Author's Note: I have posted another chapter, but I shouldn't since I'm feeling rather disappointed from my last chapter. I got two reviews which I am forever grateful to the two who did review and I appreciate the favorite story/author adds as well, but I love reviews. They make me immensely happy so I have decided that I will either beg and beg and beg for reviews or hold chapters hostage... Maybe I'll do both or none at all. Please do let me know what you think? There's a bit of Harry/Draco goodness in this one. Things get a bit more heated if you know what I mean ;). Please read and review. I'm begging you. The world of Harry and Draco depends on it!
Ch. 6
"Dad!" Scorpius yelled running across the road and into the little park area. Harry and Draco jerked back and nervously looked away from each other. Scorpius stopped at the gate into the park and lifted his eyebrows. He wasn't quite sure what he just interrupted, but he felt bad and a bit nervous as well.
"Scorpius, are you all finished?" Draco asked chancing a glance at Harry who was turning a dark shade of red.
"Uh, yeah, I uh, did I interrupt something?" Scorpius stuttered looking at his dad and Harry, confused.
"Draco, I have to get to the office so I will see you later. I will let you know if there are any new developments," Harry said standing up. He glanced at Draco and started to walk away.
"Wait, Harry, do you want to join us for lunch?" Draco asked nervously. Harry stopped and turned to look at him.
Scorpius looked between the two again. "Yeah Mister Potter you should come with us. We are trying a new café down the road. Plus I can show you both what I got at the store and hopefully make up for what I interrupted."
Draco and Harry looked at each other and blushed deeply. "Well, yeah sure I could use a bite to eat before going to work. Thank you Scorpius and please call me Harry," Harry said.
Scorpius smiled broadly. "Excellent! Let's go! I am famished!"
Draco and Harry chuckled and followed Scorpius out of the park. He stopped right in the middle of the sidewalk and they nearly crashed into him. "Dad, I forgot where the new café is," he said looking up at Draco. He smiled and motioned to the right and started leading them down to the shop.
They walked in and sat down at a table a ways from the door. A waitress came over and handed them each a menu. She looked at Harry and Draco and was batting her lashes at them hoping to catch their eyes. They completely ignored her not even realizing what she was doing. She sighed and sashayed away to the counter.
"What are you going to have Scorpius?" Harry asked.
"Hmmm, it all sounds so good. I think I will go with a cheeseburger and fries," He replied.
Harry nodded. "I think I will have the same." He closed his menu and Scorpius did the same. They both turned to Draco and waited for him to decide.
"I think I want a quiche and a salad. That sounds good," he decided. Harry and Scorpius both made a face and looked at each other making disgusted noises. "What? I have to watch what I eat. Besides when we get to Hogwarts it will be all rich foods once again so I want to make sure my body has some good stuff in it before hand." He lamely explained. Scorpius and Harry exchanged looks again and started laughing.
"You live just down the hill from Hogwarts. You don't have to take any meals there if you don't want," Harry pointed out. Scorpius nodded in agreement.
Draco looked at them and shook his head. "I've made my choice and there is no changing my mind."
"I'll remember that," Harry mumbled. Draco looked at him in interest. What does he mean by that?
The waitress made her way back over to them flipping her hair over her shoulder and smoothing down her shirt. She stood tall thus perking her breasts up and walked over to them. She slid into the booth next to Draco.
"What can I get for you good looking boys today?" She asked, expertly leaning forward over her tablet make her cleavage pop. Harry lifted an eyebrow at her and Scorpius looked at her confused. Draco eyed her and scooted over a bit sitting closer to his son.
"Tell me, what is your name?" Harry asked. She blushed.
"My name is Jaimes and you are the one and only Harry Potter, right?" Draco rolled his eyes and Harry smirked.
"The one and only. What's a beautiful girl like you working here for?" Harry asked in a slightly flirtatious manner. Draco eyed him suspiciously and felt his blood pressure rise. Harry on the other hand felt overly confident in Draco's presence.
Jaimes smiled brightly at him. "I'm just out of school and still not sure what I want to do in my life so here I am."
Harry smiled at her and winked. "Those were the days."
"Yes well, Jaimes my son here would like a cheeseburger and fries and I would like a quiche and a salad, please," Draco said interrupting the flirting. Jaimes looked at him for the first time since she sat down.
