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Disclaimer: All Harry Potter names, terms and related indicia are property of Warner Brothers. I own the plot.
Summary: Almost everyone in Gryffindor and the rest of Hogwarts have gone home for the holidays in Harry's fifth year, but the threat of Voldemort keeps Harry stuck at Hogwarts. Him and Pansy have been getting along lately, ever since she started tutoring him for Potions at the start of fifth year. Could getting along possibly become falling in love?
The next day at breakfast, Harry came down to the Great Hall with Hermione. Ron lagged behind, glaring at the back of Harry's neck. The night before, Harry and Hermione had a long talk that went into the wee hours of the morning about many things, but mainly Pansy.
"Do you love her?" Hermione had asked. Harry thought for a moment. Did he love her? Harry knew her felt a lot for Pansy, but was it love?
"I'm not sure. I like her a lot. But we haven't been going out for long. We were friends before though," Harry shrugged slightly Hermione sighed slightly and gazed up at the boys dormitories.
"Some of the best relationships start with friendship," she whispered solemly.
What had she meant by that? Was she talking about Ron? Harry asked himself these questions while he was laying in bed that night. He found it hard to sleep, he had gotten used to Pansy beside him. Those thoughts came back to him as he entered the Hall. If Hermione and Ron did get together, would it bother him, he asked himself. The idea was certainly a surprise, but he wasn't sure if he would be okay about it. It was his best friends, and they'd be kissing and holding hands, and then after that thought he blushed. They may even be sleeping together like him and Pansy. Harry shook his head of these thoughts as he sat down to eat his breakfast.
***
Pansy rushed through the halls, clutching her books to her chest. She couldn't believe that she forgot about one project. In Care of Magical Creatures Hagrid had assigned each student to a particularly dangerous creature. In her case, it was the Demiguise. She had some information on it, but not nearly enough. She was skipping breakfast, and was going to stop by the kitchens later for an apple.
Pansy raced into the library, and grabbed a humungous book off the shelf. She heaved it onto a nearby table. She sat down in the armchair and started flipping the pages hastily.
"Demiguise, Demiguise, oh come on where the hell is it?" Pansy muttered under her breath. She heard a somewhat loud creak from somewhere behind her, but was concentrating too hard to lift her head to investigate. She found the right page, and ran her finger down, searching with her eyes. Finally her finger landed on Demiguise.
"Aha!" Pansy exclaimed with triumph.
"Aha is right my dear," a voice behind her hissed, and she felt large, cold hands seize her around the mouth and her right shoulder, and pulled her over the chair.
***
After breakfast, Harry, Ron and Hermione headed out to Care of Magical Creatures, Ron and Harry on either side of Hermione. Harry was excited for this class. He didn't see Pansy at breakfast, but he'd see her this class, as the Slytherins and Gryffindors had it together. It would be the first time that he'd face the Slytherins as well since him and Pansy had been going out. He was somewhat nervous about that, because he was more than sure they knew. They reached Hagrids hut, and the Slytherins were already there. He glanced over at Malfoy, who was standing with his goons, Crabbe and Goyle. Malfoy was the same height as Harry, and Crabbe and Goyle were about a foot taller than them. It was intimidating.
Pansy wasn't standing with them. He glimpsed over at Pansy's dorm mates, Millicent Bulstrode, Blaise Zabini, Amanda Moon and Sally-Anne Perks. She wasn't with them either. Harry's brow furrowed. Where was she? Pansy was never late for a class, no matter what. Hagrid had started talking so Harry tucked his thoughts away and listened to Hagrid. He asked for their projects in and Harry dug his out of his bag. He got stuck with the Troll, and wasn't happy about it at all. Ever since his first year, his liking for them diminished greatly. However, he did a satisfactory job on his project anyway. He handed it to Hagrid and went back to stand with the Gryffindors. After everyones was in, Hagrid started explaining the animal they'd be seeing today.
" Today, we'll be learnin' 'bout Clabberts. Clabberts are originally from the southern states of 'Merica, but with some special permission from Dumbledore, I was able to get some imported fer yeh to study!" Hagrid beamed. "Just for today yer to be feedin' them. I got some small lizards over here. The Clabberts are in the trees just linin' meh hut. Knock yerself out!" Hagrid pulled two pails out from behind his hut, containing lizards. Harry grabbed a small bucket and filled it with some lizards. He walked over to the trees Hagrid was talking about and noticed some of the trees were glowing scarlet. Harry shrugged and approached one of them. He held out a lizard, not sure if he should throw it into the branches or not. A smooth, green hand with webbed fingers popped out of the branches and grabbed the lizard from Harry. Harry went along the trees, sticking out lizards to random branches. Harry felt a nudge in his arm. He looked beside him. Draco Malfoy was standing there.
