Chapter 21: Lips like chocolate
Draco entered the slytherin common room, aware of the eyes suddenly on him. Holding his head high, Draco walked over to were Pansy sat with Blaize.
Grey met grey. Draco's nails cut into the palm of his hands as he fought to keep his arm down by his side. Turning his gaze down to Pansy he noted her skin was paler than normal.
"You okay Pansy?"
Slowly she lifted her head, her smile weak. "Yeah Draco, i'm fine..."
"Nothing to say then?"
The room fell silent. Closing his eyes Draco took a deep breathe, fighting down the anger in his stomach. "What do you want me to say...Blaize?"
Reopening his eyes Draco was now aware that the other teen had stood and closed the distance between them. Being of a similar height Draco could feel Blaize's breathe on his own lips.
"Think i'd let you accuse me of attacking you and Harry and let you get away with it? Get the headmaster involved, and Snape?"
"What you scared of Blaize? Scared that Dumbledore knows that it is you, scared that Harry knows?"
"Scared of what? You've got no evidence that it was me." Blaize smirked.
Draco's breathing deepened, he was aware of the entire slytherin house watching, listening.
His smirk growing Blaize glanced around the room before leaning to Draco's ear, whispering just loud enough for Draco to hear.
"Just so you know...Harry's lips...taste like chocolate..."
Draco's eyes widened in horror, he no longer saw the wall before him. Nor did he see Blaize turn, his smirk firmly on his lips.
Blaize picked up his bag, and headed towards the dorms.
"You bastard!"
Harry entered the gryffindor common room, the warmth from the fire crepted through his clothes, making him smile. His cheek still tingling from where Draco's lips had touched.
Dropping down into his favorite armchair Harry bite his lip to stop a girlish giggle leaving them.
Hermione and Ron watched as their best friend had entered, and walked straight to the armchair. Ignoring their shouts.
Glancing at one another they quickly rose and positioned themselves beside the raven teen.
"Hey bud, where you been all day?" Ron sat on the arm of the seat nudging Harry with his elbow.
Harry blinked several times before looking up, "Oh...hey Ron, Hermione."
Hermione frown deepened at the goofy grin firmly fixed on the teens face.
"Harry...are you alright?"
"I'm fine Hermione, never better actually."
"So where you been all day?" Ron again quizzed.
Harry paled and the grin vanished, "I've...erm..." His eyes suddenly dropped to his hands as he took a deep breath. Hermione and Ron chanced a look at one another.
"Dumbledore's office."
"What? Why?"
"You know I told you the other day that I thought Blaize was stalking me and acting really weird?"
"Yeah?"
"Well...turns out that I think he was the one who...attacked me."
Harry continued to stare at his hands, silence fell over the trio. Suddenly aware of how busy and noisy the common room was, Harry made to stand up. Ron's hand on his shoulder prevented him from doing so.
Harry looked up at his best friends, Ron's eyes burned with hatred, whilst Hermione stared at Harry in disbelief.
Unsure of how long they stayed as they had Harry whispered, "Guys?"
"Harry...you do realise what your saying?...your accusing Blaize of something terrible...and you've been to Dumbledore? You're sure?"
"Of course he's sure Hermione! Harry wouldn't go to Dumbledore if he wasn't. I knew we couldn't trust those slimy gits."
"What has Dumbledore said? Is he going to expell him?"
Harry shook his head, "He says that there isn't enough...isn't any evidence. Just mine and Draco's word."
"Draco's?"
"Well, he says that he reckons it was Blaize who also attacked him..."
"Oh my..."
Harry and Ron looked at Hermione confused. Glancing round at the other students in the room Hermione lent closer to her friends,
"I was talking to Draco earlier today...and he told me that...when he was attacked..."
"By Blaize..."
"Ron!...well he said that he remembered them telling him that he was to stay away from Harry. And thinking about it it fits...Blaize stalking Harry, he clearly fancies you Harry and..."
"Everything is the same..." Harry stared into Hermione's eyes, "Whenever me and Blaize are alone it's just the same. His smell, his eyes...he has grey eyes."
Draco stuggled against the grip of his Slytherin classmate had on him, the taste of blood crept down his throat. He knew he'd cut his lip and obtained a few bruises. But it was worth it.
Blaize was also being held by a fellow slytherin. Blood staining his face.
"What the hell is wrong with you two? You're supposed to be best friends! Not beating the shit out of each other!" Tears shone in Pansy's eyes as she looked between her best friends.
"He's no friend of mine, you're a fucking bastard Blaize!"
"You seriously think that i'm scared of you Malfoy?" Blaize wiped the blood from his nose, "Your a pathetic excuse for a slytherin."
The door to the common room slapped opened, all struggling seesed as their eyes turned. Snape took one glance at the two students before him, his eyes thunderous.
"What on earth is going on here? Blaize, Malfoy my office now!"
Harry stopped at the top of the grand staircase, ignoring the students who passed. Ron turned, grabbing Hermione.
Retracing their steps they stoop beside their friend.
"Harry don't worry, i'm sure Blaize won't want to come anywhere near you after yesterday."
"Yeah, Hermione's right, sides Dumbledore won't let him near you."
Ron smiled encouragingly at his best friend, he hated Blaize for what he'd put his friend through. Never had Harry been this fragile, not facing Voldemort, not when Sirius died. Never.
Hermione linked her arm around Harrys, "We don't want to take too long, Ron will waste away."
