Chapter Eight

                                    

                                          
It had been three days since Harry and Malfoy's conversation. He and Malfoy hadn't spoken since then so as not to blow their cover and put Narcissa in danger. But they won't have to do that for much longer because today is the day Narcissa is supposed to come to Hogwarts. 
                          
Harry looked over at Malfoy who was slowly picking at his lunch. Harry noticed that, as the day progressed, Malfoy got more and more anxious. Snape had told them yesterday how Narcissa would most likely be here by breakfast so when she didn't show, Malfoy started to panic. He hadn't shown up for our first class, Potions, so Harry had asked Snape if he could go to the bathroom. Normally, Harry wouldn't have bothered to ask and Snape would have said no, but today was different. Turned out, Snape was worried about Malfoy too and, much to the surprise of his classmates, Snape let him go. 
                          
Harry immediately went to Moaning Myrtle's bathroom and found the blonde sitting on the floor with his head in his hands. Harry had told him how Narcissa was probably in Lucius' company so couldn't leave. Malfoy seemed to calm down while Harry had ranted about how she is fine and soon enough, Harry was back in Potions and Malfoy had promised to go to his next class. But sitting here at lunch, Harry could see that Malfoy was starting to worry again. 
                          
Harry sighed in frustration. He knew he couldn't go help the blonde without someone finding out so he had to act like nothing was happening and that he still didn't like Malfoy. So Harry got up and left when Hermione did and went off to his next class where he couldn't focus on anything being said.
                          
Eventually dinner came, but there was still no sign of Narcissa. Harry saw that Malfoy seemed to be falling apart. Harry had to admit that even he, himself was getting rather worried. He couldn't imagine how Malfoy must be feeling. Harry saw how, piece by piece, Malfoy's mask fell away. Harry was getting extremely worried about the blonde. He knew exactly how much Malfoy depends on his mask and that he'd have to be in complete turmoil for him to let his mask slip this much.
                          
 Malfoy looked up suddenly and locked eyes with Harry before he stood up and rushed out of the Great Hall. Harry waited ten minutes and then got up as normally as he could. He told Hermione not to wait up and that he'd explain things later, then he left the Great Hall much more calmly than Malfoy had. Once he was out of everyone's sight, he ran as fast as he could to Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. 
                          
When he got there, however, Malfoy was nowhere to be found. Harry groaned in frustration and took out his shrunken invisibility cloak from his pocket. He put it back to its normal size, slid under it, then ran as fast as he could to the Slytherin Common Room. Once he was there though, Harry remembered that he didn't know the password. 
                          
"Shit!" Harry said, completely stressed out. 
                          
Luckily for Harry, Zabini came over and said the password. Harry slipped in behind Zabini before the passage could close. As Harry passed by to go up the stairs, he saw Zabini look in his direction, but Harry didn't really care at that moment. He knew that Zabini would only be able to see his feet at most. Harry rushed up the stairs, silently cursing the person who put Malfoy's room at the very top of the staircase. Finally, he reached the blonde's room. Harry knocked and tried to catch his breath while he waited for a reply. The door opened slowly and Harry was face to face with a very confused-looking Malfoy.
                          
"Who's there?" the blonde asked.
                          
Harry himself became confused and then realized that he was still wearing the invisibility cloak. He quickly pulled it off and said, "Sorry, I forgot I was still wearing it."
                          
After Malfoy got over the initial shock of having Harry appear out of nowhere, he turned and walked back into his room, gesturing for Harry to follow. "S'alright." he murmured.