A new day
Chapter 3
Harry was back at the battle again. Walking through the heaps of dead bodies. Lupin and Tonks, Fred, Colin, Lavender, many other students that he didn’t really know…he didn’t know what to feel….what to say, to the grieving families and friends. He saw the death of Snape, of Hedwig, Cedric, Sirius... So many deaths and then finally Voldemort killing him with the death curse.
Harry woke up with a start. He was in cold sweat and it was completely dark in the room. He could hear Ron’s faint snores. He put on his glasses and looked at the time. It was past midnight.
It was the same nightmare again, he had seen it so many times. He couldn’t sleep after that and got up.
He took his invisibility clock and the Marauder’s map.
He looked at the map carefully.
He saw Malfoy’s footprints in the hallway walking towards the astronomy tower.
That’s suspicious. What is he up to now?
Harry grabbed his wand and covered himself with cloak and ran outside.
Stalking Malfoy again gave him déjà vu. Hopefully this time Malfoy wasn’t plotting someone’s death.
Malfoy couldn’t sleep. It wasn’t something new. He was used to it by now. Whenever he tried too, he kept getting nightmares about everything. The tortures that happened at the manor, Vincent’s death, Hermoine’s screams. Donny’s death. Aunt Bella’s excruciating laughter and Voldemort.
Draco had wished Voldemort had never come back. Sometimes he even wished he wasn’t a Malfoy.
But he mentally scolded himself when he thought that.
Malfoy was always taught that pure blood wizards were superior and Mudbl- muggle borne were inferior. But when he had seen the atrocities that were done by the death eaters, he knew that he didn’t want that. When he had seen Hermoine writhing in pain, he knew it was wrong. But it was too late now. If he could do it all over again, could he have changed his destiny?
He walked up to the astronomy tower. The night sky was filled with stars, so unlike the night when he had to kill dumbledore. Malfoy didn’t know why he wanted to come here. But he just did.
Dumbledore had told him to change sides, to be on the good side…if only…
But all that regret was of no use now. It was cool and breezy. But the night sky was brilliant. He sat down in a corner looking up at the sky. This was where is life changed forever….or maybe it wasn’t.
But for some reason, being here, away from everything felt calming. Draco closed his eyes but then immediately opened it. For some reason he felt like there was someone else in there.
Harry had followed Malfoy up to the astronomy tower. He found it weird that Malfoy would come here. This was where Snape had killed Dumbledore. Where Harry had hidden unable to do anything. Later he had learnt that it was all Dumbledore’s plan. He watched as Draco looked at the sky and then settled down. For some reason Draco looked serene. Almost vulnerable. The moon shining against his blonde hair making it glow ethereally, his grey eyes were dull and there were huge black bags under them.
I guess he isn’t getting much sleep either.
Harry silently sat in the other corner. He told himself that it was because he wanted to see if Malfoy was up to something but in reality it was because he felt relaxed here. Away from all the attention, all the nightmares.
Suddenly he saw Malfoy opening his eyes and looking around.
Did he sense my presence?
But then he closed his eyes again and Harry relaxed.
As time passed by he drifted off to sleep under his blanket, in hindsight that wasn’t a good idea, but for the first time in months Harry fell asleep without any nightmares.
When he awoke the next morning Malfoy was gone. He mentally cursed himself for falling asleep but after a long time he felt well rested. He looked at the time and cursed himself again. It was time for classes and he was so late.
He ran down the tower and into the dorms and took off his cloak.
“Where were you mate? You even skipped breakfast! You weren’t in your bed either!” Ron expressed.
“Uhh…by the lake…On my broom…I wanted to do some flying.” Harry lied.
“Hey shouldn’t we be headed to the orientation thing?” Harry added trying to change the topic before Ron asked him any further questions.
Yeh. Hermoine’s waiting for us, down in the hallway.
“Where were you last night? You weren’t on your bed.” Blaise questioned as they walked into the classroom for the orientation.
“None of your business, Zabini.” Draco shot.
“Well whatever. What subjects are you guys gonna take?” Pansy asked.
“Potions and charms. And maybe arthimency?” Blaise replied.
“Potions, charms and transfiguration..since defense against the dark arts would be sorta ironic.” Draco coughed.
To which both Pansy and Blaise were silent.
“It’s a joke. Calm down.” Draco added to lighten the mood.
“But you are really good at DADA too…you got an O remember?” Pansy stated.
“Well Is m good at dark arts too, so what is your point?”
They were in the class by now.
The other students were already there.
For some reason Draco’s eyes searched for potter.
Where is saint potter and his minions anyway? Or is saint potter too famous to show up on time?
Mcgonagal arrived and handed out the forms where they had to choose their subjects.
That’s when the golden trio entered.
Aah classic.
“Sorry headmistress!” Granger apologised and sat down.
Weasel just awkwardly smiled while potter looked around.
Potter really had grown a lot. And for some reason he looked better that he did yesterday. His hair was still a mess though, but his green piercing eyes were bright.
“Nice of you to grace us with your presence Mr potter, Mr Weasley. Please take your seat.” Mcgonagal said, sarcastically.
Both of them have an apologetic smile and sat down.
Potter would take DADA right? Well another reason not to take it.
Right?
Yet there he was writing DADA as one of his major subjects along with potions. He didn’t know why he did that. Maybe he did.
For some reason he wanted to have some sort of interaction with Harry. Maybe it’s not too late to change. He can’t go to the past and change things but maybe…just maybe he can change them now…even if it won’t really change much.