Misguided Intentions

Roughly bout a week had now passed since Harry and Draco had the little mud fight and Draco had gone off on his own. Things had settled back to normal however between the marauders and Harry and Draco, and they had totally even forgotten that Draco had gone of without a word. The only thing Harry worried bout now was that if a week had past here in the 'past', how much time was passing in their real time? Wouldn't anyone have thought to have tried to find them by now?

A bit of freetime finally cropped up in which Remus, Sirius and Peter were occupied elsewhere, James was off somewhere's with Lily, assumably in the Head Girls room most likely, and the commons had only a few first years on the other side playing some wizards chess. This gave Harry time to reflect on things, and talk to Draco in somewhat privacy, a very rare commodity as of late.

"Dray, what do you think everyone's doing back home?" Harry said now thoughtfully while lounging on a sofa doing his Muggle Studies homework. Draco occupied the other end of the sofa and was also doing his own homework for Muggle Studies. Harry had adapted himself to sometimes calling Draco by the new 'nickname' he'd been given, since nearly everyone else was doing it now too.

Draco didn't even bother to look up from his homework, just responded back, "What...like I would bloody well know what they're doing?" he said a bit snippily.

Harry looked over to him, he hadn't heard that tone of voice from Draco in a while now. "Dont you even care though? They've got to have figured out we've gone by now haven't they?"

"Honestly Harry, what good does it do to think about it anyway? Until we do get home no point thinking on it, right now I'm more concerned about this bloody Muggle Studies homework. Like it really matters how in the bloody hell muggle money is supposed to work, I'm never going to live in the muggle world!" he said exasperated and leaned back closing his eyes and rubbing his forehead.

"Well I've got to know since I have to live with the muggles in the summers." Harry said turning back to the homework.

"Good, since you know so much then about muggle money, you can do both our homeworks. I'm going to bed." Draco said in a clipped tone and stood up quickly heading his way up to the dorms. Harry watched as he left, a questioning look in his eyes, this wasn't like the Draco he had begun to get to know as of late, this was alot more like the old Draco. Suddenly a part of him wanted to know why, so forgetting his homework for a moment, he went up to the dorm as well.

"Allright Draco, what's going on? You haven't been this cranky in a week now." Harry said sitting down on Draco's bed then while Draco finished getting into his pyjamas.

"Nothing. Do I need to tell you everything that goes on in my life Harry? You're not my mum you know so just leave me alone." Draco said putting his clothes aside for the house-elves to take care of in the morning.

"I"m not your mum, but I'm supposed to be your friend Draco. Friends talk to each other remember? You have barely said two words to me this past week unless it involved Quidditch, homework or meals." Harry said giving Draco a questioning look.

"Fine, here's two words and a bit more...get off my bed so I can get some sleep allready." Draco said glaring at Harry now.

"No. Not until you tell me what's going on." Harry said glaring back himself now.

Draco glared at Harry for a few moments longer but when he realized Harry was serious, and not going to move, he finally gave up and sat down next to him on the bed. "You really want to know what's wrong dont you." Draco said now in a huff.

"Yes, that's what friends are for right?" Harry said looking over at Draco now in a less hostile mood.

"Right. Friends....but we're really not friends are we though Harry. We're putting on a show for everyone else, but are we really friends? I'd have to wonder how much is put on and how much is for real." Draco said keeping his gaze turned anywhere but at Harry.

Harry seemed a bit taken aback by that, and he realized Draco had a valid point in that statement. Thinking on it for a few moments he really wasn't sure either what to say. "I...I dont know Draco. At first yeah, it was for pretend....but then who knew we'd have a week like this eh?" he said giving a deep sigh.

"Regardless of that, what is real Harry? What's faked? James, Remus, Sirius...they're friends. They would do anything for each other, even give up everything for each other, but I'd hardly see you putting yourself first for me. Giving up anything or anyone for me Harry." Draco said in an almost sad tone of voice.

"I suppose I never thought of it that way Draco. We've been stuck here a week and we barely even talk now, how could we even get to know each other?" Harry said back softly.

"You're too busy spending whatever freetime you do have with Pettigrew that's why. Even when I want to talk to you, Peter's right there at your side like a little lap dog." Draco said bitterly now.

