The End

3

The next few days were unsventful, Draco mostly lay in Hemione's qaurter's, except to eat and use the bathroms. He was completely silent and breathed so shallowly when he slept, Harry had stayed in the room to make sure he was alright.

He hadn't done any training since Draco was out of it. He mostly spent the time answering and asking questions about Draco to Proffesor Xaivier. Xaivier's explanation of Draco Malfoy's fear was incredibly telling.

"In your case Harry, you have a central personality developed on your own. Imagine, you're Draco, everything you are, you are trained to be, you have nothing of your own. Every failure pushes you further beyond your own reach, until everything you do is automatic. What you saw in his mind were fragmented half-truths, lies both to others and himself. The biggest fear isn't darkness, it's having nothing. No love, friends, family, worst of all, no sense of self.

Harry understood, he had felt that way before he came to Hogwarts. He had so much more than he every realized when he looked at Malfoy's life. He shuddered inside. He should have seen this, but then, Malfoy was quite good at hiding. In the last few days though, Harry had seen much more of himself in Draco Malfoy.

"What...err...how do I help him?" Harry said, still swimming in thought. The Professor talked gently and Harry looked up from staring at the wall. "He needs as much Love and positive affection as you can muster." Xaivier thought a minute. "I need to tell you something else." He sounded a bit distressed. "He loves you, quite alot. I know that you care for him too. I just ask that you'd be careful."

This couldn't be right, Harry was in deep shock now. Draco Malfoy loved him. 'Yeah, and I'm the queen of england' Harry said to himself sarcastically. "He'll need alot of attention as his mind heals and I would prefer that you kept him away from anything related to his past. This means; friends and anything involving family. I already talked to Dumbledore about him being your charge and he agreed if you agree." Harry nodded. "Also, until such time as Mister Malfoy can resume classes. You'll be attending D.A.D.A." Harry nodded again.

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This wasn't so bad Harry thought to himself, as he headed back to Griffyndor tower. He'd left Ron in charge of Malfoy while he was away and told Hermione that he was sorry she had to give up her bed.

"Harry, he's just laid down. Quite trauma stricken, looked like a nightmare. We took care of him though." Gesturing to Hermione, he continued, "He ate ok, didn't utter a word as usual." "Professor Xaivier told me I was in charge of him, he's not going to have any contact with negitive elements of his past, until such time as he is able. That may well be days, so I apologize."

Hermione waved off his apology from the book she was reading and Ron said. "It's alright mate. You can't help it if you happen to shatter people's minds." He placed a hand on Harry's shoulder. "Besides, after seeing him this last few days, it'd be like sending a little kid to play with fluffy. I couldn't do that."

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The next day, Harry decided Draco needed some activity. It was difficult to pick up Draco's wants and needs as he was still mute. He thought it best to get the most sensory involved thing they could do that didn't invovle being in danger.

When he decided on the astronomy tower Draco obeyed and got a shower and dressed. Harry had packed a bit of food so they could spend atleast a few hours up there.

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They both walked briskly to the tower. Harry made sure that Draco had followed him. Working their way up the staircase only the sound of breath huffing could be heard. As the reached the top Harry set down the bag that carried their food and a few shirts in case it was windy.

The weather was phenominal, as if the gods had sent it just for them, being about one o'clock in the afternoon you could see everything there was to see and bask in it's glory. This is exactly what Harry had hoped for.

Silently, he thanked the gods for helping him. He grabbed Draco's hand, it imeadiately closed around his tightly and Harry was shocked for a moment. He took Draco to look out over the land. As they approached the edege Draco's eyes widened in amazement, though he still said nothing.

An hour or two had passed and Harry had spent that time showing Draco all the sights. Gently resting his arms across Draco's waist whispering in his ear about Hogwarts and magic ocassionally feeling the other boy move in his grasp and let out a soft sigh.

He didn't want to interupt the mood or the fact that they were so close.he couldn't believe how naked, yet safe he felt. "Come on Draco, we should have some food." Draco simply looked at Harry with a vacant expression. Hrry motioned for them to sit down on a blanket he had just laid out and then pour the pack of goodies out.

