𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 | Harry James Potter x Reader

YR 5 ☆•°~'* 17

A/N - ... :)

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That night, Y/N went to sleep in Harry's bed, which he hadn't done in almost a month. All was going well, tucked warmly under the blankets in the quiet room (Ron's snores were absent for the first time) until Harry sat up very abruptly in bed, his scar throbbing painfully.

'Cut it out!' Harry hissed under his breath, hand clamped over his scar. 

Y/N stirred and opened his eyes, staring up at Harry. He was breathing heavily and his hair was sticking up in random directions. Y/N straightened up.

'Harry? What's up?' he asked quietly, running a hand through Harry's hair.

'Stupid scar,' Harry muttered. 'I'm fine, go back to sleep...'

'Did you have another dream?' said Y/N.

Harry nodded, still rubbing his scar in an attempt to soothe the pain. Y/N noticed a bead of sweat rolling down his temple in the little light the moon offered. 

'This is all because of those stupid Occlumency lessons,' whispered Harry angrily, flopping back down on the bed. 'They've never been this bad before.'

Y/N watched Harry for a while without saying anything. He did seem more irritated and exhausted than usual, and Y/N wondered vaguely whether Ron's suspicions were right. 

'You just need some rest,' he said in a low voice. 

Harry shook his head. 'I can't.'

Another silence, then Y/N said, 'Do you want to go on a walk?'

Harry turned his head slightly to look at him. 'Now?'

'Yeah, I know a spot,' said Y/N, a small smile on his face. 'Just to get your mind off things...'

Harry considered this suggestion for a moment. A late-night stroll with Y/N sounded like something straight out of his daydreams, and he didn't hesitate further. 

'All right, but I'll need to get my dad's Cloak and the map,' he muttered, getting up from bed carefully. 

Five minutes later, Harry and Y/N snuck out of the dormitory draped in the Invisibility Cloak, still in pyjamas and wearing their winter cloaks. Harry had the Marauder's Map in hand, checking that the common room was indeed empty before they could proceed.

When they reached the portrait to leave, something brushed against Harry's leg and he jumped, almost knocking Y/N to the ground. 

'Careful!' said Y/N, regaining his balance. 'It's just Jasper-'

The cat miaowed innocently and sniffed Y/N's exposed ankles. The Cloak couldn't cover the two of them fully. 

'You can't come with us, Jasper,' said Y/N, when his cat continued bumping their legs.

He looked very reproachful and nipped at Y/N's ankle before trotting away, his fluffy tail wagging in the air. 

'We can't both fit under here,' Harry whispered, trying to readjust the Cloak. 

'Hold on-'

Y/N screwed his eyes shut and forced himself back into a girl's body, though this time she managed to make herself slightly shorter by an inch or two.

'I didn't know you could do that,' said Harry, surprised.

'Me neither,' Y/N shrugged, examining the length of her legs. 'I discover something new every day... Come on, let's go.'