemed like an eternity of rocking back and forth, and thinking of what he had done to Seamus, the door to Dumbledore's office was thrown open to reveal Draco looking terrible.
His normally blond and shiny hair was limp and all over the place, his aristocratic posture was slumped over, he also had his arms around his stomach, trying to protect himself. His face was more pale than usual, except for the dark circles under his tired eyes.
But he was still beautiful to Harry.
The Gryffindor stood unsteadily and rushed over to his mate, who grabbed him firmly.
They kissed desperately. Harry broke it, and said, eyes still closed and breathless, "You first."
Draco whimpered agreeably, not about to argue.
He fed desperately from Harry, feeling himself becoming stronger as he drank.
Harry felt better even though he himself had not yet fed. He was back with his mate, and knew he would be sated in time.
Of course, once it actually was Harry's turn, he felt a hundred and ten percent better than before. He no longer felt exhausted or jumpy, and he wasn't craving his cupboard anymore.
They slumped against each other; finished and glad that their whole ordeal of being separated was over.
Harry mumbled something into Draco's shoulder.
"What? I can't hear you. You're all muffled."
Harry raised his head a bit and repeated himself. "How are you?"
Draco laughed. "I'm perfect now, and you?"
Harry crinkled his forehead and lowered his eyes. "I'm something less than perfect. I nearly bit Seamus. I'm so sorry. I couldn't control myself and I can actually hardly remember anything from then. I understand if you hate me, I just…"
Draco looked at Harry reassuringly, if not with a little humour. "You know, this morning I was eyeing Blaise's neck… It's not unusual for vampires to feed off another person if their mate is unavailable."
Harry was a mix between jealous and hopeful. "Really? And Blaise again huh? Is this something I should be worried about?"
He was relieved there was no tension. Harry had anticipated a fight after what he had done, but in retrospect, Draco was probably right. That had been his initial response as well, but his feelings for the blond had overridden it.
Now there was the matter of talking to Seamus. And whether or not he could live in his dorms. He did not want another close call like that.
They thought it was probably about time to invite Dumbledore back into his own office, so they went down the steps and opened the door.
Dumbledore was speaking with McGonagall and Snape, all three looked worried.
"Hello boys, how are you fairing?"
"Much better thank you Headmaster." Draco said.
"Now your House Heads and I have been discussing what it is we shall do about your unique situation, and obviously, staying it your respective dormitories is not going to work. We have decided to give you each your own rooms, near your Common Rooms."
The two vampires looked at each other in amazement.
"Seriously? We get our own rooms?" Harry said, rather unevenly. "But won't… just… isn't that kind of unfair? If we have our own rooms?"
"Due to your circumstances, we think this is best. You may have your friends in your room, but all major gatherings must be run past your House Head or I. You are allowed in each others rooms, however not overnight. The rules basically follow those of Common Rooms."
"…Okay." Draco was shocked that they would have their own rooms. He had always thought he would have to become Head Boy to get away from Crabbe and Goyle, but here was his chance to have Harry to himself.
Harry himself was confused. He hadn't actually thought he would get his own rooms, but he had known they would not allow him to stay in his current dorm. He had never had a room to himself before.
"You can return to your Common Rooms for the moment, while we make arrangements. Be prepared to move tomorrow morning. The House Elves will bring your things. "
"Yes Sir." They replied together, before smiling at their House Heads and walking away together.
"We get our own ROOMS?" Draco said once they were out of ear shot. "You do realize this means we are using that to our benefit?"
"How do you mean?"
"Harry, we have our own rooms. No sneaking around or anything, our friends know, they teachers know, we don't have to go to the dorms when no one else is them we can spend the night together…" His voice trailed off as his mind sped up.
Harry blushed. He really didn't want to have this conversation while Seamus was probably still freaking out. He had to go see him.
"Draco, I have to go talk to Seamus. I feel terrible about what I did. I'll talk to you later okay?"
Draco was upset, but he hid it. He had finally been reunited with his mate and now he was being taken away. Everyone else was in class by now and he had wanted to bring Harry to his dorm. He was a teenage boy, after all.
As he watched Harry walk away, he promised himself that next time they were alone together, he would take advantage of it.