"You want a quiche and a salad?" She asked trying to mask the disgust on her face.
"Yes, that is what I said," Draco replied through clenched teeth. Harry bit on his lip to prevent himself from laughing.
"Okay, and for you Mister Potter?" She asked batting her eye lashes once again. Draco rolled his eyes again. Scorpius just watched the three adults in curiosity.
"Jaimes, please, call me Harry. I would love to have a big, juicy cheeseburger," He replied with a hint of seduction in his tone.
Jaimes blushed deeply and smiled even more. "I love a man who likes a good, piece of meat," She smiled with her voice thick with seduction. Harry smiled at her and winked again. She smiled back and got up, leaving the table reluctantly. She swayed her hips all the way back to the counter.
"Dad, I need to use the loo. I'll be back," Scorpius said. He stood up and looked between his dad and Harry. Draco's face was red with anger and annoyance while Harry was merely smirking. Draco gave him a curt nod and he left them to hash out whatever just happened.
"Is there a problem Draco?" Harry asked innocently. He leaned back in the booth and crossed his arms.
"What the hell were you doing?" Draco seethed.
Harry chuckled. "I wanted them to take extra care of us and to make us the best meals."
Draco rolled his eyes. "You mean you wanted her to take care of you?"
"No, I don't need her to take care of me. I was just having a bit of fun. Truth is I was trying to see how you'd react," Harry replied quietly.
Draco softened his look and took a deep breath. "Why were you trying to make me jealous Harry?"
Harry blushed and looked down at his hands. "Um, either A, I felt some old school rivalries popping up or B, I really like you and wanted to see if flirting with our waitress would affect you in anyway."
Draco stared at him mouth gaping open. Did he just say he likes me? Wow, that's really something else. "Well, which one is it?"
"I, uh…." Harry began, but was interrupted by Scorpius coming back to the table.
Scorpius picked up on the change of tension and noticed that it wasn't as thick. He smiled to himself, but then felt the familiar sensation of walking in on something. "I interrupted again, didn't I?" He asked.
Draco broke his gaze from Harry and looked down at his son. "No, its okay, we can always discuss it later. So show us what you got today."
Scorpius beamed and Harry welcomed his interruption. I practically gave myself away. How can I be so stupid? How can I let my guard down and admit something like that to him? Because it's Draco and he has this power over you another voice said. Yeah, yeah, whatever.
For the next hour Scorpius showed Draco and Harry the stuff he got. He made out like a bandit. They ate and made small talk mostly of the upcoming school year. Jaimes tried shamelessly to flirt more with Harry, but he no longer responded aside from being polite. They could tell she wasn't happy and Draco was glad that Harry had stopped not only because he didn't like how it made him feel, but because he stopped AFTER they got their food.
They left the café and stood outside for a moment. Harry and Draco glanced at each other and Scorpius looked between the two of them. He was very confused about their behavior.
"Well, Mister Potter, I mean Harry, thanks for coming to lunch with us and I hope I'll see you again which I'm sure I will or I mean we will. Keep us safe," Scorpius said giving his dad a knowing look. Draco blushed at an equally blushing Harry.
"Yes I imagine I will be seeing you both again. I will do my best to keep you safe as well," Harry said stressing both. He looked up at Draco and smiled.
"See ya' Harry and keep me posted," was all Draco said. Scorpius and Draco turned and walked back to the entrance into Diagon Alley leaving a confused Harry behind.
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Harry flooed to his office and sat down at his desk. He sighed and began tapping his fingers on the desk. Well, I have no idea what happened at the end. Draco didn't even act like he'd want to see me again. Harry stood and walked over to the set of windows and looked out at the enchanted view. He stared off into space for several minutes and was brought back with a sharp knock on the door.
He waved his hand and the door opened. His secretary stood in the doorway. She was rather tall and slim with shoulder length brown hair and hazel eyes. She wore black pants and a green shirt that made the green in her eyes pop. She was a beautiful woman and an excellent secretary. If she wasn't married Harry might look at her in a different light or if he was done trying to figure if he preferred women or men. He sighed and looked at her. He motioned for her to take a seat. She did and he sat down as well behind his desk.
