~*~*Harry's POV*~*~

Griphook had told me up to two weeks. That means I should have changed back the day before New Year's, but I didn't. The new term had already started and today was the official day of our first classes. Normally I wouldn't care but Draco had enough problems to deal with.

"Welcome back everyone. Just a few quick announcements before breakfast. It appears that Draco Malfoy has officially become Harry's permanent caregiver. I have been informed that all the correct paperwork has been seen to. This has happened because Harry has not been his normal self for a long time. Additionally even if Harry returns to normal, if he wishes to remain with his caregiver then we must all allow it. Moving on, this term has some changes in..."

The sound of Dumbledore's voice faded from my ears. I felt a sudden rush of dizziness and my body felt weak. I stumbled on the table and fell. A hand caught me before I hit the bench. Pain radiated throughout my body and I let out a pained meow. I felt my bones crack as they shifted. My muscles tightened and stretched as my body grew.

A hand touched me and I hit it away. I found myself on the floor curling in on myself. I had been prepared for pain but this was something else. I could hear and feel every bone breaking and fixing itself. Moving through my body like worms as they grew, broke, detached and fixed themselves. My tightened muscles added to the struggle to get to the right place.

Soft, cold, delicate fingers ran through my hair and suddenly the pain wasn't all that bad. I leaned into the touch knowing exactly who it was. My body stopped readjusting itself and I felt like I could breathe again. After a few minutes the pain subsided. I opened my eyes to find that I didn't really need my glasses anymore. I could see Draco perfectly fine.

Draco held his hand out towards me and I saw the scratches on his arm. He helped me up and walked me to his seat. I felt really bad for hurting him and I really just wanted to cry. I knew I couldn't because we were still in the Hall and I didn't want people knowing why I needed a caregiver.

"Feeling better now?" Draco asked.

"Yeah. I'm sorry about this." I pointed at his arm.

"Don't worry. Let's eat and then we can go." Draco sat down next to me and squeezed my hand.

I ate quite a bit more than usual because not only was the transformation painful it also left me starving. When I was done eating I stood up and walked away without Draco. He had only ever seen the human me regress once and I wasn't sure I wanted him to see it again.

Unfortunately I was stopped at the door by Ron and Hermione. Merlin I wanted to kill them for getting in my way. I clenched my fists but before anything really happened an arm was wrapped around my shoulders. Draco was standing next to me with his eyebrow raised and glaring at my friends.

He stepped to the side pulling me with him and walked out the doors. I didn't react to my friends calling my name as the doors closed. I just wanted to break down and cry. I wanted to hold on to Draco for dear life, but I had to stop myself. Draco moved his arm from my shoulders and took my hand.

"We're not going to class today." Draco said as he led me away from the Hall.

"Why?" I asked rather meekly.

"Because you're having an episode Harry. Even though you're trying to hold it back I can see it in your eyes. We'll stay in bed until lunchtime. When you're feeling better you can look at yourself in a mirror and if you're up to it attend the rest of the day." Draco said plainly.

I sensed nothing but concern in his voice and actions. True to his word he led me straight to his dorm. He handed me my dragon teddy and sat down on his bed. When I didn't move he patted the space next to him and held out his hand. I basically lost it and fell down next to him.

Draco didn't seem to care that I was crying my eyes out. He held me and ran his fingers through my hair. Even if I didn't hold him he didn't seem bothered. I cried myself to sleep but was woken up when Draco shifted to be more comfortable. I was always a light sleeper because I never wanted anyone to find out.

I lifted my head and rested my chin on Draco's chest. He gave me a small smile and ruffled my hair. I found his last action a little amusing and laughed. Draco's smile grew and I rested my head to listen to his heartbeat. I put my teddy aside and wrapped my arm around Draco.

"Hey Kitten. I'm sorry I woke you." Draco sighed.

"It's okay. I'm still sleepy, Dragon." I yawned and snuggled closer to him.

I hadn't realized until that moment that Draco always knew when I was in my Little state. It was the only time he ever called me "Kitten". Even if it was a small insignificant regression he knew. It made my heart flutter a bit just thinking about it.

"I love you, Dragon." I sighed happily and fell asleep.

*~*~*~*~*

"I look so cool!" I laughed as I looked at my reflection.

One of my eyes had black where the white was supposed to be. Both of them were in permanent cat form. It explained why I didn't need my glasses anymore. Some of my teeth were really sharp and I had a pair of cat ears on my head. Draco smiled behind me and ran a hand through my hair.

"Of course you do, Kitten."

"You think it will go away?" I asked.

"Nope. You're stuck like this forever." Draco winked.

I turned around and hugged him. Now that I wasn't upset anymore, we were able to talk. We hadn't gone to lunch though because I was still pretty much stuck in my Little state. Draco had asked Blaise to bring us something to eat though.

"Do you like me like this?" I pouted a little.

"Kitten, I like you no matter what. Now finish your food."

"Wait, I want to see if I can make it go away." I insisted.

"Harry." Draco said in a warning tone. "Finish your food."

I pouted and sat down. "Fine."

Draco kissed my forehead and I froze. I looked up at him and all he did was smile at me and run his hand through my hair. I smiled at him and finished my food before jumping up. I still wanted to see what other changes I had. My Little state was slowly fading away but I was still curious.

"Do you think you'd want to go to class?" Draco asked.

"Maybe. Do I have any classes with you?"

"We have 2 classes of Potions and DADA. Then it's dinner time."

"Okay we can go. Snape knows my secret anyway and I'm sure it'll pass by the time we have DADA." I shrugged.

"Well then you need to stop looking at yourself." Draco said and took my hand to pull me away from the mirror.

I gladly went with him. Potions class wasn't that far from the Slytherin common room so it didn't really matter that I clung to his arm. We were the first two there and after we sat down Draco took his hand away from me. I knew he had to but that didn't change the fact that I didn't want him to.

The class filled up around us and Snape walked in. He raised an eyebrow as he looked at us. With a flick of his wand the board filled up. I wasn't interested in taking notes though. I wasn't interested in anything really because I didn't know if I'd actually be able to get through the day much less the term.

I felt a hand on my leg and looked down. I turned to look at Draco and he was still writing his notes. I smiled a little and took his hand in mine. I started writing my own notes feeling a lot better now that I was holding Draco's hand. I noticed a small smile on Draco's face as well.

Nothing really happened in potions since the class had grown extra scared of Snape. He had turned into a monster of some kind after the potion accident. His anger and frustration was never directed at Draco or me though. If someone tried to pull something he would immediately give them a failing grade.

Even now that I was back to semi normal, the class didn't dare to test Snape. I was glad he didn't try to separate Draco and I. He walked past our desk and saw us holding hands but didn't say anything. Draco finished his notes and laid his head on the desk but Snape still didn't say anything.

"Stop staring at me and write, Harry." Draco whispered.

I couldn't help my smile or the blush that covered my face. I bit my lip and forced myself to take my notes. I was glad it was a double potions class because I wouldn't have finished otherwise. Everyone else was preparing to make a potion while I finished the notes. I was done just as Draco set out the ingredients.

"Can I prepare them?" I asked not really wanting to be near the cauldron at all.

"Sure, Kit... Harry." Draco smiled.

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