Harry laughed before nodding his head and walked down to the great hall, with his two best friends. Upon entering Harry couldn't help but look over at the table of snakes.
Sitting down Harry leant over so both Ron and Hermione could hear, "Look at Blaize."
The trio all turned, Blaize was sat away from Pansy with Crabbe and Goyle, his right eye swelled and a cut underneath.
"Wonder what happened to him?" Ron had turned back to plate, filling it.
"Heres the answer," Hermione was looking at the entrance to the hall.
Draco had just entered, looking just as bad as Blaize. More eyes turned to the slytherin prince as whisperes filled the hall.
"They must have had a fight," Hermione turned to Harry, his face full of concern and his eyes not leaving the blond.
"I heard it took Snape to break them up, Malfoy seemed to be after Blaize's blood for something." Dean sat down next to Ron, "though I heard a first year slytherin saying Malfoy had accused Blaize of something, gone to Dumbledore."
"Harry where you going?" Hermione rose watching her friend walk over to Draco.
Draco seated himselve next to Pansy, keeping his head down.
"What did you expect? No one to notice when you walk in looking like that?"
"I had something to do first." Draco glared down the table at his ex-best friend.
"Draco can I have a word?"
Draco turned to the gryffindor who stood over him, concern shining in his eyes.
"Yeah...sure..."
Following him out the hall, he was aware of the whisperes getting louder.
They didn't speak as they walked down the corridor, Harry didn't look back at him, not even to gester into an empty classroom. His emerald eyes only turned to him once the door was shut, locked and a silencing charm had been added.
"What happened?"
Draco watched Harry, the raven seemed so small in his school robes.
"Well?"
Draco's eyes snapped to Harry's lips. Blaize's words echoing in his ears. Did they really taste of chocolate?
"Draco?"
Shaking his head Draco forced his thoughts out his mind and turned to the eyes burning in confusion, concern and anger.
"Me and Blaize had a fight."
"I can clearly see that, why? I thought we was just going to get the potion, get him to confess and leave it at that!"
"He just pissed me off..."
"I thought you said you wouldn't let him get to you?"
"Yeah well...i didn't expect what he said"
"Which was...?"
Draco sighed, "That doesn't matter..."
Harry frowned, "It does to me...what did he say?"
"Honestly Harry, it doesn't. What does matter," Draco pulled out a small bottle from his pocket, drawing closer to Harry he took his hand, feeling the teen tense he let go leaving the bottle in Harry's hand.
Harry didn't know why he'd tensed. He and Draco were friends, Draco hadn't attacked him, Draco wouldn't hurt him. Looking down at the bottle Harry frowned.
"It's Hermione's and Blaize's truth potion."
Draco smiled at how cute Harry looked when his mouth dropped in disbelf.
"But...how?"
Snaped stared at the two teens before him. Both with bruises now forming on their blood stained skins.
"Explain."
He didn't really need an explaination. It was clear this was over the events of earlier. The accusation of the attack on his godson and potter.
"We had a disagreement sir." Draco stared at the stone floor, his godfather knew why, no need to explain.
"I see. I am not a fool, so I know that this is do do with what occured in the headmasters office. I am not saying whether either is right or wrong. However, you both are Slytherins, and i expect you to act like one! From now on i do not want for fists to sort out a dispute. Am i understood?"
"Yes sir"
"Good, no Blaize you may leave."
Blaize glanced at the blond before noding at Snape and left.
Once the teens footsteps could no longer be heard Snape turned to Draco, his arms folded he leant against the desk.
"Am I to take that this isn't just a stupid crush on Potter?"
Draco blushed, his eyes wide, "What? I..."
"Draco, i've taught you and Potter for the past 6 years, known you since you were born. I know that you would not act like a hot heated gryffindor unless for something you had your whole heart in. I knew something was up when you chose Potter as a partner in potions and made this truce with him and his friends."
Draco stared at Snape.
"Why do you think I wouldn't allow Potter to change partners? I am on your side Draco, even if your father wouldn't. Now this buisness with Blaize?"
"He attacked Harry and me at christmas. And before your ask how we know, Harry said he knows, and i feel weird round him now. I know you won't think that mine and Harry's feelings are much of evidence but I trust how I feel and i most certainly trust Harrys."
Snape looked into Draco's eyes, he was serious. Sighning Snape replied, "I believe you Draco."
"So you'll...give Blaize the truth potion?"
"I can't do that Draco, as Dumbledore said. He is too young, it would be illegal for me to give him it."
Draco nodded disappointly, " I understand, well if you don't mind.." Heading for the door draco was stopped by Snape's voice.
"But if a student accidently slipped it into a drink..."
Draco spun round to face his godfather his hope restored.
"Funny how a simple Alohamora would open the potions classroom and if they was to look in the cupboard on the third shelf they'd fine Grangers perfect potion."
"Snape...helped" Harry was now smiling.
Draco moved closer to Harry, "Well being Snape's godson does have it's benefits."
His smile widening Harry looked back down at the bottle. "Now just to think of how to have him take it,"
Draco took Harry's hand, causing the smaller teen to look back to his face. Draco so wanted to taste Harrys lips, just a quick taste.
I think you should just give him a chance Harry
This isn't bullshit Harry…I LOVE YOU!
Harry knew what Draco wanted to happen. He watched as the blond grew closer, but he was frozen. His head was screaming for him to run, save the heart that was crying out for the love Draco promised.
Draco was shocked when he felt Harry connect his lips with his own. The taste of chocolate entering his mouth.
RXR?
Possibly?
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