How Can It Be. . ?

Harry and Draco were sitting by the lake. Harry had his head on Draco's shoulder. They were silently watching the sun set below the mountains surrounding Hogwarts. The sky was clear, no clouds in sight. It was a deep blood red mixed with orange and a hint of yellow.

"Can you believe it, Draco?"

"Believe what, love?"

"That this is the last time we will be able to sit here and watch the sunset as students? I mean this time tomorrow we'll be on the train on our way home for the LAST time!" Harry looked up at Draco through his startling green eyes. Draco shook his head and kissed Harry gently. It soon turned into a heated, passionate kiss.

"OI, will you two not do that in public please," Ron shouted as he, Hermione, Ginny and Neville approached. Harry gave them a grin.

"Hi would be nice, Ron," Draco drawled. "And it was private until you four came along." All six chuckled. Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Neville settled themselves down. The six all watched the sun descend, in silence that no one dared or wanted to break. When the sky turned a velvety purple, they all started to get up.

"You two coming to the leaving party together?" Ron asked apprehensively. Draco looked at Harry with his pale grey-blue eyes. Harry looked back. Grey-blue locked with startling green briefly before Harry smiled and nodded.

"No reason to hide it anymore."

"Cool, come on, then, we don't want to be too late."

The three couples moved off towards the Great Hall where the leaving party was just starting. Harry took a deep breath and then took Draco's hand. They entered the hall which was packed with students sixth year and above with their partners from seventh year. Heads turned towards the door as Harry and Draco walked in. People started to whisper, not taking their eyes off Harry and Draco as they moved further into the hall. They ignored everyone and went to get some butterbeer. They settled themselves down at a table and talked until everyone stopped staring. Then Draco led Harry to the dance floor and they danced for the rest of the party. Along with the seventh year Gryffindors, Draco went to their dormitories.

They all sat up and chatted for a while, each falling asleep on their own bed fairly soon. Except Harry and Draco who had drawn and sealed the drapes surrounding Harry's four poster bed and cast the silencing charm over themselves. They were kissing deeply and passionately. Draco nibbled Harry's bottom lip and smirked slightly as Harry groaned. Harry pulled Draco closer and kissed along his cheek to his ear and started sucking and nibbling it as he fumbled with Draco's shirt buttons. Draco quickly helped him then started undoing Harry's shirt buttons. Soon both boys were naked. Harry relished in the skin on skin contact and his erection free at last he tilted his head at Draco asking for entry. Draco winked in response and Harry slid into Draco. Draco gasped and grabbed Harry's hips pulling him in closer. Harry obliged. Soon both boys were hot sweaty and tired but very very satisfied. They crawled under the covers together. They removed the spells so that they could be woken, if necessary, in the morning and fell asleep curled up in each other's arms.

. . .

There was a rush in the morning. Draco's things had been brought up to the tower, no doubt by a house elf, while everyone was asleep. Tired and wary the six made their way down the stairs and met Hermione and Ginny in the common room. The Gryffindor's looked around the common room as Colin Creevey ran up and took pictures. The seven Gryffindors gathered in front of the fireplace as Colin's camera went crazy. He promised to send each of them a copy of the photos and ran off to develop them. They looked one last time at their common room and the eight left, trunks floating along in front of them. They deposited their trunks and animals, exception being Trevor, in the entrance hall and made their way into the Great Hall for their last meal as students. Draco kissed Harry before departing for the Slytherin table.

"It feels weird, doesn't it?" Harry said as he stared around the Great Hall.

"What does, Harry?" Hermione responded as she too looked around the Great Hall.

"That this is the last time we'll sit in this hall eating breakfast as students. It feels weird" Harry explained. Ron and Hermione nodded their agreements. When the trio had finished breakfast they walked to the staff table at the top of the hall. Once there they shook hands with all the teachers, that were present of course, from the last seven years. They then left the hall for the last time as students.

. . .

Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Neville and Draco found a compartment and sat down. They were soon joined by Dean and Seamus. They talked about all their memories of Hogwarts, good and bad. Of their lesson and what they had learnt. This kept them going until long after the lunch trolley had come and gone. Then they moved onto what they planned to do now.

Hermione was off to a prestigious witch university to study Transfiguration, Arithmancy and Ancient Runes. Ron was off to the Ministry. Dean and Seamus were moving to Ireland. Neville was going to the wizard university opposite Hermione's university to study Herbology and Charms. Ginny still had another year at Hogwarts. Harry and Draco were taking a year out to get married and have a bond put in place. This came as a nice surprise to everyone except Ron and Hermione. They were still receiving congratulations as they pulled up at Platform Nine and Three Quarters.

They got their trunks and animals down from the racks and made their final way down the train and onto the platform. Dean and Seamus hugged them all, Draco included, said their farewells and left for Ireland.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville and Draco stepped through the barrier into the muggle world. They all made their way towards Mr and Mrs Weasley who were standing by the stairs. Mrs Weasley hugged them all, Draco somehow forgotten. Then Neville's formidable looking grandmother joined them, Neville said his farewells and left too.

Harry and Draco hugged Ron, Hermione and Ginny, said goodbye to the four Weasleys and Hermione. Then they left too.