Blaise closed his eyes breathing in the scent of Harry.

After going back to Hogwarts from vacations they would often lay down on Blaise's bed together in the afternoon. Sometimes they would study and sometimes they would just cuddle.

"you know, my grades have gotten better since being with you." Harry pointed out.

Blaise smiled proudly, "I am a good influence."

Harry chuckled, he closed his eyes wishing he could just stay there wkth Blaise. Sleep with him again under the same covers as they held each other in the silent promises of keeping each other safe.

The same promise of safety that thwy made when they started this whole relationship, when it was still fake.

He felt a kiss on his cheek, "is something wrong?"

Harry shook his head but Blaise had grown to know him better than he thought. He didn't askany further questions, instead he began moving his fingers in circles across Harry's back.

After doing this for a while he noticed Harry had less knots than the first time he gave him boyfriend a massage. Harry let out a content sigh happy to stop thinking from everything that made him nervous.

It was as if Blaise's fingers had magic, not the type they were studying. The kind that made his heart flutter with excitement and caused his skin to heat up.

Blaise chuckled loving just how easy was to relax the Saviour of the World.

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Hermione placed one more book at their table. Harry groaned, "we've been studying for hours Mione, we should take a break."

Hermione looked him dead in the eye and said, "30 minutes is not hours."

"He's just grumpy that his boyfriend isn't here because he went flying around without him. Now he has no one to impress." Ron teased gently bumping into Harry playfully.

Harry pushed him away playfully shaking hus head. "I do not in fact need to impress my boyfriend. I am however jealous that he gets a break from studying and I was dragged here."

"Fun isn't going to get you a position as a teacher Harry. Especially with McGonagall in charge, yoh need to work hard for that." Hermione told him.

Harry sighed, it was no use to argue with that. If only he still wanted to fight then he would've had at easy with becoming an Auror.

Besides he could go hang out with his boyfriend after if Blaise still wanted to.

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Blaise loved flying, he always had. He liked the wind in his face even if it was freezing cold.

He heard Draco's and Astoria's laughter below him as he set his freezing girlfriend on the ground with  Theo.

"It's so nice up here." Pansy said fixing her scarf. "everything looks so pretty."

Blaise nodded looking across the field. "it's so relaxing up here." Daphne flew past them laughing, Blaise smiled following his friend. "it's the only place we have here."

Draco flew back up to them, "This was a great idea Blaise."

Blaise flashed him a toothy grin, "I know. I do have great ideas. Besides you've been studying so much and we all needed this." Draco opened his mouth to say something but Blaise smiked at him softly, "I promise we'll all be fine ince we're out of here. I'll make sure of it."

Draco just nodded looking down at his broom. He didn't know ehat happened next, he just heard his girlfriend yell and landing on someone.

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"who did it?" it was Harry's voice, angry and urgent. Blaise groaned opening his eyes, everything was blurry but he saw a blob walking to him, "oh merlin, you're awake." He felt his boyfriend's lips on his forehead.

"what happened?" Blaise asked closing his eyes again. "where's -?"

"you should not be moving too much Mr. Zabini." Madam Pomfrey told him. "your friends are here and they are awake. Ms.Greengrass said she caught Ms.Parkinson before she could hit the floor and that you shielded Mr. Malfoy from hitting the floor too hard. The person responsible will be ounished accordingly." She continued examining the young adult.

Harry watched, he was worried for his boyfriend and furious that someone would do this to him.

After Madam Pomfrey finished with him Harry went in closer grabbing Blaise's hand. Blaise smiled opening his eyes again, this time everything looked a bit more clear. His gently squeezed his hand, "I'm fine Harry."

"you're not. You're lucky you didn't break everything trying to save Draco."

Blaise chuckled, "You're one to talk." he brought Harry's hand up to kiss it softly, "you have nothing to worry about." Harry sighed giving him his best smile and changing the topic.

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After Madam Pomfrey kindly kicked them out of the hospital wing for curfew they all went back to their respective common room and left their injured friends there under her care.

Harry felt a hand on his shoulder, he looked up and saw Ron with a sympathetic smile. "Madam Pomfrey will fix his bones Harry, you know that."

Harry shook his head, "it's not that."

Hermione went to sit next to him grabbing his hand, "then what is it Harry?"

Ron sat down on his other side ready to listen as well. Harry took a deep breath. "it just seems like everyone who gets close to me ends up hurt. You and Ron have gotten injured for being by my side. The Weasleys were attacked because I was there. Remus is dead, Sirius... Sirius died protecting me, Dumbledore, so many oyher students and Hogwarts. My parents." He felt a knot in his throat.

Hermione squeezed his hand, he continued. "if I hadn't caught feelings for him then he would probably be fine right now. If we just played our part right and stayed pretending tgat we were a couple so you would alk just leave us alone then he could've been fine. But no, he had to be so understanding and comforting and kind."

"wait what do you mean pretend?" Hermione asked.

Harry blinked at her realizing what he had said. "uh you probably heard wrong." he faked yawned, "well it's getting late and I'm actually very sleepy. Goodnight." he stood up and ran to his bed wasting no time in getting under the covers.

He waited till everyone else in his dorm was asleep and he got his invisibility cloak out. He just needed to make sure Blaise was fine.

He carefully walked to the hospital wing and went inside as quietly as he could. When he was about to reach his boyfriend's bed Harry accidentally hit another empty bed. He yelped, his pinky hurt from his little accident and it was all ot took for Blaise to spring his head up. "who's there?" he whispered.

Harry uncovered his head, he hoped thst Blaise couldn't notice his red face. "Harry what are you doing here?"

"I just had to see you one more time. Make sure you were doing fine."

Blaise reached out his good arm as an invite to his boyfriend. Harry took his hand and was pulled to the bed. "lay down with me?" Blaise asked with a small smike tugging at his lips.

Harry did so. It was uncomfortable but at least ge was with his boyfriend. "I'm sorry this happened to you. It's all because you're with me."

Blaise shook his head leaning into Harry. "I'm a slytherin remember? Most hated house amd I was with Draco who was forced to be a death eater. I think I can get hurt without it involving you. Besides it does not matter now, I'm fine."

"I accidentally said this used to be fake." Harry admitted. He held hus breath, afraid of what Blaise would say. How could someone be so stupid to let that out?

He waited for Blaise to retract himself from him or push him off the bed but it never came. Just a sleepy laugh and a soft yawn, "we can deal with that later. When I'm all healed up." He closed his eyes, "thank you for coming to check on me. Beds are bloody uncomfortable, couldn't sleep."

They both shared airy laughs. Blaise wrapped his arm around Harry's to use him as a pillow. Harry kissed thw top of his head smiling like a dork because only he knew how much of a snugglebug Blaise Zabini truly was.

He would've stayed there until the morning but he didn't really fancy getting in trouble. He only stayed until his boyfriend was deeply asleep and then he carefully got out of the bed and his his cloak he left carefully.

Tomorrow was going to be a long day.