"What do you have for me today, Chloe?" He asked her. She smiled at him.
"Well, I've got a report from all of the Weasley's and Finnegan about their findings last night. Also your other team reported back on how they did down in Hogsmeade. Needless to say they are a bit fearful of what has happened. I think it would be a good idea for you to go down there and hold a town meeting this evening so that you can calm their fears. They have gotten quite comfortable about their being peace in the Wizarding world," Chloe explained. Harry nodded.
"Yeah I think you're right. I can imagine that they are a bit unnerved down there. Let's set up a town meeting in the Three Broomsticks at say 7:00. Can you be there at that time to take notes and delegate questions?" Harry asked.
"Of course, sir. Now onto where you were when I came in here?" Chloe asked boldly. Harry smiled at her and shook his head. She knows him too well.
"Oh, just some old feelings have popped up and I don't know what to do about it," Harry said looking over to the windows again.
"Harry we've been over this, although I find you to be very attractive, I am a happily married witch with a baby on the way," Chloe joked. Harry looked at her and laughed.
"Very funny. It's this old school mate of mine who lives in Hogsmeade and I have successfully avoided him for 10 years and now we are thrown into each others lives once again and it's all coming back to me. I think the feeling is mutual, but I just don't know," Harry explained looking at her.
"Are we talking about Draco Malfoy?" Harry nodded. "Hmmm, well I can see where the attraction comes from he's hot, not nearly as much as you, but still hot. Anyway, why don't you just ask him?" Chloe suggested. Harry smirked at her.
"That's exactly what Kreacher said. I don't know, I think I'd need a few drinks in me before I'd start revealing my feelings," Harry said shrugging.
Chloe waved her wand and conjured two shot glasses and a bottle of firewhiskey. "Let's get crackin'!" Harry busted up laughing as she filled the glasses.
"You think I'm joking Harry? Drink up!" She exclaimed. She rose her glass to him and reluctantly, not too reluctantly, he raised his own and they drank the shot down. Chloe barely registered the shot while Harry's face contorted into a foul look and he took a deep breath. Chloe licked her lips. "That's some good shit!"
Harry started to laugh again. He loved the way Chloe could always bring him out of bad moods. "You're the best you know."
"I know and I suggest you ask Mister Malfoy out for drinks after the meeting so you can tell him how you feel. Well, now that I've got that extra kick in me I might as well get some work done. I will see you later!" Chloe called as she walked out the door closing it behind her. Harry smiled again and looked down at the firewhiskey bottle. He poured himself another shot and drank it down. "What the hell? I'll ask him. No reason not to." Except that he might not feel the same way.
Harry looked at his watch and saw that it was close to dinner time. He stood up and flooed to Grimmauld.
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Draco and Scorpius apparated outside their house so they weren't caught off guard by anything or anyone that might be inside the house. Draco waved his wand and saw that the wards were still up.
"Are the wards still up?" Scorpius asked nervously.
"Yes they are and only one person has been inside and that must have been Harry," Draco said.
"But, how did he get in? A simple Alohomora charm doesn't work," Scorpius asked as they walked inside.
Draco smirked. Of course he figured out that you need to know how to say Alohomora in Pareseltongue. He saw the snake emblem. "Harry knows Pareseltongue and he figured it out"
"Wow! Did he learn how or has he always known how?" Scorpius asked in awe.
Draco laughed. "He's always known how. When he was marked by Voldemort some of his abilities were transferred to Harry and being a Pareselmouth was one of them. It caused him some problems in second year, but it also saved many lives that same year as well."
"Wow. He's really cool!" Scorpius exclaimed. Draco nodded in agreement. "Dad, what did I interrupt today between you two?"
"Um, it's just some grown up stuff. Nothing to worry about. Why don't you go put your things away and I'll read you a story?" Draco said. He felt bad for not answering Scorpius, but he didn't feel that it was something for his little ears to hear.
Scorpius frowned. "Dad, you always tell me everything. If I guess will you tell me?" His little mind working quickly.
"Okay, guess away." Draco took a seat on the stairs.
Scorpius rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "The first time I think you and Harry were going to kiss. The second time I think he was going to tell you something important."
Draco widened his eyes which gave Scorpius his answer. He had guessed correctly. "Now it's my turn to say wow! I just can't get anything past you can I?"
