A/N: I haven't written anything in quite awhile, the chapter called "stabbing" was actually written a week back but unposted. Well, this morning I couldn't sleep because this story was lurking in my head and refusing to let me rest. So here it is. In a way this is also for Zuko'sfirebendingirl and MyHiddenStory who somehow are always among the first to review. IRower-I agree about the "3 in the morning" thing, I wrote that fic around 1 in the morning so my brain wasn't functioning well.Thanks for the ideas-I'll see what I can do. To my other readers-I hope you like this. And I hope no one sues me for animal abuse...HEH!
Defending
" Harry! There's a big, hairy, unbelievably ugly man staring at me!" Draco whispered hurriedly into Harry's ear.
"What! Where?" Harry shouted, head whipping from left to right, muttering angrily under his breath about lecherous old men looking at his Draco.
But Harry couldn't find any big, hairy, unbelievably ugly men. On their left were a young boy and his mother and on their right was a bald, albeit not so good looking, elderly man.
"Draco, darling, is this another one of those 'Let's see how possessive Harry can get' plans of yours?" Harry said fondly, rubbing his head against Draco's hair.
"Don't be ridiculous. The man is right there! Behind that poor excuse of a moat!" Draco retorted, body half behind Harry and hands gripping at Harry's left shoulder.
"Draco? Are you trying to hide behind me? I promise I won't let the ugly man grab you." Harry laughed.
"Harry! He's right there! He just bit into a branch, Harry! A branch! He's huge! Are you blind? Is there something on your glasses? Quick! Destroy the ugly man!" Draco hissed, burying his face in Harry's neck, left hand coming up from behind Harry to jab accusingly in the direction of what seemed to be the Gorilla enclosure.
Oh.
Harry couldn't help laughing.
"Draco! That's a Gorilla! Not an ugly man."
"Stop laughing Potter! Whatever it is it's looking at me funny!"
Harry just laughed even more at Draco's use of his last name.
In the midst of his laughter, Harry somehow managed to get a proper look at the Gorilla.
The Gorilla really was looking at Draco funny. It looked sort of mesmerised…
Why that lecherous ape really was staring at his Draco.
Using his left hand, Harry pushed Draco further to the right till he was hidden completely behind Harry.
Nobody was allowed to look at his Draco that way.
Draco didn't argue and continued muttering into Harry's shoulder about scary, hideous men who were apparently named Gorilla.
Even the ugly man's name was ugly!
The Gorilla actually had the cheek to look miffed at the disappearance of Draco from its view.
In fact, it even went so far as to get on its hind legs and pound on its chest in anger.
Harry was not impressed.
Looking about to see if anyone was watching and finding the coast clear, Harry took out his wand and discreetly pointed it at the roaring silverback ape.
The ape's roaring stopped suddenly and its legs began doing what appeared to be a rendition of Lord of the Dance.
Harry Potter: one. Perverted ape: None
At the abrupt end of the ape's bellowing, Draco slowly began to raise his head from its position in the crook of Harry's neck.
Smirking imperiously at the bewildered ape that was still tapping to some unkown rhythm, Draco drawled haughtily, " And that's what you get for checking me out you beast." All initial fear of the ugly, hairy "man", forgotten.
Harry merely laughed again, pulling Draco in for a quick kiss.
Draco, of course, wanted tostay behindand gloat but Harry was already heading towards the next enclosure and the spell on the ape was ending.
So Draco hurried after Harry.
After all, who knew how many more big ugly hairy men lurked about.
Who knew indeed.