Draco was left with a bruise on his face and tears in his eyes. Not from pain, but from fear. This baby couldn't die. It was one of the only reasons Draco was still living.

Draco slid down the wall he was leaning on and hugged his knees to his chest. He buried his face in his knees and started crying silently.

"Malfoy?" A soft voice asked, making him look up, then sneer.

Weaslette.

"What do you want, Weaslette?" Draco snarled.

"Why're you crying?" She asked.

"Why do you care? Going to go spread some more rumors? Have more people beat me up?" Draco asked angrily as he wiped his eyes.

"What? No, no of course not," she said as she walked over. "What's the matter?"

Draco sniffled. "Your brother." He said as he hugged his stomach.

"What did that boob do this time?" She sighed.

"Threatened me." Draco mumbled. "And before you say anything like "oh Malfoy you coward, that 'boob' doesn't know what he's doing" or "oh Malfoy, you're being stupid. Ron can't do anything." Then just stop right there and keep your mouth shut, because the threat goes deeper than you think."

Ginny sat down next to him. "Okay, Malfoy, you're scaring me. You're acting really out of character. What's the matter?"

Just as Draco was about to open his mouth, Harry came frantically running down the hallway. "Draco! Oh my God, there you are!" Harry cried as he ran over to him.

"Harry-" Draco started.

"No. What happened? You scared me! Are you okay? Why didn't you come back to the dorm?" Harry asked.

"Is that where you've been dissapearing to?" Ginny asked. Harry blinked at her.

"Eeeer...yes." Harry told her. He sighed.

"Why?" Ginny asked. Draco looked over at Harry ad have a little nod.

"Okay Ginny, you're probably going to hate me, but I'm dating Draco." Harry told her.

"Oh," she deadpanned. "I thought you were dating since your fourth year, but good for you two,"

"Wait you knew?!" Draco squeaked. Ginny giggled.

"Well duh, Hogwarts naturally has a rainbow shadow from all the gayness between you two." Ginny said as she straightened out her ponytail.

"So Draco, are you going to tell me what my brother did to bother you so much-?"

"Is that a bruise." Harry interrupted her. Draco gulped.

"Um. No." Draco said.

"That's a fucking bruise! Who did that to you?" Harry asked as he took his wand out to heal his face.

"Ron." Draco sighed.

"Ugh why is ron being so booby-ish today?!" Ginny said exasperated. Draco let out a giggle.

"Baby, what happened?" Harry asked softly.

Draco sighed and leaned into Harry. "Ron pushed me against the wall and said he'd kill me because he thinks I have something to do with you 'disappearing'. I can't get hurt though, Harry!" Draco cried.

"Draco come here," Harry said softly as he pulled Draco to his chest.

"What happened?" Ginny asked. "Why is that such a big deal?-I mean oh shit don't take it that way- I just mean Ron doesn't even know how to cast a decent Bat-bogey hex. Why are you so afraid of an empty threat?" She asked.

Harry and Draco looked at each other, trying to figure out what to tell her.

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This was a little longer of a chapter.

~Kittay 💋