"Come on Draco. Time to wake up." Madam Pomfrey voice circled in Draco's head. He groaned loudly and opened his eyes.
"Do I have to go to lesson?" he asked desperately. Madam Pomfrey scowled.
"Yes you do. Now get up." She pulled the covers back and Draco could feel the cold breeze. He didn't want to move, but he knew he had to. He only had one lesson today so he was thankful for that. He could go to lesson and then come straight back to Harry.
"What if Harry needs me?" Yes, that was good, He thought. That would convince her to let him stay.
"He is asleep, he will not need you. Now get up or I shall drag you out."
"Well then I guess you had better drag me." He smiled wickedly.
"Draco, get out of Harry's bed now or I will hex you." Draco knew that wasn't Madam Pomfrey's voice and jumped out of bed instantly. Hermione was stood next to madam Pomfrey smiling to herself. Oh merlin. How embarrassing, he thought. "Were you cuddling Harry Potter, Draco?" she laughed.
"If you tell anyone Granger, including Harry, you will be in serious trouble." he scowled at her hard.
"I will not tell a soul. Now come on, we have positions again today. I will walk with you." Draco was still scowling at her and didn't move a muscle.
"Is there really no way I can convince you to let me stay?" he asked to both Hermione and Madam Pomfrey.
"The only way I will let you stay is if you are ill or have an accident." Madam Pomfrey laughed.
"Well, now you mention it I do feel like I am coming down with something. It could be contagious, I don't think it is safe for me to go to lesson and infect the other pupils." He lifted his hand and rested it on his forehead.
"Nice try Draco, now move." Hermione grabbed him by the arm and pulled him out the door.
"You can't expect me to go straight away. My hair isn't perfect like usual." Hermione laughed and let go of his arm.
"No time. Lessons started 5 minutes ago. We are already rather late." She lifted her hands and smoothed down Draco's hair. "There, perfect. Come on." Draco blushed fiercely, which Hermione rolled her eyes at.
After double cheeking that his hair was perfect, Draco entered the potions classroom and took his usual seat. He was only a few minutes into the lesson and could not concentrate on anything.
"Draco, I asked you a question." Snapped Professor Snape. Draco's head snapped up and his eyes locked with the position master's. "Oh never mind. You are clearly distracted by something. I expect you to be paying more attention from now on." Draco nodded, but knew he wasn't going to make an effort to pay attention.
"Draco, stop worrying." Whispered Blaise who was sat next to him. "He will be fine. It wouldn't surprise me if he wakes up tonight. Stubborn Gryffindor and all." Draco appreciated his attempt to stop him worrying, but it didn't help.
"Yeah, stubborn Gryffindor but you missed out stupid." Draco could see that Blaise was trying to suppress a laugh. Both boys couldn't hold it in and let the laugh take over.
"Why are you talking about Potter?" Theodore Nott asked from the other side of Draco.
"None of your business Nott." Spat Draco. Draco wasn't sure what Nott had heard, but he hoped he had not heard the just of the conversation. He would not want to have to explain to Theodore bloody Nott that he cared about Potter.
"Oh come on. I want to know what you are planning. Tell me, I want to be part of it." Draco could sense the excitement in his voice. "Are you planning to hurt him or something?" he asked hopefully.
"NO! No we bloody well are not." Draco whispered fiercely. Draco noticed that Blaise fixed him with a careful glance.
"Alright, keep your knickers on." Nott rolled his eyes and turned his attention back to Snape, who was glaring at them all.
"Are you three quite finished?" they all nodded quickly.
The end of the lesson came slower than Draco would have liked. When Snape had done talking he jumped up out of his seat so quick that it startled a few people. He packed up his things and ran out of the classroom.
"Draco, wait." He turned around quickly to see Blaise and Hermione making their way towards him.
"What do you want? Can you not see I am clearly in a bit of a rush?" Draco knew he shouldn't have been so rude, but he was a very impatient person and he was very irritable when he was trying to get somewhere. Nott and Pansy walked past him and smiled at him wickedly. He gave them both his best Malfoy sneer and turned his attention back to the two in front of him.
"We just want you to be careful. If there are other people in the hospital ward then you will have to leave him. You know that don't you?" Draco knew Blaise was right. He just hoped that everyone else was healthy and well.
