The Dragon's Kitten

7 - Small Changes

~*~*Draco's POV*~*~

Even though Harry had chosen to stay with me I worried about him. It wasn't because of my house mates but because of where our house was. I had expected him to get frightened quite a bit because he was a little. I also expected him to pretend it didn't bother him because of how he was.

Harry never fell asleep if I wasn't there and if I left he didn't stay sleeping. He was more attached to me than anyone knew. Well anyway besides my roommates. Blaise figured out Harry was a Little on his own which was surprising honestly. He promised not to tell anyone and since then Harry allowed Blaise to pet him.

It also helped that Blaise shared some embarrassing stories. It was a different story with Pansy though. Harry seemed endlessly annoyed by her. She wasn't even allowed to touch me without Harry hissing at her. He was seriously the most adorable thing ever and I was smiling more.

I sort of hated myself more as time went on. I hated myself for falling in love with Harry before all of this. For asking Severus to make us partners. If I hadn't fallen in love with him we would have never been partnered and he would still be Harry.

Harry nuzzled up against my chest as he fell asleep. I really do love him even as a kitten. Even though he is a Little I wanted him to be my Little. I felt special and needed whenever he refused to let anyone else carry him. His tiny delicate little kitten body entrusted to me to look after.

I laid Harry down and laid next to him. My fingers glided over his fur and my heart suddenly dropped. I had almost forgotten about the mark on my arm. I wanted to forget about it but I couldn't. I reached over and started to scratch at it.

I hadn't realized that Harry woke up until his tiny head interrupted my scratching. He licked my arm and laid down on top of it. He really didn't seem bothered by it.

"I heard you. That time in class when you told me to stop. I figured you didn't realize you said it out loud so I didn't say anything." I said to him. "But I hate it and you should too."

Harry licked my arm again and moved towards me. He curled up just under my neck and fell asleep again. I sighed and shifted a little so that I wouldn't accidentally crush him. He was smart even for his small self. He put me in a situation where I either crushed him or woke him if I wanted to scratch my arm.

I dozed off a little while after him. He always seemed to sleep better when I was relaxed. I was so tired it didn't really matter. I was woken up by something licking my face. My arm where Harry had fallen asleep felt strangely numb.

"Okay Harry. I'm awake." I yawned and sat up.

Harry attempted to climb my back but he wasn't using his claws so he fell. I lifted him and held him against me. How could something so small and light contain a whole teenager? I pushed the thought aside as I climbed out of bed.

It was easy to get used to sleeping with Harry. He was so tiny but he pretty much filled my bed. It never changed as time passed. I just learnt to accept it because it was better than almost crushing him in my sleep.

I had gotten used to it until my body started to feel numb or sore in certain places. Until I had a dream that the actual human Harry Potter told me to hold him. Until I realized that the two were closely connected.

I couldn't sleep the night I put the pieces together. Harry had worn me out as usual but his reaction to the squid had my mind racing. He had seen it quite a lot since staying with me but this time he had been completely and utterly terrified. So much so that he attempted to escape and even attacked me.

It was strange because even knowing the fact that he's a Little didn't make sense as to why he reacted that way. I constantly made excuses for his behaviour and the only thing that made sense to me was that his reaction was one of a cat not a human.

I feared that he had been stuck in this state for too long and I was losing him. I was so lost in my thoughts and trying to figure out how to fix it that I didn't realize what had happened. My body felt like whenever Blaise used to lay on top of me and I attributed it to being tired. I also almost freaked out that Blaise was on top of me and crushing Harry.

Then Blaise walked through the door so I knew he couldn't have been on top of me. Except the shock on his face said something was wrong so I looked down at Harry. His arm wrapped around my side as he nuzzled against me. Wait... His arm? His arm! His actual human arm.

I stopped running my fingers through his hair as it hit me. My body felt weird when I woke up because Harry turned into Harry when he slept. I tried to figure out how long this had been happening for as I stared at him. My heart was pounding in my ears and I hadn't realized Blaise was standing next to my bed.

Blaise gently shook Harry's shoulder to wake him. I slapped his hand away but it was too late. A small black kitten stretched itself on top of me. It yawned and tilted its head to the side. My body felt numb and tingly where human Harry had been.

"You saw that right?" I asked Blaise but still stared at Harry.

"Yep." Blaise responded.

"Bad?" I questioned.

"Good. I think." Blaise said.

I nodded my head and scooped Harry up. The next thing I knew I was running to Severus. My brain wasn't working. I couldn't explain it properly. I sounded like a mad man but I was so confused. Severus left the classroom and Blaise walked in a few seconds later. I had just managed to calm Harry.

"What did he say?" Blaise asked.

"He didn't seem to believe me but I don't think I was making sense. He went to fetch McGonagall and Pomfrey." I sighed.

I was hoping that I hadn't seen what I wanted. I soon realized that Harry had fallen asleep. Looked at Blaise and quietly asked him to make sure they didn't come in yelling. A few seconds after Blaise stood up Harry changed. He was human again and he was using my legs as a pillow.

He was seriously such an adorable creature especially when he slept. I imagined the nights he'd changed back. The times I was actually holding him without knowing. The numbness had started just over a week after Harry started staying with me. More accurately, nearly 2 weeks later.

Severus walked in followed by McGonagall and Pomfrey. They all looked as stunned as Blaise had the first time. I shrugged and smiled but I didn't stop combing my fingers through Harry's hair. Severus eventually made me and Harry slowly started waking up again.

First, his body shrunk. Second, he curled into a ball. Then he was a kitten although not fully awake yet. I started playing with his fur again and the process reversed, Harry became human again. I had to bite my tongue when he shifted in my lap.

"Is this a good sign?" I asked, feeling a little worried.

Severus shrugged as he examined Harry. I wanted Harry to stay like this. I wanted my Harry back and I hoped he would love me. I wanted to kiss Harry even though I knew that I couldn't. There was an audience watching right now despite my desires.

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