"Hey Malfoy, where is Pansy?" Harry whispered. Draco frowned.
"You don't know? I thought she was with you," Draco murmured back, holding out a lizard.
"Why would she be with me? She's in your house!" Harry answered.
"Well she might have spent the night up in your room, I don't know," Draco shrugged. "I'm worried Potter, Pansy wouldn't skip a class, no matter which one. She is too much of a school lover."
"Maybe she's sick," Harry suggested. Draco shook his head.
"Nah, she wouldn't miss classes for a cold. Besides, I asked Amanda and Blaise if they knew where she was. They would have told me if she was sick," Draco replied.
"What did they say?"
"They said that she was going to skip breakfast and go to the Library to put some finishing touches on her project for that oaf," he nodded towards Hagrid. Harry glared at him quickly and refilled his bucket of lizards.
"You don't think she's still there, do you?" Harry asked.
"I don't think so. Where else would she be?" Draco frowned. "I'll meet you at lunch. We could go check the Library. Maybe she fell asleep or something."
"Yeah, maybe," Harry said quietly. There had to be a reasonable explanation for Pansy's disappearance. Malfoy may be right. She could have fallen asleep. However, Harry couldn't ignore the lurking feeling in his gut that there was something horribly wrong. It stayed with him through the rest of Hagrid's class and all through History of Magic.
As Harry walked out of his classroom, Draco jumped in front of him.
"AHH!" Harry threw up his hands in horror. Then he realized it was just Draco and shoved him, "What the hell was that? Trying to give me a heart attack, god damn it," him and Draco started down the hall until Hermione called his name.
"Harry? Where are you going?" she yelled.
"Oh, just to the library, see you later," Harry called back. He heard Ron mutter 'What the hell is with him and Slytherins' but decided to ignore him. He had more important things to worry about. Pansy.
They reached the library and entered it. Right away they noticed the enormous book on the table. Pansy's books and papers were cluttered around the table and on the chair and floor. However, no sign of Pansy. Draco went up and leaned on the chair. He glanced at Harry, who looked just as worried as he felt.
"Man, this is creepy," he ran his fingers through his hair.
"You're telling me," Harry agreed, and noticed movement outside the window. Harry frowned, then recognized the outline of the creature outside the window.
"Hedwig?" he frowned, and sprinted over to the window and opened. It was indeed an owl, but definitely not Hedwig. Instead of being snowy white, it was pitch black. It soared around the room and came back to Harry and landed on his shoulder. The owl held out his leg and Harry untied what seemed to be a note. After being relieved of it's load, it took flight once more and flew out the window. Harry closed the window and strided across the room back to Draco. He had a weird look on his face.
"What?" Harry asked.
"My father has an owl that looks just like that. Black as midnight. Man, I would have sworn that was Blackie," Draco answered, staring at the window that was open just a moment ago. Harry snorted.
"Blackie?" he retorted.
"Let's just say my father doesn't have the best imagination. Read the letter!" Draco ordered, and Harry nodded. He opened the letter and read it. Harry's eyes opened so wide it looked like they were going to fall out. He was pale with shock.
"What?" It was Draco's turn to ask.
"I guess that owl was Blackie," Harry whispered. Draco's face contorted and he snatched the note out of Harry's hands and read it himself. It read;
Mr Potter,
If you ever would like to see your beloved Miss Pansy Parkinson again, come to Malfoy Manor and surrender yourself to the Dark Lord.
L. Malfoy
Draco dropped the letter onto the table.
"Oh shit."
~*~
A/N Hi! I know I know, it was short (I am deeply sorry!) but I really wanted to get some plot into my story! Also, my apologies about the cliffie. I can't help it! Review and the next chapter will come soon. Also, if you reviewed last time, look for your name below!
Lilyayl: Hey! Of course I still want you! I just am trying to get this off the ground then I'll worry about my grammar. Lol! Any suggestions email me.
Lunitari: Thank you for the kind words! Keep reading
Michael: Yes, I am continuing this story. Review and it'll go faster!
Mikel: I hope it is fun, and yeah you wouldn't think of Harry and Pansy being together, but that's what fanfiction is for!
NicoleTheNiveter: Read the rest, and I'm with you, school is scary!
Pansy Potter: Yay! I thought I was the only H/P lover! YAY! Keep reading!
Silverdrag: Yes, unusual pairing good. I can promise Draco will be with someone soon but I can't promise that Ron and Hermione will stay apart. In all my other fics they are apart, but I guess I might put them together in this fic. Haven't decided yet!
Sstar28: Thank you so very much for your wonderful review! You don't know how happy your review made me! I'm glad you like this story! I'm glad you like the idea of Harry and Pansy together!
zahnfan23: lol I love your review! Thanks!
