A/N: Hehe! *grins truly evil grin* Now I know why authors have cliffhangers. I regret having to do that to you all, but...I needed time to think. For all you inquiring minds curious about the author who puts no personal information in their bio, ask any questions you might have after reading this chapter. I'll endeavor to answer them all.
Thanks to luna & lemming, Raggona, Dede, Gia, Crystal, Aaron, Tygress, Mimi, Cat Samwise, miss breed, CrystalStarGuardian, Sophia, Zoe, Lindsay Beth, All that is gold does not glitter, Bellerophon, RatheraMutemwiya, the imposer, Rosemerta, Rath ( who requested I stick with my earlier writing style. Please forgive any inconsistencies in my writing style, I haven't gotten it down yet so it fluctuates. There's either a lot of thought and no dialogue or a lot of dialogue and no thought.), and Krissy.
Yay! Passed the hundred-review mark! Yay! Thanx guys!
There were a number of you who considered Snape getting in on this, no promises or signs of revulsion yet... *shakes head at readers reviews* Let's see what happens!
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Part Thirteen
Harry closed his eyes. "Shit," he said softly. Draco hadn't said anything. In fact he hadn't moved at all. Snape just stared at them. *Harry Potter just cursed,* he thought. Then he realized how dumb that thought was in light of the situation. He had just caught Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy -two unquestionably male rivals- making out in a closet, which to Snape, seemed very appropriate. Having gotten over the shock, the first thing he did was double over with laughter.
Harry couldn't believe it. Snape was laughing at him. Snape was laughing so hard, Harry was half-hoping he'd bust a gut. At least then he wouldn't be able to tell anyone what he was laughing about. Snape was now leaning against a wall and wiping tears from his eyes. Harry winced, thinking about the consequences, but Snape didn't even think to reprimand them. He just walked down the hall roaring with laughter.
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Harry sighed. "That kind of sucked," he said, rising to his feet. He offered me his hand.
"Kinda sucks? Harry, we're way beyond sucks! We're talking royally fucked!"
"Not yet!"
"Yet, being the operative word," I muttered grimly.
"What do you want to do about it?"
"Blackmail," I replied without hesitation.
"Is that a conditioned response or did you actually think about that one?" I smiled at him. I quickly ran over my father's lessons in my mind.
"Doesn't matter." I waited for his response.
"Not that I'm considering this, but blackmail him with what?" Harry asked.
It was hard to tell what made him more upset, our discovery or blackmailing Snape. His response pleased me. It was a step in the right direction. I considered answering his question outright but it would be best if I played along, let him come up with the plan. He'd be more willing to go along with it that way.
I had to admit that the whole world finding out about us had a certain appeal. It would be all over the Daily Prophet. Wizards and witches would whisper about it in the Leaky Cauldron. "Did you hear about Harry Potter and the Malfoy boy?" Everyone would know Harry was taken- by me. H'mm...everyone including Lord Voldemort...I shook my head ever so slightly and sighed. I couldn't let that happen.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"We don't know anything about Snape that's worthy of blackmail."
"Not yet."
"Yet? I don't like the sound of that, Draco."
"Nor should you. Blackmail's an ugly word, Harry, but it has its uses. Besides Snape's a complication that needs to be removed."
"But you can't have a plot without a complication."
"What?" This was not the right time for Harry to go to pieces on me.
"Nothing," he muttered. "What do you mean 'removed'?"
"Relax, I'm not going to kill him. We just need to persuade him to keep quiet."
"How are we going to do that?"
I narrowed my eyes and thought for a moment. What did I know about Snape? He liked me. I could get away with murder in front of him, but this wasn't murder. This was something else. I often caught him staring at me... I smiled a twisted little smile to myself. I had him. "We're going to use an old Malfoy tradition."
"Dare I ask what?"
"Bribery."
"Bribery?"
"Mm-h'm"
"Draco, there isn't enough money in the world to keep Snape quiet on this." I grinned. Harry had gone into scheming mode without realizing it. He would have made a good Slytherin.
"Precisely, love. That's why we're not going to bribe him with money."
"Well then-"
"There are three things that make the world go 'round: power, money, and sex. We already agreed money isn't an issue. Snape's discovery already gave him power, so..." I trailed off, hoping he'd figure out the rest.
"You're not suggesting..." I nodded. "Even then there's no guarantee-"
"That's why we resort to another Malfoy tradition."
"Which is?" he asked tiredly.
"Back stabbing."
"Come again?"
"We bribe Snape. He takes our bribe. We hold it over his head as blackmail. He spills our secret and we spill his. Intimate relations with students-tsk, tsk. Even Dumbledore can't help him with that."
Harry looked aghast. I wasn't too thrilled about the plan myself. It was a wonderfully evil plan, but I wasn't looking forward to carrying it out. Oh well, it had to be done. "You know, you're quite cute when you're horrified," I said lightly.
"I'm not doing this-" *Damn! He was a Gryffindor after all.*
"Fine, I will."
"You can't be serious."
"I'm dead serious. I'll be damned before I give that contemptible SOB anything to hold over my head!"
"You and your awful pride."
"You and your high morals! There is a time for them, yes, but now is not the time."
"You can't just have morals when it's convenient."
"Of course you can. Makes things a whole lot easier." I kissed him lightly and flashed him one last smile before heading toward the dungeons.
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^.^ Darlings, what's Draco going to do? Will Harry stop him or join him? Oh the evilness of it all! *grin* Don't forget to review and ask questions if you have any!
