Sleeping in the Great Hall

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Harry POV:
Great. Just great. Not only is there a murderer loose in the castle, and we all have to sleep cramped together in the great hall, but the sleeping bags near Ron and Hermione were all taken. While I was wandering around, trying to find somewhere to sleep, Luna seemed to notice me struggling and offered the place beside her. Looking between Luna, the empty sleeping bag, (yea, I gave em sleeping bags, idk why, I just didn't know how to describe the futon/mattress thingies they sleep on?) and Malfoy, I made a carefully calculated decision to accept the spot, but scooch a little closer to Luna, to avoid any confrontation on Malfoy's side.
"Thanks Luna."
"No problem Harry." She smiled then turned to talk to another Ravenclaw to her left.
Sighing, I laid in my sleeping bag. Tonight was gonna be rough.

A few hours passed, and I still couldn't seem to get to sleep. I just couldn't stop thinking about the fact that Sirius Black was actually in the castle. I sat up and looked around, trying to see if anyone else was up. But everyone seemed to be asleep. How could they all sleep so peacefully, knowing that there is a literal murderer in the same vicinity as them? Not wanting to disturb anyone, I laid back down and tried to get myself to sleep. As I was trying to get into a comfortable position, I heard another sleeping bag move. It was Malfoy shifting in his sleep. Trying not to wake him, I turned around to face Luna's back and heard a frustrated groan from behind me.
"Will you shut up Potter? People are trying to sleep." He whisper-shouted, it was made clear by his tone that he was annoyed.
"O-Oh. Sorry." I mumbled "I-I'll be quiet."
I brought my knees up to my chest and curled up in a little ball in my sleeping bag.
The man who betrayed my parents is in the same building as I am and everyone just expects me to just sleep peacefully at night? I didn't want to leave the hall, but at the same time I wanted to do something, to help... catch the guy? I don't know, but I can't just sit idly by, while some homicidal maniac was probably roaming the corridors trying to find me.
"You're shuffling again Potter" Malfoy spoke again and I turned to face him.
"S-sorry. I- I just-"
"Can't sleep?"
"Mhmm"

Rolling his eyes, Malfoy unzipped his sleeping bag and opened his arms.
"Come here"
"W-what?"
"Just- trust me. Come here." Hesitating at first, I left my own sleeping bag and crawled into Malfoy's arms. Surprisingly, he wrapped his arms around me and started stroking my back.
"Just to be clear, I'm only doing this so you can shut up and so I can get some sleep."
Even though I knew I wasn't alone right now, I still couldn't seem to calm down enough to just go to sleep.
"How are you still shuffling- Are you okay? Why can't you sleep? Do you want to talk about it?"
"W-what? O-oh. I haven't really been able to sleep for a while. It's just- how am I supposed to just be asleep when I could literally die at any minute."
"Potter, you're fine. No one in this hall is going to let anything happen to you. Including me, okay? So don't you worry your pretty little head about a thing."
"O-okay."
Pulling me closer and carding his hand through my hair, he started humming softly. I felt my eyes start to droop as I allowed myself to wrap my own arms around him and drift off to sleep.

Draco POV:
I started humming softly to him and gasped a little when I felt him snake his arms around me. To be honest, if this was anyone but Harry, I probably would have slapped them silly until they shut up. Slowly, his breathing evened out and his head fell slightly against my chest.
"Fina-fucking-lly. Goodnight Harry Potter." I whispered, smiling softly at him.
and soon, I joined him in slumber. 

Snape POV:
"I heard something Severus, we have to check." Dumbledore woke me up to check on the students when he heard a noise.
"You couldn't do it yourself Albus?"
"I'm an old man Severus, I need help with these things" He smiled mischievously at me. I hate it when he's in this mood.
Walking around, as quietly as we could so we didn't wake anyone, we heard soft humming coming from the left side of the hall. Albus didn't seem to hear so I had to call him over when I noticed he wasn't behind me anymore.
"It's coming from the left side Albus."
"Harry's not in his sleeping bag." Dumbledore rushed over upon seeing Potter's sleeping bag empty. "Severus! You might want to see this"
I walked over to where he was standing to see Potter and Malfoy sharing a sleeping bag. It was quite an endearing sight to be honest, but I did not need to see this at 2 in the morning.
"Cute. Now can I go back to sleep now Albus? It's two o'clock in the morning." I sighed, already turning to leave.
"Severus, go get Minerva. She needs to see this. Tell her to bring a camera, Harry's never going to hear the end of this." He chuckled. Groaning, I walked over to the staff area.
"I'm so sorry Minerva." I mumbled quietly.

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