Draco nodded. "Yes, yes. I know. Now can I leave?" he asked irritably. They both smiled and nodded. "Right, thanks. Now bye." He rolled his eyes and started in the direction of the hospital ward.
He had just made it through the door when a horrible sight turned his stomach.
"What the bloody hell do you think you are doing?" he shouted rather loudly. Pansy and Nott turned around and looked at Draco. Their wands were raised and were playing around with Harry while he was sleeping. They were poking him and lifting his arms around. They both paled slightly.
"What are you doing here?" Nott asked confused.
"That is none of your business. Why are you here? And what on earth do you think you are doing?" Nott smirked.
"Just having a bit of fun with Potter." Draco lunged forward and grabbed a handful of Nott's robes.
"Well don't." he snarled. Nott looked frightened, but Draco knew he was trying to mask it.
"Why do you care?" Before Draco could answer, Harry was mumbling something. Draco turned to look at him, and Harry's eyes snapped open. Why the bloody hell does he have to wake up now? Thought Draco.
Harry wasn't sure what the hell was going on. All he knew was Pansy was stood by him with her wand out, and Draco was clinging onto Nott like he was about to punch him.
"Malfoy." He said distantly. "Why are you fighting with Nott by my bed side?"
Draco was trying so hard not to just let go of Nott and lunge himself at Harry. He tightened his grip on Nott and turned to face him.
"If you do anything to Potter again without telling me first then I will hex you right into next year. Are we clear?" He turned to face Pansy. He knew that Pansy would know why he was so angry. She knew about the bond after all. "Same goes for you." he snapped.
"Ah, so this is what it is about? You are angry we didn't involve you and had all the fun without you." Nott laughed and Draco could see that his face looked less scared. "Don't worry Draco. We will make sure we inform you in future." Draco snarled at him and let him go.
"Now piss off." Nott smiled and nodded.
"Come on Pansy." Pansy shakily moved from Potters side and followed Nott out of the hospital ward. When they were both out of sight Draco went straight to Harry.
"Are you ok?" he asked worriedly.
"Draco. What the hell was that?" Harry was looking ever so confused.
"Those twats were doing stuff to you when I walked in. I reacted before I thought. I know that was the wrong thing to do, but I was just so angry." Harry smiled instantly.
"Oh, my hero Draco." He joked. He held out his hand and Draco held it tight. "What happened to me?" he asked as he looked over his body and noticed that there wasn't even anything wrong with him.
"I don't know. You just collapsed and needed some rest. You should still be sleeping. I don't know why you have woken up. Are you still tired?" he was examining Harry closely. "And don't bloody lie this time." he scowled at him hard.
"No, I am fine." He noticed Draco still scowling and laughed. "And I honestly am this time." Harry pulled on Draco's hand and he toppled over onto the bed. "Get in here." He demanded. He pulled the covers back slightly and waited for Draco to slide in. When he did, he felt much better. They were sat in the bed side by side, which was not how Harry wanted to sit. He decided to do something about that. He laid down and pulled on Draco's hand indicating for him to do the same. They were then both lying on the bed facing each other. Their noses were so close that they were very nearly touching. "Where you worried about me?" he asked quietly. Draco nodded slightly and Harry felt his whole body go warm. He was very thankful that they were the only two in the hospital ward, and madam Pomfrey was in her office. If anyone saw the sight of them in bed, it would be the end of them both for certain.
"Very." Whispered Draco. Harry's hand lifted and he rested it around Draco waist.
"Good." he smiled.
"If anyone says anything about me getting in bed with you earlier, then they are lying ok?" He said quickly. Harry laughed.
"By lying, do you mean they are telling the god's honest truth?" he shuffled closer, not that it made much difference as they were already rather close. "Did you get in my bed earlier when I was asleep Draco?" Draco smirked and blushed slightly.
"Might have done." He could feel Harry's breath on his face every time he spoke and it sent shivers up his spine. Draco wanted to smash his lips with Harry's but wasn't sure if that would be welcomed. His question was answered when Harry leaned forward slightly and attached his lips with Draco's. Draco groaned slightly and grabbed onto Harry's face pulling him even closer. Harry pushed him on his back, breaking the kiss slightly and straddled on top of him. He attacked Draco again with his lips and kissed him hard and passionately. He let his lips move from Draco's lips and he sent a trail of kisses along Draco's neck. Draco groaned again. Harry's hands were working down Draco's chest and stopped at the top of his trousers.
