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

I was rather shocked when Draco told Snape I was a Little. I thought that I had hidden it well. Even after hearing how he found out I felt worse. I was quite literally throwing a tantrum as Draco spoke to Snape. I wanted him to let me go but he refused.

His words were comforting to me, though. I never thought my issue was bad either. I just figured I always had to control it and no one could know. Aunt Petunia was the one who explained to me what a Little was. When she found out she treated me a lot better than before which was why I thought it was a good thing.

I watched as Snape examined the cauldron. Draco was right when he said I should have turned back but I feared it wasn't that simple since I hadn't drunk any of the potion. It was absorbed into my skin. I wasn't actually scared to stay like this though. Draco tried his best to understand me and I tried to be clear in my communication.

He was a much better friend than my other friends. He fed me and let me sleep in peace. He explained things in a way that eased my fears and he kept his promises. He promised he wouldn't treat me like a baby in front of everyone. He promised he'd let me roam freely and I had almost thought he was lying.

His grip on me wasn't hard at all even when I was in his arms I had enough wiggle room to get free. I had tested it out twice on the way to the Hall. He looked so hurt and scared so I decided not to do it again. Besides, I enjoyed being in his arms. I didn't like that he was so willy nilly in giving me to my friends.

Even if I had gotten the wrong idea to begin with, you don't just "Simba" a kitten that's comfortable. By "Simba" I mean that part from the movie when the monkey holds Simba above the crowd of animals below. Anyway Draco's hands may have been cold but his chest was warm and comfortable.

I didn't want to leave his side for a few reasons. One of them was that he knew about what I was. He knew and he accepted it and he didn't tell anyone else besides Snape. Another one was that I kinda liked being able to be myself with no judgment.

As a human I really liked fruit and it turns out that fruit isn't bad for a human turned cat. I mean I ate a bunch of it earlier and I still feel fine. So I'll keep eating that. I liked it better when Draco fed me while I was sitting in his lap but I couldn't do that with so many people around. It was embarrassing.

I wanted him to take some fruit for later but he was being annoyingly stubborn. He was worse than Hermione with her mixed up priorities. I wasn't even paying attention to Hermione as she ranted about Draco being a Death Eater. I didn't care about that in the slightest. I was upset with Draco for doing exactly what he promised and I didn't understand why.

When he said he was leaving I almost panicked. He wasn't allowed to leave without me. That would have broken my heart. I was glad he hadn't though and I was still able to get comfortable on his shoulder. I saw him sneak the fruit but I didn't want him to know I saw.

My kitten eyes were surprisingly extremely sharp. I could even see one more apple slice on the plate which he didn't take. I could also see the irrigation on Ron's face from the other side of the Hall. I was having fun with Draco and if my friends couldn't accept that then they're stupid.

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"Hey Harry! Where did you go?"

"I'm hiding you idiot. Didn't you see that big scary thing? How do you get any sleep around here?" I wanted to say all these things to him. The Slytherin house was terrifying and that big squid thing in the black lake scared the shit out of me. I saw some students walking into the common room and made a break for it. I was getting out of there.

"No! Close the door!" I heard Draco shout.

The door shut in my face and I hissed at it. Then I was lifted off the ground. I spun around and tried to scratch my would-be attacker. I was not going to give up that easily! Only Draco was allowed to carry me, no one else.

"Hey calm down you feisty kitten."

I opened my eyes to see Draco smiling and shaking his head. I calmed down a bit as he petted me. I calmed down even more when he held me to his chest.

"Almost got out huh? Where would you have gone with an attitude like that?" Draco asked as he sat down.

"See you finally found him." Blaise sighed and sat next to Draco.

Blaise was okay. I allowed him to pet me but nothing more. He was Draco's best friend and I learnt a lot of fun things about my protector. Because of that I allowed Blaise to pet me. Draco keeps him from saying too much so I can't allow him to hold me or feed me. My affection comes at a price.

Draco sighed and ran his fingers through my fur. "Yeah I think he got spooked by the squid again."

I nodded my head and nuzzled closer to Draco.

Blaise laughed. "Guess you know him even better now."

Blaise reached over and petted my head. I let him because he's allowed pets, nothing else. I yawned and stretched myself across Draco's lap. With my small size I barely covered half the distance when his legs were crossed.

"No fair! How come you get to pet him!" Parkinson yelled.

"Someone other than Draco can pet Harry?" I heard some Slytherin's saying across the room.

Pretty soon there were quite a few people standing there watching Blaise pet me. Parkinson reached towards me and I jumped up. She hadn't earned the ability to pet me. Only Blaise has so only Blaise can. I thought they would have known that by now but it seemed they didn't.

"Why only Blaise Harry? Is it because he earned it?"

I nodded my head at Draco and laid back down. I knew he knew the answer but he wouldn't have asked again if it didn't matter. Blaise grinned at Parkinson and continued to pet my head.

"Don't be upset he still won't let me pick him up. That's still the only Draco thing." Blaise shrugged.

I was tired though. I wanted to sleep because that damn squid had scared the life out of me. I yawned and curled into a ball. I didn't stay like that for long because Draco wasn't petting me. I nipped at Blaise's hand and scratched at Draco's. Didn't he understand that I was tired?

Draco lifted me against his chest and stood up. "Well. Show's over folks. Harry is sleepy."

To think that I've been stuck like this for nearly 5 weeks. I adjusted to staying with Draco fairly early. The rest of the school, not so much. Hermione and Ron still constantly try to get me away. Blaise and the other Slytherin's are accepting enough. They mostly just complain that I only let Draco touch me.

A lot of the teachers have accepted having me like this in class but the majority of them didn't like that I was with Draco. Snape and McGonagall seemed to be the only two that had no problems with it. As for my secret... It's been easy keeping it because Draco makes excuses for me whenever I act out.

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"Severus, Harry turned back to normal."

"What? Impossible." Snape frowned at me.

"I'm not lying, he seriously turned back." Draco insisted.

"I'm going to fetch McGonagall and Pomfrey, you stay here." Snape frowned at me again before leaving.

I whimpered and pressed myself against Draco. Draco sat down on the floor and ran his fingers through my fur. He calmed me down and I soon felt really sleepy. I always felt safe with Draco and over the last two weeks I started to realize why. I yawned and stretched myself before curling up and falling asleep.

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