About Two Boys: Sixteen
About a week ago I posted a poll asking a question about Draco and this set of drabbles is based on the result as it stands tonight. Thank you for doing the poll.
I'd also like to say thanks to the person who made an anonymous comment to the poll. It was that comment which lead me to what I've written here.
I've noted the results of the poll at the end of the drabbles.
About Two Boys is a series of drabbles linking Harry and Draco's lives, a moment from each year starting with their births.
Previous parts: Birth - One - Two - Three - Four - Five - Six - Seven - Eight - Nine - Ten - Eleven - Twelve - Thirteen - Fourteen - Fifteen
Sixteen
Draco couldn’t stop shaking. Pomfrey told him it was shock from the blood loss, but he knew it was a reaction to Dark Magic. He’d felt it before when Voldemort had given him the task of killing Dumbledore. But to feel it from a spell cast by Potter was enough to make anyone tremble.
Merlin, he was scared and he wasn’t sure who scared him more.
“There.” Pomfrey fussed. “The dittany might irritate a little. Put on your pyjama jacket, drink your potion and get into bed.”
Once he would have protested, but not this time.
He needed to think.
*
The hospital wing was in darkness. Harry knew Malfoy was still here and he need to see him.
Still in shock from how fast things had escalated after finding Malfoy crying, he looked down at the sleeping boy and tried to equate this person with the Malfoy he thought he knew.
Malfoy so scared he had been crying. Harry shook his head in disbelief.
He says he’ll kill me.
Malfoy mumbled in his sleep and flung his bared left arm over his head.
Harry gasped as he peered closer. He’d been wrong. There wasn’t a Dark Mark on Malfoy’s arm.
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Poll
Was Draco Marked during the summer before sixth year?
Yes - Harry was spot on -- 88 (48.6%)
No - poor Draco still has lovely smooth skin -- 95 (52.5%)
It was close, but the 'No' vote won.
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Seventeen
I'd also like to say thanks to the person who made an anonymous comment to the poll. It was that comment which lead me to what I've written here.
I've noted the results of the poll at the end of the drabbles.
About Two Boys is a series of drabbles linking Harry and Draco's lives, a moment from each year starting with their births.
Previous parts: Birth - One - Two - Three - Four - Five - Six - Seven - Eight - Nine - Ten - Eleven - Twelve - Thirteen - Fourteen - Fifteen
Sixteen
Draco couldn’t stop shaking. Pomfrey told him it was shock from the blood loss, but he knew it was a reaction to Dark Magic. He’d felt it before when Voldemort had given him the task of killing Dumbledore. But to feel it from a spell cast by Potter was enough to make anyone tremble.
Merlin, he was scared and he wasn’t sure who scared him more.
“There.” Pomfrey fussed. “The dittany might irritate a little. Put on your pyjama jacket, drink your potion and get into bed.”
Once he would have protested, but not this time.
He needed to think.
*
The hospital wing was in darkness. Harry knew Malfoy was still here and he need to see him.
Still in shock from how fast things had escalated after finding Malfoy crying, he looked down at the sleeping boy and tried to equate this person with the Malfoy he thought he knew.
Malfoy so scared he had been crying. Harry shook his head in disbelief.
He says he’ll kill me.
Malfoy mumbled in his sleep and flung his bared left arm over his head.
Harry gasped as he peered closer. He’d been wrong. There wasn’t a Dark Mark on Malfoy’s arm.
---
Poll
Was Draco Marked during the summer before sixth year?
Yes - Harry was spot on -- 88 (48.6%)
No - poor Draco still has lovely smooth skin -- 95 (52.5%)
It was close, but the 'No' vote won.
---
Seventeen