[Dream] And despite how hard I tried...

[sonuvasnitch]

Dream Effects: Pain and intense grief.
Warnings: Death by magic.

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[femmemarauder]

Harry....are you all right?

[sonuvasnitch]

Y-Yeah, I'm fine.

[ He forces a smile for Sirius, though it comes out slightly strained. ]

Just a nightmare, that's all.

[femmemarauder]

Well, yeah, but that doesn't mean you're okay. I could bring you something, if you'd like.

[sonuvasnitch]

Sure...if you want.

[ Really a cup of tea doesn't sound like a bad idea right now, nor a swift kick to the head to get those thoughts out of his skull. ]

[mudbloodhater]

[the real deaths combined with those that aren't - even if they aren't necessarily Draco's friends - still make him cringe. So instead of addressing the dream itself, he addresses the comment:]

So you are.

[sonuvasnitch]

Draco...

[ Somehow it seems like ages since Harry's seen him, and really it practically has been. ]

Yeah, hey...sorry to leave you like that. [ He pauses looking intently into the camera, and true to his natures, shifts the topic away from him. ] You okay?

[mudbloodhater]

[for a moment, Draco wonders if he should just say what's on his mind - that no, he isn't okay; he's been virtually alone for the past week, and Harry was gone when he needed him most.

[But he doesn't. He merely flickers a smile and shrugs.]

Well enough. You? And don't avoid the question, either.

[sonuvasnitch]

[ For some reason that smile actually makes Harry think something is wrong. Harry's the king of forced smiles and he's not sure if he buys this one. }

Fine, a few stiff limbs here and there but I think I'll be alright.

[ He pauses again still staring at Draco. ]

Are your parents letting you out yet?

[uncute_one]

It's never pleasant when children get involved with the fighting.

[sonuvasnitch]

No, it's not...but most of us were technically considered adults by then. At least in our world.

[uncute_one]

Technically...? Well, whatever the case, it's experience that separates adults from children. Although judging by your dream, you have more than enough experience.

[sonuvasnitch]

I guess you're right about that.

[buildingreality]

Memory, or just a nightmare?

[sonuvasnitch]

A bit of both. [ He offers a forced smile. ] The main part was just a nightmare though.

[buildingreality]

It's interesting how these things blend together. Cobb always told me never to build a dream based around my own memories - it's too hard to separate reality from the dream if you do that.

[sonuvasnitch]

I've never really known, or been good at controlling my dreams. I didn't think you could.

[initforthedoe]

[Snape is watching this and really has no intentions of replying at all. It's not like he would ever comfort the boy. He honestly doesn't care enough about him to even try at this thing that he's so bad at. However, that doesn't stop the Dreamberry from replying to Harry without Snape being aware of it.

So there is a flash of a neutral expression before he sets the device down to go do other things.]

[sonuvasnitch]

[ Harry notices, but he isn't exactly going to call Snape out on it. The closest moment the two had ever really had was at the moment of his death, and on a very real level, Harry's sure Snape did it more for himself so that Harry would know the truth than for Harry's actual sake. He didn't want his relationship with Lily to die after all. ]