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1 Chapter Two
As they pulled up the circular driveway, Harry couldn't help it, he gasped. Behind what seemed to be the back of the house, a large glittering lake stretched peacefully towards the horizon. The house was simply gorgeous. A structure of wood with two floors, endless numbers of windows, more than ten personal balconies, not counting the large one that stretched across the side. There was a ramp that led to a gazebo where several chairs and a tea table sat from the second floor. And when they walked to the front, his eyes were greeted with a large comfy porch with a swing on it. They had their own dock with a large platoon boat and several kayaks bobbing about.
"Wow Hermione!" he sighed.
"I know, isn't it nice? It belongs to our entire family. I haven't been here in so long, I think two years before I started Hogwarts."
Ron nodded fervently as he looked at the house with wide eyes. Hermione smiled and led them to the guestrooms where they would sleep. Winking she commanded, "Meet me out front in your swimming trunks in less then ten minutes. You can unpack later. Both of them went in their rooms, and then met outside where they sat at the dock. Hermione came out minutes later. To put it shortly, she looked stunning. Harry looked over to see Ron looking at her the same way he probably was.
She was wearing the bikini from his dream. But she had put shorts over the bottom, though she left them unbuttoned. "Well don't you look nice!" she giggled looking appreciably at both of them.
Ron uttered some sort of hoarse cry, as he looked her up and down. Harry nudged him when Hermione began looking at them curiously. "Ron, put your tongue back in."
He turned red as his hair and snapped his mouth shut, but his eyes were still slightly glazed over. Hermione settled down between them and looked dreamily into the water, kicking her legs. They sat quietly like that feeling peaceful until a voice shocked them out of their silence.
"Pansy! Give it back!" a female voice howled from the next house over.
A giggle they could hear from out side rang out before a familiar voice replied, "You're gonna have to get them back!" Then a female ran out of the house holding triumphantly a pair of panties with ducks on them. Pansy Parkinson ran out to her own dock and held them over the water.
A second later another girl shot out of the house followed closely by two girls and a boy. "Pansy!" the first girl shrieked grabbing the underwear and sticking them in her pocket. She didn't sound a bit mad though as soon she dissolved into laughter with the others. Harry recognized Hannah Abbot; a fifth year Hufflepuff had been the one whose underwear had been stolen.
She looked a lot different though. Her used to be long blonde hair was layered so the shortest part was about to her cheekbones and the longest part, just above the shoulders. She wore a pink halter top and khaki cargo shorts that barely reached her mid thigh.
Pansy also looked different dressed in muggle clothes. Her hair at least looked the same. Tons of blonde curls reached down to her waist, but now there were streaks of silver laced in. Her clothes were a tight red tank top that showed her midriff and blue jean cut offs.
Of the other two girls only one was familiar. Susan Bones was the taller then ever now reaching 6'1 even though she was only fifteen. She was tall and slender unlike Pansy and Hannah who were shorter and curvier. She wore drawstring cargos and a purple bikini top. The girl next to her was the one Harry didn't know. More on the short side, the girl had very long hair almost to her knees tied back in two thick braids. She wore a skirt of many different colors made of a silky/gauzy material that made it looks like she was wearing millions of different skirts. A simple white peasant top with full sleeves toned down the skirt, but barely, and studs marched up both of her earlobes. The girl even had a tiny nose ring.
And then there was the boy. Draco Malfoy stood with the others looking very good in muggle clothes. The smirk was gone from his face as he laughed with them, transforming him into a new person.
"Who's that?" Harry asked pointing at the girl.
Hermione gave him a funny look and whispered back, "That's Celia Moon. You know, she's in Ravenclaw? After Malfoy and I, she's the smartest person?"
"No."
"Malfoy's one of the smartest people in our grade?" Ron hissed.
"Yes Ron, he has been since first year."
The group turned around and saw Hermione, Ron, and Harry. "Hello!" Susan and Hannah cried.
"Hi you guys!" Pansy added not acting like the usual spoiled brat she was at school.
