Draco's hands trembled. He was back in the common room now; thankfully everyone was still in the Great Hall eating dinner. If anyone saw him like this he was sure to get pummeled to death. He had just barely left Potter's death glare before he lost his composure.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡiaONiZslk728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiahrBWyT1M

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He had just denied Harry Potter's friendship, the friendship he so desperately wanted as a first year. The one he had always wanted ever since he realized Harry Potter and him were the same age. At first he only wanted it as a sign of power, but as he grew as a child, he did truly want to say Harry Potter was his friend. And then it was in his grasp and he threw it all away.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡ897qk9vKqj28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAC11eXz7Y

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He could still see the slight hurt in Potter's eyes after he shoved his friendship aside; he briefly wondered if that's how he looked when Potter had rejected his handshake. "Oh well. I see," was all Potter could mutter out before catching his breath and saying, "Wouldn't want to be with the wrong crowd then?"copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vlzWh6fHw28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2L7FN9TKJ1

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Then Draco had the audacity to say, "I think I can tell the wrong sort for myself thanks." He hated himself for repeating the same words Potter had told him all those years ago, because now Potter knew. He knew how that sentence had offended him and how it had left a burn in his mind for all the years to come.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Zsz1Zm3Yu28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKSApFKjqt

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He clutched his hands tightly. They were numb now. He was losing feeling in his whole body. Now that he thought about it, besides that bit of bread earlier, he couldn't remember the last time he ate.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡidDZnUZGGK28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLTLmjq7DR

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Draco squeezed his hands, he knew he should feel something but yet there wasn't anything. He took deep breaths trying to sort out his thoughts. Maybe, he decided bitterly, this means Potter will go back to actually speaking to him, even if that does mean in insults.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡdfWe1Ca6om28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHYfslzTsd

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His breathing was beginning to even out, which he thought at first was a good sign, but then he realized that it was because he was not breathing. His vision darkened and he stumbled over to the couch.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3SaWeWNXL28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneYmurH3ka

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He could not pass out here, he could only imagine the horror he'd succumbed to, left vulnerable in the common room for any 8th year to touch. It wasn't safe, but his legs were definitely too weak to drag himself all the way back to the Room of Requirement and he was too weak to even climb to his bed. Then another awful thought struck him, the nightmares were about to come. He had been doing well not sleeping. If you don't sleep, you don't have the nightmares, he realized. But, now, he didn't have a choice.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1hyxXvXD928Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7796tDxbHS

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He tried to fight the darkness as best he could, but he couldn't. He was falling deeper and deeper into it. He could only hope Goyle would be the first to find him.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBjXcJZpk928Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrvGyYk5a2

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"Did you hear?"copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIYHEcQOnM28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurr080Yt69

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The rumors all ceased as Harry climbed down the stairs and into the common room with Ron closely behind. This wasn't an unusual occurrence. People tended to stop and stare at him even more now, they saw it was a sign of respect, but Harry hated it.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rBwr0b2q728Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUKVWzVvKU

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"What happened to Malfoy?" Harry couldn't stop himself from asking. He must admit he was still bitter over the afternoon before, him tossing his friendship aside and all. But, he was impressed that he bothered to bring up his first year comment on friendship.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4VC2S30b9O28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWslGohgjN0

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"He's in a coma," a 5th year quipped. "Yeah, beat up by his own house," another girl that was in year 7 added. "Suppose he'll leave Hogwarts now, I mean this just proves what we all already knew. No one wants him here."copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nSCBr3KRJ28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8uVPSd5c0

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A large round of laughter chorused through the Gryffindor common room at the 5th year's comment, but Harry was one of the few that didn't break a smile. He pushed through the crowd to leave the suffocating room. His head was abuzz. He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes briefly to think.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnw2DnKUou28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZRTtMIm0Oy

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"He'll be alright, Harry," Hermione's voice startled him and he jumped. "I honestly don't care about Malfoy."              Hermione gave him a glance and Harry craned his head to see they were alone; Ron must've stayed inside to continue the jokes about Malfoy. "I see how you look at the Slytherin table every day, Harry. Trust me, I know."copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCKDCIbGGU28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2Clwp4SqS

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Harry rolled his eyes. "Well you must be blind, because I don't know what look you're seeing. It's a glare, I'm practicing. It got a bit offensive using a mirror so I decided to use someone who actually deserved it. Only he tends to not show up at meal time anymore." Hermione sighed but fortunately let it go.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsKEYU8U8m28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAheWNE0G4

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"He didn't get beat up too bad, a couple of 8th years got him, but they didn't put him in a coma. Goyle, I guess, stopped them before they did more than give him a black eye and a fractured rib. He had passed out because he wasn't eating. He'll be awake in a day or two as soon as Madam Pomfrey gets him enough nutritions."copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡObl6CS2paT28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRDj8RfWvgC

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"That's good." Harry pinched the bridge of his nose trying not to think about the fire currently running through his veins. He wanted the names of the 8th years that decided to attack someone so vulnerable. It wasn't because it was Malfoy, he told himself, but rather because it was a sick thing to do—beat someone up while they're passed out.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Xv5rfHC9Z28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4U5o3XEZtU

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"He's cleared for visits. If you want to go, I'll go with you. Ron won't want to, but I don't mind." Hermione gave a kind smile, but Harry only scoffed. "I don't feel like seeing a passed out ferret thank you very much." Hermione shook her head, but decided it best not to argue; besides there were other, more important, matters on her mind.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PPmbqGs9V28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ46OauR88RB

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"Do you want to go for a walk?" She asked. Harry was hesitant, worried that Hermione only wanted to use this as an opportunity to further bombard him with comments about Malfoy. However, when he saw the look on her face, he got a feeling this was about something else entirely.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rKchP00Xd28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kmXvRPD0H

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The air was beginning to become chilly and there was soft dew in the grass from the early morning. Hermione and Harry trudged through the lawn near the lake in silence, Harry waiting and Hermione thinking. Harry had just noticed something move in the water when Hermione decided to open her mouth.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyzPWU9zW628Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5ZqsXWkNzk

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"I've been keeping something from you Harry.." Her voice was soft and in a subconscious move they both stopped to stare at each other. "Not just me though, Ron too. I guess I was embarrassed, I don't know. Scared maybe? I've been thinking about it a lot but I still can't place my emotions. I kept waiting to tell you, because I thought by the time I told you I would have had a plan, but I don't have one and I really am not sure what I am going to do."copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJRrscFCcl28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtg4Wd0g0A

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Her eyes were misty and Harry placed two hands on her arms hoping to comfort her. "Shh, 'mione, you're rambling. Just tell me what it is." She took a deep breath and closed her eyes before mumbling something incoherent.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLjKSuzPFo28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJ8SN45Ol6

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"Sorry, what was that?" She opened her eyes to stare into Harry's; they were clear and determined now.copyright protection24ＰＥＮＡＮＡw98qF6h4eH28Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiU5aIagwv

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