More than penpals chapter 3


They talked for an hour on the internet, but suddenly Petunia walked into the room. Harry shut down the computer. "What were you doing in here… Together???" Petunia asked. "Er… Just er… talking!" Harry said. "Yeah, talking!" Elmira said. "Oh… Okay. Well, Elmira, Dudley's going to bed. Be sure not to wake him, he needs his naptime!" "Oh, allright! I'll sleep here with Harry!" She said. Harry's eyes grew wide behind his glasses. "Wiwiwiwith mmme? Whwhwhy?" "Because you're…. Gonna be my next boyfriend!!!" Harry fainted. "Just kidding!" With that she ran out of the room and jumped off the stairs. Downstairs she grabbed a banana and sat next to uncle Vernon to watch TV. Harry switched on his computer again. He went to the chat-room, only to see his chat-friend was gone. Then he saw he had mail. He opened it right away…

From: DragonMallet
To: DD_NoName
Subject: Why?

Why did you go away so suddenly?
Don't you like me anymore? Do you think I'm stupid
or something? If you think that, I'd rather have you
say it to my face… Not just go away in a conversation…
Please reply! Your computer could've crashed too, so
I can be mistaking….

Greetzzz!

Me


As soon as Harry could, he clicked on the reply button and began writing:

From: DD_NoName
To: DragonMallet
Subject: Re: Why?

Sorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorry!!!!
I'm sooooo sorry! (As you have noticed by now… ^_^)
My aunt walked in the room!
And she's not allowed to know I'm on the internet!
Would you please forgive me? Can we meet again in the chat-room?
I'd like that, you're becoming a good friend! ^_~ I'd like
to meet you sometime, but I have no money, and I don't
know when…
I don't think we can chat nor e-mail when I'm at school either…
We can't send letters either… There isn't a post office near
my school…. L Write back soon!

Bye

Me


Harry went to bed, but 10 minutes after he stepped into it, and pulled the blankets over his body, he heard a noise from his computer… 'I have mail!' he thought… He jumped out of bed and ran to his computer. 'I am getting kind of obsessed with this boy!' Harry thought, while opening the mail. 'Always if I hear the mail-sound, I run to my computer as fast as I can… But why?' Harry started reading the mail, wondering if his friend had an answer for him.

From: DragonMallet
To: DD_NoName
Subject: Re: Why?

You're forgiven. Of course we can meet again
in a chat-room, but I'm not too sure about meeting
in real life… If you know what I mean. I'm not allowed
to leave the house, ya know. My mom thinks it's too
dangerous to go out on my own. Everywhere I go, my mom
or a servant goes with me… It is starting to annoy me! What
school do you go to? I can't write letters either, same reasons
as you, so you don't have to worry about that… :) So I think
we can't write the whole year! Oh my gawd! Not writing to
you the whole year! I think you are becoming a better talking-
partner than my friends! (Not that they are too smart or somethin…)
It'll be horrible at school! And there is this… someone…. who
I like, and er… I'll just call it it… well let's just say he hates my
guts… Gotta go, my mom's yelling I have to stop… How 'bout
7 'o clock, in front of the computer? Mail or chat-room? I'll just
wait for your reply and then go to sleep… So I won't mail back
until tomorrow…

Goodnight!

Me


Harry clicked on the reply-button. 'What school do I go to? I can't tell him that! But wait, only wizards and witches know Hogwarts, so why should I not tell him! Yeah! Good thinking Harry!' he patted himself on the shoulder. Then he started writing.

From: DD_NoName
To: DragonMallet
Subject: Re: Why?

Hello there! We'll meet in a chat-room if that's okay with you…
Same as last time… 7 'o clock…
Yes, a whole year not writing with you is horrible indeed!
Ow yeah, another question… You said HE hates your guts…
Are you a she? (Not that I mind, one of my best friends is a
girl…) Or… er… are you gay? Oh my god I can't believe I
just asked that! Please forgive me if you aren't!
What school I go to? Ah, you probably never heard of it….
It's kinda unknown… It's called Hogwarts… What's your
school?