Even Malfoy was nice; he waved at them and gave a small smile. "He looks different," Harry thought. It was true, Draco's usual slicked back hair was now falling messily over one eye and its white blonde color was now more of silver white. "Damn Potter, you look good." He slyly said into his ear, his fingers just briefly brushing over his hair. Harry knew he was blushing but worked to keep a straight face.
Celia smiled shyly at them as the group made its way over. "Hello all of you," Hermione replied.
"Hey," Harry said nonchalantly.
"Malfoy!" Ron bellowed. But then he added in a kinder voice, "Hello ladies."
Hermione poked him in the ribs trying to stifle a giggle. "Suave Ron, really suave." He blushed and poked her back, and soon, the two were rolling on the dock poking and pinching each other. Harry laughed as they rolled closer to the edge and finally with a large splash, they landed in the shallow water.
The odd group before him laughed. Surprisingly, Malfoy was not using his usual evil snicker like thing, but was actually laughing. Hermione and Ron stood up sopping wet and leaning on each other for support, as they were nearly hysterical with laughter.
"Would you three like to go on a boat ride with us?" Pansy asked when they had all calmed down. She pointed over to a boat that you made go by peddling, but a bigger version that looked as if it could seat ten.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione all looked at each other and shrugged. It couldn't hurt. If they could be nice, friendly and polite, so could they. "Sure!" Harry replied, answering for them all. The seating arrangements were so that everyone was sort of mixed together. Harry was at one of the pedals, Pansy at the other one. Draco sat in the middle to steer with Celia sitting on his lap. In the second row of seats, Ron sat between Hermione and Susan, with Hannah on the other side of Susan.
After several attempts at backing up, they finally got the right way and were cruising around, talking cheerfully.
"You look nice, Harry," Pansy told him shielding her eyes to look at him, "Thought you be more of a scrawny type, but really, for your size, you're quite muscled." She managed to say the whole thing without once blushing, or dissolving into a fit of giggles, making Harry extremely grateful.
Draco snorted and drawled, "But Pansy, you'll go for any guy who checks you out."
"Ah you discovered my secret on why I like you, eh Draco?" she shot back smiling. So that was the way you dealt with Malfoy, be a sarcastic asshole back to him.
In the back row of seats, Ron was clearly ogling Susan. His eyes remained glued to her almost, oddly long legs, which were stretched out in front of her. Hermione, clearly jealous kept on bumping into him on purpose and moving her leg around. Susan remained oblivious as she looked thoughtfully up at the sky. Hannah, on the other side, kept on squealing things such as, "Oh a fish! Wow a turtle! How pretty a swan!" The comments made her seem almost stereotypically blonde.
Finally, Draco crawled back and closed her mouth in mid exclamation whispering to her, "Keep yelling, and you'll never get what I promised earlier." The comment shut her up right away and her cheeks became very red.
Celia giggled and nudged him and said, "Really Draco, you know she likes you, don't tease her like that!"
"What can I say? I'm a sexy stud!"
Pansy reached over and pinched his butt, "Eh, you'll pass I suppose. Harry! Can I give you the inspection too?"
Harry turned very bright red and muttered, "Er… umm…"
"Pansy you're hurting Potter's virgin ears!" Draco mock scolded.
Meanwhile, in the back, Hermione's jealously had gone to an all time high. She practically was in Ron's lap and fidgeting around a lot. "Hermione! What are you doing?" he yelled attracting everyone's attention.
"Oh my!" Susan said softly trying to cover giggles.
"Yeah, go for it Hermione!" Hannah cried leaning over to pat Hermione's shoulder.
"Good way to get his attention," Pansy remarked. Harry turned back front and felt suddenly strained. "Just what was between Ron and Hermione?" he thought bitterly. Celia nudged him and scrambled off Draco's lap to squeeze in next to him.
"Hello Harry, you okay?" her voice was soothing to him and her large eyes remained kind as she looked up at him.
"Oh yeah, everything's fine," he answered.
"No it's not. Would you like me to read your aura?"
