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Thanks to: Menecarkawan. Thank you for being my Beta!
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OnlyHAUNTED: Don't worry, of course this isn't the end of the story! Remember that at the beginning of this story it starts out that this entire story is a novel that Draco is telling about his life and as the title indicates, he needs to find "The Last Piece" by telling us the entire story and this is by far the entire story. Don't worry, believe me, you'll know when this story is over. It will read "The End" lol. Anyway, thanks. I'm really proud of myself for doing so well, however, with Spanish, all though I also get good grades in that subject, I find it particularly boring since I've been taking that class manditorally since I was in 1st grade! Oh well, I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for the review!
Manda Lee04: Well, there's really nothing to say except that 1) I'm happy that you're laughing after reading my story and 2) Thanks for the review!
Rose Creighton: Well, the same thing goes for you as Manda Lee04. I really don't have much to say except: 1) I'm glad you love it and 2) Thanks for the review!
SpiderMonkey-Demon: I'm really happy I made you laugh. Also, I'm glad I made you sniffle. I really hope Draco can stay sweet for you but get a little of his Malfoyness back. I don't know why but I keep making him out to be such a softy. o0 Oh well.
Hagwarts Saiyajin: lol. Yeah, I can imagine that the part with all the "Oh no's" MUST have had to be hard to say. I tried it and it's really hard, lol. Well, I don't see why people like this chapter so much, I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm really happy that you love it but I didn't think that people were going to like it that much! I'm so happy that you do though! I wonder why this chapter was fun to read in particular. Oh well. Anyway, yes Draco punches hard. What else would you expect from a Malfoy? I HAD to make him a little tougher because he's being just a little too soft in my opinion. Well, thanks for the review!
Bakachan17: I really love fluffy stories too, except when, like you said, it goes overboard. Please don't hesitate to tell me if you think I'm starting to get a little overboard fluffy with this story. I also like a bit of angst except that I don't really like stories when they have to do with the war. I think Voldemort just ruins everything in a story unless he's one of the people in the story that is dating Harry or something. I don't know why, but for some reason I really like Voldemort/Harry stories. But I don't think I would really know how to write one that is good. But maybe when I get my laptop (in aproximatley one month) Then I'll try to write one, along with other h/d stories and maybe even SS/H.P. I really like just about any stories as long as Harry is one of the people that the romance is about and it's slash. I just really like slash I guess. I think it's because since I'm a girl I like to see the sensitive sides to guys which I tend to find in slash stories. I'm weird.or maybe it's just that I've been eating sugary food for the past hour. Thanks for the review!
Layce74 (): I'm glad you like my story. Please keep reading. Thanks for the review!
DeathStryke: I'm really surprised that people really enjoyed the "Assume" analogy so much. I just added that in at the last minute because my Science professor said that to me when I put in the wrong "ingredient" for this science experiment we were doing and made it overflow everywhere on the floor. I guess if I were in potions I'd fail. lol. Snape would love torturing me! Well, I'm happy I did well on my exams too! I'm especially happy that I made your morning! Well, thanks for the review!
GoddessMoonLady: Yes, things are going to be very difficult to write now that everything's going to be out in the open. When I started this story I didn't really think about how I was going to write this. I hope things go well, but if my story is a little sloppy, please just let me know I'll try to fix it. A little healthy criticism never hurt anybody! Thanks for the review!
GoldeGirl2: lol. Don't worry, I may not always update once every week exactly but even if I'm a few days late on my update, I'm going to keep updating the story until the end. And believe me, you'll know when the end has come. It's going to hopefully be a very romantic ending if it goes the way I've thought it out.
Miss Shadow Prowl: I really can't think of anything to say blushes in embarrassment Sorry. But thanks for the review!
GeminiEmerald: LOL. Very funny with the chocolates and candy and sugar stuff! Well, thanks for the review!
Okay, well, 12 reviews. I didn't get anymore reviews than last time as I'd hoped for, but hey, I have no complaints. At least I didn't lose any readers!
I have no idea what's going to happen in the chapter yet, that's why I can't clue you in. I'm just gonna start writing it up and hope it all goes well. (That's what I do with every chapter and it's gone well so far )
Okay, well, on with the story!
Chapter 11:Howlers are Meant to be Opened
I woke up to see Harry huddled in my arms, laying his head on my chest. I didn't have my shirt on, but I knew nothing had happened because Harry still had his shirt on and the covers weren't strewn across the floor like they would have been if something had happened.
I looked down at Harry's face and just stared at him, admiring his beautiful features and thanking all the gods for blessing me with such a wonderful gift even after everything bad I'd ever done.
