Cuts Run Deep

Walk to Class

~Harry's POV~

"Meet me outside of the Great Hall towards the end of lunch." I whisper quickly and pull away from Draco smiling. Turning away from him, I head in after Hermione. I can't keep the grin off of my face, even as I sit down at the table.

"What's up with you? You look like you just won the bloody House Cup!" Ron remarks sarcastically. I roll my eyes and mumble a quick shove off Ron. He grins and turns to Hermione with a questioning look.

"I think he's in love Ronald." Hermione says giggling. Ron turns to me in shock.

"In love?! With who? Since when?! Why didn't I know about this?" Ron pouts. His 'outburst' has attracted some stares. I blush and try to hide my face in my hands.

"No one Ron. I'm not in love. If I was, I'd tell you." I say grimly. Hermione looks at me with no expression. I know why to. Everything I just said was a lie. I AM in love with Draco Malfoy and no, I haven't told Ron yet. Eventually, Hermione looks away. Ron shakes his head.

"Whatever you say mate." After that we drop the topic and talk about other things. I'll admit, I snuck a few glances at Draco during lunch. I made sure not to stare for too long though in fear that he'll turn around and catch me. I look at the standing clock at the front of the hall. 13:19. Perfect. There's about eleven minutes until class starts. I excuse myself from the table and say goodbye to Ron and Hermione. They are in the middle of debating the best food for breakfast, so neither of them question where I'm going. I glance over at the Slytherin table and meet Draco's eyes for a second. Exiting the Great Hall, I turn to the left and wait in the corridor. 

Less than a minute later, the familiar figure with platinum blond hair comes through the door. Draco stops in front of me.

"About time you got here." I let playful sarcasm drip into my voice. He rolls his eyes and smiles.

"Oh please." Draco says. In one swift motion, he grabs my hand and holds it beside him. I look around panicked for a moment and then at his face. He's giving me a reassuring smile. There aren't many students in the halls and none that I know, so I relax a little bit. Without saying anything, we head towards the castle doors. Draco has Care of magical Creatures for his third class and I have a free period so I decided to walk him there.

"So how has life been?" I ask. Draco looks at me sideways.

"I was with you all during second period." he says matter of factly.

"But that seemed so long ago!" I whine. Draco rolls his eyes and I snort. My hand flys up to my face and I turn red in embarrassment. "Sorry."

Draco just laughs and squeezes my hand. "It was cute." he says. My face becomes a shade darker. Draco Malfoy just called me cute. I know I should say something back, but I can't think of anything that won't make me sound stupid so I just continue walking with Draco.

"What are we doing in this class today?" Draco asks as we walk down the path. I forgot I had this class earlier today.

"Hagrid is showing us Knarls. Watch out for their quills. They're sharp." I warn Draco. He puts his arm up in a fake salute.

"Yes sir." He says. I laugh and nudge him with my shoulder. He smiles warmly. We come to a stop at the edge of the forest.

"Well, I think this is where we part ways." Draco says looking a bit disappointed. I nod slowly, but then a thought comes to mind.

"Would you maybe like to join me, Ron and Hermione for a trip to Hogsmeade this weekend?" I ask while rocking back on my heels nervously.

"I'd love to." Draco beams at me. "What time and where should I meet you guys?"

"We usually leave at around eleven. Meet me by the Gryffindor common room then." I say. Draco runs his hand through his hair. I noticed that he stopped gelling it after the war. It made him look cuter.

"Are you sure Ron will be okay with it?" he asks clearly nervous. I give an amused smile.

"He'll survive. I made him promise to at least be civil with you. He said he's willing to give you a chance." This makes Draco look down and smile. I don't see anyone coming down the path yet, so I get up on my tip-toes and give Draco a short kiss on the lips. He draws me into a short hug as we pull apart. I take in his sweet vanilla and shampoo scent. It was something that I had come to love even before I admitted it to him. I untangle myself from him and look up.

"I'll see you tonight for astronomy?" I ask. Draco nods and shoves his hands in his pockets. I smile and hold my hand up in a wave as I turn around. I jog back up the path towards the castle with a genuine smile on my face.

~Draco's POV~

I watch Harry jog towards the castle as more students flood the path coming down for class. I sigh shaking my head and walk to the usual meeting spot. It's outside of Hagrid's hut in a small clearing by the edge of the forest. It's actually quite nice. After a few minutes, more people begin to join the group. There are about twenty-five once the bell in the clock tower rings. Hagrid is at the front of the group gathering the Knarls. When he stands up, he is towering over everyone. He would have been intimidating if it weren't for the huge grin across his face.

"Righty class. Today you'll be lernin' bout Knarls. Friendly little creatures they are." Hagrid says. He proceeds to tell us how to handle a Knarl and what they can do and be used for. We got to all hold a Knarl and Hagrid assigned us a paper to describe their appearance and how they were different from an animal that muggles call 'hedgehogs'. I finish and hand mine in with the rest of class. Once they are all collected, Hagrid dismisses us. I head down to the Dungeons and into the Slytherin common room.

As I step down the last stair, I see Pansy and Blaise sitting on the couch. I forgot about that...

Looks like I have some confessions to make.

~~~~~~~~~

Who is top and who is bottom? Come on guys, I need to know what y'all think because I can't decide. Help me :(

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading!!!

❤- Fanon_is_better