Harry ignored the glares that Hermione had been shooting him all through Herbology and now through the corridor, while also trying to ignore the fact that Ron was avoiding him and shooting him unreadable glances since Harry had raced back into the tower.
"Ok, I have no idea how the hell I am going to phrase this without everyone flying off the handle and storming the castle to try and hex my...him," Harry groaned as he stopped mentally trying to compose the letters to inform everyone about him and Lucius.
"Why don't you write it at lunch when you have time to go over it?" Neville suggested.
"Yeah that might be a good idea, I can't concentrate with worrying about Draco and if he's ok and being away from...there he is!" Harry had Neville blinking as he stopped mid conversation and hurried down the corridor. He winced slightly and glanced around the busy corridor as he saw Harry hurrying towards Draco. Quickly stepping after his friend he reached him in time to see Harry wrapping Draco in what looked like a tight hug.
"Oh Merlin it was true," Pansy gawped from slightly behind Draco as the blonde nuzzled slightly into Harry's shoulder and hugged back.
"Are you alright? Did anything happen? Has anyone said or done anything inappropriate because I will..." Harry's rant was cut off by Draco's chuckle.
"I'm fine, no one did anything, no one said anything," he assured Harry cuddling closer to the safety and warmth that he could feel coming from his effective bearer.
"Are you sure? I was worried," Harry asked leaning back to scan over Draco making sure.
"He's been twitching," Neville agreed catching Draco's attention, he smiled as he looked back at Harry for confirmation.
"Come on L ...your dad will get worried," Harry gave Draco another squeeze before wrapping his arm around his shoulder and leading the way to the Defence classroom. Pansy and Blaise followed fighting to not look stunned while Neville walked at Harry's side with a cloud of amusement surrounding him as they all ignored the looks that were being shot them. Draco was basking in the happy protective feelings emanating from his link to Harry.
When they stepped into the classroom the pair of them were hit with a wave of relief and happiness. Looking up they found Lucius standing at the front of the class with his eyes glued on them.
"Oh gross, so didn't need to feel that! Block! Block!" Draco groaned after Lucius's eyes flicked to Harry when he smiled at him. Lucius turned around to walk back to his desk quickly just as they caught his mouth twitching up. "I'm scarred for life," Draco groaned.
"I really don't want to know," Ron sighed shoving the crowd that was gathering around the row they had sat at out the way and sitting in a way next to Neville that blocked Harry and Draco from the crowd.
"I don't really want to know either," Draco nodded slowly, glancing between Harry and Ron. He smiled when he felt the waves of thanks and relief coming from Harry, the arm still wrapped around him squeezing slightly.
"Alright everyone sit down now or I'll start taking points by the 50's!" Lucius snapped just as the crowd seemed to consider giving it another go.
Harry sighed, tiredness washing over him despite the early night he had gotten the night before, he had been hounded on all sides for people trying to find out what was going on with him and Draco considering he had walked Draco to his next class after defence, they had ate lunch at the end of a stunned Slytherin table, and then sat next to each other in double potions where Snape had alternated from looking at them blankly, glaring at Harry and shaking his head exasperatedly.
