Chapter 3: Close

They left that night, when everyone else was asleep. Moira woke him carrying a large bag over her shoulder. "Ready?" she whispered. He pushed the covers off himself (she realized he was still fully dressed) and swung his feet off the bed. She stepped back to avoid being kicked.

"Yeah," he said and he didn't sound groggy at all; He had been faking sleep. He grabbed a bag from beneath his bed and stood up, facing her. She grinned at him, turned around and left the room quietly.

They moved quickly, despite the darkness, around to the side of the house where the brooms were kept. Draco entered as Moira ignited the candle so he could see. He tossed the Nimbus to her and took the Comet 260 off the stand. They were quiet and serious as they made sure their bags were secure. Moira's clinked around and Draco looked at it questioningly. "In a minute," Moira mouthed. They kicked off from the ground and Moira stayed even with Draco, making sure not to go faster than he could. "It's the tent," she said as they flew off toward the southeast.

"We're gonna set it up when we get there?" Moira nodded.

"Unless you want to sleep under the stars." Also an option.

"Where are we going?" Draco asked.

"I figure we can fly for a while until we get cold and then Apparate somewhere quiet and far away. Have you been to Normandy?"

"France?" She looked sternly at him then said:

"Yes, Draco, Normandy, France.

"You want to go camping in Normandy?"

"Well where do you want to go?"

"Normandy's fine. I was just thinking we were gonna stay on England."

"We can if you want." He slowed down, stopped and turned the broom to look at her. She stopped too and they faced each other in the night sky.

"It's a good idea," he said, "I can practice my French."

"Tu parles Francais?" She rolled her eyes at her direct English-French translation but moved on again, flying slowly with Draco beside her so they could keep talking without having to shout over the wind in their ears.

"On dit 'parles-tu francais'," he corrected her, "et un peu." His English accent was very pronounced but she smiled. "Don't you laugh at me!" He flew over to her and pushed her with his shoulder.

"You don't want to start this. Not when we're a hundred feet in the air." He rammed her again, harder but still obviously playing. "Now you've done it!" She pushed him back and her strength, combined with the power of her broom pushed him and his several feet back in the direction he had come. She lodged her broom under his and moved one leg so she was sitting sideways on her broom, her knees facing away from him, then grabbed his broom and sat very close to the end, Her legs extended to prevent the Nimbus from being swept away on the breeze.

Draco had been trying to stop her but now that she was sitting on his broom and holding onto her own he was completely immobilized unless he wanted to risk throwing her to the ground. They were laughing as they whacked each other. "Get back on your own broom!" he said.

"Stop hitting my shoulder then."

"What does it matter? You're a Beater! You're used to it."

"No, dear, Beaters are not known for getting hit with Bludgers. They are known for hitting the Bludgers at the other Seeker."

"Whatever! Get off my broom!" He put a hand under her legs and another around her back and lifted her off. She let go of his broom, knowing that if she held on she'd pull the handle up and they would both go flying upward toward the clouds. Instead, she put them both around Draco's neck, preventing him from moving away once he'd set her back on her broom.

They both stopped squirming long enough to look each other in the eye and realize how close they were. Moira's arms were wrapped around Draco's neck, her elbows on his shoulders, one of her hands holding tight to her other wrist. Their noses were nearly touching. They stared at each other for a moment, silver-grey eyes unable to pull away from dark brown ones, and vice versa. Then Moira looked down, away from Draco and let go of her wrist.

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AN: Guys! I'm just gonna say this and realize later that I'm a total nerd for putting this out there for all 30 of you to read but I got HP7pt2 yesterday and I'm so happy! Ok, rant done. But also, review the story dangit!