The rest of the day was rather anticlimactic after potions. There had been a few incidents where Ron had tried to lie until he passed out from lack of oxygen; this amused the Slytherins to no end. As the day progressed Harry noticed that his new house had a system. No Slytherin was ever alone; there were always groups of three or four. This made sense Harry supposed, they were the most hated house and tended to have enemies. It was obvious now that Slytherins were one big family, the strong looking out for the weak.

Draco was their leader, just under Severus, that much anyone could see. Harry was mated to their leader and was, in the eyes of their peers, vulnerable for the time being. Because of this the Slytherins kept a protective barrier around Draco and Harry. It was odd, yet comforting. As soon as dinner was over the pair were escorted to their rooms, them left alone.

Throwing himself onto the bed Harry breathed a sigh of relief. "Well that wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been, but it could have been much better." Harry rolled onto his side facing away from Draco. "Why do people have to stare at me? I hate it; I feel like I'm on display at a museum or something."

Draco lay down behind Harry and wrapped his arms around the boy. "They are all jealous because you are amazing and most of them wont amount to anything of importance." Draco kissed the back of Harry's neck and was rewarded with Harry rolling over and placing a gentle kiss on his lips.

"Thank you for supporting me today. I half thought you would try too hard to keep up your cold mask that you would ignore me, but you were right there all day. I should be ashamed for doubting you." Harry hugged his mate close and Draco returned the hug.

"Harry, we have a history that isn't too pleasant. You are not to blame for your doubt. I have given little proof to you that I will not just walk out. All I can really say is that I love you and you have no reason to apologize." Harry snuggled into Draco's embrace and murmured a soft 'thank you' and the two drifted off to sleep.

Remus poked his head in about half an hour later so that he could talk to Harry about what had been said that morning in Severus' office, but when he saw the boys wrapped around each other sound asleep, he backed out of the room. He and Severus would have to wait for their answers. It had been a long day for the teens and they deserved to rest.

Several hours had past and it was nearly one in the morning. Harry rose out of bed and moved slowly, soundlessly, towards the door. Draco had awoken when he felt Harry move and called out to him. There shouldn't be anything outside of the room that Harry would need at such an ungodly hour. Harry showed no signs of having heard Draco; it was then Draco noticed Harry's eyes were closed. He was sleepwalking.

Draco followed Harry and tried, in vain, to wake him. Seeing no other choice Draco conjured two cloaks and wrapped one around himself and the other around the sleeping boy beside him.

It was dark. Harry felt as though the darkness was boxing him in. He searched for a way out of the smothering gloom. He searched for what seemed like hours and was just about to give up when he saw a small light bouncing in the distance. Harry made to follow it but found himself laying flat on his back. Thinking that was odd, he stood up and followed the light.

Suddenly there was a door in front of him. It looked just like his bedroom door. Ignoring the coincidence he kept moving, opening the door and relocating the light. There were several more doors, all looking like doors he passed through daily. Things like this continued for some time before he passed through a door that looked like the front door of Hogwarts and the air was cold.

He continued to follow the light. Soon enough the light exploded outward and Harry was standing in a clearing in the woods with Draco by his side.

Draco followed Harry through the castle, out the front doors, and into a small clearing in the Forbidden Forrest. Harry suddenly stopped and his eyes flew open. He looked around trying to figure out how he had gotten here. He turned to Draco. "Um… is this still a dream?" Harry asked this question in complete confusion.

"No, it's not. You were sleepwalking and I couldn't wake you up so I followed you. Do you have any idea why we are here?"

Harry shook his head. "I was guided by something and I guess we are supposed to wait and find out what, or who, it was."

There was a voice behind them. "You are correct young one." They spun around ready to fight if need be, however what thy saw was not what they expected. Instead of a person it was a fox. Even in the wizarding world animal were not supposed to talk.

The fox chuckled. "No animals are not normally supposed to talk, but you see I am not truly a fox."

"Then what are you" Harry asked still on the defensive.

"To wizarding kind, you could say I am The God, to muggles they would think me a demon. I am the creator of your race Young One. I am here to watch over you." The fox tilted her head, thinking.

"So…" Draco said speaking up, "are you saying you are Magic?" Draco had always been smart and the fox's description of herself was more of a riddle than an answer.

"You are as sharp as ever Fair One. Yes, I am Magic, Herself and I am here to help you two through this war. I will explain more but for now I suggest we go back to your quarters and sleep." And with that the fox started to trot towards Hogwarts.

The two teens had been thrown off kilter with the sleepwalking, but this was too much. They followed in a bewildered silence all the way to their rooms. They were climbing back into bed, the fox curled up at the foot of the bed when Harry spoke. "Severus is going to kill us for this."