49
Time Signature
Disclaimer: I do not own HP.
Summary: Because 49 was 7 times 7, and 7 was the most magical number in existence (anyone in Arithmancy could tell you that). Too bad Harry never took that class. 49 drabbles/one-shots around Draco and fem! Harry.
ten, bottle
Draco Malfoy looked at the vial of potion in his hands, a seemingly innocent bottle filled with something that looked just like water.
It was anything but. It was Veritaserum, a Ministry red-labeled potion, and with good meaning too. It could force anyone to spill his darkest secrets. That was why normal people could never access it without a lot of messy paperwork and magically binding contracts and all that.
But was his Aunt Bellatrix ever a normal person? She had forced her own nephew to create this by threatening his parents (her blood-related sister and her brother in law) over the summer vacations, while every other sane student was actually taking a break. And no doubt she planned to use it on her newest victims – he knew that they were the golden trio. Those green eyes were unmistakable.
He turned the crystal vial around. It caught the light of the lab, nearly blinding Draco. He stared into it.
A tiny bit of him, the only rebellious part, whispered that he really didn't want to give this to Aunt Bellatrix.
He pours a drop of real water into both the vial and the cauldron. Not enough to notice. Enough to negate the potion, though.
As much as he wanted to know the answers to the questions he desperately wished to ask Potter, he wasn't his aunt. He wouldn't do it illegally.
TBC
A/N: Thank you for clicking on this chapter! This is the tenth prompt – only 39 more to go! *cheers*
time relief accept blow crush diminish retell student key bottle water wind love blush kiss embrace funeral cloth ring stone crash wave stop start again green flower weed curtain fruit needle peg shelf book write wrong frame torch glue hole punch kick dry wet shine hail blue red forever
Also for Star Challenge Bellatrix – Bellatrix. Just two more stars to go!
*jawdrop* This is the first time EVER I've gotten to double digit chapters (says something about my procrastination doesn't it)! Victory dance!
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Time Signature