Later that night, Harry couldn't sleep. He laid awake in his four poster bed, staring up at the scarlett canopy above his head that looked black in the darkness of the room.
Curious to know if anyone else was experiencing mild insomnia, Harry groped around for his glasses and his wand, before reaching into the drawer of his nightstand and pulling out the Marauders Map.
It's been a while since Harry used the map, he just had it in his nightstand for safe keeping.
Harry muttered the password under his breath, and the piece of parchment started transforming into a detailed map of Hogwarts. It seemed as though everyone was in their beds, except for one person that caught Harry's eye.
Draco Malfoy was assumed to be walking past the Gryffindor common room at this very moment. Harry shook his head and squeezed his eyes shut, wondering if maybe he was just seeing things.
The the dark haired boy's surprise, he was not seeing things. He didn't understand why Draco would be up by the Gryffindor common room this late at night, and he wasn't sure if he wanted to find out why.
Draco had always been mischievous in their time together at Hogwarts. He was always sneaking around, and tied up in the wrong things.
Harry, once again listening to his heart instead of his brain, decided to follow after Draco. Harry put the map away and got out of bed. He kept his pyjamas on but tugged on his shoes, and grabbed his cloak of invisibility out of his suitcase. After quietly going down the stairs, Harry pulled the cloak over his head. He then left the common room, and noticed Draco standing down the hallway. He appeared to be waiting for something — or someone — as he picked at his nails.
Harry watched from a distance as Draco dropped his hands to his sides and walked away. The blueish blonde headed boy was oblivious to his follower, and Harry made sure to keep him in view. He didn't want to get to close, but didn't want to lose him either.
The two boys had been walking for about ten minutes now, going up and down different corridors. It was almost like Draco was sleep walking, because he didn't really know where he was going.
Then, Harry realized where he was headed. He had been down this corridor one too many times, and recognized the large brown doors guarding one of the many rooms.
Draco had led Harry to the room of requirement, and both boys went inside. Draco gently ran his fingers along some of the objects that were piled up in the room from floor to ceiling. Some stuff had been destroyed because of a fire that happened during the battle of Hogwarts. Draco was reliving those memories, and thinking about all the damage he had caused.
To Harry's surprise, Draco turned around to face him. If Harry didn't know any better, he'd assume that Draco was making direct contact with him.
Harry breathed a sigh of relief as Draco slowly started looking around him. He then cleared his throat, and spoke.
"I know you're in here, Potter." Draco exclaimed. Harry's eyes went so wide, they nearly popped out of his skull.
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