Goodnight, sleep tight! ;)

Me


*We'll go to Draco now to see his reaction to this letter…*

"Goddammit! I've said HE!!! How could I've been so stupid?! I said I'd call him it, and…. now he knows!!! He thinks that I'm a girl too! Gay or girl, what a choice… Ah well, he would've find out sooner or later… I think I would've told him…" Draco read on. And fainted. When he woke up he stared at the screen. The screensaver was on now. A couple of birdies were flapping around someone's head. "H… Hogwarts! He goes to HOGWARTS!!!" :"Who's going to Hogwarts, honey?" He heard his mother say. "A lot of people mum! Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy…" He spoke the last name as if it gave a bad taste in his mouth… He had bad memories about Pansy. She'd tried to kiss him, and that really left a nasty taste in his mouth. She had tasted like rotten eggs, mixed with rotten fish or something. It tasted gross, he could remember it really good. And he wished he couldn't. His mother came in. "Are you still up? It's almost three in the morning! Your father will be home soon!" "WHAT?! WHY IS HE COMING BACK!?" Draco heard someone coming up the stairs. "I've come back for you, my son." Lucius said. "Yeah, sure! I'm going to bed!" slamming the door shut, and lay down on his bed with all his clothes on. "DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE THAT! YOU SPOILED BRAT!!!" he heard his father yell. Draco felt scared, there were times, when his father had drunk too much, that he'd get beaten up. But he yelled back: "THAT'S YOUR FAULT! YOU SPOILED ME!!! I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT!!!" "No," said Lucius, "But your mother did!" Draco heard a slapping noise, and he heard his mother screaming. He pulled a pillow over his head, and began crying himself into sleep. 'Why am I so weak? Why can't I help my mother? I'll tell my internet-friend, maybe he can cheer me up…' Draco thought, just before he fell into an unquiet sleep, with strange dreams.

*7 'o clock, Draco's place…*

"7 'o clock! 7 'o clock! What should I wear?! Calm down, Draco, just a chat-room, no need for pondering what to wear!" Draco switched his computer on. "Oh god, I'm so nervous! What if he finds out I'm Draco! What if he's HARRY!!! No, Harry would *never EVER* need a penpal with so many friends. Should I tell him I'm at Hogwarts too? That way we could send owls to each other. School owls, because then our identity will be safe…" He logged into the chat-room. His friend wasn't there yet, so he waited. And waited. And waited… Finally, at 7.30, DD_NoName logged on.

DragonMallet: Finally! What took you so long?!
DD_NoName: Sorry, I had to do the dishes today.
DragonMallet: AT 7 'O CLOCK?!
DD_NoName: Yeah, my uncle has to work… Did you get my mail?
DragonMallet: Yeah, I did.
DD_NoName: Are you… er… a girl? Or is it the other possibility?
DragonMallet: The other… I hope you don't mind…
DD_NoName: Why should I? I don't think you have an eye on me… ^_~
DragonMallet: You can never be too sure… I'm at Hogwarts too…
DD_NoName: A GAY AT HOGWARTS!!! HOW EXCITING!!!
DragonMallet: Rub it in will you!
DD_NoName: Sorry… Well, I'm not sure if I like boys or girls…
DragonMallet: You just say that because you're ashamed to say you like boys! *Grins evilly*
DD_NoName: And what if I am?
DragonMallet: TWO GAYS AT HOGWARTS!!! YAY!!!
DD_NoName: Shut up!
DragonMallet: We'd be such a nice couple!
DD_NoName: Yeah, and what if you're Crabbe or something!
DragonMallet: Then you'd have a problem…
DD_NoName: Which house are you in?
DragonMallet: Can't tell ya! But I'm in 5th grade…
DD_NoName: Me too! What a coincidence!
DragonMallet: Yeah, I know!
DD_NoName: Now we can send owls to each other…
DragonMallet: Yeah, but promise me one thing, you'll send school owls!
DD_NoName: Sure!
DragonMallet: Alright… Can tell you something? Personal?
DD_NoName: Go ahead…
DragonMallet: I don't know where to start…
DD_NoName: The beginning maybe???
DragonMallet: Yeah… Alright… Well… Er… My father.. he er… hits me and my mom…
DragonMallet: And he has a million mistresses, he drinks too much, and that was it…
DD_NoName: … (speechless)






Writers note: Oeoeoeh! Isn't the story getting exciting? Slash ahead! I'll warn ya! If you don't like it, stop reading!!! Oh, my friend won't write sex-scenes… Tell us what ya think! Sex? Or not? Or maybe… something else? (I have no idea what…) Pleasepleaseplease revieuw! And thanks for the reviews we've got so far!

Next chapter: Harry goes to Diagon Alley for shopping… Guess who he'll run into? ^_^