AN- yay! I have my very first Flame! Thank you Alex. I was thinking about deleting it because it might put people off reading, but is someone is silly enough to look at 1 review out of... loads of reviews and think to themselves 'well, 15 people say that it's a good fic, but there's this one person who anonymously reviewed and said they didn't like it therefore it must be terrible and I must not read!' Then personally I don't care if they don't read my fic's.

Harry watched the sleeping Slytherin carefully, he had sent Hedwig off with the letter almost two hours ago now, and Dumbledore should be there. As if on cue there was a quite pop and Dumbledore, Madame Pomfrey, Magonagle and professor Snape, all crowding into Harry's small bedroom, everyone's eyes accept professor Dumbledore's going immediately to Draco.

"I helped him out as best I could, but I only had muggle things and I don't really know how to use them, but I'm pretty sure I stopped most of the bleeding..." Harry mumbled as he tried to hold Dumbledore's gaze. The old man simply looked at him for a long time before nodding in what Harry assumed was approval and turned his attention to Draco.

"I'm impressed Harry, but I need to take him to the hospital wing to get a good look, I can't see under all these bandages. How long has he been asleep for now?" Madame Pomfrey asked politely pulling out her wand and aiming it at Malfoy, with a single flick she had him hovering about a foot above the bed.

"Uh, a couple of hours now, he fell asleep as soon as I finished bandaging him up, he must have been exhausted" Harry explained eyes fixed on the sleeping form floating in mid air, his face so care free it was easy to forget about their rivalry, and the wounds that scarred the blondes beautiful pale skin.

"Ok and how badly hurt was he?" She asked, her voice calm, if only she knew Harry thought she wouldn't be this OK and calm about asking questions, if she knew she would already be in the hospital wing at Hogwarts tearing the bandages off and force-feeding him healing potions.

"Really bad, you should get him back to Hogwarts as soon as possible" Harry spoke equally as calmly, until his voice broke half way through that was. He would never admit it but he was truly worried about whether Draco would survive the night.

"Ok, I will leave you and the professors to talk. I'm going to take Mr. Malfoy to Hogwarts. Good day Mr. Potter" Pomfrey said politely before apparating away, taking Draco with her. Harry felt a small sense of loss and Malfoy was taken from the room, but was quickly pulled out of it as Professor Dumbledore's voice snapped him back.

"What happened here Harry? Draco did not look to be in very good shape at all" Dumbledore's old, withered voice rang through the room like haunting church bells, bringing the situation to life. Harry realised then that he wasn't really sure what had happened, hadn't asked Draco nor had he wondered while the blonde had slept.

"I'm not entirely sure Professor, I was here when I heard the door knocking, I tried to ignore it but then I heard Malfoy call my name and I knew something must have been wrong. So I went and opened the door and there he was, standing out in the cold and covered in blood, I took him inside and started to clean him up as best I could with the muggle things that the Dursley's keep in the bathroom then I sent a letter to you while he was sleeping. He looked peaceful so I didn't want to wake up. I thought he could use the sleep" Harry answered, looking both Professors' in the eye as he spoke.

"Are you sure Harry? Positive that he didn't come here for a fight? Things maybe got out of hand; you are a very powerful wizard Harry..." McGonagall began before Harry interrupted.

"Are you saying I did this??" He screeched stepping away from the elderly lady as if she were a physical threat to him.

"No, not at all Harry, she is just asking, it does happen, Harry. And you two never were the nest of friends" Dumbledore informed him but did little to calm his nerves. Judging by Harry's truly hurt expression and repulsion at the idea both teachers concluded that Harry's tale was true. "OK, now Harry we must ask where are the Dursley's?" Dumbledore continued looking around him as if he thought he could find them somewhere hidden in the room.

"They are in Lapland at the moment; they will be home in about a week. They left me with Miss Figg's over the road, but she let me stay here, said it was just cruel to make me stay with her for the whole of the Christmas holidays cooped up with her"

FLASHBACK

"Ron!" Harry called across the long corridor at Hogwarts as he ran after his best friend. "What are you doing over the holidays?" He asked hopefully once he had caught up with the red headed teen.

"Oh, mate sorry my mum is taking us all up to Scotland for Christmas to visit my great aunt Maggie. Sorry, I think Hermione is free though, you could spend holidays with her maybe?" Ron answered guiltily, like he should be sorry that his family are taking him on holiday.

"Oh, sure mate that's fine, enjoy Scotland, say Hi to your great aunt from me" harry muttered as he walked off in the other direction towards the library where he hoped to find Hermione. 3 days left until the holidays, he had to find someone to stay with. The only teacher not leaving this year was Snape and both had agreed that staying in the school as the only two people there would be a bad idea, probably ending up turning out like something from the 'Shining'.

"Hey!" He said; glad to see the busy haired girl sitting silently on a cushioned black chair with a large brown leather back book in her arms. "I just wondered if you had anything planned for the holidays?" He asked nervously, not waiting for her to tear her gaze away from the book.

"Sorry Harry, my parents won a free trip for 3 to Rome over the holidays in a dentist magazine, sorry. You can go see if Ron is free though, I don't think he is doing any..." She began before Harry interrupted rudely as he had already begun to walk away.

"No, he is busy too. Thanks though" This would mean he had no choice but to go home, he knew that the Dursley's would never let him come to Lapland with them; neither would they allow him to stay home alone. That meant that his sorrowful holiday was going to be spent at Miss Figg's house grooming angry cats.

END FLASHBACK

"Good good, we will take you back to school now Harry, if that's OK with you" Dumbledore asked in a voice that masked the question as a statement.

"OK, but can I grab a few things first please? " Harry asked, and Dumbledore nodded. As fast as he could Harry grabbed some clothing, books and his owl and was ready to go in 5 minutes flat. Wand in his trouser pocket he took Dumbledore's hand and prepared to go back to school where he would have to face Draco, and the truth of what had happened.

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