Ch 4

Lollipop Luxury Sugar High

"Why are we going into Hogsmeade?" Harry asked as they duck-walked down the long tunnel that led to Honeydukes basement.

"Our first date. If we're to be dating we should at least have one date. Besides I heard that Honeydukes just imported a ton of Muggle candy and I figured you'd want to stock up on some. It's limited to this month and we don't have a visit until next month. Plus I want to try Skittles, I've never tasted a rainbow, I figure this is the closest thing." Harry burst out laughing which hurt in the cramped area and Draco snorted.

"What is so funny?" he demanded.

"Skittles do not taste like rainbows, they taste like fruit. 'Taste the Rainbow' is a sales gimmick to make people buy them. But they do taste good."

"Well that's cheap." Draco fell into a pout-like silence as Harry chuckled.

This is surprisingly nice of him, maybe he really does like me. It hasn't been so bad, I should give him a chance. He is hot even if he is a bit haughty. Heck, this could work. I'll be nicer now. Rainbows, I'm going to laugh every time I see Skittles or hear the word rainbow. We're almost there.

"We're almost there Draco, not far now. Was I really so obvious about the map?"

"Yes and no. I'd see you randomly looking at a piece of parchment or vanishing in dark corridors, but otherwise I had no idea until Snape told me, then it made more sense. Harry, what in the world is an MP3?" Harry snorted again and answered.

"It's a way for Muggles to listen to music, various versions hold different amounts of music but the technology is advancing so fast that newer versions are holding more and more. I have mine in my pocket, I had Hermione bewitch it so that I could listen to it even at Hogwarts. I listen to a variety of music, rock, metal, pop. All Muggle bands. I have one song that might make you laugh if you understood some of the Muggle terms, you might."

"I've heard of one song. I think it's about candy, Lollipop Luxury, by a guy named Jefree Star. Do you have that? Why are you laughing?"

"I- That's the song I wanted you to hear. It's not about candy though. I have a picture of the guy in my trunk. I'll show you. Sorry. There are the stairs. We'd better use the cloak."

They made their way up the stairs and at the top Harry opened the hatch and then stood wearing the cloak and holding it so that as Draco stood he was covered as well. When the hatch was shut they made their way silently up the stairs and into the main shop where, even without the students it was packed. Harry and Draco appeared with no one the wiser and together they looked around until they saw a sign, MUGGLE CANDY, LIMITED TIME OFFER. Both made a beeline to the display where wizards and witches were wondering over the strange candies that Harry was so familiar with. Harry immediately saw a box of Skittles and grabbed two bags and then let Draco have free reign of picking out candies he wanted to try.

By the time they were ready to pay Draco had at least two of everything from the display and insisted upon paying. Skittles, M&M's, 3 Musketeers, Snickers, Twix, they even had coffee, and many others. Harry shook his head smiling. Shrinking their bag and putting it into his pocket Draco led the way out of the shop and towards the Three Broomsticks.

Inside they ordered two butterbeers and found a table in the far corner where Draco proceeded to try the Skittles, the Snickers, M&M's, and an orange/chocolate ball that Harry had to break on the table for him.

By the time they had finished their butterbeers and had left Draco for the first time in his life had a sugar high. Harry had never been so amused.

"OH MY GOD! A TREE! BACK YOU VILLAINOUS THING! UNGUARD, RAWR!" Harry fell to his knees in laughter as Draco mock dueled the tree. Then he had an idea.

"Draco, I think you've defeated the tree. Want to listen to Lollipop Luxury now?" Draco paused mid-wave and they both sat on a bench, Draco bouncing in place, while Harry pulled out his headphones and MP3. He inserted one of the ear-buds into Draco's closest ear, his right, and the other into his own and turned it on.

Scrolling down the list of songs until he found it he hit play and jacked the volume up. Draco suddenly sat still from his bouncing and listened to the song.

After an hour of listening to a bunch of songs Harry and Draco deemed it time to return to the castle. They were almost to Honeydukes, Draco singing "Fuck me, I'm a celebrity," from Lollipop Luxury when the last person Harry wanted to see appeared in front of them. Draco paused in the middle of the chorus and then in his sugar induced mind proceeded slap the tall man on the back and say, "What's kickin' Teach? You still hip to the beat? How's your lollipop?"

"Silence Draco. Potter, what have you done to the boy?" Snape said dangerously quiet.

"He ate candy," Harry said trying to stifle a giggle at Draco's mention to Snape's "lollipop"

"Follow me to the castle. You both have detention for the next three Saturday's. Draco stop that incessant singing." Snape shouted to stop Draco from finishing singing the chorus to Rock and Roll All Nite by Kiss.

All the way to the castle Draco continued to make Harry laugh by doing random things all the while switching from song to song. By the time they reached the castle Harry was ready to bet that Snape was ready to either kill Draco or himself or all three of them. Harry knew one thing, Snape would never eat another lollipop if ever had before.

Snape was livid when they reached his office.

"Inside, now!" he shouted.