CHAPTER TWO.
HARRY
As I neared the tower doors, I thought I heard footsteps inside, but I disregarded it thinking that it was just my imagination and I proceeded to walk inside, what I saw next was shocking, Draco Malfoy was cutting himself when I saw that something inside me awoke and before I knew it I called out to him and I was by his side and I grabbed his wrist and the knife, he looked up at me and said my last name, " why?" I asked as I looked at him, his eyes were filled with fear and sadness and regret, and I think my own eyes mirrored the look, "why cut?" I asked again this time he started laughing but it was humorless and hollow, it was a sound I vowed I would never hear it again from him, somewhere in the middle he started sobbing, and soon he was shaking in my arms but there was no sound and no tears falling out of his eyes, it was like he exhausted all his supplies of tears, I held him there and waited till he finished silent crying, I couldn't believe that the once cool and collected draco Malfoy was cutting, I took a second look at his wrist and it was littered with scars, both old and new, it looked like he's been cutting for a while now, this made me feel sad but at the same time there was a feeling that was familiar but I couldn't quite figure out when and why I felt like this before, I turned my attention back to the shaking boy in my arms, his cuts where bleeding and I didn't want to do anything to upset him even more than he was already was, so I just hugged him and I felt the boy under me tense but otherwise he didn't move if anything he pushed himself against me and rested his head on my chest making me flush slightly, after a while he stopped shaking but he didn't move away from me, he just laid his head on my shoulders and stayed like that, after a few minutes of silence he looked up at me with teary doe eyes and asked "why are you still here?" but there was no malice in his voice, just pure curiosity, but I was still slightly taken aback, he looked like he really needed to talk to someone I didn't know what to say so I choose something easy, "are you ok?" I asked him, on second thought that was a stupid thing to ask, the boy was just cutting what is wrong with me?, but he didn't seem bothered by my question, he shrugged and after a few seconds, he pulled away from me and took his wand and mumbled " episkey" on his cuts which slowly healed but still left scars and then he looked at me with an annoyed expression, which confused me slightly because I thought he was feeling better and we were over this whole rivalry thing.
3rd P.O.V.
"stop it" draco said to harry who looked at him with a confused expression, "stop what" harry asked with a small genuine smile on his face, " that, exactly that" draco said pointing at harry's face, harry just raised his eyebrow questioningly, draco sighed exasperatedly, then he said in a small voice barely audible " why aren't you blaming me?" harry didn't need him to explain, he already knew what he meant, "because it wasn't your fault" harry replied, but draco refused to see it like that, "how would you know" draco said stubbornly, " because it didn't seem like you" harry said softly hoping he got through draco after he didn't say anything, until after a few minutes of silence draco said softly "you don't know me", harry decide that there was no harm in shooting his shot so he said "no,I don't, but I want to", draco looked at him with wide silver eyes and harry wished he could take it back but draco didn't yell at him, he didn't smirk nor did he sneer, he didn't look disgusted or even mad, in fact he looked happy, his eyes were brighter, his cheeks were slightly flushed pink and he had a small smile on his face and he looked beautiful, harry's heart felt like he just ran a mile, " why was my heart beating like this?" he thought , then draco said softly " is it really ok to let you in?" harry was once again taken aback by this but before he could reply draco said again " you won't hate me or hurt me?" while he said those words he looking at harry with silver eye filled with hope yet they were still dull, not knowing the proper way to answer to that question harry replied with "I won't" instead and decided that if they were friends he would ask what he meant, but for now this was perfect, they both stayed in each-other's arms feeling content, then as if waking up from a stupor draco softly pushed harry away with a slight blush to his face which in the moonlight made him look absolutely adorable, "goodnight, potter" he said softly and didn't wait for harry's reply as he walked out of the astronomy tower leaving harry dumfounded, confused and very, very happy, and for what reason? that he didn't know.
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