"Merlin Harry." moaned Draco. "Get off me." Harry laughed as he moved his lips back to Draco's lips giving him one last peck before leaning away. Harry knew he was probably quite heavy, sat on top of Draco like that, but he couldn't care less.
"Well if you don't like it, then I'm sure a strong Malfoy like yourself could easily push me off." He rested his hands on Draco's chest. "If you wanted to." He added. Draco smirked.
"We can't really do this in the hospital wing. Madam Pomfrey could come back any minute." Just as he finished, someone announced their presence with a slight cough.
"I'm afraid she was here a few minutes ago and witnessed the whole thing." Harry and Draco looked over to see Madam Pomfrey stood just beside the bed. "I came in just as Draco was climbing in to bed." She smiled widely. "As much as I would rather not have this going on in my hospital ward, I didn't have the heart to put a stop to it." Harry was still sat on Draco, and they were both rather embarrassed at this whole situation. "I don't quite know how to ask you this without embarrassing you both but, I was just curious to know whether you actually know what you are doing in this sort of department." Draco and Harry blushed instantly, and with a groan Harry rolled off Draco and sat next to him. Draco sat up instantly.
"I think we both have a fair idea thanks Madam Pomfrey." Harry mumbled embarrassed.
"Have either of you experienced another male?" Harry groaned again. "Look, I am sorry but someone has to tell you." she laughed instantly.
"No I haven't," said Harry irritably.
"I haven't either." Mumbled Draco.
"Have you ever experienced a female?"
"Whoa, wait a second. That one is a bit personal isn't it?" Harry said quickly.
"Yes, it is. Now If you would kindly tell Me." she sat down in the seat next to the bed and examined them closely.
"No." said Harry so quietly that Madam Pomfrey didn't even hear it.
"What was that dear? Didn't quite catch it." Harry groaned for what felt like the 70th time.
"NO!" He shouted. He instantly blushed. He didn't want Draco knowing how inexperienced he was. Harry thought that Draco would think he was a pathetic idiot for still being a virgin. Draco laughed and Harry could feel anger building up in him. "Well I'm sorry if I have been a little bit busy and had no time for girls." He remembered his predicament with Draco and quickly added, "Or boys." Draco was still laughing.
"Harry, it is fine. I haven't either." Draco joined Harry and blushed.
'Oh thank god.' Harry thought, but accidently sent it as a telepathic thought. Draco laughed again.
"Well in that case, I should probably educate you both. I will tell you a few spells you can use." Both Draco and Harry knew that this was going to be one hell of an awkward conversation, but they knew there was no getting rid of her.
The conversation had gone on for several hours, where madam Pomfrey educated them on everything that they might need to know, and soon the conversation was diverted to many other topics. She had left them several times to have private chats, but would soon be back again with another book for them to read or another conversation that she desperately wanted to have.
Once one conversation, which madam Pomfrey promised would be the last for the day, had ended Madam Pomfrey had told them that she was going to her office and would not return for a very long time. And she certainly had stressed that she would be gone a long time. She had also helpfully pointed out that due to the fact that Harry was in the wing, no one felt comfortable coming in as they thought that if Harry was in the Hospital ward, it would be serious.
Both Draco and Harry were sat on the bed blushing at the graphic explanations she had given them. It was nearly dinner time and they had spent the whole afternoon in complete awkwardness.
"Well, I guess I should leave you to it," mumbled Draco as he stood up from the bed.
"You are leaving?" Harry suddenly felt quite panicked. Draco smiled at him.
"You should probably sleep some more. I will leave you to it and find something to do." Harry was still panicking. He hated to be apart from Draco. Even when they went their separate ways to sleep Harry would panic every time. Harry had always wondered if Draco was aware of it, and if he was, he never said anything. Harry was trying to calm himself down as panic shot through him with speed.
"I would really rather you didn't," he said finally. He knew he would look needy and stupid, but he really couldn't care less. He didn't even care if Draco sat on the other side of the hospital wing, as long as he was there.
"But it is dinner time. You may not be hungry but I am." He smirked at Harry. "Just go to sleep and stop being stupid. I am going to the great hall to eat." He turned on his heal and walked away. Harry was now panicking terribly. He was sat alone in the hospital wing and he wasn't even tired at all. There was no way he was going to be able to sleep, and instead he had to sit alone without Draco.
