Chapter 8: Parade Magic
Well, here's the awaited chapter. Lot's of new details are brought up here and this is where it starts to get interesting. Hehe, anyway, same warnings apply in this chappie as in the others and of course please review. I really need some more for this story. Thanks and enjoy.
Chapter 8: Parade Magic
Harry sighed as he stood on his tiptoes to search through the top of the crowd again. "Where did they go?"
Sirin shrugged. "I do not know." He was lying since he had seen Rai smirk when the elf had vanished into the crowd with Derek but he also knew that this was the brunette's way of giving him a chance to speak with Harry.
"Maybe we should look around."
"Actually," Sirin bit his lips as he studied his feet, his chocolate- colored hair sliding forward to curtain his face. "Could I speak with you?"
Harry frowned but agreed and allowed his companion to lead them toward the front of the Shrieking Shack where no one was in sight. The elf halted and seemed to be steeling himself before slowly spinning around to face Harry. "I have to confess something Harry. I have not been telling you the entire truth." He held up a hand to stop any interruption from the wizard. "Just let me finish." He released a deep breath before continuing. "I mean this doesn't concern anything about my true personality or anything that I've told you. All that I've been hiding is my true identity."
"Your true identity? What do you mean?" Emerald eyes showed the immense confusion and Harry stepped forward unconsciously.
"I mean. . ." Sirin shook his head. "It will just be easier to show you." The 'elf' spoke the few words of enchantment that Rai had taught him and the same bright light that accompanied his transformation into Sirin swirled around him before it disappeared.
The Gryffindor had closed his eyes to protect them from the sudden light but once he opened them, Harry's mouth dropped open in shock. "Malfoy?"
"Listen to me before you get mad Harry. When Rai had first helped me disguise myself as Sirin I had never meant to be in that form long enough to let you know me." Draco pleaded.
Harry could only stutter a few words before he finally manage to force out a sentence. "Rai helped you do this?"
Draco nodded. 'Don't be angry with him. He did not intend this either but it's happened."
Shaking his head, the ebony-haired man tried to process all the information. For several minutes, Harry only kept closing and opening his eyes as he tried to steady himself with deep breaths. "Why did you do this?"
The blonde watched as Harry removed his glasses and rubbed his eyes tiredly. Biting his lip, Draco wrapped his arms about his waist. "Remember what you had told me about liking me?" He couldn't help the smile at the adorable shade of red that Harry acquired at those words. "Well, I've got a secret to tell you as well." Moving within an inch of his ex-rival, Draco grinned and gingerly moved his arms to embrace Harry while he leaned down to speak softly into the Gryffindor's ear. "I love you too."
* * * * *
"Dra-!!" Rai clapped a hand over Derek's mouth as he dragged his friend back behind the Shrieking Shack.
"Quiet. You do not want them to know we are here." The elf hissed, slowly moving his hand away.
Derek gaped and then peeked around the building again to make sure that he had not seen wrong. "That's Draco? Draco Malfoy?!"
Rai nodded, blowing his bangs out of his eyes as he looked around the shack. What he saw made him grin as he moved to crouch near Derek again.
"What is it?"
Wintry eyes glowed with mirth as Rai smirked. "They're kissing." He slapped his hand on Derek's mouth again to muffle the startled exclamation and scowled at the other before removing his hand again. "Calm down Derek. Those two like each other and it's already taken them this long to admit it. Let them be happy."
"But Draco's a Slytherin and Potter's a Gryffindor." Derek protested.
Rai raised one fine eyebrow. "You do comprehend what you just said and the situation that you yourself are in, right?"
Derek blushed as he realized what Rai was referring to. "That's different." He muttered weakly.
"Oh, how so?" The brunette asked as he leaned against the shack with his arms crossed. "As I understand it, I am a Gryffindor and you are a Slytherin. I don't see that small detail stopping us."
The ebony-haired man flushed a deeper red before something about Rai's statement sunk in. Standing, Derek moved so that he was almost pressing Rai back into the wood of the building behind them. "Us? Are you trying to tell me something?"
Opening his mouth to reply, Rai hastily snapped it closed as he realized he had no response to that. Biting his lip, the elf refused to meet Derek's eyes as he shrugged.
Derek grinned, forgetting all his embarrassment, as he raised a hand to tilt Rai's face up. He was amused to find the other's cheeks stained crimson and also that he couldn't resist the urge to run his hand over Rai's soft skin and bury his long fingers into the silky brunette locks. "You're beautiful you know that?"
