Disclaimer: I do not own these charachters. They belong to J.K Rowling, who I truly admire!

Chapter 1: Ending up with you

As summer passed it was once again time for Harry Potter to go back to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry as a seventh-grader.

Along with a few others who didn't attend their seventh year because of the war he was now, once again, on the train which was now moving away from platform 9 and 3/4.

Harry was looking out the window, thinking about his coming year at Hogwarts. His last year.

It felt so weird given the previous year that he had almost died, trying to kill the Dark Lord.

He was happy though. For the first time he would actually have a calm, normal year at Hogwarts as a completely normal student, reconsidering the fact that now everybody saw him as a hero. If possible, he was now even more famous than before. But still, he felt like he would have the most normal year at Hogwarts ever.

Little did he know.

When the train arrived at Hogwarts, all the students got to the big castle and went to the great hall for the feast, as usual . Later, professor McGonagall instructed that all the students that had come back to redo their seventh year had to wait in their seats while the others were escorted to their dormitories. The ones left were only people from Slytherin, Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. Some of them were actually sixth-years student the previous years, but since they also didn't attend they were all in the same situation. Harry, Hermione, Ron, Neville and Ginny were the ones left at the Gryffindors table. Other students left in the hall was Cho Chang and Luna Lovegood from Ravenclaw. Blaise Zabini, Pansy Parkinson and Draco Malfoy from Slytherin. Harry already knew the reasons to why some of them didn't attend their seventh year. The Slytherins were obviously made into obeying the dark lord or their parents. He had helped Malfoy and his mother at least. He didn't know what had happened to Crabbe and Goyle, but he knew he was happier without them. It was enough as it was having to have another year with the Malfoy. (A/N. I know It seems weird that Ginny and Luna are in the "re-taking seventh-year" thing, but I figured I would just go with it since the story is mostly about Harry and Draco ^^. So just ignore that part)

His thoughts were interrupted by McGonagall telling them all to follow her. And they all did. They followed her through the long corridors and many stairs, up and down and soon they all noticed they were in parts of the school they had never been to before. Harry kept wondering about what it all was about and why they couldn't go back to their usual dormitories with the other Gryffindors. They all kept following until they reached a hall where a big portrait was hanging at the end of it.

The portrait was of a man with a hat. He was very tall and serious-looking with dark hair and pale skin. With dark eyes he looked at McGonagall.

"Password?" he asked, not looking away from her for one second.

"Creepy" Ron whispered to his friends. Hermione hushed him. Even though he had whispered the man in the portrait was now staring right at Ron with intense eyes. Ron lowered his gaze to the floor fast and shut his mouth tight. Hermione sniggered at him, thinking he deserved the death-glare from the portrait. Harry smiled at his friends, loving how they acted just like they were before the war happened. He knew they were just as happy as him to be back at school and that they were going to have a perfectly normal year for the first time.

"Phoenix and owls" professor McGonagall finally spoke up and Ron dared to look up again. "Put that on your memory, students" she then said, making many of them wonder even more about what was going on.

The Portrait flung open and they all followed the professor into a dormitory, decorated in dark colours. It was a lot smaller than the usual dormitories and there were five doors to be found. A lit fireplace was close to them and they could feel the comforting heat from it. Some couches and armchairs were also placed in the room and the floor was covered of a big rug.

"What is this all about?" a voice came from behind Harry, and he recognised it as Zabini's.

"Yeah, I don't understand either. Why aren't we back with our houses?" Hermione now said.

"I know it's all confusing, but..." professor McGonagall turned and to look at them all. "As it is, the other dormitories are full with new students, so I'm sorry to say that there is no room left for you there. Therefor, all of you are now going to share this dormitory."

"WHAT!" Blaise shouted so loud Harry almost got a heart-attack. "Are you serious? Why can't we have separate dorms?".

"If you would let me finish!" McGonagall said harshly and looked at Blaise. "The reason for this is that it is completely unnecessary to create more dormitories just because it is not in ten students liking to share rooms with other people. And about that, I shall inform you that behind each of this doors is a two-person bed with a bathroom connected to that room. And I DON'T need to hear any of you protesting!" She said the last part louder as she noticed some of the students about to speak up in protest. No one did, but their mouths hang slightly open in disbelief.

"I know what you all think and yes you will all have to share bed with one person, and believe me dear students when I say this. I tried to come up with another solution but there is just no other way. All we had left were the big beds and you should be thankful for not having to take turns sleeping on the floor. Now... It's up to you who you want to share with so I am done here. Now remember! Phoenix and owls! Great... Goodnight!"