'I can't believe you have just left me.' Draco was sat at the Slytherin table eating his dinner when he heard Harry in his head. He could tell that Harry was angry. He smirked as he put some more food in his mouth. He thought that ignoring Harry was not wise, but he couldn't help it.
'You have just left me in here alone and I'm panicking and all sorts. You arse. What is the bloody point in being bonded to you if you just leave me?' Now Draco felt bad. He could tell that Harry was not only angry, but was upset. But he was just so hungry. Surely Harry could wait a few more minutes? He decided that he would go straight back to Harry when he was finished.
"Why are you not with Harry?" Blaise sat down on the bench next to Draco and smiled brightly.
"I am eating," He said pointedly. He looked over to Blaise and saw he had a book tucked under his arm. "What are you reading?" he asked as he narrowed his eyes trying to get a glance at the title. Blaise tucked it further under his arm so he couldn't see.
"None of your business." He said with a smile. Before he could ask any more questions about it, Pansy plonked down on the other side of Draco.
"Sorry, that seat is taken." Draco snapped coldly. Pansy glared at him hard.
"Oh sorry, I do apologise. Let me just move." She joked. She rolled her eyes and plonked some heavy books on the table.
She grabbed Draco's arm and dug her nails in sharply. "I hope you know what you are doing Draco." She said in a very low dangerous tone.
"I do. Thanks for your concern Pansy but I doubt you will be surprised to hear that I don't bloody want It." he pulled his arm away with a sharp tug.
"I won't tell anyone about the bond Draco, but only because I care about you. But if you don't back off Potter then I will be forced to tell someone." She narrowed her eyes once more.
"Shove off Pansy. Do you not think you have done enough? If you are not careful, I will tell some people a little fact about you that would ensure that your safety is no more," Snapped Blaise as he fixed her with one of his own glares.
"You are forgetting that doing so, would also ensure that your safety is no more," she laughed. "Nice try."
Draco looked between the two completely confused.
"What the hell are you two going on about?" Blaise instantly shook himself out of the anger and turned to Draco.
"Oh, nothing." He shook his head slightly. "Just stay away from her ok? She is more trouble than she is worth." Pansy laughed again.
"Oh please stop talking as if I am not here." She flicked her hair off her shoulders and smiled at them. "Stay away from me all you wish. It still will not change the fact that Potter is going to die."
Something switched in Draco, and soon enough he was pulling Pansy so close that their noses were nearly touching.
"Harry is not going to die." He spat the words out. Pansy was trembling slightly but still kept up her courage.
"Believe me Draco. He will die. I know for a fact you will never find out who cast that spell, and I'm pretty sure they will not un-do it no matter what!" she smiled at him wickedly. "And I doubt very much you will fall in love with him. You might care about him as a friend, but love him, I do not think so. Potter's days are numbered Draco. Just give up." Draco was biting on his lip hard in a desperate attempt not to break down, or to let his anger boil over and do something he regrets.
"Come on Draco." Blaise pulled Draco's hands away from Pansy and tried to calm him down. "She isn't worth any of your time. Believe me."
"Yeah whatever. Say what you will." She jumped up out of the seat and picked up her books in one slick motion. "Catch you later guys." Pansy announced cheerily as she stalked off.
For the next few minutes, Draco didn't say anything at all. It was worrying Blaise terribly. He could see Draco's brain working away furiously. He could see that Draco was upset and angry.
"Harry will be alright Draco. Please believe me." Blaise could feel the very familiar emotion of guilt push through him. He thought he had gotten rid of all of that, but looking at Draco who looked so defeated brought it all back. He should have tried harder to stop Pansy, he should have.
"He had better be." Draco was fiddling with his goblet full of pumpkin juice nervously.
"What are you still even doing here?" Blaise laughed nervously, trying hard to push the conversation elsewhere.
"I am too scared to go back to him just yet. He is annoyed I left him." Blaise sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Are you serious? You are scared? What is he going to do to you?" he paused for and answer, but Draco didn't give him one. "Nothing, that's what he will do. He just wants you there. Now I suggest you go now." He grabbed Draco's goblet and downed the contents. He smirked at him and gave him a slight push. "Now." He instructed again.
"Maybe you should come too." Draco was not going to go and see an angry and upset Harry Potter by himself. No bloody way.