"All elves are beautiful." Rai whispered in reply.
Shaking his head, the cobalt-eyed wizard slowly leaned down, giving Rai a chance to back out of the gesture if the other chose to. He really did love Rai, whether he showed it openly or not and Derek would never force anything upon the elf.
Rai's eyes skimmed over Derek's features as the other edged closer to him. He knew what the Slytherin wanted and surprisingly, despite all the consequences, Rai was willing to reciprocate the feelings. So, without a second doubt, the elf completed the embrace and gently touched his lips to Derek.
Derek shuddered as a pleasant shiver raced down his spine and he hugged Rai's closer to his body, wanting to feel the other's heart beating with his. They traded a lingering kiss until the lack of breath finally forced them apart. The two men stood there for a peaceful moment until the sounds and laughter reached them and Rai sighed reluctantly. "We should get Harry and Draco. The parade is starting."
The wizard wanted to protest but agreed with a hesitant nod. "I suppose. I don't really want to see the parade now though."
Rai chuckled as he gave Derek a brief kiss. "Aw, come on. Tis my first one and I shall like to see it with my friends."
Derek pouted but nevertheless agreed.
* * * * *
A polite cough cut into their snogging as Harry and Draco abruptly parted to find Derek and Rai grinning at them.
"Are we interrupting something?" Rai questioned innocently, receiving to glares and an amused snort from his blue-eyed boyfriend. "The parade is starting though so we should get going. I would really like to see some of the show."
Draco seemed none to happy at the disruption but consented to Rai's wish. Looping an arm about Harry's slim waist, the blonde led the way back toward where the festivities were taking place.
* * * * *
It was nearly midnight by the time, the two Gryffindors and two Slytherins shuffled into the entrance hall of Hogwarts along with several other sleepy students. Rai had bid Draco and Derek good night and was heading back to the Gryffindor common room when he heard someone shouting his name. Turning, Rai caught sight of Dumbledore as the headmaster approached where he and Harry stood.
A troubled look clouded the aged wizard's features as he greeted the two. "May I speak with you Rai?"
"Of course." Telling Harry that he would rejoin him soon, Rai hastily walked away with Dumbledore. Their entire trip to the headmaster's office was in silence but as soon as they set foot in their destination, Dumbledore spun around, almost causing Rai to crash into him. "What is it Lord Dumbledore?"
"Harry and Draco, have they already become a couple?"
Rai frowned at the urgent note in Dumbledore's voice and slowly answered. "They are. What has occurred?"
Dumbledore sighed wearily as he almost collapsed into his chair. Even to Rai, who had not known the man for long knew that it was a rare occurrence to see the wizard so defeated. Making his way around the desk, Rai spun the headmaster's chair around and knelt down so that he could meet the now dulled blue eyes. "Tell me what has happened. Perhaps I shall be able to assist you."
The man shook his head. "No it's too late. Fate has definitely taken its course."
"What do you mean?" Rai asked gravely, a faint understanding and fear passing through his eyes.
"Voldemort has resurfaced and it has been confirmed by Severus that he knows of what powers he can obtain from Harry and Draco." Dumbledore informed, eyes closed in dread.
Rai rocked back on his heels. "How? How could he know of this?" The brunette glanced up quickly. "Does he know that I am here?"
Dumbledore shook his head. "Not that we know of."
"Then we have an advantage." Rai rose to his feet purposefully. "I can set up extra elvish protections about Harry and Draco."
"But how long will it last?" The headmaster asked sullenly. "We cannot protect them forever and eventually you will have to return to your own people."
The elf sighed. "Although until then we can speak to both of them and we can do whatever is in our power to protect them." Rai looked to Dumbledore expectantly and smiled when his companion agreed.
Standing, the headmaster smiled gratefully. "Thank you Rai. We shall arrange a meeting two days from now."
Rai nodded. "Two days." With that he exited the office and solemnly raced back to Gryffindor tower. /If you can hear me, my lady, lend me the needed strength to allow us all to come through this alive./
T.B.C.
Told you it'll get interesting in this chapter and we've finally got the couples together. I'll see when I can get the next chapter posted since I'm in school now and I really don't have all the time in the world anymore. *sigh* Other than that, please please please review. I would really like to know how this story is going and I'm not getting enough feedback to know. Although, I am grateful to the people that have told me how I'm doing. Hmm. . .other than that I guess there's nothing else to say. Thanks for reading and like I said, I'll post the next chapter whenever possible.HHaHoHoHo
Well, here's the awaited chapter. Lot's of new details are brought up here and this is where it starts to get interesting. Hehe, anyway, same warnings apply in this chappie as in the others and of course please review. I really need some more for this story. Thanks and enjoy.