"Huh?"
"Okay then, I'll go right ahead." She looked several inches away from him and stared for several seconds before saying, "Your aura is close to you, that means you are not open. The orange mixed with blue closest to you shows that you are outgoing, yet shy at the same thing. The dark brown says you are a natural leader, though a bit reluctant."
"Um, alright," Harry replied uncertainty.
"It's a form of divination. My mother is a gypsy, so it sort of runs through my veins a bit. I can't stand divination at Hogwarts though, Trelawny has only the tiniest amount of it in her blood." Her smile was confident, and even though Harry had a very small trust in divination, he couldn't help but believe her. She patted his hand and clamored back on to Draco's lap, playing with his hair.
Harry really couldn't figure Celia out. She was an enigma, sort of like Draco. Come to think of it, were they a couple? He supposed it might work, but she looked too gentle for him. Pansy really was a better match for Draco as they could put up with each other, but it seemed like they were only friends.
Once again Ron yelled, "Hermione will you stop it?" She had been running her foot up and down his leg but acting she hadn't noticed. Ron's face was very red and he mumbled, "I think I'm going to take a swim." He actually dove out of the boat and held onto the edge of it kicking his legs occasionally.
Soon, Draco, Pansy, and Harry had jumped out to swim along side him. The girls in the back scrambled up front to steer and peddle. "So Potter, think you're going to be a prefect?" Draco asked casually swimming over next to him.
"I dunno. Never really thought about it." It was the truth. He thought he had broken way too many rules to even be a possible candidate for the job.
"Well I think you will. No offense Weasley, but Harry is the smartest out of you guys."
Ron hmmped and shot back, "Think you'll be a prefect Malfoy?"
"Probably. All the other fifth year Slytherin's are idiots," he said easily. He didn't even care that he was insulting his other housemates.
Pansy giggled and splashed him playfully. "Heeeeey are you calling me stupid?"
"No sweetie, just the boys!" he hugged her around the shoulder, giving her a quick peck on the forehead.
"Oh so now you're makin' a move on me?"
"Stuff it Pansy."
"Don't you mean suck it?" she asked coyly nudging him. He actually had the grace to blush, not being able to think of a good comeback. "See you only need what to say to him!" she exclaimed to Ron and Harry. Both of the boys blushed, sinking under the water from the effect of her comment.
"MISS! MISS! You is to be getting in now!!" a squeaky voice yelled from the shore. "Hold on! I is going to make the boat come to shore, Miss!" Suddenly the boat under their fingers lurched forward with amazing speed, Harry could vaguely hear Hannah screaming in the front.
A tiny house elf looking very severe although she was wearing a frilly apron met them at the shore. "Miss, you is wet!" she scolded, poking Pansy's shins. "Did I not tell you that you was to be having lunch soon?"
Pansy looked properly ashamed and sighed. "Yes Daisy, you did. The tiny elf looked over at Draco, Ron, and Harry who were standing next to her dripping wet. Daisy gave a sound of disgust and pointed at their clothes, and with a loud pop, they were dry.
"Really Harry Potter, you should be knowing better!"
"Oh, um sorry Daisy."
"Now will I be making food for all of you?" she squeaked.
Pansy looked over to Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who shrugged and she said, "Do you think you could make a picnic basket for us?"
"Miss, you is difficult," Daisy muttered. But despite her sour face, she gave Pansy a pat on the leg and disappeared with a loud pop. Moments later she returned, thrusting a picnic basket and a watch into Pansy's hands. "You is to be home by eight, your aunt is taking you out for dinner.
She nodded and took the lead walking into the woods. Harry could've swore he saw a tiny girl with wings running between trees, but decided not to voice his thought. After all, his eyes could be playing tricks on him. But then again, magic was real, so it couldn't have been that odd to see a faerie walking around. He looked behind him and did a double take when he saw a couple birds clinging to Susan and a raccoon twining around her legs like a kitten.
