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Caress

The raven haired boy shed his Invisibility Cloak and looked around the room cautiously with wand in hand, scanning for any places that anybody could hide in .Once he was satisfied that nobody was there he placed his wand back in the pocket of his robes and let out a sigh .Reaching into the other pocket of his robes he pulled out a piece of parchment, rich cream in colour fastened securely with a silk ribbon of the most exquisite emerald green .He pulled one end of the ribbon gently, loosening it enough so he could slide it off the parchment without ripping or damaging it .With the utmost care he gently unfurled the parchment, smoothing out the nonexistent wrinkles before slowly scanning the writing on the parchment .

'Obviously practices calligraphy ,' Harry noted as he scanned the parchment once more .He had received it when he had arrived in the Great Hall for breakfast .When he reached the Gryffindor table and took his usual seat he saw that Hermione was sitting next to Ron examining his hand .He had asked what had happened and was greeted with Ron's hand shoved into his face, covered in deep cuts and scratches .Ron explained to him that an unfamiliar owl had swooped down with a message for him this morning and when Ron had tried to get the message it attacked his hand .It seemed that the message was meant for Harry's eyes only .He had slipped the parchment from the claws of the large ebony owl, stroked it's beak and sent it on it's way .He remembered reading the message under the table to himself and the puzzled look that came across his face when he had .It had read :

Golden Boy

Meet me in the Room of Requirements at 11 .

Come alone .

Harry looked at the now familiar text and shook his head .It had been an anonymous letter but he had a pretty good idea who had sent it .He sighed and placed the parchment back in his pocket .

"I'm surprised Potter, you actually risked your perfect reputation just to meet me ," said a voice in a familiar drawl from behind Harry .He spun round, wand in hand to see a familiar blonde boy leaning against the doorframe casually with an arrogant smirk on his face .Harry screwed up his face in disgust .

"I risked my reputation but I didn't risk it for you Malfoy ," he snapped, wand still aimed at Malfoy's chest .

"Oh, Potter my ego is bruised but I think will be able to survive ," replied Draco sarcastically, rolling his eyes sky high .

"Malfoy can you try and not be and arrogant prick for like one second and tell me why you wanted me to come here ," Harry said darkly, narrowing his eyes dangerously at his arch enemy .

"Don't worry Potter, it was merely to test your reaction time ," Malfoy replied and before Harry had time to blink Draco had pulled out his wand and had it aimed at his chest .Harry looked at the wand then back at Malfoy and scowled .Draco just smirked .

"Well Potter are you going to engage in a duel or are you going to go running back to your beloved Dumbledore ?" Malfoy challenged .

Harry's eyes widened then narrowed at the Slytherin before dropping his wand and throwing a punch towards Draco's face .Draco merely blinked before staggering backwards when the fist connected with his jaw .Clutching his jaw he growled low in his throat, not casting a glance to his wand which had been thrown across the room when he had been punched .Draco took a few steps forward and punched Harry smack in his jaw .Harry stumbled back and hit his so hard on the stone wall that a sickening thud echoed round the room .Harry's eyes rolled back in his head before they fluttered shut and he slumped to the floor like a rag doll .

Draco looked on in horror .

"Shit ," he muttered under his breath before rushing to Harry's side .He may have not liked the boy but he had a heart .Draco fell to his knees and quickly assessed Harrys injuries .He had a large cut on his cheek which was bleeding, a split lip and his back was skinned from when he slid down the wall, plus he was unconscious .Draco chewed his lip nervously .Suddenly he heard a very low groan, almost inaudible in fact but Draco had picked it up .He sighed with relief .Harry grabbed his head before looking up slowly .When he saw that Draco was sitting next he scowled before clutching his head with a pained expression on his face .

"Listen Potter just sit still, you'll make your concussion worse ," Draco said while rolling up his sleeves .Harry looked up but he never said a word .Draco pulled a vile of healing potion out of the pocket of his robes .He pulled the cork out with his teeth and handed the vile to Harry .Harry looked at the vile suspiciously but he took it anyway .He sniffed it cautiously before downing the potion in one gulp .His knees and back were basked in a warm yellow light .A few seconds after the light had died down it was easy to see that Harrys concussion and his back were all healed up but his cheek was still there and bleeding .Draco looked at it and scowled .

