This is for Kamerreon's Drabble Challenge — a drabble a day until my imagination dies.

Disclaimer: All characters belong to J.K. Rowling. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

Jack-o-Lantern

Harry glared across the room at a certain blond Slytherin as he continued to absentmindedly cast cutting curses on the pumpkin before him. They were making jack-o-lanterns out of the pumpkins they grew in Herbology to decorate the Great Hall later. They were three times the size of a normal pumpkin, the skin a lot harder. Hence the cutting curses.

"Harry…"

Harry barely looked at his as he cast, he was too focused on Malfoy. The git was staring at his own pumpkin in grim concentration, his wand gripped tightly in his finely boned hand. The pale skin was even whiter where the knuckles were tensed.

"Harry!"

As Harry watched, Malfoy sneered disdainfully at the pumpkin next to him before looking back to his. Harry was shocked to see a flicker of pride in his eyes as he continued to work, his cutting charms smaller and more precise as he worked out details now.

"HARRY!"

Harry was shaken out of his staring by Ron's loud voice. He turned back to his friend, noticing he was watching him oddly.

"What, Ron?" he demanded. Ron just stared at him.

"Er, mate, why does your pumpkin look like the ferret?"

Harry turned back to his pumpkin and was shocked to see that it did indeed look like Malfoy. In fact, it was a perfect rendering. He raised his wand to quickly change that, but suddenly noticed the quiet. Looking up again, he realized every eye in the class was on his pumpkin.

"Um…" Harry looked over at Malfoy again and was shocked to see him looking back. "I dunno?"

Malfoy's lips curved into a smirk and he flicked his wand. His own pumpkin swung around, facing the class. It was Harry. A perfectly detailed, not cruel in the least, faultless cutting of Harry.

The class remained silent for a moment as Harry stared at the pumpkin wearing his face. After a minute he looked up at Malfoy and grinned. Malfoy offered him a small smile in return, and Harry turned back to his pumpkin, resolute on getting it perfect.

And when class ended Harry approached Draco without a word, looking into his silver eyes. Draco smiled slightly before nodding, and the two teens walked silently back to the castle together, side by side, leaving a stunned Herbology class behind.

That night two of the jack-o-lanterns sat side by side in the Great Hall as their creators sat side by side below them.