Catching his stare she smiled sheepishly and said, "There's always some animal hanging around me when they can." With tenderness, she plucking the birds of her shoulders and set them on the ground. They twittered indignantly at her but she smiled and shook her red head. "No. Perhaps later wing sisters," Susan whispered, though still loud enough for Harry to hear.
"Susie is attuned to animals," Celia added in an undertone to him. "She doesn't like to talk about it, but we're pretty sure she can talk to them." Smiling as if she was only commenting on the weather she fell back in step with a silent Draco.
"This looks like a nice enough place!" Pansy cried several yards in front of them. It was, indeed a nice place. They were in a clearing with soft, springy grass and wild flowers sprouting up everywhere. She set out a blanket and put down the basket. Then whistling vaguely, she started setting everything up. Their group dove into their lunch without talking as they were stuffing themselves.
"So," Ron started brandishing his sandwich, "I say we go find some twigs to start a fire, ya know, have a camp out?"
Pansy began with saying, "My aunt…" but broke of when five sets of eyes glared at her. "Oh…OH! Heh heh, I guess skiving off this one time won't hurt. Harry, Draco, will you stay here to make sure no animals eat the food?"
"Please?" Hermione added.
"Um sure, I guess," Harry mumbled feeling that something was up. Draco merely nodded and the six others clomped off into the undergrowth.
"Do you get the feeling that was planned?" Draco asked sliding over next to Harry.
"Uh huh."
"Why though?"
"I dunno."
"Oh gee, that's really helpful." Draco glared at him folding his arms over his chest. The two glared at each other for a few moments until Harry looked away. "Did it hurt?" Draco's voice broke through the silence.
"Did what hurt?"
"You know…" he tapped his nose looking a bit anxious.
"Oh! Um, not really, just a bit." Harry replied happy to getting on to some subject that wouldn't result in them snipping at each other.
"I'm thinking of getting my eyebrow pierced."
"Really? That'd be cool, If you go to Diagon Alley same time as we do, I can take you into London to the shop where I got mine done."
"Brilliant! What day are you going?" he asked seeming enthusiastic for once.
"Day before term starts, and then we're going to hail a taxi to Kings Cross."
Meanwhile, the group of six talked in hushed tones only scants few yards away. "What are they doing?" Hermione grumbled peering at them through branches.
"Not a bloody lot!" Pansy said testily.
"Well then, guess we're going to have to take more desperate measures," Ron grimly said pulling out Harry's invisibility coat from the bag they had took to grab sticks.
"Leave it to me!" Susan whispered grabbing the cloak and putting it on. She ran out, making as little as a sound as possible pausing behind Harry. Roughly, she pushed him towards Draco making Harry land in his lap unceremoniously. Grinning madly she rushed off back into the trees.
Harry found himself looking up at a surprised Draco from his lap. Turning red he mumbled, "Ah, sorry 'bout that."
"Nope no problem at all." But neither of them moved, just kept staring. "Your hair's poking my stomach Harry."
"Oops." Still both still sat there. After a bit Harry got up but then turned around so that he straddling him.
"What're you doing…" Draco's voice cut off though when Harry pressed his lips to his. With enthusiasm he kissed back cupping his face in his hands. He felt Harry's tongue sliding over his lips and opened his mouth under him.
"Success!" Celia cried flinging her arms around Hannah's neck. The two of them started bounding around in a sort of ceremonial dance. The rest of the group, however, was focused on the two boys in the clearing where things had gone a step further.
Harry dipped lower sucking and nibbling at the hollow of Draco's throat. He moaned burying his face into his hair. "Stop, they'll see us." Draco finally said untangling his hands from Harry's hair.
"I don't care," Harry mumbled still sucking on his neck. Draco grabbed his hands and brought them up to his lips lightly brushing over the knuckles.
"I do."
Harry sighed and moved away but still didn't get off his lap. "Harry…"
"I like it here thank you very much!"
"Harry…"
"Nah uh, I ain't movin'," Harry pouted. Not being able to resist the look on his face Draco sighed and wrapped his arms around him.
"Gotcha!" several voices cried.