"That cut's pretty deep Potter, it seems it's to far into the skin for the healing potion to have an effect on it, we'll just to heal it the Muggle way ," said Draco taking off his robes, throwing them aside and rolling up his sleeves .

Draco got to his feet and walked quickly across the room .He picked up his wand when he got to it then walked back towards Harry .Harry looked up intently at Draco through his hair but he said nothing .

" (1) Medicalis adjutare ," Draco muttered and with a flick of his wand a first aid kit appeared in his hand .Draco sank to his knees beside Harry and opened the first aid kit .He took out a tube of antiseptic cream, antiseptic spray and a few paper stitches before laying them on the ground. Draco rummaged in it a for a few more seconds .

"Damn it ," Draco angrily, running a hand through his now messy platinum blonde hair .Harry looked up and cocked his head to the side in a confused manner .

"What is it ?" he asked innocently casting a glance to the first aid kit that Draco had flung across the room in a temper .Draco looked up at Harry .

"The damn kit doesn't have any wipes ," Draco replied before looking at the kit and glaring .Harry suddenly had the urge to giggle but decided against it .He knew what Draco could be like in one of his moods .

Draco stopped glaring at the first aid kit and sighed .He looked round the room for something to use to clean the wound .Suddenly his eyes were drawn to his shirt .Smiling to himself he held on his shirt sleeve and gave an almighty tug .A ripping sound filled the room .Harry gasped in surprise .Draco looked at him and smirked .

"Malfoy, won't you get in trouble for ripping your shirt ?" Harry asked questioningly, He knew that Draco was always fussy about his clothes and his appearance .Draco pulled the crisp white fabric off his arm before looking at Harry with a raised eyebrow .

"Why would I get in trouble, I can easily mend it with magic, Harry hold still, this is gonna sting a little ," said Draco, raising the white fabric now coated in the antiseptic spray, up to Harrys cheek .He paused briefly .

"Take your glasses off, it'll be easier to clean your wound ," Draco muttered. Harry looked at Draco but said nothing and complied with his demand .When he had taken off his glasses he blinked a few times before nodding for Draco to continue .

But Draco had become entranced by Harrys eyes .The vibrant green orbs were so dazzling it was almost impossible to look away from them .

'Dazzling, although it's hard to see his eyes behind those stupid glasses' Draco thought to himself .Suddenly a slender feminine hand was waved in front of his face .Draco shook his head, slightly mussing his platinum blonde locks .Draco turned to look at Harry, who was gazing at him intently, slightly squinting because of the loss of his glasses .Draco smirked slightly but said nothing as he squirmed a little to make himself comfortable before starting to clean Harry's wound .

Harry bit his lip and whimpered quietly, turning his head away from Draco .Draco looked at Harry, he had never seen him look so vulnerable before .He gently hooked his finger under Harry's chin and made him look at him .When he did he saw the green eyes shining with tears .Draco was confused about why Harry looked like he was away to burst into tears .He looked in the direction that Harry was previously staring in .His eyes widened in shock when he saw a wizard picture of Harrys mother .Even though he had never seen a picture of her he knew that she was indeed Harrys mother .He had her eyes .Draco looked over at Harry who had curled himself into a ball and was sobbing his heart out. The sight made Draco's heart break in two .Draco gently worked his fingers under Harry's tightly clasped hands and gently pried them apart .Harry squeezed his eyes shut and turned away, trying to hide his face from Draco .

A few seconds later Harry cracked an eye open to see Draco looked at him with a worried expression on his face .Harry looked at the floor as a tear slid down his cheek, leaving a wet trail in it's wake .Draco reach out and tenderly wiped the tear from his cheek ."Harry it's ok to cry for your mother but please try and stop. You'll only get the salt from your tears into your wound and it'll sting even more ," said Draco, drawing his hand away from the soft tan skin of the other boy .Harry looked up at Draco and a small smile crept across his face .