Disclaimer: All Harry Potter names, terms and related indicia are property of Warner Brothers. I own the plot.
Summary: Almost everyone in Gryffindor and the rest of Hogwarts have gone home for the holidays in Harry's fifth year, but the threat of Voldemort keeps Harry stuck at Hogwarts. Him and Pansy have been getting along lately, ever since she started tutoring him for Potions at the start of fifth year. Could getting along possibly become falling in love?
The next day at breakfast, Harry came down to the Great Hall with Hermione. Ron lagged behind, glaring at the back of Harry's neck. The night before, Harry and Hermione had a long talk that went into the wee hours of the morning about many things, but mainly Pansy.
"Do you love her?" Hermione had asked. Harry thought for a moment. Did he love her? Harry knew her felt a lot for Pansy, but was it love?
"I'm not sure. I like her a lot. But we haven't been going out for long. We were friends before though," Harry shrugged slightly Hermione sighed slightly and gazed up at the boys dormitories.
"Some of the best relationships start with friendship," she whispered solemly.
What had she meant by that? Was she talking about Ron? Harry asked himself these questions while he was laying in bed that night. He found it hard to sleep, he had gotten used to Pansy beside him. Those thoughts came back to him as he entered the Hall. If Hermione and Ron did get together, would it bother him, he asked himself. The idea was certainly a surprise, but he wasn't sure if he would be okay about it. It was his best friends, and they'd be kissing and holding hands, and then after that thought he blushed. They may even be sleeping together like him and Pansy. Harry shook his head of these thoughts as he sat down to eat his breakfast.
***
Pansy rushed through the halls, clutching her books to her chest. She couldn't believe that she forgot about one project. In Care of Magical Creatures Hagrid had assigned each student to a particularly dangerous creature. In her case, it was the Demiguise. She had some information on it, but not nearly enough. She was skipping breakfast, and was going to stop by the kitchens later for an apple.
Pansy raced into the library, and grabbed a humungous book off the shelf. She heaved it onto a nearby table. She sat down in the armchair and started flipping the pages hastily.
"Demiguise, Demiguise, oh come on where the hell is it?" Pansy muttered under her breath. She heard a somewhat loud creak from somewhere behind her, but was concentrating too hard to lift her head to investigate. She found the right page, and ran her finger down, searching with her eyes. Finally her finger landed on Demiguise.
"Aha!" Pansy exclaimed with triumph.
"Aha is right my dear," a voice behind her hissed, and she felt large, cold hands seize her around the mouth and her right shoulder, and pulled her over the chair.
***
After breakfast, Harry, Ron and Hermione headed out to Care of Magical Creatures, Ron and Harry on either side of Hermione. Harry was excited for this class. He didn't see Pansy at breakfast, but he'd see her this class, as the Slytherins and Gryffindors had it together. It would be the first time that he'd face the Slytherins as well since him and Pansy had been going out. He was somewhat nervous about that, because he was more than sure they knew. They reached Hagrids hut, and the Slytherins were already there. He glanced over at Malfoy, who was standing with his goons, Crabbe and Goyle. Malfoy was the same height as Harry, and Crabbe and Goyle were about a foot taller than them. It was intimidating.
Pansy wasn't standing with them. He glimpsed over at Pansy's dorm mates, Millicent Bulstrode, Blaise Zabini, Amanda Moon and Sally-Anne Perks. She wasn't with them either. Harry's brow furrowed. Where was she? Pansy was never late for a class, no matter what. Hagrid had started talking so Harry tucked his thoughts away and listened to Hagrid. He asked for their projects in and Harry dug his out of his bag. He got stuck with the Troll, and wasn't happy about it at all. Ever since his first year, his liking for them diminished greatly. However, he did a satisfactory job on his project anyway. He handed it to Hagrid and went back to stand with the Gryffindors. After everyones was in, Hagrid started explaining the animal they'd be seeing today.
" Today, we'll be learnin' 'bout Clabberts. Clabberts are originally from the southern states of 'Merica, but with some special permission from Dumbledore, I was able to get some imported fer yeh to study!" Hagrid beamed. "Just for today yer to be feedin' them. I got some small lizards over here. The Clabberts are in the trees just linin' meh hut. Knock yerself out!" Hagrid pulled two pails out from behind his hut, containing lizards. Harry grabbed a small bucket and filled it with some lizards. He walked over to the trees Hagrid was talking about and noticed some of the trees were glowing scarlet. Harry shrugged and approached one of them. He held out a lizard, not sure if he should throw it into the branches or not. A smooth, green hand with webbed fingers popped out of the branches and grabbed the lizard from Harry. Harry went along the trees, sticking out lizards to random branches. Harry felt a nudge in his arm. He looked beside him. Draco Malfoy was standing there.