1 Chapter Two
As they pulled up the circular driveway, Harry couldn't help it, he gasped. Behind what seemed to be the back of the house, a large glittering lake stretched peacefully towards the horizon. The house was simply gorgeous. A structure of wood with two floors, endless numbers of windows, more than ten personal balconies, not counting the large one that stretched across the side. There was a ramp that led to a gazebo where several chairs and a tea table sat from the second floor. And when they walked to the front, his eyes were greeted with a large comfy porch with a swing on it. They had their own dock with a large platoon boat and several kayaks bobbing about.
"Wow Hermione!" he sighed.
"I know, isn't it nice? It belongs to our entire family. I haven't been here in so long, I think two years before I started Hogwarts."
Ron nodded fervently as he looked at the house with wide eyes. Hermione smiled and led them to the guestrooms where they would sleep. Winking she commanded, "Meet me out front in your swimming trunks in less then ten minutes. You can unpack later. Both of them went in their rooms, and then met outside where they sat at the dock. Hermione came out minutes later. To put it shortly, she looked stunning. Harry looked over to see Ron looking at her the same way he probably was.
She was wearing the bikini from his dream. But she had put shorts over the bottom, though she left them unbuttoned. "Well don't you look nice!" she giggled looking appreciably at both of them.
Ron uttered some sort of hoarse cry, as he looked her up and down. Harry nudged him when Hermione began looking at them curiously. "Ron, put your tongue back in."
He turned red as his hair and snapped his mouth shut, but his eyes were still slightly glazed over. Hermione settled down between them and looked dreamily into the water, kicking her legs. They sat quietly like that feeling peaceful until a voice shocked them out of their silence.
"Pansy! Give it back!" a female voice howled from the next house over.
A giggle they could hear from out side rang out before a familiar voice replied, "You're gonna have to get them back!" Then a female ran out of the house holding triumphantly a pair of panties with ducks on them. Pansy Parkinson ran out to her own dock and held them over the water.
A second later another girl shot out of the house followed closely by two girls and a boy. "Pansy!" the first girl shrieked grabbing the underwear and sticking them in her pocket. She didn't sound a bit mad though as soon she dissolved into laughter with the others. Harry recognized Hannah Abbot; a fifth year Hufflepuff had been the one whose underwear had been stolen.
She looked a lot different though. Her used to be long blonde hair was layered so the shortest part was about to her cheekbones and the longest part, just above the shoulders. She wore a pink halter top and khaki cargo shorts that barely reached her mid thigh.
Pansy also looked different dressed in muggle clothes. Her hair at least looked the same. Tons of blonde curls reached down to her waist, but now there were streaks of silver laced in. Her clothes were a tight red tank top that showed her midriff and blue jean cut offs.
Of the other two girls only one was familiar. Susan Bones was the taller then ever now reaching 6'1 even though she was only fifteen. She was tall and slender unlike Pansy and Hannah who were shorter and curvier. She wore drawstring cargos and a purple bikini top. The girl next to her was the one Harry didn't know. More on the short side, the girl had very long hair almost to her knees tied back in two thick braids. She wore a skirt of many different colors made of a silky/gauzy material that made it looks like she was wearing millions of different skirts. A simple white peasant top with full sleeves toned down the skirt, but barely, and studs marched up both of her earlobes. The girl even had a tiny nose ring.
And then there was the boy. Draco Malfoy stood with the others looking very good in muggle clothes. The smirk was gone from his face as he laughed with them, transforming him into a new person.
"Who's that?" Harry asked pointing at the girl.
Hermione gave him a funny look and whispered back, "That's Celia Moon. You know, she's in Ravenclaw? After Malfoy and I, she's the smartest person?"
"No."
"Malfoy's one of the smartest people in our grade?" Ron hissed.
"Yes Ron, he has been since first year."
The group turned around and saw Hermione, Ron, and Harry. "Hello!" Susan and Hannah cried.
"Hi you guys!" Pansy added not acting like the usual spoiled brat she was at school.