She then hurried out of the dorm leaving ten quiet students. Not anybody said a word. Soon they started walking around the dorm looking around. Harry let himself sit in one of the armchairs. He knew something weird was going to happen. Great. Just Great. He was going to share dorms with slytherins for whole year! The ravenclaws he didn't mind since they were friends. But sharing dorms with slytherins? Really?

Harry sighed and closed his eyes. He was not going to let this ruin his perfectly "normal" year at Hogwarts. He sat there with closed eyes for minutes. He was exhausted. He was just about to fall asleep when he was brought back by someone's laughter.

"RON! Stop it!" Hermione laughed and screamed, Harry guessing Ron was tickling her. "RON!"

Harry stood up and stretched before walking of to one of the, now open, doors to were he heard their voices come from. He knew that they were very much together now, Ron and Hermione. They finally got around to show their true feelings to each-other after the war ended. Harry was happy for them, even though it left him like a third wheel sometimes.

"Hey guys." Harry said just as he walked in finding them in the room where Ron still tried to tickle her.

"Hiya Harry! You fell asleep?" Ron stopped trying to tickle Hermione now and she took Ron's arm and turned to smile at Harry.

"Almost... So are you guys gonna share this room?" Harry said looking around. There was a huge bed, the door which he guessed was to the bathroom, some shelves and a desk.

"Oh no, Harry, we couldn't! We can't leave you sharing with Ginny!" Hermione looked serious now.

Harry knew what she meant. After the war he had lost all previous feelings for Ginny and he had told her that he just wasn't interested anymore. It had broken her heart and since then he couldn't face her without to much guilt.

"I'm gonna share with Ginny, and you and Ron can share, how's that?" Hermione said smiling again.

"Hermione..." Harry smiled back. "Look, you guys are gonna share, alright? That doesn't mean I'm going to have to share with Ginny. I can share with Neville!"

"Are you sure Harry?" Hermione asked, still smiling softly.

"Absolutely!" Harry smiled back. "I'm going to find Neville right now." He then left his friends and called out for Neville.

"Hi there Harry!" Neville came out from one of the rooms smiling at him. "What's up?"

"Hey!" Harry said smiling back at his friend. "I was just wondering if you would mind sharing with me?"

Neville's smile disappeared and was replaced by an apologetic expression.

"Ah, Harry. I'm sorry. But I kind of already told Luna I'm going to share with her"

He should've known. Harry knew Neville fancied Luna. But still.

"Neville, please don't leave me with Ginny, you know were still awkward around each-other since... you know." Neville very much knew. They had become closer friends since the war and Harry told Neville as much as he told Ron or Hermione.

"Harry don't worry! Ginny is sharing with Cho!"

"Oh..." Harry calmed down a bit. (A/N, lol at me unconsciously rhyming: Cho and Oh)

"Now I gotta get some sleep, I'm really tired, goodnight Harry!" Neville smiled again before he walked back to his room.

"Goodnight" Harry said after him. Good, he thought, he's not stuck with Ginny at least. But now who is he gonna share with? Great.

Just as that thought struck him, he heard some shouting from the other side of the room.

"Forget it Pansy! I am not sharing with you! UGH!" Draco Malfoy pushed said girl away as he made his way to one of the rooms.

"FINE!" Pansy shouted after him. "I'm sharing with Blaise then!"

"Oh no you're not!" Blaise stood at the front of the door to another room looking wryly at Pansy.

"Come one! You and Draco don't want to share and none of you want to share with me! Don't tell me you're gonna leave me with one of them!" Harry snorted as Pansy spoke.

There was a pause and a sigh before Blaise answered.

"Allright, FINE! But make it hell and I'll throw you out in no time!"

Blaise then stepped away from the door, letting Pansy in as he himself then followed inside the room. None of them even noting a certain dark-haired boy with green eyes that had been watching the whole time. Then it struck him.

The only other person not having someone to share with was Malfoy! No, no no, no, no! Harry panicked, he was going to have to share a room, a bed and a bathroom with none other than DRACO MALFOY!

"Damn it!" He said loudly enough for himself to hear. He didn't move for minutes trying to find out another solution, but in the end, he had no other choice. He walked to the room he had seen Malfoy walk into and looked inside to find the blonde who was sitting on the edge of the right side of the bed looking around.