"Maybe I just like making your job harder ," said Harry, chuckling a little .Draco looked at the other boy raised an eyebrow but said nothing, he just let out a small chuckle before returning to the task of cleaning the gash on Harry's cheek .

Placing the last paper stitch in place Draco rocked back on his knees, smiling contently .

"Um Malfoy where are my glasses ?" Harry asked, squinting at the blurry image in front of him .Draco grinned sheepishly .

"Sorry Wonder Boy, here they are ," Draco replied picking up the glasses and slipping them onto Harry's face .Harry blinked a few times, letting his eyes readjust to the light before giving Draco a small smile which quickly turned into a worried frown .

"Malfoy what happened to your lip ?" said Harry, eyebrows knitted together .Draco touched his lip in a confused manner then looked at his fingers. They were stained with crimson blood .

"Just a split lip that's all, courtesy of you Wonder Boy ," Draco said , shooting Harry a smirk .Harry rolled his eyes but he remained silent .Harry shuffled closer to Draco staring intently at his split lip .He reached out and touched the pink, plump blood-stained lips .Draco hissed in pain a little but he didn't say a word ."Didn't that hurt ?" Harry asked leaning back to look at Draco's expression .Draco shook his head and smiled slightly .

"Don't worry about it, it hurt a lot more when I got this ," he said casting his gaze to his forearm where his Dark Mark lay, black standing out against the blondes pale skin .Harry chewed his lip in embarrassment .He reached out then looked at Draco for approval before gently tracing it's outline with his finger. Draco shivered from the contact .Draco hissed and bit his lip when Harry accidentally scratched his arm .Harry looked up and when he saw Draco biting his lip he frowned .

"Draco, for Merlin's sake will you stop biting your lip, you'll only make it worse ," said Harry, frowning at the other boy .Draco looked at him then chuckled .

"Sorry Mother, it's a habit ," he replied chuckling when The-Boy-Who-Lived scowled at him .Suddenly Draco's eyes widened when said boy smirked evilly at him .

"Since I'm the Mother I'll act like one ," Harry stated, moving closer to the mercury eyed boy in front of him .

"W-what do you mean Potter ?" Draco questioned, mentally kicking himself when his voice came out as a whisper .

"Well it means I get to use that classic line ," Harry replied, smirking evilly when made the Ice-Prince back up into a wall .He found it highly amusing to watch somebody usually so in control look around desperately for an escape route .Harry leaned forward until their faces were merely a breaths length apart .

"Do you want Mummy to kiss it better ?" Harry asked huskily, watching Draco's eyes widen even further .

Draco looked at Harry with mouth agape before he finally registered what Harry had said .He closed his mouth and smirked, his expression masking his true emotions .

"You wouldn't have the guts to kiss me Potter," Draco sneered .To his surprise Harry just smirked .

"Is that a challenge Malfoy ?" he asked huskily .Draco gulped but managed to his cold as ice exterior .

"It might be ," Draco replied, regretting the words as soon as they came out of his mouth .

"Excellent ," Harry hissed in Parseltounge .Harry leaned forward and closed the distance between them .Harry smirked revelling in the texture of the other boys plump pink lips .The taste was exquisite, vanilla and cherry mixed with the coppery metallic taste of blood .Harry leaned back then forward again to let his tongue swipe along Draco's bottom lip to lap up the blood that lay there .He stood up, straightened his robes and grabbed his Invisibility Cloak before heading to the door .Harry stopped with his hand on the doorknob and turned to looked over his shoulder to catch one last look at Draco .Smirking he let his eyes wander over Draco's body before finally resting on his face .His expression was priceless .Mouth hanging open, eyes wide ,gaping like a fish .Harry chuckled low in his throat, imprinting the sight in his memory .

"Bye Draco ," Harry hissed in Parseltounge before closing the door .

Harry walked three steps counting down mentally .

"3, 2, 1 ," he thought before an almighty cry of "POTTER !!!!!!!!" rang out through the castle .Harry chuckled before throwing his cloak over his shoulders, running back to his dorm, wondering if he would even survive the next day .But he knew if he died it had been worth it .

(1)-means in English medical aid

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