Chapter 8: Parade Magic
Harry sighed as he stood on his tiptoes to search through the top of the crowd again. "Where did they go?"
Sirin shrugged. "I do not know." He was lying since he had seen Rai smirk when the elf had vanished into the crowd with Derek but he also knew that this was the brunette's way of giving him a chance to speak with Harry.
"Maybe we should look around."
"Actually," Sirin bit his lips as he studied his feet, his chocolate- colored hair sliding forward to curtain his face. "Could I speak with you?"
Harry frowned but agreed and allowed his companion to lead them toward the front of the Shrieking Shack where no one was in sight. The elf halted and seemed to be steeling himself before slowly spinning around to face Harry. "I have to confess something Harry. I have not been telling you the entire truth." He held up a hand to stop any interruption from the wizard. "Just let me finish." He released a deep breath before continuing. "I mean this doesn't concern anything about my true personality or anything that I've told you. All that I've been hiding is my true identity."
"Your true identity? What do you mean?" Emerald eyes showed the immense confusion and Harry stepped forward unconsciously.
"I mean. . ." Sirin shook his head. "It will just be easier to show you." The 'elf' spoke the few words of enchantment that Rai had taught him and the same bright light that accompanied his transformation into Sirin swirled around him before it disappeared.
The Gryffindor had closed his eyes to protect them from the sudden light but once he opened them, Harry's mouth dropped open in shock. "Malfoy?"
"Listen to me before you get mad Harry. When Rai had first helped me disguise myself as Sirin I had never meant to be in that form long enough to let you know me." Draco pleaded.
Harry could only stutter a few words before he finally manage to force out a sentence. "Rai helped you do this?"
Draco nodded. 'Don't be angry with him. He did not intend this either but it's happened."
Shaking his head, the ebony-haired man tried to process all the information. For several minutes, Harry only kept closing and opening his eyes as he tried to steady himself with deep breaths. "Why did you do this?"
The blonde watched as Harry removed his glasses and rubbed his eyes tiredly. Biting his lip, Draco wrapped his arms about his waist. "Remember what you had told me about liking me?" He couldn't help the smile at the adorable shade of red that Harry acquired at those words. "Well, I've got a secret to tell you as well." Moving within an inch of his ex-rival, Draco grinned and gingerly moved his arms to embrace Harry while he leaned down to speak softly into the Gryffindor's ear. "I love you too."
* * * * *
"Dra-!!" Rai clapped a hand over Derek's mouth as he dragged his friend back behind the Shrieking Shack.
"Quiet. You do not want them to know we are here." The elf hissed, slowly moving his hand away.
Derek gaped and then peeked around the building again to make sure that he had not seen wrong. "That's Draco? Draco Malfoy?!"
Rai nodded, blowing his bangs out of his eyes as he looked around the shack. What he saw made him grin as he moved to crouch near Derek again.
"What is it?"
Wintry eyes glowed with mirth as Rai smirked. "They're kissing." He slapped his hand on Derek's mouth again to muffle the startled exclamation and scowled at the other before removing his hand again. "Calm down Derek. Those two like each other and it's already taken them this long to admit it. Let them be happy."
"But Draco's a Slytherin and Potter's a Gryffindor." Derek protested.
Rai raised one fine eyebrow. "You do comprehend what you just said and the situation that you yourself are in, right?"
Derek blushed as he realized what Rai was referring to. "That's different." He muttered weakly.
"Oh, how so?" The brunette asked as he leaned against the shack with his arms crossed. "As I understand it, I am a Gryffindor and you are a Slytherin. I don't see that small detail stopping us."
The ebony-haired man flushed a deeper red before something about Rai's statement sunk in. Standing, Derek moved so that he was almost pressing Rai back into the wood of the building behind them. "Us? Are you trying to tell me something?"
Opening his mouth to reply, Rai hastily snapped it closed as he realized he had no response to that. Biting his lip, the elf refused to meet Derek's eyes as he shrugged.
Derek grinned, forgetting all his embarrassment, as he raised a hand to tilt Rai's face up. He was amused to find the other's cheeks stained crimson and also that he couldn't resist the urge to run his hand over Rai's soft skin and bury his long fingers into the silky brunette locks. "You're beautiful you know that?"