I leaned down and stared at those beautiful soft pink lips. No, not red like in all those stupid novel stories people always read, but a real color that normal men have. He had PINK lips, NOT red.
What beautiful pink lips they were (and still are).
My eyes glazed over with love and want. NOT lust like in all other stories. I would never feel lust toward Harry. Never. I loved him and I would not lust for him simply by looks. Even if Harry weren't as beautiful as he is I would still love him for him.
I'll never have lust for Harry. Never.
I love him.
I love him so much.
I leaned down and gently pressed my lips against his. His eyes opened and then quickly closed again as he kissed me back, waking himself up.
He climbed up, over me and started to kiss down my neck. I smiled as I thought to myself, 'Harry must be in one of his moods.'
Well, I wasn't going to complain. I could feel myself getting in the mood. Besides, we still had a few hours before our Monday morning classes started.
Harry kissed down my chest and played his wonderful tongue over my nipples until both were hard from the sensation. He nipped lightly, causing me to jump with surprise and he smiled at me wickedly.
"Aren't we playful this morning?" I asked him, a smile on my lips.
"Ah, but you make me want to play," Harry replied mischievously. "I'm going to make you beg for me."
I raised an eyebrow at his words. "I don't beg."
"No?" Harry asked. "You will." He continued to kiss and touch my bare chest until I decided that it wasn't fair for me to be the only one half naked. I raised my hands to the buttons on his shirt and began to undo them. As his chest became exposed I stared at him appreciatively.
"You are so beautiful," I said, running my hands over his chest.
"Not as beautiful as you," he replied, his hands drifting down to my pants. "I want to see ALL of you." He unbuttoned my pants and pushed them down, throwing them on the floor, followed closely by me underwear. His hands drifted to my hips and he began running feather light touches over my skin.
"Harry," I whispered reaching for his waistband.
"No, no, no," he said, playfully slapping my hands away. "I'm in charge today." He leaned in and kissed my mouth passionately, running his tongue over my bottom lip asking for entrance. I gladly allowed it. He explored every inch of my mouth with his delightful tongue before moving back down to my neck, where he gave me a hickey.
"Harry!" I exclaimed. "What are you doing?"
He chuckled. "You're mine and now everyone will know it," he said.
"They all ready know it," I replied.
He smiled and kissed the hickey gently. "I'm sorry. I won't do it again."
"I didn't say I didn't like it," I pointed out.
"Oh, in that case." and he gave me another hickey. After thoroughly ravishing my neck he moved back down to my chest, nipping at my nipples gently before moving down and kissing around my inner thighs.
"Oh, please Harry," I said. "I want to see you."
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Soon after, I lay next to him and he cuddled into my chest. "I love you so much," he said.
"I love you too, Harry," I told him.
"Promise you won't ever leave me," he whispered. He sounded almost fearful.
"I promise," I assured him. I meant it.
I stayed up afterward, while Harry lay asleep, next to me, with a satisfied smile on his face. I smiled happily. I looked to see what time it was and saw that it read 7:30 a.m. I figured that we should start getting ready for the day and face those stupid 'school mates' of ours.
However, I just couldn't wake Harry up from his joyous slumber. He just looked so peaceful, and to wake him up would be to bring him back to the reality of having to deal with everyone knowing about us.
I sighed to myself and looked away from Harry's mesmerizing beauty.
I stared off at the wall as I thought about everything. Everyone knew about us now and it wasn't going to be an easy thing to deal with. I knew that it would probably bother Harry greatly even if he didn't admit it.
But I loved Harry and I would stick up for him no matter what and I hoped he would do the same for me. No matter what, I knew that Harry was more important than any of those supposed Slytherin 'friends' of mine.
I sensed eyes staring right into me from behind and turned around to see that Harry was awake and smiling at me.
I wondered how he could smile after everything that had happened yesterday. I mean, I could handle it easily, and he told me that he could handle it too but didn't it bother him in the least?
Maybe he didn't remember what happened. I wondered.
"Guess what," he'd told me that morning.
"What?" I asked quizzically.
"I don't know why," he answered me, "But I feel really happy today. I wonder what everyone is going to think when you and I. Erm...well, Draco, do you love me?"
I was confused. He was happy and he was going to tell me something that involved the two of us and then, out of nowhere, he asked if I loved him. Of course I loved him! What kind of question was that?
"Of course I love you," I answered calmly and I kissed him gently to add to the effect.
He blushed a bit when I pulled away and then said, "Would you do me a huge favor. Please?"
"Well, it depends on what the favor is," I answered with one raised eyebrow.
"Would you...would you walk into the Great Hall holding hands with me?"
