Never The Same

Chapter 20- Happy New Year

The days after Christmas flew by in a blur, the group now found themselves squashed in a compartment on the Hogwarts express, half asleep. Harry had Dracos head in his lap while his legs were draped over a sleeping Pansy who was leaning on Hermione who was reading up on memory spells for her parents. He was absentmindedly carding his fingers through Dracos hair when the compartment door slid open and two fourth years stood there wands in hand.

"Can I help you?" Harry asked the two calmly.

"Fucking fags, the lot of you, it's disgusting! How could you be with that death eater!"

It all happened in a blur, Pansy woke up to the commotion, Hermione's head snapped up and Harry was up so quick you could have thought he apparated.

"What the FUCK did you just say?" Harry roared, making the two fourth years flinch and before they could even reply he had sent out a wandless stunning spell and Incarcerous that sent them both sprawling to the floor receiving a yell from Hermione and a surprised noise from Pansy.

Draco had now woken up and was wondering what the hell had happened all he could see was Harry stood fuming in the corridor over two tied up fourth-year Ravenclaws by the looks of it.

"Babe? Harry? love?"

Harry wouldn't turn around just stood there silently looking down at the boys at his feet. Draco stood and motioned to the girls to stay where they were. He stepped out of the compartment and stood next to Harry,

"Let's move these out the way yeah? And you can tell me what happened?"

Harry nodded minutely and Draco levitated the two boys to the other end of the corridor and pulled Harry down to sit on him, despite his new muscles and hairdo, he was still smaller than Draco and he thanked Merlin for that otherwise he didn't know how on earth he would comfort the boy.

He stroked the lilies on his arm as Harry buried his head in Dracos shoulder and neck and began to cry. He just sat there and held Harry, there was nothing he could do except waiting for Harry to calm down and let all the tears get out.

A few minutes later and Harry's breathing had levelled out and he looked up into Dracos eyes. Draco brought a hand to his face and stroked away the tears drying on the raven's face. He kissed Harry's forehead before looking back into his eyes.

"Want to tell me what happened love?"

"Those two boys c-came into t-the compartment and, and they-y said that we, we were all fags and d-disgusting"

He burst into tears again and Draco held him to his chest muttering.

"Oh love, oh my love, it's okay"

At that moment as if by design Remus and Sirius came strolling down the corridor but upon seeing Draco and Harry on the floor with Harry sobbing they rushed over shouting,

"Cub! What's wrong! Did someone attack you? Where are they, I've been to Askaban once I can do it again!"

"Sirius" Remus said firmly, "You will not be going back to Askaban"

"What happened Draco?" Remus asked him calmly.

"Well, you see those two boys over there, they had the pleasure of confronting Harry here on his relationship status" he replied resting his chin on Harry's mop of hair as Sirius placed a hand on his back, comforting him.

"Oh cub, oh love"

"Oh Haz we are sorry, that must have been awful"

"We will send them straight to Minnie when we get to the castle! They might accidentally stumble down some stairs on the way there cant say for sure!"