Returned- Drarry COMPLETE

Chapter 6

—Draco POV—

I was browsing the local bookstore, looking at novels, biographies, historical works, and more, when I realized I'd had the urge to use the restroom.

"Hey, Harry." Harry, who was looking at a book beside me turned his attention to me.

"Stay with Scorpius, I need the restroom." I told him. He said "Alright" as I went off in search of the lavatory. I looked up, scanning for a sign, when something peculiar caught my ear. I turned the corner of a shelf, listening intently.

"What's your Hogwarts house?" I froze at these words. What on earth are the chances that two Hogwarts students from Wizarding Britain are here? It was difficult to believe. What's more difficult to believe was their American accents. I mean, It wasn't impossible to have an American at Hogwarts. The only requirement it that you are a resident of Great Britain... So I guess, if their parents are American, then...

"Hufflepuff." Figures. I thought to myself.

"Really? I'm a Ravenclaw." I leaned in, to make sure I was hearing things correctly.

"What? No way! Oh, my, God. Wait, what's your favorite-"

I would have kept listening, but I really did need the restroom, so I walked past them speedily, making a straight shot to the restroom, and I noticed one of the two girls look up at me and gasp.

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We left the book store with 5 new books for me, and 2 books for Scorpius. I asked Harry if he was interested in anything, but he simply said 'You can just tell me what happens in your books'.

I was now driving down the street to go back home, my mind preoccupied by those two girls. They can't have been older than 17. So I did not go to school with them. They must have joined a year or two after the war. And what could they possibly be doing in America now? They either recently graduated, or they are at the end of winter holiday . I tried to remember: When did Winter term used to end? This would have to be the last week of Holiday break. What other reason would there be for me to hear what I heard? I know it wasn't a trick of the ear-

"Draco!" I was forced from my thoughts at the sound of a car horn blaring. It was seconds from colliding with us. Harry held out a hand and screamed 'Arresto Momentum', but I violently swerved out of the way before we could crash. I stopped the car, putting it in park. I looked to the back seat.

"Scorpius are you okay?" He nodded, breathing heavily as Harry and I were. I turned to Harry, who was frozen in a position with his legs half up, and I noticed that I was gripping the wheel tightly. I looked out the left window, and slightly behind us I noticed a red racing car, turned on, stopped in the middle of the street. I took an enormous sigh of relief, muttering a 'finite' so the car could go again before the driver could get suspicious. I closed my eyes in hearing the driver turn off the car, before turning it back on and driving away with a loud roar and squeal from the tires. I swallowed to calm myself down, looking at Harry, who was sitting normally again, looking off in a daze, and Scorpius, who just sat quietly.

"Everybody is alright? Nobody got hurt?" I said, looking around, Scorpius and Harry shook their heads. "Good. Good." I said, In a slight daze.

"I-I'm going to apparate home."

"Harry, wai-" I couldn't reach him in time, and he disappeared with a pop. I looked around, making sure no one saw that. Thankfully, we were in an empty neighborhood. I looked to the road, swallowing. I moved my hand to the gear, and put it in drive, before cautiously making my way home.

—Harry POV—

We were driving home, and Draco was being unusually quiet, looking straight at the road with no expression. I looked ahead of us and saw a red car speeding towards us in the distance. I pointed it out, "Draco, That car is going a bit fast, and they're against traffic..." The car was starting to get closer. "Draco?" The car got closer and Draco didn't react, I felt adrenaline kick in. "Draco!" The cars horn blared. In an instant I held out my right hand, my body trying to get away from the oncoming impact, and screamed 'Arresto Momentum'. The car in front of us stopped, and Draco violently swerved out of the way before we could crash. He stopped our car, putting it in park. I was frozen in shock, still in my awkward half curled-up position where one leg was up on the seat and my right arm was pressed against the passenger door. My left hand slowly came down from it's position.

"Scorpius, are you okay?" I heard Draco ask, looking to the back seat. I noticed we were all breathing quite heavily from what had just happened. Draco never let go of the wheel. I heard him cast a counter-spell at the other vehicle, but I was just too frozen to react, my mind was fogged up and muffled, anxiety over the situation making my stomach curl. I was hit with a tremendous wave of nausea, and moved to try and sit normally again, hoping it would go away, but my breathing hadn't calmed down, it had only become more quiet. I acknowledged the loud roar the other cars engine as it left. I swallowed, looking out to the street, my head had a numbing pain surfacing, and the nausea only got worse as I replayed the recent event in my mind, thinking of how easily it could have ended differently.

"Everybody is alright? Nobody got hurt?" Said Draco, I shook my head, feeling myself become light headed.

"I-I'm going to apparate home."

"Harry, wai-" I vanished, getting sucked through to the house.

I appeared in the bathroom at Draco's house and promptly leaned over the toilet, throwing up. I looked down at the contents I spilled, catching my breath. That's how long it takes for people to die. Less than a second.

I can't believe what happened. I gagged again, spilling more. I kneeled, resting my head on the toilet. I need the anxiety to subside. It's over. I told myself.

I got up when my stomach settled, flushing the toilet. The smell almost made me feel sick again. I opened the door to let it escape, and turned on the purge vent in the bathroom. I turned on the faucet, rinsing my mouth out to get rid of the feeling. It's okay. Nothing ended up happening. I told myself, trying to calm down. Nobody got hurt, nobody got in trouble. Everybody is safe. I heard the front door open, and I knew it was them. I put my head down to rest against the sink, and turned off the purge fan because the sound was not helping me relax.

"Are you okay?" I nodded my head, lifting it from the edge of the sink and turning it off.

"I just got sick. I- What on earth happened to you back there? I had called your name like 3 times before you reacted. Are you okay?" I asked, looking at him curious and concerned.

"I was just thinking about... something I overheard at the book store. It was nothing important."

"Was it something that worried you?" I asked, desperate to know why he zoned out, almost causing a crash. He didn't speak, almost as if He was wondering if he should tell me.

"Well? Draco? What was it that got you like that?"