New Beginnings

Chapter 28

When Narcissa went to wake Harry and Draco she didn't expect the sight she'd found. Quietly she sent a patronus to the other members of the house who expected the worse, not what greeted them.

Harry had climbed into Draco's bed in the middle of the night (something he'd done regularly in Slytherin) and they were now entwined. Draco was on his back, Harry curled into his side with one of the blondes arms around shoulders and both of Harry's looped across Draco's waist.

Tom, Barty (he'd stayed at the manor because he was supposed to be dead), Severus, Lucius and Narcissa watched Draco roll over just to tuck Harry under his chin.

"Are they courting? Or...?" Narcissa let her sentence trail off.

"I think so, or do friends randomly share beds now?" Tom spoke softly, not sure whether or not Harry and Draco being a couple was really a bad thing.

Severus and Barty shared a hidden look, they had done something similar in the months before they'd started courting. Whereas Narcissa and Lucius had been forced to wait until marriage to share a bed in one of their parents homes.

 "Maybe we should leave them." Barty murmured, only catching sight of several bemused faces  a few minutes after talking. "how would you feel if you woke up to find a bunch of adults, including your parents, staring at you?"

All the adults left, knowing exactly how it felt to have your parents wake them and their partner. Even after Narcissa and Lucius had been married, it didn't get less awkward.

 "We shall say nothing about them courting." Narcissa commented. "they will come to us when we're their ready."

They didn't wake up til noon when Draco rolled off his bed accidentally. The loud thump woke Harry who peered over the bed, only to be reduced to laughter.

 "Yeah, yeah, laugh it up." Draco grumbled using the side of the bed to pull himself up. " Merlin, what time is it?"

Harry huffed, reaching for his wand even as Draco did the spell, rendering the entire movement useless. He glared good naturedly, but didn't mean it, he had somehow woken up more tired than before and there wasn't enough energy left in him to properly care.

"Come on, it's lunch and though we missed breakfast, mother will have a fit if we miss lunch."

"But I wanna stay in bed, Dray." Harry whined, not seeing Draco's bright scarlet blush creep into his cheeks.

"Harry. get. up." Draco tried lying with entire body weight on harry, but he just used that as a chance to cuddle Draco. "Come on, please."

"FINE! But only because your annoying when you whine." Harry grumbled, pushing Draco off him. A few more minutes of sleep would be sorely missed.

Draco rolled his eyes, yet followed Harry back to his own him room and rummage through his trunk. 

Thankfully Harry threw on some plain, black robes that hid his muggle attire easily. Draco really didn't need to deal with his father almost having a heart attack every few seconds at now wearing proper pureblood clothing.

They were half way to the dining hall when Harry grabbed Draco's hand, the reason being more out of nerves than anything else. The blonde glanced down the corridor before changing chancing a quick peck to raven hair and some soothing words.