"That's not true! I dont spend all my time with him...." Harry said resentfully. He wasn't sure he liked where this conversation was suddenly going. "Besides, Peter's a bit like me now that I've gotten to know him. I've only gotten to see him as the person he is in our time, but he isn't that way...atleast not yet. Right now I feel bad for him, it's obvious the others only consider him a gopher and a tagalong. He's smart and they dont even know it, he loves to read, even muggle books, and I bet he could give Hermione a run for her galleon in some things..." Harry started in now.

"For chrissake will you listen to yourself Harry? Dont you see what's going on? Dont you see what's happening here?" Draco said now turning towards Harry with an angry look.

"What do you mean what's happening? I dont see anything!" Harry said back just as angrily.

Draco just stared at Harry then, something in Harry's eyes told him that Harry really didn't seem to know what he was doing. A week ago Draco had thought that it was mearly a ploy, a plot to get Peter to change who he was and more importantly, to change the future. But looking into Harry's eyes now, he didn't see deception, only innocence. Somehow, Harry truely liked Peter, and not for any other reason then he felt sorry for the kid.

"You really dont know what your doing, do you Harry. You really like Peter, dont you..." Draco said then giving Harry a strange look.

Harry seemed to think on this one for a moment. "I know it's crazy, this is Peter Pettigrew we're talking bout....I'm not stupid Draco I know what he's going to do in the future....but right now, at this time...he isn't that person. Oddly enough yes, I do like the person Peter is right now. I cant explain why. I told you, he's a bit like me in a way, always having to defend himself, expected to be more then he is. But unlike me, he's just a kid...the type of person I sometimes wish I could have been...." Harry said with a long sigh.

Draco sighed as well, this really was hard on Harry, more then he thought. "You are who you are Harry...and believe me I know all this has been rough for you. Nothing...noone's who we thought they were. Hell, look at Severus, there's a perfect example eh?" Draco said actually grinning then.

"Cripes yeah! Now that's a switch for sure! I still wonder what's going to happen to change him so badly though....it cant have just been the shack incident..." Harry thoughtfully mused.

"Shack accident? What accident?" Draco said catching that quickly.

"Gods, I never told you did I! Honestly I dont even know which month it really happened in, so I cant say for sure but...well...somewhere along the line Sirius and Severus are going to get into it...most likely now that we know the truth it will be something to do with Remus....and...." Harry said glancing out of the window for a moment.

"And?"

"And Sirius is going to tell Severus to go to the whomping willow, to press the knot there which stops the branches. Severus is going to go down the tunnel...and meet up with Remus...during....during the full moon...." Harry said keeping his gaze on the window for some reason.

"Full moon? Oh I see! Remus is a werewolf, so...so Severus is going to....oh bloody hell...he's going to see Remus as the wolf isn't he!" Draco said almost paling a bit.

Harry nodded slowly. "Exactly. My father is supposed to find out just in time though and pull him to safety just as Remus is about to attack him. I'm sure that's what is going to trigger the end of their relationship, in fact I know for sure it will!" Harry said getting up now and walking to the window.

"So that's how it happened....I wondered why if they seemed so much in love they would suddenly hate each other so much. Severus probably thinks Remus is going to be in on it, using Sirius as a ploy to get him there. Sirius would have made a hell of a Slytherin with that concept!" Draco said actually chuckling.

Harry didn't say anything, just kept staring out of the window. Something was odd, though he couldn't exactly explain what it was, till he realized there was a something moving down below...2 people were heading out of the castle and at a very quick pace. Finally recognizing the people he was seeing, he gasped in shock.

"Harry what is it? What's wrong?" Draco said now coming over to the window himself.

"No....no it cant be! Not tonight...." he said visibly shaken. Turning quickly to Draco he said in a shaky voice, "James...he's in Lily's room, he doesn't know!"

"Wait a second...you mean...that's going to happen..tonight?" Draco said glancing out the window again and realizing it was a full moon after all. "How can you be so sure it's tonight though? Besides, we dont even know where Lily's room is to find James." he said nervously.