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Harry knew that Seamus was in Herbology as they had it together. It was the first class of the day, and he could most likely sneak in and pull him out without anyone noticing. They were studying Snarguluffs – a type of flesh eating tree, and there was therefore a lot of commotion.
Once Harry had Seamus outside, complete with a look of displeasure at skipping class from Hermione, things became awkward.
"So… As I said, I'm so sorry about what happened."
"Seriously Harry, it's okay. Did you get… fixed?"
Harry forced a smile. "Yeah, I saw Draco. Are you sure you're okay?"
"Listen, it was a bit of a scare, nothing more. As long as, you know, that doesn't happen again." He laughed. "I know biting people doesn't change them to vampires, I'm not muggleborn. And you wouldn't have tried to make me a vampire so there was really no danger. I just would have had cool scars."
This relaxed Harry a bit, realizing Seamus knew more than he had thought about vampires. "Well you don't have to worry about it happening again. I'm moving out of the Tower." He said, thinking Seamus would be happy.
The Irishman blinked. "You're what?! You're moving out? Because of me?" He asked frantically.
Harry was startled. "No, I'm moving out because of me. I thought you'd be relieved."
"Don't be stupid Harry, you don't have to move out. You're only really a problem when you don't see Malfoy. Just see more of him!"
"Dumbledore's basically making me move out Seamus. He knows I'm dangerous and neither he nor I want me to be a threat. And besides, I'm just moving down the hall. You guys can still come see me, and I can see you."
"But… it won't be the same. Do you for sure have to move out?"
Harry couldn't believe Seamus, the boy who he had almost bitten, was putting up a fight to get him to stay.
"Seamus, it's for the best. This way Draco and I can see each other whenever we want, so this won't happen again."
Seamus looked disappointed. "You know we'll miss you, as corny as that sounds. Have you told Ron yet? He's going to pitch a fit."
Harry chuckled, and hoped that was still true. "I'm actually a little nervous to talk to Ron, though not as much as I was to talk to you I admit."
Seamus rolled his eyes. "No need to be anxious, I'll come with you if you want."
Harry smiled gratefully. "That would be great, thanks so much."
He smiled back.
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True to Seamus' word, Ron had pitched a fit. A rather noisy one.
It had been in the Common Room that night that he had told him. Ron and Hermione were both rather upset, but Ron was obviously taking the news harder, having actually lived with Harry for the better part of six years.
"But without you, it'll just be Dean, Seamus and Neville! There's no Harry if you leave! That means you have to stay. So you almost bit Seamus! He probably deserved it!"
He turned to Seamus accusingly. "What did you do?!"
Harry rolled his eyes annoyed, but still happy deep down that his friend was so enraged at his leaving. "Ron listen, Seamus had nothing to do with this, I'm a hazard! I can't be around people when I haven't fed."
"But you'll be gone!"
"I'll be down the hall. That's hardly 'gone'".
Ron pouted and glared at Seamus, as though he was the mastermind behind all this. "I suppose. But you'd better through some hell of a party at some point, having that room all to yourself."
Harry smiled at patted Ron on the back.
"Of course Ron, if only for you."
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Draco was not having the same problems with his friends in the dungeons. Sure, he knew they would miss him, but Slytherins all enjoyed their privacy and they were mostly a little jealous he would get his own room.
He had explained to them that the same rules applied as in Common Rooms, and they could visit whenever they wanted, so long as they weren't caught out after curfew.
They were currently laughing at him because he had been eager at the prospect of having Harry all to himself.
"Shut it, will you? You'd be excited too." He glared at them both.
"Actually, I suppose you're right about that." Blaise said, glancing at Pansy who was nodding in agreement. Harry was quite attractive, especially after his over the summer transformation.
"I'm excited for you to be as good looking as him." Pansy said. "Right now, you're just gorgeous but when you guys mate and you finally change…" She trailed off and sighed.
Both the boys were looking at her bemusedly then turned to each other.
"Anyway, I'm moving out tomorrow morning and I'm thinking we should have a party in my room this coming weekend. Nothing huge, just kind of a housewarming – or room warming I suppose. Sound good?"
They both nodded enthusiastically. "We'll take care of the details!" Pansy said smiling.
Oh Merlin, maybe that wasn't such a good idea. Oh well, thought Draco, at least it promised to be fun.
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