The Letters // Drarry

hapter Six

It was later that evening that Shadow finally reappeared. Draco was currently in the Slytherin common room reading over his potions textbook, again. There were others who were not paying any mind to him until Shadow flew in and calmly perched herself on top of his well-groomed hair.

They all held their breath as they all expected Draco to jump up and fling the bird off while going on about his family name and how much time he spent fixing his hair... but he did no such thing. Instead he just finished his sentence, paragraph or, possibly even, chapter before he marked his place and stood. With bird still on his head and potions textbook tucked under arm, he made his way to the dormitory, leaving curious and confused looking housemates behind him. They were all to bewildered to notice the letter tied around the owl's leg.

Draco sat on his bed after lying his potion book on top of his truck at the foot of his bed. He carefully cooed Shadow off his head and untied the note, petting her gently. It was then he started to read Harry's letter.

'Dear.. Whoever-you-are,

You said you've had a crush on me since first year, right? That means we're in the same year, correct?

Oh well I was gonna call someone out but I decided against it. I didn't really you to take it the wrong way or something like that...

You're a pure-blood?! How could someone like you fall for me?? I'm just a teenaged boy that was raised by muggles.. how can you fancy some like me..?'

Draco frowned at that paragraph. He felt a few tears prick his eyes but he didn't dare let them fall. How can someone as amazing as you, Harry, put yourself down like that? You're perfect.. Draco frowned again, this time at his own thoughts. He had always made fun of Harry for that, for being perfect. He regretted every second of that, though, and wished it wasn't like that, wished that they had become friends or that he wasn't a pure-blood or that maybe Harry was... Maybe they could have been together if something, anything, was just a little bit different... He continued read with blurry vision.

'Did you get enough sleep last night? It looks like you fell asleep on the parchment.'

A sadden smile came to Draco's face, if only you knew who you were talking to, Harry. If only you knew...

'I gave Shadow a treat but then she wanted another one! And after that she ate practically my whole store of owl treats!!

-Harry'

Draco sighed after he finished reading Harry's letter, a mix of emotions running through him as he ran his slightly shaky hand through Shadow's black feathers. He ended up falling asleep not long after, reply and pajamas forgotten.

A/N Okay! I actually cried writing this!! T^T Also I'm sorry it took me a month to update... I might be able to update sooner next time... Bai.