"I remember something now from this morning....Remus wasn't feeling too well but then the day of the moon he wouldn't always I suppose. Severus and I had been talking, now that he'll finally talk to me after that day last week. He asked me if I would check on Remus and I promised I would, but I saw Sirius near us right before I left. I glanced back for half a second and saw Sirius talking to Severus, I just know he told him to go to the willow tonight, dont you see?" Harry said pacing now and glancing again out the window.

"He could have said anything Harry, you dont know for sure he said that." Draco said.

"No, I am sure. Sirius wants Severus out of the way, as quickly as possible even, so that Severus will hate Remus and Remus will turn to Sirius instead. Only I dont think it was supposed to have happened this soon, my dad was supposed to be there to save Severus, and he wont be! He doesn't know! Draco we've got to something!" Harry said now giving Draco a very unhappy look.

"Much as I hate to admit it, you're right. Killing Severus would only make the future more unsteady then it is right now. But what can we do Harry?" Draco said then gasped as he saw another person go down the steps of the castle. "Merlin, we're too late anyway!" he said pointing now at the small black clad figure that could only have been Severus Snape.

"I dont care what this changes Draco, but I'm going to have to save him. Accio Cleansweep!" he yelled then and pushed open the large dorm window. Seconds later the broom came to him.

"Just be careful Harry!" Draco called out as Harry got on the broom and took off, heading right for the figure of Severus.

Severus was fast, and the Cleansweep was no Firebolt that's for sure. He was almost to the edge of the forest before Harry finally caught up with Severus, and flew in just low enough to throw Severus off his guard. Harry ended up in some bushes just to stop himself as he was pushing the broom past it's limits even.

"What the bloody hell? Who's there?" Severus said in a growl looking round for the person who'd just toppled him over and noticed Harry now coming out of the bushes. "Harry? What's going on?" he said surprized, then gave Harry an angry look.

"Sorry, lost control of the broom. Was ahh...just out for a late night fly that's all." Harry said brushing himself off as leaves were still stuck to his shirt.

"Right...flying after curfew? I knew you Gryffindor's were a bit crazy, but daft as well? You're looking for a detention or what?" Severus said still a bit angry and looking off into the forest.

Harry had no choice then, he had to get Severus's mind off of his intent. Stepping closer to him now he said in a low voice, "Look who's talking Severus, you're out here talking to me aren't you? You aiming for a detention for yourself?" He then swiftly stepped between Severus and the forest.

"Couldn't sleep, besides I'm a free person, I can go for a walk if I want to!" Severus said defensively.

Harry realized this queue of tact wasn't going to get him anywhere, so he changed course. "Err...heck you're right. Half the time I can never sleep either. That's why I go flying..." he said faking a bit of a chuckle to hopefully lighten the mood. "But umm...now that I've bumped into you as it were, I was hoping maybe you could explain the potions assignment to me? You're so much better then I am in potions...and well, this potion Sierra gave us I just dont get so...do you think you'd mind terribly coming back with me and helping me understand it?"

Severus gave Harry a deep look, his black eyes squinted as if looking for the lie that Harry was weaving. With a glance again towards the forest however, he sighed and nodded his head. "Sure Harry, I'll help you out. You know I'm really horrible in potions still though, even if I have improved." he said finally calm now.

Harry internally gave a sigh of relief, his plan was going to work. Hitching his broom up to his shoulder he started to walk back towards the castle, Severus at his side. "Well you're still far better then I ever will be in potions. Sn...my old potions master hated me with such a passion that I never really could learn anything in the class. I barely know monkshood from wolfsbane!"

Severus turned to Harry then with a surprized look on his face, then laughed. "Merlin Harry you really are bad aren't you! They're the same thing!"

"See? I told you I was horrid at potions, worse then you ever would be!" Harry said grinning now, and together the two of them headed back into the castle while discussion the Parisol Potion that they were supposed to be studying for class this week.

Harry made sure that Severus got back to the Slytherin dorms, walking with him the entire way. When they got to the entrance portrait Harry knew it was a crucial moment though. Severus could still head back out to the forest so he had to come up with something quick to avoid him from doing that.

"Oh, by the way I do have a message from Remus for you. He said to tell you he ate something that didn't agree with him at dinner but he'll be allright. Pomfrey gave him this really gross stuff to drink and he's knocked out cold in the dorms, Draco's keeping an eye on him right now actually. I"m sure he'll be better in the morning." Harry said keeping his gaze leveled at Severus.