Even Malfoy was nice; he waved at them and gave a small smile. "He looks different," Harry thought. It was true, Draco's usual slicked back hair was now falling messily over one eye and its white blonde color was now more of silver white. "Damn Potter, you look good." He slyly said into his ear, his fingers just briefly brushing over his hair. Harry knew he was blushing but worked to keep a straight face.
Celia smiled shyly at them as the group made its way over. "Hello all of you," Hermione replied.
"Hey," Harry said nonchalantly.
"Malfoy!" Ron bellowed. But then he added in a kinder voice, "Hello ladies."
Hermione poked him in the ribs trying to stifle a giggle. "Suave Ron, really suave." He blushed and poked her back, and soon, the two were rolling on the dock poking and pinching each other. Harry laughed as they rolled closer to the edge and finally with a large splash, they landed in the shallow water.
The odd group before him laughed. Surprisingly, Malfoy was not using his usual evil snicker like thing, but was actually laughing. Hermione and Ron stood up sopping wet and leaning on each other for support, as they were nearly hysterical with laughter.
"Would you three like to go on a boat ride with us?" Pansy asked when they had all calmed down. She pointed over to a boat that you made go by peddling, but a bigger version that looked as if it could seat ten.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione all looked at each other and shrugged. It couldn't hurt. If they could be nice, friendly and polite, so could they. "Sure!" Harry replied, answering for them all. The seating arrangements were so that everyone was sort of mixed together. Harry was at one of the pedals, Pansy at the other one. Draco sat in the middle to steer with Celia sitting on his lap. In the second row of seats, Ron sat between Hermione and Susan, with Hannah on the other side of Susan.
After several attempts at backing up, they finally got the right way and were cruising around, talking cheerfully.
"You look nice, Harry," Pansy told him shielding her eyes to look at him, "Thought you be more of a scrawny type, but really, for your size, you're quite muscled." She managed to say the whole thing without once blushing, or dissolving into a fit of giggles, making Harry extremely grateful.
Draco snorted and drawled, "But Pansy, you'll go for any guy who checks you out."
"Ah you discovered my secret on why I like you, eh Draco?" she shot back smiling. So that was the way you dealt with Malfoy, be a sarcastic asshole back to him.
In the back row of seats, Ron was clearly ogling Susan. His eyes remained glued to her almost, oddly long legs, which were stretched out in front of her. Hermione, clearly jealous kept on bumping into him on purpose and moving her leg around. Susan remained oblivious as she looked thoughtfully up at the sky. Hannah, on the other side, kept on squealing things such as, "Oh a fish! Wow a turtle! How pretty a swan!" The comments made her seem almost stereotypically blonde.
Finally, Draco crawled back and closed her mouth in mid exclamation whispering to her, "Keep yelling, and you'll never get what I promised earlier." The comment shut her up right away and her cheeks became very red.
Celia giggled and nudged him and said, "Really Draco, you know she likes you, don't tease her like that!"
"What can I say? I'm a sexy stud!"
Pansy reached over and pinched his butt, "Eh, you'll pass I suppose. Harry! Can I give you the inspection too?"
Harry turned very bright red and muttered, "Er… umm…"
"Pansy you're hurting Potter's virgin ears!" Draco mock scolded.
Meanwhile, in the back, Hermione's jealously had gone to an all time high. She practically was in Ron's lap and fidgeting around a lot. "Hermione! What are you doing?" he yelled attracting everyone's attention.
"Oh my!" Susan said softly trying to cover giggles.
"Yeah, go for it Hermione!" Hannah cried leaning over to pat Hermione's shoulder.
"Good way to get his attention," Pansy remarked. Harry turned back front and felt suddenly strained. "Just what was between Ron and Hermione?" he thought bitterly. Celia nudged him and scrambled off Draco's lap to squeeze in next to him.
"Hello Harry, you okay?" her voice was soothing to him and her large eyes remained kind as she looked up at him.
"Oh yeah, everything's fine," he answered.
"No it's not. Would you like me to read your aura?"
