All My Life ~ Drarry Fanfiction

Chapter Four

Harry stacked his copies of textbooks and parchment in a corner as neatly as possible. He readied his classroom for his new batch of sixth years. He yet had to look up notes for a Patronus Charm. He sighed.

Making notes was the worst part of being a proffesor. But that was nothing compared to the feeling of looking at his students' happy faces as they recall their most joyful memory to cast the charm.

But he himself wasn't feeling very jolly at the moment. Two days ago, he had tried casting his Patronus, just for fun. As the blue light emitted from the wand, he waited for it to turn itself into the Stag. It never did. It just kept changing shapes, like it wasn't sure what to become.

'A corporeal Patronus', muttered Harry absent-mindedly, remembering Mrs. Bones from all those years ago. He hadn't tried casting the charm after that. At first, he thought his memory wasn't strong enough. But that couldn't be true, since it was the happiest memory he could remember - holding his children for the first time, one by one. And that memory had served him before perfectly fine and was less likely to change.

He could think of two people who are as skilled as him when it comes to Defence Against Dark Arts. Neville Longbottom was his first choice, naturally. But although he was as skilled as Harry, it was Harry who taught him the Charm. He doubted Neville would know much more than he did.

Harry set his last stack of parchment before looking at the clock. He had an hour before the students arrived. He charmed his watch to give him a fifteen minute warning before the hour ends and  set off in search for a certain Potions proffesor.

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Draco had just come from the Greenhouse with a handful of Mandrake's tears needed to make The Healer's Potion. He set down his vials and started making a set of instructions on the board when someone knocked the door.

The door opened before Draco could give his permission. He met a pair of startling green eyes.

'Potter. What is it?' said Draco, turning back to his notes.

'Would you say you're an experienced in Defence Against Dark Arts?', asked Harry, looking unsure.

'What kind of question is that? Isn't that your area of expertise anyway?', asked Draco, his eyebrows rising in confusion.

'Just answer the qu-, forget it. Well, I have a doubt.'

Draco smirked and raised his eyebrows yet again, although this time in amusement.

'Take a seat, Potter. And ask.'

Harry carefully noted his tone. There was no signs of mocking or sneering, only pure amusement. Harry felt his shoulders relax and took a seat.

'My Patronus', he began, twisting with his wand until Draco put a stop to it and put it on the table, ' it's not corporeal anymore.'

'You mean it does not form a specific shape? Can you still cast it?'

'Yes.', said Harry, twirling his wand again, 'EXPECTO PATRONUM!'

A silvery blue light emerged from the wand. It was clearly powerful, Draco could see as much. This had nothing to do with the power of his memory, then. It kept shifting shapes like it was confused, and then shimmered away.

Harry looked at Draco for an explanation but to his astonishment, he started laughing. Harry felt curious at first, never having heard his laugh before. It was as manly as it could get, throaty and full of mirth.

And then he soon felt embarrassment, he never had this problem before and he was certain it wasn't because of him! How dare he-

'Are you in a heartache, Potter?' asked Draco, his silver eyes filled with amusement.

Harry was taken aback. He then vaguely remembered that Patronuses can change form if the caster of the spell was going through an emotional turmoil of sorts. He'd known someone, who's Patronus changed shape, he couldn't remember who.

'No! No I'm-!', he broke off, looking at Draco fully for the first time. Years had done nothing but mature him, his silver hair as soft as he remembered, his pale skin as smooth. His eyes as silvery as his hair. There were very few fine lines visibly, but if one looked closely, they would notice faint lines on his forehead, probably from raising his eyebrows too much.

It's about time you realise who you are, Harry. Who else notices a man so closely, if not for his admirer?, his subconscious sneered.

He was so lost in his thoughts he didn't realise that Draco was smiling, instead of smirking, and looking at Harry. He always thought he had a nice smile even though his smirk suited his personality even more.

'Well? No use denying, Potter. Who is it?'

Just then, his watch gave a large ticking noise, indicating that his class was almost about to begin.

'Later, Malfoy', smirked Harry.
'Saved by the bell, Potter. Don't think I'm going to forget this.'

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Just as expected, his students were all in wonder and excitement. He had finished giving his notes and told them put away the quills and parchments and take out their wands.

As they all chanted the spell, the room was soon filled with blue sparks, half formed Patronuses and a very few corporeal ones floating around the room.

He was walking around the class assisiting his students and giving them tips when one Patronus caught his eye.

'Merlin's Beard, Rose. Is that supposed to be... A Branchiosaurus?', asked Harry, craning his neck to look at its face. Rose blushed.

'Teddy gave me a book of dinosaurus a few years back and I've been obsessed with it. These are my favorite type of them. Peaceful herbivores but very aggressive looking.' said Rose, still looking proud of her Patronus.

Other purebloods students were still staring at the extinct animal. Some looked positively terrified. Of Patronus or Rose, he knew not.

He idly remembered the time he saw Albus's Patronus for the first time. It was Ferret, his pet ferret. Ron had a nice laugh at that one.

Harry shook his head, smiling. He positively loved his job and was never going to forget the sensation of having thought other something to help be better, stronger wizards/witches everyday.

Nymphadora, remembered Harry out of nowhere, each word filling him with a sense of dreadfulness, It was Tonks's Patronus that changed shape after she fell in love with Remus.

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