Scorpius smiled. "Nope you can't. Now if you'll excuse me I am going to go play with some of my joke stuff. You can read me a story later." He reached up and hugged his dad. "Don't be so afraid Dad. I can tell you are." He kissed him on the cheek and ran up the stairs and into his room.
Draco sat back and closed his eyes. Once again his son amazed him. He stood up and walked into the kitchen grabbing a butterbeer. He sat down at the table and sipped his beer slowly. A tap on the kitchen window brought him out of his thoughts. He looked up and saw an owl patiently waiting for his attention. Draco walked over and opened the window. The owl flew in and landed at the table. Draco took the letter off his leg and noticed the Ministry seal along with the law enforcement division insignia. He opened the letter and quickly scanned it:
Dear Hogsmeade Resident,
This evening head of the law enforcement department, Harry Potter, will conduct a meeting about the incident that occurred last night. He will answer any questions that you have ABOUT the incident and give you some simple tips on how to keep your home safe.
The meeting begins at 7:00 pm at the Three Broomsticks. Mister Potter recommends that all residents attend. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
NEWS
Secretary to Mister Potter
Draco glanced at the clock and noticed that it was 5:30. He started some chicken and rice for dinner and walked into the sitting room. He knelt down in front of the fireplace and called up Pansy's residence.
"Draco, hi. How are you?" She asked.
"Hi, I'm doing alright, and you?" Draco asked.
"Great! What can I do for you?"
Draco briefed her on what was going on. She looked at him fearfully. "Pans, please don't worry about Scorpius's safety here. I will keep him safe don't worry."
"Drake, I know you will keep him safe. I'm not going to make him stay here. I'm just worried about you both," Pansy explained.
"Thank you, but I know Harry will take care of it. That's why I'm calling. He is having a town meeting tonight and I wondered if Scorpius could stay with you tonight and we can meet up again at parent night tomorrow."
"Yeah, that's totally fine. I think Sharise has been missing him so she'll be excited. How about I come over in about an hour and pick him up?" Pansy asked.
"Yeah, that sounds good. I'll see you in a bit."
"Okay, bye."
Draco checked on their dinner and then went upstairs to Scorpius's room. He knocked on the door and let himself in.
"Scor, listen they are having a meeting tonight about what happened last night so your mom is going to come get you about 6:30 and you'll stay the night there and you'll come back tomorrow after parent night. She told me that Sharise has been missing you," Draco said.
"She always misses me," he smiled, "okay that sounds good."
Draco smiled. "Also, dinner is ready."
They sat at the table and ate their dinner in silence. At 6:30 Pansy flooed over and Scorpius ran to her and gave her a big hug. She hugged him back tightly and kissed him on the head. She stood up and hugged Draco.
"Well, Sharise is waiting impatiently for you at home so we don't want to keep her waiting. I think we might be having a movie night tonight, how does that sound?" Pansy asked.
"Awesome! There better be popcorn with lots of butter! Bye dad! I'll see you tomorrow. I love you dad and think about the things I've said," Scorpius said giving his dad a big hug.
Draco hugged him back and kissed his forehead. "I love you too and I will think about it. Have fun tonight."
Pansy ruffled Scorpius's hair and then looked at Draco. She hugged him tightly. "Be careful Drake." He nodded and watched as they both left. He turned around and glanced at the clock again. It was almost seven. He turned off most of the lights and walked out the door to the Three Broomsticks.
When Draco arrived he saw that the whole town had shown up. He exchanged pleasantries with everyone and took a seat close to the front. Harry walked in followed by a woman that Draco guessed was probably his secretary. Harry said hello to some of the residents that he knew for years and Draco watched him closely. He talked to people with such ease, but Draco picked up on his nervousness and uneasiness about having so much attention. He smirked.
"Good evening everyone. My name is Chloe and I am Mister Potter's secretary. I will be helping him this evening field questions and to remind all of you that your questions should relate to the topic at hand. The meeting should not take very long and we hope that we will help ease your minds. Without further adieu here is Mister Potter," Chloe addressed.