Severus actually seemed relieve by this and nodded. "Thanks Harry, I was worried bout him. I shouldn't have trusted Black anyway, he's such a stupid git. He told me all sorts of stupid lies." he scowled.

"Well, he can be a bit well...strange I agree. Just ignore him allright? If...if he ever tells you do anything like well...take late night walks into the forest...or you know, anything stupid...just tell him to sod off." Harry said with a grin.

"Sure Harry." Severus said grinning back. "Dont know what I was thinking, I was just worried bout Remus I guess. I'm glad he'll be allright. Will...will you tell him that I'll meet him tomorrow that I hope he's feeling better for me?" he said quietly then.

Harry nodded. "Sure Severus, but you can tell him that tomorrow when you see him. I know he'll be happy to see you." he said with a smile. "Night Severus, and thanks for the tips on the potions, I couldn't bear getting any more points lost from Sierra this week!" Harry groaned.

Severus laughed, "Yeah, she really hates Gryffindor's, even when you're potions are spot on! I know you'll do fine tomorrow in class, dont let her get you down." he said. "Night Harry, thank you again. See you tomorrow, tell Draco I said hi will you?"

Harry nodded and waved to Severus and waited until he was safely behind the portrait and in the Slytherin commons. With a much relieved sigh of happiness now he headed back towards the Gryffindor dorms, and thinking he had to have some serious words with one Sirius Black.

"....enough allready Padfoot, will you stop pacing? It's driving me nuts!" Harry heard James say as he slid into the commons from the entrance hole.

As he came into the room then he saw James and Sirius by the fireplace, apparently having a heated conversation. James was sitting in one of the oversized chairs, while Sirius was still standing near the mantelplace, a nasty scowl on his face. When he saw Harry though, the scowl deepend, and in a few strides came up and grabbed Harry by the arm pulling him over to where James was.

"Where the bloody hell have you been huh? You had everyone worried sick! Peter went up to the dorm and Draco was there staring out the window with this look on his face like he was dying, and wouldn't even say two syllables to Peter. And then he finds you're gone, and...and..." Sirius began but was too angry apparently to even continue.

"And Peter saw you with Snape of all people Harry." James simply finished up, and looked at Harry questioningly. "What were you doing with him huh? Why were you out there?"

Harry didn't say anything at first, just looked from Sirius to James, then back to Sirius. Giving Sirius a glare then he said in a very tightly controlled voice, "I think Sirius allready knows why I was out there. Dont you Sirius..."

Sirius looked at Harry in surprize now, backing away from him. "I-I dont know what you mean Harry, not in the slightest. Why the hell would I know why you were out there?"

Ignoring James now Harry stepped in close to Sirius, whispering to him under his breath. "You ever pull a stunt like that again with Severus and you'll regret it Sirius. Consider that a warning." he said, then with another glare at Sirius headed up to the dorm, leaving behind a very surprized Sirius, and a very confused James.

"Harry? Is that you?" Draco said softly now as Harry came in, anger still pouring off of him.

"Yeah, it's me. Thought you'd be asleep by now." Harry said finally undressing and getting into his pyjamas himself now.

"Peter's here, sleeping. Is everything allright now?" Draco said in in a low voice and in french so as to not arouse any suspicion incase Peter wasn't really sleeping. Draco came over and sat down on Harry's bed then so they could talk a bit more privately.

Harry nodded. "I got him away from the forest, he's safe and sound in his dorm. He wont go back I'm sure of it, and I convinced him never to listen to anything Sirius has to say again." he said back in french in a low voice. "I saw James and Sirius downstairs too." Harry said sitting down now on the bed next to Draco.

"And? What happened?"

"And I told Sirius that if he ever pulled a stunt like that again, well he better not." Harry said, and though his voice was hushed, the anger was clearly back in it.

Draco nodded. "That was pretty low even for Sirius I'd say. He could have killed Severus!" Draco said just as annoyed now at Sirius.

Harry nodded. "I think that was the intent from the start. No more Severus, no more problems with Remus."

"That's not the worst of it Harry...not by far...." Draco said thoughtfully now.

"What do you mean?" Harry said looking at Draco now.