My eyes opened wide in shock. Wow! This was what I wanted from the moment I'd realized my true feelings for Harry and it was all going to come true today! I was about to answer "Yes!" but Harry must have mistaken my shock as an answer of "no" and said, ' Listen, Draco. I really love you and I want people to know that. Really, I do! So who cares if they say things about us? As long as we're together that's all I need. I don't want to hide my love for you. Please?" he asked again.
"Of course, Harry!" I answered happily. "I love you, and I don't care what some measly people think about us.
Harry smiled happily and jumped onto me, giving me quite an enjoyable kiss.
We'd gotten dressed and ready for the day and were now standing behind the doors leading into the Great Hall. I took a deep breath and asked, "Ready, Harry?"
"As ready as I'll ever be," he answered with a huge smile on his face.
I smiled back and took a hold of his hand.
He placed his other hand on mine too and was holding me lovingly with both hands, holding me close to him.
Right when I was about to open the doors he asked, "Draco, would you...umm.sit with me at my table?" It took me by surprise, I admit, but it was something that I had nothing against.
"Draco, I'm sure Hermione and Ron probably worked things out with the other Gryffindors and they're probably all right with us together, but the Slytherins.you see, I wouldn't mind sitting with you at your table, but the Slytherins probably wouldn't like it and..."
"Don't worry, Harry. I'd love to sit with you at your table."
He smiled at me and I went to open the doors for the second time in less than five minutes. I stretched out my free hand and pushed the doors open.
Harry and I stepped into the Great Hall, hand-in-hand and I let him lead me to the Gryffindor table where his two friends were waiting for him, who, surprisingly as it was, had saved two seats. I wondered how they knew to expect me to sit with them.
I felt dozens and dozens of pairs of eyes staring right through me. The Gryffindor table, however, gave hesitant smiles in my direction. The Hufflepuffs, just looked at us surprisingly, not with hate, simply with surprise that we'd walk in together so happily confident in each other.
The Ravenclaws all looked at us calculatingly. How predictable, I'd thought to myself. Always going about things the scientific way.always thinking, never just enjoying life and paying attentions to bigger pictures, but at least they weren't staring at us with pure hate as another house was.
The Slytherins glared at us as if they'd like nothing better than to tie us to a stake and burn us alive as they used to do to witches and wizards in the early centuries. I glared right back with anger quickly rising in me. However, when I turned to look at Harry, He was just smiling happily, hugging even closer to me.
He even waved at the Slytherins with a smile! I couldn't believe it! He suddenly made me feel so happy I began to smile too. I smiled at the glaring Slytherins and thought to myself, ' I'm so lucky to have Harry.'
We were now sitting next to Weasley and Granger, with everyone staring at us, and Harry just piling food onto his plate.
The teachers all looked at us with small smiles playing at their lips, well, all except Snape. He had a grim line on his lips.
Suddenly, people began to whisper again and whether it was about Harry and me, I didn't know, but Granger suddenly asked me, "Aren't you hungry, Draco? You really should eat."
I looked at her questioningly but then smiled as I understood. This was her way of getting to be more friendly toward me and start knew amends as was Weasley's when he added, "Yeah, mate, breakfast is the most important meal of the day," with a smile at me and an offered plate of scrambled eggs.
I smiled at him extremely gratefully and took the plate and began to serve myself some food.
I really was happier then ever before. I could tell that he and Granger were really trying to make things work well for Harry and was grateful to them for it. "Thank you, Ron." I said to him.
He looked at me, slightly shocked and then answered, "No problem, Draco."
Harry smiled between the two of us and said, "This is just the happiest day of my life." And fluttered his eyes playfully and pretended to wipe a tear from his eye.
I laughed, along with Ron. Hermione just smiled and muttered something under her breath that sounded suspiciously like, "Boys," as she shook her head with a smile.
Suddenly, my eagle owl flew in my direction. I saw a faint blur of something red before it hit me. I had a howler! I turned to Harry to see if he'd noticed this as well. He had, I could tell, because he looked at me with slight worry.
My owl landed elegantly on my shoulder and stuck out her legs for me to take the damnable howler.
I slowly untied it from her leg and watched as she eagerly flew away.
My owl already knew what howlers were and how they worked. I'd sent her with howlers to other people and I suspect the last time she stayed she probably got the full blow of the yelling.
I looked down at the howler and then looked up again and noticed that my owl had all ready disappeared. I gulped and looked down at the flaming, red letter. It was already starting to fume in the corners with smoke running away, out of the opening cracks in the sides of the envelope where it had not been securely sealed.
I noticed that everyone was staring at me, waiting to see what I would do; The Slytherins with wicked smiles on their faces, the Ravenclaws with, once again, calculation, and the Hufflepuffs with pity and despair. The Gryffindors just stared and Dean Thomas yelled, "Look everyone! Malfoy's got howler!"
