Chapter 19
Draco stayed in the hospital wing for the rest of the school week. Unfortunately Harry was forced to go back to lessons on the second day, seeing as he was physically hurt. He still visited Draco as much as he could, and brought him all his homework so that he wouldn't be bored. The house elves had even started bringing Harry's meals, along with Draco's to the hospital as he spent all his mealtimes there too.
In that time he'd come up with a way so that he could come to Draco's rescue if need be. It was fundamentally the same concept as the coins they'd used for the DA. Both he and Draco had a one coin each that were identical to each other, if one of them were in danger all they had to do was tap the coin with their wands and it's twin would heat up and start to glow, on the coin would be the location of the other person. So it was very similar to the old coins just with a few adjustments.
It was Draco's first night back in their room when Harry had presented Draco with his coin. When he explained how it worked, Draco's eyes stared disbelievingly at him.
"Harry...I don't know what to say."
"You don't have to say anything, just take it, and please use it if you need it."
Just then Draco flung himself at Harry, arms wrapping around his neck in a tight embrace. Harry could feel almost every inch of his lean body against his own. His warmth and scent surrounding him, attacking all his senses. All too soon it was gone.
"I'm sorry! I don't know what came over me. It's just no one has ever done something like this for me before, I just..sorry."
He went to turn away but Harry grabbed his arm to stop him.
"You don't have to apologise."
Draco just nodded in acknowledgment and went to sit on his bed, where their feline friend slept.
"I've missed being here" he sighed "the hospital wing is too empty and creepy at night."
"Yeah it's been weird sleeping here without you. Not in like a weird way of course, I just mean like different." Harry blushed.
He didn't know if he was imagining it, but he was sure that Draco's face fell a little.
"Yeah I get you."
Although Draco looked a lot better than he had four days ago, it was as if his his body was weaker. When he smiled it took so much more effort.
"How was your meeting with McGonagall?"
Before Draco could return to his room, the Headmistress had asked to see him. No doubt to talk about what happened.
"It was okay, they've identified all the students who attacked me by doing wand checks on everyone. They're all on a formal warning so that if they do anything out of line now they'll be expelled."
"They should have been expelled right away! And they should have been reported to the ministry."
This was so unfair! If it had been the other way around, and a group of Slytherins had attacked someone they probably would have been thrown in Azkaban.
"Don't look so angry, that was what McGonagall suggested, but I asked her to give them one more chance."
"Why in Merlin's name would you do that?!"
"Because that's what you did for me." He sighed knowingly.
"I'm off to shower, haven't had a proper one since I went to the hospital. I probably look like mess."
For some reason all Harry wanted to say was, that Draco didn't look like mess. When his hair was loose and a little longer than usual, it framed his angular face perfectly. And although he was still lean and graceful, he just looked all together soft and pure.
But he didn't say that.
Instead he just nodded and watched his roommate stroll to the bathroom.
What the hell was wrong with him? Was it normal to think that other guys were hot? Oliver Wood had been quite attractive, and Victor Krum and almost everyone fancied Cedric Diggory. But Ginny was hot too, and he defiantly fancied her when they first got together, and Cho Chang. Perhaps he just liked boys and girls.
Interrupting his thoughts, Draco exited the bathroom in a long sleeved tight black top and baggy plaid pyjama bottoms which hung low on his hips. It exposed a sliver of slivery white skin and Harry's mouth watered. Actually fucking watered, like Draco was a piece of steak or something that Harry wanted to devour.
He had to get a hold on himself.
"Are you alright?"
Draco looked concerned.
"Yeah , yeah sorry I think I'm just tired."
"Okay good night Harry."
"Goodnight Draco."