Luv ya always!
Silver
P.S. Chapter 14 should be up now.
Thanks to luna & lemming, Raggona, Dede, Gia, Crystal, Aaron, Tygress, Mimi, Cat Samwise, miss breed, CrystalStarGuardian, Sophia, Zoe, Lindsay Beth, All that is gold does not glitter, Bellerophon, RatheraMutemwiya, the imposer, Rosemerta, Rath ( who requested I stick with my earlier writing style. Please forgive any inconsistencies in my writing style, I haven't gotten it down yet so it fluctuates. There's either a lot of thought and no dialogue or a lot of dialogue and no thought.), and Krissy.
Yay! Passed the hundred-review mark! Yay! Thanx guys!
There were a number of you who considered Snape getting in on this, no promises or signs of revulsion yet... *shakes head at readers reviews* Let's see what happens!
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Part Thirteen
Harry closed his eyes. "Shit," he said softly. Draco hadn't said anything. In fact he hadn't moved at all. Snape just stared at them. *Harry Potter just cursed,* he thought. Then he realized how dumb that thought was in light of the situation. He had just caught Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy -two unquestionably male rivals- making out in a closet, which to Snape, seemed very appropriate. Having gotten over the shock, the first thing he did was double over with laughter.
Harry couldn't believe it. Snape was laughing at him. Snape was laughing so hard, Harry was half-hoping he'd bust a gut. At least then he wouldn't be able to tell anyone what he was laughing about. Snape was now leaning against a wall and wiping tears from his eyes. Harry winced, thinking about the consequences, but Snape didn't even think to reprimand them. He just walked down the hall roaring with laughter.
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Harry sighed. "That kind of sucked," he said, rising to his feet. He offered me his hand.
"Kinda sucks? Harry, we're way beyond sucks! We're talking royally fucked!"
"Not yet!"
"Yet, being the operative word," I muttered grimly.
"What do you want to do about it?"
"Blackmail," I replied without hesitation.
"Is that a conditioned response or did you actually think about that one?" I smiled at him. I quickly ran over my father's lessons in my mind.
"Doesn't matter." I waited for his response.
"Not that I'm considering this, but blackmail him with what?" Harry asked.
It was hard to tell what made him more upset, our discovery or blackmailing Snape. His response pleased me. It was a step in the right direction. I considered answering his question outright but it would be best if I played along, let him come up with the plan. He'd be more willing to go along with it that way.
I had to admit that the whole world finding out about us had a certain appeal. It would be all over the Daily Prophet. Wizards and witches would whisper about it in the Leaky Cauldron. "Did you hear about Harry Potter and the Malfoy boy?" Everyone would know Harry was taken- by me. H'mm...everyone including Lord Voldemort...I shook my head ever so slightly and sighed. I couldn't let that happen.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"We don't know anything about Snape that's worthy of blackmail."
"Not yet."
"Yet? I don't like the sound of that, Draco."
"Nor should you. Blackmail's an ugly word, Harry, but it has its uses. Besides Snape's a complication that needs to be removed."
"But you can't have a plot without a complication."
"What?" This was not the right time for Harry to go to pieces on me.
"Nothing," he muttered. "What do you mean 'removed'?"
"Relax, I'm not going to kill him. We just need to persuade him to keep quiet."
"How are we going to do that?"
I narrowed my eyes and thought for a moment. What did I know about Snape? He liked me. I could get away with murder in front of him, but this wasn't murder. This was something else. I often caught him staring at me... I smiled a twisted little smile to myself. I had him. "We're going to use an old Malfoy tradition."
"Dare I ask what?"
"Bribery."
"Bribery?"
"Mm-h'm"
"Draco, there isn't enough money in the world to keep Snape quiet on this." I grinned. Harry had gone into scheming mode without realizing it. He would have made a good Slytherin.
"Precisely, love. That's why we're not going to bribe him with money."
"Well then-"
"There are three things that make the world go 'round: power, money, and sex. We already agreed money isn't an issue. Snape's discovery already gave him power, so..." I trailed off, hoping he'd figure out the rest.
"You're not suggesting..." I nodded. "Even then there's no guarantee-"
"That's why we resort to another Malfoy tradition."
"Which is?" he asked tiredly.
"Back stabbing."
"Come again?"
"We bribe Snape. He takes our bribe. We hold it over his head as blackmail. He spills our secret and we spill his. Intimate relations with students-tsk, tsk. Even Dumbledore can't help him with that."
Harry looked aghast. I wasn't too thrilled about the plan myself. It was a wonderfully evil plan, but I wasn't looking forward to carrying it out. Oh well, it had to be done. "You know, you're quite cute when you're horrified," I said lightly.
"I'm not doing this-" *Damn! He was a Gryffindor after all.*
"Fine, I will."
"You can't be serious."
"I'm dead serious. I'll be damned before I give that contemptible SOB anything to hold over my head!"
"You and your awful pride."
"You and your high morals! There is a time for them, yes, but now is not the time."
"You can't just have morals when it's convenient."
"Of course you can. Makes things a whole lot easier." I kissed him lightly and flashed him one last smile before heading toward the dungeons.
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^.^ Darlings, what's Draco going to do? Will Harry stop him or join him? Oh the evilness of it all! *grin* Don't forget to review and ask questions if you have any!
Luv ya always!
Silver
P.S. Chapter 14 should be up now.