"Cant, I'm busy, sorry." He stood up abruptly, pulling Draco with him. Draco groaned heavily and walked towards the door. When he looked over his shoulder he could see Blaise making his way over to Hermione. He glared at them when he thought about what they could possibly be planning. With one last glare he turned back around and made his way towards an angry Harry Potter.
Once he was in the hospital wing, he could see Harry lying down in his bed. Draco could only hope that he was asleep. That thought didn't last long, as when he walked in; Harry turned his head to look at him. Harry moved onto his side so his back was towards Draco.
Draco sat in one of the chairs next to Harry's bed. He sat fiddling with the hem of his t-shirt trying hard not to look nervous, but he knew he was failing.
"God, fine." Draco rolled his eyes. "I am sorry I left you ok?" Harry didn't respond, he just carried on lying there with his back to Draco. "What do you want me to do? Get on the roof of the tallest tower and shout sorry?" Harry wasn't happy with the sarcastic remark as it made Draco sound like he wasn't sorry at all.
"You shouldn't have left me." Harry said it so quietly and it was muffled by the pillow that his face was in.
That one comment sent Draco's heart pounding. He knew he shouldn't have left Harry. They were told not to separate at all apart from when sleeping.
"I know. I'm sorry." Draco wanted to reach out and turn Harry around to look at him, but he thought it was a better idea to wait for him to do it himself.
"I just wanted you to stay." Draco's heart melted. Draco could understand the desperate need Harry must have felt. He had felt it too on so many different occasions, and when he had, Harry was right there. This time, he wasn't there for Harry when he felt it, and that made him feel terrible.
"I had to eat." He said defensively. He heard Harry sniff slightly.
"You could have eaten here with me. Madam Pomfrey brought me some food."
"Harry, I'm sorry." He stood up and sat on the edge of the bed. "Am I forgiven?" Harry shook his head.
"No." he said simply. Draco sighed heavily.
"Fine. Ok Harry." he said quietly. He got up off the bed and went to walk away.
"No." cried Harry as he sat up in his bed and looked at Draco. "Please don't leave me again." He pleaded. Harry opened his arms up, silently asking for a hug. One that he had desperately needed the moment Draco had walked away. His whole body needed it and he was going insane. Harry had forgiven Draco the moment he walked away. Harry had figured out that staying mad and upset with Draco was practically an impossible task.
Draco walked back towards the bed and engulfed Harry in a hug, his arms twisting around him and holding on tight.
"If you ever leave me when I need you again or ignore me when I'm trying to get you to come back, then I will not give in so easily next time and hex your bloody balls off." he clung onto Draco tightly, as he felt his energy levels increasing slightly. Harry couldn't even begin to explain how painful and downright uncomfortable it was whenever Draco was not around. Stupid bloody bond, he thought, if there wasn't this stupid bond, then I could stop suffocating Draco.
"You call that giving in easily? I almost walked away." Draco laughed. Harry pulled out of the hug and laid back down. He pulled back the covers and pated the bed next to him. Draco was only too happy to join him in the bed. He kicked off his shoes and scrambled into the bed next to him.
"We should probably both go to sleep now. I have to go back to my lessons tomorrow so I think it is going to be a hard day." Harry subconsciously snuggled closer to Draco. With one quick motion with his wand, the lights in the room dimmed.
"Night," Harry said as he turned the other way from Draco.
"Night." Draco moved slightly closer to Harry.
"Well, someone looks pissed," said Hermione amused as Blaise sat down on the bench opposite her.
"I have just had a run in with Pansy. She said some horrible things to Draco and it has just made me angry." Hermione put down her folk and studied Blaise carefully.
"What did she say?" Blaise swallowed hard.
"She told Draco to give up. She said that she knows for a fact we will never find out who did it and that they wouldn't un-do the spell anyway. She told him Harry was going to die." Hermione could feel her own anger bubbling.
"That little," she said as she rose from her seat.
"Hermione. Sit back down. You going after her will probably only make things worse." Hermione nodded once and sat back down. "Anyway, I didn't come over to tell you that anyway." He took the book out from under his arm and put it on the table.
"What is that?" Hermione asked curiously. The one little sentence brought Ron out of his conversations with Dean Thomas.
"Yeah, what is that?" Ron leaned closer and tried to read the book. "Is that a muggle book?" Blaise nodded excitedly.
