unexpected

lions, snake, and a ferret

"It's great harry, I got a room with Luna, Ginny, and Pansy. You know Pansy isn't all that bad, she is actually really smart and if you really look at her she is really pretty."

I couldn't help but laugh, Ron and Hermione had broke it off after them both realizing that Hermione was into females but, she has a horrible attraction to girls, while Ron like boys whole heartedly.
"Hermie, your gay is showing"

"Shut up Harry, I don't like her like that." Hermione blushed the color of a Weasly's hair

"Shit! I'm late to potions. Snape is going to kill me. He expects us to always be on time because we stay in his dorms, bye I'll see you later if i haven't been hexed"

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"Mister Potter, you are 30 minutes late, you will stay after class with mister Malfoy, so you can catch up with all you have missed, you will stay after tomorrow as well. There is a chair next to Zabini." Snape sneered as I walked in. As soon as he turned his back I, with pride flipped him off. That gained a laugh from Zabini my new room mate.
"What took you so long potter?" Zabini whispered

"I lost track of time and i was... Busy." Even though I was looking for a specific type of pixy that would help with harsh injuries that Vulnera Sanentur couldn't heal.

"So up to no good?" he said chuckling

"Zabini, Potter is there a reason you deem it appropriate to talk during lessons?" came the cold voice of snape.

"No professor, he is just helping me understand the concept." I made up a quick lie

"Very well, you are dismissed. Except you mister Potter, you will finish your lessons with Draco Malfoy."

"Yes, professor." I nod earning a... Giggle? From Draco.

"Very well, I will be in my office." Draco waited for Snape to walk out of the room to speak

"Are you afraid of Severus, potter?" He questions

"Me? Harry Potter? The boy who lived? The chosen one? Scared of Severus Snape? Abso-fucking-lutely!
He's all cold and scary! I mean come on Malfoy, he is the definition of terrifying!"

"He isn't that scary Potter, he just acts cold. Your father put him through a lot of shit."

"Shut up and teach Malfoy." I say bored of the conversation.

"As you wish, Potter." he said coldly continuing the lesson I had missed. I zoned out for the most part, writing and nodding when called for. Finally it was time for us to go to our shared room.

"Potter." Came the quite voice of the blond.

"Yes Malfoy?" I say looking up to see his gleaming gray eyes staring to my lower left "Malfoy? What are you looking at?"

"Potter what's on your arm?" I finally look down to what he is staring at so intensely. He was looking at my many bloody bandages.

"Well ferret, those are little pieces of cloth or cotton with adhesive on them to help kee-

"Belt up you fucking git, what happened to your arm?" He said looking at my now rolled down sleeves

"Hermione's cat crookshank got ahold of my arm and tore it up." I say using one of the only excuses I could think of.

"That is the oldest excuse i have ever heard Potter" he spat rolling his eyes "now what really happened?" he seemed genuinely concerned about my cuts.

"Malfoy... I cant tell you."

"Why not? Do I need to get the Veritaserum? Its right on that shelf, unlike you Im not scared of Severus, so I am more then willing to use his supplies." The blond pointed to a vile on the shelf to our left.

"Can we not talk about it? Its not like its killing me so just ignore it." I walked off to our dorm to see Neville and Blaise talking about a plant they were learning about in herbology.

"Potter come here, in the bathroom, now." He shoves me into the shared bathroom, the other boys looking on curiously. "Alright Potter, strip, take everything off but your boxers." He helps by ripping off my cloak and standing there patiently waiting for my to move.

"At least by me a butterbeer first, Merlin Malfoy." All i get is a glare.
"Fine, good god." I slowly turn and take off everything but my boxers, as he said and turn back around slowly.

He looks at all of the bandages and a gauze covering my torso and legs. He moves to touch the worst of the cuts one that I stitched up on my own. I had picked up a few skills by watching muggle hospital shows.
"God damn Potter, this is the worst case I've ever seen, and I've seen some really bad cuts." He grazes his hand along my abdomen feeling each cut there. "Did you do this to yourself?" I nod slightly "how long ago?" I tell him a weak ago "does anyone know?" A shake of the head no and he nods "i thought not."

"Don't tell anyone, please Malfoy, don't let anyone know." I plead him.

"Hush Potter, I didn't plan on telling anyone. But we need to clean them, they are infected the ones on your stomach, i will go get you some stuff for it. Stay in the room the rest of the day, take a bath with the soap on the very top shelf in the counter, its made for deep cuts. Use exactly 5 drops stay in the water until the water turns blue, expect a slight burn." He hands me all my clothes from the floor.

"Thank you Malfoy, um... Yeah just thanks." I stumble on my words at the new Draco Malfoy i have never seen before.

"Don't tell anyone Im doing this, I have a reputation to uphold. Oh and if you want to tell anyone make sure its not any if the slytherins, only Blaise, he would understand. Anyone else in Slytherin,run them by me and ill tell you if its risky or not.  Ill be back later with supplies."

We walk out of the bathroom together and i grab a sweat shirt and a pair of jeans and a towel so i can take a bath. The two other boys look up at us and grin to each other continuing their previous conversation. Draco walks out as i walk into the bathroom, thats all i remember of that hour. The bath was a blur and thats okay with me.

Okay, remember you are beautiful no matter what, stay safe, don't harm yourself and keep on living.