Harry
Harry smiled when he woke up the next morning, he had finally had a nightmare free slumber. Waking up early had been one of the things that stayed with him after he left the Dursley's home. There were many things Harry still had to do so he set to getting ready early. Harry grabbed his clothes and toiletries before he ran to the bathroom and took a shower. He casted glamours on his scars and his fading bruises.
He walked down to the common room and shot a smile at Neville who had woken up before everyone else. There were many upside to waking up before everyone else, one of them being the silence that occupied the tower. Most of the people in Hogwarts thought that Harry was a complete idiot but in fact he was the exact opposite. Harry just didn't like to show it or use it. It would seem rather odd if he had just suddenly managed to become extremely smart so he had slowly built up his grades, which now rivaled Hermione's grades. Things were going to be wonderful this year he could just feel it. With Sirius being free and Ron and Hermione occupying each other he would have time to study and work on homework. He had been reading a potions book for a few hours when Neville moved to sit across from him.
"Hiya Harry" Neville greeted "how was your summer?"
Harry felt that Neville was one of his friends that actually cared and trusted him. Neville picked up on the abuse last year when they had both woken early and Harry had to much on his mind to notice his glamour had worn off over night.
"Hey Nev my summer was alright, how about yours?" Harry asked.
"It was Okay, gram and I had a talk and she accepts my sexuality and she tried to hook me up with a few boys, though none of them were really my type."
Harry chuckled at that "Well it's nice to hear that she supports it. Sometimes I wonder if my parents would have cared about my sexuality. I just wish I would know how they would have felt about it."
"You have Sirius and Remus for that, they love you as if you were there own. If they don't support you then they would be Hippocrates. "
"I guess you're right Neville . Thanks, I really needed to hear that. " Harry gave Neville a genuine smile and Neville returned it.
"It's about time for breakfast, ya wanna head down before the others?"
"Yeah, hopefully Ron and 'Mione won't cause an uproar like last year when I left early."
Neville patted his shoulder and they took off towards the great hall with there bags hanging off there shoulder.
DRACO
"So do you know who your mate is? " Pansy asked when they were on there way to the great hall.
"No, all I know is that they are a gryffindor." Draco grumbled.
"Relax Draco, it's not like it's Potter." Blaise joked.
"Actually it is either Potter or the Weasel."
Pansy's eyes grew wide, "You're joking , right?"
"No Pansy, I wouldn't joke about my mate." Draco sighed.
They entered the hall quietly and sat in there usual seats. All of the Slytherins were either trading gossip, talking about politics, or were quietly eating there breakfast. The first class Draco and his friends had were with the Gryffindors and Draco was both excited and nervous as to what might happen in his first potions class of the year.