"Think about it. You told me in the original history your father saved Severus, but not before it was too late and he'd seen Remus. That's changed now...now we dont know what will happen in the future. Getting Severus a bit nicer was one thing, saving his life and actively altering an event that should have happened...this could have severe consequences now." Draco said with a heavy sigh.

"You couldn't have expected me to sit there and do nothing though did you Draco? I couldn't let Severus get hurt, or worse, killed because of a stupid prank of Sirius's. It was only pure bad luck that my dad wasn't there when he was supposed to be that's all..." Harry said thinking quickly.

"Bad luck withstanding, what's done is done. We wont know the effects of it until we get home...if we ever get home...." Draco said grumbling.

"You really think we'll never get home Draco? Honestly?" Harry said looking at Draco now worriedly.

Draco shrugged. "It's not looking good Harry. We still dont know why were even brought here by our other selves, nor what we have to do to get home. I'm beginning to think it's hopeless. Everything's just so screwed up!" he said in a huff.

"Allright, other then what happened tonight with Severus, what else is messed up hmm?" Harry said a bit sharply.

"You, for starters." Draco bit back just as sharply.

"Me? What the hell does that mean?" Harry said raising his voice a bit now.

"Quiet you git, do you want Peter to wake up?" Draco said glancing over to Peter's bed hoping he hadn't heard anything, and noted he was still hopefully sleeping. Peter didn't really snore like the others, so it was always hard to tell.

"Fine, but what do you mean by that?" Harry said keeping his voice low but still anger filled.

"Let's lay it on the queue Harry. Peter. That's what's wrong. His 'attraction' to you is obvious, everyone knows it by now. And you're encouraging him for gods sakes! Even when Lily offered you more then a few girls to go out with, you turned them all down, now do you see the problem?" Draco said looking right into Harry's eyes. *Why is it I miss those green eyes of yours Harry...I'd give anything to get your green eyes back instead of these godawful brown ones!* Draco's thoughts cut in suddenly and he turned away quickly from Harry's eyes.

Harry didn't stop looking at Draco however, Draco hadn't realized that in that split second of thought, Draco's blue eyes were very expressionful. Harry swallowed slightly, strange thoughts now in his own mind. "I didn't go out with them simply because I didn't want to Draco, that's all. It had nothing to do with Peter, I promise you that." he said slowly.

"Well it certainly didn't seem that way. Peter never lets you out of his sight it seems, the dutiful pup following it's master..." Draco said and regretted saying that the second he did.

Harry looked at Draco with a very odd look then. "Talk bout your ironic statements eh Draco? Just like what he's going to end up as in the future...nothing but a lackey and a follower. I just dont get it though, what made him change so drastically? Why did he do it?" Harry said softly sighing.

Draco turned back to look at Harry again, and put his hand on Harry's arm. "Whatever is going to happen that changes him, it isn't going to happen now Harry. I honestly dont think he's capable of doing anything like that at this point, and did you ever think you could just be making things worse by his affections towards you and yours for him?"

Harry looked at Draco astonished by that, then realized Draco might have a point actually. "You could be right Draco, this could be something that caused him to end up that way in the end. I"ll see what I can do to get him to ease up a bit allright? Without hurting him though if possible..." he said with a sigh. This was easier said then done he felt.

"I'm sure you will Harry, you always do whatever you want. Noone could ever stop you it seems. We should get some sleep, I'm going to be a nightmare in the morning if I dont get to sleep soon, sides James or atleast Sirius might come up this way shortly." Draco said letting go of Harry's arm, which he hadn't even realized till then he had still been holding.

Harry felt him let go of his arm with almost a sense of a strange loss, but pushed the thoughts away for the moment. "I doubt that, they'll probably be going to get Remus from the shack soon and bring him to the infirmary or something. I think that's where Sirius once told me they go after his transformations. We should get some sleep though, I dont want to fall asleep in potions, 5 points gone right there!" Harry said groaning.

Draco chuckled and nodded. "Makes me wish I was still a Slytherin in her class. If Snape was hard on Gryffindors and kinder to Slytherins, Sierra's a bloody nightmare. She's 100 times worse then Snape is!"

"You miss being a Slytherin dont you." Harry said simply.

