Malfoy Child

An Unwanted Vision

"Morning, Draco," Harry said cheerfully.

"Morning, Harry," Draco said, giving Harry his sweetest smile.

"Come on and let's get ready for the day," Harry said. "This is the last week of classes, which is mostly exams that won't be fun for me, but then it'll be the holidays!"

"It'll be almost Christmas?" Draco asked hopefully.

"Yep! And this will be my best Christmas ever," Harry declared.

"Really?" Draco asked.

Harry grinned. "Yes, really."

They finished getting ready, talking about everything they were going to do over the holidays. Their discussion continued as they made their way up to the Great Hall and began eating breakfast.

"Will you guys be staying here for the holidays this year?" Harry asked his Slytherin friends.

They all nodded. "Yeah, we decided a long time ago that we didn't want to miss out on when Draco turns back into a teenager again," Blaise said, smirking at Harry.

"Besides, we didn't want to leave you two here alone over the holidays," Pansy said, smiling warmly.

Harry winked at Draco. "At least we'd have each other, right, angel?"

"Right, Harry," Draco said, grinning. "We're going to have the best Christmas! Harry said so."

"Did he now?" Blaise asked.

"Hey," Harry said defensively. "I never got Christmas as a kid so I'm very much planning on living vicariously through Draco this year."

They all smiled at him a bit sadly. "Oh, come on," Harry protested. "We're trying to be happy here."

"Yeah, I want to talk about presents," Draco piped up, causing the group to break out into laughter.

Lunchtime brought about the same general discussion at the Gryffindor table.

"Are you guys staying here for the holidays?" Harry asked.

"Yeah, Mum says we can stay here this year," Ron said.

"You don't have to stay here just because of me," Harry protested.

Ron and Hermione both looked a bit uncomfortable. "We're just a little worried about how things will go at the end of the holidays and we don't want you to be alone, just in case it doesn't go well," Hermione admitted quietly.

Harry sighed and looked down at Draco. "Yeah, I'm kind of a little worried, too. I'm glad you guys are staying." Then he perked up. "Besides, we've got lots that we're planning to do over the holidays. Right, Draco?"

"Yeah, Harry says this will be the best Christmas ever!" Draco said excitedly. It wasn't long before they had launched into a discussion about all they'd be doing and all the presents Draco wanted.

It wasn't until Potions class that afternoon when things began to fall apart. Their exam would be on Friday. Of course, Snape would wait until the last class of the last day before holidays to give it to them. For today, they were doing review.

In the middle of class, however, Harry suddenly collapsed, screaming in pain and clutching desperately at his scar.

"Everybody out of this room within the next thirty seconds," Snape bellowed. He didn't question when Harry's four friends stayed, Draco now clutching at Pansy fearfully.

Snape bodily picked Harry up, holding tightly to Harry's thrashing form. "Granger, get the Headmaster immediately and bring him to my quarters," he ordered. "I have the feeling he will be needed," Snape muttered.