"Hello. Well as you were all informed about what happened this evening I won't go into anything about the incident itself. My office is working around the clock to solve this problem so that you all can stay safe. We do not know what caused the explosions at this time, but we will be venturing into the forest within the next few days to look into. As citizens you can keep your eyes open for any suspicious people or activity. I suggest that several times a day you check your wards to make sure that they are working to full capacity and also you may want to add to your wards as well. We will have some extra patrols in the area to help ease your minds. I will now take questions," Harry stated.
Several hands shot into the air. He pointed to an older woman in the back. "Are we going to get a pamphlet that lists stronger wards and other ways to protect our homes?" She asked.
"Yes ma'am. As we speak there are people at the ministry who are creating pamphlets for all of you to help you out," Chloe replied.
"Harry, do you have any ideas as to whom or what may be behind the explosions?" A younger man asked.
"Well, we don't have any leads as of right now. My team and I are going over past incidents that are similar to this one and seeing if we can catch a break. We are also looking into other suspicious activity around the area," He replied.
"Right, but why hasn't a team gone into the forest and tried to figure out the source of the explosions?" The man asked again.
Harry glanced at Draco. "We would like to have more information before we go into the forest."
"Yes, but while you sit back and wait for more information to come to you, it's possible that these people who are behind these explosions could try again and possibly hit buildings this time injuring many people or maybe even killing them. I think that your department is not giving this a higher priority status," The man continued in a heated voice.
Chloe was about to jump in, but Draco got there before her. "Look, Harry is doing what he can with the information he's got. He had a team here within 15 minutes of my floo call and then sent out a team this morning informing each and every one of you about the incident and helping all of you to get your wards back up. You can't just go into an area where you have no idea what could possibly be in there without some sort of information to help. It could be dangerous and if the law enforcement gets injured or killed there won't be anyone to help save your sorry ass!" Draco said heatedly.
Harry smiled appreciatively at Draco and looked back at the man with a smug expression. The man backed off and no one else raised their hands for questions.
"Okay, well thank you and you can expect to see the pamphlets first thing in the morning. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact our office. Have a good evening," Chloe said jumping in before a fight broke out. Everyone stood up and thanked them and said their good byes. Most left, but a few stayed behind to have a drink or two.
Chloe looked at Harry and gave him a quick hug. She tilted her head towards Draco and smiled with a wink. She nodded to Draco and left the pub. Harry looked at him and smiled.
"Thank you for that. He was really pushing it," Harry offered.
"Oh it's no problem. He just moved here this summer and he's a bit of an arse. That was a good statement by the way. I think you helped most of the town a bit," Draco said. He glanced towards the door like he wanted to leave. Harry didn't want that.
"Well, hopefully I helped some. Listen, would you like to have a drink with me?" Harry asked biting his lip nervously. Draco looked back at him and raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, that'd be great. Scorpius is at Pansy's for the night since I had this meeting, so yeah I could use a drink," Draco replied smiling.
Harry smiled back and they walked over to a table. They ordered a pitcher of butterbeer.
"So, are you looking forward to the new school year?" Harry asked trying to make conversation.
"Yeah, it should be interesting. We've got some new staff members this year. I don't know too much about them, but tomorrow we'll get to meet them. Are you going?" Draco replied.
"Yeah. I want to go and see how things have changed and meet the new staff. I also want to make sure that things are okay there after those explosions before we let a bunch of kids live there," Harry said.
Draco nodded. They sat there for awhile just drinking and talking about Quidditch. After awhile both of them were starting to feel their drinks. Everything that was said was really funny to them.
"Harry, who would have thought that we'd be sitting here talking like this and drinking beer and laughing," Draco said.
"Yeah, no kidding. I sure didn't, but it doesn't mean I didn't want to," Harry said. He didn't even flinch when he said that. He looked at Draco seriously. Draco raised an eyebrow.
"Harry, have you thought about me at all the past 10 years?" Draco asked letting all walls down.
Harry glanced down at his glass for a moment thinking. "Yeah, once in awhile, but not nearly as much as I have the past couple of days."
"Wow, really?" Harry nodded. "Me too. What do you think it means?"
Harry smirked. "It means that feelings that I had for you years ago never actually went away like I thought. I actually can't stop thinking about you."