"Err... Hi!" Harry said to get his attention. Draco turned his head to the way Harry stood with a questioning look.

"What do you want, Potter?"

"I err... It seems... that we have to share." He finally said wishing he didn't have to.

"Are the other ones taken?" Draco said looking away, slightly surprising Harry as he didn't tell him to sod off and to settle for a couch instead.

"Yeah" Harry said.

Draco didn't say anything as he stood up walking to his trunk that stood two meters away from him. Opening it he started to dig out some underwear and some black sweatpants. He was just about to walk to the bathroom as he stopped and looked at Harry who still stood at the door.

"Uh... are you gonna stand there all night?" Draco said with a questioning look.

"So you're okay with it? I mean, us sharing?" Harry looked at Draco with a stunned look on his face.

"Do I have any choice? But do anything weird and I'll kick you out." Draco said and then walked into the bathroom, locking the door behind him. Not until Harry heard the shower turn on a few moments later he walked inside the room. He looked around slightly, noticing the room looking just as the one Hermione and Ron had been in, and then he walked out again to get his trunk that stood near the entrance to the dorm. He put it on the left side of the bed and then sat down on the edge of "his" side of the bed. Oh God. He was really going to share a room with Malfoy of all people. Well, at least Malfoy seemed calm about it. Maybe it wasn't such a big deal. It was only for night-time, right?

Harry's thoughts were interrupted by Malfoy coming out of the bathroom, hair dripping wet and only in his sweatpants and with his previously worn clothes in his hands. Harry couldn't stop himself from staring a bit. He was so pale. His skin looked really smooth.

"What?" Draco said staring back at Harry.

"Nothing!" Harry said looking away fast.

"Draco!" Blaise's voice came from outside the room, and said boy walked over to his trunk to dump the clothes he had in his hand on his trunk before walking to the still open door of their room.

"Yeah?"

"I hate you for leaving Pansy with me! She's already driving me nuts!" Blaise was now standing in front of Draco. He then looked over Draco's shoulder to find a certain Harry Potter in the room.

"You and Potter are sharing?" Blaise laughed.

"Yup"

"Better than Pansy" Blaise stopped laughing and now looked miserable. "God, why did I end up with her? I swear I'm gonna kill her if she won't stop arguing with me, UGH!" Draco laughed at that.

Harry didn't stay in the room long enough to hear the rest of their conversation as he then stepped inside the bathroom, locking the door to get ready for the night. When he got out Draco was once again sitting on the edge of the bed, on "his" side. Harry still couldn't believe they were going to share bed. The door was now closed and the only light in the room came from a lamp on a night-stand that stood on the right side of the bed were Draco was. Harry stepped out of his clothes leaving him in boxers before he dug through his trunk to find a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt to sleep in. He put them on and then climbed into bed and pulled the covers over him. He yawned, feeling exhausted from the long day.

Draco turned around to look at Harry. Harry noticed and looked back.

"Potter, I hope you don't kick in your sleep." He said with a sneer. "You're sleeping on the floor if you do."

Harry just blinked tiredly and yawned again.

"Tired much?"

"Didn't get much sleep last night" Harry pushed himself to say through his sleepy state.

Draco just reached out to turn of the lamp on the night-stand before also crawling under the covers on his back, his left arm pushed under a pillow and the other on his stomach. Harry watched him as he closed his eyes before he took his glasses off and put them on the night-stand on his side of the bed before also closing his eyes.

"Hey Potter" Draco's voice was low

"Huh?" Harry blinked looking over to were the blonde was looking right back at him.

"Thanks..."

"For what?" Harry asked, really not getting were it all came from.

"For everything. During the war... you kind of saved me and my mother. If it hadn't been for you, our lives would have been destroyed. I just... I never thanked you for it."

Draco was now looking up at the ceiling. There was a pause before Harry managed to speak through his stunned state.

"I err... You're welcome I guess" He paused. "and thank you".

"For?" he looked at Harry who now had closed his eyes.

"For not telling them who I was that day at the manor. You knew it was me, but you didn't say anything".

"I really didn't know it was..."

"Yes you did." Harry interrupted

Now it was Draco's turn to pause.

"I just couldn't do it..."

"Still... thanks"

No one said anything else as they both drifted to sleep. Maybe sharing a room with Malfoy wouldn't be so bad after all, Harry thought before sleep took over him.

So that's the end of chapter one. Please R&R. This is my first time writing slash, so I'd like to read your opinions. Hope you all liked it!