"Huh?"
"Okay then, I'll go right ahead." She looked several inches away from him and stared for several seconds before saying, "Your aura is close to you, that means you are not open. The orange mixed with blue closest to you shows that you are outgoing, yet shy at the same thing. The dark brown says you are a natural leader, though a bit reluctant."
"Um, alright," Harry replied uncertainty.
"It's a form of divination. My mother is a gypsy, so it sort of runs through my veins a bit. I can't stand divination at Hogwarts though, Trelawny has only the tiniest amount of it in her blood." Her smile was confident, and even though Harry had a very small trust in divination, he couldn't help but believe her. She patted his hand and clamored back on to Draco's lap, playing with his hair.
Harry really couldn't figure Celia out. She was an enigma, sort of like Draco. Come to think of it, were they a couple? He supposed it might work, but she looked too gentle for him. Pansy really was a better match for Draco as they could put up with each other, but it seemed like they were only friends.
Once again Ron yelled, "Hermione will you stop it?" She had been running her foot up and down his leg but acting she hadn't noticed. Ron's face was very red and he mumbled, "I think I'm going to take a swim." He actually dove out of the boat and held onto the edge of it kicking his legs occasionally.
Soon, Draco, Pansy, and Harry had jumped out to swim along side him. The girls in the back scrambled up front to steer and peddle. "So Potter, think you're going to be a prefect?" Draco asked casually swimming over next to him.
"I dunno. Never really thought about it." It was the truth. He thought he had broken way too many rules to even be a possible candidate for the job.
"Well I think you will. No offense Weasley, but Harry is the smartest out of you guys."
Ron hmmped and shot back, "Think you'll be a prefect Malfoy?"
"Probably. All the other fifth year Slytherin's are idiots," he said easily. He didn't even care that he was insulting his other housemates.
Pansy giggled and splashed him playfully. "Heeeeey are you calling me stupid?"
"No sweetie, just the boys!" he hugged her around the shoulder, giving her a quick peck on the forehead.
"Oh so now you're makin' a move on me?"
"Stuff it Pansy."
"Don't you mean suck it?" she asked coyly nudging him. He actually had the grace to blush, not being able to think of a good comeback. "See you only need what to say to him!" she exclaimed to Ron and Harry. Both of the boys blushed, sinking under the water from the effect of her comment.
"MISS! MISS! You is to be getting in now!!" a squeaky voice yelled from the shore. "Hold on! I is going to make the boat come to shore, Miss!" Suddenly the boat under their fingers lurched forward with amazing speed, Harry could vaguely hear Hannah screaming in the front.
A tiny house elf looking very severe although she was wearing a frilly apron met them at the shore. "Miss, you is wet!" she scolded, poking Pansy's shins. "Did I not tell you that you was to be having lunch soon?"
Pansy looked properly ashamed and sighed. "Yes Daisy, you did. The tiny elf looked over at Draco, Ron, and Harry who were standing next to her dripping wet. Daisy gave a sound of disgust and pointed at their clothes, and with a loud pop, they were dry.
"Really Harry Potter, you should be knowing better!"
"Oh, um sorry Daisy."
"Now will I be making food for all of you?" she squeaked.
Pansy looked over to Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who shrugged and she said, "Do you think you could make a picnic basket for us?"
"Miss, you is difficult," Daisy muttered. But despite her sour face, she gave Pansy a pat on the leg and disappeared with a loud pop. Moments later she returned, thrusting a picnic basket and a watch into Pansy's hands. "You is to be home by eight, your aunt is taking you out for dinner.
She nodded and took the lead walking into the woods. Harry could've swore he saw a tiny girl with wings running between trees, but decided not to voice his thought. After all, his eyes could be playing tricks on him. But then again, magic was real, so it couldn't have been that odd to see a faerie walking around. He looked behind him and did a double take when he saw a couple birds clinging to Susan and a raccoon twining around her legs like a kitten.
