Harry's been pretending for a while now. Images of death and abuse are always stuck inside his head. The only time he doesn't pretend is when he's alone, which is almost impossible because of how famous he is. Then Malfoy sees everything Potter had spent years hiding from the world. Harry tries to desperately push down the feelings that he hasn't felt for a long time. (PS OC) R/R

"Mate, I thought you wanted us to leave you alone." "Yeah, well, I tried staying in the dorm, but my imagination was being really mean to me. So I had to see it for myself." "What?" "How much fun you were having with Hermione. That's all that matters to me! Why does my heart feel like it's splitting in half?" Harry's going through a depression state and Ron makes the wrong choice