"All elves are beautiful." Rai whispered in reply.
Shaking his head, the cobalt-eyed wizard slowly leaned down, giving Rai a chance to back out of the gesture if the other chose to. He really did love Rai, whether he showed it openly or not and Derek would never force anything upon the elf.
Rai's eyes skimmed over Derek's features as the other edged closer to him. He knew what the Slytherin wanted and surprisingly, despite all the consequences, Rai was willing to reciprocate the feelings. So, without a second doubt, the elf completed the embrace and gently touched his lips to Derek.
Derek shuddered as a pleasant shiver raced down his spine and he hugged Rai's closer to his body, wanting to feel the other's heart beating with his. They traded a lingering kiss until the lack of breath finally forced them apart. The two men stood there for a peaceful moment until the sounds and laughter reached them and Rai sighed reluctantly. "We should get Harry and Draco. The parade is starting."
The wizard wanted to protest but agreed with a hesitant nod. "I suppose. I don't really want to see the parade now though."
Rai chuckled as he gave Derek a brief kiss. "Aw, come on. Tis my first one and I shall like to see it with my friends."
Derek pouted but nevertheless agreed.
* * * * *
A polite cough cut into their snogging as Harry and Draco abruptly parted to find Derek and Rai grinning at them.
"Are we interrupting something?" Rai questioned innocently, receiving to glares and an amused snort from his blue-eyed boyfriend. "The parade is starting though so we should get going. I would really like to see some of the show."
Draco seemed none to happy at the disruption but consented to Rai's wish. Looping an arm about Harry's slim waist, the blonde led the way back toward where the festivities were taking place.
* * * * *
It was nearly midnight by the time, the two Gryffindors and two Slytherins shuffled into the entrance hall of Hogwarts along with several other sleepy students. Rai had bid Draco and Derek good night and was heading back to the Gryffindor common room when he heard someone shouting his name. Turning, Rai caught sight of Dumbledore as the headmaster approached where he and Harry stood.
A troubled look clouded the aged wizard's features as he greeted the two. "May I speak with you Rai?"
"Of course." Telling Harry that he would rejoin him soon, Rai hastily walked away with Dumbledore. Their entire trip to the headmaster's office was in silence but as soon as they set foot in their destination, Dumbledore spun around, almost causing Rai to crash into him. "What is it Lord Dumbledore?"
"Harry and Draco, have they already become a couple?"
Rai frowned at the urgent note in Dumbledore's voice and slowly answered. "They are. What has occurred?"
Dumbledore sighed wearily as he almost collapsed into his chair. Even to Rai, who had not known the man for long knew that it was a rare occurrence to see the wizard so defeated. Making his way around the desk, Rai spun the headmaster's chair around and knelt down so that he could meet the now dulled blue eyes. "Tell me what has happened. Perhaps I shall be able to assist you."
The man shook his head. "No it's too late. Fate has definitely taken its course."
"What do you mean?" Rai asked gravely, a faint understanding and fear passing through his eyes.
"Voldemort has resurfaced and it has been confirmed by Severus that he knows of what powers he can obtain from Harry and Draco." Dumbledore informed, eyes closed in dread.
Rai rocked back on his heels. "How? How could he know of this?" The brunette glanced up quickly. "Does he know that I am here?"
Dumbledore shook his head. "Not that we know of."
"Then we have an advantage." Rai rose to his feet purposefully. "I can set up extra elvish protections about Harry and Draco."
"But how long will it last?" The headmaster asked sullenly. "We cannot protect them forever and eventually you will have to return to your own people."
The elf sighed. "Although until then we can speak to both of them and we can do whatever is in our power to protect them." Rai looked to Dumbledore expectantly and smiled when his companion agreed.
Standing, the headmaster smiled gratefully. "Thank you Rai. We shall arrange a meeting two days from now."
Rai nodded. "Two days." With that he exited the office and solemnly raced back to Gryffindor tower. /If you can hear me, my lady, lend me the needed strength to allow us all to come through this alive./
T.B.C.
Told you it'll get interesting in this chapter and we've finally got the couples together. I'll see when I can get the next chapter posted since I'm in school now and I really don't have all the time in the world anymore. *sigh* Other than that, please please please review. I would really like to know how this story is going and I'm not getting enough feedback to know. Although, I am grateful to the people that have told me how I'm doing. Hmm. . .other than that I guess there's nothing else to say. Thanks for reading and like I said, I'll post the next chapter whenever possible.HHaHoHoHo