Drarry - A New Beginning

Chapter 27. Cope

Harry stormed through the common room that night eager to avoid absolutely everyone. The last thing he wanted was to speak to anyone when he felt as though the world was swallowing him whole. His entire mind had shattered and he felt completely broken at the possibility of losing the love of his life. Draco hadn't actually said the words "It's over" but their conversation made it pretty clear where it was heading 

He slammed his door shut and threw himself onto his bed, his face buried in the pillow as he burst into tears, sobbing into the sheets completely unable to breathe and control himself. Everything hurt, every thought was of Draco which triggered more tears and more pain, searing through his chest. The pillow was getting damp as his tears stained the cloth

"Harry?" Hermione called at the door, knocking gently

"Harry are you alright?" Blaise asked, genuinely concerned 

He mumbled into the depths of the soggy pillow "Go. Away."

"You seemed upset when you walked past... and then the door slam sort of confirmed that... do you want to talk?" Hermione pleaded

"No."

Blaise looked at Hermione, the two of them sharing worried looks before returning to the beanbags discussing every possible reason behind Harry's change in attitude. It was over an hour before Draco returned to the common room, looking like death

His eyes were red and puffy, face paler than usual and a total look of hurt shadowed his face. He too tried to hide from the view of everyone else but Blaise jumped up and followed him to his room, Hermione giving them space

"Mate, what's happened?" he whispered

"I don't want to talk right now"

"It's Harry, isn't it-"

"I said I don't want to talk, Blaise! Please, just... leave me" Draco snapped before slipping through the door to his room. Blaise turned back to Hermione who looked up from her book

"Shit"

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It had been four days since their painful encounter on the bridge. Draco sat in potions class looking around the room, noticing that once again, Harry had not shown up. He was already filled with unbearable guilt from breaking his heart, but knowing he would be affecting his school work too somehow added to guilt. He didn't want to be the reason Harry failed classes. 

Draco caught a glimpse of Ron sitting across the room, who was undeniably giving him the worst death glare possible. He didn't blame him either. Every part of him was hurting. He'd broken Harry's heart, messed up his ability to attend classes and now divided the friendship group too. He wanted to fall off the astronomy tower and never wake up

Pansy and Blaise remained impartial over the days since they found out. They respected Draco's reasons but felt deeply for Harry too, which Draco thought was rather sweet how much they cared. They didn't plan on picking sides, but Harry wasn't exactly in a position currently to want to hang out with Draco's best friends 

He buried his head in his hands and groaned quietly, the last thing he needed right now was a slow lesson from Slughorn while all he could think about was Harry

The following day, Harry entered the common room, dreading bumping into the Slytherin but knowing it would happen eventually. He'd avoided going down to breakfast, instead feasting on sweets in his bedroom and relying on Hermione to sneak back food during the dinner times. The cloak had been useful too, using it to travel the castle without any awkward encounters, though he'd grown tired of hiding and knew he couldn't remain this way forever.