"Hey Malfoy, where is Pansy?" Harry whispered. Draco frowned.
"You don't know? I thought she was with you," Draco murmured back, holding out a lizard.
"Why would she be with me? She's in your house!" Harry answered.
"Well she might have spent the night up in your room, I don't know," Draco shrugged. "I'm worried Potter, Pansy wouldn't skip a class, no matter which one. She is too much of a school lover."
"Maybe she's sick," Harry suggested. Draco shook his head.
"Nah, she wouldn't miss classes for a cold. Besides, I asked Amanda and Blaise if they knew where she was. They would have told me if she was sick," Draco replied.
"What did they say?"
"They said that she was going to skip breakfast and go to the Library to put some finishing touches on her project for that oaf," he nodded towards Hagrid. Harry glared at him quickly and refilled his bucket of lizards.
"You don't think she's still there, do you?" Harry asked.
"I don't think so. Where else would she be?" Draco frowned. "I'll meet you at lunch. We could go check the Library. Maybe she fell asleep or something."
"Yeah, maybe," Harry said quietly. There had to be a reasonable explanation for Pansy's disappearance. Malfoy may be right. She could have fallen asleep. However, Harry couldn't ignore the lurking feeling in his gut that there was something horribly wrong. It stayed with him through the rest of Hagrid's class and all through History of Magic.
As Harry walked out of his classroom, Draco jumped in front of him.
"AHH!" Harry threw up his hands in horror. Then he realized it was just Draco and shoved him, "What the hell was that? Trying to give me a heart attack, god damn it," him and Draco started down the hall until Hermione called his name.
"Harry? Where are you going?" she yelled.
"Oh, just to the library, see you later," Harry called back. He heard Ron mutter 'What the hell is with him and Slytherins' but decided to ignore him. He had more important things to worry about. Pansy.
They reached the library and entered it. Right away they noticed the enormous book on the table. Pansy's books and papers were cluttered around the table and on the chair and floor. However, no sign of Pansy. Draco went up and leaned on the chair. He glanced at Harry, who looked just as worried as he felt.
"Man, this is creepy," he ran his fingers through his hair.
"You're telling me," Harry agreed, and noticed movement outside the window. Harry frowned, then recognized the outline of the creature outside the window.
"Hedwig?" he frowned, and sprinted over to the window and opened. It was indeed an owl, but definitely not Hedwig. Instead of being snowy white, it was pitch black. It soared around the room and came back to Harry and landed on his shoulder. The owl held out his leg and Harry untied what seemed to be a note. After being relieved of it's load, it took flight once more and flew out the window. Harry closed the window and strided across the room back to Draco. He had a weird look on his face.
"What?" Harry asked.
"My father has an owl that looks just like that. Black as midnight. Man, I would have sworn that was Blackie," Draco answered, staring at the window that was open just a moment ago. Harry snorted.
"Blackie?" he retorted.
"Let's just say my father doesn't have the best imagination. Read the letter!" Draco ordered, and Harry nodded. He opened the letter and read it. Harry's eyes opened so wide it looked like they were going to fall out. He was pale with shock.
"What?" It was Draco's turn to ask.
"I guess that owl was Blackie," Harry whispered. Draco's face contorted and he snatched the note out of Harry's hands and read it himself. It read;
Mr Potter,
If you ever would like to see your beloved Miss Pansy Parkinson again, come to Malfoy Manor and surrender yourself to the Dark Lord.
L. Malfoy
Draco dropped the letter onto the table.
"Oh shit."
~*~
A/N Hi! I know I know, it was short (I am deeply sorry!) but I really wanted to get some plot into my story! Also, my apologies about the cliffie. I can't help it! Review and the next chapter will come soon. Also, if you reviewed last time, look for your name below!
Lilyayl: Hey! Of course I still want you! I just am trying to get this off the ground then I'll worry about my grammar. Lol! Any suggestions email me.
Lunitari: Thank you for the kind words! Keep reading
Michael: Yes, I am continuing this story. Review and it'll go faster!
Mikel: I hope it is fun, and yeah you wouldn't think of Harry and Pansy being together, but that's what fanfiction is for!
NicoleTheNiveter: Read the rest, and I'm with you, school is scary!
Pansy Potter: Yay! I thought I was the only H/P lover! YAY! Keep reading!
Silverdrag: Yes, unusual pairing good. I can promise Draco will be with someone soon but I can't promise that Ron and Hermione will stay apart. In all my other fics they are apart, but I guess I might put them together in this fic. Haven't decided yet!
Sstar28: Thank you so very much for your wonderful review! You don't know how happy your review made me! I'm glad you like this story! I'm glad you like the idea of Harry and Pansy together!
zahnfan23: lol I love your review! Thanks!