Draco seized several items starting to eat them rather violently. "Hey, you gotta let me know if you're hungry Draco, I didn't mean to let you starve." Harry grabbed a couple of couldron cakes and began to eat a bit. He simply wished that the day had gone better. Draco hadn't uttered a single word or gave an expression that he was even aware of anything.

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Ron and Hermione came up and brought some juice and Ron's chess set. "How is he?" Hermione asked in a sharp whisper. "No change, not even a smirk." Harry sighed, feeling completly useless. "It's alright mate, you just keep working at it, with Samhain coming up soon, you'll have more time to focus on him." Ron said. Pulling out his chess set, he motioned with his hands and the peices set themselves up.

Hermione had conjured a chair and had Draco on her lap. She was reading him 'Hogwarts: A history' She often reread it, saying she could find new things each time. 'What I would give for a camera, Colin Creevy or something to document this' Harry thought humorously. Draco did look cute and innocent in Hermione's lap though.

Harry and Ron played a couple of games of chess. Neither uttered a word, the only noise was Hermione reading softly to a now sleeping Draco Malfoy, which cause Harry and Ron both to snicker when they looked up at her. "You bored the poor boy 'Mione." Ron snickered and Harry added, "Poor Draco, he never stood a chance against the powers of a boring witch." Harry and Ron exploded into soft gigles and Hermione shot them both glares. This only caused their laughing fit to become much more pronounced.

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They went back to the Griffyndor tower, Harry carrying the sleeping Draco in his arms. Ron had went ahead to make sure the coast was clear, no one had known Draco was staying with them, that was an explanation that Harry didn't want to make. So, they made it to bed and Harry had laid down with Draco as he had started doing a few nights ago to watch his breathing.

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For several days He and Draco had gone to the astronomy tower. On a particularly cool crisp october night Harry had shown Draco the unocorn family that ran around the grounds at night. Hands resting around Draco's waist, he whispered about the family into Draco's ear. Feeling the boy shiver he wnet to grab a cloak for him, when the blonde spoke.

"Do you think I can be like them?" Draco asked softly and Harry returned to his previous position. "What do you mean?" Harry spoke softly and pulled a strand of hair from Draco's now fully alive grey eyes. "You know, free, like them? He pointed toward the unicorns. "Oh, I know so." Harry said almost tearing up. "I can be free?" Draco said, his tone quite innocent, but childish wonderment was there. "Yes, yes love, you can." Harry said, unaware of what he actually said. Fighting hard to stop the tears that were already there.

Draco sensed his tears. "Can you sing me a song, Please Harry. A happy one, so you won't be crying anymore?" Draco asked in such a sweet tone that Harry grabbed him from behind in a tight hug. "Of course." He thought for a few minutes, picked one out and started to sing. He knew it wasn't appropriate, but he didn't know any others he could sing well.

i'll be your dream
i'll be your wish i'll be your fantasy
i'll be your hope i'll be your love
be everything that you need
i'll love you more with every breath
truly madly deeply do
i will be strong i will be faithful
'cause i'm counting on

a new beginning
a reason for living
a deeper meaning yeah


i want to stand with you on
a mountain
i want to bath with you in the sea
i want to lay like this forever
until the sky falls down on me

and when the stars are shining
brightly in the velvet sky
i'll make a wish send it to heaven
then make you want to cry
the tears of joy for all the
pleasure in the certainty
that we're surrounded by the
comfort and protection of

the highest powers
in lonely hours
the tears devour you

oh can you see it baby
you don't have to close your eyes
'cause it's standing right here
before you
all that you need with surely come

i'll be your dream i'll be your wish
i'll be your fantasy
i'll be your hope i'll be your love
be everything that you need
i'll love you more with every breath
truly madly deeply do

i want to stand with you on a
mountain
i want to bathe with you in the sea
i want to live like this forever
until the sky falls down on me

When he had stopped singing he saw grey eyes looking into his. "That was beautiful." Draco said breathlessly. "Does this mean....you love me." Harry was stuck, he knew he couldn't say no for the boy's sake, but he found that even if he could he wouldn't have said no. Without the need for words, Harry gently kissed the boy infront of him, feeling for the first time that he had understood true love.


End Chapter 3


Lyrics cuortesy Savage Garden Truly, Madly, Deeply.

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There will be no awkward coming out phase nor will the word gay be used at any point in this fic Enjoy!