"What?" Draco asked. He wasn't sure he just heard him correctly. Harry looked at him and bit his lip again. Draco was beginning to like that habit of his. Harry glanced down at his glass and then back at Draco. He looked like he was trying to make a decision and was having a difficult time. Finally with determination in his face he stood up next to Draco and bent down covering his mouth with his own in a heated kiss. Draco gasped and nearly pulled back, but was stopped by Harry's hand that was holding the back of his head. Draco's eyes grew wide and realized that he wasn't kissing back, but before he could respond Harry broke the kiss. He looked at Draco with a confused and hurt expression and turned and walked out of the pub leaving a stunned Draco alone.
What the hell just happened? What the hell am I doing still sitting here? I need those lips back on mine right now! Draco stood up and jogged out of the pub and scanned the street for Harry. He saw him a couple of shops down and ran after him. "Harry! Wait a minute!" He yelled. Harry quickened his step, but not enough to lose Draco. He gained on him quickly. Draco grabbed Harry's arm and spun him around. Harry had tears in his eyes.
"I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have done that. I shouldn't have assumed that you wanted me to. I just couldn't stop myself. Please don't hate me," Harry pleaded forcing his tears back.
Draco brought his hand up to his face and brushed a thumb against his cheek. "Shut up," he whispered. Harry looked at him bewildered. Draco smirked and pressed his lips to Harry's. He pushed against him so that he was against one of the buildings. Harry eagerly returned the kiss slipping is arms around his waist, pulling his body closer to his own. Draco let out a quiet moan and ran his tongue along Harry's bottom lip. Harry parted his lips for him. Draco slipped his hands underneath Harry's shirt and brushed his sides lightly becoming completely lost in the moment. Harry moaned loudly which seemed to bring Draco out of his splendor and broke the kiss. Harry opened his eyes and looked into the grayness of Draco's eyes which were dark with lust as were his own. Draco smiled and gripped Harry's arms and apparated them to his bedroom.
Harry opened his eyes wide realizing where he was. He glanced around and images of Draco lying naked on his bed came flooding back to him and he felt the familiar flip flop in his stomach. He looked at Draco and smiled nervously.
"I've never done this before," Harry whispered.
"I haven't either," Draco whispered back. He brought his hand up to Harry's face and gently caressed his cheek. Harry swayed either from Draco's touch or the butterbeer. Draco pushed him gently towards the bed giving him the infamous Malfoy smirk. Harry felt his knees hit the bed. He lied down and pushed up to the pillows leaning back on his elbows. Draco climbed onto the bed and straddled Harry. There groins were pushed together and both let out a shuddering breath.
Draco leaned down kissing Harry from the corner of his mouth to his ear lightly biting it. Harry shuddered in pleasure and raised his hips slightly. Draco pushed back and looked back at Harry.
"Are you sure you're okay with this?" Draco asked searching Harry's eyes for reluctance.
Harry raised his hips. "More than okay." He reached up and pulled Draco's lips to his own. They battled for dominance pushing against each other's throbbing erections. Harry slid his hands under Draco's shirt pulling it over his head. He sat back and marveled at his chest in awe. Draco smirked and pulled Harry's shirt off as well. He sat back and admired the chiseled abs below him and the smirking dark haired boy before him. He crashed his lips onto his again.
They continued snogging for hours before they finally stopped and lied there reliving what had just happened between them. Their relationship would forever be changed from this moment on.
"Harry, I can't stop thinking about you either and I've suppressed feelings for you for many years and I don't want to suppress them anymore," Draco whispered running his fingers across Harry's chest. Harry felt a chill run up his spine.
"What are you saying?" Harry asked.
"I want to explore this, between us. I want to see where it takes us," He replied looking up into his emerald eyes.
"You mean there's more to explore then what we just did?" Harry asked jokingly. Draco smirked and swatted him in the chest. Harry smiled back and ran his fingers down Draco's back. "I want to explore it too."
Draco sat up and kissed Harry softly. Neither one knew what was happening or what was going to happen, but just for tonight they were going to be in the moment and tomorrow they could dissect it when things had calmed down. Draco pulled the blankets around them and they drifted off to sleep happily.
Author's Note: So that's the chapter. I won't say what's next because I'm holding it hostage, but also I still haven't quite stuck with my previews in past chapters so I might not stick to it again. All I will stick to is more Harry/Draco goodness :) Review for little old me please.