"I saw a girl in Slytherin reading it. I asked her what it was about and she told me." Ron snorted.
"Ah, so you thought you would give it a read yourself did you?" Blaise only just glared at the remark.
"No. do I look like I want to read a muggle romantic novel?" he pushed the book toward Hermione. "That is your job."
"Blaise, I do not have the time to read a novel. I have other important things to do such as homework. Don't forget I also have to form a good plan for the solution we came up with." Ron jumped in his seat with excitement.
"You have come up with a solution?" Blaise just gave him a look as if to say 'shut up' and carried on with the conversation with Hermione.
"Yes, well this book might help you with the latter." Hermione sighed with confusion. "The girl told me the book was all about two stubborn people who needed a little help from their friends to be pushed in the right direction. If you understand what I mean." Hermione's face soon lit up with recognition.
"Yes, I understand what you mean." She picked up the book and inspected it slightly.
"The book apparently consists of 3 friends trying to pull the two stubborn people together. Apparently it has loads of good ideas of how someone might go about doing something like that." Soon enough, Ron caught on to what they were talking about.
"Oh merlin. You two are not trying to get Harry and Draco to fall in love are you?" he shook his head hard. "You two really shouldn't interfere, that is their business."
"Ron, shut up. You suggest a better plan then? How on earth are we meant to find out who did this when we have nothing to go on?" Ron paled slightly at the tone in Hermione's voice.
"Ok, so you do have a fair point." He looked around the room and then leaned closer. "Do you really think you are going to be able to get them to fall in love?" he asked quietly.
"Pretty sure. I have noticed things about Draco since we came up with the plan and I think it will be easier than we first thought." Blaise looked at Hermione and smirked. "I think we can do It." he then turned back to Ron and fixed him with a small smile. "Are you in or not?"
"Fine, I'm in. But only because you all seem to be so sure it will work. I have to agree, finding out who did it would be hard. Dumbledore doesn't even know and if he doesn't, then no one does." He took a drink from his goblet and turned back to the two people who were staring at each other rather oddly. Ron narrowed his eyes slightly. He thought it was rather strange but didn't want to ask. "So what is the plan?"
Blaise shuffled awkwardly. "Ok, so maybe I did read a little bit of the book." He looked away in embarrassment. Ron snorted.
"I knew you had. You big girl." He stopped laughing when Blaise glared at him.
"Anyway, one of the ideas the book had, involved using children." Hermione raised an eyebrow.
"Children?" she asked confused.
"Yes, children. Apparently, according to the book, children would be great for getting them to fall in love with each other." Ron was staring at Blaise in disbelief.
"What the hell are you going on about?" Blaise laughed slightly at the confused looks on his two companion's faces.
"Having Harry and Draco interact with children, will soften their hearts apparently. Children can do that to anyone. I have to say I'm not so sure it will work, it sounds a bit stupid, but at least it is a start." Blaise blushed slightly. He was sounding like a little girl.
Hermione was thinking the idea over in her head. She smiled so much that the smile hardly fitted on her face.
"Blaise." She cried with excitement. "That makes perfect sense." Hermione suddenly felt quite proud of Blaise. He had used his initiative and got brilliant useful information out of the book that they could use. "If Harry and Draco interact with some children, then that will defiantly soften their hearts. It probably won't work as they are both male stubborn idiots, but like you said, worth a try."
"And where do you suppose we are going to find these children? And anyway, they are both boys; Do you really think they are going to want to play with little children?" Ron interrupted. He was very sceptical at the idea as well.
"Kids play in Hogsmeade all the time." Hermione pointed out. "I have seen them playing in a field close by. We will all go on an outing to Hogsmeade tomorrow. We can get Dumbledore's permission. I'm sure he will think it's a brilliant idea. We can tell him that we think it will help Harry and Draco get to know each other better. Once we are there, we will encourage Harry and Draco to play with the children. Children always ask awkward questions, I'm hoping they will ask them both some rather tricky ones." Hermione was so excited. It all made perfect sense. The amount of times she had found herself awed by children was countless.
"You two have finally lost the plot." Ron shook his head in disbelief. He patted Blaise on the back and stood up. "I will leave you two to it. I think you know what you are doing more than Me." he gave them both a smile and walked away.