I glared daggers at him and he sat back down quickly, all though he hadn't even looked at me. He was looking behind me and I turned to see Harry glaring worse daggers than I'd ever made.
When he caught my eye, however, he smiled happily.
"Draco, who's it from?" Harry asked.
I looked at the envelope and saw the Malfoy crescent on it. There was only one person able to send this from the Malfoy Manner.
"My mother," I answered.
"Draco," Ron began. "You'd better open it. Neville told me he didn't open it once and it was horrible."
"Yes," Hermione agreed. "However, he never said what happened exactly. Do you know, Ron?" Ron shook his head.
Then Harry added, "Well, I always wondered what happened if you didn't open it, so just don't open it, Draco, and see what happens."
I looked at him with hesitance but complied. I lay the paper on the table and simply waited to see what would happen. It began to feel hotter and hotter, the smoke coming out from the corners began to come out in bigger puffs.
I got a bad feeling and got up from the table and stood a bit further away from the howler. Harry also did the same. Some other Gryffindors, along with Ron and Hermione, did the same and then waited in anticipation.
Then, suddenly, BOOM! The howler exploded making a huge cloud of smoke, and then, as some of the smoke began to clear away, we noticed that the table was on fire!
My eyes opened wide and I began to worry. What were we going to do?
But as soon as this thought came into my head, Hermione already had her wand out and muttered something under her breath and then waved her wand in a fancy twirl and the fire disappeared.
However, as a souvenir of our little experiment with the howler, there was a huge hole that had burnt right through the wooden tables.
Hermione blushed because she hadn't been able to stop the fire early enough.
Professor McGonagall came striding down toward the Gryffindor table and waved her wand difficultly and repaired the hole in the table. I gave her a weak smile, which she did not return, and took my seat at the table once again.
We went through all our classes. When we separated from each other, we gave each other a kiss good bye (in front of people) and met up again the moment we could.
In Potions, we sat next to each other and worked on our potions project together. Snape tried to take points away from Harry, but I kept putting the blame on myself and since he didn't want points deducted from Slytherin, he just walked away with a scowl.
For example: Harry dropped a glass vial of flobberworm mucus and spilled it all over the floor. Snape had come billowing up to us and yelled, "Potter, what is the matter with you! 10 points from-" But I cut him off.
"Professor, I accidentally went to reach for a vial of boggart blood and knocked Harry's vial over. So, in actuality, it was my fault and if there is to be any punishment, it should be made to me."
I saw Harry's eyes practically bug out when he heard me say this and Professor Snape looked as though he'd enjoy nothing better than to squish my head between the cheeks of a trolls butt. (A/N lol. I'm feeling so weird today, I just had to add that last comment in.)
"Just clean this mess up, Malfoy!" he yelled and walked across the room to pester poor Longbottom.
Harry had smiled at me gratefully and the moment he was sure Snape couldn't see us, he pulled me into a deep, passionate kiss, which some students noticed but then quickly turned away.
All in all, everything was going well except for whenever I bumped into a Slytherin. Mostly, they weren't mad at me, but disappointed that I would date Harry after all the things he had put us through.
Of course, this really got me mad, but I had to understand that I would probably feel the same if I were one of them. Well, I had a plan to get them to get a little warmed up to Harry.
The day ended and I went down to my Head Boy room alone since Harry was at Quidditch practice.
I had to come up with a way for my fellow Slytherins to learn to get along with Harry. After all, I really did like Zabini, except that he went to far with the name calling about Harry. But maybe if I could get them to get along, then things would be better for all of us.
I didn't have to worry about the Ravenclaws because they were smart enough to come to the conclusion that Harry and me were really in love sooner or later.
As for the Hufflepuffs, they were just too kind and loyal to turn on Harry just because he was in love with me.
So I only had to worry about the Slytherins. I suddenly smiled to myself as the beginnings of a plan began to form in my head.
This was going to be...interesting.
A/N: Once again, a special thanks to my Beta for writing the love scene! Yay, menecarkawan!
Okay, I know this was a really short chapter but I had to get it to my Beta ASAP so she could help me with the love scene. I just suddenly had the urge to add that in the beginning of the chapter. Oh, and about the troll butt joke, I hope it didn't disgust any of you. I was just feeling like a joke since I was thinking that my story didn't have any comedy in it what so ever and it just needed to get a little peppier since everything's been sort of serious. I left you here at this point of the chapter because I really have no idea what the plan is going to be. I just felt like making Draco come up with a plan so we'll just have to wait and see what my puny little wanna-be-original brain comes up with. Let's hope it's something good. Anyway, please R&R! I hope you liked the chapter!