Draco thought on that for a second and nodded. "Yes and no. I am a Slytherin, that will never change...I"m still my father's son Harry and that's hard to break out of. Yet...having friends like this in a way, something I never had before...I kind of like that. Though I am getting pretty sick of red and gold all the time I have to admit, what I would do for a nice green and silver now and then!" he said with a grimace.

Harry grinned. "Can take the house away from the Slytherin, but not the Slytherin away from his house eh? Atleast you've mellowed out a bit, that high and mighty attitude was pretty cruddy all the time to deal with."

"Oh really Mr. Big Shot Gryffindor Seeker...you haven't change though, still out to save the world and everyone in it eh?" Draco shot back, but a grin was on his face.

Harry shrugged, "Guess I'll always be like that, heck if I can put up with you I can put up with anything!" he said with a chuckle.

Draco looked at him with a mock grimace. "Thanks, I'll have to remember to be more sarcastic again then to you I guess!" he said with a low laugh. "Honestly though...if we are going to get stuck here for much longer, atleast...well...let's try to be real friends if possible. And not just for show?" Draco said looking back at Harry again.

"I think...that might not be so bad after all Draco...but...to be honest, I hope we get home soon. I miss Ron and Hermione alot...really alot..." he said sadly.

"Yeah, I guess you would. Let's get some sleep then eh?" Draco said getting off Harry's bed now and moving towards his own. "Good night Harry." he said softly.

"Night Dray." Harry said back, then got underneath his blankets to think. This night had been very very odd for him, and he wasn't sure exactly what to think on it all.

He had a bad feeling Sirius wasn't going to forgive him for what he had said to him, which means there would now be tension between them that shouldn't have been there. Sirius had always been there for Harry in his own time, a father figure when he hadn't any, but the more he saw the 'present' Sirius Black, the more he had come to dislike him in a way. Which was not a good thing as it was going to affect him he knew when he got home.

That was another thing too. He missed home alot, more each day then he thought he would. He had hated his life so much whilst he was in his own 'present', but now that he wasn't there it was weighing on him how much he needed Ron and Hermione as a part of his life. He wondred yet again, as he had many times this past week how they were faring, and if they even were missing him. They had been so absorbed in themselves since they started dating that Harry often had felt the third wheel, but now that he was gone did they really even notice he had disappeared?

And now this with Peter, this was a major issue. Harry didn't understand why Draco was so upset with his being close to Peter, it wasn't harming anything far as he could tell. Whatever had turned Peter Pettigrew into what he would become hadn't apparently started here at Hogwarts, so he wondred what Draco's problem was with him and Peter being friends, even though he knew he really did have to curb things from now on, it was just too risky.

Harry really had found himself liking this Peter, even if it was a bit odd, even though he knew Peter had more then just friendship feelings for him. That had much had been made clear a week ago when Peter had fetched him to go the owlry. Peter had told him then and there, in his shy way albeit, that he liked Harry and would love to get to know him. It had taken nearly the whole trip to the owlry, and more then a bit of blushing, but Peter had made it pretty clear that he wouldn't mind getting closer to Harry.

The more he saw of Peter's quietness, studious way, the more he knew he was attaching himself to him. James and Lily he wasn't worried bout, his dad and mum's relationship was rock solid, so there was no point messing round with it. He had finally convinced Severus that he wasn't a bad guy, and got him talking to him on a decidedly friendly basis for the most part, and Remus and Severus were apparently going just as strong if not moreso then ever. Sirius was the only fly in the ointment, not to mention Draco.

Draco had been acting odd to him this week, he knew that, even if he didn't understand why. He had started to get really irritated at the way Draco treated Peter, and the strange looks Draco gave him while he was with Peter. It didn't help though that every time he tried to ignore Draco's attitude, Draco would do something like he had tonight.

As Harry's tired mind tried in vain at this point to comprehend what was going on round him, he knew unless he got some sleep it would be a lost cause. His answers weren't going to be forthcoming, atleast not at this time of night, and losing more sleep over them would be stupid. He had time still to figure it all out tomorrow, or the next day, or even the day after that, and sleep was all he wanted now.

As he drifted off his mind began to think just momentarily however of something that in the end would invade his very dreams. Something that until tonight, he hadn't even thought was possible to think...

*I miss his grey eyes....and why is he so cute when he's angry with me....*

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