Hermione waited until Ron was out of ear shot and glanced at Blaise worriedly. She bit her lip thinking of how she could say this to Blaise. She took a deep breath and said what she needed to say.
"Ron said something that got me thinking." Hermione said thoughtfully. "I think Dumbledore knows Pansy did it." Blaise gasped loudly. "Dumbledore told me that it would be a good idea to talk to you after I gave him the photo Colin gave us. At the time, I just thought you had a slight lead or something that you were not telling me. He knew about it because he kept asking after you and was telling me that I should talk to you." She twiddled her fingers together nervously. "Therefore, I am pretty sure he knows. If we know, Dumbledore must." Blaise and Hermione looked over to Dumbledore who was sat eating at the head table.
"Do you think we should talk to him about our plan?" Blaise was concerned that Dumbledore thought they were not doing anything about it despite the fact they knew who it was.
"I am pretty certain he already knows we have a plan," Laughed Hermione as she noticed Dumbledore give them a smile and a nod. "He defiantly knows."
It had been about 10 minutes, and both Draco and Harry were lying in the hospital bed wide awake, struggling to sleep.
"Will you stop spooning me please Draco?" Harry asked with annoyance. He was trying to sleep and he was just too hot and bothered because Draco was curled up so close to him.
"I am not spooning you." snapped Draco, who was equally as annoyed. "I am sorry if the bed is so small I have to lay basically on top of you." he said in his defence.
"Well if the bed is so small maybe you should get out and move to another bed then?" Harry snapped back.
"Fine. If that is what you want then maybe I should." Draco shoved the covers back with a huff and sat up.
"Don't really." Harry said as he pulled his bond mate back down into the bed. He pulled the covers back over them and instead of facing away from Draco like he was before; Harry was facing him and curled up tight to him. Draco did the same, and their limbs were twisted together. "Sorry," he mumbled. "I'm just tired and can't sleep very well. I get like this sometimes."
"S'ok," Mumbled Draco into Harrys shoulder.
It must have been an hour or so later, and Harry was still tossing and turning. It was stopping Draco from going to sleep.
"Harry, go to sleep. Please." He groaned as he pulled Harry closer to him again. Harry sat up defeated. He hated it when he would have trouble sleeping. It was because he had too much on his mind.
"I'm sorry. You can leave and sleep in another bed if you want." Harry knew he was keeping Draco up, and he didn't like the thought of doing that. Draco groaned again and sat up in the bed next to Harry.
"I am not getting in another bed. Just lie down and try to get some sleep." He pulled Harry down with him and rested his head on the pillow.
Finally, Draco could hear a soft snore escape from Harry's lips and he was so thankful to hear the noise. He let his eyes slid shut and felt himself slip unconscious.
Draco woke with a start, as he heard someone scream. He sat up quickly and looked around the room before finally his eyes settled on Harry, who was tossing and turning screaming out in his sleep. Harry was covered in a thick layer of sweat and was clearly having a bad nightmare.
"Harry." Draco shook him lightly. "Harry wake up." He shook him a bit more and Harry's eyes snapped open.
"Draco?" he said quietly. He quickly sat up and clung onto Draco hard. "Draco!" he cried.
"What the hell?" Draco asked shocked. Harry just carried on clinging to Draco for dear life.
"I had a nightmare." Harry explained. "It was about you." Draco was sure that he didn't want to know about the nightmare, not now. He kept his arms tight around Harry and spoke softly to him.
"Well it was only a nightmare. Come on." He lowered Harry back down onto the bed and cradled him close, resting Harry's head on his shoulder. "Shh." He said, as he could hear that Harry was clearly sobbing slightly. He was rubbing his hand through Harry's hair, trying to comfort him.
"You were-you were," Harry was trying to explain but wasn't getting very far.
"It is ok Harry. Just go back to sleep. We can talk about it in the morning." And talk about it they certainly will. Draco wanted to talk about Harry having sleeping problems. Not being able to sleep, and then suffering from nightmares when he does. It was worrying Draco to no end.
Now it was Draco who was having trouble sleeping. Harry was already fast asleep, but Draco was busy awake, worrying about Harry. It wasn't just the fact that Harry was having nightmares; it was what Harry had been through in order to have those nightmares. Harry was going to get himself into so many dangerous situations in the future, and Draco could only hope that Harry would stay safe. He kissed Harry on the head and finally let himself fall asleep.