Harry woke up to the sound of birds chirping in the distance. He could feel cool water flowing under his skin. He breathed in the smell of green pine trees.
When he opened his eyes he saw a panicked blonde boy trying to desperately save him. He felt cold and weak. He heard Draco's voice saying incantations under his breath as he moved his wand around his wounds. Little by little Harry started to feel better and felt warmth come back to his body.
Harry was now conscious as he opened his eyes. He didn't know where he was. It was slightly dark forest that Harry had never seen before. He was laying over river water, not deep enough for him to drown. He turned his gaze to Draco. He was breathing hard.
Draco was still injured from the attack but he couldn't react. He looked at his hands covered in Harry's blood which terrified him to his core. He was so scared he started to cry.
Draco had no clue who Harry was but all he knew is that he had never came so close to killing anyone. He truly was a monster.
Harry ran to Draco's aid trying to make him stop crying. But Draco flinched at Harry's touch.
"Get away from me."
"Draco please stop. I need to heal you or you'll bleed out."
"I don't care. I don't deserve it."
"DRACO! LISTEN TO ME! WILL YOU JUST LET ME DO THIS?"
Draco calmed down. If anything scared him more than himself it was the screams from this stranger.
He nodded.
Harry pulled up the side of his shirt and healed his wound. The wound was closed up and the blood had been washed away by the river.
"Are you okay?"
Draco nodded.
"Good. I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm so glad to see you again."
Draco didn't know what to say. He was so confused.
"I'm sorry for almost killing you."
"Why did you do it Draco?"
"You had it good for you. You had a boyfriend who loved and believed in you. I was willing to help you. I wasn't going to let you fall through this path yet you did. I can't believe you. You betrayed me and almost tried killing me. It fucking sucks what you did. It really fucking sucks. I'm such an idiot for every trusting in you."
Draco's heart stung. Everything he was saying. He didn't know his memory was erased or at least he didn't think it was.
Draco turned over to look at Harry's green eyes. The only thing he did think was good about what he had just said was when he called himself his boyfriend.
"H-Harry. Im sorry. Im so sorry If i ever did anything to hurt you. It kills me what I've turned into."
"Why did you do it? Why did you leave?"
"H-Harry. I don't know who you are. I've never met you. Everything your telling me is fucking new to me."
Harry couldn't believe it. Was he lying? Was this all just a trick to get him killed? No then why would he have saved him in the first place? He just couldn't believe it. Draco Malfoy didn't have a clue who he was. Nothing had been more painful up to now. Everything they had went through. Every moment spent together, every kiss shared, every conversation, every smile, every tear, everything just gone.
"You don't know who I am?" Harry asked with a crack in his voice.
"No. I'm sorry." Draco responded
"Then why did you save me?"
"Back at Hogwarts you told me something about this."
He reached into his pocket and showed him the golden snitch he had given him.
"You gave me this. My memory was wiped a long time ago. All I had when I woke up was this golden snitch in my left robe pocket. So you know who I am. I hoped you could help me remember who I am. All those things my father told me, they just can't be true. I hoped you'd tell me that I'm not a murderer, that I'm not just a cruel killer."
Harry started to cry. All along he thought that Draco had just stabbed him in the back but really he was obliviated.
Harry grabbed Draco's hands.
"Draco your not a killer. Last time I saw you, you went home to take care of your father. He sent you an owl saying he was ill. He must of erased your memory to get you to join Voldemort."
"N-no he couldn't. My own father wouldn't do that, he loves me."
"Your father has always been a cruel man. He used to physically abuse you. You hated your father more than anything. You would stay with anyone during summer just to avoid going home with him."
That's when Draco really started to cry. Half from joy and half from pain. He was so happy to know he wasn't what he thought he was. But also just the thought of his own father doing something like that to him stung.
Harry came close to him. He expected Draco to flinch or back away from his embrace but he didn't. He let him out his arms around him and just cry. It was so sad holding a person who didn't even know who he was.
"It's okay Draco. Your okay. You saved me. You saved my life. Even after your dad tried forcing this upon you, you still couldn't. That just shows how pure your heart is."
Even tho Draco felt so broken inside he still managed to smile. It was like waking up from a nightmare. Sure Draco would never get his memory back but he was so glad to at least be able to go back to the life he had. A life with Harry Potter on his side.