Catching his stare she smiled sheepishly and said, "There's always some animal hanging around me when they can." With tenderness, she plucking the birds of her shoulders and set them on the ground. They twittered indignantly at her but she smiled and shook her red head. "No. Perhaps later wing sisters," Susan whispered, though still loud enough for Harry to hear.
"Susie is attuned to animals," Celia added in an undertone to him. "She doesn't like to talk about it, but we're pretty sure she can talk to them." Smiling as if she was only commenting on the weather she fell back in step with a silent Draco.
"This looks like a nice enough place!" Pansy cried several yards in front of them. It was, indeed a nice place. They were in a clearing with soft, springy grass and wild flowers sprouting up everywhere. She set out a blanket and put down the basket. Then whistling vaguely, she started setting everything up. Their group dove into their lunch without talking as they were stuffing themselves.
"So," Ron started brandishing his sandwich, "I say we go find some twigs to start a fire, ya know, have a camp out?"
Pansy began with saying, "My aunt…" but broke of when five sets of eyes glared at her. "Oh…OH! Heh heh, I guess skiving off this one time won't hurt. Harry, Draco, will you stay here to make sure no animals eat the food?"
"Please?" Hermione added.
"Um sure, I guess," Harry mumbled feeling that something was up. Draco merely nodded and the six others clomped off into the undergrowth.
"Do you get the feeling that was planned?" Draco asked sliding over next to Harry.
"Uh huh."
"Why though?"
"I dunno."
"Oh gee, that's really helpful." Draco glared at him folding his arms over his chest. The two glared at each other for a few moments until Harry looked away. "Did it hurt?" Draco's voice broke through the silence.
"Did what hurt?"
"You know…" he tapped his nose looking a bit anxious.
"Oh! Um, not really, just a bit." Harry replied happy to getting on to some subject that wouldn't result in them snipping at each other.
"I'm thinking of getting my eyebrow pierced."
"Really? That'd be cool, If you go to Diagon Alley same time as we do, I can take you into London to the shop where I got mine done."
"Brilliant! What day are you going?" he asked seeming enthusiastic for once.
"Day before term starts, and then we're going to hail a taxi to Kings Cross."
Meanwhile, the group of six talked in hushed tones only scants few yards away. "What are they doing?" Hermione grumbled peering at them through branches.
"Not a bloody lot!" Pansy said testily.
"Well then, guess we're going to have to take more desperate measures," Ron grimly said pulling out Harry's invisibility coat from the bag they had took to grab sticks.
"Leave it to me!" Susan whispered grabbing the cloak and putting it on. She ran out, making as little as a sound as possible pausing behind Harry. Roughly, she pushed him towards Draco making Harry land in his lap unceremoniously. Grinning madly she rushed off back into the trees.
Harry found himself looking up at a surprised Draco from his lap. Turning red he mumbled, "Ah, sorry 'bout that."
"Nope no problem at all." But neither of them moved, just kept staring. "Your hair's poking my stomach Harry."
"Oops." Still both still sat there. After a bit Harry got up but then turned around so that he straddling him.
"What're you doing…" Draco's voice cut off though when Harry pressed his lips to his. With enthusiasm he kissed back cupping his face in his hands. He felt Harry's tongue sliding over his lips and opened his mouth under him.
"Success!" Celia cried flinging her arms around Hannah's neck. The two of them started bounding around in a sort of ceremonial dance. The rest of the group, however, was focused on the two boys in the clearing where things had gone a step further.
Harry dipped lower sucking and nibbling at the hollow of Draco's throat. He moaned burying his face into his hair. "Stop, they'll see us." Draco finally said untangling his hands from Harry's hair.
"I don't care," Harry mumbled still sucking on his neck. Draco grabbed his hands and brought them up to his lips lightly brushing over the knuckles.
"I do."
Harry sighed and moved away but still didn't get off his lap. "Harry…"
"I like it here thank you very much!"
"Harry…"
"Nah uh, I ain't movin'," Harry pouted. Not being able to resist the look on his face Draco sighed and wrapped his arms around him.
"Gotcha!" several voices cried.